Today, March 8, 2025, marks another chapter for the global celebration of International Women’s Day, centred on the theme “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment. According to the United Nations' statement, the focus this year is to continue unlocking equal rights, power, and opportunities
The Belize Wildlife & Referral Clinic has issued a warning about the growing New World Screwworm threat in southern Belize. In a recent social media post, they urged the public to "#Check your animals for wounds every day. #Leave no wound untreated. #Report ANY suspicious
Belize was represented at the 11th Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment Promotion (SHEP) International Workshop in Ethiopia, with Extension Officer Marvin Blades, Catherine Hob from the Ministry of Agriculture, and Jenilee Donis from the University of Belize in attendance. The SHEP approach, which encourages farmers to treat agriculture
President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada once more. This time, threatening new tariffs on Canadian lumber and dairy products. Trump announced this from the Oval Office on Friday. According to CNN, Trump claimed Canada had been "ripping off" the United States
A fire in San Mateo, San Pedro Town, destroyed a wooden structure late Friday night. The blaze broke out around 11:00 p.m. and was extinguished shortly after. Footage of the scene shows concerned islanders gathering as emergency teams worked to control the fire. The videos
In a harrowing incident this morning, shortly after six o’clock, a Central Transit Bus overturned on the Philip Goldson Highway, leaving thirty passengers injured. The victims, including children, were swiftly transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for urgent medical attention. The K.H.M.H. sprang into
As we reported, this morning, a bus traveling from Lord’s Bank to Belize City on the Philip Goldson Highway suffered a blowout and overturned, injuring up to thirty passengers. The former Belize Rural Central Area Representative, Beverly Williams, has stepped forward to offer her support
Andre Gray has filed a defamation lawsuit against two media houses in Belize City: Tropical Vision (Channel 7) and RSV Limited (Love FM). Gray, known for his various inventions, is seeking damages for defamation and falsehood. He claims that several televised programs, including news segments
Tonight, forty-five-year-old Deborah Sutherland and her twenty-year-old boyfriend, Dejon Medwood, are back behind bars. The couple was allegedly found with thirty-four bullets hidden in their home. Medwood initially pleaded guilty to a charge of keeping ammunition without a gun license, while Sutherland pleaded not guilty.
Police have formally arrested and charged twenty-seven-year-old Samuel Bolanos, a resident of Dangriga, in connection with the November eight, 2024, murder of Matthew Moses. As we reported, Moses got into an altercation with an individual near the Secret Beach area on Ambergris Caye. Moses was
