Fire is both destruction and rebirth for Maya communities of Belize

Wildfires in 2024 heavily impacted the Maya communities of southern Belize, burning 43,987 hectares (108,695 acres), a staggering 10.2% of the region’s forest and farmland. Fire has always been a sacred element to the Maya people, central in ancestral …

Disturbance near Belize could become Atlantic’s next named tropical storm

ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring an area of disturbance that has a small chance of becoming the next named Atlantic storm. A collection of showers and storms is currently forming off the coast of Belize. This weather system is …

Storm tracker: Atlantic system could bring heavy rains to Mexico, Belize 

The National Hurricane Center said Friday morning, June 27, it is monitoring a system in the northern Atlantic Ocean that could produce heavy rains over portions of Central America. Hurricane center forecasters said an area of "disorganized showers …

Disturbance near Belize could become Atlantic’s next named tropical storm

Disturbance shows up over east coast of Belize, Yucatan peninsula

A disturbance arose on Thursday night over the the east coast of Belize and the Yucatan peninsula, though it was given a low chance of development. The National Hurricane Center described it at 8 p.m. on Thursday as an area of showers and thunderstorms …

The Belize Fund Doing Work At Laughing Bird Caye

Since its inception in March of 2022 The Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future - which comes out of the Blue Bond initiative - continues to provide open calls for funding for advancing marine research, coral restoration, enforcement, and biodiversity …

Belize's Workforce Becoming Less Productive Over Past 20 Years

And while there is still modest GDP growth, economic historian Victor Bulmer Thomas looks at another metric: GDP per employed person. In his paper presented at the University of Belize earlier this week he found that the Belizean workforce is becoming less …

Belize City Mom’s Lawsuit Over Son’s SOE Detention Moves Forward in High Court

Crime June 26, 2025 No Comment 97 The case of Rhea Thomas, the Belize City mother who is suing the Belize Police Department continued in the High Court today. Thomas filed a suit in July of 2024, that police violated the rights of her son, who is a minor, …

Deepening trade relations with Belize

Business Newsday 19 Hrs Ago TRIPARTITE TRADE & BUSINESS ALLIANCE: TT Chamber president Sonji Pierre-Chase, centre, with her Belizean counterparts – the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Belize Coalition of Service Providers – formalise a …

Belize City Woman Charged Following Major Drug Bust

Police have arrested and charged a Belize City woman following the discovery of over 70 pounds of cannabis during a raid at her home. On Thursday, June 26, 2025, 24-year-old Rebecca Marlene Daniels, an unemployed resident of #4 4th Street in the Kings Park …