On Wednesday, the Office of the Prime Minister announced the return of Belize Rural South area representative Andre Perez to Cabinet. Perez was reinstated as the Minister of Blue Economy and Disaster Risk Management after being on leave for months following allegations of sexual misconduct
We also spoke to Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa about the allegations made against his cabinet colleague. Minister Musa says he has seen Auxillou’s latest Facebook. He says that without a police complaint, the post is defamatory. Paul Lopez “Are you aware if Mr. Perez was
As we mentioned on Wednesday’s newscast, Prime Minister John Briceño said that the cabinet reshuffle follows a resounding mandate from the electorate on March sixth. In San Pedro Town, the People’s United Party won by huge margins, and it is for this reason that Perez
While we were in court on Wednesday covering the Bladen Twelve drug landing case, one of the defendants in that case, slipped us two notes which pertain to another case for which he faces three counts of murder. Elmer Nah, who is charged with the
The Belize National Teachers' Union held its bi-election to elect a new national president. Voting began at around two-thirty this afternoon and was completed by four-thirty. Following the counting, Nadia Caliz emerged as victor, besting Ifasini Efuneymi. We spoke with Caliz about her candidature. Nadia Caliz,
It has been nine days since the state of emergency was declared in southside Belize City, Roaring Creek, and parts of Camalote. Since then, there has been a relative sense of peace across the Old Capital, except for one murder on Good Friday. Today, we
As we said, fifty-two-year-old Belize City resident Carl Uter was murdered three days into the state of emergency. Uter’s murder led many to criticize the effectiveness of the SOE. Well, today we asked ComPol Williams if it is unrealistic to expect that no murders will
We also heard from Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa about the ongoing state of emergency. When he was in opposition, Musa criticized SOEs as ineffective and a violation of the rights of citizens. That changed when he was elected to office. Musa has led more
There have been nine additional murders so far in 2024 when compared to the same period in 2023. As we reported, last year saw a decrease in the number of murders recorded compared to previous years. But is 2024 turning out to be the complete
And, while the murder count has increased, Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa is celebrating the fact that Belize’s crime rate has improved in Latin America and the Caribbean. In the past, Belize was considered the second and third most dangerous country in the region
