Team Belize is back from the 2024 CADICA Games and the athletes did not return empty handed. On Friday, a delegation of eleven track and field athletes flew to Costa Rica to compete in the annual Central American and Caribbean Athletic Championships. Last year, the
Over the weekend, residents and visitors partook in the annual celebration of the 2024 Chocolate Festival in Punta Gorda. This three-day event highlights the cacao bean, one of Toledo’s most important exports. During the festivities, chocolate lovers were able to purchase a variety of Belizean
Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. Playoff season for the BEBL has officially kicked off. Number one seed, the Benny’s Belize Hurricanes are playing the number four seed, the Dangriga Dream Ballers in a three-game series. The first
Public outrage is increasing by the minute as more social media users view a video of a man abusing a male child. The disturbing video was posted on Facebook. The police say that an investigation has been launched. The heartbreaking video shows the man throwing the boy
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded the Article IV consultation with Belize, endorsing the staff appraisal without a formal meeting. Economic Performance in 2023: Belize experienced moderated economic growth and inflation in 2023. Real GDP growth slowed from 8.7% in 2022 to
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) says it is actively responding to wildfires affecting San Pedro Columbia and nearby communities in the Toledo District. The Toledo District Emergency Operations Centre was activated last Thursday. According to NEMO, an emergency meeting included representatives from the Fire Department,
Iran’s president and foreign minister have died in a helicopter crash during a period of heightened tensions in the Middle East. President Ebrahim Raisi and the foreign minister were found dead on Monday, hours after their helicopter went down in dense fog, leaving Iran without two
Opposition Leader, Moses "Shyne" Barrow says he vehemently denounces the "repugnant behavior of Sean Diddy Combs captured on the video in which he is seen physically assaulting Mrs Cassie Ventura-Fine." CNN aired security video that showed him beating singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016. Diddy took to social media on Sunday
His name is Kareem Emory Hamilton and he has been charged with kidnapping. This is after a Belize City woman, Shandy Pech, reported to police that her five-year-old daughter was taken by a man. It happened on Thursday. Wrapping herself in a towel, Pech ran up
A woman is happy that she was able to act swiftly to save her child from what would have likely been a traumatic experience on Thursday. Shandy Pech told News Five today that she was just about to take a shower when another child alerted
