Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa was detained on Sunday night, only hours after being freed from prison. Guanipa, 61, is a senior member of the Primero Justicia party and has been an outspoken critic of the government. Witnesses, including his son, said about 10 armed
The CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has backed new sugar refinery projects in Belize and Guyana, saying the investments will "add regional refining capacity and reduce the region's dependence on external sources." Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan Ali paid a three-day high-level visit to Belize on February
Cuba is facing one of its worst energy crises, with the government forced to ration fuel and impose daily blackouts across the island of 11 million people. Al Jazeera reports that power cuts lasting several hours a day have become routine, pushing families to cook with
Police are investigating a double murder that occurred Saturday night at a residence on Queen Street in Punta Gorda Town. According to police, the incident happened around 8:00 p.m. while several people were gathered at the home of 24-year-old Luis Barillas. Investigators say a lone gunman,
Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD), a local environmental group, has been recognised for its work in tackling forest fires along the Belize–Guatemala border. The recognition came at the UK-Belize Climate & Nature Legacy Awards, where FCD’s cross-border fire prevention project was honoured for bringing communities
Judges, prosecutors, prison officials, and government representatives sat down with experts from Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago this week to talk about new ways to handle crime without always sending people to prison. The meeting, organised by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and funded by the
More than 2,300 refugees and asylum-seekers are now living in Belize, most of them having fled violence and instability in nearby Central American countries. Recent figures show 2,361 refugees and asylum-seekers in the country, mainly from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Between October and December 2025,
Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) says it has completed nearly all severance payments owed to former employees following a Caribbean Court of Justice ruling last November. In a statement, the company confirmed it began processing payments “without delay” and has now settled 98 percent of eligible claims
A shooting in Dangriga Town has claimed the life of Bernaldo Gorosica, better known as “Sparrow.” Gorosica was shot in the Riverside area on Friday evening. He was a well-known figure from the "Salty Dog" area, remembered by family and friends as a cheerful fisherman who
For years, families in Indian Church and nearby villages lived without reliable electricity, limiting household life, farming, and small business growth. That changed this week with the launch of a rural electrification project in Indian Church Village, Orange Walk District. The project will connect Indian Church,
