On Friday, several individuals were arrested and charged following an extensive investigation into a series of robberies that took place across Western Belize between June and October 2024. They are forty-seven-year-old unemployed Belmopan Jonathan Cruz, twenty-five-year-old labourer Robert Tillet, eighteen-year-old call centre agent Elijah Cruz,
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority Workers Union held a press conference today to voice its objections to a recent amendment to the K.H.M.H.A. Act. While a 2021 amendment had granted the union a representative on the hospital’s board, Union President Andrew Baird explained that
N.T.U.C.B. Senator Glenfield Denison was also present at today’s press conference. He clarified that the N.T.U.C.B. did not request the responsibility being placed upon it by the amendment. Senator Denison says the proposed legislative change is tantamount to bad governance. Glenfield Denison, Senator, N.T.U.C.B “The amendment that
The Government of Belize issued a release last week Thursday stating that by having the N.T.U.C.B. on the board, it will ensure that the diverse interests and perspectives of all employees are effectively represented. The release further noted that the inclusion of the N.T.U.C.B. on
A Belize City resident is celebrating tonight after scoring a major win with a Scratch and Win ticket. The lucky winner visited our office to share her plans for the $10,000 prize and revealed just how close she came to missing out on her big
Heavy rains over the weekend have caused significant disruptions in Belize, affecting various regions. On Sunday, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) reported that several roads in the rural Orange Walk District were impassable due to ongoing flooding, including the J&W road in Belmopan. Today, the
Former UDP Minister of Economic Development Erwin Contreras appeared today before the Senate Special Select Committee in Belmopan. He did so in 3/4 pants after he was 'picked up' by Special Branch officers on the strength of a warrant. The hearing was delayed after committee members
This morning Tracy Panton and her supporters stormed the United Democratic Party's headquarters on Youth for the Future Drive in Belize City. Panton says she is the interim leader of the UDP following a convention where delegates voted to recall Moses “Shyne” Barrow. Meanwhile, Barrow says
Wilmer Cruz is urgently calling for support for his sister, a 23-year-old woman who endured eight days of captivity and abuse by her husband and his parents. Investigators say she was assaulted, deprived of food, and left in unsanitary conditions without access to basic necessities. Cruz
Senate Special Select Committee public hearing is expected to resume today at 11 a.m. We are told that on the witness list is former UDP Minister of Investment Erwin Contreras. We are also told that moves are being made to have Contreras appear before the
