Miss Universe Belize 2025 is Isabella Zabaneh

The new Miss Universe Belize is Isabella Zabaneh. Zabaneh is officially crowned as the country’s beauty ambassador for 2025 to represent Belize on the international Miss Universe stage in Thailand. She now takes the crown from Halima Hoy, Miss Universe …

Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre breaks ground for new headquarters in Belize

In a landmark moment for climate resilience across the region, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) officially broke ground this week on its new state-of-the-art headquarters, to be constructed at the University of Belize’s (UB) Belmopan …

Belize Coast Guard Recovers Suspected Narco Vessel off Ambergris Caye

The Belize Coast Guard has recovered a 55-foot suspected narco-trafficking vessel off the coast of northern Ambergris Caye.  The discovery raises further concerns over continuous drug transit activity in the region. The vessel, described as a Colombian- …

Cruise Ships In, Groceries Up: Belize’s Mixed Bag

Belize’s economy is showing some serious staying power. Despite big hits to agriculture and manufacturing, the country still managed to grow by two percent in the first quarter of 2025. That’s right, while sugarcane and citrus took a dive, tourism and …

Belize Billiards Players Make Historic Pan Am Run, Fall Short of Medal

Despite a remarkable run at the Pan American Billiards Championship, Belize’s players did not get the Cinderella story ending they hoped for. Representing the Belize Billiards Sporting League (BBSL), Nian Rosado and Luis Valdez were among the 120-plus …

Belize City Council Worker Granted Bail in Attempted Murder Case

Crime June 27, 2025 No Comment 25 Forty-five-year-old Travis Flowers, a Belize City Council employee accused of attempted murder, was granted bail in the High Court yesterday. This follows two previous denials. Justice Derick Sylvester granted Flowers bail …

Disturbance in Belize and Yucatan could strengthen this weekend

ORLANDO, Fla. — We’re keeping an eye on a disturbance over Belize and the Yucatan, which could develop as it moves back over the Bay of Campeche in the southwest Gulf this weekend. For central Florida, a weak storm system remains nearby, and so does higher …

Disturbance near Belize could become Atlantic’s next named tropical storm

ORLANDO, Fla. — Channel 9 meteorologists are monitoring an area of disturbance that has a small chance of becoming the next named Atlantic storm. A collection of showers and storms is currently forming off the coast of Belize. This weather system is …

Fire is both destruction and rebirth for Maya communities of Belize

Wildfires in 2024 heavily impacted the Maya communities of southern Belize, burning 43,987 hectares (108,695 acres), a staggering 10.2% of the region’s forest and farmland. Fire has always been a sacred element to the Maya people, central in ancestral …

Disturbance near Belize could become Atlantic’s next named tropical storm