Over the weekend, a horrific triple murder in Monkey River Village left two children without their mother, father, and three-year-old brother, shaking the small coastal community to its core. On Saturday night, between seven and eight p.m., thirty-nine-year-old Elvis Garbutt Senior, thirty-year-old Emerita Garbutt, and
In a sad turn of events, eleven-year-old Eliana Garbutt and her eight-year-old brother, Elvis Junior, are now without their parents. The family of five was viciously attacked on their way home, resulting in the tragic deaths of their father, Elvis Garbutt Senior, their mother, Emerita
Tonight, a pair of twenty-one-year-old men, Christopher Alexander Smith Junior, a construction worker from Linda Vista, and Karl Lindo, an unemployed resident of Mile 15 Hattieville/Boom Road, has been arraigned for the double murder of two cousins in Hattieville. The duo appeared unrepresented before the
It's been less than a week since the tragic discovery of cousins Marvin Cante and Juan Raymundo, whose bodies were found buried in a shallow grave near Hattieville. The cousins went missing on November twenty-eight, and their vehicle was found abandoned, engine still running. Their
The first of two GST-free shopping weekends this Christmas season wrapped up on Sunday, with thousands of shoppers flocking to stores across the country. Belizeans took advantage of the tax-free days on December fourteenth and fifteenth to buy groceries, electronics, and other household appliances. This
Longsworth mentioned that Belize Tax Services personnel will revisit several stores where issues were raised about the tax waivers. She also noted that returns for the GST-free weekends won't be submitted until mid-January 2025. Michelle Longsworth, Director General, Belize Tax Services “As of today, we are sending
At twenty-three, he was charged with murder and remanded, spending two decades in prison, quote, "at Her Majesty's Pleasure." Documents from the Belize Central Prison’s psychiatric doctor revealed that Glenford Logan was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Today, his case was called up for mentioning, and it
[caption id="attachment_30542" align="alignright" width="300"] Paul Moro[/caption] Tonight, twenty-nine-year-old Paul Moro, a construction worker with no fixed address, is fortunate to be home and not back in police custody. Moro was found with a three-and-a-half-inch blade, believed
Last Wednesday, a man was shot in the foot by police in Ontario Village after he pulled a knife and attacked an officer. The incident began when police responded to reports of two disorderly individuals. Despite attempts to calm the situation, one man resisted the
Residents on the north side of Caye Caulker are up in arms over a proposed petroleum station and bulk fuel storage facility in their neighborhood. Earlier today, several property owners voiced strong objections, arguing that the facility would harm the small village, impacting their properties,
