Tracy Taegar-Panton has the support of U.D.P. Deputy Leader Hugo Patt, which bolsters her claim to leadership. When Barrow resigned two weeks ago, he handed over the reins to Patt. Barrow was surprised to find out that Patt then passed the leadership to Panton. He
Panton is now focused on leading the United Democratic Party forward. She mentioned that the National Party Council will meet soon to set a date for the national convention. Panton plans for the event to be an endorsement convention, as she doesn't expect any challenges
But Barrow insists that Panton won't have an uncontested leadership convention. He claims that some members of Panton’s team are planning to run against her and that there's a petition against her. In response, Panton says Barrow’s claims are false. Here are both sides of
In crime news, the violence from the weekend continued into this morning. While the Commissioner of Police was briefing reporters on recent incidents, a man was shot on Iguana Street Extension in Belize City. This shooting highlights the ongoing feud and the police efforts in
Police are working to find out why thirty-four-year-old Elvis Aldana was murdered. Aldana was shot and killed on Saturday night at the corner of Electric Avenue and McKay Boulevard in Belize City. Sometime after eight p.m., he was in a yard near a mechanic shop
Tonight, a family is crying out for justice after Santiago Garcia was tragically stabbed to death on Sunday night. The twenty-year-old truck driver from Pomona Village was with his stepfather, Jason Sharp, reportedly trying to buy cannabis when they were attacked. Sharp sustained fatal injuries
[caption id="attachment_40408" align="alignright" width="300"] Stanley Flowers[/caption] A resident of Crooked Tree Village is in police custody, charged with attempted murder after a bold attack on law enforcement officers on Sunday night. The incident happened
Police are investigating a drug trafficking operation in southern Belize after an aircraft was found burnt on a makeshift airstrip near Graham Creek, Toledo, close to the Guatemalan border. On Friday, BDF Commander Brigadier General Azariel Loria confirmed the plane's link to a drug ring
Earlier today in San Pedro, police found a live grenade inside an abandoned building during an operation on northern Ambergris Caye. This morning, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams shared more details about the discovery. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “This morning, sometime after eight a.m., a team
A tragic incident occurred on Saturday when a student from Edward P Yorke High School drowned just minutes after being baptized in the Sibun River at Gracie Rock Village. Sixteen-year-old Cayden Stewart was on a church trip with other youths from Queen Street Baptist Church.
