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
The United States has launched another strike, this time hitting a vessel just off Venezuela’s coast. Six people were killed in the attack, pushing the death toll from U.S. airstrikes in the region to forty-three since early September. This marks the tenth suspected drug-trafficking boat
It’s been almost a month since CARICOM’s Free Movement of Persons officially rolled out across Belize, Barbados, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The key question now is how’s it going? Well, so far, movement has been minimal. The agreement took effect on October
Today, the National Assembly of Belize hosted its first public hearing for the Joint Public Accounts Committee Hearing for 2025. The committee is chaired by Member of the Opposition, Lee Mark Chang and includes members of both the House of Representative and the Senate. And
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is standardizing its care for diabetes patients across the country. Today, the ministry launched a three-year program that will see physicians across the country receive training on clinical guidelines that will be implemented. The ministry says the aim is
The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Solid Waste Management, working hand in hand with Taiwan ICDF and National Taiwan University, has wrapped up an innovative project that’s all about keeping people safe in the Belize River Basin when floods strike. Residents can now
Authorities are investigating the sudden death of 72-year-old Linda Morgan, whose body was discovered early Thursday morning in the bathroom of her home in the Fresh Pond Community near Burrell Boom, Belize District. Morgan was found with cut wounds to her legs. Police say she did
