Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas on Thursday as the National Assembly debated a bill granting amnesty to political prisoners. The demonstrations marked the first major opposition protest since interim President Delcy Rodriguez assumed office following the US-led abduction of Nicolas Maduro
Two Mexican navy ships carrying more than 800 tonnes of food and supplies arrived in Havana on Thursday. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said more aid would follow. “We are sending different forms of help, different forms of support. When they return, we are going to send
The Belize Postal Service will begin charging customers an additional one dollar for packages sent to the United States, following approval from Cabinet. The move comes after a July 2025 executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump, which requires all dutiable international postal items entering the
A massive sinkhole collapsed at a construction site in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, swallowing part of the road and nearby structures before filling with water. CNN reported the collapse coming a day after workers detected a leak during excavation work at the site. Authorities evacuated nearby homes
Oscar Garcia says no amount of time dulls the loss of a child. Today, nearly eight years after his 19-year-old son, Bobby Garcia, was killed at the Cahal Pech archaeological site, Garcia hopes the court will deliver long-awaited justice. "We are glad that it has been
Police are investigating a shooting in the Bahia area of Caye Caulker Village that left a 22-year-old man hospitalised. Officers say they responded to reports of gunfire around 9:00 p.m. and later came upon a golf cart heading toward the local clinic. One man, identified as
A pair of young men charged with the brutal 2018 murder of eighteen year old Bobby Garcia will learn their fate on Friday in Belmopan. They were both minors when they were first remanded to the Wagner’s Youth Facility, teenagers facing an adult level accusation
A Belize City man beat an attempted murder charge, but that victory didn’t carry him far. Twenty‑two‑year‑old Charleston Green walked out of the High Court after his trial fell apart on day one, all because the key witness never showed. Without Dixon Ramirez, the man
A Belize City man at the center of a violent 2020 shooting will remain on trial, after a judge ruled that the evidence against him is strong enough to proceed. Instead of focusing on the legal back‑and‑forth, the heart of this case lies in a
The debate over BTL’s planned eighty‑million‑dollar purchase of Speednet just took a new turn because for many Belizeans, this isn’t only about telecoms. It’s more about trust. When the country’s largest phone company, one that’s majority government‑owned and backed by Social Security funds, moves to
