A new Covid-19 variant, known as XEC, is beginning to spread and may soon become the dominant strain, according to scientists. First identified in Germany in June, the variant has since been detected in the UK, US, Denmark, and other countries. Experts say XEC has developed
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed the inclusion of fisheries and aquaculture and family farming in this year’s G20 priorities, emphasising their essential role in global nutrition and livelihoods. Speaking at the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Mato Grosso, Brazil, FAO
A local police officer in Belize City has been charged with handling stolen goods following a theft reported on August 31 by a Los Angeles firefighter, 41-year-old Gilbert Lightburn Jr. The theft reportedly occurred around 2:15 a.m. following an altercation at Shisha’s NightClub on Newtown Barracks.
Investigators believe that 43-year-old Peter Demetrio August acted in self-defence when he chopped 61-year-old Ubaldo Guzman on Thursday night. As we reported, Guzman had been drinking at home in Santa Elena when an argument between him and his drinking companion, August, turned violent. Reports are
Three persons are dead following separate road traffic incidents that occurred over the weekend. The first occurred on Saturday morning on the George Price Highway. Melva Myeres from Blackman Eddy lost her life. Myeres was travelling to Belize City with her daughter when the vehicle overturned
Ryan Wesley Routh, a suspect in an alleged assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, has been charged with two federal gun crimes: possession of a firearm while being a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. He remains in
Belize has heightened its surveillance efforts for the New World Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) following confirmed cases in Honduras. The outbreak, announced by Honduran authorities, was detected in cattle and horses illegally transported in the municipality of El Triunfo, Choluteca. The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) is
This week, Rein Paulsen, Director of FAO’s Office of Emergencies and Resilience, along with Adoniram Sanches, FAO’s Subregional Coordinator for Mesoamerica, visited Haiti to support the incoming FAO Representative, Pierre Vauthier, in bolstering international cooperation and raising awareness on the dire humanitarian situation on the
Police are investigating the death of sixty-one-year-old Ubaldo Guzman, after he was chopped to death on Thursday night. Guzman had been drinking at home in Santa Elena when an argument between him and his drinking companion turned violent. Reports are that Guzman attacked the other
An investigation is underway into the circumstances that resulted in the mysterious death of a man who was in police custody in Belmopan. Twenty-six-year-old Daniel Cal was detained on September sixth after being found in possession of a stolen motorcycle. While in lockup, he began
