UDP Names Jose Luis Uc Espat as Albert Constituency Standard Bearer. The party says that Espat "comes with a long track record of fighting against corruption in government and for justice for families who have been victims of violence." The current area representative is Tracy Panton. Both
Belize City resident Lee Mark Chang has launched his political campaign in the Mesopotamia Area. In his message to Mesop. voters, Chang said, "I know the challenges we face, and I am ready to work tirelessly to bring real solutions to our community." His campaign is
As crowds gathered for Donald Trump’s inauguration, an unexpected scene started to unfold outside the Capital One Arena. Expensive items were discarded on the sidewalks by attendees who struggled to meet the venue's strict security requirements. Due to cold weather, Trump’s inauguration was moved indoors, and
A Belize Defence Force (BDF) soldier, 32-year-old Alfredo Robinson Jr. of Toledo District, has been formally charged with murder following a deadly shooting incident on Sunday, January 19, at the Crique Sarco Conservation Post in Toledo. The confrontation, which escalated into gunfire, left Private Clive
President Donald Trump wasted no time implementing his agenda upon returning to office. The 47th President has officially put pen to paper on a series of executive orders to overhaul the U.S. On his first day in office, Trump made major moves on key issues
Belize is making efforts to expand sugar exports to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with an aim to solidify its role as a competitive player in the regional sugar trade. A key meeting between the Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Osmond Martinez, the Directorate General
Brigadier General Azariel Loria, Commander of the Belize Defence Force (BDF), recently addressed concerns regarding the morale and welfare of soldiers, including unresolved issues related to pay. General Loria echoed the sentiments of a former intellectual general of the BDF, stressing that he does not
Police Commissioner Chester Williams provided an update on the double shooting that occurred last night on the Philip Goldson Highway, about a mile from its junction with Crooked Tree Road. Officers discovered the lifeless bodies of a male and female inside a vehicle parked at
Tonight, a Belize Defence Force soldier is dead, and another is injured after a shooting incident at the Crique Sarco Conservation Post in Toledo. It happened on Sunday at around nine p.m.; several soldiers were on duty when an altercation escalated to violence between Private
Violence within the B.D.F. is not unprecedented. In 2023, a BDF sergeant was demoted for shooting a fellow soldier at Fairweather Camp in 2019. In May 2024, police launched an investigation into an incident involving a soldier allegedly discharging a personal firearm at the same
