Attorney Orson Elrington, also known as OJ, has been committed to stand trial for the charge of rape following a preliminary inquiry held this morning in Belize City. Elrington's attorney, Hubert Elrington, is expected to challenge the decision in the High Court. He told reporters,
Investigators believe that 40-year-old Francisco Oscar Gutierrez murdered 36-year-old Solomon Peter Coleman. News Five has confirmed that Gutierrez, a resident of Belmopan City, has been charged with the crime of murder. Coleman was shot dead on Thursday, May 30th, 2024. His body was discovered on Cemetery
Andrew Muns, 32, has died from injuries sustained in a shooting incident that occurred on July 6 in Cotton Tree Village, Cayo. Muns and 41-year-old Clint Castillo were both shot following an altercation. Castillo was pronounced dead at the scene, while Muns was transported to
The Ministry of Investment, through its Investment Policy and Compliance Unit (IPCU), has partnered with the Taiwan Technical Mission and the National Women’s Commission to launch an Animation Bootcamp for women and girls at the Belize City ITVET. This bootcamp will take place in Corozal Town,
The Department of the Environment (DOE) is enhancing its national air quality monitoring program to bolster environmental stewardship. This year, the DOE has expanded its passive ambient air quality monitoring to all six districts, including Belize City, Orange Walk Town, and Belmopan City, to collect
Minister Jose Abelardo Mai, alongside senior sector officials and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), convened at the 44th Regular Meeting of the IICA Executive Committee to address the strengthening of regional agrifood systems amidst global challenges. The two-day session was hosted at
An ordinary evening on Ambergris Caye turned into a harrowing ordeal when a man and a woman set off on a jet ski from Secret Beach. A large wave capsized the jet ski, leaving them stranded in open waters as night fell. The situation quickly
The mass migration of Central American nationals northward over the past several years has increased and taken on new, innovative methods. We’ve heard of the practice that migrants purchase two-way plane tickets to Belize, but upon arrival, they simply move to other countries in their
Two equally tough issues to deal with are those of human trafficking and sex trafficking, and the U.S. has also been attempting to manage those problems with the help of countries in the region where these offences are prevalent. Jacobstein agreed that these are areas
We also asked Jacobstein to weigh in on the Belize-Guatemala dispute. The differendum is two centuries old, and all other attempts, including the Confidence-Building Measures in the early 2000’s amounted to naught in solving our dispute. The U.S. has maintained diplomatic ties with both our
