We also got input from Commissioner of Police Chester Williams on the regulations outlined by the Belize City Council for the new carnival route. ComPol Williams repeated that vehicles obstructing the carnival route will be towed and vendors along the route will be removed. He
According to research conducted by Doctor Harold Young in 2019, there are as many as fourteen hundred active gang members in Belize City. These groups of young men prey on each other often in a struggle for turf in the illegal drug trade. The wanton
The Belize Coast Guard has been equipped with military-grade drones that will allow them to extend their patrol far beyond what the eyes can see. Two Skyfront Perimeter Eight Hybrid Drones were commissioned today at an opening ceremony at the Coast Guard’s headquarters just outside
The Belize Police Department is also in the process of acquiring its own unmanned aerial assets. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams confirmed that these drones for the Belize Police Department are on the way. Among the uses of the drones will be to assists in
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also provided the media with an update on the weekend murder of twenty-three-year-old Demitri Usher in front of his home on Wood Street. As we reported, Usher was sitting in front of the property when a gunman opened fire in
A police officer has been detained, along with two other Belize City residents, following a police operation at a Banak Street resident. The operation led to the discovery of a large quantity of cannabis. ComPol Williams told us more. [caption id="attachment_20003" align="alignright" width="300"]
Police are on the hunt for three men who are targeting homes in the Mountain Pine Ridge area. Reports are that the men have already burglarized two homes and made off with cash and other valuables. They are still out there and, according to police,
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has joined the call of Belizeans demanding that the individual who injured Gerald Rhaburn, popularly known as Lord Rhaburn, in a hit and run incident, come forward. As we reported, the eighty-eight-year-old was exiting a taxi on Thursday night on
Reporters also asked the Commissioner of Police for an update on the department’s investigation into Sergeant Devon Makin. He remains on duty in San Pedro and was even spotted next to ComPol Williams over the weekend at an endorsement convention for Andre Perez. Here is
Summer vacation is coming to an end and schools across the country are already resuming classes. In preparation, teachers are gathering supplies to ensure that students return to a clean welcoming environment. To assist with the process, the Belize City Council has donated cleaning supplies
