Nearly four years after gunmen killed Winston Joseph James, known as “Tanga,” and wounded his then-girlfriend, the case against two accused George Street associates has collapsed before reaching trial. Azzane Domingo and Eustace Lewis walked free from the High Court this morning after the Crown entered
A court-ordered pause in a criminal case has taken an alarming turn. Twenty-five-year-old Ashema Chang, accused of setting fire to Eugene Thompson’s Belama Phase Five home, has reportedly disappeared while awaiting a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether she is fit to face the charge. The
Belmopan mayoral hopeful Isidoro “Richie” Galvez is weighing in on sexual harassment allegations at the City Hall he hopes to lead. Council employee Efrain Novelo faced an internal investigation but denied the allegations, claiming the complaints were retaliation for disciplinary measures he helped carry out
A loud crack in the darkness gave Margareta Hernandez only moments to save her two young grandchildren. A massive tree had uprooted and crashed onto their Dangriga home, causing the structure to collapse around them. Hernandez managed to get the children outside safely, but the
Tonight’s match could define Belize’s road to Gold Cup qualification. After opening with a victory over St. Maarten on Saturday, the Jaguars return to the FFB Stadium with confidence, but St. Vincent and the Grenadines will present a much tougher challenge. Both teams enter the
Is it time for conch ceviche? Conch soup? Or how about conch fritters? Yes. Conch season officially opens in two days. The Belize Fisheries Department says the Queen Conch season runs from October 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. However, if fishers hit the national production quota
Belize’s response to territorial incidents involving Guatemala has largely followed the same diplomatic playbook: issue a formal diplomatic note, and seek an explanation. These notes are normally issued for incidents that occur at the Sarstoon during the annual flag-planting expedition carried out by the Belize Territorial
A stretch of beach on the south side of Hopkins Village has been significantly eroded, with a resident estimating that between 30 and 40 feet of sand has been lost. Oswin Nunez, who has lived in the area for about six years, says the beach is
Opposition Leader Tracy Panton placed politics aside over the weekend to join the Briceño administration in condemning Guatemala's military. Today, she turned her fire on the Prime Minister. John Briceño. During the United Democratic Party’s latest press conference, Panton called Briceño "unhinged" for using obscene language
Bishop Martin High School in Orange Walk Town expects students to enter a very different-looking campus when the school opens for the 2027-2028 academic year. Ground was broken for the school’s new STEAM Pavilion on Monday. It will house a full science laboratory, a makerspace for
