San Ignacio police have issued a notice of intended prosecution to a fourteen-year-old boy after a tragic accident in Billy White Village on Saturday evening. The teen was riding a motorcycle when he struck fifty-three-year-old Joel Sandoval Mendoza, a Guatemalan national who was walking along
We turn now to a troubling allegation that’s making headlines tonight, an incident involving the driver of Minister Henry Charles Usher and young businessman Zach Reich. Both men are telling very different stories, but here’s what we know: the situation reportedly involved reckless driving, a
Firefighters in Belize City had their hands full on Friday night, responding to two separate house fires in the St. Martin’s area within minutes of each other. The first call came in around seven p.m. for a blaze on Aloe Vera Street where they found
Just minutes after tackling the blaze on Aloe Vera Street, police were called to another emergency, this time on the opposite side of Mahogany Street. Reports indicated that sixty-seven-year-old Porfirio Cardona was trapped inside a burning home on Hibiscus Street. Today, Shane Williams visited the
A former accountant at Fort George Hotel & Spa is out on bail tonight, she’s accused of quietly rerouting more than one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars to her own account over several months. Thirty-nine-year-old Alicia Yvonne McKenzie, of Rivas Estate in Dangriga, appeared at
A new facility for the National Forensic Science Service, which oversees the Scenes of Crime Unit, was officially opened this morning in Dangriga. Behind every major crime scene, there’s a small, specialized team working quietly but critically: Scenes of Crime Technicians. Think of them as
Scenes of Crime technicians are the backbone of forensic investigations, they turn chaotic crime scenes into organized, reliable evidence for the justice system. Proper documentation and evidence collection prevent mistakes and strengthen cases. Without their work, evidence could be lost, contaminated, or challenged in court.
The fallout from Abelardo Mai’s resignation is still making waves, and now the U.S. Embassy is in the mix. Mai stepped down in mid-November, reportedly under pressure from the Prime Minister, who some say is facing pressure from Washington. PM John Briceño insists Mai left
The vibrant Christmas Bram and Sambai tradition of Gales Point Village has reached a historic milestone, it’s now nominated for inscription on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This centuries-old celebration, brought to the peninsula by ancestors, is a lively mix
On Saturday, the Ministry of E-Governance joined forces with the Belize Robotics Federation for an exciting, full-day robotics training at the Fort George Digital Connect Center. Students from Belize High School and Saint Catherine Academy rolled up their sleeves and got hands-on experience building and
