Police Commissioner Chester Williams confirmed that persons involved in the recent altercation outside of Digi Park/Shisha Lounge in Belize City will be criminally charged. One of those persons involved is Belize City councillor Evan "Boo-Boo" Thompson. Williams said, "I already sent that matter to Mr. Romero,
Police Commissioner Chester Williams confirmed the recent landing of an illicit aircraft in Belizean territory. He stated that on the previous night, sometime after 11:00 p.m., authorities received intelligence that a suspicious aircraft had departed South America and was heading toward Belize. As is customary in
The United Democratic Party (UDP), led by Moses “Shyne” Barrow, intends to take legal action against the Elections and Boundaries Commission (E&B) over what they call "unauthorised" use of its traditional red colour on the 2025 General Election ballot. This comes after the E&B declared
The Belize + Cuba Solidarity Organisation has condemned the latest US actions targeting Cuba's international medical missions. In a statement issued on Friday, February 28, the group stated, “We stand in unwavering solidarity with Cuba and its international medical missions," and criticised the US’s decision
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has condemned a recent incursion by Venezuela into Guyana’s territorial waters, calling it an act of aggression that violates international law and the 2023 Argyle Declaration. According to CARICOM, Guyana’s President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, informed the regional bloc that Venezuelan military
The Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct autopsies on the bodies of three Revere women who were recently found dead in a Belize hotel to determine their exact cause of death, according to Boston 25 News. The three women, Kaoutar Naqqad, 23, Wafae El-Arar, 26,
Plus TV’s Ljay Wade says he was assaulted by police officers while he was covering a drowning incident at Guanacaste Park in Belmopan. He says that the officers threw him against a vehicle and demanded that he delete footage from his phone. While Wade has chosen
Nineteen-year-old Dennis Jimenez walked free from court after murder charges against him were dropped in connection with the 2022 killing of 35-year-old businesswoman Vanessa Acevedo. Acevedo was shot dead while closing her establishment in Ladyville when a gunman demanded money. Despite her cooperation, he pulled
Guyana's President Irfaan Ali has strongly condemned an incursion by a Venezuelan naval vessel into Guyana’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) early Saturday morning, calling it a "matter of grave concern." According to President Ali, a Venezuelan armed patrol ship entered Guyanese waters at approximately 7:00 AM
Mexican authorities discovered the bodies of five men near the Rio Hondo River in Sacxan, Quintana Roo, early Saturday morning. Belize police believe two of the victims are Belizeans from Corozal with known ties to Mexican cartels. Reports indicate that the Belizeans had been evading law
