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Church Senator Alvin Benguche has called for a more balanced approach to the use of states of emergency (SOEs) in crime-fighting,...

Belmopan, May 29, 2024 — The Senate Special Select Committee postponed its seventh public hearing on the Portico Definitive Agreement...

Belize’s serious-crimes conviction rate, as of 2021, stands at 37.1 percent, but nolle prosequis (case dismissals) account for more than...

The Portico Definitive Agreement, as clearly set out in case law, cannot bind the government, former Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow...

The Incident Belize City, Mar. 28th, 2023—Nineteen-year-old Dyandre Chee was shot and killed by police during a high-speed chase on...

Belize Peace Movement (BPM) attorney Michelle Trapp reminded this week that the redistricting exercise demands that there be “equal” and...

The citizens of Belize have not had a publicly available Auditor General report for roughly a decade, and the Senate is partly to blame,...

Being Belizean did not assure Acting Chief Justice Michelle Arana the position of Chief Justice, Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck, the...

The government has appointed a new Chief Justice in the person of Guyanese national Hon. Justice Louise Esther Blenman, but Opposition...

By Michelle Sutherland, The Human Rights Commission of Belize has come out to condemn the latest breach of human rights in Belize where a...

The Bar Association of Belize has clarified that the so-called “Vellos case” is different from the current petition for a referendum on...

Former Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte wants the Supreme Court to squash a $3.37 million contract the Briceño Administration awarded...

The female population at the Belize Central Prison has increased steadily over the past five consecutive years, with approximately 60% of...

By Michelle Sutherland The female population at the Belize Central Prison has increased steadily over the past five consecutive years,...

The Government of Belize has hired ten new judges and magistrates, with most of the new additions reportedly being foreigners, despite...

Two weeks after the post of Director of Health Service (DHS) officially became “redundant,” former DHS Dr. Marvin Manzanero says that he...

The post of Director of Health Services, held by Dr. Marvin Manzanero, has become redundant, Minister of Health and Wellness Hon. Michel...

The Public Service Union (PSU) of Belize is this week at odds with the Government following their latest announcement which is now...

“El Dia de La Raza”, the controversial new public and bank holiday, is now “Indigenous Peoples’ Resistance Day,” according to the latest...

“The Bar Association is compelled to remind the general public that all accused persons are entitled to be convicted by trial before a...