After serving the Belize Rural North Constituency for one term, Area Representative Marconi Leal has announced he will step aside in the upcoming general election. According to a press release from the People’s United Party (P.U.P.), Leal made this decision after discussions with his family,
During Tuesday’s U.D.P. press conference, former National Security Minister Mike Peyrefitte didn't hold back, accusing the Commissioner of Police and the Minister of Home Affairs of deliberately underreporting the number of murders in 2024. According to Peyrefitte, there were actually ninety-four murders last year, but
In response to Peyrefitte, the Commissioner of Police highlighted evidence showing that serious crimes, especially murders, have significantly decreased under his leadership. He also took aim at Peyrefitte's claims, challenging the notion that the U.D.P. will magically solve the country's crime issues if elected. Chester Williams,
On Tuesday, the United Democratic Party, led by Moses "Shyne" Barrow, held a press conference at their headquarters to highlight what they see as the Briceno administration's failures. One of the speakers was U.D.P. Chairman Michael Peyrefitte, a former National Security Minister and the party’s
Responding to Peyrefitte’s remarks about senior police officers running side businesses, ComPol Williams and his political boss acknowledged that they don't see an issue with officers having private ventures, as long as it doesn't interfere with their responsibilities to protect and serve. Kareem Musa, Minister of
Who exactly is the Commissioner of Police’s political boss? That was the million-dollar question posed to the Minister of Home Affairs earlier today, hinting that ComPol Williams might only be answerable to Prime Minister John Briceño. Here’s how Kareem Musa and Commissioner Williams responded to
A man facing an attempted murder charge has walked free for the second time. On Monday, twenty-six-year-old Leroy Thomas Bardalez, well-known to the police and courts, was released after the Crown stated there wasn't enough evidence against him. Bardalez was accused of attempting to murder
Another man has walked free after his case collapsed in the High Court. Nearly two years after being charged with attempted murder of a man and a minor, twenty-three-year-old Ryan McCulloch is now a free man. The victims, Harrison Parks and his then-sixteen-year-old cousin, refused
Did the Minister of Home Affairs miss the mark on his Plan Belize Manifesto goal? When the People’s United Party campaigned for the 2020 general election, they promised to boost the Belize Police Department's ranks to at least four thousand officers. However, they are still
Earlier today, the top brass of the Belize Police Department gathered at the National Police Training Academy in Belmopan for the first All Officers Conference of 2025. Prime Minister John Briceño and the Minister of Home Affairs were on hand to address the senior law
