Police Shutting Down Bars But while other casinos remain open, bars and clubs are still closed – well, at least they should be. But as we’ve told you before, there are establishments blatantly advertising themselves as bars rather than restaurants. Is this because there is a lax enforcement of the regulations? We asked the Minister about this, but he assured us that the police are out in full force. | 7 News Belize

Ellis Meighan Jr. Returned to Belize to Face Murder Charges After 15 Months in U.S. Custody After more than a year in U.S. custody, thirty-two-year-old Ellis Meighan Jr. is back on Belizean soil. Meighan had fled to the United States and sought asylum following the 2024 murder of Roy Lee Burgess on the Placencia Road, a case that shocked the community. Authorities in Belize had identified Meighan as a suspect in the killing, and after spending fifteen months in U.S. detention, he has now been re