Another brutal attack has shaken Belize City. Early Friday morning, a home invasion turned deadly on Complex Avenue. Thirty-five-year-old Delecia Flowers was found beaten and slashed to death inside her home, while her teenage daughter survived with head injuries. The violence comes just days after
Tonight, a Belize City man is behind bars after a domestic dispute spiraled into serious threats. Thirty-one-year-old Toney White allegedly threatened to kill his ex-partner, Raisha Nicholson, and even burn down her house. Nicholson says she turned to Facebook for help after claiming police ignored
Belize is still reeling from the horrific murder of Angelita Magaña and her two children, a crime that has sparked a nationwide outcry over violence against women. In the wake of that tragedy, the Office of the Special Envoy for the Development of Families and
Across Belize, there’s a troubling reality that’s hard to ignore; domestic violence continues to affect families every single day. As of September, police have logged more than seventeen hundred cases. But that number doesn’t tell the full story. Many victims never report what’s happening, often
Police are investigating the mysterious death of seventy-two-year-old Linda Morgan from the Fresh Pond community in Burrell Boom Village. Early yesterday morning, around three a.m., officers were called to her home. When they arrived, they were led to the bathroom, where they found Mrs. Morgan
A major drug bust on the George Price Highway has landed three people behind bars. Police say twenty-one-year-old Whitney Doris Alford of Unitedville, thirty-one-year-old Lisa Marie Gonzalez of Santa Elena, and twenty-three-year-old Francisco Ernesto Landaverde of San Ignacio have all been charged with possession of
A pre-dawn raid in Dangriga has uncovered a stash of drugs and weapons. Police say the joint operation on Magoon Street turned up a nine-millimeter pistol, forty-five rounds of ammunition, nearly half a kilo of cannabis, plus crack cocaine and a hefty seven-hundred-and-eighty-seven grams of
Police in Bella Vista have cracked a bold daylight robbery that played out just days ago. Nineteen-year-old Angel Miguel Pineda, an electrician from the village, is now behind bars after investigators linked him to Sunday’s heist at Zhun Hung Store. According to police, two men
A Ladyville woman’s terrifying early-morning encounter has led to a quick arrest. Police say twenty-eight-year-old Freddy Vasquez is now facing burglary charges after investigators linked him to a break-in on Perez Road. It happened around three a.m. on October twenty-second, when the homeowner woke up
Today, The United Nations celebrated eighty years of promoting international peace and security. The Government of Belize hosted its own events in honor of the eight decades. This morning, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a flag raising ceremony. Immediately after, the Leigh Richardson Building
