Tonight, the Hattieville community remains shaken after the murder of twin siblings, Paul Esquilliano and Paula Esquilliano-Belisle that occurred on Monday evening. Sometime around four p.m. word began spreading that the pair had been shot in Belisle’s home in Hattieville, leaving residents shocked and terrified.
Five years ago, Andrew Munnings was a success story, a young entrepreneur who launched a funeral service during the pandemic and turned it into a household name. Today, he’s making headlines for a very different reason, a tax debt of almost two hundred thousand dollars.
Andrew Munnings is a free man tonight. The well-known funeral service owner walked out of custody late this evening looking noticeably different from when he was taken to prison just last night. His head? Completely shaved. We caught up with him outside the Magistrates Court
The Belize Tax Service is defending its decision to take well-known business owner, Andrew Munnings, to court over unpaid taxes. Earlier this year, BTS released a list of people and businesses that owed substantial taxes to the Government of Belize to prompt them to pay
After the news broke that the owner of the well-known funeral service, Andrew Munnings, was being jailed over unpaid taxes, many members of the public were quick to come to his defense. Several pointed fingers to the list released by the Belize Tax Service earlier
The countdown to Independence Day got off to a powerful start this morning in Belmopan. At the UB Gymnasium, Prime Minister John Briceño took the podium for his annual State of the Nation Address. But before diving into the country’s progress and challenges, the ceremony
The economy is booming, or so the numbers suggest. For the third year in a row, the International Monetary Fund has given us top marks, with growth hitting a little over eight percent last year and more expansion expected this year. According to the Briceno
The minimum wage is set to climb to six dollars an hour. That’s a major jump from the five dollars introduced in the last PUP government, and it would make this administration the first to nearly double guaranteed hourly income. On top of that, more
Major crimes are down by three percent in 2025, and murders have dropped by twenty percent compared to the same period in 2024, a sign that the fight against crime may be turning a corner. But as the Belize Police Department celebrates progress, questions remain.
The controversial Thirteenth Amendment has stirred heated debate across the country. Changing the Constitution is no small matter, and government officials, including PM Briceño, insist the process has been thorough. But behind the legal language lies a bigger concern: how far should the state go
