A late-night shooting in southern Belize has left a young man fighting for his life tonight. Nineteen-year-old Jason Marin remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition after gunfire erupted around nine p.m. in the Rivas Estate area of Dangriga Town. Police say Marin was entering
Police have charged thirty-four-year-old Dean Vaccaro of Sandhill Village in a deadly shooting that killed a teenage boy and left another critically injured. He now faces multiple charges, including murder and attempted murder, following Sunday night’s attack in Gardenia Village. Investigators say a lone gunman
Police are investigating a shooting in Belize City that may have been accidental, but it involves an illegal firearm. Authorities say twenty-three-year-old Christopher Zetina was injured Tuesday afternoon on St. Joseph Street when a gun he was holding went off, wounding him at his own
A crackdown on illegal weapons is delivering results tonight, with police making multiple arrests across southern and western Belize. From a tense late-night chase in Punta Gorda to a targeted raid in Unitedville, officers say they removed illegal firearms from the streets and detained several
Police have formally arrested and charged a resident of Maskall Village with aggravated assault and Kept Prohibited Firearm. The charges stem from a report made on May thirty-first, 2026, in which a man alleged that while riding in Vasquez’s vehicle, he saw a firearm and
The government’s decision to halt a major component of the Leadership Intervention Unit program has left hundreds of participants searching for what’s next. Critics argue that the move has displaced vulnerable Belizeans who relied on the program for income, but Prime Minister John Briceño says
As government efforts continue to define and formalize borders between communities such as Hopkins and Sittee River, as well as Placencia and Seine Bight, concerns are growing that political interests and powerful investors could benefit at the expense of Indigenous land rights. Tonight, Garifuna leaders
A family’s urgent search is stretching across the country tonight, as they race to find thirty-year-old Richard Phillip Cherrington, a man they say desperately needs medical care. Cherrington, who recently relocated from La Democracia to Mullins River, has been missing since May twenty-first. Diagnosed with
Frustration is spilling into the streets in San Pedro, where residents say rising costs and ongoing development projects are pushing them to the limit. This afternoon, a group of determined demonstrators marched through the town, calling attention to fuel prices, dredging concerns, and the overall
Belize’s long-awaited workplace safety law has hit another delay. After years of pressure from unions and labor advocates, debate on the Occupational Safety and Health Bill was postponed in the Senate today. Government Senator Anthony Sylvestre says key revisions only arrived Tuesday, leaving lawmakers without
