The citrus industry has endured one of its most challenging periods since it was established over a hundred years ago. One agriculture official shared his thoughts with News Five that while the industry may not return to its glory days when it was one of
The MoRe Campaign is making waves across the country, highlighting institutions that go above and beyond for their students. We've traveled to every corner of Belize to tell the stories of deserving schools and students. This week, we visited the Itz’At Academy right here in
Police Commissioner Chester Williams was in Santa Cruz Village, Stann Creek, today following a disturbing video of a group of boys bullying and later physically assaulting Jose Daniel Amador. The video, which went viral, enraged the public, with many calling for the bullies to be criminally
Oscar Selgado was slapped with a ten-year sentence by High Court Justice Nigel Pilgrim. The sentence is to run as of March 8th, 2024. Justice Pilgrim said, ""No sacred cows and no one is above the law." In early March, the High Court found the fifty-four-year-old
Police in Belize City are investigating a murder that occurred last night on St. Joseph Street. The victim has been identified as sixty-seven-year-old Griffith McNaughton Cadle. Reports indicate that Cadle was fatally stabbed. Cadle was in the company of a man believed to be his killer.
Calaney Flowers, the woman who was initially charged with the murder of twenty-nine-year-old Lyndon Morrison, pleaded guilty to manslaughter today. Flowers was also charged with the attempted murder of Morrison's girlfriend, Sochyl Sosa. The incident happened in August 2012. Flowers ran over Morrison on Freetown Road
A tapir was tragically struck and killed near Maya Center Village. The incident, which occurred on a busy road, has sparked concern among conservationists and locals alike. The Belize Audubon Society's Assistant Tourism Officer, Rafael Choc, was quick to respond to the scene. Demonstrating a coordinated
A sixty-seven-year-old man was bludgeoned to death inside the Roaring Creek cemetery. Just after six a.m. today, police discovered the lifeless body of Benito Cal next to a tomb with his bicycle flung across him. He had severe injuries to the face. An initial investigation
Today, a man was found guilty of eight counts of firearm offenses and burglary for a weapons heist that took place in February 2019. Randy Chambers, along with an accomplice later identified as Selvin Linarez, was charged with burglarizing Victor L. Bryant on Lake Independence
Today, a mother, son and a family friend were handed separate charges for an incident involving thousands of dollars in stolen jewelry. It is reported that on June seventh, eighteen-year-old Christian Denver Ramos robbed nineteen-year-old Eric Vernon at gunpoint in the Kings Park area of
