Hard drugs are finding their way into the hands of more young Belizeans, and police say the trend is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Assistant Superintendent Stacy Smith reports that officers arrest young people almost every day for offences involving crack cocaine and cocaine. But
A Friday night shooting in Belize City has left one man fighting for his life and police working to determine whether the gunfire was justified. Twenty-nine-year-old Fredrick Sutherland remains hospitalized in critical condition after he was allegedly shot by a licensed firearm holder. The shooter
A Belize Coast Guard officer is facing a criminal charge tonight, accused of helping four armed men carry out last week’s robbery on Caye Caulker. Police have charged thirty-three-year-old Anthony Neal with abetment to commit robbery after masked gunmen reportedly arrived by boat, held up
A prisoner’s death at the Belize Central Prison is now under investigation after he was found unresponsive inside his cell. Police say fifty-year-old Mexican national George Rodriquez had been behind bars since December 2025 for an immigration offence. On August twenty-second, his cellmates reportedly found
A bitter land dispute in Port Loyola has moved from behind a chain-link fence into the public spotlight. Video circulating on social media shows Area Representative Gilroy Usher cutting down the fence, an action that has drawn criticism and raised questions about why an elected
The latest Consumer Confidence Index may suggest that Belizeans are feeling better about the economy, but that does not mean they are feeling good about it. The Statistical Institute of Belize’s July report drew skepticism after it recorded an increase in confidence, prompting many Belizeans
Good evening Belize, I’m Shane Williams bringing you another exciting edition of Sports Monday brought to you by the National Sports Council of Belize. Stakeholders from across the sporting landscape are being brought around one table with one objective: building Belize through sport. The first National
The PUP’s mayoral convention between candidates Allan Pollard and Eluide Miller may be over, but questions about how much was spent to secure the nomination continue hanging in the air. The scale of the campaign machinery on display on Sunday suggests significant money was spent in
Police have detained a man and seized a licensed firearm following a shooting in Belize City that left 29-year-old Fredrick Sutherland in critical condition. ASP Stacy Smith said the investigation began shortly before 8 p.m. on August 28, when officers on patrol were alerted to the
Milagro Garel, World Pediatrics' country director in Belize and a twenty-year advocate for children's healthcare in the country, has died, her family announced. According to a statement shared by her loved ones, Garel passed away peacefully, surrounded by family. "It is with broken hearts that we
