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Belizean Agritech Experts Return From Peru to Boost Local Potato Production
Love FM
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June 12, 2025
Technical staff from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise (MAFSE) is working with local potato farmers to improve production after completing an exchange visit to Peru. The exchange visit was held from June 2 through to the...
Belize Backs Palestine’s ILO Observer Status and Key Labor Reforms
Love FM
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June 18, 2025
Belize gathered with other nations in Geneva, Switzerland, and joined a majority, voting in favor of Palestine gaining a non-member observer status in the International Labour Organization (ILO). As a result, at the ILO Conference last week,...
Belize Tops Region in Tobacco Consumption and Cigarette Imports
Love FM
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June 18, 2025
Recent data for 2024 reveals Belize is becoming an increasingly significant country in the Latin American and Caribbean tobacco market, particularly in the consumption and import of cigarettes containing tobacco. According to IndexBox, a company...
How To Prepare for a Belize Adventure Tour
TechBullion
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June 20, 2025
Share Share Share Share Email Are you ready for an unforgettable experience in one of Central America’s most stunning destinations? Embarking on a Belize adventure tour is an excellent way to explore the country’s natural wonders, vibrant culture,...
Cruise Tourism Dread, Tour Guides Forced To Wash Cars And Work Construction In Slow Season
Channel 7 Belize
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Tour operator David Almendarez held a one-man press conference today to discuss several issues, including his time as a UDP candidate, GOB's union busting tactics, and most importantly, the state of the tourism industry. On the latter, he says...
Insurance Institute of Belize Elects New Board for 2025-2027
Love FM
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June 21, 2025
The Insurance Institute of Belize (IIBz) has officially announced its newly elected Board of Directors for the 2025–2027 term. The board comprises a dedicated team of professionals committed to advancing the Institute’s mission of promoting...
Belize's Future Mechanics Being Trained On E-Vehicles
Channel 7 Belize
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When a gas or diesel powered vehicle stops working you can easily take it to the regular old mechanic. But who do you go to when it is an electric vehicle? That's where ITVET comes in. They have launched a program to provide training on how to...
Belize Consults Stakeholders on Action Plan to Tackle Illegal Fishing
Love FM
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June 17, 2025
Crime June 16, 2025 No Comment 42 Belize has taken a step in its efforts to combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. On June 11, the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation, through the Belize Fisheries Department,...
Belize Participates in Brazil-Caribbean Summit Ahead of COP30
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 16, 2025
Belize took part in the Brazil-Caribbean Summit held on Friday in Brasília, where leaders from CARICOM and Brazil gathered to strengthen regional cooperation on key issues such as “food and nutrition security, climate change, energy transition,...
Boating Industry reveals 2025 Women Making Waves
Boating Industry
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June 18, 2025
Now in its eighth year, Women Making Waves is Boating Industry’s effort to recognize the multitude of women who make incredibly valuable contributions to this industry, propelling its growth and leading their organizations and peers into the...
Belize Bus Owners Challenge Monopoly Move
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 14, 2025
The wheels are turning on a bold new vision for Belize’s public transportation system, but not everyone’s on board. The Ministry of Transport is pushing ahead with plans to create a single national bus company, a move that Minister Louis Zabaneh...
Belize and World Trade Center Georgetown to Deepen Cooperation
South Florida Caribbean News
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June 14, 2025
Meeting at the Belize High Commission Georgetown, Guyana – Earlier this week, the Hon Marconi Leal, Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Culture, and Immigration led a delegation in talks with executives of the World Trade...
Strategic Logistics Vision: Building Regional Readiness for Today and Tomorrow
Dialogo Magazine
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June 18, 2025
The Seventh annual Senior Leader Logistics Symposium (SLLS) 2025, a key forum for promoting logistics interoperability, was carried out June 4-5, at U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters. The SOUTHCOM-sponsored symposium aims to strengthen...
Minister Musa Highlights Belize’s Fight Against Organized Crime
Love FM
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June 18, 2025
Belize’s Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa, is currently in Lima, Peru, attending a high-level dialogue as part of the EL PACCTO 2.0 Programme’s Annual Meeting. The event, running from June 16 to the 19th is focused...
Belize on Track for Lowest Sugar Yield in History
Love FM
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June 13, 2025
Belize is facing a major blow to one of its key agricultural pillars. The country is on track to record its lowest sugar yield in history, with just 816,000 tons harvested so far, the yield is short of the typical one-million-ton mark. The sharp...
Panama and Canada lead a Push for Less Shipping Noise on the Ocean
Newsroom Panama
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June 17, 2025
A coalition for a quiet ocean, launched at the third United Nations Ocean Conference this week, aims to curb noise pollution caused by the global shipping industry to protect marine life. The declaration, which is co-led by Canada and Panama, was...
Our Ocean Conference concludes, Palau pledges to protect reefs, reiterates stance on deep-sea mining
Island Times
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June 17, 2025
The third United Nations Ocean Conference ended on Friday in Nice, France, after five days of high-level discussions and negotiations. Key outcomes of the meeting included renewed support for the High Seas Treaty and international calls for a...
Belize Seeks CARICOM Support for Major Trade Deal With El Salvador
Love FM
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June 12, 2025
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade, Marconi Leal, is in Georgetown, Guyana, attending the 60th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED). The two-day meeting, which concludes today, is a crucial forum for...
USDA Flags Screwworm Outbreak in Belize, Imposes Import Curbs
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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June 16, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has added Belize and El Salvador to its list of regions affected by New World Screwworm (NWS), a dangerous parasitic pest that poses serious risks to livestock, pets, and wildlife. The designation follows...
Belize: Gov’t cracks down on uncovered dump trucks after complaints surge
Loop News
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The Department of Transport is stepping up enforcement of regulations requiring dump trucks and other vehicles transporting aggregate materials to properly cover their loads with tarpaulins. The department reminded owners and drivers that it is...