Popular Street Figure, Alrick Smith Shot Dead
The rivalry between feuding street gangs in the Lake Independence area may have led to another murder on Thursday night – that of well-known street figure, Alrick Smith. The brazen [...]
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Keon Dennison Gets Life Sentence for 2015 Murder of a Businessman
Justice Ricardo Sandcroft handed down another life sentence. This time it was imposed on twenty-four-year-old Keon Dennison, who was charged for the murder of businessman Rueben Perez. Back in November [...]
Shakeem Richards Gets Bail
He was charged for the armed robbery at the Puma Gas Station at the corner of Fabers Road and the George Price Highway and following his arraignment on July eleventh; [...]
Fifty-four More City Traffic Officers Now Have Powers of Arrest
The Belize City Council today swore in fifty-four more of its traffic officers as special constables, giving them the powers of arrest. Along with that milestone was the launch of [...]
Peace Corps Belize Celebrates 60th Anniversary in Belize
The United State Peace Corps is celebrating sixty years of service to Belize in the education and health sectors. Following two years without Peace Corps volunteers in Belize, due to [...]
P.U.P. Administration’s Grocery Bag Program, “Alive and Kicking”
Elvia Vega, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development say the Briceño Administration’s Grocery Bag Program is alive and kicking. Reporters caught up with Minister Vega at [...]
U.S. State Department Upgrades Belize’s Human Trafficking Efforts to Tier Two
The Government of Belize has been demonstrating overall increasing efforts in tackling human trafficking, compared to recent years. As a result, Belize was upgraded to tier two in the U.S. [...]
Consumer Price Index is Up for June 2022
The Statistical Institute of Belize has published its Consumer Price Index for June 2022. Results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s most recent monthly Consumer Price Index survey showed that, [...]
International Artists Arrive in Belize for Music and Food Festival
In less than twenty-four hours, the first-ever Belize International Music and Food Festival takes place in San Pedro. The culinary aspect includes seventeen booths which will be featuring cultural foods [...]
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P.B.L. Offers Training for Workplace Professionalism for Stevedores
The relationship between the Port of Belize Limited and its employees, dozens of stevedores who work tedious shifts loading and offloading cargo entering and leaving the country has been a [...]
Ras Dara Hosts 13th Annual Tribute to Reggae Legends
The thirteenth annual tribute reggae legend Lucky Dube is being held in Belize City on Sunday. The yearly concert is a means for philanthropist Dara Robinson to raise much needed [...]
Ras Dara Urges Belizean Youths to Put Down the Guns
Ras Dara, whose feeding program also takes in children who have lost loved ones to gun violence, also weighed in on the scourge of crime and violence that continues to [...]
Timmy Stamps’ After School Program for at-risk Youths
Tonight’s look on the bright side highlights the Jah Love evening program where kids from the George Street community are provided with support from a man with a story of [...]
