Police are investigating the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Richard James Aranda in Dangriga. The incident occurred on Christmas night. Around 9:15 p.m., officers responded to a report at the Southern Regional Hospital, where Aranda was found motionless with gunshot wounds. According to initial investigations, Aranda was walking
Following a report made by Mark Usher on Tuesday, November 12, police have formally charged 34-year-old Dorian Richard Garnett, an unemployed resident of Hattieville Village. On Wednesday, December 25, Garnett was charged with attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm, and dangerous harm
Reports emerging from Dangriga Town are that a man was fatally shot earlier this evening in Dangriga Town. The incident occurred in the Lakeland Area. The victim has been identified as one Richy Aranda. We are told that he was shot twice in the head. This is
The Government of Belize has started paying the overdue increments owed to teachers, but the battle isn't over yet. On Friday, Belize National Teacher’s Union President Nadia Caliz mentioned that most teachers still hadn't received their payments, even though the school managers had the funds.
On Monday, the CEO of the Ministry of Education, Dian Maheia, urged teachers who haven't received their increments to report their cases to the ministry for help. Nadia Caliz, President of the National Teacher’s Union, backs this call and encourages union members to document any
The court has laid out a plan to resolve the leadership dispute between Mesop Area Rep. Moses Shyne Barrow and Albert Area Rep. Tracy Panton over the United Democratic Party (U.D.P.). Here are the key points: The claimants need to respond to the defendants' answer
Forty-five-year-old Amado Badillo, owner of Prestige Auto Sales, has been charged with obtaining property by deception. His arrest came after Teresa Flores filed a report on December nineteenth. Badillo has faced similar accusations from unhappy customers who claim he took their money but didn't deliver
Tonight, an industrial engineer is lucky to be home for the holidays instead of behind bars. Sigfrido Ernesto Diaz Trigueros, a 34-year-old Salvadoran national, was accused of pulling his licensed 9 mm pistol on a bus conductor at the Michael Finnegan Market in broad daylight.
At Monday's press briefing, Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero gave updates on several recent incidents, including the tragic shooting death of seventeen-year-old Huard Ramirez in San Ignacio. ACP Romero also mentioned that they are waiting for information from their Mexican counterparts about a shooting
This Christmas, many Belizeans will be lighting up firecrackers and fireworks, even though many of them are illegal. From a safety standpoint, firecrackers are risky because they can be unpredictable, burn at very high temperatures, and easily start fires, which can damage property and endanger
