Tropical Storm Melissa has formed over the central Caribbean Sea and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane by the weekend with a high formation chance, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Satellite and radar data show that the system developed a well-defined centre while
Tonight, heartbreak grips Orange Walk as a family mourns and an entire community reels from a tragedy that unfolded in the early hours of Monday morning. A mother and her young son lost their lives in a horrific house fire, one that authorities believe was
It was just after three on Sunday morning, October twelfth, when police on patrol in Santa Elena stumbled upon a man lying in the street with severe head injuries. That man was later identified as forty-two-year-old Shawn Hertular. He was rushed to the San Ignacio
It’s a case that shocked Belize back in 2018, a hardworking tamales vendor brutally murdered while trying to make an honest living. Sixty-eight-year-old Martha Gonzales traveled every day from Orange Walk to Pomona Valley in Stann Creek to sell tamales, cheese, and clothes. But one
Over the weekend, a bold robbery attempt in Corozal was stopped in its tracks. On Sunday evening, just after seven, twenty-nine-year-old Ryan Delgado walked into Mo’s Supermarket armed with a pistol, ready to pull off an armed heist. But before he could get away with
The debate over the Briceño administration’s two-hundred-and-fifty-six-million-dollar purchase of Fortis Belize Limited and its BEL shares heated up again today in the Senate. Leading the charge was Opposition Senator Patrick Faber. He argued that while buying Fortis might have been acceptable, Belizeans should strongly reject
Civil society senators had their say in today’s debate as well. Union Senator Glenfield Dennison wanted answers about why Fortis decided to pull out of Belize in the first place. Church Senator Louis Wade raised a question many Belizeans are asking, will this big acquisition
Lead Government Senator Eamon Courtenay closed out today’s fiery debate on the Fortis acquisition, and he came out swinging. Courtenay started in an unexpected way, calling out the opposition for their ‘Who Thief Budna’ t-shirts worn on Friday. He went further, saying that only those
Tonight, we’re back on the story of the land dispute involving the Ministry of Natural Resources and Independence resident Sherene Garbutt. On Friday, we heard from Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, who confirmed that twenty-two acres in Independence will be handed back to the ministry
He’s always called himself a proud supporter of the People’s United Party. But tonight, Ladyville resident David McCulloch says he’s breaking his silence because he’s been fighting a battle for far too long. It’s a fight that started way back in 1998, twenty-seven years ago,
