He was charged with murder in 2009, but tonight, twenty-seven-year-old Emerson Eaghan is a free man. He walked free on Monday following a decision by Supreme Court Justice, Colin Williams. Crown Counsel Kileru Awich entered a nolle prosequi, signifying that the prosecution did not wish to continue with the murder trial against Eaghan who was […]
The annual Battle of the Drums Competition, aside from Garifuna Settlement Day, is one of the most anticipated events on the November calendar. Every year, hundreds of spectators travel down to Punta Gorda to attend the cultural extravaganza and this Saturday is no different, except that the organizers would have had to pay the National […]
Late this evening, Minister of Culture Patrick Faber intervened in the matter, giving verbal assurance to the secretariat that the fees being charged by the National Sports Council will be waived for the Battle of the Drums. Prior to that decision, Sports Director Ian Jones told News Five that the gate fee is how the […]
The Public Service Union is confirming that its headquarters and land in Belmopan have been secretly sold off on the cheap and the union is not taking it quietly. The PSU called a press conference today to reveal the details of the sale which they claim was carried out by the Belmopan City Council. The […]
The Belize National Teachers Union, five days after marching on Belmopan in protest of the Ministry of Education, has met with Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber and cooler heads seem to be prevailing. This afternoon in Belize City, the executive of B.N.T.U. sat down with the Minister of Education to discuss a range of matters […]
Will protesting teachers be docked a day’s pay for last Wednesday’s demonstration? Senator Elena Smith told the media that it is their hope that the respective managements will not deduct teachers’ salaries. Reporter “Was there any discussion brought up regarding the recent protest, whether or not they would instruct managers to dock pay from […]
Interestingly, the Minister of Education blamed the media for, (Quote) “stirring the mud between the union and government.” (Unquote) Faber also says that the meeting was amicable and cordial. Both parties, he says, are concentrating on the way forward. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “The meetings today were just to decide on how we […]
On November eighth, the Federal Trade Commission revealed that a multimillion-dollar real estate scam had been operating in Belize for fifteen years. The scam was swiftly shutdown by the F.T.C., but not before the scammers made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars from multiple victims of the U.S. The scam was operated by twice […]
The case brought against Sittee River Wildlife Reserve by Colleen Strom over the Sanctuary Bay scam was not the first and might certainly not be the last. Previous to Strom’s case, Attorney Estevan Perera represented another victim of the scam. That individual is U.S. citizen Steven Liss, who like Strom, paid thousands of dollars to […]
The U.S. indictment named several persons and companies as it relates to a civil complaint lodged against Sanctuary Belize, Andris Pukke and other associates including Atlantic International Bank Limited. It’s a very serious matter for the bank which is not only one of the largest banks in Belize, but one of the few that still […]
The last time he was seen publicly was a week ago on Friday when Samuel August Senior escaped from a police guard at the hospital, stole a vehicle and then crashed it into a backhoe on the Philip Goldson Highway. While inside the vehicle, he inflicted cuts on himself. Today, police presence was felt around […]
Accused murderer, thirty-seven-year-old Jorge Vidal, was granted bail today by Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams. Justice Williams offered bail to the tune of twenty-five thousand dollars. He was represented by Attorney Oscar Selgado who submitted to the court that Vidal was acquitted of the crime at the Belmopan Supreme Court, but was rearrested in 2015 […]
Fifty-three-year-old Theodore Augustine is in custody pending drug-related charges. Police say that Augustine was busted with five parcels of marijuana amounting to over twelve point four pounds. The bust was made this morning at the northern border. Augustine was reportedly crossing the border in his taxi van when he was intercepted by customs officials. A […]
On Thursday, Belize suffered another black eye in the international media. The Federal Trade Commission shut down a multimillion-dollar real estate investment scam in southern Belize. It’s cause for great concern because Belize is one of the top tourism destinations and businessmen are looking to the country for possible investments. This latest revelation by the […]
In October, we reported on the attempted arson at the home of Belize City resident Andre Diaz. But tonight, the news is dire for Diaz, since this time, her house was destroyed by fire. The fire broke out sometime after ten o’clock on Tuesday night and spread to her mother’s house, damaging the structure. While […]
The U.D.P. Convention for standard bearer in Freetown takes place in two days. Three candidates have thrown their hat into the ring: the incumbent caretaker, Doctor Carla Barnett, attorney Orson Elrington and newcomer Fredy Cantillano. The three have been on the ground for months in anticipation of Sunday’s convention. Barnett has campaigners from Belmopan and […]
In the 2015 elections, Chang stepped aside to make way for Barnett to run against the P.U.P.’s Francis Fonseca; he was subsequently named President of the Senate. This time around, things have changed and Chang has been running television and radio ads supporting Elrington. When we caught up with Elrington today, he told the media […]
After being hospitalized for a week, Samuel August Senior will face the full force of the law. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution has determined that he is to be charged for murder. Last Wednesday, Samuel Senior, after concluding his work shift, slammed a backhoe into a house belonging to his mother-in-law Louise […]
The remains of twenty-two year old Roaring Creek resident Oswald Arnold were found on Wednesday morning. Arnold, who had been missing for six months, was feared dead. His family had been searching for his body and wanted closure, which tonight they finally have because Arnold’s remains were found along the Belize River in Teakettle. The […]
American national Lamont ‘Monty’ Lipka was shot and killed inside his restaurant in San Pedro on May thirteenth. Since then, investigators have been working carefully to unravel the whodunit mystery. Earlier this week, their diligence paid off with the arrest of twenty-one-year-old Tracey Betancourt whom they believe had a hand in Lipka’s demise. While police […]
The body of a seven-month baby was unearthed from a shallow grave in southern Belize. The remains were found at Trio Village in the backyard of Dominga Maku, the Guatemalan mother of the child. The baby died within twenty-four hours of birth and was buried on Monday. It is known that the mother did not […]
We can report tonight that three Belizean siblings are being transported back to Belize from Guatemala via the western border. The siblings were found to be working in Livingston, Guatemala where Guatemalan authorities acting on an anonymous tip picked up the children. From what we have been able to ascertain, the three minors were put […]
A multimillion dollars scam linked to Belize was shut down by the Federal Trade Commission in the US. The Federal Trade Commission reported today that Sanctuary Belize is an alleged one hundred million-dollar scam designed to attract retiring US citizens by guaranteeing buyers a pristine piece of land, equipped with world-class amenities, including a golf […]
Two of five Guatemalan nationals re-appeared before the Magistrate Court today in respect of a slew of prohibited and illegal firearm and ammo charges. The duo: forty-six-year-old Bernardo De los Angeles Franco Carias and thirty-eight-year-old Mario Rudolfo Lopez Moreira were apprehended a week ago as part of an multi-million dollar drug operation which yielded more […]
Starting at about nine o’clock this morning, hundreds of teachers from all branches of the Belize National Teachers Union descended on Belmopan, making good on a plan to fight for hardship and commuting allowances as well as respect. Wearing their famous T-shirts, a sea of green paraded along the Ring Road before gathering inside the […]
