A joint security operation on Friday, January 2, 2026, led to the removal of a confirmed MS-13 gang member from Belize. Officers attached to GI3 San Ignacio, working alongside Immigration officials, escorted 45-year-old Marvin Edgardo Sandoval, also known as “Cirillo,” …
Belize’s Ministry of Home Affairs and Enterprise has entered a new phase, with changes in leadership at both the ministerial and executive levels and an early focus on strengthening crime prevention, enforcement, and institutional coordination. These developments are highlighted in …
Dr. Philip Castillo Castillo Poll: August 2025 Actual Results:October 2025 Candidate (%) (%) Earth Lopez 36 42.3 Richard Webster 28 29.8 Aaron Anderson 5 22.9 Simeon Lorenzo 7 3.7 None of the above/Undecided 24 1.3 (Spoilt Ballots) TOTAL 100 100 …
Dr. Philip Castillo Corruption , or at least the talk of corruption, has been in the news in Belize recently. In the State of the Nation and Independence Day speeches by the Prime Minister and responses by the Opposition Leader, …
By Dr Philip Castillo For the first time in its history and due to its internal divisions, the Opposition UDP did not field a candidate in the 2025 General Elections in Dangriga. Those internal divisions subsided sufficiently enough for the …