Belizean cyclist Kaya Cattouse successfully fought off would-be robbers in Jamaica. According to Pedal Sisters, Cattouse was cycling to meet a cycling group when two motorcyclists attempted to steal her phone. "The pocket part of her Jersey was ripped. She fought them off, and they were unsuccessful in stealing
Israel conducted a military strike inside Iran. This marks a potentially hazardous escalation in the rapidly evolving conflict across the Middle East. Iranian state media said that the country's air defense systems were activated in Isfahan and Tabriz following three explosions near a major military
A flyer making its rounds on social media has caught the attention of Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams. The party invites people to an "adult" party with an entrance fee of $1,500. This morning, Williams said, "What is being advertised here is tantamount to prostitution, which is still illegal in
On Wednesday night, we told you about an operation carried out by the Special Patrol Unit on an island off the coast of Belize City. The organized action of the Belize Police Department to locate several gang members who fled from the Lake Independence area
Late this afternoon, Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa touched briefly on the drugs and weapons bust carried out by the police department. He says it is arguably the largest supply of illegal weapons confiscated by law enforcement that he has seen in recent history. While
The existing state of emergency comes to an end next Friday, but Cabinet is discussing the likelihood of extending the SOE for a few more weeks. Despite strong criticism regarding the effectiveness of the recent measure, the Minister of Home Affairs maintains that the SOE
Today, a man was handed a life sentence in prison with a fixed term of thirty years for the murder of thirty-nine-year-old Sandra Ruiz. He is thirty-seven-year-old Darrel Grant, who was convicted for the 2008 murder of the Belize City resident and mother of two.
Back in May 2023, Mario Bustillos, an exhibit keeper for the Belize Police Department, was slapped with ten charges of negligent harm after Belize City primary school children and an adult consumed cannabis-infused candies. Bustillos was accused of exceeding his authority by improperly disposing of
There was public outcry after Pinks Alley resident, Michael Usher was shot and left for dead on the sidewalk on Flamboyant Street, until an ambulance arrived to take him to the hospital. Residents of the area who showed up at the scene condemned the police
Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa, readily admitted that it would require additional training for police officers to know how to properly move and handle injured victims. But he does hold the personal view that victims should be transported as soon as possible for medical
