Hurricane season 2026 officially opens today, and according to Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon, Belize is more equipped to track the next five months than you might think. When a hurricane forms in the Atlantic, the first question most Belizeans ask is: are we ready? According to
As Belize enters the 2026 hurricane and rainy season, today's edition of Open Your Eyes focused on the critical importance of preparedness and public awareness. With June 1 marking the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, viewers were provided with expert guidance on how families, communities,
Elmer Nah, once a serving officer of the Belize Police Department, was convicted last week of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Nah was found guilty of murdering Jon Ramnarace, David Ramnarace, and Vivian Ramnarace and the attempted murder of Yenie Alberto
Just when wildlife rescuers thought Georgie the howler monkey was on the road back to the wild, tragedy struck. Georgie was first admitted to the Belize Wildlife & Referral Clinic last year after being ravaged by thousands of New World Screwworm maggots. After nine months of
Former Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick has been sentenced to prison following his conviction on corruption charges, bringing one of the Caribbean's longest-running political scandals closer to a conclusion. Justice Rajendra Narine handed down a sentence of four years and 26 days in a
The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) issued an urgent public advisory Thursday, placing Belize on heightened Ebola vigilance as the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of
The family of slain physician Dr. Naun Bonilla is calling on authorities to leave no stone unturned in the investigation into his murder. In a statement to News 5, Bonilla's family urged law enforcement and the government to pursue the case with "urgency, transparency, and determination,"
The long wait is finally over and today, in a packed courtroom, the High Court delivered the moment many had been anticipating for years. At the center of it all is former police corporal Elmer Nah, once a familiar and respected figure in law enforcement,
A sense of safety in Belmopan has been shaken tonight after a shocking, targeted killing in broad daylight. Police say a well-known and respected doctor was ambushed in the Las Flores area, as a masked gunman carried out the attack with chilling precision, right in
Police have made a breakthrough in a brazen city shooting that left one man fighting for his life. A twenty-one-year-old suspect is now behind bars, charged with attempted murder after gunmen opened fire on a young worker in Belize City earlier this week. Investigators say
