The body of a middle-aged man was found on the banks of the Mopan River near the Belize western border over the weekend. The man has been identified as fifty-three-year-old Nery Cardona. Cardona left home on October 16th wearing clothing that matched the description of
Over the weekend, a thirty-nine-year-old construction worker was hospitalised following a shooting in Ladyville. Lenny Bengeuche sustained two gunshot wounds and was rushed to Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for treatment. Bengeuche was reportedly attacked by two men dressed in dark clothing. The men opened fire
Police made a huge drug bust on Saturday. Twenty-three pounds of cocaine were seized after police in Hattieville village intercepted a Chevy Impala travelling from the Cayo District. The driver, identified as Dominique Young, a car dealer of Vista del Mar, has been arrested for
On Friday, the Belize Police Association defended the late Police Constable Santiago Ciau Junior. As we have been reporting, Ciau Junior, who retired in March 2023 due to avascular necrosis from a workplace injury, struggled to secure invalidity benefits and faced repeated denials by the
This morning, a police mobile unit was involved in an accident on the Phillip Goldson Highway. According to A.C.P. Hilberto Romero, the driver lost control of the vehicle. Romero says the officer sustained minor injuries and is currently receiving treatment at the Karl Heusner Memorial
Twenty-six-year-old Kadrian Travis Wade, a farmer from Lucky Strike Village, has been charged with the murder of forty-six-year-old Glenford Davis. Davis, a farmer from Rockstone Pond Village, was reported missing in mid-March, 2024, after being last seen in late December 2023. Police discovered his skeletal
Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday. I am Paul Lopez. We begin tonight's coverage with a look at the Inter-Office Basketball League’s semi-finals that took place on Friday night inside the Belize City Civic Center. The first match saw team Police face
A three-year-old Palestinian boy tragically lost his life in Khan Younis on Saturday when an aid package, dropped from an aircraft, struck the displacement area where his family had sought refuge. His grandfather, Sami Ayyad, recounted the incident, explaining that as the family ate breakfast,
Police in Dangriga have launched a murder investigation after a dismembered body was discovered in a barrel near a resort, reportedly dumped into the sea. The victim has been identified as 32-year-old Manuel Fernandez Jr. Authorities suspect the dismemberment took place at a local meat shop, which
Leader of the Opposition, Moses "Shyne" Barrow, rejected Sunday's national convention held by the Alliance for Democracy (AFD) in Belize City. Barrow condemned the AFD and its leader, Tracy Taegar-Panton, accusing them of "continued fraud and deception." Barrow described the AFD's attempts to mislead the public as
