Today, as the world pauses to observe World AIDS Day, Belize confronts a sobering reality: despite decades of awareness and progress, the fight against HIV is far from over. Nearly forty years into the global epidemic and more than twenty-five years since Belize launched its
Talk about a holiday surprise. A family of four from San Pedro is celebrating big after winning half of the latest Mega Bingo jackpot. Earlier today, they made the trip to Belize City to collect a cheque worth about one hundred and four thousand dollars.
Good evening, I am Paul Lopez with this week’s installment of Sports Monday. We have plenty to dive into from the weekend in sports, so let’s get right to it. We begin tonight’s coverage with an overview of the Belize City Council’s Third Annual Triathlon
Attorney Tiffany Cadle is challenging what she calls an illegal customs checkpoint and an overreach of authority that led to a high-speed chase on the Philip Goldson Highway. In a Facebook Live video that quickly went viral, Cadle accused customs officers of acting without 'reasonable
The family of long-time vendor Wayne "Pie Bwai" Myles is left behind trying to understand why anyone would target a resident so loved in the Old Capital. The 61-year-old was found on Friday night, lying face up in his apartment with a gunshot wound to the
The Ministry of Transport is responding to what it calls widespread misinformation about the new mandatory motorcycle training, stressing that the much‑criticised $300 fee is only a cap, not a fixed cost. “The $300 is a cap on the amount that any person who would be
German Tillett of the United Democratic Party (UDP) says he remains focused on his constituency duties while public attention continues to center on his political rival, Jose Abelardo Mai, who resigned from Cabinet in November. The two contested as standard bearers for the Orange Walk South
U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly had a call with Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, in which he issued an ultimatum telling him to resign immediately in exchange for safe passage for himself and his family. Maduro declined and instead asked for “global amnesty” for himself and top
A fatal crash and several other collisions over the weekend has raised even more concerns about driver safety on Belize’s highways. On Saturday, a van collided with a house being towed by a truck on the Southern Highway near San Juan Village. The van driver, identified
The United Democratic Party has officially elected a new leadership team today. The Albert Area Representative and Leader of the Opposition, Tracy Panton, cemented her role in the UDP after being endorsed as the party's first female party leader and officially the first woman to
