A fatal road traffic accident early this morning claimed the life of 18-year-old Tristan Ortiz. The incident occurred shortly after 5:00 a.m. along the Maskall Road, just past the village’s police station. Ortiz was a passenger in a grey Toyota pickup truck. Reports are that the driver lost control of the vehicle while approaching the Maskall Bridge,

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has hailed recent military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as an “incredible and overwhelming success,” claiming they have significantly degraded Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Speaking at a Pentagon press briefing Sunday, Hegseth described the overnight operation as a series of “precision strikes” ordered by President Donald Trump. He said that the

It is being described as the largest password leak in history, as cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a staggering 16 billion compromised login credentials, exposing a major global security risk. The leak, uncovered by Cybernews researchers as part of an investigation that began earlier this year, is believed to be the result of multiple infostealer malware

Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) has welcomed the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) Final Decision on its Annual Tariff Period (ATP) 2025–2026 application, submitted on April 4, 2025. BEL says the decision opens the door for future tariff changes aimed at securing revenue for continued investments and improving customer service. BEL’s application outlined three main goals: ensuring sufficient

Fourteen thousand dollars a month for rent. That’s the jaw-dropping figure revealed this week after a press conference that left a lot of people talking. Public Service Union President Dean Flowers dropped a bombshell: the Ministry of Blue Economy is shelling out fourteen grand every month to rent office space in what appears to be

Just when you thought the government’s rent bill was the big headline, Public Service Union President Dean Flowers had more to say and it’s drawing even more attention. At a recent press conference, Flowers revealed that the government is shelling out a staggering seventeen million dollars a year in overtime payments. And that’s not all.

The Briceño administration is facing fresh criticism, this time from the University of Belize’s own faculty and staff. Acting Union President Julianne Pasos is calling it like she sees it. She says the People’s United Party promised to increase government subvention to the university after the 2020 general election. But instead of more support, Pasos