A deadly weekend on Belize’s roads is leaving one family shattered and searching for answers. Twenty-seven-year-old Thomas Martinez of Georgeville is among several lives lost, and tonight his loved ones are speaking out, demanding justice. Police say Martinez was riding his ATV home from Esperanza
Police in San Ignacio are investigating a fatal crash in the Kontiki area that claimed the life of thirty-year-old Geromey Chuc, a security guard from Benque Viejo Town. Officers were called to the George Price Highway on Friday, where they found Chuc’s body alongside a
Just days after a motorcyclist lost his life near mile seventy-two, police were called back to the same highway, this time between miles twenty-one and twenty-two. On Sunday afternoon, officers discovered a gray Ford EcoSport badly damaged on the roadside and nearby, the lifeless body
A routine ride turned into a devastating chain reaction on Guinea Grass Road Friday night. Eighteen-year-old Eutomito Pech lost his life after his motorcycle slammed into the back of a horse-drawn buggy carrying a Mennonite family near Shipyard Village. The impact sent Pech careening into
A violent outburst at a city polyclinic is putting new focus on the risks healthcare workers face every day. Over the weekend, chaos erupted at the Matron Roberts Polyclinic when a woman allegedly forced her way into a doctor’s office, demanding urgent care and reportedly
A legal showdown is brewing between a former watchdog and the government he once served. Former Ombudsman Major Gilbert Swaso is heading to court, accusing the Briceño administration of crossing constitutional lines and meddling in the independent work of his office. In a newly filed
Tension is rising in the nation’s capital between former Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar and the man who replaced him in the National Assembly, Oscar Mira. Saldivar, who served as Minister of National Security and remains the only Belizean designated by the United States as
For Kyron and Sharlette Green, love isn’t just a feeling, it’s a daily act of resilience. At eighteen, Kyron is navigating adulthood from a wheelchair after a childhood shooting left him paralyzed. But instead of letting that moment define his future, he’s stepping into new
Police have arrested and charged five individuals following the discovery of a firearm and ammunition during an operation in Belize City. Authorities say the group, which includes both men and women, now face charges of kept firearm without a gun license and kept ammunition without
Last week, a sixty-six-year-old woman in Cristo Rey Village narrowly escaped serious harm after two armed men forced her into her home and began ransacking the property. Police say the suspects fled when officers arrived on the scene, thanks to a quick-thinking neighbor who alerted
