Brigadier General Azariel Loria, Commander of the Belize Defence Force (BDF), recently addressed concerns regarding the morale and welfare of soldiers, including unresolved issues related to pay. General Loria echoed the sentiments of a former intellectual general of the BDF, stressing that he does not
Police Commissioner Chester Williams provided an update on the double shooting that occurred last night on the Philip Goldson Highway, about a mile from its junction with Crooked Tree Road. Officers discovered the lifeless bodies of a male and female inside a vehicle parked at
Tonight, a Belize Defence Force soldier is dead, and another is injured after a shooting incident at the Crique Sarco Conservation Post in Toledo. It happened on Sunday at around nine p.m.; several soldiers were on duty when an altercation escalated to violence between Private
Violence within the B.D.F. is not unprecedented. In 2023, a BDF sergeant was demoted for shooting a fellow soldier at Fairweather Camp in 2019. In May 2024, police launched an investigation into an incident involving a soldier allegedly discharging a personal firearm at the same
The motive behind the fatal shooting of Belize Defence Force soldier Private Clive Baizar remains unclear. Reports indicate that Baizar and his colleague, Lance Corporal Alfred Robinson, were on duty at the Conservation Post in Crique Sarco when a disagreement between the two escalated into
It’s been nearly two weeks since Giovanni Ramirez was gunned down in broad daylight in Belize City. Ramirez is most notably known as the whistleblower in the case that led to the conviction and imprisonment of attorney Oscar Selgado. Ramirez was shot on Amandala Drive
The tranquil village of Gales Point Manatee was rocked last week by the tragic death of thirty-nine-year-old Randy Bowen, who was fatally stabbed at his home shortly after returning from work. The incident stemmed from a family dispute between Bowen and his stepfather. Tonight Commissioner
Police are actively searching for suspects linked to a fatal crash on the George Price Highway last Thursday evening. The collision occurred around 7:20 p.m. near Mile 47 and claimed the life of 50-year-old Maria Caal Xi, a Guatemalan national residing in Cotton Tree Village,
Over the weekend, a video surfaced on social media showing a vehicle crashing into the back of a flatbed truck in Santa Elena, Cayo. The impact caused the vehicle to flip onto its side, but fortunately, no serious injuries were reported. The video has since
A violent brawl erupted last week at JR’s Bar in Punta Gorda, involving multiple patrons and resulting in chaos. A video of the incident shows furious customers hurling bottles and causing extensive damage to the establishment. In response, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has called
