Promising Teen Footballer Stabbed to Death Out West
A nineteen-year-old athlete was stabbed multiple times on Tuesday night by a caretaker at the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio. The incident has sent shockwaves across the Twin Towns [...]
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Was teenager killed over a ticket?
In a release issued today, the Minister of Youth, Sports and Transport and the Minister of State along with the National Sports Council express heartfelt condolences to the Rodriguez family [...]
UDP Says Briceno Administration Circumvented Public Service Regulations
The opposition is taking the Briceño administration to task for seemingly mishandling the situation involving the endangered plants and the manner in which government attempted to circumvent existing regulations that [...]
Former Minister of Police Calls for Chester Williams’ Resignation
Shadow Minister of National Security Mike Peyrefitte continues his call for the resignation of Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa and Chief Executive Officer Kevin Arthurs, whom he says are doing [...]
Tariq Ciego is Gunned down at M.C.C. Grounds after Park Fest
This weekend in Belize City, hundreds of residents descended on Digi Park for the resumption of Park Fest, an annual festivity showcasing Belizean musicians. By all accounts, the event was [...]
Punta King is Murdered Near Police Street
Less than twenty-four hours later, gunshots would erupt in the Lake Independence area. Investigators are yet to determine, however, if the murder of Erwin Pitter was in any way related [...]
Search for Missing Emir Cansino Jr. Underway
The family of missing twenty-year-old Belize City resident Emir Cansino Jr. is frantically searching for him. This afternoon, a search party went out along the John Smith Road, following information [...]
Official Report: Gunman Wanted Security Guard’s Gun in Cayo
ASP Fitzroy Yearwood also officially commented on the murder of security guard David Gonzalez, who was killed while on duty in front of Super Q Mart on the Bullet Tree [...]
Disciplinary Charges for Officer in Viral Video
There is yet another video that is making its rounds on social media, which shows the assault of a civilian by a police officer. It happened over the weekend on [...]
Security Guard Murdered in San Ignacio for His Gun
It is a crime that has been perpetrated a number of times before – a security officer leaves his family and the safety of his home to report to work [...]
Belmopan Residents Protest Police “Inaction” Regarding Six-year-old Double Murder
A group of about twenty-five persons gathered in Belmopan at seven this morning to hold a protest against the Belize Police Department, and more specifically, the Belmopan formation. The protestors [...]
A Toyota Hilux is Stolen During a Home Invasion in Unitedville
There was an aggravated burglary that took place in Unitedville earlier this week which resulted in the theft of a Toyota Hilux pickup. Rolando Gonzalez reported to police that upon [...]
Five Men are Busted for Possession of an Unlicensed Shotgun
A group of five men was busted at a campsite in the Soldier Creek Reserve earlier today by police and personnel from the Forestry Department. The men were found in [...]
Public Criticism of Fire Department’s Response to Cran Street Inferno
In the wake of the blaze, the fire department has once again come under criticism for its response to the distress call. According to onlookers who went live on social [...]
Man Attempts Suicide by Fire in Pickstock Hutment
A twenty-one-year-old resident of Pickstock Hutment is recovering from serious injuries he received overnight when he attempted to set himself on fire inside an apartment building. Sometime around midnight on [...]
Fourteen Pounds of Weed Confiscated at Placencia Airstrip
There was a sizeable drug bust this afternoon in Placencia where two boxes containing over fourteen kilograms of cannabis were confiscated by police at the municipal airstrip. The discovery was [...]
The Story of a Domestic Violence Survivor
The recent killing of Tracy Thompson in Calcutta and the chilling videos that have captured women being beaten unconscious and, in some cases, being left for dead, have sent shockwaves [...]
Convicted Murderer Escapes from Court; Recaptured Near Market
A man who was convicted this morning of the murder of another in the Southern Session of the Supreme Court had other things on his mind than appealing the decision. [...]
Details on Charges against Former Ambassador Alexis Rosado
Disgraced senior diplomat Alexis Rosado is once again in the news tonight as more details around the charges of rape and aggravated assault are now being made public. Last Wednesday, [...]
Police Seeks INTERPOL’s Assistance to Apprehend Former Minister of Works
Former Minister of Works, Rene Montero is still wanted by police, who have sought the intervention of Interpol to apprehend and arrest the erstwhile Cayo Central area representative to face [...]
Devon Logan is Arrested for Fatal Stabbing of his Common-law Wife
Tracy Thompson was fatally stabbed by her common-law husband in Calcutta Village in the early hours of Friday morning. The incident followed an altercation the couple had earlier that night [...]
Tracy Thompson Refused to Press Charges on Her Abusive Husband
By all accounts, the couple seemed to have had a tumultuous relationship that often resulted in physical violence. Despite several reports being made in the wake of such altercations, Tracy [...]
Christon Roches is Wanted for Stabbing His Common-law Wife
Police are also seeking Honduran national Christon Roches for charges in connection with a stabbing incident involving his common-law wife Vanessa Reyes. The incident took place in Placencia Village last [...]
Red Bank Murder: Man Stabbed during Altercation
A murder took place on Sunday evening in the village of Red Bank in southern Belize. It is reported that five persons were out socializing and drinking, but that quickly [...]
Still No Arrested in Roaring Creek Murder
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also gave an update on the murder of Michael Clark, which occurred in Roaring Creek last Wednesday. The resident of the Another World area in [...]
