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Belize Chided Over Deplorable State of Mexico Sports Centre
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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January 28, 2025
The Mexico Sports Center has been left to crumble after Hurricane Lisa caused extensive structural damage in November 2022. Nearly three years have passed, and the facility remains untouched, much to the dismay of sports stakeholders and residents...
Scorching start to the week: Inland Belize hits 96°F today
Breaking Belize News
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March 24, 2025
Views: 210Posted: Monday, March 24, 2025. 6:10 am CST. By Horace Palacio: As the new week kicks off, Belizeans can expect another round of sunny skies, warm temperatures, and only isolated showers. The National Meteorological Service reports that...
Belize debuts new currency design without British Monarch
Breaking Belize News
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January 24, 2025
Views: 0 Posted: Friday, January 24, 2025. 8:39 am CST. By Horace Palacio: Belize has unveiled a groundbreaking redesign of its currency notes, featuring a nationalist theme that removes the image of the British monarch for the first time in the...
Students Advocate for Climate Action Through Bus Stop Painting
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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March 24, 2025
Students from the Valley of Peace Seventh Day Adventist Academy are expressing their art with vibrant murals and anti-pollution messages as part of the Youth Climate Action Bus Stop Painting competition in their village. Over the past two weeks,...
Belize Fisheries Department announces closure of Sea Cucumber Season
Breaking Belize News
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January 24, 2025
Views: 29 Posted: Friday, January 24, 2025. 11:46 am CST. Sea cucumber – Photo Credit: thefishsite.com By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Belize Fisheries Department announced the closure of the sea cucumber fishery from February 1 to July 31, 2025....
Our favorite Mr & Mrs Smith hotels to book using Hyatt points
The Points Guy
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July 23, 2025
Mr & Mrs Smith is a collection of boutique and luxury hotels, most of which are otherwise independent. But, similar to how you can book select Small Luxury Hotels of the World properties through Hilton Honors, you can book select Mr & Mrs Smith...
Belizean Delegation Explores New Potato Varieties in Guatemala
Love FM
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January 24, 2025
A delegation of six technicians from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (MAFSE) and fifteen local vegetable producers is on a two-day visit to Poptún, Petén, Guatemala. The group is exploring new potato varieties that could...
Belize Assumes Leadership of CARIFORUM for 2025
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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January 20, 2025
Belize has officially assumed the chairmanship of CARIFORUM, the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States, for the first half of 2025. Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Osmond Martinez, has assumed the role of Chair of the...
Belmopan City Council partners with UNICOMER Belize to Address Motorcycle Traffic safety
Breaking Belize News
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January 23, 2025
Views: 0 Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025. 12:43 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: The Belmopan City Council, in collaboration with UNICOMER Belize, is taking significant steps to tackle the rising concerns over traffic violations and...
Belize Forecast: Cloudy skies and showers to dominate
Breaking Belize News
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January 23, 2025
Views: 0 Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025. 6:36 am CST. By Horace Palacio: Belizeans can expect a continuation of cloudy conditions with scattered showers and periods of light rain, according to the National Meteorological Service. This wet...
Belize Prepares for Possible Influx of Wanted Deportees as Trump Moves Forward with Mass Expulsions
Love FM
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January 24, 2025
US President Donald Trump is moving expeditiously in signing executive orders that will see global ramifications on migration, climate change and economics. For Belize, his plans for mass deportations could possibly affect our prisons as they...
Drunk on denial: Belize’s silent epidemic
Amandala
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March 23, 2025
by Nuri Muhammad BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 20, 2025 There is a pervasive lie in modern society that claims all psychological and behavioral dysfunction is solely the fault of the individual. This narrative insists that trauma, addiction,...
Belmopan City Council partners with UNICOMER to address Motorcycle/Vehicle traffic infractions
Breaking Belize News
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January 22, 2025
Views: 0 Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025. 2:54 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: The Belmopan City Council, in partnership with UNICOMER Belize, is taking decisive action to address the rising concerns surrounding traffic infractions and...
Belize sets new record for overnight arrivals in 2024
Travel Press
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January 23, 2025
Destinations By Baxter Media January 23, 2025 Belize’s tourism industry accomplished a landmark achievement in 2024. Preliminary figures indicated that overnight tourism surpassed pre-pandemic levels recorded in the benchmark year, 2019. This...
Banana imports to Europe and the US under pressure from climate change
Fresh Plaza
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March 19, 2025
A new report by RaboResearch highlights the growing impact of climate change on banana supplies to the EU and the US. Fluctuations in yields, rising water demand, extreme weather conditions, and increasing disease pressure pose significant risks...
Sunday skies vary across Belize with patchy rain and warm temperatures
Breaking Belize News
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March 23, 2025
Views: 0Posted: Sunday, March 23, 2025. 6:26 am CST. By Horace Palacio: Belizeans can expect a mix of sun, clouds, and a few brief showers today as a somewhat moist easterly airflow continues to influence the weather across the country. According...
Belize Zoo Transfers Filly the Jaguar to Milwaukee County Zoo
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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January 21, 2025
The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Centre announced the upcoming transfer of Filly, a female jaguar, to the Milwaukee County Zoo (MCZ) in Wisconsin, USA. The move, scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, reinforces a conservation partnership...
Strengthening the Belize Forest Department Governance and Management Effectiveness in Belize’s Blue Space
Breaking Belize News
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March 22, 2025
Views: 81Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2025. 8:22 am CST. For Immediate Release: As part of the efforts toward enhancing mangrove conservation, carbon stock assessment, and environmental monitoring, the Belize Forest Department has been equipped...
MOHW Launches Belize Health Sector Strategic Plan 2025-2034
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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March 22, 2025
Just nine days ago, the Briceño administration received a fresh mandate from Belizeans at the polls. Since then, Prime Minister John Briceño has reappointed Kevin Bernard as the Minister of Health and Wellness, with Doctor Julio Sabido returning...
Belize strengthens efforts to boost sugar exports to Caricom markets
The Nation Barbados
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January 21, 2025
The Belize government says it is strengthening efforts to boost sugar exports to markets in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and that its Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr Osmond Martinez, has held a “pivotal” meeting with stakeholders in...