A police corporal from Belize City has been sidelined pending a misconduct probe, after the Commissioner of Police ordered Corporal Kenrick Bol suspended with full pay while investigators dig into several allegations tied to disciplinary breaches inside the department. In a letter dated February thirteenth,
A quiet Saturday night in Roaring Creek turned tragic when passing motorists spotted a man lying motionless beside a wrecked motorcycle on the George Price Highway. When police arrived, they found twenty‑nine‑year‑old Manuel Munguía already unresponsive, his damaged bike nearby telling the story of a
For any parent, there’s nothing more terrifying than watching your child in pain while doctors struggle to explain what’s wrong. That’s the nightmare facing new parents Deondra Samuels and Kemar Ferguson, whose eighteen‑month‑old son, baby Kemar, has spent months slipping in and out of hospitals
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Police have served a Notice of Intended Prosecution to a driver after a fatal traffic collision claimed the life of 29-year-old Manuel Mungia on Saturday, February 14. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith, officers responded around 9:20pm on Saturday to reports of an unresponsive
Police have formally arrested and charged two Belize City residents in connection with an attempted murder reported last Thursday. Authorities say 18-year-old Kriston Fernandez, an unemployed Belizean, and a 16-year-old male minor were charged today with attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm. The charges
Dr Karim Juan has resigned as Operations Manager of the National Elite Basketball League (NEBL), just days before the start of its eighth season. In a press release, the league said Dr Juan had “fulfilled his obligations to ensure that the league commenced in a timely
A baby boy from Double Head Cabbage Village is fighting a medical battle his parents say Belize cannot diagnose. The 18-month-old has been admitted to hospital four times since November. Doctors have treated him for severe blood and platelet loss, but the cause remains unknown. His
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert following a rise in chikungunya cases across the Americas, including areas that had not reported the virus for years. The alert warns that environmental factors such as high temperatures are helping the mosquitoes that spread
Classes at Belize Elementary School and Belize High School were cancelled today after a gas leak from a burger shop in front of the campus forced a full evacuation around 11:30 a.m. Principal Majiba Sharp said staff noticed the smell of butane spreading across the campus.
