An elderly man died after he fell from a horse on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as 79-year-old farmer Ernest Williams Funez. The incident happened in May Pen Village, Belize District, while he was riding the horse. According to reports, Funez was riding behind 70-year-old
An estimated $9,645 worth of tools and equipment was stolen from a worksite container in Ladyville. Police are investigating a theft, reported on December 27, 2024, that is believed to have occurred between 5 a.m. on December 24 and 7 a.m. on December 27. The stolen
A tourist from Pennsylvania,U.S.A., lost all her belongings when the SUV she had just rented caught fire on Friday afternoon. Rachel Goldman, 50, had rented a 2013 Ford Escape from AQ Auto Rentals for a 6-day trip. While driving on John Smith Road around midday, she
Authorities are investigating a suspected case of New World Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in the southwestern Toledo District. The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise (MAFSE) issued a statement confirming that technical teams have been dispatched to the
As energy prices rise and the effects of climate change intensify, many entrepreneurs in Belize are discovering that solar energy is more than just an eco-friendly choice—it’s a practical way to cut costs. As Belize continues to import electricity from Mexico, many areas, including popular tourist
A family in Dangriga is heartbroken this holiday season after their loved one, Richard Aranda, was tragically shot and killed on Christmas night. Richard was walking along Sabal Street in the Lakeland Area when he was ambushed and shot twice, just after nine PM. The
It's been four days since twenty-year-old Joshua Hall from San Antonio Village, Corozal, went missing, and his family is pleading for help to find him. Joshua was last seen on Monday morning when he went to the Corozal Town Police Station to sign in, as
Joshua Hall, who was granted bail for a robbery charge on November twenty-fifth, had been diligently signing in at the police station three times a week. However, his sister Aiyana Hall mentioned that there’s no footage of him leaving the station, and no one was
This morning, Belize Sugar Industries and other stakeholders kicked off the 2024-2025 sugar cane season. Originally slated to start on December sixteenth, the season's opening was delayed to the twenty-seventh due to poor road conditions. Although the season is just getting underway, stakeholders are already
Belize’s sugar roads are in terrible condition, according to cane farmers across Northern Belize who are struggling to make their deliveries. Today, the 2024-2025 crop season finally kicked off, sixteen days later than planned, mainly due to the poor state of the roads. Belize Sugar
