The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has confirmed an illegal incursion by a Guatemalan patrol boat within Belizean waters near the Sapodilla Cayes. Contrary to initial media reports, the ministry stated that the vessel did not run aground on the Barrier Reef. According to
Police have officially charged Curtis Molina with three counts of murder for the tragic deaths of Elvis, Emerita, and their three-year-old son Ellis Garbutt. On Saturday evening, the Garbutt family was ambushed on their way home by Molina, who was armed with a shotgun. The
The family of Leonard Baltazar is urging the police to reopen the investigation into the twenty-two-year-old's death. On December eleventh, Baltazar was found dead near a resort on Tobacco Caye. Initial reports suggested that two guests at the Reef’s End Lodge caught Baltazar trying to
Two law enforcement officers, B.D.F. Private Ramon Alberto Alcoser and Police Corporal Raheem Valencio, are on trial for allegedly trying to obstruct justice. The charges stem from the shocking murder of B.D.F. Soldier Jessie Escobar, which took place on September fifth, 2021, at the Branch
Tonight, a sixty-three-year-old man who was caught on video attempting to assault a thirteen-year-old girl in her school uniform has been spared jail time and fined instead. Emile Brackett, a self-employed resident of Yabra Road in Belize City, initially pleaded guilty to the charge of
Police are investigating a tragic incident in Stann Creek where a man and his dog were struck and killed by a vehicle. The accident happened this morning along the Stann Creek Valley Road in Hope Creek Village, near the entrance to Dangriga. Witnesses reported that
This morning around eight-thirty, coast guard personnel at the Hunting Caye outpost spotted a Guatemalan naval vessel in Belizean waters near Ragged Caye, about three miles south of Hunting Caye. Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Elton Bennett, reported that there was an
Rear Admiral Bennett mentioned that this was the second sighting of a Guatemalan naval vessel in the area in the past two years. However, our records indicate that in September of this year, Guatemalan Armed Forces (GAF) were found in Belizean waters. Reports emerged of
Bennett shared that the Coast Guard Service is dedicating significant time to training its personnel on the proper use of their newly acquired drones. These government-provided devices are proving invaluable, allowing access to previously hard-to-reach areas. Alongside the new drones, Bennett mentioned that the Coast
Recently, Bennett noted a significant uptick in illegal maritime activity reported by their counterparts in Mexico. Over the past few months, Mexico has seized around four tons of cocaine. Meanwhile, Guatemala and Honduras have reported nearly double that amount. With the Coast Guard's enhanced surveillance
