As far as the cartel uprising in the Quintana Roo area is concerned, Ambassador Arnold says that the situation has improved and that no Belizean has been targeted in the incidents, as military presence remains in southern Mexico. What is of concern are the intermittent
History was made on Thursday when Belize’s first-ever Disability Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives. This thirty-three-page bill seeks to ensure that people with disabilities have full and equal enjoyment of rights, privileges and benefits afforded by the Constitution of Belize. As Belize
Belize’s National Under-Eighteen Basketball team suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of U.S.A.’s under-eighteen team in Argentina. The upset came after a victorious first day for team Belize against Brazil on Monday. Team U.S.A. overcame Belize in blowout fashion, winning the game by a
Yama explained that her deceased husband may have entrusted the inheritance for their children to his sister because at the time of his death, they were separated. She said that she is not sure how much money the policy covers, and that her sister-in-law has
The Belize Council of Churches a few minutes ago issued a press statement regarding the forest fires that continue to devastate certain parts of the country, particularly the Toledo and Cayo districts. In its release, the Council says, "The Belize Council of Churches offers its prayers
On Monday, A.C.P. Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division, told reporters that forty-year-old George Dominguez and thirty-five-year-old Dwayne Tillett were shot because they were involved in a fight an hour earlier. The incident happened in San Ignacio Town on Saturday. A.C.P. Romero told the press
Marion Hernandez, a Belize national, who is currently completing his degree in Dental Surgery at the University of Guyana (UG), was recently honoured with the Best International Student award when the institution’s prestigious College of Medical Sciences hosted its annual awards and prize-giving exercise to
The White House is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry. The border reopens only once that number declines to 1,500, with
Businessman, thirty-three-year-old Cruz Magaña, was fatally shot last night in Fresh Pond in Burrell Boom Village. It happened at around eight o'clock during a home invasion at Magaña's residence. Police say that two masked men barged into the residence and held family members at gunpoint. The
Thirty-three-year-old Devain Flores pleaded guilty to two counts of child cruelty when he appeared before the lower courts two weeks ago, after a brief video showing him physically abusing a three-year-old child went viral. Flores was back at the magistrate’s court today, where a mitigation
