Good evening, I am Paul Lopez with this week’s edition of Sports Monday. You will not forget their names, even if you wanted to, because the Beacon Softball Club has officially etched their team’s name in local softball history. Not one, not two, not three,
The Belize Police Department has released official information regarding the tragic road traffic accident that claimed two young lives on Saturday in Corozal. Jael Guzman and Ranick Chavaria were on a motorcycle when he collided head-on with a bus. Police responded to the scene and found extensive
A domestic dispute turned deadly on Sunday, August 31, 2025, when Wilson Hernandez was fatally shot in the J&W area of Belmopan City. Police responded to reports of a shooting and later found Hernandez’s lifeless body at the hospital, where he had succumbed to a
Every piece of trash left on Belize’s beaches comes at a cost, both to marine life and eventually to humans. From plastic bags tossed aside to bottles left behind, human negligence is choking wildlife and allowing microplastics to creep into the food chain. For eight years,
Alex Mirand was gunned down on Sunday in the Antelope Street area of Belize City. Police responded to reports of a shooting and discovered Miranda's lifeless body. He had been shot multiple times. Preliminary investigations reveal that Miranda was walking in the area when he was
The Ministry of Immigration has officially removed the Recommender section from the Belize Passport Application Form, effective September 1, 2025. A notice from the ministry says this is a broader effort to streamline services, reduce opportunities for fraud and corruption, and enhance the integrity of the
The High Court of Belize has sided with bus operator Hernan Serrano in his legal battle against the Transport Board. The court overturned the Board’s decision to deny the renewal of Serrano's road service permit. Justice M. Javed Mansoor found that the Transport Board violated Serrano’s
Police have charged a 16-year-old male minor in connection with the shooting of 25-year-old barber Jose Manuel Velasquez, which occurred on the morning of Tuesday, August 26. According to investigators, Velasquez was approached by a known male individual around 6:00 a.m. in San Pedro Town. During
The government will hold its third public consultation on the Belize Constitution (Thirteenth Amendment) Bill, 2025 on Wednesday, September 24, at the Dangriga Town Hall. The session runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The committee says the consultation is part of its mandate to encourage
The Court of Appeal has overturned a $2.1 million judgment that the High Court had ordered the Government of Belize (GOB) to pay in compensation over a disputed land sale. The ruling, delivered on Friday, August 29, in the case of Rudolph Ramirez & Anor v.
