Belize Secures US$20M World Bank Credit for Climate and Disaster Readiness

Earlier today, the World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$20 million Development Policy Credit with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat-DDO) for Belize. This funding aims to provide emergency financing in the event...

Bus Fare Hike Halted in Northern Belize After Government Probe

Bus fares for several runs in northern Belize will not be going up next week. That’s the official word coming from the Department of Transport (DOT) after concluding an investigation into the issue. As we reported on Monday, seven bus companies...

Time for the Belize Government to take bold actions in response to Guatemala’s continued incursions into our territory

By: Wellington C. Ramos Friday, July 25, 2025 As a Belizean citizen, I am not satisfied with the actions that have been taken by my Government in response to the Guatemalan gunboat encroaching in our territorial waters, because these incidents...

Belize girls win Gold at VII AFECAVOL U-23 volleyball championshipsKhaya Gordon – MVP & Best AttackerBelize girls win Gold at VII AFECAVOL U-23 volleyball championships

Belize girls celebrate their VII AFECAVOL U23 Women Volleyball Championship By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Mon. July 28, 2025 The Civic was packed to capacity, SRO – standing room only, with 4,300 fans who stood at attention...

Belize and Nicaragua

While Belize and Guatemala have a long history of tension and discomfort over Guatemala’s “unfounded” claim to our territory, we Belizeans have been surprisingly aloof and distant in our perspective towards another Central American neighbor,...

Belize security forces receive UN training to fight against illegal firearms

UNODC Roberto Rodriguez Codesal donates drones to Belize security forces By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Mon. July 28, 2025 The removal of illegal firearms off the street, and the prevention of the illegal contraband of...

BELIZE-AID-Belize bolsters climate and disaster resilience with World Bank support

BELIZE-CLIMATE-Belize Fund and DFC sign climate adaptation financing agreement

US invites Belize to be asylum seekers’ “safe 3rd country”

(l-r) US Secretary Kristi Noem; Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Francis Fonseca By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Mon. July 28, 2025 The United States would like Belize to become a “safe third country” to receive foreign...

You’ll Find One of Belize’s Best Resorts Tucked Away in the Heart of Ambergris Caye

You could walk right past it and never know. No sprawling signage, no flashing lights — just a clean modern façade tucked along the beachfront in the heart of San Pedro Town. That’s the way The Phoenix Belize likes it. Quiet. Understated. And...

World Bank: New Financing for Belize

Washington, D.C., July 29, 2025 — The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$20 million Development Policy Credit with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat-DDO) for Belize. The operation provides emergency funding...

Belize, US Launch Joint Military Exercise to Tackle Crime and Disasters

Belize’s armed forces kicked off a week-long military training exercise today, being done in collaboration with Joint Task Force-Bravo, a United States military unit based in Honduras. Exercise Agile Bear is aimed at boosting the readiness of...

Belize Moving Toward Indoor Smoking Ban With PAHO Support

Health sector stakeholders gathered in Belize City today to discuss a regional effort to promote smoke-free indoor spaces. The initiative spearheaded by the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) brought...

Belize Fund And DFC Make Money Available For Climate Adaptation In Blue Economy

Today, the DFC signed an MOU with the Belize Fund For A Sustainable Future, combining the fund's mission to protect nature with the corporation's responsibility to national development. The fund will be able to access much needed financing to...

Belize Tax Service Will Become Statutory Body, But Employees Have Concerns

The employees of the Belize Tax Service are warily resisting the proposed transition of this government department into a semi-autonomous revenue authority, or SARA - basically a statutory board. The Public Service Union got the news on July 16th...

Archaeologists Diane and Arlen Chase Unearth First King of Caracol in Belize

Caana, the central architectural complex at Caracol, Belize, rising 43.5 m above ground level, author davidriano, Caracol Archaeological Project/University of Houston. In the spring of 2025, deep beneath the dense jungle canopy of Belize,...

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, Belize Still Fighting For Lost MCC Funds

DFC and Belize Fund Sign MOU to Boost Climate and Marine Financing

The Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to expand financing for climate adaptation and blue economy projects in Belize. The agreement’s goal is to make...

Belize U-23 Volleyball Team Competing in NORCECA Tournament

Belize’s Under-23 male volleyball team is in Guatemala this week for the U-23 Pan American Cup, hosted by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA). The team is participating in Group B of the tournament and will...

Belize Signs Controversial Biometric Data Agreement with U.S.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the United States to enhance border security through a new Biometric Data Sharing Partnership (BDSP). The agreement was signed by Belize’s Foreign Affairs Minister Francis...