A shocking assassination has shaken Sri Lanka’s political scene. Lasantha Wickramasekara, a 38-year-old opposition politician, was shot dead inside his office on Wednesday, marking the first political killing in a recent wave of shootings across the island nation. As reported by the Associated Press, police said
Tropical Storm Melissa is slowly churning through the Caribbean Sea and is now forecast to become a major Category 4 hurricane by Monday. As of Wednesday, it was 300 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with 50 mph winds and moving at just 2 mph. Heavy rain
The Government of Belize is issuing a warning to the public regarding a circulating “fake news” video on social media that falsely urges viewers to invest money for quick financial returns. The video, in Spanish, features images of well-known Belizean personalities but is entirely AI-generated
Miss Earth Belize 2025, Paris Cawich, has made Belize proud by earning a Silver Medal at the prestigious Miss Earth Media Presentation and Silver Filipiniana Fashion Show in Manila, Philippines. Selected as one of the “Media Top Picks” by members of the Filipino press, one of
We begin tonight with a heartbreaking update out of San Felipe Village. Two more lives have been lost following that horrific house fire earlier this week, the same blaze that claimed thirty-five-year-old Angelita Magana and her six-year-old son, Tishan Godoy. Authorities say the fire was
And staying on the topic of domestic violence, Health Minister Kevin Bernard says tackling substance abuse is key to breaking the cycle. He believes stronger laws to curb alcohol and drug abuse could help prevent gender-based violence, since these substances often impair judgment and fuel
Gun violence rocked the Port Loyola area of Belize City late Tuesday night. Sometime before eleven o’clock, shots rang out on Nurse Findley Crescent, leaving one man dead. Police say thirty-eight-year-old Ricardo Arturo Escobar was gunned down in a hail of bullets, hit multiple times
We turn now to a major legal battle unfolding at the Court of Appeal. David Cruz, the man convicted for the brazen 2020 murder of Roaring Creek resident Timroy Neal, is fighting to overturn his life sentence. Cruz was just twenty-five when Neal was gunned
Health Minister Kevin Bernard is pushing for a big change in how Belize tackles smoking. He introduced a Tobacco Control Bill that could finally bring us in line with World Health Organization standards. The idea is to protect future generations from the dangers of tobacco
A major leadership change is coming to the country’s largest hospital. Chandra Nisbet-Cansino, who’s led the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital since 2021, won’t be renewing her contract when it expires in the months ahead. That means the top seat at KHMH will soon be vacant
