Dolly Parton, the country music icon behind hits like "Jolene," "9 to 5," and "I Will Always Love You," has died at age 80, her family announced on social media. Parton had postponed an upcoming Las Vegas residency in October due to unspecified health issues. Her
Nichole Gilda McDonald, a mother of five, is out on bail after spending more than three months behind bars, and says she is eager to reunite with her children. McDonald appeared in court after being escorted from the Belize Central Prison. The magistrate granted her bail
At least 47 people were killed and 22 injured in an overnight gang raid on Kenscoff, a community overlooking Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, the United Nations said Monday. Haitian rights group RNDDH estimated 30 to 40 deaths and 15 to 20 wounded, though a full
Bowen & Bowen is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever assaulted two of its employees during a robbery at Hope Creek Supermarket. Both employees required medical attention and are recovering. The company says no cash was taken during the incident. Bowen
Regional climate scientists are warning of an emerging climate crisis across the Caribbean as El Niño conditions intensify faster than expected, with Belize specifically flagged as vulnerable to agricultural losses. The Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology says El Niño strengthened from weak to moderate by
Belize and Taiwan have signed a new agreement worth roughly three million U.S. dollars aimed at strengthening micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across the country, with a particular focus on women and young entrepreneurs. The Belize Women and Youth MSMEs Development Project will be jointly implemented
Electricity bills are climbing, and so are the complaints. BEL confirms that more customers are challenging their bills now than during the same period in previous years. Today, the company and the Ministry of Public Utilities spent two hours explaining the spike. Their answer: hotter
BEL is asking consumers to trust its billing system, even as complaints about higher electricity bills continue to mount. Executive Chairman Lynn Young says employees have occasionally misread meters, but BEL corrects those mistakes. He argues that deliberately manipulating the computerized system to overcharge selected
BEL owes Mexico’s state-owned energy supplier tens of millions of dollars, and the company admits it simply does not have enough money to cover all its expenses. So how is it keeping the lights on? Executive Chairman Lynn Young revealed today that the Briceño administration
Residents heard gunshots shortly after one on Sunday morning, but it was several hours before police found twenty-three-year-old Christopher Smith Jr. dead in Belize City. His murder comes months after a high-profile criminal case against him ended. Tonight, investigators are trying to determine who killed
