Oferico Ico, a 33-year-old prison officer, has been released on bail after being charged with raping a woman at her home in Lords Bank on August 20. The victim identified Ico as her attacker. No plea was entered, but Hamilton requested bail, which the court granted.
The Belize City Council has announced that City Administrator Albert Vaughan will be stepping down from his role effective October 31, 2025. Vaughan, who served with dedication and professionalism, is leaving for personal reasons. According to a press release, during his tenure, Vaughan played a key
The Government of Belize has introduced the Moneylenders (Amendment) Bill 2025, which builds on the existing Moneylenders Regulations of 2017 to tighten oversight and protect borrowers. The bill requires anyone wishing to lend money to register as a company and have at least fifty thousand dollars
Venezuela is deploying 15,000 troops to its border with Colombia to fight drug trafficking, while the United States sends two additional navy ships to the southern Caribbean as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to disrupt Latin American drug cartels. Venezuelan Minister of Interior Diosdado Cabello
Residents of a Corozal neighbourhood expressed outrage last night over an alleged case of child abuse. An anonymous source sent a video showing a close-up of a house window, with cries of the children audible inside. According to the sender, a woman—possibly the girls’ mother or
Two Mopan Maya textile artists from San Antonio, Cayo, are representing Belize’s Indigenous heritage at the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XV) in Barbados. The Sarstoon-Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM) announced that Luciana Chun and Magdalena Chiac were chosen to showcase Belize’s Indigenous culture at
Five journalists were among at least 20 people killed on Monday when two Israeli strikes hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. The Associated Press reported that “two strikes hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in quick succession,” with videos showing journalists and rescue workers
La investigación sobre la desaparición y posterior detención en Guatemala de Joseph Budna continúa avanzando. La policía de Belize confirmó que está revisando imágenes de vigilancia captadas en el área donde Budna desapareció el viernes por la noche. El Comisionado de Policía, Dr. Richard Rosado, explicó
El viernes por la noche, el conocido activista y personalidad de las redes sociales Joseph Budna transmitía en vivo por Facebook cuando, de manera repentina, la transmisión se interrumpió. Una hora después, un usuario afirmó que Budna había sido secuestrado, lo que desató una ola
Belize has launched the Soil Doctor Training Programme to strengthen soil conservation and sustainable land management. The initiative is led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise (MAFSE) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and was officially opened in Belmopan
