For every Belizean athlete chasing greatness, the dream is simple: train hard, compete at the highest level, and make the country proud. But for six young stars, that dream just got a major boost. Thanks to Olympic Solidarity, they’re now getting paid to do what
Junior national team standout Douglas Langford Jr. is now part of an elite group of born Belizeans who have played Division One basketball in the United States. When he stepped on to the court on Monday for the San Jose State University Spartans, he joined
A 19-year-old Belizean-American Marine was shot and killed early Saturday morning during a Halloween party at a vacant business building in Lancaster, California. Authorities identified the victim as Lance Corporal Tevon Wade, originally from Rosamond, with ties to Belize. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported
A Belizean car dealer says travelling through Mexico has become increasingly dangerous, describing encounters with alleged corrupt officers and armed civilians demanding bribes. Robert McClaren Jr, who frequently travels to Mexico for business, recounted the incident in a video now circulating online. He told News Five
A father rushed his son to the Northern Regional Hospital early Wednesday morning after he was chopped multiple times in August Pine Ridge Village, Orange Walk. 61-year-old Emeraldo Diaz told police that around 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 5, his 32-year-old son, Juan Carlos Diaz, arrived
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled in favour of ten former employees of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), affirming their right to severance pay under the Belize Labour Act. The judgement overturns a decision by the Belize Court of Appeal and marks a major
Two Westrac employees were robbed at gunpoint on Wednesday morning while travelling to make a bank deposit in northern Belize. Police say the incident happened around 11:00 a.m. on the Belize–Corozal Road in Orange Walk Town. Officers found a GMC Canyon pickup truck parked on the
Police are investigating a late-night house fire that occurred on Tuesday, November 4, in San Antonio Village, northern Belize. Authorities say that around 11:20 p.m., police responded to reports of a blaze in the village. Upon arrival, officers observed smoke coming from a cement house. The
Police are investigating a fatal road traffic accident that claimed the life of a Santa Marta resident on Tuesday evening in northern Belize. According to reports, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on the Old Northern Highway in Santa Marta Village, Orange Walk District. Police responded
CBS News reports that while greeting citizens in Mexico City’s historic downtown, President Claudia Sheinbaum was approached by a visibly drunk man who placed his hands on her and appeared to lean in for a kiss. A video of the incident quickly went viral, showing
