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An entire week has passed since the lifeless body of nineteen-year-old Imari Galvez was discovered in a state of decomposition off the Hummingbird Highway. The Belmopan resident is believed to [...]
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Thirty-one-year-old Wilmer Javier Rivera appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court earlier today where he was arraigned on two indictable offenses of attempted murder and use of deadly means of [...]
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Thirty-seven-year-old Basilio Ack is out on bail after pleading guilty to a single charge of sexual assault. The police officer is accused of squeezing his colleague’s breast during an incident [...]
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The Department of Transport is cracking down on electric motorcycles and scooters. The department fired off a press release on Monday reminding owners of these electric motor vehicles that they [...]
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There has been a lot of buzz around the Belize City Council’s plans to introduce electric buses to the city’s public transport system. The project is entitled Towards Low Carbon [...]
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The Citrus Growers Association has issued a press release, following recent reports of the dire state of the citrus industry. Last week, Stann Creek West Area Representative Rodwell Ferguson, as [...]
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During Friday’s house meeting, Doctor Zabaneh spoke about the prospects of a recovery of the citrus industry and the efforts needed to revitalize the sector. Here’s more from the Dangriga [...]
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A video has surfaced of a concrete truck apparently washing out its contents into a drain near mile twenty-one along the Placencia Road. Concrete in its liquid state is considered [...]
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Nestled in southern Belize District is the Creole village of Gales Point Manatee. The small fishing and farming community is on a peninsula in Southern Lagoon and has a population [...]
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Today at the Caribbean Motors conference room in Belize City, public and private sector stakeholders in the business of trade, particularly maritime transport, were engaged in a technical workshop, as [...]
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On Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño introduced the Civil Asset Recovery and Unexplained Wealth Bill. The bill provides for the civil recovery of the proceeds of unlawful conduct. The introduction [...]
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The executive of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (N.T.U.C.B.) met with Prime Minister John Briceño on Monday in Belmopan. A number of topics were discussed, including the N.T.U.C.B.’s [...]
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The European Union and the Government of Belize held their eight political dialogue in San Pedro on Monday evening. The forum was used to address the relationship between Belize and [...]
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A fight that occurred last week between a group of six youths at the Mountain Pine Ridge Youth Facility and another of their peers led to a small uproar on [...]
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Swan said they are trying to keep the troubled youths separated and the one who has now expressed an interest in reforming his life is in isolation until he can [...]
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