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Tropical Storm Nadine set to lash Belize, Mexico with heavy rain just hours after forming
October 19, 2024 | 8:34amTropical Storm Warnings stretch from Belize City in Belize to the popular Mexican resorts of Cancun and Cozumel.
American teen, 15, loses leg in shark attack on Belize trip
August 9, 2024 | 1:51pmSofia Carlson, 15, was attack during a diving trip to the Lighthouse Reef near Halfmoon Caye in the Gulf of Honduras.
Texas woman dies in Belize after being hit with conch shell during brawl with bar employees over hubby's golf cart crash
April 11, 2024 | 8:20amA Texas woman living in Belize has died after being hit in the head by a conch shell during a fight that broke out when her husband crashed their golf...
Take it Belize-y: This island resort is the most private in the Caribbean
March 28, 2024 | 8:24pmCayo Espanto is an exclusive, all-inclusive resort sitting 3 miles off the coast of San Pedro on the peninsula of Belize.
Disturbing discovery found at the bottom of huge ocean hole
August 1, 2023 | 8:29pmDivers finally made it to the bottom of Belize’s Great Blue Hole, but a dirty secret was lurking in the deep.
Socialite avoids jail time, given $37K fine after pleading guilty to fatally shooting police chief
May 31, 2023 | 8:17pm"My children and I have had to endure Ms. Hartin recounting in interview after interview, in full documentaries even, details of that awful night, details of her friendship with Henry...
Socialite's plea gives 'no peace' to slain Belize top cop's sis
April 27, 2023 | 7:18amThe sister of a Belize police chief killed in the Caribbean country of Belize was not impressed by the last-minute guilty plea by Canadian socialite Jasmine Hartin -- and said...
Socialite breaks down as she pleads guilty in fatal shooting of Belize top cop
April 26, 2023 | 7:25amCanadian socialite Jasmine Hartin has pleaded guilty to the shooting death of a police chief in the Caribbean country of Belize.
Denver boy, 8, suffers horrific injuries in fall from horse during Belize vacation
December 13, 2022 | 12:38pmAn 8-year-old Denver boy suffered devastating injuries, including a fractured skull, after he fell off a horse in Belize during a stop on the family's dream cruise vacation. Stefan Keryan...
Tropical Storm Lisa expected to become season's next hurricane as it approaches Central America
November 1, 2022 | 6:10pmTropical Storm Lisa was centered 270 miles east of Honduras' Isla Roatán.
'Godfather' director Francis Ford Coppola's island lists for $2.2M
October 31, 2022 | 4:46pmThe famed "Godfather" director has leased this beachy getaway for the past six years -- and now its landlord is listing it for sale.
Shark surprise: Mysterious Arctic species found lurking in Caribbean
July 27, 2022 | 4:10pmShark spotting in western Caribbean waters is not uncommon, but this encounter was a first of its kind.
Socialite doesn't recall 'touching' trigger of gun that killed Belize cop: report
June 19, 2022 | 8:21pmThe socialite charged with killing a top cop in Belize said in a new interview that the gun she was holding “just went off."
Motherless baby manatee rescued in sweet video
June 13, 2022 | 12:24pmWatch the heartwarming rescue video of a 4-week-old baby manatee in Belize. Florida-based Clearwater Marine Aquarium took in the female calf — likely separated from her mother during a storm...
Start of Prince William and Kate Middleton's Caribbean tour marred by Belize protest
March 19, 2022 | 6:11amPrince William and Kate Middleton will not visit a cacao farm in an indigenous region of Belize after local villagers staged a protest against their arrival.
These travel enthusiasts bought their own island, want to make it a 'micronation'
March 14, 2022 | 5:25pmNo man is an island, but many men can pool their cash and buy one.
Biden set to nominate Caroline Kennedy and Michelle Kwan for ambassadorships
December 15, 2021 | 9:45pmDemocratic scion Caroline Kennedy and former Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan are being tapped for ambassadorships by President Joe Biden, the White House said Wednesday. Biden plans to nominate Kennedy,...
Better Belize it: You don't have to choose between surf or turf fun
December 6, 2021 | 8:26amHawaiian-shirted travelers seeking rum cocktails and glassy warm waters go to Bimini. Nature nuts go to Costa Rica. For the best of both, a true surf ‘n’ turf adventure, should...
Socialite denies murdering Belize cop, calls his death a 'terrible accident'
September 30, 2021 | 3:39pmJasmine Hartin called her fatal shooting of Henry Jemmott a "terrible accident" in a new interview — insisting she is not a "billionairess" party girl turned murderer.
Fully vaccinated woman reportedly dies of COVID-19 after taking cruise to Belize
August 24, 2021 | 3:26pmA 77-year-old woman who sailed aboard a Carnival cruise ship from Texas to Belize has reportedly died of COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated.