A United Nations report shows the alarming scale of violence against women in Latin America and the Caribbean, with at least 19,254 women killed over the past five years. According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 3,828 women lost their lives
Venezuela’s aviation authority has issued a strict 48-hour deadline to international airlines to resume flights to the country or face the suspension of their traffic rights. The move comes after several carriers suspended service, citing safety concerns following a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alert. The
This morning, the International Court of Justice opened a critical hearing that could reshape regional borders. At the center of the dispute is a cluster of islands known as the Sapodilla Cayes, claimed by Belize, but also contested by Honduras. Today, Guatemala stepped in, seeking
The battle over Belize’s southern waters just got more complicated. At The Hague today, Guatemala reminded the court that this isn’t the first time these islands have sparked a legal showdown. In fact, Guatemala and Belize have been locked in a separate case since 2019
The Sapodilla Cayes, where the Caribbean meets the Gulf of Honduras, are a cluster of tiny islands that hold outsized importance. They’re fourteen specks of sand and palm trees, surrounded by turquoise waters and coral gardens teeming with life. Sea turtles nest there, manatees glide
Guatemala wants a seat at the table in Belize’s case against Honduras over the Sapodilla Cayes, arguing the islands overlap with its own claim. It’s a new chapter in a decades-old territorial dispute that has seen tensions flare despite promises of peace. But what does
Head of the police department’s Special Patrol Unit Aaron Gamboa remains grounded at home in Belize, trying to figure out why the United States flagged his visa and stopped him from boarding a US-bound aircraft. Gamboa arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport with his
Tonight, heartbreak grips a Belize City family after twenty-two-year-old Daniel Tillett was gunned down early Saturday morning. Just minutes from his home on Antelope Street, Daniel was ambushed by several gunmen who opened fire, leaving him fatally wounded. His death comes only two years after
Last week, a night of fun ended in terror after twenty-five-year-old Kelly Stephens and her boyfriend, forty-one-year-old Ashton Martin, were shot at an establishment on George Price Street in Punta Gorda. Following the incident, police have officially charged twenty-year-old Derry Bennett with two counts of
A night out in Dangriga turned violent on Wednesday when an eighteen-year-old was stabbed at a popular bar. Police say Gavin Armstrong was socializing at Island Breeze Bar and Grill when an unknown man attacked him just after 10:30 p.m. Armstrong was rushed to the
