A cloud of concern is hanging over the Immigration Department tonight, as questions surface about how tightly public funds and critical documents are being managed. The Ministry of Immigration has launched an internal probe into reports of possible embezzlement at its Belize City office. While
A land dispute in Lemonal Village has escalated into gunfire, leaving a young woman hospitalized and a community on edge. Twenty-one-year-old Stacey Middleton is recovering at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after being shot in the leg during a confrontation on Tuesday. Police say the
The family of fifty-six-year-old Mark Longsworth continues to mourn and plan his funeral tonight. But they are one step closer to getting justice for the murder of their loved one. Police have moved swiftly in a deadly stabbing in Belize City early Monday morning. The
It has been forty-eight days since twenty-eight-year-old Deborah Bree Arthurs was last seen. A call center employee and mother of one, Arthurs travelled to Belize City on March twenty-seventh to drop her son off at the water taxi terminal before she was expected to return
Residents of the Placencia Peninsula say trust has been broken. They were promised a pause on development, but instead, a green light was quietly given. The Department of Environment has approved dredging, and reclamation works for Seaboard Holdings Limited, sparking outrage among communities who insist
A prime piece of Belize City real estate is now in government hands and officials say it’s money well spent. The Government of Belize has snapped up the San Cas Bottom Dollar property on North Front Street for five million dollars, negotiating it down from
If your grocery bill feels like it’s creeping higher every week, you’re not imagining things, and where you shop might be making a bigger difference than you think. We hit the aisles at three supermarkets across Belize City, comparing the cost of everyday essentials, from
The push to protect consumers is ramping up, but questions remain about who’s really in control of prices. The Supplies Control Unit says it’s getting tougher, doubling its staff, opening new offices across the country, and teaming up with the Police Training Academy to boost
A recent fuel discount is fueling a bigger debate about money and politics in Belize. When UDP Belize Rural Central caretaker Edward Broaster introduced a two-dollar gas subsidy, it quickly raised eyebrows and revived long-standing concerns about who is bankrolling political activity. As questions grow,
A key ministry is now under the Prime Minister’s watch and it’s raising questions about who’s next in line. Foreign Affairs Minister Francis Fonseca is recovering after triple bypass surgery, with Prime Minister John Briceño temporarily taking over the portfolio. But today, attention turned to
