On Thursday, July 26,2024, the U.S. federal authorities apprehended Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of the notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in El Paso, Texas. According to the U.S Justice Department, 76-year-old Zambada is a long-time leader of
On July 26, 2024, NEMO, the Belize Defence Force (BDF), and the Coast Guard successfully completed the Agile Bear 2.0 training, a week-long program aimed at improving disaster response capabilities. The training, conducted in collaboration with Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B), focused on advanced techniques such
After a period of tropical inactivity, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has identified an area of disturbed weather over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean. The NHC says that the system may interact with a tropical wave as it moves toward the Lesser Antilles early to
Shaun Gill will once again represent Belize as the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics, marking his second consecutive appearance in this prestigious role. Gill is set to embody the spirit of the ‘loneliest job in sport.’ This distinction places
Convicted murderer Williams "Danny" Mason has been shuttling between the Belize Central Prison and the Belmopan High Court throughout this week. Mason and co-accused Ryan Rhaburn face charges of kidnapping businessman Lloyd Thiessen and his wife, Rosie, in May 2016 at Mason's ranch near Mile
Attorney Orson Elrington, also known as O.J., has been committed to stand trial for the charge of rape following a preliminary inquiry held this morning in Belize City. On March eighth, Orson was charged with rape and granted bail of eight thousand dollars plus one surety. Elrington’s attorney,
Cotton Tree Village resident thirty-two-year-old Andrew Muns is dead. He succumbed to injuries he sustained eighteen days after he was shot while socialising in the village. That same shooting incident claimed the life of another man, thirty-nine-year-old Clint Castillo. Muns had been hospitalised since the
Tonight, San Ignacio resident Gerson Guerra is a free man after accepting a plea deal. Guerra was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and use of deadly means of harm after wounding his then, partner, Zuemy Tzalam on her throat with a knife. Reports are
As we mentioned, Guerra utilised the Plea Discussion and Agreement Act to negotiate with the prosecution for a lighter sentence. This case marks the first instance of a defendant employing this legislation to propose alternative sentences and charges. Guerra, with the assistance of his representative,
This evening, Ormencia Pou-Swift, her mother Irene Budd, and her brother Aaron Fuentes were shuttled to the Belize Central Prison. All three were found guilty of grievous harm by a jury in April. Pou-Swift and Budd each received an additional two-year prison term from the
