Belize is taking steps to strengthen its human rights framework, particularly concerning the rights of the Maya indigenous communities in the Toledo District. From October 15 to 18, 2024, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is visiting the country to promote human rights and
The investigation into the death of 6-year-old King Shakel Wade continues. The boy's body was recovered from a canal near Fairweather Street in Belize City after he disappeared from outside his babysitter's home. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead at the K.H.M.H. Yesterday,
The body of 6-year-old King Shakel Wade was fished out of the canal near Fairweather Street in Belize City late yesterday evening. He disappeared from outside his babysitter’s home while she attended to other children. After an hour-long search, his slippers were found floating in the
Tonight, the suspect wanted for a double murder in Corozal Town a few weeks ago has been found dead. Police officers made the grim discovery of Edwin Marin’s lifeless body on Monday night in a remote area near Patchakan Village. Marin was accused of fatally
Luis Camara and his seventeen-year-old son, Johan, were safely returned to Louisville, Corozal on Friday after being kidnapped by a Mexican cartel in the Subtiniente Lopez area of Quintana Roo. This morning, the Commissioner of Police provided more details on the incident and expressed growing
The rise in cartel activity near Belize’s border with Mexico is becoming a major worry for Belizeans traveling to the neighboring country. This concern was highlighted in a recent survey by Viking Strategies. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams shared his thoughts on the poll’s findings. Chester
A mother celebrating her fifty-first birthday feels that she and her family were mistreated by the Belize Police Department. The trouble started when she couldn’t provide surveillance footage to help with an investigation into a recent murder on Reggae Street, leading the police to break
The allegations against the mother and daughter are that on Thursday, October ninth, 2024, at Reggae Street, Belize City, they obstructed Cpl. Francisco Martinez while he was performing his duties. They pleaded not guilty and wanted to explain their side but were told to save
Santiago Ciau Junior was laid to rest in Sittee River on Saturday afternoon. The former police officer passed away last week after battling a debilitating bone disease caused by a fall he suffered while on duty. Following his death, there has been a public outcry,
A tragic accident occurred on the Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway in Southern Belize on Saturday. A vehicle collided with a motorcycle traveling in the opposite direction, resulting in the death of seventeen-year-old Christian Guerra, the motorcycle driver. Assistant Commissioner Hilberto Romero mentioned that the police
