At the 38th Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) Annual General Meeting, held in Belize City, Belize, Commissioner of Police Chester C. Williams was elected as the 1st Vice President. In the previous executive, Commissioner Williams served as the 2nd Vice President. Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney from Antigua and
It's a question that has stood the test of time—and one that sparked a legal battle in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the U.S.A. Are tacos sandwiches? According to Allen County Superior Court Judge Craig J. Bobay, the answer is yes, including burritos. In a ruling on
Forest fires are not uncommon at this time of the year. But reports coming out of San Pedro, Columbia are that wildfires have leveled more than fifteen hundred acres of land in the Toledo District over the last two days. These lands include an abundance
According to the Toledo West Area Representative, the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, has deployed personnel to the area to conduct assessments of the damage and its impact on the community. Requena is calling for a reconnaissance mission over the area so that Belizeans can
And while a vast part of Columbia Village is on fire currently, the rising temperatures are not helping the situation any. Today, a news team headed out along a portion of the George Price Highway, and while there was no burning bush along the stretch
This morning, the Caribbean Court of Justice held its latest monitoring hearing on the implementation of the Maya Land Rights Consent Order. In April 2015, the Maya Leaders Alliance and the Government of Belize entered a consent order in which G.O.B. agreed to develop a
In response to Senior Counsel Marshalleck’s concern, Leslie Mendez, attorney for the Maya Leaders Alliance, told the court that her clients are open to organizing a meeting with government and those villages engaged in the distribution of homemade land titles. Mendez contended that these communities
A deadline of October 2025 has been set for the passage of Maya land rights legislation through the National Assembly. The government’s recently proposed draft policy was met with strong objections from Maya communities in the Toledo District. G.O.B. has since returned to the drawing
Businessman Leon Perez has been acquitted of the murder of Elston Morter. On Independence Day 2021, Morter, a coast guard seaman, was stabbed to death in Hattieville during a misunderstanding in the American Site area of Hattieville. Perez, who maintained his innocence from the beginning,
Businessman Alvin Godfrey was shot inside his place of business in April 2003, during an attempted robbery. He died several months later. The man who pulled the trigger has remained incarcerated for more than twenty years and on Wednesday, convicted murderer Louis Gillett was given
