A routine ride turned into a devastating chain reaction on Guinea Grass Road Friday night. Eighteen-year-old Eutomito Pech lost his life after his motorcycle slammed into the back of a horse-drawn buggy carrying a Mennonite family near Shipyard Village. The impact sent Pech careening into
A violent outburst at a city polyclinic is putting new focus on the risks healthcare workers face every day. Over the weekend, chaos erupted at the Matron Roberts Polyclinic when a woman allegedly forced her way into a doctor’s office, demanding urgent care and reportedly
A legal showdown is brewing between a former watchdog and the government he once served. Former Ombudsman Major Gilbert Swaso is heading to court, accusing the Briceño administration of crossing constitutional lines and meddling in the independent work of his office. In a newly filed
Tension is rising in the nation’s capital between former Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar and the man who replaced him in the National Assembly, Oscar Mira. Saldivar, who served as Minister of National Security and remains the only Belizean designated by the United States as
For Kyron and Sharlette Green, love isn’t just a feeling, it’s a daily act of resilience. At eighteen, Kyron is navigating adulthood from a wheelchair after a childhood shooting left him paralyzed. But instead of letting that moment define his future, he’s stepping into new
Police have arrested and charged five individuals following the discovery of a firearm and ammunition during an operation in Belize City. Authorities say the group, which includes both men and women, now face charges of kept firearm without a gun license and kept ammunition without
Last week, a sixty-six-year-old woman in Cristo Rey Village narrowly escaped serious harm after two armed men forced her into her home and began ransacking the property. Police say the suspects fled when officers arrived on the scene, thanks to a quick-thinking neighbor who alerted
A Belizean man is publicly accusing an immigration officer of making homophobic comments toward him and his boyfriend while crossing the western border into Guatemala. The man, identified as Nuhann Lopez, shared his account on social media, describing the incident as humiliating and deeply disappointing.
Cuba’s president is publicly thanking Belize and Mexico today, after a major humanitarian shipment, nearly seventeen hundred tons of food and essential supplies, arrived in Havana. The donation comes as the island struggles through a deepening economic and energy crisis, with President Miguel Díaz-Canel calling
New Foreign Affairs CEO Oscar Arnold faces a growing threat: narco activity along Belize’s northern border. Drawing on his time as Ambassador to Mexico, Arnold says he’s seen how complex transnational crime networks operate. With trafficking concerns rising, he argues that law enforcement must go
