The body of missing caretaker, sixty-seven-year-old Venancio Pop, has been recovered in Sandhill Village. Pop was last seen riding his bicycle, presumably on his way to the farm where he was employed. Pop, however, did not show up for work and his decomposing body was
Alistair King passed away over the weekend after fighting a long illness. King was instrumental in the development of Fabrigas, known for providing oxygen to hospitals and to people who need. He was also known for his interest in conducting oil exploration in southern Belize,
Sometimes people get depressed based on the words that other people utter to them. Today, the Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute in Ladyville held a brief graduation ceremony for twenty-six students who have completed an eight-week course called Journey to a Life of Significance. It
Mexico has elected its first female president, a climate scientist and Mexico City’s former mayor. Claudia Sheinbaum will also be Mexico’s first Jewish leader and is on pace to win the country’s largest election in history. As the new president, Sheinbaum will face several challenges,
After months of inactivity, the Hemp Industry Oversight Committee which falls within the scope of the Ministry of New Growth Industries, met to discuss essential developments in the hemp sector earlier today. Those include the role of agencies in monitoring hemp developments in Belize. The
Just before news time, Belize’s National Under-Eighteen Basketball team defeated Brazil in their first AmeriCup match in Argentina. Team Belize went into the tournament unranked while Brazil is ranked at eleventh. Coached by Matthew Smiling, the match saw Josiah Moseley finishing with thirty-one points, Douglas
Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. The nation is behind the National Under-Eighteen Basketball team currently competing in FIBA’s Americup in Argentina. They arrived in Argentina on Saturday and participated in a media day where their portraits were taken
The Hemp Industry Oversight Committee reconvened today to address critical developments in Belize's hemp sector. A government press release says the agenda included the roles of various agencies in monitoring hemp activities, reviewing legislation, and evaluating an application for hemp research. A primary focus was establishing
The first meeting of the Joint Cooperation Commission between Belize and Panama for the 2024–2026 bilateral programme was co-chaired by the CEO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Amalia Mai, and Panama's Vice Minister of Multilateral Affairs and Cooperation, Yill Otero. The session
Two individuals were hospitalised following a dramatic rescue and subsequent fuel tanker explosion that caused the closure of all southbound lanes of the North Freeway near Tidwell Road for over twenty hours. Houston police reported that a speeding vehicle collided with an 18-wheeler transporting fuel, causing
