Belizean American Andre Gray has filed a defamation lawsuit in the High Court of Belize against veteran journalist Jules Vasquez and Channel 7 Media House, which is operated by Tropical Vision Limited. The claim, lodged on December 23, 2024, alleges that Vasquez published defamatory content
The 2025 La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge kicked off with a thrilling yet chaotic start this morning. Though the official start time was 7 a.m., eager paddlers jumped the gun, paddling off from under the Hawksworth Bridge before the horn sounded. This premature departure
A commuter bus travelling from Lord’s Bank to Belize City overturned on the Philip Goldson Highway near mile six and a half this morning at around 6:30. The accident, involving a Central Transit bus, injured approximately thirty passengers, who were quickly transported to the Karl
You heard right! Channel 5 is launching its full-length and televised Spanish-language newscast, Noticiero 5 Semanal. Starting today, viewers can tune in every week at 7:00 p.m. to catch top local and international stories of the week, from politics to culture, all presented in Spanish
Orange Walk police are investigating the murder of fifty-one-year-old taxi driver Romualdo Vasquez, who was stabbed to death on Wednesday night. The incident happened around 8:30 PM on West San Martin Street, not far from a new police substation in Trial Farm Village. Police are
The graves of two Belizean men found in Chetumal, Quintana Roo on Saturday morning were desecrated between Wednesday night and this afternoon. Michael Whitaker's casket was opened, and his body was defiled. This morning, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams shared what he knew about the
While the police are investigating the clear message sent by cartel operatives, we asked Williams for an update on how effective the police efforts are in curbing these activities in northern Belize. The government has invested over a million dollars in this effort. Williams said
Today, five individuals, including a former employee, were charged in connection with the armed robbery of a Western Dairies delivery truck that took place on Monday in Burrell Boom Village. According to reports, two Western Dairies employees were driving the company vehicle when they were
Tonight, twenty-five-year-old Edward Saldano, also known as "Scrubby," remains in police custody at the Queen Street Police Station. He was detained after reports of gunshots on George Street around 8 p.m. on February twenty-third, 2025. Video footage showed a man, identified by police as Saldano,
Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan has informed attorney Eamon Courtenay that his client, Jeremy Enriquez, has decided to withdraw the request for a fast-tracked hearing filed on February eleventh. Courtenay represents the Attorney General in a case brought by Enriquez and two others about the overdue
