Business & Economy
ComPol Chester Williams visits the islands to clarify COVID-19 regulation enforcement
After images surfaced showing overcrowding on boats allegedly carrying 'essential trave;' passengers to the islands, ComPol Williams visited the islands to seek ways to address and enforce a plan for the public transportation system to adhere to social distancing and mandatory mask-wearing.
Crime & Violence
Gang members pledge to maintain the peace in Belize City after being released from prison
Gang members will be re-arrested and sent back to Belize Central Prison if they break any law or the peace treaty signed with the Conscious Youth Development Program.
Crime & Violence
Over 450 persons arrested countrywide for breaching curfew regulations
Despite urgent pleas to stay home during the COVID-19 crisis in Belize, 458 people have been arrested countrywide for breaking curfew, being out past 8PM and before 5AM.
Community and Society
74 arrested and charged across the country for breaching curfew regulations; six are from Ambergris Caye
6 out of 74 citizens arrested for failing to adhere to the law were from San Pedro Town. The new State of Emergency measures state that curfew is 8PM to 5AM daily.
Crime & Violence
Three island residents charged for breaching quarantine curfew
3 islanders charged with ‘Breach of Curfew Conditions’ after their children were caught out after 6PM (under Ambergris Caye's quarantine conditions). OIC Noble asks everyone to respect the state of emergency regulations and to prevent trouble with the law by staying at home.
Crime & Violence
Luis Manuel Carter found guilty for the 2016 murder of Dwayne Hyde
In a judgment delivered on Friday, February 21st, 37-year-old Luis Manuel Carter, aka ‘Wiz,’ was found guilty by Justice Colin Williams for the 2016 murder of island resident Dwayne Hyde.
Crime & Violence
Armando Villanueva remanded for Boca Del Rio Arson
After ruling out electrical cause, San Pedro Police have remanded Armando Villanueva for the fire that damaged a building in Boca Del Rio.
Crime & Violence
Jacob Kingston says UDP leader-elect John Saldivar received monies from accused fraudster Lev Dermen
According to a report from News 5 Live, Kingston told the court that United Democratic Party (UDP) Leader-elect, Honourable John Saldivar was said to have received money from Lev Dermen in 2012. Kingston’s testimony indicates that Dermen gave Saldivar ‘stacks of cash’ of $10,000US during a trip to Belize in 2012.
