A family lost almost half a million dollars of property in a fire on Monday night. Sometime around eight that night, the family had just closed their business ‘Super Tienda Molina’ in the Duck Run Three in Spanish Lookout when they saw the business engulfed in flames. The structure housed a large grocery store, a […]
Mayor of Belize City Darrell Bradley is heading back to private life at the conclusion of his second term in February of 2018. He confirmed the decision not to contest a third term in office at an interview this morning in the Old Capital. For all the rumors about infighting in the Belize City Council, […]
Love him or dislike him, there is no question that Mayor Bradley thought big. The City’s first ever municipal bond helped cement hundreds of streets and improve driving conditions in the Old Capital. Major infrastructure projects have transformed Belize City’s face and lifted its reputation both in the country and internationally. But there were many […]
Four men lost their lives in the past four days, although only two are counted as murder victims and police continue to investigate the two others. Twenty-four year old Daniel Sosa of San Antonio Road in Orange Walk Town was shot dead early Saturday morning. Tonight, forty-two-year old Hilmar Alamilla, the well-known political operative and […]
Hilmar Alamilla, also known as David, has retained Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley as legal counsel. He appeared before Senior Magistrate Albert Hoare in the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court and was remanded until his next hearing on September fifth. In this video courtesy CTV-3 News, Bradley says his client and the deceased did not argue at any […]
According to Bradley, Alamilla, on advice has not spoken to police, but Bradley seemed fairly confident that he could show reasonable doubt that he had nothing to do with the fatal shot fired at Sosa. Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, Attorney for Hilmar Alamilla “He was in a complete state of shock; he hurriedly drove home, […]
Early this morning, a resident of the Riviera Area in Belmopan was murdered as he chopped a yard. Twenty-year-old Samuel Mendez was shot several times to the body by a gun man. Mendez, a security guard, ran up the street but did not survive the shooting. One person is in detention but the motive for […]
Guatemalan businessman, Carlos Pop Xol, was stabbed to death back in April near the remote village of Jalacte in the south. Pop’s lifeless body was found by a relative not far from Tree Tops, a military outpost. The police investigation into that murder has led to the arrest of a naturalized Belizean; twenty-seven year old […]
Police continue to investigate a fatal shooting in the west that occurred last Thursday in Santa Elena. Jose Castellanos, also known as “El Chele” was at a restaurant when he was shot by Nevis Betancourth. There are conflicting reports on how the shooting occurred, but an eyewitness reports that Betancourth initially attacked Castellanos who pulled […]
A twenty-five-year-old man lost his life on Sunday morning when he was shot and killed by a security guard on a shrimp farm in southern Belize. The incident happened sometime around two a.m. when Wilfred Malcolm Junior and another unknown individual ventured unto the compound. The machete-wielding trespassers reportedly advanced toward the armed watchman who […]
Last Friday, Bert Vasquez, convicted by a jury on July tenth of forcible abduction, sexual assault, and harm against a sixteen-year-old minor, which occurred back in May of 2011, continued to protest his innocence before media cameras. He was due to be sentenced by Justice Adolph Lucas, but the case was adjourned to today. But […]
There was a fatal shooting overnight in Santa Elena Town that claimed the life of a Honduran construction worker. Thirty-seven-year-old Jose Leonardo Nunez Castellanos was found lying face down under a business establishment at the corner of Eden Drive and the George Price Highway. He had been shot several times to the body. According to […]
Also from the Supreme Court, on Wednesday Dangriga resident Nisani Garcia was acquitted of a murder charge following trial before Justice Denis Hanomansingh. He was accused of the shooting death of Hansel Garcia in April of 2014. It is not clear if they are related. Hansel Garcia, also known as “Mission,” was shot while walking […]
He says he uses marijuana to relax his mind. But Aaron Flowers was sentenced to further jail time on a charge of possession of controlled substances after changing his plea in court today. Flowers elected to take the plea rather than face trial for possession of six point six grams of cannabis which he was […]
Taiwanese Foreign Minister David Lee concluded a three-day working visit to Belize this morning, his final stop being a tour of the Samuel Haynes Institute of Excellence on Mahogany Street. As we’ve reported, Dr. Lee was in the Jewel on official business during which he signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Cooperation that will […]
Foreign Minister Lee also shared his thoughts on the Belize/Guatemala territorial dispute, stating only that it is Taiwan’s wish that both countries eventually arrive at a peaceful solution to the age-old issue. Dr. David Lee, Taiwanese Foreign Minister “Well certainly, you know, we are also advocating peace and we hope that there will be […]
Tonight, the Department of Transport has come down on a bus company operating out of the west, following the release of a video exposing dirty tactics by a driver on the George Price Highway. J and J Bus Company’s two runs have been suspended for a month and its driver could face criminal charges. The […]
The realization of the Sarstoon Protocol has been up in the air ever since the Guatemalan government suspended negotiations with Belize, following the death of Guatemalan minor Julio Rene Alvarado Ruano in the Chiquibul Forest. In the wake of that unfortunate incident, there has not been any significant developments made and there is no timeline […]
There will be a new Guatemalan Ambassador to Belize. While that individual has not been named officially, Guatemala is already in talks with a replacement for Manuel Estuardo Roldan Barillas. Earlier this year, we reported that Barillas, Guatemala’s ambassador to Belize, was recalled for quote, consultations with his bosses. It was never clear why he […]
To go to the ICJ or not to go the ICJ? It is a question that Guatemalans may be deciding on very soon. Earlier this year, we reported that Guatemala announced that it will go to referendum and the Guatemalan press reported that several million dollars were raised for the national exercise. So, will they […]
Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Doctor David Tawei Lee and his wife, Chih Lin arrived in Belize on Wednesday and were hosted at an event in Belmopan. While the media was not made aware of the official visit by the foreign minister, we did receive an excerpt from the welcome ceremony. An address by C.E.O. […]
The University of Belize, its faculty and staff, student body, as well as the country, formally received its new president this evening here in Belize City. It was an installation ceremony at St. John’s Cathedral that came with all the bells and whistles, complete with an academic procession and musical interludes. Professor Clement Sankat took […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources has received complaints of increased illicit mining and dredging activities within the marine environment surrounding San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. In a release issued today, the ministry confirms that the Mining Unit has teamed up with the Hol Chan Marine Reserve staff to investigate these activities to confirm the extent and […]
Those tuning in to Channel Five this morning expecting to see our live coverage of the Senate Special Select Committee’s public hearings will have been disappointed to see that they weren’t on. We can tell you tonight that the reason for that is an apparent dispute over the relevance of today’s witnesses, members of the […]
The Senate Select Committee is now scheduled to go on break for the entire month of August. Chairman Salazar told reporters that their visit to the department is scheduled for the end of August, following by public hearings in the first two weeks of September – those dates would be the sixth and thirteenth of […]
