In Corozal, the People's United Party retained its hold with incumbent mayor Rigoberto Vellos securing a win for his entire slate. This win marks the launch of the third term in office for Vellos. Out of the seven thousand eight hundred and twenty-six registered electors,
Earlier in our newscast, we showed you the U.D.P.’s singular elections victory in San Ignacio/Santa Elena with a team of councilors led by returning mayor Earl Trapp. With a majority of the municipalities now controlled by the People’s United Party, will the Briceño administration be
Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow says he will step aside from his leadership role should the U.D.P. fail in the 2025 general elections. Barrow also says that other party members will have to face the fact that some of them stand a better
Earlier today in the courtroom of Justice Derick Sylvester, accused murderer Shawn Hertular, who has been convicted of a similar capital offense in the past, saw the charge against him being dismissed. That’s because a Crown Counsel from the D.P.P.’s Office failed to appear in
Ever since the U.D.P.’s legal advisor Orson “OJ” Elrington resigned from that position in January, speculation has been rife as to the reason for his sudden departure. Elrington has not publicly given his reason for the decision, so when Marion Ali caught up with him
A Belize City family is asking for your help in locating sixty-nine-year-old Idolly Young. Young, who is diagnosed with dementia, was last seen on Tuesday, January 5th, near Sanker Street in Belize City. She was wearing a white blouse and a floral skirt. If you
Forty-two-year-old Everaldo Garcia was found this morning in his jail cell at the Belize Central Prison. Prison officials do not suspect foul play. Officials say that prison officers were alerted by another inmate to the fact that Garcia was unresponsive. The head of the intelligence
A Belize Defence Force truck flipped earlier this afternoon as it was heading towards San Ignacio Santa Elena. The incident happened near mile 37. Witnesses say that four members of the BDF were injured and rushed to the nearest hospital. The soldiers were on their
In a Facebook post, Prime Minister John Briceño expressed his gratitude to "all Belizeans who exercised their democratic rights yesterday during our nationwide municipal elections." Briceño, who is the leader of the ruling People's United Party (PUP), said that he was thankful that there were
There were 67 seats up for grabs for the 2024 municipal elections. The ruling People’s United Party fielded 67 candidates. The United Democratic Party also fielded 67 candidates. The People’s Democratic Movement had 11 candidates in the race. There were 11 independent candidates. Out of
