It is back again; the William Dawson Sprite/Digi Basketball Tournament has launched yet another season. The 2025 tournament officially kicked off on Friday night at Birds Isle. Organizers, sponsors and participants gathered on the basketball court to remember the man who launched the vision behind
Police continue investigating the deaths of 26-year-old Keira Gentle and 27-year-old Harrison Arnold, found shot dead in a Simon Lamb Street home in Belize City on Saturday just before midday. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith, a licensed black nine-millimetre pistol registered to Arnold
The Belize Police Department is monitoring the potential threat posed by 20 high-profile gang members who escaped from Guatemala’s Fraijanes II maximum-security prison on October 11, 2025. The escapees are known members of the 18th Street Gang. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith, Belize’s proximity
Police continue to investigate the fatal shooting of 42-year-old Police Constable Oswald Young, who was gunned down in Unitedville, Cayo, on Friday night. According to police, the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. while Young was waiting for transportation to Belize City, where he was scheduled to
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man whose body was found floating in the sea near Southern Foreshore, Belize City, on Sunday. Police described the deceased as a dark-complexioned male. He was found "unresponsive in the sea near Southern Foreshore,” said Stacy Smith, Assistant
The Trump administration has confirmed another airstrike in the Caribbean Sea, killing six people aboard what it described as a drug-trafficking vessel off the Venezuelan coast. The attack marks the fifth U.S. strike in the region since early September, bringing the total reported death toll
Mexico’s Ambassador to Belize, Martha Zamarripa, expressed condolences and pledged full support to the families of the two Mexican men who died in a road traffic accident on the George Price Highway late Thursday night. The fatal accident happened between miles 13 and 14 after 11:00
The appeal hearing for 56-year-old attorney Oscar Selgado, convicted of abetment to murder in the case of Marilyn Barnes, got underway this morning at the Court of Appeal. Selgado, who was sentenced to 10 years by Justice Nigel Pilgrim in June 2024, challenges both his conviction
Attorney Richard “Dickie” Bradley raised concerns about the independent investigation into Joseph Budna’s abduction during an appearance on Open Your Eyes today. Bradley once more pointed out the importance of transparency and accountability. Bradley said the case is complicated because police officers are the suspected kidnappers.
A new global report on the state of work-life balance in journalism reveals a profession under strain, with half of journalists admitting they’ve considered quitting in the past year due to exhaustion and burnout. The 2025 State of Work-Life Balance in Journalism Report, conducted by Muck
