Vega’s Distributors Limited handed over the equivalent of four thousand dollars in cash and products to the Belize Red Cross. Fifteen days away from the start of the hurricane season, the Belize Red Cross is gathering resources for its 2024 disaster relief efforts. Today, they
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in critical condition after being shot following a political event on Wednesday afternoon. "Three or four" shots were heard. Fico acquired wounds to his head and chest. Local reports say he was airlifted to a nearby hospital. A suspect has been detained by police. He was
The Belize Defence Force (BDF) confirmed a shooting that occurred at Fairweather Camp on the outskirts of Punta Gorda Town. No one was injured. Chief of Staff Colonel Ricardo Leal exclusively told News that "Yesterday at approximately 5:15 pm, a senior non-commissioned officer for unknown reason discharged
A Belize Defense Force soldier is wanted for questioning tonight after he reportedly discharged a personal firearm on Monday evening near Fairweather Camp in Toledo District. The B.D.F. has been tightlipped on the incident. Despite several attempts to confirm the shooting with senior command, we
An inspector of police finds himself on the opposite side of the law tonight as he faces a charge of Wounding. Christopher Martinez is accused of wounding Aaron Flowers while he was detained on June nineteenth of last year. Today Martinez asked the court for
Attorney Bryan Neal has been sanctioned by the General Legal Council to pay a fine of three thousand, five hundred dollars after it was found that he breached several rules of the legal profession. Neal appeared before the G.L.C. following a complaint by a former
On Monday, over three and a half tons of drugs were seized in the southern area of Quintana Roo, Mexico. The reports of the discovery came shortly after Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa informed the media that, according to Mexican government officials, cartel activity
Is there another shortage of sugar on the local market? According to B.S.I., there have been complaints of a scarcity of sugar, despite the miller having increased the amount of sugar being sold on the domestic market when compared to the same period in 2023.
Earlier this month, the Belize Sugar Industries issued a press release on the report by the independent expert commissioned to determine port charges and how they should be applied. In the release, the B.S.I stated that Hugh O’Brien concluded that the industry was saving significant
Now that O’Brien’s report is complete and he has made recommendations for both the B.S.C.F.A, and A.S.R./B.S.I. to consider regarding port charges, the association is now looking forward to other testy matters at hand. It was over a year ago that the government announced it
