While most people were wrapping up the long Indigenous People’s holiday weekend on Monday evening, brothers, Jericho and Aaron Pershing were enduring a horrific experience at the hands of four armed thieves. The brothers were ambushed by the robbers, who proceeded on foot along the Agua Viva gravel road to the Mennonite community, where they […]
This afternoon, Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero, provided an account of what transpired, informing reporters that investigators are seeking four suspects who made good their escape during the incident. ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division “On Monday, October 9th, 2023, around nine p.m., Aaron Pershing reported that he was in the Agua […]
A notorious street figure in Orange Walk is wanted in Mexico for murder. Thirty-four-year-old Nimrod Tillett has been acquitted of murder three times in Belize. But, he may now have to answer before a court in Mexico for a murder he allegedly committed in that country four years ago. This morning, Tillett was wheeled into […]
A week ago the Meighan brothers were found not guilty of being members of a gang. But tonight, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has officially informed the brothers that they are appealing the ruling. In their acquittal, the Senior Magistrate ruled that despite evidence being brought before the court that proves a […]
On Saturday morning, the terrorist organization Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel. Gunmen breached security barriers and over two thousand missiles were launched from Gaza. Hours after the Palestinian attack, Israel’s air force retaliated with air raids in Gaza. Over sixteen hundred people have been killed in the war during the course of the […]
Usher and her group have since travelled further north of Israel. They have already scheduled flights to leave the country. Usher told us that many of the tourist sites are currently closed and Israeli citizens are being called to join their army reserves. And, for the remainder of their stay, her group is being updated […]
For a second week, supporters of President-elect Bernardo Arevalo are protesting and demanding the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras. She is being accused of plotting to prevent the duly-elected Arevalo from taking office. Arevalo has vowed to fight corruption. On Monday, masked men hurled stones and shattered windows at a demonstration outside of the […]
A shooting incident in Punta Gorda Town over the weekend has left one man injured, amid what is believe to be a rivalry between two groups in that southern municipality. Forty-six-year-old Danny Martinez was the victim of an armed attack when an unknown assailant emerged on a motorcycle and opened fire in his direction. Martinez […]
In Dangriga, on Saturday afternoon, a gang-related incident also resulted in a shooting that injured Vincent Martinez. He was riding a bicycle along George Price Drive when he was accosted by an unknown individual who fired multiple shots at him. Police say they have one suspect in custody following the attack on Martinez. ACP […]
In Orange Walk Town on Saturday, an employee of La Inmaculada Credit Union was reported missing when disappeared into some bushes, reportedly following an altercation with a security guard. A search party, including family members, friends and colleagues of Oswaldo Vasquez, has been scouring the area where he was last seen, but have not been […]
It has been over a week since seventeen-year-old Malachi Hamilton went missing from his Lake Independence neighborhood and his family believes that he has been murdered. According to the young man’s aunt, Natalie Hamilton, he spoke to her briefly last Monday before leaving home. The Hamilton family is concerned because this is the first time […]
Belize’s second annual Indigenous People’s Resistance Day was commemorated on Monday. The day was formerly known as Columbus Day in recognition of the Europeans coming to side of the world. But, Columbus is widely viewed as colonizer and not a discoverer. It is known that his arrival led to widespread deaths and the indigenous ways […]
A meeting took place today between officials from the Government of Belize and international financial institutions to discuss access to climate finance. Minister of State in Finance, Christopher Coye, headed an official delegation from Belize at the Caribbean Ministerial Meeting at the International Monetary Fund (I.M.F.)/World Bank Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco. Coye spoke about […]
The Ministry of Health & Wellness, PAHO, the World Health Organization and the European Union formally introduced an updated National Mental Health Policy in Belize earlier today. The launch took place at the Best Western Biltmore Hotel here in Belize City. On hand were several government officials, as well as PAHO’s Representative in Belize. News […]
The indigenous people of Dominica are the Kalinago, a resilient and hopeful community with great skill and wisdom. The Kalinago people were the first to settle in Dominica, but now members of this particular community are feeling left out, particularly as it relates to climate change discussions. They feel as though there is not […]
