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...

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 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, 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 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...

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

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...

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 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...

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

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize to create tri-national nature reserve to protect Mayan jungle

Guatemalan president Bernardo Arevalo looks on while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum shakes hands with Belize Prime Minister Minister Johnny Briceno, in Calakmul, Campeche state, Mexico, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)...

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...

Belmopan Woman Reports $10,000 Fraud in Vehicle Purchase Scam

Crime August 14, 2025 No Comment 63 A Belmopan woman has reported a fraud case after allegedly losing over $10,000 in a vehicle purchase scheme. According to police, 29-year-old Karelis Yang reported on Thursday, August 7, that she had contacted a...

Belmopan Taxi Driver Robbed by Three Masked Men at Lawrence and Rose Nicolas Field

Crime August 14, 2025 No Comment 67 A Belmopan taxi driver reported being robbed while at a field on Tuesday night just after nine o’clock. According to police, 22-year-old, Danilo Ochoa, was with a friend at the Lawrence and Rose Nicolas Field...

Belize City Council Launches Cashless E-Bus Ridership Card

If you’re among the thousands of passengers who use the E-bus system operated by the Belize City Council, you now have the option of going cashless when you ride. Today, the council launched its new Launch of Belize Public Transport Ridership...