Police in Belmopan say they’ve made a major breakthrough in last week’s shocking double murder, announcing charges against the man they believe pulled the trigger. Nineteen‑year‑old Jahan Flores is now accused of killing Zamar Alvarez and Calvert Westby Jr., a crime that rattled the quiet
Police made progress this weekend on two major cases, starting in Belmopan, where investigators secured a breakthrough arrest in last week’s double murder, and continuing in Belize City, where a late‑night gun attack on Curassow Street left one man hospitalized and investigators reviewing surveillance footage
What should have been a routine court appearance in a southern murder case turned into a brief stopover in Belize City today for thirty-three‑year‑old Ellis Meighan. With no magistrate currently sitting in Independence, Meighan was brought to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, where he arrived
Mexico is trying to steady itself after a violent shockwave ripped through twenty states in the wake of cartel leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera’s death on Sunday. But the government’s message of calm is colliding head‑on with what people are seeing on the ground. President
If you look up in certain neighborhoods across Belize City today, you might spot something new in the sky, police drones quietly sweeping over hotspots as part of a modern push to stay one step ahead of crime. It’s all coming out of the department’s
Police are leaning heavily on technology to stay ahead of criminals, using drones and expanded camera networks to monitor hotspot areas across Belize City, while officers on the ground continue to make tactical moves of their own. That strategy paid off late last week when
Police say quick teamwork on the ground, and a drone overhead, helped them track down two men accused of pulling off a bold daytime robbery at the Western Gas Station in Corozal’s Chula Vista area. Within minutes, officers had twenty‑year‑old Jahir Rancharan and thirty‑seven‑year‑old Armando
Police are crediting fast coordination, and a drone in the air, for helping them capture two suspects in the bold daytime robbery at Western Gas Station in Corozal. And even as that investigation moved quickly, officers in Belmopan were cracking down on the drug trade,
Social‑media allegations are stirring fresh tension on San Pedro, prompting the mayor to push back and characterize the claims as an effort to undermine the council’s work. He says the accusations, from business dealings to questions about employees holding second jobs, are not only misleading
Last Wednesday, during an opposition press conference on Ambergris Caye, a heated land dispute took center stage. A resident stepped forward claiming that Area Representative Andre Perez stripped him of his chance to own a piece of land on the island. He says he was
