Crime & Violence
Island businesses taking measures to deter crime during the pandemic
To deter a spike in crime, businesses on the mainland & island are now requiring customers to remove face coverings before entering establishments.
Conservation
Five of seven Scarlet Macaws survive after being confiscated from Guatemalan poachers
FCD rangers were mounting cameras to monitor the poaching of endangered Scarlet Macaws inside the Chiquibul when they encountered 2 armed Guatemalan poachers.
Conservation
Two islanders charged for possession of protected Nurse shark and out of season Conch and Lobster
Angel Alfonso Diaz and Ledvin Ixpatac faced 7 different charges after being detained with out-of-season conch, lobster, and a nurse shark, which is a protected species in Belize.
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.