Former Miss Universe Belize, Isabella Zabaneh, is defending herself after days of criticism over her call to raise government’s ten-thousand-dollar procurement threshold. In a statement, Zabaneh claims that she does not defend corruption under any circumstances, explaining that her comments at the People’s United Party
A Ladyville construction worker is behind bars tonight after police accused him of possessing a motorcycle stolen from the home of a man who was killed just days earlier. Twenty-nine-year-old Frank Young was arraigned in Belize City on a charge of handling stolen goods and
A man who survived a late-night shooting on Mud Street has now helped police put one of his alleged attackers behind bars. Twenty-two-year-old Oscar Ervin Gonguez, an undertaker from Curl Thompson Street, was arraigned on Monday in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court for attempted murder,
We reached out to Kevaughn Gabriel’s family today, but they asked for privacy as they attended his postmortem. Police say they are aware the family may take legal action after Gabriel died in police custody. The department maintains that officers responded to an emergency domestic
A simple ride through Santa Elena ended in tragedy for fifty-five-year-old Cheryl August, and now her family is demanding justice. August, a devoted Jehovah’s Witness who often used her bicycle to attend worship and visit fellow members, was struck in the Hillview area on Friday
While most Belizeans turn on a tap without a second thought, dozens of families in Fresh Pond, Burrell Boom, are still wondering when water will finally reach their homes. For nearly ten years, residents say they have been forced to depend on rainwater, buy water
A seasonal nuisance has become a growing problem for Belize City. Massive amounts of sargassum have washed ashore in recent weeks, blanketing sections of the coastline and raising concerns about foul odors, environmental damage, and public health. City officials say the volume is unlike anything
A leadership dispute inside CARICOM is now heading to the Caribbean Court of Justice. Trinidad and Tobago has maintained its objection to the way the Secretary General of CARICOM was reappointed, and regional leaders have now agreed to seek an advisory opinion from the CCJ.
And we also heard from Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oscar Arnold who is attending the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Saint Lucia. Arnold gave his thoughts on the developments regarding Secretary General Dr. Carla Barnett. [caption id="attachment_99123" align="alignright" width="300"]
Twenty-two Belizean entrepreneurs are getting a major boost to their small businesses after receiving five-thousand-dollar grants during the final cohort ceremony of the Belize Enterprise Empowerment Project, known as BEEP. The event, hosted this morning by BELTRAIDE in partnership with the CARICOM Development Fund, provided
