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BDF soldiers get land titles
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Aug. 11, 2022 On Thursday and Friday of last...
CITCO Youth Innovation summer camp ends
150 kids from various parts of the city were given certificates for completing CITCO’s...
Who’s JR Smith?
Accomplice in a joint enterprise—or mastermind?
By Marco Lopez
The mass shooting in Hopkins village over...
No overnight solution to crime in Lake I—DPM Hyde
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Aug. 8, 2022 The Deputy Prime Minister, and area representative for...
Pharmacy Express withdraws SSB loan application
Controlled drugs were removed from two of the four drugstores located at the Fort Street Tourism Village (and owned by Pharmacy Express), which were...
Waterloo resubmits EIA to DOE
by Khaila Gentle
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Aug. 11, 2022
In December 2021, the proposal for the expansion of the Port of Belize Limited and construction of...
Ladyville woman, 66, and family of 10 displaced by arson
The home of Marie Lamothe, 66, was burned to the ground on her birthday by her ex- lover, who reportedly set the family home...
Dr. Zabaneh: Belize firmly supports Taiwan
by Khaila Gentle
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Aug. 11, 2022 Longstanding tension between Taiwan (formally known as the Republic of China, Taiwan) and China (the People’s...
Father charged with grievous harm after newborn hospitalized
Banner, a resident of Camalote Village, was previously charged with manslaughter in 2019 for the death of his two-month-old child, Trevane Banner, and was...
Ladyville bar owner shot dead by minor
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Aug. 8, 2022 Vanessa Acevedo, 35, the owner of “Cocktail Bar” on Perez Road in Ladyville, was shot dead...
Soldier’s death sparks discussion on abuse/ misconduct within BDF
There have been numerous petitions demanding that the culture of abuse and violence in the Belize Defence Force be investigated, most of which have...
Vulcan Materials Co. creeping into Belize?
by Marco Lopez
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Aug. 8, 2022 Aquatic ecologist, Dr. Ed Boles has drafted a 31-page document sounding the alarm on a potential...
Mass shooting in Hopkins: 2 dead, 8 injured
An initial investigation revealed that a Canadian national identified as military veteran John Roy Smith, 43, acted as the driver for the three shooters....
OSH Bill being revisited by BCCI, trade unions
By Khaila Gentle
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Aug. 3, 2022
The Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Bill is aimed at ensuring safe working environments for employees in...
Alrick Smith—man with “nine lives”—killed in front of MORE FM
Alrick Smith, 36, a well-known street figure who escaped death multiple times, was fatally gunned down after leaving the Rene Villanueva Media Center following...
Cannabis legalization shelved
The Minister of New Growth Industries, Hon. Kareem Musa, says the hefty price tag of the referendum is the reason for the delay, not...
Former Minister of Works charged in Magistrate’s Court
BELIZE CITY, Wed. July 27, 2022
The Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, in an interview this morning said that he was told that former Minister...
Stann Creek woman falls to death at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Lucero Aguirre, 35, of San Juan, Stann Creek District, fell to her death while on a hike within the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary.
By Charles...