The US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian A. Nichols, is in Belize for an official visit from October 5–8. He is expected to discuss key issues affecting the country and the region. Nichols oversees the operations of U.S. diplomatic missions in
Hurricane Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. As of 1 p.m. today, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported that Milton has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 80 mph. Milton is still forecast to intensify into a major hurricane
A bullying incident at St. John's College High School has left a student with a broken hip and requiring emergency surgery. Niall Alvarado brought up the issue on Facebook, saying that the victim is his brother Dominick Alvarado, an honour student at SJC. Niall said that
Police in Orange Walk are looking for three men who robbed a store and escaped with $10,000 in cash. The masked assailants targeted the store on San Andres Street. Security footage of the incident shows two of the suspects wearing long-sleeve hoodies, while the third
The National Hurricane Centre's latest reports have confirmed the formation of former Tropical Depression Fourteen to Tropical Storm Milton. Milton's trajectory will be influenced by a cold front next week, steering it towards the Florida Peninsula. The storm has the potential to become strong, with forecasts
Albert Area Representative Tracy Panton is rejecting the United Democratic Party's (UDP) statement, calling it a "fraudulent attempt" to expel four senior party members without due process. In a Facebook post, Panton said, "Yesterday’s fraudulent attempt to pass a motion improperly, illegally, and unconstitutionally to expel
The state of Florida is preparing for another potential storm as Tropical Depression 14 is expected to form in the Gulf of Mexico, with a 70 percent chance of development in the next 48 hours. "A tropical depression or storm is likely to form later
The United Democratic Party says that its National Party Council has confirmed decisions made at the National Convention on August 13, 2023, and reiterated in an April 7, 2024 resolution. This statement comes as October 20th nears—the date when the Alliance for Democracy led by
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and tonight we have a chilling report from Independence Village. According to the report, a woman was set on fire by her partner during a dispute on Thursday night. The details reveal that thirty-year-old Karima Logan and her common-law
It has been a week since police in San Pedro discovered a quantity of suspected cocaine on a boat owned by Area Representative Andre Perez. In the immediate aftermath, the Belize Police Department issued a statement essentially exonerating the Minister of Blue Economy from any
