Police have charged two men in connection with the murders of Rasheed Hyde and Gil Pineda in Santa Elena. Earlier today, investigators formally arrested and charged twenty-five-year-old bartender Chris Anthony Veliz of Santa Elena and twenty-five-year-old laborer Roberto Vidal May with murder. Hyde, thirty-five, and
After nearly a decade at the helm of the Belize Police Department’s Special Patrol Unit, Assistant Superintendent Aaron Gamboa is being replaced with immediate effect. The move forms part of a wider shake-up under Home Affairs Minister Julius Espat, who is restructuring the department’s leadership.
A land dispute in Port Loyola has moved beyond questions of ownership and into a heated confrontation involving Area Representative Gilroy Usher. Over the weekend, Usher tried to remove a fence bordering property claimed by one of his constituents, escalating an already contentious situation. News
Nearly three weeks after twenty-year-old Camron Wade vanished from Belize City’s Port Loyola area, his family is pleading for help. Wade was last seen at home wearing a white undershirt and black three-quarter pants, but his relatives only realized last Saturday that no one had
Just two days into the new school year, More Tomorrow Primary School is already facing an uncertain future. With more than thirty students and only two teachers, parents fear the severe staffing shortage could force the school to close. The Ministry of Education says no
The start of the new school year has been challenging for some deaf students, with reports that several have returned to the classroom without access to a sign language interpreter. The situation has raised concerns among parents and advocates about equal access to education. Minister
The plan to raise Belize’s hotel accommodation tax is stirring resistance across the tourism industry, with stakeholders warning that higher prices could send cost-conscious travelers elsewhere. Government wants to increase the tax from nine percent to twelve and a half percent, a proposal Tourism Minister
With the Belize-Guatemala territorial dispute moving closer to a ruling at the International Court of Justice, international partners are keeping a close watch on developments along the Adjacency Zone. On Tuesday, representatives from the Organization of American States and the Group of Friends visited the
Belize’s cultural identity lives through the people who preserve its traditions, tell its stories and create art that inspires future generations. Today, eight Belizeans received the Creative and Cultural Excellence Award for their contributions to literature, theatre, traditional knowledge, music and visual art. The ceremony,
Belize has no shortage of sporting talent, but talent alone will not produce champions. For two days, the country’s first National Sports Summit is challenging athletes, coaches and administrators to look beyond the next competition and focus on building a stronger sporting future. Government officials
