This morning on Open Your Eyes we were excited to highlight an incredible opportunity for young Belizean athletes. The spotlight was on the upcoming Copa Gobernador Basketball Tournament, set to take place in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, where 13 different countries will come together to compete.
The rape trial of attorney Orson “OJ” Elrington began today in the High Court before Justice Nigel Pilgrim, but the first issue was whether the public should be kept out of the courtroom. Reporters were denied entry this morning as legal submissions focused on whether the
The U.S. military carried out a lethal strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea on Monday, killing three people. The operation, announced by U.S. Southern Command, took place a day before the CARICOM 50th Heads of Government Meeting, which is being attended
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil has called for the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured in a U.S.-led raid last month and is now imprisoned in New York on drug trafficking and “narcoterrorism” charges. Speaking before the United Nations Human Rights Council in
What began as a simple Saturday getaway to Barton Creek ended in tragedy, leaving two families searching for answers. Twenty‑year‑old Manuela Vanegas and twenty‑three‑year‑old Jermaine Jerrington Ingram were returning to Unitedville after an afternoon by the water when gunmen ambushed them, cutting their lives short
Forty three year old Marlon ‘Tiny’ Usher lost his life in a stabbing on Sunday night, a confrontation his family believes spiraled out of accusations over a woman, and tonight, they’re grieving a hardworking son and provider taken far too soon. News Five’s Shane Williams
Another bold shooting in Belize City has once again put Jahreem Staine at the center of a string of automatic weapon attacks, and tonight those repeated brushes with death are raising fresh questions about public safety and the risk to innocent bystanders. News Five’s Shane
Police in Belmopan say they’ve made a major breakthrough in last week’s shocking double murder, announcing charges against the man they believe pulled the trigger. Nineteen‑year‑old Jahan Flores is now accused of killing Zamar Alvarez and Calvert Westby Jr., a crime that rattled the quiet
Police made progress this weekend on two major cases, starting in Belmopan, where investigators secured a breakthrough arrest in last week’s double murder, and continuing in Belize City, where a late‑night gun attack on Curassow Street left one man hospitalized and investigators reviewing surveillance footage
What should have been a routine court appearance in a southern murder case turned into a brief stopover in Belize City today for thirty-three‑year‑old Ellis Meighan. With no magistrate currently sitting in Independence, Meighan was brought to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, where he arrived
