Belize City Teen Charged With Maiming 13-Year-Old Neighbor

Crime August 19, 2025 No Comment 67 A southside Belize City man is out on bail after being charged with throwing a rock at his 13-year-old neighbor, causing a serious eye injury. Nineteen-year-old Maurice Alvarez was charged with maim and throwing...

Exotic ticks are hitchhiking their way to the US on travelers, raising public health concerns

Ticks are hitching a free ride to the US from different parts of the world, raising concerns among scientists. In a recent study, researchers reported the introduction of seven exotic tick species to Connecticut, U.S., by travelers between 2019...

Ginger Shortage Sparks Price Surge Across Belize

A shortage of ginger on the local market has caused a surge in prices across the country. Reports are that the price per pound has doubled, and in some areas, even tripled as demand outstrips supply. Reporter Benjamin Flowers has been following...

Health Ministry to address climate change impacts

News Paula Lindo 3 Hrs Ago Health Minister Dr Lackram Bodoe, second from right, speaks with, from left, IDB senior health specialist Ian Ho-A-Shu, British High Commissioner to TT Jon Dean, senior technical advisor to Carpha Mohamed El Sherbiny,...

Belize confirms its first human case of new world screwworm

BELMOPAN, CMC – Belize has recorded its first confirmed human case of New World Screwworm (NWS) since its re-emergence there in December 2024. NWS is a species of parasitic flies that can cause myiasis and feed on live tissue. It is found in the...

Belize project seeks out heat-resilient corals to protect its reefs

An initiative called the Super Reefs program is setting out to identify the corals in Belize’s waters that have the highest chance of surviving warming waters amid climate change. Researchers with the program have discovered that corals that grow...

Belize records first human case of New World Screwworm

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) in Belize has confirmed the first human case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in the country since the parasite’s re-emergence in December 2024. The patient, a 21-year-old male from Benque Viejo del Carmen...

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Health Authorities Launch Probe After Screwworm Detected in Human

As the Ministry of Health and Wellness remains vigilant over the further spread among humans, Bautista says there is a joint investigation as it relates to animal and public health. He noted that the contact tracing is a part of that...

Belize Presents First-Ever National Parenting Policy with UNICEF and NCFC Support

The Ministry of Human Development, Family Support, and Gender Affairs (MHDFSGA), in partnership with UNICEF and the National Committee for Families and Children (NCFC), has launched a national initiative to strengthen parenting support across...

Belize Confirms First Human Case of New World Screwworm

Belize has just confirmed its first human case of New World Screwworm, a twenty-one-year-old man from Benque is now the first known person in the country to be infected. This parasite was first detected in livestock in the Toledo District back in...

Belize Is the Last to Report a Human Screwworm Case

And if you are wondering how the screwworm larvae are removed from the wound, Kim Bautista confirmed that they are extracted manually. We also heard from Deputy Director of Animal Health at the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, Doctor...

Ministry of Health confirms first human infected with the new world screwworm in Belize 

A 21-year-old farmer is the first human to be diagnosed with the New World Screwworm in Belize. The diagnosis was confirmed on Friday, August 15 after the larvae was extracted from the patient and sent to the BAHA lab for analysis. This new...

MoHW Confirms First Human Case of New World Screwworm in Belize

Press Release, Belmopan, August 18, 2025. The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) informs the public that the first confirmed human case of New World Screwworm (NWS) since its re-emergence in Belize in December 2024 has been detected. The...

CARIBBEAN-HEALTH-Belize has reported no new case of measles since June -PAHO

Belizean cane farmers fight Fusarium virus and mealybugs

Minister of Agriculture – Hon Jose Mai By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Wed. Aug. 13, 2025 Sugarcane farmers in the north of the country must find ways to access funds to buy the fungicides which have proven effective against...

Measles Cases Increase 34-Fold in the Americas

(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently urged countries in the Americas to strengthen immunization activities as measles cases continue to rise in the region. As of August 8, 2025, a total of 10,139 confirmed...

North Coast Rotary collects medical equipment donations

The North Coast Rotary Club partnered with Sprenger Towne Center on Aug. 16 to collect used and usable medical equipment. The collection, held at the Clubhouse at Sprenger Towne Center, 200 Community Drive in Avon Lake, filled an entire truck with...

60+ Belizean students awarded scholarships to Taiwan

Taiwan Scholarship ceromony By Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. Aug. 13, 2025 More than 60 Belizean students were granted scholarships through the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Belize to further their education in the Republic of...

Second Case of Screwworm In Human Detected In West

Tonight, a second case of New World Screwworm has been detached in a human in Belize. The victim is a 60 year old man from Camalote village who is infected on his lower leg. He is being treated at the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan. The...