Sunday, September 21, 2025

Accidents & Disasters

Justice Oswell Legall ruling upheld in Court of Appeal; GOB must compensate ACES

The ruling of Justice Oswell Legall in favor of ACES has been upheld at the Court of Appeal. GOB had appealed the case on 6 grounds, but based on video evidence, the ruling was upheld.

Former Minister Marcial Mes dies in traffic accident

Honorable Marcial Mes, former 2-term PUP minister passed away in a traffic accident on May 26, 2014 near the community of Yemeri Grove in Toledo District.

Search team recovers clothing items of missing soldier Wrangler Leesman

Search & rescue divers have recovered a few clothing items confirmed belonging to missing soldier Wrangler Shane Leesman.

Overcrowding causes a pier to collapse into the sea on Caye Caulker

A large crowd of visitors to Caye Caulker got the scare of their lives when a portion of a docking facility on the island...

A Unique Opportunity for Young Leaders to Be Trained in Road Safety

In collaboration with YOURS - Youth for Road Safety Project and the Caribbean Development Bank - the Government of Belize would like to open...

Coast Guard vessel runs aground near the San Pedro Marina

The Belize Coast Guard is conducting an investigation to determine what caused one of their vessels to run aground on the night of Sunday...

Monitoring fatal road traffic collision

Belize is investing in making roads safer. Progress seems slow, but people are the centre of our efforts because of the nature to save...

BTB responds to Horse and Buggy Incident

BTB responds to outcry over the horse and buggy accident that led to the euthanization of the injured the horse.