Good evening, Belize, I am Paul Lopez with this week’s installment of Sports Monday. What a finish inside the Orange Walk Multi-Purpose Center on Friday night. The Belize City Defenders celebrated their first-ever semi-pro basketball championship, but the Orange Walk Running Rebels made sure the road to the title was anything but easy.   With the clock

The government's overhaul of the Reconstruction and Development Corporation (RECONDEV) board has replaced Chairman Brian Mira, but the changes are already drawing questions after several directors were retained and new political appointees joined the board. Myrna “Tibby” Weight, a retired educator, now heads RECONDEV following the Prime Minister's directive to overhaul RECONDEV.  Waight previously served as RECONDEV's

Two lives were lost, and today the man convicted of their murders was sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars. The High Court has sentenced Miguelito Encalada to two life sentences after he was found guilty of the murders of his wife, Desiree Gonzalez, and his brother, George Rochester, who were both fatally

Humanity has left 140 million pieces of debris circling Earth, according to the United Nations. These pieces may be "larger than one millimetre" and perhaps considered "too small to track", but the UN says, "They remain capable of damaging satellites and spacecraft" and worsen the growing problem of space pollution. The UN's warning comes on July

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) says that Spain's July 14 visa-free travel list does not reflect a new decision but a restatement of existing European Union rules under which Belize remains excluded. MFAFT said the list, which included nine CARICOM states, simply consolidates the countries already exempt from Schengen visa requirements under

At least 52 loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings were found dead on a private beach on Ambergris Caye earlier this month. Residents say this is the latest casualty of the country's worsening sargassum crisis. Joshua Seguro, a part-time worker on the property, discovered the hatchlings early in the morning while walking the beach. "I immediately identified them as

The University of Belize has taken what it describes as a historic step toward international accreditation that could strengthen the global recognition of its degrees and boost opportunities for students and faculty. UB announced on Monday that it has officially submitted its Application for Accreditation Candidacy to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on