Belize's music community is mourning the loss of producer and audio engineer Kendoyll Simpson, professionally known as "KSBEATS". His partner Anika Perez revealed he spent the last two years privately battling cancer while continuing to make music. He passed away on Sunday. "Kendoyll was a very
Belize now chairs the body that decides how Central America prepares itself against hurricanes, earthquakes and floods. This makes it the first time the country has held the presidency of the Council of Ministers of Finance or Treasury of Central America, Panama and the Dominican
Garifuna people backed by the National Garifuna Council marched this morning in a peaceful protest from Marion Jones Stadium to the Honduran Embassy in Belize City. The march moved to the beat of drums, singing and placards showing solidarity with Garifuna communities in San Juan,
The United States and Iran are moving closer to a wider confrontation as Washington prepares to resume a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route, while attacks and threats continue across the region. US Central Command said the blockade would restart
The sexual assault charge against former police officer Durmen Dawson has been dismissed after a San Ignacio magistrate ruled that he has no case to answer. Dawson appeared in the San Ignacio Magistrate’s Court today alongside complainant Luanna Gillett, where the court ruled that the sexual
As residents grapple with floodwaters that transformed parts of Belmopan into rivers over the weekend, Mayor Pablo Cawich is rejecting claims that blocked drains are to blame. Speaking out tonight, Cawich says the flooding was driven by an extraordinary surge of water flowing from neighboring
As flood recovery continues in Belmopan, Saturday’s rising waters are now causing setbacks beyond the city’s neighborhoods. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development is dealing with delays on the George Price Highway upgrade project after floodwaters forced the Mount Pleasant Bridge, just outside Belmopan, to close
Saturday’s floodwaters didn’t just rise; they pushed beyond what monitoring equipment in parts of the Cayo District could even measure. Chief Hydrologist Tennielle Hendy says the More Tomorrow flood station was effectively overwhelmed, as massive volumes of water moved through Belmopan, nearby communities, and other
Tonight, the trail of Defense Ministry spending leads to Chunox Village, where a fresh vegetable supplier has collected more than one million dollars in government payments. Records reviewed by News Five show that A&Y Fresh Vegetables was paid through at least one hundred and twenty
A Friday night shooting just steps from home has left a Santa Elena family grieving and searching for answers. Police say the victim was gunned down in a brazen attack, and while investigators have detained two suspects and identified a possible motive, relatives are still
