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A father has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison for incest. On May tenth, the man was convicted of six counts of incest after being found guilty of having sexual intercourse with his daughter during a five-year period. The act upon the minor first occurred in 2014 when she was thirteen years old and […]
Written on May 25, 2023 | Posted in
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A chef who claims that he was the victim of a traffic accident on Monday, near the Pound Yard Bridge, says he is being victimized because he was charged for how he reacted after being knocked down. The incident was partially recorded and thereafter went viral on social media. Thirty-five-year-old Raymond Dyer was summoned to […]
Written on May 24, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-one-year-old Wilmer Javier Rivera appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court earlier today where he was arraigned on two indictable offenses of attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm. The charges follow an incident on May nineteenth, where Rivera inflicted multiple stab wounds on Jasmine Aguilar. The woman was standing on Linda Vista […]
Written on May 23, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-seven-year-old Basilio Ack is out on bail after pleading guilty to a single charge of sexual assault. The police officer is accused of squeezing his colleague’s breast during an incident that was reported on March twentieth. Earlier today, the resident of Mahogany Heights appeared unrepresented before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford where he pleaded not guilty […]
Written on May 23, 2023 | Posted in
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A taxi driver was gunned down not far from where he lived on Ordonez Avenue in the Lake Independence area of Belize City. Cecil Buckley, a man who, from all accounts, was a hard-working cab driver, was targeted shortly after six on Sunday evening as he stood on the street. Residents heard three gunshots and […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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On Friday morning in Belize City, Jasmine Aguilar was viciously stabbed as she waited for a cab to pick her up near Linda Vista Street. It was later discovered that the cruel attack which left Aguilar hospitalized at the K.H.M.H., was carried out by her ex-boyfriend. It’s another case of gender-based violence being committed against […]
Written on May 22, 2023 | Posted in
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Three days have gone by since the decomposing body of nineteen-year-old Imari Galvez was discovered off the Hummingbird Highway. Police are yet to make an arrest and our requests for an update from the department have gone unanswered. At the start of this morning’s Sitting of the House of Representatives, Kareem Musa, the Minister of […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Meanwhile, the funeral for the nineteen-year-old was held this evening in the Maya Mopan area of Belmopan where she lived. Galvez was found murdered on Tuesday evening off the Hummingbird Highway and police have since detained popular football player, Woodrow West, who lived with Galvez for a few months. The two had problems and Galvez […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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This morning, news spread like wildfire about the attempted murder of a woman in Belize City. She was waiting at the entrance of the Linda Vista Estate area at around mile two on the George Price Highway when she was approached by a man on bicycle. Moments later, screams were heard and residents flocked to […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-six-year-old Armando Medina, accused of stealing a vehicle valued at forty-five thousand dollars from businessman Yhony Rosado, was acquitted of the charge earlier today, following a no case submission from his attorney. Medina appeared before Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson in the presence of attorney Orson Elrington. During the trial, footage of the incident that occurred […]
Written on May 19, 2023 | Posted in
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Forty-eight hours have passed since the lifeless body of nineteen-year-old Belmopan resident, Imari Galvez, was found off the Hummingbird Highway. Police are yet to level any charges as the investigation continues. But, on Wednesday night, inquiries led them to a football match in Orange Walk where the captain of Verdes Football Club, Woodrow West, was […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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Forty-five-year-old Allen Felix is one of two men acquitted of murder today for separate incidents they were suspected of committing. Felix was on remand for the 2018 murder of businessman Mario Guerrero, who was bludgeoned to death with a barstool inside his home at Sunset Park. This afternoon, Felix appeared before Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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The other prisoner to be set free today was twenty-five-year-old Antoine Rivero. He was acquitted of the murder of Marcia Downs who was shot and killed as she exited her residence on Handyside Street in April 2018. This matter was also heard before Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft. Senior Crown Counsel Porsha Staine-Ferguson opened the case […]
