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3-Year-Old Girl Killed After Family Allegedly Found Cocaine Washed Up on Beach
Cocaine left in the ocean by drug cartels washing ashore in the tourist islands of Belize has caused deadly wars between Bloods and Crips gangs for years. The child was one of three people killed.
Belize’s Manatee Man Is Trying to Save the Lovable ‘Sea Cows’ From Cruise Ships
“Just like tourism numbers go up, the manatee's death rate follows behind.”
How the US Exported a Bloods and Crips Gang War to Belize
A perfect storm of deportations and pop culture created a violent U.S.-inspired gang culture, and Belize is reeling from a spate of recent killings.
Partner of UK Billionaire’s Son Accused of Killing a Cop in Belize
Jasmine Hartin, who said she accidentally shot the policeman, has two children with Andrew Ashcroft, the youngest son of Lord Michael Ashcroft, a former deputy chairman of Britain’s Conservative Party.
Belize's Female Police Officers Finally Win Their Right to Rock Dreadlocks
The ruling could have important implications for other racial discrimination cases over hairstyles in Afro-Caribbean nations across the region.
A Rapper and the Liberal Party Just Won Big in Belize Election
The new government's first task will be to boost an economy ravaged by the COVID pandemic.
Rapper Involved in Club Shooting with Diddy Is Now a Controversial Central American Politician
Shyne had his fame cut short following the NYC incident, which also involved Jennifer Lopez. Now he’s after popularity of a different kind: political office in his home country, Belize.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
This morning, US Olympic swimmer Simone Manuel made history in Rio, the Trump campaign will meet with the RNC to try and plot a turnaround, Russia launches war games in the Black Sea, and more.
Gay sex is no longer illegal in Belize
The tiny Central American nation's supreme court ruled that the part of the criminal code that outlaws gay sex is unconstitutional.
'We Sent a Man to His Death': How the British Army Betrayed Its Own Informant to a Murderous Junta
After VICE investigated the British army's cooperation with a genocidal Guatemalan regime at the height of its civil war, an ex-spy has come forward with shocking allegations.
Suspected Canadian con artist arrested in Belize for allegedly beheading priest
Belize media is calling it the "crime of the decade," but nobody seems totally sure who the supposed murderer actually is.