The Belize Police Department has issued an official report on the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Howard Ramirez in the Boiton Area of the Cayo District on Wednesday morning. The department says that officers responded to a call around 8:00 a.m., where they encountered 44-year-old businessman Juan
Healthcare professionals, parents, and organisations gathered in Belize City for the first conference on premature births to raise awareness about the growing number of preterm births in the country. This event coincides with the delayed observance of World Prematurity Day. Neroli Williams, Nurse Unit Manager of
Rita Defour has shared a heartfelt message mourning the tragic passing of Howard Ramirez, a 17-year-old she knew well through Cornerstone's feeding program. Her reflections come after he was fatally shot on Wednesday in the Boiton neighbourhood of San Ignacio Town. The property owner told police
A new report from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) reported alarming levels of violence faced by Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and other ethnic women and girls in the Americas. PAHO says that while violence against women is widespread across Latin America and the Caribbean, women from
18-year-old Alex Bainton has tragically passed away after suffering severe brain trauma in a traffic accident last Friday on the Philip Goldson Highway. Bainton, a member of the Ocean Academy Basketball Team, had been in a coma since the crash. Bainton was remembered as a bright
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority (KHMHA) announced this morning that its CT scan machine is fully operational once again, following repairs completed last night. The management extended gratitude to their service provider for the swift response and thanked the public for their patience during
We begin tonight's newscast with an update on the garbage collection issue plaguing Belize City. For the past two weeks, some streets have been overflowing with unsightly, smelly trash that hasn't been picked up. Residents in the Freedom Street area of Port Loyola told us
Earlier today, we also spoke with the General Manager of Belize Waste Control Limited. Both the company and the Belize City Council are keeping quiet about the details of their discussions. However, James Nisbet mentioned that they are hopeful the issue will be resolved in
Earlier today, a young man was shot and killed in the Boiton neighborhood of San Ignacio Town. A property owner reportedly went to make a check of his storeroom when he encountered a Hispanic male attempting to burglarize the container. The man alleges that the
A coast guard sailor is in an induced coma at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after a motorcycle accident on the George Price Highway on November thirtieth. Gianna Vanegas was riding alone towards the Westar Service Station when the accident happened. The seaman apprentice, who
