Police are investigating a deadly confrontation in Bella Vista Village that occurred on Tuesday afternoon. 40-year-old construction worker Franklin Arenivar from El Salvador was fatally stabbed during a heated exchange. Reports are that Arenivar got into an argument with Santiago Alberto Triguero, locally known as "Chavo." The
BELTRAIDE says Belize’s BPO sector is holding steady for now. Despite growing concerns over the U.S. “Keep Call Centers in America Act”, Executive Director Ishmael Quiroz says there’s no immediate threat to local outsourcing jobs. The objective behind the act is to "reverse the trend" of
Spirit Airlines has responded to concerns about its financial stability after its second-quarter 2025 results raised alarms internationally. The budget carrier confirmed it filed a 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission that warned it may face significant financial challenges over the next 12 months. "The
Chaos erupted at the Belize Central Prison this morning when an inmate made a sudden and dangerous break for freedom. A thirty-year-old inmate, Nyere Parchue, decided he wasn’t waiting until September twentieth to walk free. Instead, he made a bold dash for freedom during recreation
Last week, we reported on a major court ruling that’s forcing the Government of Belize to pay nearly three hundred thousand dollars to the family of Jahangir Abadi, a seventy-year-old inmate who died behind bars in 2019. The High Court found that the Belize Central
A fatal stabbing incident occurred this afternoon in Bella Vista Village, Toledo District. The victim, identified as a Hispanic male, sustained a stab wound to the upper right chest after reportedly being confronted by the alleged assailant. According to preliminary reports, the suspect fled the
A chilling find in Ladyville has left one family in mourning. A resident stumbled upon a decomposing body in a remote part of the community and tonight, one family is confirming the worst. The victim is twenty-five-year-old Joshua Martell. His loved ones hadn’t heard from
Last week, the Belize Tourism Board announced that Spirit Airlines would officially be coming to Belize this November and Belizeans all around were buzzing the excitement. The affordable airline plans to offer three one-way flights a week to Fort Lauderdale, starting at just eighty-five U.S.
This week marked a historical moment for the Belize National Teacher Union after a fifteen-member delegation travelled to Saint Maarten to participate in the Caribbean Union of Teachers Biennial Conference. This conference is a major event held every two years for educators in the Caribbean region
Last week, while the buzz was building around the proposed shift from the Belize Tax Service to a new semi-autonomous revenue agency, SARA, we took the conversation online. We ran a quick social media poll, asking Belizeans two simple questions to get a feel for
