A group of former representatives of the People’s Constitution Commission (PCC) met with Prime Minister John Briceño earlier this week to express serious concerns about the PCC’s final report, submitted to the government in May 2025. The group includes former delegates from civil society organisations such
Tensions are high tonight in Belize City after yet another broad daylight shooting, this time at the corner of Amandala Drive and Vernon Street. Just after four o’clock, a gunman on a bicycle rolled up to a property once owned by the late Carlos Diaz
Tonight, police are trying to piece together the motive behind a bold and deadly shooting that’s left one man dead and another in the hospital. It happened just a block away from home for twenty-eight-year-old Alfredo Trapp and thirty-eight-year-old Gabriel Villafranco Salazar; two men who,
[caption id="attachment_53646" align="alignright" width="300"] Travis Swift[/caption] A community already shaken by tragedy is now gripped by frustration. Tonight, police are on high alert after a man charged with the cold-blooded murder of twenty-one-year-old Travis Swift has escaped custody. It was just weeks ago that a quiet
Earlier today, a convicted killer learned his fate, just one day before his 31st birthday. Kyle Aswan Zetina has been sentenced to three life terms for a brutal triple murder that shocked the nation back in 2019. Among the victims: Excelsior High School’s beloved Vice
The High Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge against Belize’s Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC), calling it an improper attempt to reopen a case that was already settled. Roody Lewinskey Wade and six others argued that the country’s current electoral boundaries violate the Constitution by
The Minister of Agriculture is stirring the pot, this time, over sugar. Jose Abelardo Mai says Belize’s cane farmers have been quietly footing the bill for years, selling sugar below the cost of production. He claims that while the public enjoys sweet prices at the
Molasses might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of national debates, but it’s now at the center of a growing conversation in Belize. Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai says local farmers want to raise the price of molasses sold
Burning cane fields has long been part of Belize’s sugar industry, but is it time to put out the flames for good? Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai says yes, and he’s pointing to a future where burning is replaced by machines. While regulations already exist,
When it comes to sugar cane, timing is everything. Agriculture Minister Jose Abelardo Mai is shedding light on a key issue affecting the quality of Belize’s sugar crop, what’s known in the industry as 'kill to mill.' That’s the time between burning the cane and
