Police have arrested and charged a third man in connection with the murder of Caribbean Chicken delivery driver Mark Gabourel, who was killed during a robbery attempt earlier this month in Belmopan. Police charged 28-year-old Tyron Castro, a Belizean call center agent, with abetment to murder
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) has voted against the proposed acquisition of Speednet (SMART) by Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), citing concerns about transparency, public risk, and the potential return to monopoly conditions in the telecommunications sector. Speaking with News Five, NTUCB President Ella
Harry Nathaniel Trapp, 49, was arrested last Thursday in connection with the December 11, 2025 murders of Sarita deliverymen Raynard Garbutt and Alexander Crawford. According to Head of the National Crime Investigation Branch ACP Hilberto Romero, Trapp already had a criminal record. According to records, Trapp was
Al menos 11 personas murieron y otras 12 resultaron heridas tras un ataque armado ocurrido el domingo luego de un partido de fútbol en el municipio de Salamanca, en el estado mexicano de Guanajuato. El ataque se registró en un campo de fútbol privado de
Police are investigating an aggravated burglary at the Medina House of Jewelry in Belize City on Monday morning. Head of the National Crime Investigation Branch, Hilberto Romero, said police responded after the security guard reported being held by several men. "They tied him up, pointed a
Police continue their investigation into the fatal shooting of 35-year-old security guard Darwin Valerio, who was killed while on duty at the Belize Water Services warehouse in Lord’s Bank Village. Head of the National Crime Investigation Branch, Hilberto Romero, said, " Work was done on that murder.
A house on Faber’s Road in Belize City was damaged by fire over the weekend, leaving one man hospitalised with burn injuries. Kenneth Flowers was inside the house when an explosion occurred as he attempted to light a stove. The blast sparked a fire that quickly
The sister of Shakeem Ferguson says the family is still struggling to process his murder. She described the loss as sudden and devastating to the family. Ferguson was one of the two murders that were recorded on Sunday in Ladyville Village. His friend, Elroy Bainton,
Belize has officially launched the Greening Belize Initiative, a national effort to plant one million trees over the next five years and restore damaged landscapes across the country. At the ceremony, Prime Minister John Briceño planted a tree to mark the start of the program. “I
Police suspect that the murders of Shakeem Ferguson and Elroy Bainton in Ladyville are drug related. Head of the National Crime Investigation Branch Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero said both men were together before the shootings, and investigators believe the same assailants carried out both
