Barney Cunningham, Jr., 20, died of injuries sustained in a Friday night incident in the Port Loyola area on Tuesday morning, at the Belize Medical Associates Hospital on St. Thomas Street in Belize City.

When we learned at the close of Municipal Elections 2006 that the Punta Gorda Town Council was split 5-2, with a United Democratic Party majority and a People’s United Party mayor, we suspected that it would be stormy sailing for that council. As we had expected, relations have been tense since, but this week things reached a head when the local UDP executive of Toledo East publicly called on one of its own to resign from both the council and the party, on allegations that he has been siding with his PUP brother.

The people we elect to government are sworn to uphold all the laws in the Constitution, and as it pertains to individuals, no law...

Photo: Michael “Jigga”Usher, deceased by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 15, 2024 Blood continues to be spilled in the Martin’s neighborhood in Belize City, with a...

Photo: Richard “Dickie” Bradley, defense attorney by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Wed. Apr. 10, 2024 This week, the third witness in the latest session of the Bladen...

Photo: Khalil Alexander Hewlett, deceased by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 8, 2024 An accident while working at the Santander Sugar Refinery on Saturday morning, April...

by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Wed. Mar. 27, 2024 The Belizean economy experienced growth in the final quarter of 2023, from October to December, according to...

by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Wed. Mar. 27, 2024 The latest Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) figures, with the February 2024 report, indicates a steady improvement in...

Photo: (l-r) Hon. Moses "Shyne" Barrow, UDP Leader; Hon. Patrick Faber and John Saldivar BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 25, 2024 Much has transpired in the camp...

Photo: Stake Bank's Port Coral project still under construction. (FILE photo) BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 18, 2024 Stake Bank Enterprise Limited (SBEL) is now in receivership...