Two young men were shot dead on Friday night in Belmopan. The victims have been identified as 20-year-old Calvert Webster of Mahogany Heights and 21-year-old Zamar Alvarez of Belmopan City. According to the official police report, at about 7:45 pm, both men were "walking with other
More than seven years after the brutal killing of eighteen year old Bobby Garcia at the Cahal Pech archaeological site, justice finally came today inside the High Court in Belmopan. The judge handed down a fourteen year sentence to Pablo Catzim, who was just fifteen
In other news from the High Court in Belmopan, the man convicted of killing Felix Ack is set to spend the next two decades behind bars. Ack’s body was found partially nude along the Macal River in San Ignacio back in 2021, initially identified only
A family of cattle farmers in El Pilar, Cayo, is sounding the alarm tonight after losing more than a dozen heads of cattle in just six weeks, and they still don’t know why. When they returned to the ranch today to vaccinate the herd, they
Police on Caye Caulker are trying to piece together a shooting that unfolded like a scene out of an island chase movie. Around eight-thirty Thursday night, gunshots shattered the calm on Parrot Fish Street. By the time officers arrived, a golf cart carrying three men
Meanwhile, a bold overnight attack on a Belize City security guard has police on high alert tonight. Just before ten o’clock, gunfire erupted on Cleghorn Street as forty‑nine‑year‑old Justo Pineda carried out his shift at JL’s Quick Loan on Douglas Jones Street. Investigators say two
Freetown Police are looking into a bold predawn robbery that left a Belize City resident shaken and without his licensed firearm. It happened just after three this morning, right outside forty‑four‑year‑old Chaowen Wu’s home on Freetown Road. Wu had barely stepped out of his vehicle
A domestic abuse survivor from San Ignacio is bravely stepping forward tonight, asking for help as she works to rebuild her life and care for her four children. Back in August 2024, Ilsida Navas was asleep when her partner suddenly turned violent, attacking her with
Last night, we brought you the story of a worried father who hadn’t heard from his son studying in Cuba for nearly a full day. Severe fuel shortages, rolling blackouts, and major disruptions to basic services have made it harder than ever for families to
Last night’s shipping costs are about to nudge upward for anyone sending packages to the United States. The Belize Postal Service is adding a one‑dollar fee to every U.S.-bound parcel after getting the green light from Cabinet, an adjustment officials say is needed to cover
