The Office of the Special Envoy for the Development of Families and Children is demanding swift administrative action against a police constable whose domestic violence case was dismissed this week after the complainant declined to proceed. The Special Envoy, Rossana Briceño, expressed “deep concern and outrage”
Police are investigating the murder of 19-year-old Jamir “Jam” Cambranes, a Belizean technician of Euphrates Avenue in Belize City. His body was discovered along the Burrell Boom/Hattieville Road with gunshot wounds. Cambranes had left home on Tuesday night on a bicycle to meet two men travelling
A gas leak led to a fast-moving house fire on Marina Drive, San Pedro Town, on Tuesday night, leaving nineteen people, including nine children, without a home. Authorities reported that by the time officers arrived shortly before 8:00 p.m., the elevated structure was fully engulfed in
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has seized two vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and transferred them into Iranian waters, while a third ship was reportedly targeted and left disabled off Iran’s coast. [caption id="attachment_89773" align="alignleft" width="312"] Sponsored by RF&G Insurance[/caption] The developments come
After a week of rising tension, and the very real threat of a bus strike, Cabinet has stepped in to keep Belizeans moving. Following urgent requests from the Belize Bus Association, the government has approved a new bus fare structure aimed at easing pressure on
A week after a quiet Toledo village was jolted into the national spotlight, the mystery surrounding First Alcalde Marcus Canti is far from over. Though Canti returned home just thirty six hours after his sudden disappearance from Indian Creek Village, the questions left behind have
A police officer caught in a viral domestic violence video walked out of court a free man on Monday morning after his common law wife told a magistrate she wanted no further action. Police Constable Phillip Garbutt, thirty-nine, of the Traffic Support Unit, had been
We’ve been sounding the alarm for months now, scammers flashing fake screenshots of bank transfers, business owners handing over goods, and later realizing no money ever hit their accounts. Those scams thrive on one thing, delays in the banking system. But help may finally be
It’s a common frustration for many Belizeans, being told there’s a minimum purchase to use your card, or worse, being charged extra just to pay with debit or credit. While some businesses argue it offsets transaction fees, the Central Bank says those practices are not
If your savings account suddenly started behaving like a checking account, you’re not imagining things. Belize Bank and Atlantic Bank have quietly changed the rules on basic savings accounts, and customers are feeling it. Over the past month, the banks reclassified savings accounts as “Full
