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BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Apr. 26, 2018– Today, the Chamber of Commerce held their annual general meeting. The Chamber is currently in its 98th year of operation, which makes it the longest serving private-sector organization in Belize. Kim Aikman, CEO of the Chamber, told Amandala that the central theme ...

New Quarantine Treatment arch inaugurated at the Port of Belize Ltd. ... The Ministry of Agriculture and the International Organization for Health in Agriculture, (OIRSA) officially inaugurated a treatment facility at the Port of Belize Limited. Hipolito Novelo reports. Belize has been part of OIRSA since 1996.

By BBN Staff: Police are still investigating an armed robbery that happened on Monday morning in San Ignacio Town. According to authorities, two unmasked men strolled into the UNO Gas Station that is located on the Benque Viejo road in San Ignacio Town and held up the cashier with a 9mm gun.

The third annual Regional Training against Illegal Trade and Custom Defraudation was held in San Salvador. The two-day event saw representation from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, the United States of America, and Belize. Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett, Commander of Eastern Division ...

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Apr. 25, 2018– The transshipment of drugs through Belize has entered a new phase of sophistication after a twin engine jet plane landed on the San Estevan / Progresso Village Road, located about 3 miles out of San Estevan village, Orange Walk District, early yesterday morning, ...

Central American countries, along with Mexico, are participating in a scholarly summit which commences today in Guatemala. United World Colleges is hosting the summit. Emil Pulido, who is a volunteer member of the United World Colleges, is representing Belize at the summit. Pulido spoke with Love ...

The church will also feature its missions trip to Belize. This will be the third year a team goes to Belize. The past two years they built a cafeteria that provides lunch for all of the ... There is no charge, but an offering for the Belize team will be received. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact ...

By BBN Staff: Last night around 8:45, police visited the KHMH where they observed Denroy Alvarez, 31, with multiple gunshot wounds to the body. Initial investigation revealed that about 8:40 PM, Alvarez was on a parked motorcycle at the corner of Nargusta and Honda Street when he was approached by ...

NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A senior Bahamian private sector official says he hopes local companies will together with their counterparts from Jamaica and Belize, be more aware of the opportunities offered by the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM)-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement ...

A project aim at establishing an open government climate is Belize is currently being rolled out. The project is being spearheaded by the Organization of American States in collaboration with the US Embassy in Belize and The Trust for the Americas. This approach encourages direct and constant ...

By BBN Staff: Following the surge in violent crime over the weekend, Prime Minister Dean Barrow is hosting an emergency press conference at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza. Barrow is flanked by Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie, Defense Minister John Saldivar, Police Minister Wilfred ...

By BBN Staff: BBN has been reliably informed that there was an early morning murder in Belize City. The victim, Kendis Flowers, a reputed affiliate of the Ghost Town Gang was killed in an area referred to as Backatown. The Ghost Town Gang Crip Gang and Backatown Bloods Gang have been at odds for ...

By BBN Staff: The Spanish Lookout Mennonite Community in Belize is celebrating their 60th anniversary. Celebrations began in Spanish Lookout yesterday and will continue today. Spanish Lookout was first established in 1958 when its founders relocated from the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico.

By BBN Staff: With the passing of the election season, the Government of Belize is expected to revisit several national issues that it put on hold to deal with the March 7 Municipal Elections. Among those national issues is the pending voter re-registration exercise which is twenty years overdue. Last year, the ...

By BBN Staff: A 52-year-old Belize city mother, Bernadine Lauriano, is dead following a shooting at her Aloe Vera street home in Belize city, in which her 9-year-old daughter was also shot twice. According to police, Lauriano, a sanitation worker, and her daughter were at home around 9:35 last night when ...

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 8, 2018– Thousands of Belizeans in Belize City, San Pedro and the other district towns began casting ballots in important municipal elections yesterday, Wednesday, March 7, when the polls opened at 7:00 a.m., following which there were 12 hours of voting until 6:00 p.m., when ...

Belize is expected to miss its own projections for fiscal consolidations, but meet the targets set by the bondholders. And twenty million dollars are to be raised in new measures including GST on data. Much of the half-hour plus address concerned counting the country's blessings, or as it was officially titled, ...

To further pivot away from traditional tourism ad approaches--like white sandy beaches and quirky interactions with locals--the Belize Tourism Board (BTB) and its agency ICF Olson are partnering with The World Wildlife Fund, to create The Sister Reef Project a campaign to raise awareness and money for ...

The documentary will feature the riders in the countries of Belize, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico and Colombia. Former biker, Mike Wagner is the creator of the documentary. Screenings of the short film will be done in the countries. The band on bikes is travelling with their camping equipment, a pedal powered ...

Over the course of just four years, the second largest barrier reef system in the world has endured severe damage that could jeopardize its existence in the future. The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, which is located between the Yucatan Peninsula from Mexico to Belize, holds both a sublime coral reefs and a ...

(Riviera Maya, Mexico – March 9, 2018) Today at the World Ocean Summit, the government of Belize has announced it will expand its network of no-take zones, a type of marine protected area, from approximately 3 percent to over 10 percent by the end of 2018. The expanded areas are managed in ...

By BBN Staff: Unofficial reports from up north indicate that the People's United Party (PUP) have claimed the Town Council in Corozal. Boxes are still being counted at this time, but the celebration is already underway for PUP supporters. Unofficial reports also indicate that the PUP have won the Orange ...

Linda and all her sisters and our children will not rest in peace until we build a better Belize for women, girls and boys in our Jewel. Be a part of our struggle. More on this manifesto can be found here: https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2018/02/19/a-manifesto-for-linda/. The views expressed in this article ...

Marriott's Autograph Collection is partnering with developer Andrew Ashcroft on a new property in Belize: Alaia. The boutique hotel, which will be set in the southern part of Ambergris Caye, is slated to make its debut in 2020. “With the forthcoming opening on Alaia, I am thrilled to begin this real estate and ...

The Belizean coast is lined with hundreds of islands and cayes that form the Belize Barrier Reef, the longest coral reef in the Western Hemisphere. Renting some of these islands is surprisingly within reach, especially if you can gather a group of friends or family members to share costs, and if you consider ...

Government representatives from the United States and Belize are teaming up to help protect cultural heritage artifacts from Belize. According to a press release, Acting Charge d'Affaires Deborah Lingwood at the United States Embassy in Belize and Greg Vernon, the Acting President of Belize's National ...

The Reporter has confirmed that 17-month-old baby, Alyssa Sherylee Nunez, died around 4:00 this morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH), four days after being raped and brutalized allegedly by her stepfather. In the aftermath, Belizeans have taken to streets across the country, calling for ...