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A bacchanal, 'totally unacceptable', was seen at the Chamber as heated exchanges took place during debate on the 2025 Budget: the island’s longest serving Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell repeatedly defied orders issued to him by House Speaker Leo Cato

A breach in national-security intelligence shocked Defense Department officials as Defense Secretary revealed secret war plans in an encrypted chat group that included a journalist, two hours before attacks were launched against Houthi militia in Yemen

A clandestine training and extermination camp was uncovered in Jalisco, where hundreds of shoes and human remains have been found, prompting calls for immediate federal intervention

A high alert has been issued as Poás Volcano has shown intensified seismic activity, ground uplift, and gas emissions, signaling a possible eruption that may endanger nearby communities and visitors

Chile has contributed to a major astronomical breakthrough as the National telescope has detected oxygen in the distant known galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0, revealing that galaxies have formed or matured faster in the early universe than previously believed

Concern has been expressed after the US under Trump order deported 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador without due process, sparking fear among families who suspect their relatives —many asylum seekers— have been wrongly linked to gangs and transferred

Women’s Month was celebrated with the “She Leads – We Celebrate” event, where the Belize Tourism Board has honored women leaders in tourism and highlighted their achievements and challenges in rural and family-centered settings

A nationwide environmental emergency has been declared to prevent another devastating fire season, hiring extra firefighters and allocating funds after record-breaking wildfires have scorched millions of hectares in the Amazon

Violent protest by retirees demanding pension increases and free medicine access resulted in over 120 arrests and 20 people injured amid clashes with police near the Congress building

11.157 road accidents, of which 2.234 involved minor and registered serious injuries or fatalities (66), were recorded in Bahamas in 2024, marking a 30% increase from the 51 fatalities of 2023

Students in rural areas will begin to benefit from a dedicated system of 60 school buses starting in September 2025; the first phase of the project is already underway, with Jamaica Urban Transit Company expanding services in several areas

Protests broke out against the sale of national land and what is described as the giving way of the country’s heritage: the Holetown Civic Centre is being relocated to make way for a 100-room hotel and Afreximbank got 2,037 ha of state-owned land for free