This morning, a junior immigration officer from Corozal Town was arraigned for extortion. Allegations are that on Friday, March fifteenth, thirty-one-year-old Monique Escalante demanded three thousand U.S. dollars from Jamaican national Janhoi Richards while he was at the Philip Goldson International Airport. Escalante claims she
The men accused of facilitating the landing of a drug plane in the south in 2021 appeared in court today. They are known as the Bladden Twelve, and today the trial judge adjourned the proceedings. That’s because the attorney for some of the accused, Oscar
Two men survived separate shooting incidents over the weekend in Belize City. One of them was Ashton Myers. He was shot at on Sunday evening while at his residence on Freedom Street. Investigators say that Myers was shot several times. The victim was rushed to
Later that Sunday night, Belize City police were called out to an area near Jane Usher Boulevard. There they found Fredrick Garbutt, suffering from several gunshot injuries. He was rushed to the K.H.M.H., where he is in a stable condition. ACP Hilberto Romero says that
The budget debate concluded late on Friday evening. During his closing statements, Prime Minister John Briceño pointed out that the National Budget is designed to help people, not based on party politics, but everyone, based on need. And the assistance, he said, spreads across the
The Prime Minister also summarized some of the accomplishments that his government has realized over the time they have been in government. He spoke of the benefits raising the minimum wage has brought to Belizeans who were earning just over three dollars an hour when
Goodnight, and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. As we near the end of Women’s Month, we begin tonight’s coverage with highlights from the thirty-third running of the Women’s Cross Country Cycling Classic. Eleven riders lined up at the starting
Embedded within the extensive government funding package signed by President Biden on Saturday is a provision prohibiting the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags at U.S. embassies. Despite this inclusion, the White House immediately expressed its intention to overturn the ban. The provision was just one of
Immigration officer Monique Escalante is being accused of extortion. Investigators say that she extorted Jamaican, Jahnoi Shaun Dhee Richards last week. Richards claims that she extorted him of three thousand US dollars while he was at the Philip Goldson International Airport. Prime Minister John Briceño, who
In Haiti's capital, where violence is rampant and death is a daily occurrence, residents are taking a stand against gang attacks. They are determined to safeguard their neighborhoods at any cost. Each day in Port-au-Prince begins with updates on the ongoing clashes plaguing the city. Bodies
