A Belize City fruit vendor is celebrating a sweet Valentine’s weekend surprise after scratching her way to a twenty‑thousand‑dollar win. The forty‑two‑year‑old single mother of two says she buys Scratch and Win tickets almost every night, sometimes spending as much as a hundred dollars, a
Valentine’s Day in Belize goes beyond roses and chocolates. It’s a time when couples take a closer look at what’s really working in their relationships, and what isn’t. While florists hustle to keep up with the rush and love is definitely in the air, many
Sixteen cattle are dead, and a farming family in El Pilar, Cayo, says the ongoing losses have left them searching for answers. The latest deaths were discovered today when the family arrived at their ranch to carry out routine vaccinations. Three animals were found lifeless. According to
A woman who lost her left arm in a violent domestic dispute last August says she now lives in fear after learning her attacker has been released from the Belize Central Prison. Thirty‑seven‑year‑old Ilsida Navas was seriously injured when her partner attacked her with a machete
Jamaican singer D’yani has arrived in Belize ahead of his Valentine’s Day concert, Feelings, set for Saturday, February 14, at the Airport Authority parking lot in Belize City. The event is organised by Young Survivors Entertainment and promoter Amir Garcia, who said D'yani was chosen after
The High Court in Belmopan has sentenced the now-adult defendant, Pablo Catzim, in the 2018 murder of 19-year-old Bobby Garcia to 14 years in prison. Catzim was 15-years-old at the time of Garcia's murder. This verdict comes with nearly seven and a half years already
The government has decided not to issue permits for "any newly proposed extraction sites" of sand and gravel along the North Stann Creek River for 2026. Cabinet says the decision comes after reviewing the current state of mining in the area and concluding that a more
A Belize City single mother of two is celebrating a $20,000 Scratch and Win win this Valentine’s weekend. The 42-year-old said she buys tickets almost every night, sometimes spending up to $100. “Last night I went to the store to buy my scratch. I spend fifty
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas on Thursday as the National Assembly debated a bill granting amnesty to political prisoners. The demonstrations marked the first major opposition protest since interim President Delcy Rodriguez assumed office following the US-led abduction of Nicolas Maduro
Two Mexican navy ships carrying more than 800 tonnes of food and supplies arrived in Havana on Thursday. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said more aid would follow. “We are sending different forms of help, different forms of support. When they return, we are going to send
