A viral video showing a confrontation between Brian Swazo, a sports council caretaker, and a teenage basketball player at the Russell Garcia Auditorium in Dangriga has led to widespread outrage online. The Child Advisory Body (CAB) has condemned the incident and issued a public statement calling
A former Belize police corporal has failed to overturn his manslaughter conviction after a three-judge Court of Appeal panel unanimously ruled that his 18-year prison sentence for shooting a 14-year-old boy in the back on a Placencia beach will stand. Kareem Martinez, once a Corporal of
A man was convicted in the Dangriga High Court today on four counts of trafficking in persons following a long-running case linked to allegations of exploitation involving multiple women. Jin Zhou Wu was found guilty of two counts of trafficking for labour and two counts of
Thirty-three-year-old San Pedro resident Gilberto Noble is dead after a motorcycle collided with a golf cart on Pescador Drive in San Pedro Town late Thursday night. According to investigators, Noble was seated at the rear of a red Lifan motorcycle driven by 23-year-old Vincent Donaji Canul.
Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire after shares in his rocket and space exploration company SpaceX surged on their first day of trading on the US stock market. SpaceX went public on June 10 at an initial price of $135 per share. By early
Mexico's long-awaited World Cup opening was marred by violent clashes outside of the Azteca Stadium. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Mexico City on Thursday, hours before the opening match between Mexico and South Africa. Relatives of the country's more than 130,000 missing persons
The Public Service Union (PSU) has formally requested records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), alleging that government finance officers have been deliberately splitting payments to avoid financial oversight by the Ministry of Finance and Treasury Department. The request follows recent reports that the sister
Floodwaters and rising rivers continue to threaten parts of Belize after persistent rainfall battered several parts of the country on Thursday. The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) urged residents in its third information bulletin to stay alert as conditions remain unstable. NEMO and the National Hydrological
Widespread flooding is tonight’s top story, after torrential overnight rains drenched communities across Belize, from the south straight through the central region. By morning, roads were cut off, homes surrounded, and in one dramatic moment, a bus was actually swept off the highway by fast-moving
What was supposed to be a simple assignment quickly turned into a firsthand look at a national emergency. News Five’s Shane Williams headed south to cover the opening of a new building at the Stann Creek ITVET, but instead found himself navigating flooded highways, stalled
