Rear Admiral Elton Bennett is telling it straight; he says the security concerns in and around the Corozal Free Zone are very real. While the Coast Guard couldn’t confirm if cartel operatives were behind the recently seized cargo, Bennett makes it clear, those involved are
Prime Minister John Briceño is urging Belizeans to cash in on this year’s tax-free weekends. With the cost of living climbing, the PM says his government is taking action, and this initiative is just one creative way to ease the pressure. He’s also announced a
Your water bill will be going up in the coming year. That’s because the Public Utilities Commission has approved an increase in water rates of thirteen-point-five percent. We asked Prime Minister Briceño about the news today. He says it is tough, but the increase is
Garifuna Settlement Day is almost here, and Belizeans everywhere have already begun their celebrations. Whether it’s vibing to Andy Palacio’s greatest hits at home or dancing Punta down south, Garifuna Settlement Day celebrations are in full swing. For one Belize City family, the day is
On Wednesday, one restaurant owner is bringing soul to Belize with the opening of his food stall Caribica Soul in Digi Park. Here, owner, Arton Williams promises a unique blend of soul food and Caribbean cuisine. After operating a restaurant in the Unites States for
Police have cracked the case in the shocking murder of Canadian businesswoman Marty Ann Thorne. Thorne, the beloved owner of Raw Spa Cabañas in Bullet Tree Falls, was brutally stabbed to death on November tenth, a crime that shook the quiet Cayo community. A week
Tonight, the family of sixty-year-old Dawn Bernard is still grappling with her tragic death after she was set on fire by her common-law husband, Frederick Wagner last week. Bernard, a school warden at St. Luke Methodist Primary School, was a well-loved member of her community
A Coast Guard officer is under investigation tonight after allegedly pistol-whipping a man in Orange Walk. The weapon, a Glock 19, was not Coast Guard-issued. The alleged victim, a forty-three-year-old laborer, is demanding justice after the incident, which police say happened around three a.m. on
A Nicaraguan doctor who faced a serious allegation is a free man. Fifty-one-year-old Doctor Carlos Soborio Coze, a general surgeon formerly employed at the K.H.M.H., walked out of the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Monday afternoon after the Chief Magistrate upheld a “no case” submission
Belize has a familiar face back at the OAS. Nestor Mendez officially presented his credentials as Belize’s new Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Mendez, who previously served as Assistant Secretary General for a decade, says he’s
