Leaders from the Maya, Garifuna, and Kriol communities are urging Belizeans not to let land rights discussions turn into division. While each group stands by its historical claims, they reject framing the issue as ethnic conflict. Minister Louis Zabaneh echoes that call, stressing dialogue and
A brazen daylight robbery in Orange Walk Town has raised citizen security concerns among residents. Surveillance footage shows a gunman, wearing a full-face motorcycle helmet, approach an unsuspecting Bowen and Bowen employee from behind. The assailant reached for the employee’s waist and began pulling him.
Nearly five years after Geoffrey Crawford vanished from Crooked Tree, one man has now learned exactly how much time he will spend behind bars, and it’s less than half of what the court first considered. In the High Court on Tuesday, Justice Derick Sylvester handed
A teenage dream is now hanging in the balance tonight. Sixteen-year-old Orell Reyes, a promising footballer from Pomona Village, is fighting for his future after a brazen shooting left him paralyzed from the waist down. Just moments after leaving football training, gunfire shattered his world,
Tonight, an update on a shooting that shook Gardenia Village; one young life lost, another still hanging in the balance. Police have made an arrest in connection with the May thirty-first attack, but eighteen-year-old Justin Young continues to fight for his life in hospital. There
A grieving family is demanding answers tonight after a deadly crash in Esperanza turned into a push for justice. Twenty-seven-year-old Thomas Martinez lost his life when his ATV was struck from behind by a car, an impact so severe it threw him into a roadside
The National Bus Company is turning to technology to improve the way it serves the traveling public. Today, the company unveiled a new telematics system that will be installed across its fleet, allowing management to track vehicle performance, monitor driver behavior and improve overall efficiency.
With municipal elections still months away, the race is already picking up speed. Candidates are hitting the streets, campaign spending is ramping up, and political slates are taking shape across the country. But once again, there’s a familiar concern, no rules requiring parties to disclose
Students at Anglican Cathedral College are about to log into a whole new learning experience. A ninety-five-thousand-dollar boost from the Waterloo Charitable Trust is powering a major upgrade to the school’s computer lab, giving more students hands-on access to technology and sharpening the digital skills
One million trees planted, that’s the objective of the Greening Belize Initiative, launched by the Ministry of Sustainable Development several weeks ago. And today government chief executive officers led by example. They joined forces with some primary school students in Roaring Creek Village to plant
