Last week, Belize welcomed seven new ambassadors, including the new Palestinian Ambassador, who presented her credentials to Governor General Dame Froyla Tzalam. Belize has long supported Palestine, backing a UN resolution calling for steps toward an independent Palestinian state. However, global opinion remains divided. At
With Prime Minister John Briceño now attending the Eightieth Session of the United Nations General Assembly, BTV founder Wil Maheia says this is the moment to turn up the heat on Guatemala. Maheia believes the Prime Minister should use the world stage to call out
Tonight, a Santa Elena resident is celebrating big time after coming up on top with a one-hundred-thousand-dollar Scratch and Win ticket. After a quick stop at the Sansco Store in Santa Elena led to him purchasing the winning ticket, the resident now has the funds
Police have arrested and charged 29-year-old construction worker Akeem Alfred Richards of Cayo with two counts of murder. The arrest comes more than a year after the deadly shooting of Clint Castillo and Andrew Muns in Cotton Tree Village. The incident happened on July 6, 2024. Both
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has issued a public notice warning residents of heavy rainfall, localised flooding, and hazardous road conditions. According to NEMO, rainfall over the past 33 hours has brought heavy showers and thunderstorms across much of the country, with the South and
Acting Commissioner of Police Bart Jones has responded to a video circulating on social media that shows a police vehicle in disrepair. The video shows the vehicle with missing door handles. Police officers say the vehicle also leaks when it rains and has no functioning air
An American woman was extradited from Belize last week and returned to Pennsylvania to face what authorities describe as the largest farm animal cruelty case in county history. Abigail Tuttle O’Keeffe, 54, was preliminarily arraigned early Saturday on 149 counts that include aggravated cruelty to animals
At the steps of the Supreme Court, the Leader of the Opposition, Tracy Taegar-Panton, compared Belize at forty-four to adulthood and urged citizens to take responsibility and drive positive change. She tied her message to this year’s theme, “Stronger Together, Rising Forever,” saying it reflects the
YouTube eliminó el canal oficial del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, junto con la cuenta perteneciente al Ministerio de Defensa del país, lo que sugiere que lo hizo para cumplir con las sanciones de EE.UU. La cuenta de Maduro, con más de 200.000 suscriptores, presentaba regularmente
It's been forty-four years of a sovereign Belize, and that many years celebrating the nation's birth. Under this year’s theme, “Stronger Together, Rising Forever,” Prime Minister John Briceño paid tribute to the nation’s forefathers, heroes, and the sacrifices that paved the way for independence. "Together we build
