Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa, is in Lima, Peru, representing Belize at a major regional meeting focused on fighting organized crime. The event, part of the EL PACCTO 2.0 Programme, brings together officials from the European Union, Latin America, and the
A desperate search is underway for 13-year-old Lizzie Suntecum, a primary school student who vanished under mysterious circumstances on Monday afternoon. Lizzie, a student at San Jose Roman Catholic School, reportedly failed to return to class after the school’s lunch break. According to family members, Lizzie
For many women in Belize battling cancer, the journey can feel isolating and overwhelming. Now, a new support group launched by the Belize Cancer Society is offering hope, connection, and strength through shared experience. The HOPE Support Group, officially launched last Thursday on June 12. In
As sargassum continues to wash ashore in San Pedro, the Town Council has adopted a direct, boots-on-the-ground strategy to manage the annual influx of the invasive seaweed. With heavy machinery proving too costly and often inefficient, this year’s focus is on swift manual removal, shovels,
San Pedranos are celebrating their very own Faith Edgar for securing the Miss World Belize 2025 crown at the national pageant held on Saturday. The 24-year-old dental student and former Miss San Pedro 2022 will represent Belize at the 73rd Miss World Pageant in 2026. Edgar
The UK is deploying jets and other military assets to the Middle East, the Prime Minister of the UK, Sir Keir Starmer, confirmed during the G7 summit currently taking place in Canada. Starmer stated that the additional Typhoon fighters and air-to-air refuelling aircraft were being sent
Tropical Storm Erick, the fifth named storm of the 2025 Pacific hurricane season, is gaining strength and is forecast to rapidly intensify into a powerful hurricane as it approaches the southern coast of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued Hurricane Warnings Tuesday morning for
Just before a weekend meant for honoring fathers, a heartbreaking tragedy has shaken the quiet San Mateo neighborhood in San Pedro. Rubio Salazar, a familiar face on the island, was killed in a shocking altercation, allegedly at the hands of his own son. What should
A peaceful night in Camalote Village was shattered by gunfire on Friday, leaving a family devastated and a community in shock. Twenty-one-year-old Travis Swift was gunned down inside his mother’s bedroom, his life cut short in a hail of bullets. Over two dozen shell casings
A grim discovery on a banana farm in southern Belize has left a community in shock. On Friday, police found the decomposing body of a Honduran national, Roberto Dominguez, bearing multiple chop wounds. He was last seen alive on Monday and now, investigators are trying
