The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has issued a public alert following confirmed measles outbreaks across the Americas, including a recent cluster in neighboring Guatemala. According to the MOHW, 10 cases have been reported in Guatemala and 1 in El Salvador. Most of the cases
We begin tonight in southern Belize where police have charged a man in connection with last year’s deadly home invasion in Bella Vista Village. That tragic incident left twenty-four-year-old Narjin Ceron dead and critically injured his partner, Nickey Logan, who courageously shielded their toddler during
Police in the Toledo District have formally charged a suspect in the Christmas Day killing of twenty-five-year-old Archibald “Fafa” Ferrill Jr. of Bella Vista Village. Ferrill, a construction worker, was fatally shot early on December twenty-fifth, 2025, while walking along an unnamed street in the
Police in Independence Village made a significant find over the weekend. Around four p.m. on January tenth, officers from Intermediate Southern Formation and CIB searched an abandoned zinc bungalow in the Noralez Extension area. Inside, they discovered a gold-colored nine-millimeter Sig Sauer pistol with a
A brand-new police station for Caye Caulker is officially on the way. The Ministry of Economic Transformation signed a contract on Tuesday with Coleman Construction Limited to get the project started. The deal was witnessed by Home Affairs Minister Oscar Mira and Area Representative Abner
Imagine waking up to find out a major decision about your phone and internet service was made, and even the people you elected didn’t know the details. That’s what’s happening in Belize right now. A proposed buyout of BTL has been in the works for
Concerns over the proposed consolidation of Belize Telemedia Limited and Speednet are intensifying, as trade unions across the country hold critical consultations today, talks that are expected to culminate tonight with a meeting of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. The consolidation would see
The debate over a proposed scarlet macaw sanctuary deep in the Maya Mountains has taken a dramatic turn. At a public consultation last night, Red Bank residents have spoken, and the answer is a firm ‘no.’ The government had pitched the sanctuary as a future
For more than a decade, farmers in Middlesex have been struggling to get their produce to market, and the reason is simple: bad roads. Now, Stann Creek West Area Representative Rodwell Ferguson says he’s taking the fight to Cabinet to finally get this issue resolved.
The U.S. State Department announced earlier today that it will suspend processing of immigrant visas for nationals of seventy-five countries, including Belize, beginning January twenty-first. The State Department is concerned that many applicants could become a burden to the public purse by relying on welfare
