The newly refurbished court and treasury building in Belize City was officially commissioned this morning. The building received extensive damage in November 2022 when Hurricane Lisa made landfall in the Belize District. The Government of Belize invested just under three million dollars to bring the
Chief Justice Louise Blenman says that with the modernized building, it is expected that justices of the Senior Court will work above the call of duty in their effort to significantly reduce current backlogs. She also thanked the government for its commitment to improving the
Kareem Musa, the Minister of Home Affairs, is warning Belizeans against cyberbullying after several nude and salacious videos were leaked over the weekend. The videos were widely shared on social media. According to Minister Musa, anyone who shared the video or created memes using the
Police were swift to detain a woman in Dangriga who was captured in a disturbing video encouraging a child to perform sexual acts on her. The video also made its rounds on social media over the weekend. Minister Musa says it is under investigation. Kareem
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has once again ordered the detention of his brother and the Crimes Investigation Branch wasted no time arresting and charging Arthur Roy Williams for an alleged social media post that was in circulation over the weekend. This morning, Williams appeared
Several villages in the northern districts have suffered quite a bit of losses to their homes due to flooding caused by recent rains. Over the weekend, videos showing floodwaters rushing through the low-lying villages painted a dismal picture. And while that is bad enough, there
Portions of the Coastal Plain Road crumbled under heavy flooding two weeks ago, and while a lot of it was blamed on deforestation, a lot was also blamed on the government. Some have accused the government of compromising quality for savings, but when we got
Members of the Opposition have criticized the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing for not making public records accessible. When we got the chance to speak with the minister on Friday, we asked him to respond. He said that anyone who wants to review the
Seven persons are displaced in Carmelita Village, after a fire destroyed their thirty-by-twenty wooden home on Sunday night. Twenty-two-year-old Brianna Conorquie told News Five that no one was at home when the fire started and that she believes it was arson. [caption id="attachment_15308" align="alignright" width="300"]
Goodnight and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. The B.E.B.L. finals are in a state of uncertainty, following game three on Friday night. The Hurricanes lodged a protest following the Defenders’ game three win. Let us look at this play.
