General
Minister: Cabinet to get the OSH at the latest in early January 2024
Photo: Hon. Oscar Requena, Minister of Labour
NTUCB President says they “have been exercising a...
Ministry of Public Service launches Anti-Corruption Month
Photo: Hon. Henry Charles Usher, Minister of Public Service, Constitutional and Political Reform; Anti-corruption...
Travellers says proposed $9M loan to Premium Spirits is “high risk”
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Nov. 16, 2023
Heavyweight in the liquor industry in Belize, Travellers Liquors...
Historical notes on early Garifuna struggles to defend their land and culture
by Jerry A. Enriquez
The Garinagu were one of the first free groups of Afro-descendant...
Names of Boledo distributor “kingpins” and GoB regulatory board revealed
Photo: Prime Minister, Hon. Johnny Briceño
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Nov. 23, 2023
Following months of suspicion and speculation about who the owners of MGM Entertainment Limited...
Decision for voire dire in Selgado’s trial set for December 1
by Roy Davis (freelance writer)
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Nov. 23, 2023
After reading and hearing submissions from the prosecution and the defense in the trial of...
BLC member gunned down in Lake I
Photo: Jordan Waight Burns, deceased
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Nov. 23, 2023
A known affiliate of the BLC (Backa-Lands Crips) gang was executed in broad...
Police charge foster parents for the death of child in Spanish Lookout
Photo: (l-r) Marvin Denver Plett and Lena Plett; (Below) Ayana Bennett (Moody), deceased
by Kristen Ku
SPANISH LOOKOUT, Cayo District, Wed. Nov. 22, 2023
In a case...
No extension to BSI-BSCFA Commercial Agreement yet signed
Photo: Shawn Chavarria, Director of Finance, BSI
With less than a month before the proposed start of the sugar crop, the mill and the largest...
Will Shyne’s name be struck off voters list?
Photo: Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Leader of the Opposition
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Nov. 22, 2023
On Friday, November 24, Chief Magistrate Jayani Wegodapola will hand down...
Murder on Fabers Road
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Nov. 21, 2023
On Friday night, November 17, Gregory Johnson of Jaguar Avenue, 38, a resident of the Fabers Road...
Remanded Cayo prisoners escape from police
Photo: (l to r) Brian Castillo and William Carabantes, wanted
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Nov. 16, 2023
The Belize Police Department is seeking two remanded...
Belize-Taiwan partnership launches housing program in Belmopan
Photo: Hon. Julius Espat, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing; and H.E. Lily Li-Wen Hsu, Ambassador of the Republic of China (Taiwan) signing housing...
Official says bloated COP28 Belize delegation list FAKE
BELMOPAN, Thurs. Nov. 16, 2023
Earlier this week, a purported list showing Belize’s delegation to COP28 happening from November 30 to December 12 in the...
New Firearms Amendment Act bypasses COMPOL
Photo: Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams
Firearms (Amendment) Act 2023 strips Police Commissioner of powers to approve licenses for firearms and ammunition; licensing approval now...
Chinese-Belizean killed in Ladyville
by Charles Gladden
LADYVILLE, Belize District, Wed. Nov. 15, 2023
On Tuesday, November 14, Canhua Zhen, 37, a nationalized Belizean originally from China, was executed in...
Area reps meet to discuss Maya Land Tenure Policy
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Nov. 15, 2023
The CCJ’s Consent Order of 2015 has recently become a topic of contention among non-Mayan villages in the Toledo...
LOO criticizes appointment of foreign high court judges; Cabinet Secretary responds
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Nov. 16, 2023
The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, has publicly criticized the current administration’s recent appointments...
