As sargassum continues to wash ashore in San Pedro, the Town Council has adopted a direct, boots-on-the-ground strategy to manage the annual influx of the invasive seaweed. With heavy machinery proving too costly and often inefficient, this year’s focus is on swift manual removal, shovels,
San Pedranos are celebrating their very own Faith Edgar for securing the Miss World Belize 2025 crown at the national pageant held on Saturday. The 24-year-old dental student and former Miss San Pedro 2022 will represent Belize at the 73rd Miss World Pageant in 2026. Edgar
The UK is deploying jets and other military assets to the Middle East, the Prime Minister of the UK, Sir Keir Starmer, confirmed during the G7 summit currently taking place in Canada. Starmer stated that the additional Typhoon fighters and air-to-air refuelling aircraft were being sent
Tropical Storm Erick, the fifth named storm of the 2025 Pacific hurricane season, is gaining strength and is forecast to rapidly intensify into a powerful hurricane as it approaches the southern coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued Hurricane Warnings Tuesday morning for
Just before a weekend meant for honoring fathers, a heartbreaking tragedy has shaken the quiet San Mateo neighborhood in San Pedro. Rubio Salazar, a familiar face on the island, was killed in a shocking altercation, allegedly at the hands of his own son. What should
A peaceful night in Camalote Village was shattered by gunfire on Friday, leaving a family devastated and a community in shock. Twenty-one-year-old Travis Swift was gunned down inside his mother’s bedroom, his life cut short in a hail of bullets. Over two dozen shell casings
A grim discovery on a banana farm in southern Belize has left a community in shock. On Friday, police found the decomposing body of a Honduran national, Roberto Dominguez, bearing multiple chop wounds. He was last seen alive on Monday and now, investigators are trying
A Belize City man is counting his blessings tonight after a close brush with death. Twenty-six-year-old Jevon Ramclam was hanging out at his home on Maskall Street when a heated argument took a dangerous turn. Police say the dispute with Lindon Maskall escalated quickly ending
After a neighbor grew concerned over not seeing seventy-five-year-old Marvin Hartin for several days, a wellness check led police to a tragic scene—Hartin’s decomposing body was found inside his home in Consuelo Village, Corozal District. While there were no visible signs of injury, police say
The United Democratic Party’s attempt at a fresh start this weekend turned into yet another public unraveling. What was supposed to be a pivotal National Party Council meeting never even got off the ground. Instead, chaos erupted right outside the U.D.P. headquarters. Tensions flared as
