Twenty-five bales of cocaine and nine men, most of whom are law enforcement officers, have been taken into police custody following an operation overnight in northern Belize District. Regional counterparts [...]
B.D.F. Commander Brigadier General Steven Ortega says the news of one of his very own soldiers detained following the drug plane interception is very distressing. This morning, Ortega confirmed that [...]
Minister of Defence and Border Security Florencio Marin Junior was asked for comment on this year’s first drug plane bust. The joint intelligence agency tracks several many drug planes daily, [...]
Over a month after the Briceño administration imposed an indefinite quarantine regulation on the country, the much-anticipated loosening of restrictions came today. In a virtual press conference by the Ministries [...]
Fitness buffs will be happy as the Minister of Home Affairs announced that they will now be allowed to open….but, with only fifty percent capacity and by appointment only. Additionally, [...]
At the last sitting of the House of Representatives, legislation was amended to allow for the ticketing of violations under the Public Health Safety Act. Essentially, the five thousand dollars [...]
Both ministers were sure to point out that the loosening of the restrictions is only possible due to the marked decreases in the country’s COVID figures. The numbers reflect that [...]
As we reported earlier, the drug plane interception and bust yielded twenty-five bales or seven hundred and fifty individual kilos of cocaine. The street value of the cocaine haul that [...]
The involvement of police and military personnel in facilitating drug transshipment through Belize continues to be a significant concern for law enforcement. Over the past few weeks, several police officers [...]
Starting February first, the northern border with Mexico will, after almost ten months, reopen; but, only to allow for Mexican patrons to enter the Corozal Free Zone. Over a hundred [...]
But what about the concerns on whether or not the new COVID variants are in Belize? And is there a prepared plan should one be detected? As you know, three [...]
Bars, casinos and nightclubs are still not allowed to open. You cannot have parties or organize gatherings at your house. But it would seem that the tourism sector’s concerns have [...]
Today, the Supreme Court handed down a big win for two police officers with dreadlocks. The Court’s says the Belize Police Department’s disciplinary action on females in the force with [...]
So, as you heard, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the female cops on the force who were being disciplined about their dreadlocks. Attorney Leslie Mendez explained that while [...]
Two weeks ago, reports surfaced that a woman in the Honduran caravan had complained that a B.D.F. soldier sexually assaulted her at the Cadenas Outpost in southern Belize. The report [...]
In 2017, we reported on parts of the findings of the Auditor General’s Report on Belize Jungle Experience Limited owned by Lieutenant Colonel Charlton Roches of the B.D.F. The B.D.F. [...]
A man in Belmopan was stabbed during a robbery on Thursday night. Roger Russel was reportedly robbed of his knapsack and then stabbed multiple times. He was taken to the [...]
A man was found dead in Belmopan on Thursday, and the family says that he was murdered. Eli Chan left home on Wednesday to go to a friend’s farm but [...]
Gender-based violence is a serious human rights violation with major social and developmental implications from an individual to a familial level that extends wider to the community and society. Domestic [...]
The municipal elections are thirty-three days away. Over the past few weeks, the major political parties have been releasing their official slates for the municipalities across the country. In San [...]
Meanwhile in Belmopan, the People’s United Party will hold a convention on Sunday to choose its slate to contest the upcoming municipals elections. One hundred and eighty-three delegates will choose [...]
Minister of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Local Government and Labour, Oscar Requeña, Minister of State Ramiro Ramirez and C.E.O. Valentino Shal are on a tour of the nine towns cities [...]
Today, the Belize Defense Force held a ceremony at the Sir Colville Young Parade Square at Price Barracks in Ladyville to celebrate its forty-third anniversary. The B.D.F. was formed on [...]
A business owner was shot and killed this morning in Dangriga. The carwash owner was at his property with a friend when the killer struck. He tried to get away, [...]
The Senate today ratified the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. It is also known as the New York Convention, which has been part [...]
