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Copper Bank construction worker fined $4,005 for crack cocaine possession
Views: 194 Views: 187 Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025. 6:56 pm CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff: A Copper Bank construction worker is in debt to the court after being caught with crack cocaine in Belize City. Fifty-four-year-old David Tun was...
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Cabinet: DFC To Become Development Bank of Belize, Coye Will Stay on as Senator
The Cabinet has approved the rebranding of the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to the Development Bank of Belize, signaling a renewed focus on national development and climate finance. The move is intended to strengthen the institution’s...
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Belize participates in Caribbean Tourism Industry Conference
Views: 25 Views: 25 Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025. 2:19 pm CST. By Zoila Palma: Belize is being represented at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference, taking place from September 30 to October 3 in...
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations hands over computer equipment to Department of Cooperatives to support Digital Agriculture Services
Views: 34 Views: 34 Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025. 1:27 pm CST. As part of the project TCP/BZE/3902 – Digital Agriculture Services for a Sustainable and Inclusive Agri-Food System and Value Chains- the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
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Shooting in Belize City sends two, including police officer, to hospital
Views: 203 Views: 201 Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025. 2:43 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: On Wednesday evening a shooting incident on Police Street Extension, Belize City, just before 8:30 PM, led to injuries for two individuals. Ryan Young Jr., a...
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Drive-by shooting in Pinks Alley, Belize City, leaves Dane Gillett dead and three injured, including minor
Views: 596 Views: 590 Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025. 2:25 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: A violent incident occurred on Wednesday night, at approximately 8:25 p.m. in Pinks Alley, Belize City. Police responded to reports of shots being fired and...
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Ministry of Agriculture denounces defamatory and FAKE social media post
Views: 614 Views: 607 Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025. 1:22 pm CST. By Zoila Palma: Today, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise issued a statement saying that it is aware of a highly defamatory and fake social media news...
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Belize represented at Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2025
Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025. 9:35 am CST. By Zoila Palma: The Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2025 is underway in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, bringing together regional leaders, stakeholders, and youth to discuss...
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Ministry of Agriculture meets with stakeholders on upcoming Onion crop
Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Thursday, October 2, 2025. 9:31 am CST. By Zoila Palma: On October 1, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise hosted a meeting at the Corozal IVET to discuss preparations for the upcoming 2025/2026...
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Construction Worker Remanded After Failing to Post Bail for Knife Assault
Marvin Garma was remanded to the Belize central prison after failing to post a bail of $1,500.00, for aggravated assault with a knife. The construction worker from the Fresh Pond Area appeared unrepresented before Magistrate Mannon Dennison in...
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PM Mottley calls for more support, as Barbados, St Vincent, Belize and Dominica begin CSME’s free movement
Oct 02, 2025 News (CMC) – Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley said her country will “open our doors with order and with pride” as Barbados joins St Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, and Dominica in fully implementing free movement of their...
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Full free movement begins for Barbados, St Vincent, Belize and Dominica, PM Mottley calls for more support
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Barbados will “open our doors with order and with pride” as Barbados joins St Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, and Dominica in fully implementing free movement of their nationals among...
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Belize: American Tourist Daryl McCray found dead after Jet Ski Incident at Secret Beach
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The sudden death has left locals and visitors in shock, raising fresh concerns about tourist safety during water sports at one of Belize’s most popular beach destinations. Authorities have assured a thorough investigation into the incident....
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FROM BASSETERRE TO BELIZE: HOW SAMAL DUGGINS’ INCOMPETENCE AND VINDICTIVENESS COST ST. KITTS & NEVIS ITS TOP FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCE EXPERT
Basseterre, St. Kitts — September 30, 2025 — The Caribbean Week of Agriculture taking place at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort should have been a moment of triumph for St. Kitts and Nevis, the host nation. Instead, it has become an international...
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Can Belize Achieve a Regulated Marijuana Industry
The residents of Caye Caulker village are weighing the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana on the island. Some argue that the new industry will generate much-needed revenue to tackle some of the island’s infrastructural issues and put a cap on...
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Ministry of Agriculture youth delegate represents Belize at Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2025
Views: 30 Views: 31 Posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2025. 2:05 pm CST. Ministry of Agriculture Extension Officer Abimael Puck at Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2025 in St. Kitts – Photo Credit: MAFSE By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Ministry of...
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Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry honors top exhibitors at Expo Belize Marketplace 2025 Awards
Views: 35 Views: 33 Posted: Monday, September 29, 2025. 1:48 pm CST. By Zoila Palma: The Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) celebrated the standout participants of Expo Belize Marketplace 2025 during its Awards Ceremony on Friday,...
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Leaked emails expose Venezuela-Belize ‘air bridge’ in global drug trade
For years, drug traffickers have relied on clandestine air routes to move cocaine from Venezuela to the United States, bypassing maritime patrols and land-based interdictions. Now, a series of leaked emails from Mexico’s defense ministry has shed...
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Caye Caulker to Vote on Marijuana Industry Referendum
Residents of Caye Caulker are preparing to vote next week, on October 8, 2025, in a referendum that asks whether the government should be allowed to develop a marijuana industry on the island. The question before voters is whether they want...
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Caricom agriculture ministers meeting in St Kitts-Nevis
Agriculture Minister, Samal Duggins, addressing the opening of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA 2025) (Photo: CMC) BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) agriculture ministers meet here on Tuesday focusing on a wide range...
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