Delphina Brooks says she will never forget the moment she saw her grandson Theodore “Smiley” Swazo lying on a hospital bed after Sunday morning’s deadly motorcycle crash. Brooks said she was awakened shortly after midnight by a knock on her window. A young man told her
The UDP locked in its mayoral candidates to carry the United Democratic Party’s banner into the 2027 municipal elections in Dangriga and Benque Viejo del Carmen over the weekend. Dwayne Sampson secured the UDP's mayoral nomination in Dangriga and defeated Christalyn Castillo in Sunday's convention by
Twenty-five-year-old Vashti Thompson walked away with the Miss Earth Belize crown on Saturday night. She is now the beacon to carry Belize’s environmental message to the international stage at the Miss Earth 2026 in the Philippines on November 14. Thompson holds a bachelor's degree in biology
The smell of popcorn hit first. Then the cold rush of the air conditioning. Then the sound, rising all around, of eighteen children finding their seats. At the Ramada Princess Theatre in Belize City last Thursday, that was how the movie began, long before the screen
The family of Allan Arnold is demanding answers after he became one of three people killed in a deadly motorcycle crash on Mahogany Street in Belize City early Sunday morning. Arnold’s older brother, whose name is also Allan Arnold Jr., says the family is struggling to
“I hold no grudge; it was a convention that was not needed, but I am happy, and I want to invite all of them to work with me and my team of councillors.” That was Rigoberto Vellos’ response to Sunday night’s “loud and clear” victory
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake tore through western Colombia on Monday. It has left at least thirty people dead and triggered widespread damage across several cities, according to local officials. The quake's epicentre was located in San José del Palmar, in the northwestern department of Chocó,
The Belize Communications Workers Union (BCWU) says the vast majority of its membership has now turned against BTL's proposed acquisition of Speednet (SMART). According to the BCU, eighty-four per cent of its members no longer support the acquisition as currently proposed, a position reached following an
Rigoberto Vellos has officially defeated newcomer Shajerie Rogers to retain the PUP’s mayoral candidacy in Corozal Town. Tonight’s victory clears the way for the three-term mayor to seek a fourth term in the 2027 municipal elections. More than 3,400 Corozaleños turned out to cast their ballots
Two men are dead following a motorcycle collision on Mahogany Street in Belize City at around 2 o’clock on Sunday morning. According to family reports, the victims are Allan “Biggs” Arnold and Darwin Monroy. Video footage from the aftermath shows a crowd gathered at the scene.
