Family members and friends of Darwin Valerio have flooded social media with messages of grief after the 35-year-old security guard was shot and killed while on duty in Lord Banks Village, Belize District. Valerio was described as a "hard working person,friendly person n a kindly person.” “Darwin
A routine inspection by the Hol Chan Marine Reserve Technical and Enforcement Team on Thursday led to the discovery of heavy machinery operating in the north-western area of Ambergris Caye. Inspectors reported finding a marine barge carrying a pontoon vessel, along with a hydraulic excavator that
U.S. President Donald Trump says he has reached a “framework” for a future deal on Greenland, but leaders in Greenland and Denmark pushed back, saying no agreement exists and that talks cannot proceed without Greenland’s consent. The announcement came after Trump met with NATO Secretary General
Tonight, a constitutional claim over the alleged abduction and handover of Joseph Budna to Guatemalan authorities has taken a major turn, one that could leave Budna’s own legal team facing a significant legal bill. Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay, representing former Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa,
We’re hearing more fallout from the constitutional claim filed by attorney Arthur Saldiva, one that has pulled former Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa into court as a private citizen, not in his former ministerial role. As you heard earlier, Musa is represented by the law
Even as Joseph Budna serves a lengthy sentence in Guatemala, the foreign ministers of Belize and Guatemala took another diplomatic step forward today in their ongoing efforts to manage the long standing territorial dispute. Foreign ministers from the two neighbors met at the Organization of
Guatemala’s Foreign Minister, Carlos Ramiro Martínez Alvarado, is doubling down on his country’s commitment to the International Court of Justice process as the long‑standing territorial dispute with Belize edges closer to a final ruling. Speaking after today’s meeting, Martínez Alvarado stressed that Guatemala will respect
With repeated reports of Guatemalan Armed Forces crossing into Belizean territory, the issue of border incursions was impossible to ignore during today’s high‑level talks between the two countries. Tensions have been especially sharp in the Sarstoon, where Belize has documented several confrontations over the years,
We also put some tough questions to Guatemala’s Foreign Minister about those recurring incidents in the Sarstoon involving the Guatemalan Armed Forces. We asked him directly whether Guatemala has any plan to dial down tensions in the area, or if the country intends to put
As we mentioned earlier, today’s high‑level meeting was put together by the OAS Office, and while we were there, News Five also pressed OAS officials about what’s actually happening on the ground in the Adjacency Zone, especially when it comes to those border incursions we
