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
More countries are moving to restrict children’s access to social media. The latest country preparing to fast-track a nationwide ban for users under the age of 15 is France. French President Emmanuel Macron said the government wants the ban in place before the start of the
Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, voiced frustration against the United States on Sunday, saying her country has “had enough” of Washington’s orders. Rodríguez made the remarks to a group of oil workers in Puerto La Cruz, calling on the U.S. to stop interfering in Venezuela’s internal
A family is in mourning tonight after what should have been a routine shift turned tragically deadly for a Belizean security officer. Thirty-five-year-old Darwin Valerio was on duty early this morning at the Belize Water Services warehouse in Lord’s Bank Village. He was working alongside
Twenty‑year‑old Dorian Denver Anthony has now beaten two murder charges. Today, he walked out of court a free man after being acquitted of the 2023 shooting death of Trenton Webster, while still awaiting trial for another murder in Belmopan. Webster was gunned down outside his
Also named in the lawsuit filed against the Government of Belize is none other than Commissioner of Police, Dr. Richard Rosado. The seventy-four‑page claim, submitted back in September by attorneys Arthur Saldivar, Michelle Trapp, and Emmertice Anderson, was filed on behalf of social media commentator
The Belize Police Department released its first set of crime statistics for 2025 on Thursday, figures pulled from the department’s CompStat report. Normally, these numbers are presented in Belmopan, followed by a Q&A where the media can press the Minister of Home Affairs and the
Belize’s National Assembly is in the middle of a major shake‑up and tonight, several senators are warning that the proposed changes could erode democratic accountability. Earlier today, the senate met virtually to debate the National Assembly Powers, Privileges and Immunities Bill 2025, and the reaction
