Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing, Julius Espat, submitted his 13th report to the Integrity Commission on Tuesday. On a social media post, Espat said, "Transparency and accountability are the foundation of good leadership, and I urge all elected representatives to lead by example." Speaking in
Imagine a scene right out of the Life of Pi. The Belize Coast Guard recently rescued fifty-seven-year-old Carlos Pinto, who was adrift in the open sea. But here's the twist—Pinto wasn't in a lifeboat. Instead, he was floating on a makeshift raft, surrounded by buckets
A tragic accident on the Hummingbird Highway Monday night claimed the life of Michael Daniels, a twenty-six-year-old bartender and father of two young boys, ages six and four. Two of his friends, Benjamin Guerra and Caleb Umul were also injured in the crash. Daniels and
[caption id="attachment_39750" align="alignright" width="300"] Pastor Humes[/caption] Six days after five fishermen and a pastor from Burrell Boom were allegedly caught in Orange Walk with one thousand, one hundred and thirty-seven grams of cocaine in a gold
Today, the bail application for Travis Flowers, a senior Belize City Council employee of seventeen years, was brought before the High Court of Justice Nigel Pilgrim. However, despite being properly lodged, the application couldn't be heard. When the case, claim #118 of 2025, was called
All that's left of the building that once stood at the corner of Castle and Victoria streets in Belize City is a pile of ash after an early morning fire. Authorities say the two-story wooden structure was abandoned and didn't have electricity. Thankfully, the National
Tonight, there's still no official word on the appointment of the three United Democratic Party senators. Over the past two weeks, the Government of Belize has appointed its six senators, and the church, NTUCB, NGO community, and business community have all made their selections. Here's
On Monday, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams mentioned that he’s hoping to finalize the details of his new role as C.E.O. at the Ministry of Transport this week. However, Williams hinted that he has other ambitions. When asked if the potential creation of a new
The Caribbean Court of Justice is currently tackling a constitutional dispute between the Government of Belize and four privately-owned liquified petroleum gas companies. The two-day hearing kicked off today with submissions from the appellants, including the Controller of Supplies, the Minister of Economic Development, and
As you might remember, in 2021, the government amended the National Liquefied Petroleum Gas Project Act to let other companies import LPG. This change came after the act was initially passed under the former U.D.P. administration. However, the amendment required private companies wanting to import
