There’s a deeply disturbing report out of Orange Walk, where police are investigating an alleged case of sexual assault involving a young child. The incident was reported on Wednesday afternoon, around four o’clock, when a woman and her twenty-five-year-old daughter walked into the Orange Walk
There’s a major development in a double murder case that’s been hanging over the Belize Police Department for more than five years. Back in May 2020, Ronald Burley and Quintin Espinosa were brutally killed in what police described as a double homicide that shocked the
It was a terrifying wake-up call for a family in Blackman Eddy Village. What began as a quiet night quickly turned into a life-or-death struggle. Two armed men broke into the Ireland family’s home, but they didn’t expect what came next. One intruder fled. The
[caption id="attachment_58858" align="alignright" width="300"] Franklin Avelar[/caption] Police have arrested forty-year-old Santiago Alberto Trigueros, a laborer and mechanic, for the murder of Franklin Arenivar de Alas. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon, when Franklin was riding his bicycle
Diplomacy takes center stage this Friday as Prime Minister John Briceño heads to Campeche, Mexico for a high-level sit-down with two regional leaders. He’ll be meeting with Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum and Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arévalo to talk about key issues that affect all three
Earlier this year, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the ambitious Tren Maya project isn’t just staying in Mexico. It’s expanding, right through Belize and into Guatemala. That’s a major shift in how the three countries could connect. Now, this isn’t just about trains and
This Friday, Belizean officials will sit down with their Mexican counterparts to talk about a growing concern, Guatemalan vessels repeatedly entering Belize’s waters. Just last month, the Coast Guard had to calmly escort an armed boat out of Belizean waters after its crew claimed they
Last week, Prime Minister John Briceño announced the appointment of eleven new ambassadors and diplomatic staff. While some familiar faces are staying put, others are heading off to represent Belize in new countries, and a few fresh names are joining the foreign service. We caught
We often hear about the Tenth of September as a day of parades and patriotism, but behind the celebrations lies a powerful story of courage and conviction. Long before Belize was a nation, fourteen men, known today as the Flowers Bank Fourteen, stood at a
Earlier this week, we told you about a new U.S. bill that’s got the BPO world buzzing, the ‘Keep Call Sectors in America Act 2025.’ Sounds serious, right? Well, it is. If passed, it could change how outsourcing works by cutting off government grants and
