The struggle for control of the U.D.P. headquarters stretched on for most of the day, with police maintaining a vigilant watch for any potential unrest. Amid the chaotic takeover, Tracy Panton and her supporters insisted they had full legal grounds to occupy the building, citing
While the police were actively working to stop Tracy Panton’s supporters from causing physical damage to the U.D.P. headquarters, Commissioner of Police. Chester Williams says that it was simply a matter of protecting the safety of the public and minimizing property damage. In an interview
Tonight, a woman is detained after allegedly attempting to kill her husband during a domestic dispute. She is forty-four-year-old Elvira Mulholland, who is accused of shooting her husband, fifty-nine-year-old Jeffrey Mulholland, with his own gun. Reports are that on Friday, October twenty-fifth, around three p.m.,
This weekend, two men were hospitalized after being shot in Lord’s Bank Village. The victims, Jaden Young of Bermudian Landing and Cyril Banner, a Coast Guard member from Lemonal Village, were found injured in a vehicle near the Belize Water Service compound. According to reports,
On Friday, several individuals were arrested and charged following an extensive investigation into a series of robberies that took place across Western Belize between June and October 2024. They are forty-seven-year-old unemployed Belmopan Jonathan Cruz, twenty-five-year-old labourer Robert Tillet, eighteen-year-old call centre agent Elijah Cruz,
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority Workers Union held a press conference today to voice its objections to a recent amendment to the K.H.M.H.A. Act. While a 2021 amendment had granted the union a representative on the hospital’s board, Union President Andrew Baird explained that
N.T.U.C.B. Senator Glenfield Denison was also present at today’s press conference. He clarified that the N.T.U.C.B. did not request the responsibility being placed upon it by the amendment. Senator Denison says the proposed legislative change is tantamount to bad governance. Glenfield Denison, Senator, N.T.U.C.B “The amendment that
The Government of Belize issued a release last week Thursday stating that by having the N.T.U.C.B. on the board, it will ensure that the diverse interests and perspectives of all employees are effectively represented. The release further noted that the inclusion of the N.T.U.C.B. on
A Belize City resident is celebrating tonight after scoring a major win with a Scratch and Win ticket. The lucky winner visited our office to share her plans for the $10,000 prize and revealed just how close she came to missing out on her big
Heavy rains over the weekend have caused significant disruptions in Belize, affecting various regions. On Sunday, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) reported that several roads in the rural Orange Walk District were impassable due to ongoing flooding, including the J&W road in Belmopan. Today, the
