Twenty‑two police and forensic officers from across the Caribbean spent this week in Spain and France, learning how European law enforcement handles crime scene investigations. Belize was represented by a crime scene investigator from the National Forensic Science Service (NFSS) and an officer from the Belize
Hundreds of Belizeans were up before sunrise Saturday for the annual Cancer Walk, making their way from Ladyville to Belize City in a show of solidarity with those affected by the disease. The walk began at 5:00 a.m. in Ladyville and ended at the Society’s headquarters
The Trump administration has announced a sweeping change to the green card application process that would require thousands of people seeking permanent residency in the United States to leave the country and apply from their home nations. The rule, announced Friday by US Citizenship and Immigration
Sticker shock at the meter and Belizeans are feeling the squeeze. Across the country, families are opening their electricity bills and doing a double take, with some reporting increases as high as two hundred percent. For many, it’s a financial hit they didn’t see coming.
A growing fire in one of Belize’s most scenic landscapes is now drawing serious attention. Beyond the heated exchanges between the Ministry of Defense and activist Elvin Penner lies the Bald Hills at Baldy Beacon, an iconic stretch of the Mountain Pine Ridge Reserve now
Former minister Elvin Penner is refuting claims that he rushed to secure land inside a BDF training zone before the 2020 election. Defense CEO Francis Usher says Penner obtained multiple parcels in the area and fast-tracked titles during the COVID election period. But Penner calls
Two lives lost. One man now convicted. After hearing all the evidence, Justice Candace Nanton found Miguelito Encalada guilty of murdering his wife, Desiree Gonzalez, and his brother, George Rochester, both shot in broad daylight in Ladyville in April 2023. Encalada claimed gunmen invaded his
A brazen shooting in Unitedville has now led to murder charges, one of the accused is a minor. Police say they have cracked the case behind the killing of Allen Gongora, who was gunned down at his home on Tuesday night in an attack that
Last week, we sat down with relatives of BDF officer Clive Baizar, who say they are deeply disappointed with the outcome of his case. Baizar was shot and killed in 2025 by a fellow soldier while on duty at a military outpost. The family says
A routine police operation in Caye Caulker quickly turned into a drug bust involving two young suspects. Officers targeted a residence in the village, where they reportedly uncovered several grams of suspected cocaine along with plastic bags containing cannabis. The operation led to the arrest
