Good evening, Belizean ballers and non-ballers at home and abroad! I’m Shane Williams with this week’s athletic highlights from the Jewel. This is Sports Monday. Lets start things off at the Belize Elementary School Auditorium for the Central Secondary School Basketball Championships between the undefeated
Police have arrested and charged a man from Palmar Village, Orange Walk, after officers discovered an unlicensed firearm during a raid today. According to police, officers from the Mobile Interdiction Unit and the Highway Interdiction Team executed a search warrant at the home of Jean Pereza.
Two fires were reported in Belize City on Friday night. The first broke out on Aloe Vera Street, destroying the bedroom of four boys. Homeowner Diane Pelayo said she discovered the blaze after her daughter noticed smoke. “My daughter came inside and saw smoke coming from
A Sunday evening ride ended in tragedy near Trial Farm Village when thirty-three-year-old Delty Cordova lost her life in a motorcycle collision. Cordova was among a group of riders travelling from Corozal to Orange Walk when a sixteen-year-old minor, reportedly without a license, made a sudden
Sixty-seven-year-old Porfirio Cardona says his family escaped with only their lives after Sunday night's fire destroyed their home on Hibiscus Street, Belize City. His son, Saul Cardona, remains hospitalised with burns and smoke inhalation. "We saved nothing," Cardona said. “We were watching TV, and then we started
As the political fallout surrounding Abelardo Mai’s resignation looms, the U.S. Embassy was brought into the conversation today, though not through direct questions about the minister’s departure. Mai resigned in mid-November. According to reports, Mai resigned under pressure from the Prime Minister, who is himself reportedly
Belize has officially submitted the living heritage tradition of Krismos Bram and Sambai from Gales Point “Malanti” Village for consideration to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The nomination will be examined during the 20th Session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee in New
Police have detained a person of interest following the murder of 45-year-old Beris Neemaya Anglin in Orange Walk Town. Anglin was shot dead late Saturday night in Orange Walk Town. Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith confirmed that Anglin’s common-law wife discovered his body inside their
Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) announced that E. Andrew Marshalleck, S.C., Chairman of the company’s Board of Directors, will conclude his tenure on December 31, 2025. Marshalleck joined the Board in December 2020. According to BEL, Marshalleck oversaw major upgrades to Belize’s power infrastructure, including the addition
President Donald Trump blames Nicolás Maduro for drugs and migration, but experts are saying that Trump's military threats against Venezuela could trigger a new refugee crisis. Trump maintains that Venezuela has "dumped hundreds of thousands of people into our country from prisons", despite there being no
