How has a decade-old university proposal continued to recruit supporters, list staff, and promote transformational outcomes without approval or physical progress? For over a decade, this ambitious project has promised to transform education and employment in Belize. It speaks of a Hogwarts-like campus, tens of thousands
Concerns about mental health care and public safety have resurfaced after the arrest of a man believed to be mentally ill in connection with two violent, unprovoked attacks on women in Belize City. Surveillance footage shows the man knocking one woman unconscious near the Michael Finnegan
The Government of Belize has condemned continued military intimidation by the People’s Republic of China against the Republic of China (Taiwan), warning that such actions threaten peace and stability in the region. In a statement, Belize said the military drills undermine dialogue and increase tensions across
President Donald Trump said the United States recently destroyed a major facility in Venezuela as part of its pressure campaign against President Nicolás Maduro. Speaking on Friday during a radio interview on WABC, Trump said, “They have a big plant or a big facility where the
Italian police have arrested nine people accused of secretly raising about $8 million USD for Hamas over two years. The arrests come amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Israel launched heavy military operations in Gaza after the October 7, 2023 attack, killing thousands of
Police are investigating a burglary at OM Indian Restaurant on Newton Barracks after thieves broke in late Friday night and stole multiple items. The owner said he closed the restaurant at 9:30 p.m. and returned the next morning to find equipment, electronics, liquor, and cash missing.
Kareem Wright, better known as DJ Kareem, has died. Despite being paralysed from the waist down, he built a career doing what he loved most: music. Wright became paralysed after a shooting in August 2007. He was shot in the neck while walking home from a
At least 15 people were killed and 19 others injured when a passenger bus fell into a ravine along the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala. The crash occurred near the 174-kilometre mark of the highway, where the bus dropped about 75 metres into a steep valley.
Rugby is steadily gaining ground in Belize, and nowhere is that growth more visible than in Caye Caulker, home to the Caye Caulker Crocodiles Rugby Club. With players ranging from young children to adults, the club is offering an exciting new outlet for athletic youth
The United States has carried out airstrikes against militants linked to the Islamic State group in northwestern Nigeria, targeting camps in Sokoto State near the border with Niger. The strikes, conducted late Thursday, were described by the US military as precision attacks on terrorist targets. While
