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
At today's police press briefing, Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero provided an update on the murder of PC Anthony. Romero confirmed that Saturday night’s shooting is connected to a shooting incident that occurred on Friday night in the village. That night, two men on
Police were placed on high alert following the murder of reformed gang member Elwin Lewis, who is also known as Ras Bobo. He was gunned down on Friday night in front of Gwen Liz High School on Antelope Street, just feet away from the school’s
The third murder of the weekend occurred in the Kings Park area of Belize City. It happened on Friday night, and the victim was thirty-year-old Nigel Williams. Williams was driving along Dunn Street towards Saint Thomas Street when he was approached by a male person
We now turn to politics….The United Democratic Party (U.D.P.) held its National Party Council (N.P.C.) meeting to evaluate its performance in the 2024 municipal elections. However, a group of high-ranking members, including John Saldivar and Patrick Faber, boycotted the meeting and held a separate gathering
As you saw in the story, one of the persons who boycotted the U.D.P.’s National Party Council meeting was Beverly Williams, the party’s standard bearer for Belize Rural Central. She was also a U.D.P. senator. We say “was” because Opposition Leader Moses “Shyne” Barrow has
Tonight, Moses Shyne Barrow is also facing opposition from Brian “Yellowman” Audinette. Audinette reportedly filed a police complaint against Barrow on Friday and has been posting defiant messages on his Facebook page. For instance, he posted, “The P.U.P. are happy with Shyne Barrow at helm
