Today, a man was handed a life sentence in prison with a fixed term of thirty years for the murder of thirty-nine-year-old Sandra Ruiz. He is thirty-seven-year-old Darrel Grant, who was convicted for the 2008 murder of the Belize City resident and mother of two.
Back in May 2023, Mario Bustillos, an exhibit keeper for the Belize Police Department, was slapped with ten charges of negligent harm after Belize City primary school children and an adult consumed cannabis-infused candies. Bustillos was accused of exceeding his authority by improperly disposing of
There was public outcry after Pinks Alley resident, Michael Usher was shot and left for dead on the sidewalk on Flamboyant Street, until an ambulance arrived to take him to the hospital. Residents of the area who showed up at the scene condemned the police
Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa, readily admitted that it would require additional training for police officers to know how to properly move and handle injured victims. But he does hold the personal view that victims should be transported as soon as possible for medical
From time to time, the police are blamed for not having adequate transportation resources, particularly in the rural areas, to respond to an incident until long after the situation has played out. Currently, a man whose wife has died in Toledo is laying blame on
The process of completing postmortem examinations and the timeliness of doing so has also been an issue for families who must wait for a week or longer to get the autopsies of their loved ones. When this happens, it slows down the burial process for
The Panamanian Embassy is inviting more Belizeans to travel to Panama. The Central American nation is a popular transit point for Belizeans travelling to Latin America and the Caribbean. Belizeans are not required to have a visa when travelling to Panama. Today, the embassy, in
For the past three days, over twenty-five medical practitioners from across the country sat in a workshop that trained them and other relevant partners on the management of sexual assault examination. This follows a finding by the Belize Crime Observatory that there has been a
Doctor Francis Murray holds a senior role in the Ministry of Health and Wellness. He and two participants from the B.D.F. and the Western Regional Hospital shared how this training has boosted their level of knowledge, and the way they treat with these very sensitive
The issue of redistricting remains in limbo, despite the Belize Peace Movement leading the charge. Last year the B.P.M. issued a consent order, requiring the Elections and Boundaries Commission to submit the recommendations for redistricting. However, this report still has not been submitted. The B.P.M.
