The Toledo Alcaldes Association has issued a strong condemnation following the killing of 50-year-old Alcalde Romano Cal, a respected community leader from Medina Bank Village. Cal was found dead on Sunday evening, May 25, with chop wounds to the upper body. He was pronounced dead
The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) and the Ministry of Agriculture have issued a public advisory following a noticeable rise in paralytic rabies cases among horses and cattle. BAHA warns that paralytic rabies is a zoonotic disease, meaning it can be transmitted to humans, primarily through
Police have detained 55-year-old Rafael Cal of Medina Bank Village, who is being accused of the brutal killing of his brother, Romano Cal, 50. Romano, the alcalde of Medina Bank, was found dead on Sunday evening, May 25, just after 8 p.m., with chop wounds to
The Department of Transport (DOT) has reactivated nationwide enforcement operations to tackle the improper use of motorcycles on the country’s roadways. "This initiative is being launched in response to an increasing number of public complaints and observed violations of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic
It’s budget season in Belmopan and the numbers are big, bold, and stirring up plenty of debate. For the next three days, members of the House of Representatives are deep in discussion over a nearly two-billion-dollar national budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Two weeks
The budget debate took a fiery turn today as Opposition Leader Tracy Taegar Panton zeroed in on what she called questionable government spending. Referring to reports of twenty-eight million dollars in airport security contracts awarded to two firms under the Briceño administration, Panton didn’t mince
Freetown Area Representative and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francis Fonseca, didn’t hold back during today’s budget debate. He dismissed Opposition Leader Tracy Taegar-Panton’s response as nothing more than “empty, hollow rhetoric.” Fonseca criticized her remarks as weak and uninspired, even suggesting her notes were filled
The budget debate continued with sharp criticism from the Opposition today, this time over a twenty-six-million-dollar loan motion tied to the Western Highway upgrade. Opposition Leader Tracy Taegar-Panton took aim at the Briceño administration’s infrastructure strategy, questioning its priorities. She pointed out that while nearly
Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde is standing firmly behind the Briceño administration’s proposed 2025/2026 budget, calling it the largest in Belize’s post-independence history. During today’s House Sitting, Hyde didn’t hold back. He took a jab at Opposition Leader Tracy Taegar-Panton, questioning whether she had even
Shock and fear ripple through the Toledo District tonight after a brutal and senseless killing. The small village of Medina Bank is reeling after its alcalde, Romano Cal, was murdered in cold blood. The attack happened Sunday evening around seven o’clock, and the details are
