The High Court in Belmopan has sentenced the now-adult defendant, Pablo Catzim, in the 2018 murder of 19-year-old Bobby Garcia to 14 years in prison. Catzim was 15-years-old at the time of Garcia's murder. This verdict comes with nearly seven and a half years already
The government has decided not to issue permits for "any newly proposed extraction sites" of sand and gravel along the North Stann Creek River for 2026. Cabinet says the decision comes after reviewing the current state of mining in the area and concluding that a more
A Belize City single mother of two is celebrating a $20,000 Scratch and Win win this Valentine’s weekend. The 42-year-old said she buys tickets almost every night, sometimes spending up to $100. “Last night I went to the store to buy my scratch. I spend fifty
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas on Thursday as the National Assembly debated a bill granting amnesty to political prisoners. The demonstrations marked the first major opposition protest since interim President Delcy Rodriguez assumed office following the US-led abduction of Nicolas Maduro
Two Mexican navy ships carrying more than 800 tonnes of food and supplies arrived in Havana on Thursday. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said more aid would follow. “We are sending different forms of help, different forms of support. When they return, we are going to send
The Belize Postal Service will begin charging customers an additional one dollar for packages sent to the United States, following approval from Cabinet. The move comes after a July 2025 executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump, which requires all dutiable international postal items entering the
A massive sinkhole collapsed at a construction site in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, swallowing part of the road and nearby structures before filling with water. CNN reported the collapse coming a day after workers detected a leak during excavation work at the site. Authorities evacuated nearby homes
Oscar Garcia says no amount of time dulls the loss of a child. Today, nearly eight years after his 19-year-old son, Bobby Garcia, was killed at the Cahal Pech archaeological site, Garcia hopes the court will deliver long-awaited justice. "We are glad that it has been
Police are investigating a shooting in the Bahia area of Caye Caulker Village that left a 22-year-old man hospitalised. Officers say they responded to reports of gunfire around 9:00 p.m. and later came upon a golf cart heading toward the local clinic. One man, identified as
A pair of young men charged with the brutal 2018 murder of eighteen year old Bobby Garcia will learn their fate on Friday in Belmopan. They were both minors when they were first remanded to the Wagner’s Youth Facility, teenagers facing an adult level accusation
