Belize Hosts Regional Workshop to Strengthen Fight Against Cybercrime

Belize is strengthening its response to cybercrime through a regional workshop bringing together law enforcement representatives from seven countries. The “Successful Strategies and Experiences in Combating Cybercrime” workshop opened in Belize City, …

More Than 50 Schools Across Belize Receive Support to Improve Student Meals

More than fifty schools across Belize are now better equipped to prepare nutritious meals for thousands of students, thanks to a nationwide initiative led by Build Belize Incorporated. The project, carried out with support from the Belizean Diaspora, local …

Belize Warns Drug Operations Cannot Violate Its Sovereignty

Belize has called on the Organization of American States to investigate what the government describes as another serious violation of the country’s sovereignty by the Guatemalan Armed Forces. The move follows an extraordinary meeting of the National …

BELIZE-BORDER-Belize national security council discusses latest Guatemalan incursion

Belize, Colombia Join Forces to Combat Cybercrime

Belize and Colombia are joining forces with Caribbean partners to strengthen their ability to combat cybercrime through the sharing of strategies, experience and technical knowledge. The training is focused on strengthening capacity to prevent, investigate …

Belize Asks OAS to Investigate Guatemalan Military Aircraft Incursion

The National Security Council has directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to formally ask the Organization of American States to investigate the unauthorised entry of a Guatemalan military aircraft into Belizean airspace on September 24, according to a …

Belize’s Youth Are Leading the Fight for a Tobacco-Free Future

Youth Taking the Lead Today’s episode of Open Your Eyes highlighted the Belize Cancer Society’s “Youth Leading Change for a Tobacco-Free Belize” initiative, which is bringing young Belizeans into the conversation around tobacco control and healthier …

Belize Moves to Strengthen Wildlife Protection Laws

The government is moving to repeal and replace Belize’s Wildlife Protection Act, with Sustainable Development Minister Orlando Habet saying new legislation will strengthen enforcement, increase fines and improve wildlife governance. Habet made the …

How Belize’s COVID Education Response Became a Development Superhero

Belize has been named one of six finalists in the Inter-American Development Bank’s 2026 Superheroes of Development competition for adapting its education programme during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ingrid Acosta of the Ministry of Education, Science and …

World Bank Projects Belize Growth of 2.4% in 2026, Slowing Through 2028

The World Bank projects Belize’s economy will grow 2.4 per cent in 2026, then slow to 2.2 per cent in 2027 and 2.0 per cent in 2028. This is according to its Latin America and the Caribbean Economic Update. Belize grew 2.6 per cent in 2025 and 3.5 per cent …