Tonight, a Santa Elena resident is celebrating big time after coming up on top with a one-hundred-thousand-dollar Scratch and Win ticket. After a quick stop at the Sansco Store in Santa Elena led to him purchasing the winning ticket, the resident now has the funds
Police have arrested and charged 29-year-old construction worker Akeem Alfred Richards of Cayo with two counts of murder. The arrest comes more than a year after the deadly shooting of Clint Castillo and Andrew Muns in Cotton Tree Village. The incident happened on July 6, 2024. Both
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has issued a public notice warning residents of heavy rainfall, localised flooding, and hazardous road conditions. According to NEMO, rainfall over the past 33 hours has brought heavy showers and thunderstorms across much of the country, with the South and
Acting Commissioner of Police Bart Jones has responded to a video circulating on social media that shows a police vehicle in disrepair. The video shows the vehicle with missing door handles. Police officers say the vehicle also leaks when it rains and has no functioning air
An American woman was extradited from Belize last week and returned to Pennsylvania to face what authorities describe as the largest farm animal cruelty case in county history. Abigail Tuttle O’Keeffe, 54, was preliminarily arraigned early Saturday on 149 counts that include aggravated cruelty to animals
At the steps of the Supreme Court, the Leader of the Opposition, Tracy Taegar-Panton, compared Belize at forty-four to adulthood and urged citizens to take responsibility and drive positive change. She tied her message to this year’s theme, “Stronger Together, Rising Forever,” saying it reflects the
YouTube eliminó el canal oficial del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, junto con la cuenta perteneciente al Ministerio de Defensa del país, lo que sugiere que lo hizo para cumplir con las sanciones de EE.UU. La cuenta de Maduro, con más de 200.000 suscriptores, presentaba regularmente
It's been forty-four years of a sovereign Belize, and that many years celebrating the nation's birth. Under this year’s theme, “Stronger Together, Rising Forever,” Prime Minister John Briceño paid tribute to the nation’s forefathers, heroes, and the sacrifices that paved the way for independence. "Together we build
Police have confirmed the death of 22-year-old Axel Carrillo, who lost his life at a pre-carnival J’ouvert celebration in Orange Walk on Sunday morning, September 21. The incident happened just after five o’clock along Liberty Avenue. Carrillo was originally from Orange Walk but had been living in
Bus driver Phillip Sutherland from Lord’s Bank has been formally arrested and charged for the fatal road traffic accident that claimed the life of 38-year-old Gabriel Mai. The incident happened just before eleven o’clock on Sunday morning, September 21, along Marage Road in Ladyville. Assistant Commissioner of
