Police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man who was found with stab wounds on November 7. The victim has been identified as Selvin Humes, a labourer from Independence Village. He was taken to the Independence Poly Clinic on Thursday morning. The victim was later
This morning the High Court ruled in favour of Moses "Shyne" Barrow, Michael Peyrefitte, Shary Medina, Alberto August, and Hugo Patt and against Tracy Panton and Phillipa Griffith Bailey. As we reported, the leadership struggle within the United Democratic Party (U.D.P.) escalated with a lawsuit filed
As of this morning, Hurricane Rafael remains a powerful Category 3 storm, sustaining winds of 120 mph, says the National Hurricane Centre. The 17th named storm is moving across the Gulf of Mexico as one of the strongest hurricanes to form in the region during
The leadership struggle within the United Democratic Party is heating up with new developments. A lawsuit has been filed against Interim Party Leader Tracy Taegar-Panton and former U.D.P. Secretary General Phillipa Griffith Bailey. On November fifth, an ex parte application notice was submitted by Opposition
This week, two different digital versions of the Guardian Newspaper made the rounds. One was edited by Alfonso Noble, who has been at the helm of the publication for the past sixteen years, working out of the office at Youth for the Future Drive. Noble
Amid the confusion over which version of the Guardian Newspaper is legitimate and who the rightful leader of the U.D.P. is, last week saw Alfonso Noble taking to Wave Radio with some serious accusations. He claimed that Moses “Shyne” Barrow was undermining the Guardian staff
The Ministry of Human Development has rebranded the Women’s Department as the Family Support and Gender Affairs Department. This change, announced today in a Cabinet Brief, reflects the Ministry’s commitment to equality and inclusion. We reached out to Minister Dolores Balderamos-Garcia for more details on
Today, a twenty-three-year-old man named Brett Mejia was sent to prison after being accused of trying to murder his sister’s boyfriend. His family insists he was acting in self-defense. Over the weekend, reports started circulating about a man who had stabbed his sister’s boyfriend, allegedly
Today, the Belize Social Security held its second media mixer to chat about social security matters. This was the first mixer since Doctor Leroy Almendarez and his deputy, Jerome Palma, took on their new roles. Interestingly, the data showed that payouts hit a high of
We also asked Almendarez to clear up a topic that often leaves people scratching their heads: when can you claim and qualify for injury benefits? Today, Almendarez broke it down for us, but the key takeaway for anyone looking to claim is that you must