Written on May 18, 2023 | Posted in
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A family’s worst nightmare was confirmed on Tuesday evening when the decomposing body of nineteen-year-old Belmopan resident Imari Galvez was found. Her body was in some bushes near mile forty on the Hummingbird Highway. She was partially nude. Injuries to her left breast and right leg were observed. Investigators believe she was shot in the […]
Written on May 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The murder trial of thirty-two-year-old David Gonzalez, accused of the shooting death of his wife in San Pedro in October 2020, continued today in the courtroom of Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft. On Tuesday evening, the Crown’s primary witness took the stand and provided the court with critical evidence of what transpired that fateful night on […]
Written on May 17, 2023 | Posted in
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The infamous Elmer Nah returned to the Belmopan Magistrate Court this morning. He stands accused of murdering Vivian, Jon and David Ramnarace on the night of New Year’s Eve 2022. Unlike his previous court appearance, there wasn’t a visible presence of heavily armed police officers. We are told that Nah’s appearance today was procedural, as […]
Written on May 17, 2023 | Posted in
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Last night, we told you that thirty-nine-year-old radiologist Desmond Arzu has been charged for the crime of sexual assault. The charge stems from a complaint that was brought against him by a patient back in March. The twenty-three-year-old alleges that while attending clinic in Punta Gorda to undergo an ultrasound, the radiologist sexually assaulted her. […]
Written on May 16, 2023 | Posted in
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Two men are lucky to be alive after they were shot and one of them repeatedly struck in the face. The incident happened in the wee hours of Saturday, just after they had left a night spot and arrived at one of their homes on Mahogany Street in Orange Walk town. It followed an altercation […]
Written on May 15, 2023 | Posted in
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Another armed assault in the Old Capital over the weekend resulted in thirty-one-year-old Kenroy Elijio being shot in the arm. That incident happened near Victoria Street. An officer in the neighborhood responded to the shooting by returning fire at the pair of gunmen who accosted Elijio. Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero provided additional details […]
Written on May 15, 2023 | Posted in
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A radiologist from Punta Gorda Town has been charged for sexual assault, following a complaint that was brought against him by a patient. Back in March, a twenty-three-year-old woman wrote to the Ministry of Health and also forwarded that complaint to the ministries of home affairs and human development. According to the woman, she attended […]
Written on May 15, 2023 | Posted in
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It made the headlines three weeks ago when thirty-three persons, primarily children, experienced side effects and had to be hospitalized after consuming weed-laced gummies sold at their school. A thorough investigation was launched and it was later revealed that the packaged drug-infused candies were imported in a barrel and intercepted by the Customs and Excise […]
Written on May 15, 2023 | Posted in
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Illegal cross- border trade continues to be a challenge for the Customs and Excise Department and by extension, the Government of Belize. We often report on the country’s porous borders specifically in the north where contrabandistas would illegally import food items, beers and even pharmaceuticals. But as reporters found out today, these illegal activities are […]
Written on May 15, 2023 | Posted in
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Tens of thousands of migrants have gathered at the U.S./Mexico border seeking asylum, less than twenty-four hours after the United States ended an immigration policy that prohibited the entry of persons who potentially pose a health risk. Title 42 expulsions, as they are known, were removals by the U.S. government of persons who had recently […]
Written on May 12, 2023 | Posted in
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While the Immigration Department was successful in applying for the removal of the Brazilian nationals; tonight, their Belizean handlers are facing criminal charges for facilitating their illegal entry into the country. Thirty-three-year-old Kirk Hower, a taxi driver of San Martin area, Belmopan, and his common-law wife Gracielita Mendez were charged separately for the offense of […]
Written on May 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-seven-year-old Howard Reyes, a car dealer of Burrell Boom, was arraigned for attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm, aggravated assault with a firearm and wounding following a shooting incident in Saint Paul’s Bankon Tuesday. This morning, Reyes appeared before Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts in the company of his attorney where he was arraigned […]
Written on May 12, 2023 | Posted in
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