Belize Defence Force soldier Lieutenant Clonal Omar Tzalam was read a single charge of grievous harm when he appeared in the Punta Gorda Magistrate court on Tuesday. The charge stems from a domestic dispute that occurred on March 29th, 2024. He pled not guilty and
At least nine fatalities and over 900 injuries were reported following Taiwan's most powerful earthquake in 25 years on Wednesday. Amidst the chaos, 50 hotel employees remain unaccounted for as rescuers work tirelessly to bring trapped individuals to safety using ladders. Dramatic footage aired on television
Two friends lost their lives in a drowning incident on Easter Sunday. Esau Castillo and Eduardo Martinez were reportedly socialising at the riverbank near the Iguana Creek Bridge. Sometime during their visit there, they decided to go for a swim in the river. But the
While all accounts are that Esau Castillo and Eduardo Martinez drowned after they went under on Easter Sunday, postmortem examinations will still have to be conducted on the bodies to certify their cause of death. Today, the Regional Commander, Eastern Division, A.C.P. Hilberto Romero, told
A man was killed in his yard on Good Friday in Belize City. Fifty-two-year-old Clay Uter, also known as Clay Monsanto, was fatally shot by a gunman who jumped his fence and targeted him. Surveillance footage from the home shows the shooters climbing across a
Investigators say they are following all leads but have been unable to establish a motive for Clay Uter’s murder. What investigators do know is that the shooter had an accomplice on a motorcycle. A.C.P. Hilberto Romero told reporters today that they are reviewing security camera
Franklin “Kranka” Polonio, the U.D.P.’s mayoral candidate in Punta Gorda Town, wants a re-election in that municipality. Polonio filed an election petition through his attorney Lynden Jones against P.U.P. Mayor Carlos “Obeah” Galvez and Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai. In the petition, Polonio says that
A family of six from Roaring Creek Village is displaced after their home went up in smoke on Easter Sunday morning. Moises Garbutt, his wife, and their four small children had just left home to go to a neighbour’s house, where he was trying to
Last Wednesday, a fire at the corner of Pickstock Street and Lovely Lane erupted around seven-forty-five p.m. destroying the home of twenty-eight-year-old Alicia Rancharan. Rancharan, her three children, and her partner were fortunately unharmed by the flames but are still in need of assistance. News
Tonight, a sixty-six-year-old retiree residing on Victoria Street in Belize City avoided jail time after admitting guilt to possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute one-point-nine grams of crack cocaine. Lancelot Earl Fredrick Vernon appeared in court this morning, and in lieu of a
