The biggest FIFA World Cup in history gets underway today with an opening ceremony in Mexico City before the host nation takes the field in the first of 104 matches scheduled over the next 6 weeks. Colombian pop star Shakira headlines the ceremony at Mexico City
A major court ruling is putting millions on the line for Belize’s cane farmers. The Court of Appeal has cleared the way for a high-stakes legal battle between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and Tate & Lyle Sugars, rejecting efforts to send the dispute
Tonight, a growing controversy is putting a government minister under the spotlight. Belmopan Area Representative Oscar Mira is facing intense scrutiny after leaked records from the government’s payment system revealed hundreds of transactions to his siblings for supplying goods to state institutions he had influence
Buried in dozens of payment records to supplier Jenny Mira is what appears to be a deliberate effort to keep invoices just under ten thousand dollars, right below the threshold that would trigger tighter government oversight. For those familiar with public finance, that limit is
Questions about fairness at the ballot box are taking center stage tonight. Activist Jeremy Enriquez is demanding answers, filing a Freedom of Information request to find out what’s causing delays in redrawing Belize’s electoral boundaries. With some constituencies carrying far more voters than others, and
The Dangriga Town Council is now under legal pressure after its former Town Administrator, Austin Petillo, signaled he’s ready to take the matter to court over what he says was an unlawful dismissal. Petillo’s attorney, Orson Elrington, has fired off a pre-litigation letter to the
Leaders from the Maya, Garifuna, and Kriol communities are urging Belizeans not to let land rights discussions turn into division. While each group stands by its historical claims, they reject framing the issue as ethnic conflict. Minister Louis Zabaneh echoes that call, stressing dialogue and
A brazen daylight robbery in Orange Walk Town has raised citizen security concerns among residents. Surveillance footage shows a gunman, wearing a full-face motorcycle helmet, approach an unsuspecting Bowen and Bowen employee from behind. The assailant reached for the employee’s waist and began pulling him.
Nearly five years after Geoffrey Crawford vanished from Crooked Tree, one man has now learned exactly how much time he will spend behind bars, and it’s less than half of what the court first considered. In the High Court on Tuesday, Justice Derick Sylvester handed
A teenage dream is now hanging in the balance tonight. Sixteen-year-old Orell Reyes, a promising footballer from Pomona Village, is fighting for his future after a brazen shooting left him paralyzed from the waist down. Just moments after leaving football training, gunfire shattered his world,
