On Monday, thirty-one-year-old Monique Escalante, a junior immigration officer, was arraigned on a charge of extortion. She is accused of extorting six thousand dollars from Jamaican national Janhoi Richards. Allegations are that Escalante demanded Richards pay the sum and claimed she was entitled to do
A very public dispute between U.D.P. Leader Moses Shyne Barrow and Brian “Yellowman” Audinette is intensifying. On Monday, Audinette responded to Barrow’s claims that he stole a refrigerator, television, and microwave from the party’s headquarters. Audinette then filed a counter police report in which he
Sometimes we’re all too caught up in the lyrics of some popular artist or their genre of music, that we don’t pay enough attention to the ones that have been singing the lyrics of those same artists and many others. An artist like Kenneth Gladden,
The Belize Social Investment Fund Contractors’ Forum concluded today in Belize City. The first day of the forum took place in Corozal Town, where contractors met. The event moved to Belize City, where small, medium, and large-scale contractors engaged in discussion surrounding the requirements and
If you need to renew your passport or apply for your first one but can’t seem to find the time because of work or the distance you live from the nearest Immigration and Nationality office, you can do so now. The Ministry of Immigration, through
But if you have other immigration and nationality needs, you will also be able to access assistance through these onsite hubs. As the Head of IOM, Belize, Diana Locke explains, people who are looking to renew their permanent residency cards will also be able to
A State of Emergency is being implemented in southside Belize City and specific sections of the Cayo District. Statutory Instrument 58 of 2024 states "a public emergency has arisen in the part of Belize consisting of the part of Belize City known as the Southside,
Belize is welcoming the UNSC’s approval of an urgent resolution in Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the removal of all barriers to humanitarian aid. Belize reiterated its position that the achievement of a two-state solution is the only path to sustainable and permanent peace. On
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security searched two houses of music mogul Sean Diddy Combs on Monday as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. Flight trackers indicate that Combs' private plane journeyed from California to Antigua amidst the raids on his residences in Los Angeles and Miami.
Three persons were shot and killed over the weekend including a reformed Belize City gang member and a police officer. The increase in shootings in Belize City in particular has authorities considering to implement a State of Emergency. We know that several measures have been
