Forty-nine-year-old security officer Ervin Middleton has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a thirteen-year-old girl and has been sent to the Belize Central Prison. High Court Judge Nigel Pilgrim will decide Middleton’s sentence after a mitigation plea on May sixteenth. Middleton was first accused of
The Belmopan Market Plaza is buzzing with frustration after vendors were informed that they now need individual trade licenses to operate. Since 2021, vendors have been paying a rental fee to market owner David Zabaneh, who covered a thirty-thousand-dollar blanket trade license. However, that agreement
Although the vendors at Belmopan Market Plaza are unhappy with the new individual trade license regulation, Mayor Pablo Cawich believes it's actually in their best interest. He explained that the decision to cancel the Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U.) between market owner David Zabaneh and the
We asked Mayor Pablo Cawich if canceling the Memorandum of Understanding between David Zabaneh and former mayor Sharon Palacio was part of a broader effort to reverse her decisions. Recently, Belmopan residents were upset about the retraction of the Innovabel land distribution project. Cawich firmly
On Saturday morning at the ITVET Compound in Belize City, the United Democratic Party held a National Party Council meeting to discuss the future of the opposition party. One of the main topics was the upcoming leadership convention to endorse Tracy Taegar-Panton as the leader
Seven people have filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Anthony Sylvester and the Elections and Boundaries Department. They want the court to decide if the current electoral boundaries violate the Constitution of Belize. The case was heard today by Justice Tawanda Hondora, who has reserved
The Protected Areas Conservation Trust and the Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future have teamed up to boost funding for Belize’s National Protected Areas System. Today, they signed an important agreement to ensure better and more coordinated financing for the country’s protected areas and natural
The agreement will last for five years, during which both organizations will regularly review their progress and work together on projects to improve Belize’s conservation efforts. PACT and the Belize Fund are dedicated to supporting Belize's National Protected Areas System, which protects the country's natural
The Briceño administration has appointed attorney Hector Guerra as a P.U.P. senator for its new term. Earlier today, we chatted with Guerra about his new role and whether it might lead to bigger political ambitions. Here's what he had to say. Hector Guerra, Government Senator “I think
Cayo Rosario is a development project approved back in 2018 to build a resort extending into the sea. San Pedro residents are upset because they believe that the project will affect the Hol Chan Marine Reserve, a protected area. Despite assurances from the Department of
