Less than a week after seventeen-year-old Kaylon Trevor David was gunned down on Iguana Street Extension, police have charged a twenty-one-year-old man with his murder. [caption id="attachment_125339" align="alignright" width="300"] Kaylon Trevor David[/caption] Louis Matthews, a
A licensed gun, four shots fired from a moving pickup, and a police chase along the Philip Goldson Highway. Tonight, twenty-seven-year-old businessman Benjamin Garcia has avoided prison after admitting that he discharged the weapon near Social Lounge early Saturday morning. The court fined him three
A thirty-foot-wide house, a dark highway and a journey home that ended in tragedy. Veteran police sergeant Jovanni Ponce was driving along the George Price Highway on Saturday night when his SUV collided with a prefabricated house being transported on the road. His wife and
The deadly highway collision involving a prefabricated house has forced transport officials to rethink how oversized structures move across Belize’s roads. Chief Executive Officer Chester Williams says his management team met this morning as public concern continues to grow. Among the proposed changes are banning
Serious criminal charges and a high-profile diplomatic role. That combination is raising questions about Ambassador Alexis Rosado’s continued involvement in representing Belize on the international stage. Rosado, who faces multiple criminal charges stemming from sexual assault allegations dating back to 2021, remains part of Belize’s
Belize and Guatemala speak the language of peaceful diplomacy, but their militaries do not always follow the same script. Weeks after a Guatemalan military aircraft reportedly entered Belizean airspace, questions remain about what happened and how Belize will respond. Foreign Affairs Minister Francis Fonseca says
Is displaying a racist image from Belize’s colonial past an act of education, or does it give that insult new life? That question has sparked a heated debate over the anniversary edition of A History of Belize in Thirteen Chapters. The National Kriol Council says
The controversy over a colonial-era version of Belize’s Coat of Arms has now drawn a response from Culture Minister Francis Fonseca. The National Kriol Council argues that using the image on the forty-fifth-anniversary edition of Assad Shoman’s A History of Belize in Thirteen Chapters revives
Foreign Minister Fonseca says he does not support profanity. His statement comes in response to a question about the Prime Minister’s recent profane remarks during a media interview. Fonseca says he has always advised the PM not to respond to criticism and will continue to
Families live there. Restaurants serve food there. Fishers work nearby, and preschool children pass through the area. Now, what appears to be wastewater flowing through San Pedro’s Embarcaderos area is raising serious concerns about public health and environmental safety. Over the weekend, residents and business
