Twenty-one-year-old Robert Arnold is facing another charge of murder after being arraigned on Wednesday for the shooting death of businessman Cruz Magana on June third. It is alleged that Arnold, who is presently on remand for the murder of Rudolph ‘Bobo Youth’ Lewis, entered the
Guatemalan national, Julio Lopez-Perez will serve the next two years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to inflicting vicious chop wounds to Nerie Barrios. The incident happened in November 2021 when Barrios was attending a friend’s wake in Lords Bank Village. While inside
On Saturday, Enoch Ethiopian International is hosting a Haile Selassie I One Hundred and Thirty-Second Earth Day Celebration at the Birds Isle. This event will mark nineteen years of celebrating Haile Selassie I’s earth day in Belize. It promises to be a time loaded with
Former President Donald Trump has stirred controversy by suggesting Taiwan should pay the United States for protection against China, raising doubts about Washington's commitment to the island if he were to reclaim the White House in November, 2024. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Trump demanded
The Ministry of Immigration convened the mid-term meeting of the Regional Consultation Group on Migration (RCGM) as part of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM). This two-day event brings together member states and international organisations from across the region, including the USA and Canada, with
The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) has intensified its scrutiny of recent developments impacting the Board of Directors at One Caribbean Media (OCM), headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago. In a statement released Thursday, the CBU, representing public service and independent media entities across the Dutch, English, French,
It's that time of year again! Channel 5 is excited to host its annual Summerfest, a fantastic event for school children to enjoy an evening of fun, games, and amazing prizes. This year, the festivities will take place at Memorial Park in Belize City on
Dr. Osmond Martinez is the new area representative for Toledo East. Martinez, a member of the People's United Party (PUP), replaces seventy-six-year-old Mike Espat, who passed away in April 2024 due to a heart attack. Dr. Martinez defeated the United Democratic Party's candidate, Dennis "Desho"
We broke the news on Monday that the medical staff working the night shift at the Southern Regional Hospital came under threat of physical harm when relatives of victims of a road traffic accident barged into the triage area and attempted to enter the Emergency
It was a tragic weekend across Belize after a series of road traffic accidents claimed the lives of eight individuals. In the north, two families lost a parent and a child in a collision, and several were critically injured, while in southern Belize a five-year-old
