Belmopan police are investigating a daring drive-by shooting that occurred on Saturday. Surveillance footage shows a white SUV pulling up behind a Mazda Tribute parked in front of T and J store in the Cohune Walk area. Within seconds, a gunman emerged from the SUV's
Earlier today, Mayor Pablo Cawich addressed the shocking daylight shooting in Belmopan. He expressed deep concern over the incident, noting how it has left residents feeling alarmed and uneasy. Mayor Cawich reassured everyone that the city council is working hand-in-hand with the Belize Police Department
Several people believed to be gang members from the Iguana Street and Neal Penn Road neighborhoods are now in police custody. This follows a shooting on Iguana Street on Saturday that left a man, a woman, and a child hospitalized. On Sunday afternoon in Belize
Forty-nine-year-old security officer Ervin Middleton has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a thirteen-year-old girl and has been sent to the Belize Central Prison. High Court Judge Nigel Pilgrim will decide Middleton’s sentence after a mitigation plea on May sixteenth. Middleton was first accused of
The Belmopan Market Plaza is buzzing with frustration after vendors were informed that they now need individual trade licenses to operate. Since 2021, vendors have been paying a rental fee to market owner David Zabaneh, who covered a thirty-thousand-dollar blanket trade license. However, that agreement
Although the vendors at Belmopan Market Plaza are unhappy with the new individual trade license regulation, Mayor Pablo Cawich believes it's actually in their best interest. He explained that the decision to cancel the Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U.) between market owner David Zabaneh and the
We asked Mayor Pablo Cawich if canceling the Memorandum of Understanding between David Zabaneh and former mayor Sharon Palacio was part of a broader effort to reverse her decisions. Recently, Belmopan residents were upset about the retraction of the Innovabel land distribution project. Cawich firmly
On Saturday morning at the ITVET Compound in Belize City, the United Democratic Party held a National Party Council meeting to discuss the future of the opposition party. One of the main topics was the upcoming leadership convention to endorse Tracy Taegar-Panton as the leader
Seven people have filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Anthony Sylvester and the Elections and Boundaries Department. They want the court to decide if the current electoral boundaries violate the Constitution of Belize. The case was heard today by Justice Tawanda Hondora, who has reserved
The Protected Areas Conservation Trust and the Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future have teamed up to boost funding for Belize’s National Protected Areas System. Today, they signed an important agreement to ensure better and more coordinated financing for the country’s protected areas and natural
