Earlier this month, Belize Defence Force soldier, Private Clive Baizar was killed at the Crique Sarco Conservation Post in Toledo after an altercation with fellow soldier, thirty-year-old Alfredo Robinson Junior. Following the incident, which left soldier Brandon Guzman injured, Robinson was formally charged with murder.
In today's interview, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams revisited the shooting incident involving PC Sheldon Arzu and twenty-four-year-old Emil Rivers in Independence Village. Reports indicate that Rivers was experiencing mental health issues during his encounter with the officers. ComPol Williams admitted that the department needs
After nearly a decade of service, former police corporal Deandre Reid was dismissed for shooting and killing the Governor General’s dog while on duty. Reid has taken to social media to detail his version of the story. According to Reid, police officers at Government House, where
Authorities are investigating the death of seventy-three-year-old Pedro Gonzalez, whose lifeless body was found face down in a shallow pool of water on Thursday night in the Fresh Pond area. The grim discovery was made by his son, James Romero, upon returning home. Police are
Caleb Orozco, Executive Director of the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM), has taken aim at Police Commissioner Chester Williams for comments made to the press earlier this week. ComPol Williams was asked about his handling of the case involving police officer Devon Makin, who pistol-whipped a
Belize has officially filed to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the court announced on Friday. With this declaration, Belize aligns itself with Türkiye, Nicaragua, Colombia, Cuba, Libya, Mexico, Palestine, and Spain in supporting the case. "On 30
An officer stationed at the Governor General’s residence has been dismissed from the Belize Police Department after fatally shooting the Governor General’s pet dog. Police Constable Deandre Reid was charged with discharging a firearm without authorisation following the incident on May 20, 2024. On Thursday, the
Starlink, the satellite internet service provider operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is under investigation by authorities in Antigua and Barbuda for failing to pay the Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (ABST) on its services. The government has identified over 100 users of Starlink, yet the company
Justice Candace Nanton has found Kyle Aswan Zetina guilty of three counts of murder in connection with the brutal execution-style killings of Excelsior High School Vice Principal, 44-year-old Alarice Andrewin, and her two friends, 39-year-old Vidal Antonio Yuman and 19-year-old Maria Lucas, a Guatemalan national. The
A Belizean female patient at an Illinois hospital was found unresponsive on the roof and pronounced dead 14 hours later, leaving investigators and her family demanding answers about the mysterious circumstances surrounding her death. The family of 28-year-old Chelsea Adolphus has filed a wrongful death lawsuit
