Police Commissioner Chester Williams has acknowledged that some members of the Belize Police Department may be entangled in cartel-related activities and hinted at another potential reshuffling of officers in the Northern districts. In response to questions about the recent discovery of Raheem Usher’s body and the
Authorities have dismissed speculation that the killing of 29-year-old Raheem Usher was the work of a drug cartel. According to Police Commissioner Chester Williams, the crime appeared to have been carried out by locals attempting to mimic cartel-style violence. Usher's body was found near a bridge
The International Regional Organisation for Health in Agriculture (OIRSA), along with the Resilient Rural Belize Programme (RRB), the Ministry of Economic Development (MED), and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (MAFSE), has announced the expansion of the Biological Control Insectary at the National
Pope Francis is showing signs of improvement after 15 days of treatment for bilateral pneumonia at Rome's Gemelli Hospital. The Vatican reported Friday that the Pope had a restful night and continues his breathing physiotherapy. Although his condition is "complex," Vatican sources confirmed that the
The People’s National Party (PNP) has formally requested changes to polling station assignments in Toledo East. In a letter to Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai, PNP leader Wil Maheia outlined key areas where adjustments are needed to ensure a fair and convenient voting process. The party is
On Thursday night, the People’s United Party (P.U.P.) launched its Plan Belize 2.0 manifesto in San Ignacio. This comes as part of their political campaign ahead of Election Day on March 12. In his address, party leader John Briceño detailed the progress made over the past
Two young men, Alexander Munoz and Henry Artemio Osorio, drowned yesterday in Belmopan. Their bodies were recovered from the Guanacaste Park riverside bathing area. Reports are that at around 4:30 p.m., two female students alerted authorities when their friends failed to resurface. Police arrived at the
This morning, a gruesome discovery was made near a bridge in San Antonio Village, Orange Walk. The body of twenty-nine-year-old Raheem Usher was found in the Rio Hondo, je was handcuffed and wrapped in a sheet and covered in plastic. Raheem, a construction worker from
Raheem Usher was found with handcuffs on his wrists and duct tape over his eyes. His body was wrapped in a sheet and covered with plastic, which had a note, and a list of names attached. The police are still waiting for a postmortem examination
Meanwhile, Keixa Usher, the victim's sister, told News Five that the family had no idea if he had been threatened or intimidated before he went missing in late January. She shared that her brother, a father of a five-year-old, would stay in Libertad when he
