Hurricane Melissa has left a path of devastation across the Caribbean after striking Jamaica and Cuba and is now heading towards the Bahamas as a category 2 with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph. Melissa left behind fatalities, damaged homes, hospitals, and schools. It made landfall
BBC reports four alleged drug-trafficking vessels were struck by US forces in the eastern Pacific on Monday, killing 14 people, according to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. The strikes, ordered by President Donald Trump, are part of an escalating campaign to curb narcotics entering the
Family has identified the decomposed body discovered earlier this morning in Belize City as 39-year-old Gilbert Conorquie of Belize City. According to reports, Conorquie was last seen on Sunday, October 26th. The grim discovery was made after a resident reported a strong odour near the basketball
Police in Belize City are investigating the death of an unidentified man whose decomposing body was found this morning. According to initial reports, the body showed signs of violence. The grim discovery was made by a resident of the area who reported a strong odour near
Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica, and the island is feeling the catastrophic impacts of the Category Five storm. After a relatively slow approach, the storm hit the southwest coast of the island early this afternoon, with wind speeds of one hundred and eighty-five
Tragedy and destruction, Hurricane Melissa has already claimed at least seven lives across the region. Three people died in Jamaica while preparing for the storm, three more in Haiti, and one in the Dominican Republic. And that’s just the beginning. Hundreds of thousands are without
The Pan American Health Organization remains on high alert tonight. From its operations center in Washington, PAHO is working around the clock with health ministries, the UN, and regional disaster agencies to keep critical health services running as Melissa moves through the region. Emergency medical
A weekend shooting has ended in heartbreak. On Monday night, thirty-two-year-old Ryan Hyde lost his fight for life at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Hyde was shot in the head last Friday in Cotton Tree Village, a brutal attack that left his family praying for
Tonight, four men are back behind bars following their appearance before Justice Nigel Pilgrim in the High Court. A fifth person, a woman accused of a serious sex offense, remains out on bail as her case was adjourned. Here’s how it all unfolded. Ulide Allen
Considering recent domestic violence cases, some ending in tragedy, Belize is stepping up its response. This week, senior officials from across the Caribbean gathered in Barbados to tackle the issue head-on. After two days of talks, countries signed a landmark agreement: the Regional Pact on
