Regarding the murder of 24-year-old Mark Waight, which occurred on Saturday, January 25, police on Monday, January 27, formally arrested and charged 22-year-old Peter Amado Lara, a Belizean construction worker from Belize City, with the crime of murder. Waight was gunned down on Central American Boulevard,
Tonight, we report on a tragic incident that unfolded on Saturday night. Mark Waight, who had previously been acquitted of the murder of news reporter Kareem Clarke, was shot dead. Police have detained a suspect in connection with the shooting. The twenty-four-year-old Waight was gunned
Police have provided their side of an incident in Independence Village, where a man claims he was abused by officers. Twenty-four-year-old Emil Rivas was detained at the Belize Bank compound and charged with possessing a knife and resisting arrest. Rivas, who says he has asthma,
Robert Usher, a father of six, has had his sentences reduced but will still spend the next twenty-six years, eleven months, and fourteen days behind bars for his horrific crimes. Convicted of raping a minor on three separate occasions, along with aggravated and sexual assault,
Tonight, twenty-six-year-old Clifton Percival Robinson is on remand at the Belize Central Prison, awaiting sentencing. Justice Nigel Pilgrim accepted Robinson’s guilty plea for the lesser charge of wounding, revoked his bail, and remanded him to prison until his sentencing on February fourth, 2025. Robinson's co-accused,
On Sunday, a Canadian national found himself in hot water after allegedly trying to paddle a stolen boat into Belize. The arrest came after a dramatic water chase through Chetumal Bay, following reports that the man had swiped a local fisherman's boat from a wharf.
When it comes to tackling money laundering and terrorist financing risks, Belize is leading the pack globally. At least, that's what the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force's first-round evaluation shows. Belize's performance, assessed over a five-year period ending in late 2023, is outstanding. The results
Even though Belize scored nearly perfect for technical compliance, only five out of eleven immediate outcomes were rated as substantially effective. The area that received the lowest ranking was the investigation and prosecution of money laundering activities. Leni Ysaguirre- McGann, Director, F.I.U Belize “This was the
We also wanted to find out which sector in Belize is most at risk for money laundering. According to Leni Ysaguirre McGann, the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit, the assessment pinpointed several sectors with higher vulnerabilities. Topping the list of non-financial sectors are car
On Saturday night, the Belize Police Department honored eighty exceptional officers who have gone above and beyond in their duties at the first-ever Police Awards. The event, held at the Belmopan Civic Center, brought together law enforcement officers from across the country. It was a
