Honduras announced last week that it will terminate its century-old extradition treaty with the United States following concerns expressed by Washington over a recent meeting between Honduran and Venezuelan defense officials. In a letter shared on social media by Foreign Minister Enrique Reina, the Honduran
On Friday, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Government of Belize finalised major funding agreements during the Third High-Level Dialogue of the Regional Climate Change Platform of Finance and Economy Ministries in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. The agreements, signed by IDB Executive Vice President
As September marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month, it's an important time to deepen understanding of sickle cell disease (SCD). This article aims to shed light on the causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of SCD, helping to raise awareness and support for those affected. What
On Thursday, August 29, 2024, the Human Trafficking Institute (HTI), in collaboration with the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIPs) Council of the Government of Belize, hosted the Trafficking in Persons Leadership Summit. This event is part of a CARSI grant project titled “A TIPPING POINT 2.0,”
Margaritaville Beach Resort in Belize recently participated in the inaugural Jimmy Buffett Day of Service, an annual event launched by Margaritaville International to honour the legacy of its founder, Jimmy Buffett. On August 30th, the Belize property joined other Margaritaville locations worldwide in giving back
Ramon Vasquez, Chairman and CEO of Belize Broadcasting Network (BBN), withdrew as the United Democratic Party (UDP) standard bearer for Belize Rural South in the upcoming General Elections to preserve the station's neutrality. However, Vasquez was recently seen supporting the People's United Party (PUP) at
San Ignacio police are investigating a shooting murder that occurred early yesterday morning in Cotton Tree Village, Cayo District. The victim has been identified as Guatemalan national Otoniel Perez Mateo. According to reports, police responded to reports of gunfire around 1:50 a.m. and found Perez
It’s been less than a month since Santa Elena welcomed a new police substation. Tonight, however, police are investigating the death of one of a resident whose body was found in the wee small hours of the morning. He is twenty-one-year-old Korrie Cruz, who was
Kenrick Longsworth, the Belize City resident convicted of the death of his three-year-old stepson, has been sentenced to fifteen years behind bars for manslaughter. He was also given an additional three years for wounding. As we have reported, on January tenth, 2020, Mark Teul’s mother
Earlier today, a man was sentenced to thirty years in prison for the 2022 execution of Owen Tucker. He is forty-year-old Jerome Crawford who was charged for shooting his employer, on November twenty-second, 2022, in front of his coworkers. Owen Tucker was a Belizean American
