Last week, the cartel warfare reached new levels in Quintana Roo, Mexico and it created a sense of insecurity for some Belizeans who travel there frequently. To discourage the increase in cartel activity along the northern border, Belizean law enforcement authorities have also enhanced their
Williams said that contrary to Barrow’s comment that the government has done little to address the issue in the north, the Prime Minister and the relevant ministries have been receptive and have supported the police in the effort and that they have always done so.
Stake Bank Enterprises Limited, presently in receivership, is suing businessman Michael Feinstein, a director of the company. A notice of application for interim injunction was filed in the High Court on May first. The injunction is being sought to restrain Feinstein, or his agents, from
Former Port Loyola Area Representative Anthony “Boots” Martinez says we will be challenging his rejected Gilroy Usher recall petition in court. We have been following the story for weeks now. After Martinez gathered and submitted signatures on a petition to recall the current area representatives,
The former Port Loyola area representative says he is preparing to file a legal claim before the High Court by Thursday. Martinez is challenging the Chief Elections Officer’s decision to take no further steps in verifying the signatures that have been rejected. He says that
Twenty-two-year-old Travis Herbert, a construction worker of Iguana Street Extension, has been arrested and charged for the murder of Elwin Lewis, also known as Bobo Youth. This afternoon, Herbert appeared unrepresented before the lower courts where he was read a single charge. No plea was
A father of two is desperately trying to locate his children after they were illegally flown out of the country by their mother on May second. Missing persons reports were issued last Thursday for brothers Asher and Randy Hyde when the Belize Police Department was
According to Hyde, a report has been filed with Interpol, as well as the Domestic Violence Unit. He also says that Reyes, on a previous occasion, had attempted to abduct the children by crossing the northern border into Mexico. [caption id="attachment_10737" align="alignright" width="300"]
Earlier the Commissioner of Police explained why the security apparatus could not include civil society stakeholders in the planning process for the northern border security operations. That was a suggestion that came from the Leader of the Opposition, Moses Shyne Barrow. Today the commissioner blasted
Last year, for the first time in many years, Belize recorded fewer than a hundred murders. But 2024 is not looking as if it is going to be a repeat of 2023 in that category. Today, the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams was in a
