Belize participates in Caribbean Tourism Industry Conference

Views: 25 Views: 25 Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025. 2:19 pm CST. By Zoila Palma: Belize is being represented at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference, taking place from September 30 to October 3 in...

Ministry hosts countrywide Trade License Sensitization sessions  

International News: Venezuela says 5 US Fighter jets detected near its coast October 3, 2025 Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Friday, October 3, 2025. 11:18 am CST. By Zoila Palma: The Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and...

Attorney Calls Belize’s Marijuana Laws ‘Grossly Outdated’  

Since 2017, Belizeans caught with small amounts of marijuana, ten grams or less, haven’t faced criminal charges. It was a move many saw as progress, maybe even a step toward full legalization. Sounds good, right? Well…while you can possess it, you...

DFC Rebranded as Development Bank of Belize to Boost National Impact

Belize bids farewell to the 62-year old Development Finance Corporation and welcomes the Development Bank of Belize (DBB). In a press release from Cabinet dated October 2, “Cabinet gave its approval for the renaming and rebranding of the (DFC) to...

Over 27 public officers honored

Public officers awardees By Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Tues. Sept. 30, 2025 More than 27 individuals who have worked in the public sector for over 35 years were honored on Thursday, September 25, as they received a star at the Walk of...

Corozal Community College Teachers Secure Meeting Over Finance Officer Dispute

Over 50 teachers of the Corozal Community College this afternoon had their prayers answered. The Board of Directors chaired by Father Thomas Stone granted their request for a meeting to discuss the nine points of a letter they sent to the board...

Copper Bank construction worker fined $4,005 for crack cocaine possession

Views: 194 Views: 187 Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025. 6:56 pm CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff: A Copper Bank construction worker is in debt to the court after being caught with crack cocaine in Belize City. Fifty-four-year-old David Tun was...

Concerns over full free movement

The Barbados Bar Association (BBA) is seeking clarification on the legal status of the just implemented full free movement initiative between Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines. In a media release yesterday, BBA, which is...

Cabinet: DFC To Become Development Bank of Belize, Coye Will Stay on as Senator

The Cabinet has approved the rebranding of the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to the Development Bank of Belize, signaling a renewed focus on national development and climate finance. The move is intended to strengthen the institution’s...

CARICOM private sector organization free movement promising for economic landscape; a ‘win-win’ echoes Skerrit

This week, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) saw the advent of the first stage of full free movement in four pioneering countries within the bloc, signifying a transformative step toward economic integration and regional cohesion; a move that...

Belizeans Can Now Live and Work Freely in 3 More CARICOM Countries

Belize, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are officially rolling out full free movement for their citizens starting tomorrow, October first. If you’re from any of these four countries, you can now live, work, and stay...

Belize secures historic seat on International Civil Aviation Organization Council with election of Kennedy Carrillo

Views: 64 Views: 61 Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2025. 2:34 pm CST. By Zoila Palma: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Culture and Immigration has announced a landmark achievement for Belize with the election of Kennedy Carrillo to...

Belize Forest Department condemns shooting of jaguar in Independence Village

Views: 33 Views: 33 Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2025. 2:28 pm CST. By Zoila Palma: The Belize Forest Department says that it conducted a site inspection on September 29, 2025, in response to a report of a dead jaguar in the Malacate area of...

Barbadian Gets Indefinite Stay as Belize Implements CARICOM Pact

History was made today as Belize welcomed its first recipient of “Indefinite Stay” under the new CARICOM Free Movement of Persons Agreement. The first national from Barbados has now been granted the stamp, allowing citizens of partner countries to...

PM Mottley calls for more support, as Barbados, St Vincent, Belize and Dominica begin CSME’s free movement

Oct 02, 2025 News (CMC) – Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley said her country will “open our doors with order and with pride” as Barbados joins St Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, and Dominica in fully implementing free movement of their...

Analysts: T&T’s economy can’t support expanded Caricom migration

Barbados, Dominica, Belize, and St Vincent and the Grenadines have thrown open their borders for free movement of each other’s citizens. But while the decision has been hailed as a landmark for regional integration, experts suggest T&T is holding...

Belizean Car Dealers Abducted and Held For Ransom in Veracruz, They Send A Warning

Tonight, 3 Belizean car dealers are sending the warning to car dealers and anyone driving through Mexico. They were kidnapped by the JNCG cartel on Friday morning in Veracruz - and held for 7 hours until their families or associates could wire a...

This new train is making it easier to explore remote corners of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula

Jake Naughton The view of Lake Bacalar from the boardwalk. Dawn was breaking over the lagoon when I looked down and saw one of the oldest life forms on earth. It wasn’t much to look at. Lumpy, white, and sitting just below the surface of the...

Free Movement Begins: Belize Issues First Indefinite Stay

Belize has marked a historic milestone in regional integration today, welcoming the first national from a CARICOM partner country, Barbados, to be granted Indefinite Stay under the new CARICOM Free Movement of Persons Agreement. The move allows...

Wickham: Migration is good for the economy

Migration is good for the economy. That is the belief of political analyst Peter Wickham. He says data suggest the benefits of people migrating to countries like Barbados are significant. With the freedom of movement for nationals of four CARICOM...