Police in Corozal are investigating an attempted murder after a 20-year-old man was shot multiple times Thursday night. Wilbert Jonathan Vellos, a construction worker, was rushed to the Corozal Community Hospital around 9:30 p.m. on April 16 with gunshot wounds to his body. According to initial police
There’s a new vibe at the New Beginnings Youth Development Centre. The Government of Belize has teamed up with the United Nations Development Programme to launch a game-changing initiative aimed at flipping the script on how the country supports vulnerable youth. The project, “Strengthening Youth Governance and
Commuters can breathe a sigh of relief, at least for the moment. The Belize Bus Association (BBA) has backed away from its threat to halt all bus runs on Monday after what it described as a lengthy and productive meeting with Minister of Transport, Dr. Louis
A 24-year-old delivery man from Dangriga who was reported missing earlier this week has been found dead in Silk Grass Village. Steve Lewis disappeared on Tuesday morning after leaving home for what was believed to be a routine delivery run. He never returned. His mother, Suceli Lewis,
Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” to commercial shipping for the remainder of the current ceasefire, according to reporting from CNN. The vital maritime chokepoint, through which a significant portion of the world’s oil supply passes, had been at the centre of rising
He was small, fast, and fearless, and now he’s carved in stone. Cambodia has unveiled the world’s first statue dedicated to a landmine-detecting rat, honouring Magawa, the African giant pouched rat who helped make the country safer one sniff at a time. The monument was revealed in
With bus operators threatening to pull their routes as early as Monday, News Five dug into the numbers driving this looming shutdown. Earlier this month, we told you that the Belize Bus Association says soaring fuel costs are pushing many operators into daily losses. Now,
With a potential bus shutdown just days away, government stepped into damage control mode. After the Belize Bus Association warned on Wednesday that operators would park their buses on Monday without intervention, Minister of Transport Dr. Louis Zabaneh met with association members this morning in
A mother’s worst fear became a heartbreaking reality today. One week after seventeen year old Alwin Marin Jr. left home to go fishing with a friend, his search ended in tragedy when his body was discovered in a remote area of Belize City. Alwin had
The return of First Alcalde Marcus Canti to Indian Creek has eased tensions for some residents, but it has also reopened old wounds. Today, the spotlight turned to the deep divisions still shaping the village, as Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Dr. Louis Zabaneh weighed
