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Belizean authorities probing death of toddler
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Belize government says it is awaiting the results of an autopsy after a child died at the San Pedro Polyclinic following vomiting and fever. In a statement expressing “its deepest condolences” to the grieving family,...

Belize Investment Summit Opens With Push to Position Nation as Regional Hub
The Belize Investment Summit 2025 officially opened this morning at the Grand Caribe, following a welcome reception last night that brought together investors, policymakers, and industry leaders from across the region and beyond. With the theme...

Belize Investment Summit on Ambergris Caye Attracts Over 500 Guests
The 2025 Belize Investment Summit officially opened on Thursday, September 4th, at Grand Caribe Resort north of San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye. The biennial summit, the largest of its kind in Belize, brings together investors, entrepreneurs, and...
Belizean Faces Murder Charges In Guat
We all know about Joseph Budna and Sebastian Pop, two Belizeans abducted from Belize and handed over to Guatemalan police. But, last night news emerged of a Belizean arrested in Guatemala for a murder there. Guatemalan media reports that an...
Belize's Second Tallest Waterfall Discovered In Sittee Forest Reserve
And moving on to other news...a group doing a recognizance in the Sittee Forest Reserve think they may have stumbled upon a previously unknown waterfall. And the big news is that it may just be the second tallest in Belize at an estimated 800 feet...

Belize at 44: Honoring the Struggle Behind the Independence
It’s officially September, and you know what that means, Belize is in celebration mode. The full lineup of national events is out, and it’s all happening under the powerful theme: ‘Belize at Forty-four, Stronger Together, Rising Forever.’ Now...
Belizean genius
“You’re small, but you’re powerful!” — Minister Louis Farrakhan to Belizean audience at Bird’s Isle, 1975. One of the legacies of colonialism in a small country like Belize, has been that the image of the white European, in our case, English...

Belize Investment Summit opens tomorrow
The Belize Investment Summit kicks off tomorrow, and various agencies are currently putting the final touches on the preparations. The summit, being held at the Grand Caribe Resort in San Pedro Town, is catering to hundreds of people, including...

$140M Upgrade Set to Transform Port of Belize
Big things are about to happen at the Port of Belize, and we’re talking major upgrades that could change the game. It’s a massive upgrade worth 140 million U.S. dollars. After taking over the port in 2023, the government promised to make it a...

New Michael Douglas Movie Filmed In MA Hits Theaters On Sept. 12
Rumblings of Michael Douglas sightings were popping up all over social media back in July of 2023 here in The Berkshires. It was true - Michael Douglas was filming on Pontoosuc Lake in Pittsfield, MA. Now it's time for the movie's release....
AZA Group Management and BlaCon Media Announce Strategic Partnership with the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC)
AZA Group Management specializes in broadcast engineering, IT, and productions serving Sports, Media, Politics, Education, Entertainment, Corporate and the Faith- based Industries. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, September 2025 — AZA Group Management LLC and...

Belize bulk carrier damaged in blast in Black Sea near Ukraine's Odesa, sources say
KYIV (Reuters) -A civilian bulk carrier flying the flag of Belize has sustained minor damage after hitting an unknown explosive device near the Ukrainian seaport of Chornomorsk, two sources told Reuters on Sunday. Chornomorsk is a large and...

In Baltimore: Latin American Art at the Walters
Beginning in his teens, Henry Walters, born in 1848 in Baltimore, spent his life elsewhere: in Paris during the Civil War; at Georgetown College, then Harvard; in Wilmington, North Carolina, overseeing the railroad his father, William, founded;...

Eight Belizeans Honored at Creative and Cultural Excellence Awards 2025
Eight Belizeans were awarded today for their exceptional contribution to arts and culture at the Creative & Cultural Excellence Awards 2025. The awards were hosted by the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) in collaboration with the...

Belize’s Chief Elections Officer leading CARICOM observation team
See below the full statement issued by CARICOM: By way of communication dated 9 April 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana advised Member States that Guyana’s General and...

NEMO Hosts National Disaster Preparedness Sessions in Belize City
Organizations that form the national disaster response framework are meeting in Belize City for a two-day session to strengthen the country’s disaster preparedness protocols. The sessions are being hosted by the National Emergency Management...

Aunt and Niece Shot in Belize City Yard Attack
Two women are recovering after being shot in Belize City last night. 31-year-old Kimberly Miranda 31 and her niece, 20-year-old Kianny Ramos, were in their family yard on Lara Dunn Street when they came under gunfire. Two men, reportedly dressed...

Media awards from outstanding environmental reporting presented by Nature Conservancy and Caribbean Broadcasting Union
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 at 9:33 AM Cleveland Sam, Marketing and Communications Director for TNC’s Caribbean Division presenting Esther Jones of the Barbados Government Information Service with the Excellence in Journalism...

Belize Airport Authority Opens New Bidding for Security Contracts
The Belize Airport Authority (BAA) has issued an invitation for bids for the provision of security services at the country’s local aerodromes. The move comes after the BAA announced the cancellation of two controversial contracts with Four Diamond...
Belize heading to Barbados for CARIFESTA
CARIFESTA delegation By Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. Aug. 20, 2025 A delegation of 13 talented Belizeans will be heading to Barbados to attend the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XV), where they will showcase their creativity in music...