Twenty-five-year-old Tehje Vaughan was fined fifteen thousand dollars after she pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death of her friend and co-worker, thirty-year-old Charles Canton. The incident occurred on April 28th, 2023, when Canton was accidentally shot by Vaughan. Vaughan,
The FAO's One Country, One Priority Product (OCOP) Initiative has launched its inception workshop to begin a project aimed at enhancing Belize's coconut value chain. This global initiative will produce a comprehensive value chain analysis and a three-year development plan for Belize's coconut sector. The workshop
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is aiding Central American nations by sharing advanced techniques and technologies to bolster their agricultural, livestock, aquaculture, and fisheries sectors. To facilitate the safe importation of cattle from Belize to Mexico for immediate slaughter and terminal fattening, thereby strengthening
This year's World Day will focus on celebrating the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999, No. 182). It also presents an opportunity to remind all stakeholders to improve their implementation of the two fundamental Conventions on child labour - Convention No. 182 and Convention
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams met with the management and staff of San Ignacio Community Hospital this afternoon. The meeting follows an incident on June first during which several men, described as gang members, stormed the facility shortly after David Galindo was admitted to ward
Late this afternoon, News Five spoke by phone with Mynor Galindo. He is the brother of David Galindo who was shot in Santa Elena on the night of June first and passed away over the weekend from injuries he received. According to the sibling, he
Earlier today, the Government of Belize issued a press release in which it stated, “the entire Cabinet shares the outrage of the Belizean people at the incident which occurred at the San Ignacio Community Hospital on June first. Cabinet is grateful that medical practitioners, staff
In the wake of the incident, it has been reported that the individuals who stormed the hospital on the night of June first were gang members. It’s a claim that Mynor Galindo vehemently denies. While he admits his relatives are no saints, he maintains that
One year in prison for physically abusing his three-year-old stepson, that’s the time Devain Flores will spend for concurrent sentences that were handed down by the lower courts this morning. The matter, as we’ve reported, was prosecuted by Commissioner of Police Chester Williams. From the
A man who claims to be homeless is tonight on remand at the Belize Central Prison after being arraigned for attempted murder. According to police, on Saturday at around nine p.m., they visited the K.H.M.H. where they observed thirty-one-year-old Juan Pineda suffering from multiple stab
