Heavyweight boxer Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller produced one of the strangest moments in recent boxing memory on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, and it had nothing to do with a knockout. Miller, who has Belizean roots, defeated Kingsley Ibeh by split decision, but the bout
Foto: Mayela Lopez/REUTERS/REUTERS Laura Fernández, candidata del Partido Pueblo Soberano, ganó en primera vuelta las elecciones presidenciales de Costa Rica y asumirá el cargo el próximo 8 de mayo, convirtiéndose en la segunda mujer en gobernar el país. Con el 88,4 % de las mesas escrutadas, Fernández
Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday it is reviewing terms for possible talks with the United States, as officials from both sides signalled a meeting could take place in Turkey in the coming days. Reuters reports that a meeting between U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran’s
Opposition Leader Tracy Panton has warned that fresh United States measures aimed at cutting off fuel supplies to Cuba would amount to "collective punishment" and risk severe humanitarian harm. The Opposition said threats to electricity and fuel supplies would undermine healthcare, water systems, food storage and
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that her government will send humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, despite growing pressure from the United States to cut off oil supplies to the island. Sheinbaum announced the decision at a Sunday event and rejected claims that the issue
The Northern Caucus of the People’s United Party (PUP) has thrown its support behind the proposed acquisition of Speednet(SMART) by Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), even as protests and political opposition continue to grow around the deal. The Caucus, which includes electoral divisions in Corozal, Orange Walk,
A US judge has allowed Operation Metro Surge, a federal immigration operation led by ICE, to continue despite two deaths and weeks of protests. Protesters are calling the operation a "federal invasion" and are claiming warrantless arrests, racial profiling and excessive force. ICE agents have been deployed
The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring a Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak in West Bengal, India, where two healthcare workers tested positive. NiV, a rare but deadly virus, has a case fatality rate of 40 to 75 per cent and can spread from bats
Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) is pushing to buy its only real rival, Speednet (SMART). But former PUC chairman John Avery, who ran the regulator for 12½ years, has sounded the alarm: wiping out the lone competitor, he says, goes against the very purpose of Belize’s
A comedy play written by Kathy Esquivel wraps up its run tonight at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The production is titled “Neighbourhood Watch.” Speaking on the morning show Open Your Eyes, Esquivel described the play as light-hearted and interactive. “It’s a comedy; it
