Punta Rock artist Concego, known offstage as Deon Patrick Ogaldez, died three days after a tragic motorcycle accident on Thursday, April 17. The beloved artist was critically injured after being knocked off his motorcycle and was hospitalized at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where he
Two Belize Defence Force officers, Major Ermil Coh and Captain Claudio Quiroz, have returned home after a six-month deployment in Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission. The BDF held a welcoming ceremony to honour the officers. In a statement issued by the
Police are investigating the shooting of a 35-year-old man in Punta Gorda Town on Saturday night. Initial reports indicate that Derrick Hines was shot in the neck while on Prince Street shortly after 9 p.m. He was initially taken to the Punta Gorda Hospital before being
Jair Castaneda, one of three passengers injured during the hijacking of a Tropic Air flight on Thursday, issued his first public statement following his release from hospital on Friday, 18 April. In a message shared on social media, Castaneda said the country’s “peaceful community was shaken
A 25-year-old farmer of San Lazaro Village has been named Belize’s Junior Farmer of the Year 2025. Growing up on a multi-generational farm in the Orange Walk District, Juan Ricardo Carrillo has cultivated a lifelong dedication to agriculture, starting full-time on the farm at just
Tropic Air, the Airline of Belize, has announced that Jair (Franchesco) Castañeda has been released from medical care following injuries sustained during an incident yesterday. The airline expressed gratitude to the skilled medical team and the community for their support and prayers. Captain Howell Grange and
Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a 49-year-old American veteran, was shot and killed by a passenger after hijacking a Tropic Air flight in Belize and stabbing three people. Taylor had entered Belize for the first time on April 8 but was involved in multiple incidents in the
A terrifying mid-air ordeal over Belize ended with American hijacker 49-year-old Akinyela Sawa Taylor being ultimately shot and killed by a passenger. Taylor had hijacked a Tropic Air flight and stabbed three people. Taylor, a U.S. military veteran and father of four, had arrived in Belize
The body of a man was found this morning in the Indianville area of Punta Gorda Town. According to reports, the discovery was made at around 9 o'clock. The body exhibited multiple chop wounds, including to the neck. The victim's body was found in a busy
On Thursday evening, the Government of Belize issued an official statement following the hijacking of a domestic Tropic Air flight by Akinyela Sawa Taylor, a U.S. citizen. Flight 9N711, en route from Corozal to San Pedro, was mid-flight when Taylor assaulted the pilot and attempted to
