The Belize Social Investment Fund Contractors’ Forum concluded today in Belize City. The first day of the forum took place in Corozal Town, where contractors met. The event moved to Belize City, where small, medium, and large-scale contractors engaged in discussion surrounding the requirements and
If you need to renew your passport or apply for your first one but can’t seem to find the time because of work or the distance you live from the nearest Immigration and Nationality office, you can do so now. The Ministry of Immigration, through
But if you have other immigration and nationality needs, you will also be able to access assistance through these onsite hubs. As the Head of IOM, Belize, Diana Locke explains, people who are looking to renew their permanent residency cards will also be able to
A State of Emergency is being implemented in southside Belize City and specific sections of the Cayo District. Statutory Instrument 58 of 2024 states "a public emergency has arisen in the part of Belize consisting of the part of Belize City known as the Southside,
Belize is welcoming the UNSC’s approval of an urgent resolution in Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the removal of all barriers to humanitarian aid. Belize reiterated its position that the achievement of a two-state solution is the only path to sustainable and permanent peace. On
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security searched two houses of music mogul Sean Diddy Combs on Monday as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. Flight trackers indicate that Combs' private plane journeyed from California to Antigua amidst the raids on his residences in Los Angeles and Miami.
Three persons were shot and killed over the weekend including a reformed Belize City gang member and a police officer. The increase in shootings in Belize City in particular has authorities considering to implement a State of Emergency. We know that several measures have been
At today's police press briefing, Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero provided an update on the murder of PC Anthony. Romero confirmed that Saturday night’s shooting is connected to a shooting incident that occurred on Friday night in the village. That night, two men on
Police were placed on high alert following the murder of reformed gang member Elwin Lewis, who is also known as Ras Bobo. He was gunned down on Friday night in front of Gwen Liz High School on Antelope Street, just feet away from the school’s
The third murder of the weekend occurred in the Kings Park area of Belize City. It happened on Friday night, and the victim was thirty-year-old Nigel Williams. Williams was driving along Dunn Street towards Saint Thomas Street when he was approached by a male person
