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A flood bulletin has been issued for parts of Belize as the remnants of Hurricane Julia dumped heavy rain over Central America. The National Hydrological Service in its flood alert on rivers in the south of the country warned at San Ignacio

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are touring a fascinating fragment of the British Empire with idyllic beaches and some gory history

Mayan culture in Central America spills out of ancient ruins in the jungle and swirls around busy hill town markets. Here are the top Maya sites to visit.

If youre seeking adventure, Belize should be top of your list. From the warm waters of the Caribbean to the heights of the Maya Mountains, there are...

It’s a Belizean dilemma. Nature or culture? Do you swim with turtles over reefs or sit under the stars in a Garifuna drum circle? In truth, it’s no choice. Bel

Belizean NGO Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD), a Belize non-governmental organization, has been honoured along with its Guatemalan counterpart Asociación Balam with the fourth Annual IBRU Milefsky Award Honours.

Jul 13, 2021 Edwin Isidro Over the weekend, Edwin Isidro lost his life in an incident on the Mopan River in Benque Viejo del Carmen. He, along with several others, was in the area when a police and B.D.F. patrol approached. At least one shot was fired and there are reports that Isidro slipped into the river and died. Today, the police say that a post-mortem conducted by Doctor Loyden Ken classified the manner of death to be accidental and certified that the Bella Vista villager died du...

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  Bedalia Lopez “Miss, I heard like three or four shots because like I tell you I was at my aunt’s house seeing everything.”   Bedalia Lopez Isidro was reportedly in the company of two other men. According to Lopez, the shots appeared to have scared Isidro and he fell and went underwater. But she says the lawmen refused to help him because they said he was a Guatemalan.   Bedalia Lopez “But I nuh wah say that police shoot the man because the man nuh got any gunshot injuries on him. B...

Mar 15, 2021 A Rehabilitated Water System in Bullet Tree Falls Village Water is a basic need and even today, there are still a number of households in villages without potable water. The Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government is trying to change that and today, a rehabilitated water system in Bullet Tree Falls Village in the West was inaugurated. The goal is to improve community access to safe and potable water sourced from the Mopan River ...