Mexico, Belize and Guatemala create a trinational culture and nature corridor

Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have created an international area called the Great Maya Forest Biocultural Corridor, dedicated to protecting and preserving the biodiversity and cultural heritage of the region. The corridor is the result of a...

CARIBBEAN-HEALTH-Belize has reported no new case of measles since June -PAHO

Belizean cane farmers fight Fusarium virus and mealybugs

Minister of Agriculture – Hon Jose Mai By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Wed. Aug. 13, 2025 Sugarcane farmers in the north of the country must find ways to access funds to buy the fungicides which have proven effective against...

Belize’s call centers are “very strong”

RCC BPO, Newtown Barracks, Belize City (established 2005) Belize BPO leaders unfazed by the Keep Call Centers in America Act BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Aug. 14, 2025 While many have expressed concern about potential impacts of the bipartisan Keep Call...

Belize Carnival @50 launches magazine and songs

Soca queen, Ernestine Carballo launches song – Stronger To By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Aug. 14, 2025 The Belize Carnival Association celebrated its 50th anniversary by launching a commemorative Carnival Gold...

60+ Belizean students awarded scholarships to Taiwan

Taiwan Scholarship ceromony By Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. Aug. 13, 2025 More than 60 Belizean students were granted scholarships through the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize to further their education in the Republic of...

Belize, Mexico, Guatemala Unite on Tren Maya, Trade, Climate

From trade to climate action, Belize, Mexico, and Guatemala are joining forces on key regional issues. Today, Prime Minister John Briceño sat down with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo for talks that...

Belize, Mexico and Guatemala Sign Maya Forest Biosphere Park Pact

While discussions had in today’s meeting may be a while from bearing fruit, the one definite output from today’s tripartite meeting was the signing of a Biosphere Park agreement with Belize, Mexico and Guatemala. The agreement on the Biosphere...

Belize and Mexico To Form Joint Energy Working Group to Boost Power Trade

Energy is another crucial area that was discussed earlier today in Calakmul, Mexico. Love News understands that Mexico and Belize reaffirmed a commitment to existing energy agreements and explored avenues for expansion. A key outcome of these...

Belize and Mexico Will Talk A Shared Energy Future

Belize Defense Force Salary Not Cut  

There’s been some buzz lately about possible pay cuts in the Belize Defense Force, but the Ministry of National Defense is clearing the air. They say, flat out, BDF salaries have not been cut. What actually happened was a salary adjustment to fix...

BELIZE-LABOUR-Government denies cut in salaries of Belize Defence Force members

Inside notorious Sydney gangster's resort empire attempt in Belize

"We're gunna [sic] probably make tens of millions of dollars." That is how crime lord Bassam Hamzy described ambitious plans for a resort in Belize on a secretly recorded call from his Goulburn Supermax cell. The only problem is, according to...

Belize Launches “Carnival Gold” Magazine and Official Songs to Mark 50 Years of Carnival

The National Celebrations Commission (NCC), in collaboration with the Belize Carnival Association (BCA), today unveiled the Carnival@50 “Carnival Gold” Magazine and official songs celebrating the golden jubilee of Belize’s Carnival. The launch...

Belize’s Diversion Program Offers Youth a Second Chance

On Lake Independence Boulevard, the Community Rehabilitation Department (CRD) is changing how Belize handles young people in conflict with the law. Its National Diversion Program offers 12- to 17-year-olds an alternative to incarceration—one...

Belize's Exports To US Now Under 10% Tarrifs

And turning now from crime news to trade…. Belize's exports to the US were slapped with a 10% tariff one week ago on August 7th. Most critically, this tariff affect pepper, rum and sugarcane. Minister of Foreign Trade Francis Fonseca told us...

Belize Bothered By Guat Navy

And while it is a trilateral meeting - we asked if Belize will be able to raise an important bilateral issue: Jules Vasquez: "Will there be any occasion to bring up the repeated incursions into Belizean territorial waters by Guatemalan navy...

Tren Maya Expansion Could Boost Belize Trade

The proposed expansion of Mexico’s Tren Maya is raising both opportunities and concerns in the region. For Belize, the project could boost trade with Mexico and Guatemala and strengthen its role as the bridge between Latin America and the...

BELIZE-POLITICS-PM Briceño travels to Mexico for talks with Mexican and Guatemalan leaders

Belize to Discuss National Issues with Mexico and Guatemala

Diplomacy takes center stage this Friday as Prime Minister John Briceño heads to Campeche, Mexico for a high-level sit-down with two regional leaders. He’ll be meeting with Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum and Guatemala’s President Bernardo...