Two former ministers remain outside Cabinet, an audit is nearing completion, and the Prime Minister is approaching a decision that could define his administration’s response to the “Mira Millions” scandal. Oscar Mira’s three-month administrative leave has now reached its deadline, but the investigation into the
A political scandal may now be testing the strength of the P.U.P.’s support in Belmopan. On Friday, Mayor Pablo Cawich and his team held an endorsement convention as they prepare to seek a second term. Ahead of the event, Cawich told Plus TV they hoped
After spending last week talking numbers, development and the state of the economy, Prime Minister John Briceño used the Independence Day stage to speak about something far more personal: what it means to be Belizean. Reflecting on this year’s theme, “Look at me. I am
At a time when political debate is growing increasingly bitter, Belizeans gathered on Saturday to remember a leader known for putting service before self. The fifteenth annual wreath-laying ceremony for the Right Honorable George Price brought relatives, government officials and citizens to Lord Ridge Cemetery
More than two weeks after twenty-one-year-old Kenyon Barrow, a police officer, disappeared, his family is still searching for answers. Police and the Belize Defense Force have joined the search, but his mother, Therese Robinson, says investigators have made little progress. Barrow’s phone has remained off
The celebrations had barely ended in Santa Elena when violence erupted. Police say a confrontation between two men escalated into gunfire Monday evening, leaving twenty-seven-year-old Marco Vasquez hospitalized in critical condition. Investigators say Vasquez was reportedly armed with a machete when a licensed firearm holder
A neighborhood dispute in Guinea Grass ended with gunfire over the weekend, prompting a police investigation and the detention of a village resident. Police say a man reported that his neighbor arrived at his home on Sunday and fired two shotgun blasts in the direction
Police have charged five people in separate drug operations conducted across the country over the past week, resulting in the seizure of varying quantities of cocaine and crack cocaine. The largest seizure occurred in Belize City, where officers discovered one thousand grams of cocaine. The
A routine police checkpoint at Blackman Eddy on Independence Day led to the discovery of a loaded firearm and the arrest of four Roaring Creek men. Police say officers recovered a Glock seventeen pistol fitted with an extended magazine containing twenty-two rounds of ammunition after
Long before tourism and agriculture powered Belize’s economy, mahogany was king. Known as “red gold,” the towering tree built communities, fueled the timber trade and helped shape British Honduras. Now, centuries after leaving its mark on the nation, mahogany is being honored on Belize’s latest
