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Belize Wins Silver at Regional Volleyball Championship
Love FM
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July 15, 2025
Over the weekend, Belize’s Men’s National Volleyball Team delivered their strongest performance yet at the AFECAVOL Men’s Final Four Championship held in El Salvador, securing a hard-fought silver medal after a nail-biting five-set match against...
Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles rekindle romance in tropical Belize escape
MARCA
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July 15, 2025
Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens and Olympic gymnastics icon Simone Biles have stolen the offseason spotlight with a romantic getaway to Belize. As the NFL star readies himself for training camp, this Bahamian-style retreat offered a...
Isabella Zabaneh Miss Belize Universe Turning Heads on Social Media
Ambergris Today
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July 9, 2025
Did you know Belize has only ever placed in the Top 12 at Miss Universe? That title went to Sarita Diana Acosta in 1979, and she came remarkably close to making it into the Top 5, missing by just 0.107 points. That’s the highest placement this...
UDP Criticizes Government Over Unannounced CSME Agreement
Love FM
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July 16, 2025
Another national concern that the UDP’s Parliamentary Caucus brought up this afternoon had to do with the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). As we reported yesterday, Prime Minister John Briceno signed onto an agreement in Jamaica last week...
Belize Mourns Passing of Baby Emiliano After Brave Fight With Rare Illness
Love FM
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July 11, 2025
Baby Emiliano Flores died last night after touching the hearts of many across the country. The seven-month-old baby had been battling a rare and aggressive form of congenital disease known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy known as SMA. It is a condition...
US Embassy Funds New Forensic Crime Scene Office in Dangriga
Love FM
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July 16, 2025
The U.S. Embassy in Belize is once again giving aid to the government, this time, by way of funding for the construction of a new Forensic Crime Scene Office in Dangriga. The project is the government’s way of enhancing the Police Department’s...
Belize’s march of peace to the ICJ
Amandala
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July 9, 2025
Just over three decades ago, when the PUP government in Belize was exhorting the population, including the Opposition UDP, to join in the campaign to support the passage of the Maritime Areas Act (MAA) as a vehicle toward ending the centuries-old...
Simone Biles Issues Sharp Message Amid Plastic Surgery Rumors During Belize Trip
Essentially Sports
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July 10, 2025
As the sun-drenched images from Simone Biles’ latest vacation ripple across social media, one photo in particular has drawn more scrutiny than celebration. The gymnast, who appeared in a bright bikini during her Belize trip, didn’t just spark...
Belize Beef Fest & Rodeo Returns to Belmopan
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 7, 2025
The Belize Livestock Producers’ Association (BLPA) has officially announced the return of the highly anticipated Belize Beef Fest & Rodeo. Now in its fourth edition, the 2025 event is scheduled to take place in August at the National Agriculture...
Germantown mom wants out of Philly so she can join her deported husband in Belize
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Earlier this year, I wrote about Jesreel Chimilio, a father of two from Germantown who was seized outside his home by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and whisked away for deportation. His wife, Charlene Maddox Chimilio, came...
Belize’s Wildest Season: When Rain, Mosquitoes, Sargassum, Lobster and Mango All Arrive at Once
Ambergris Today
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July 7, 2025
Let’s be real, there’s a stretch of the year in Belize that tests even the most seasoned islander. We call it hurricane season, but it’s also rainy, mosquito, sargassum season, and the slowest of the slow tourism seasons all rolled into one. The...
Burns Brothers and 'Small Town Shenanigans' come home for Lewis and Clark Festival
Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Montana
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July 15, 2025
Homegrown humor and heartfelt stories are returning to the area as Billy and Brian Burns-hosts of the hit podcast Small Town Shenanigans-make their way back to Cut Bank for the 46th annual Lewis and Clark Festival July 24–27. With a global podcast...
La marcha de Belize hacia la paz en la CIJ
Amandala
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July 9, 2025
Hace poco más de tres décadas, cuando el gobierno del PUP en Belize exhortaba a la población, incluyendo al partido opositor UDP, a sumarse a la campaña para apoyar la aprobación de la Ley de Áreas Marítimas (MAA en inglés) como vehículo para...
Simone Biles Is Glowing in Belize in a Designer Bikini That Shows Off Her Hard-Earned Abs
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 9, 2025
Simone Biles is basking in the Belizean sunshine and looking radiant as ever in her latest Instagram post. The 11-time Olympic medalist glowed, literally and figuratively, in a luxe Fendi bikini while showing off her strong, sculpted abs. The...
Simone Biles in Bikini Has “Gone to Belize”
Celebwell - Florida
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July 9, 2025
Simone Biles is keeping things hot in Central America – in her bikini. In a new social media post, the Olympian flaunts her fantastic figure in a Fendi swimsuit while vacationing in the tropics. “Gone to belize 🤍,” she captioned the series of...
Keeping Culture Alive: Emilio Thomas and the Art of Belize
Great Belize Television Channel 5
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July 9, 2025
Belize is more than just beautiful landscapes, it’s a vibrant blend of cultures, stories, and traditions. And at the heart of that cultural identity is art. From music and dance to photography and painting, the arts help us celebrate who we are...
Restoration, protection aim to save Belize’s coral reef from extreme heat and disease
Mongabay
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July 9, 2025
Charles Darwin described the Belize Barrier Reef, a complex system of coral reefs, atolls and cayes spanning 300 kilometers (186 miles) and cradling the nation’s coast, as “the most remarkable reef in the West Indies.” Today, unprecedented coral...
Bears' Jonathan Owens sparks social buzz with flirty Instagram move on Simone Biles' Belize photos
The Times of India
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Jonathan Owens' five-word comment on Simone Biles' Belize photos has fans swooning (Image via Getty) NFL safety Jonathan Owens lit up social media this week after reacting to wife Simone Biles’ latest vacation post from Belize. As the gymnastics...
"Catch of the day" - Simone Biles reacts as she rocks casual black outfit on her Belize vacation
Sportskeeda
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July 9, 2025
Simone Biles recently shared a glimpse of her visit to her getaway in Belize and dropped a reaction on her own outfit in the latest post. The gymnast is enjoying the trip with her husband, Jonathan Owens. Belize is a special vacation for Biles, as...
Belize Tax Authorities Urge Business Compliance
The San Pedro Sun
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July 4, 2025
Businesses operating in San Pedro and across Belize are being reminded of their obligation to comply with the tax regime governed by the Income and Business Tax Act. Authorities stress that full compliance is essential to avoid penalties and to...