“Big fish”, guns and drugs caught on offshore island
Photo: Edwin Edward Flowers, remanded
Prominent gang leader and active member of the Leadership Intervention Unit (LIU), Edwin “Drive” Flowers, was found on one of the islands with the illicit items and was charged along with two other members of the PIV gang.
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE...
Belize Peace Movement pushes for urgent redistricting
Photo: BPM press conference
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Apr. 17, 2024
The Belize Peace Movement (BPM) held a press conference today in Belize City, at which it called for the immediate start of the...
PG police officer charged for unnatural crime
Photo: Marcos Che, charged
by Kristen Ku
PUNTA GORDA TOWN, Toledo District, Wed. Apr. 17, 2024
Police have formally arrested and charged 29-year-old Marcos Che, a police officer, with a single count of an unnatural crime.
Che,...
Maya Mountain Reserve undergoing threat; Minister possibly involved
Photo: Bobby Lopez, CEO, Hummingbird Group Limited
by Kristen Ku
BELMOPAN, Thurs. Apr. 18, 2024
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bobby Lopez of the Hummingbird Group Limited, a Belmopan based furniture manufacturer, claims that his company is facing...
SSB speaks on developments
Photo: Deborah Ruiz, CEO of Social Security Board
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Apr. 19, 2024
On Friday, April 19, the Belize Social Board (SSB) presented to the media an update on its Investment Portfolio...
Firearm arraignment!
Photo: Kelvin Willis
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 22, 2024
A Southside youth busted on Northside of the city, allegedly in possession of a gun loaded with 14 live rounds of ammunition, is tonight on remand...
PWLB officially launched
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Mon. Apr. 15, 2024
The Football Federation of Belize (FFB) officially launched the inaugural season for its Premier Women’s League of Belize (PWLB) on Saturday, April 13, in Belmopan.
“It’s a very exciting day, not only for us at the Football Federation of Belize, but the entire country, because it marks the celebration and the launch of the professionalization that movement for women’s football,” said Yashmin Juan, Communications Director for the FFB.
The league will feature six teams in its inaugural season – Jewel Fury FC, Sagitun Girlz, Valencia Rising Phoenix, Napoles FC, Old Capital Turf Warriors, and Caribbean Tires FC – who each played a match after...
Editorial
Images of a failed formula
Sunday, April 21, 2024
It has long been established in Belize that this “tranquil haven of democracy” ceased being that some decades ago when the drug trafficking business became a...
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Anke Doehm sentenced to 5 years for cruelty to a child
by Roy Davis (freelance writer)
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Apr. 17, 2024
American national Anke Doehm, 63,...
Albert Vaughan, new City Administrator
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 15, 2024
On Monday, April 15, 2024, the Belize City Council announced the appointment of Albert Vaughan as the new City Administrator. This decision, as communicated in an official press release, followed the recommendations of an interview committee, which included Mayor Bernard Wagner as...
Boots says Elections and Boundaries has committed a “gross error”
Photo: Anthony “Boots” Martinez, former Port Loyola area rep
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Apr. 18, 2024
A deadline has been set, and Anthony “Boots” Martinez, former area representative for the Port Loyola constituency, is...
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Guatemalan prez outs Environmental Minister
Photo: Guatemalan president, Bernardo Arévalo
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Tues....
Mexico severs diplomatic ties with Ecuador
Photo: Former Ecuadorian Vice President, Jorge Glas, arrested by...
Dictators v. Tribunes
by Hart Tillett
Mon. Apr. 15, 2024
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Pink and red boxer/briefs, bah
by Colin Hyde
These days, we see champion male football...
“Something wicked this way comes!”
Sunday, April 21, 2024
That is the title from a...
Cheering OJ shouldn’t have happened in Belize
by Colin Hyde
I don’t know if the great American...
Redefining slavery!
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Whenever one thinks about slavery, one...
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BEBL Rude Boy All-Star Classic
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 22, 2024
On Sunday,...
Belize/San Joaquin football legend, Fred Martinez passes
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 22, 2024
We received word on...
Ahmadiyya Basketball League Week 7 results
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 22, 2024
The Ahmadiyya...
PLB Top-4 semifinals set: Verdes vs Benque; Altitude vs Port Layola
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 22, 2024
Week 14 games to...