Police believe that they have the right man in custody, and that they have connected all the dots to result in a conviction. In fact, they may even have the murder weapon, but that won’t be determined until further ballistics examination is done. Sr. Supt. Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South “What we […]
The search for Devin Neal’s killer remains active as police officers in Roaring Creek are seeking a suspect whom they believe carried out the deadly assault near the Agripino Cawich Bridge on Monday evening. Neal was riding his motorcycle, heading home to Valley of Peace when a lone gunman emerged from the nearby bushes and […]
Three persons remain in police custody tonight in Corozal after the body of an American national was found on his farm in the village of Xiabe in the northern district. Corozal police are still trying to figure out a motive behind this latest homicide that occurred sometime between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning when the […]
The Belize Jaguars took on the national Canadian football team on Tuesday night in Belmopan. Football aficionados came out in numbers for the match which would decide whether Belize would advance in the World Cup Qualifiers. With the odds against the Jaguars, there was still hope that the home game would place the team on […]
But in Canada, the outcome of the game was overshadowed by Lodrick Sheppard and Clarence Shepherd, the duo known as Mad Bull and Maestro. Even before the game concluded on Tuesday night, Facebook and twitter were blowing up with reviews about their commentary. The two sportscasters for Channel Five became overnight sensations in Canada and […]
Tonight, there are a number of concerts in the city to bring in the Tenth of September. Top names from the Caribbean began arriving since last week. Among them is Queen of Bacchanal, Destra Garcia, who will be performing at the Carnival Overload Concert at the Hour Bar Field. The Caribbean mega soca artist touched […]
There are two murders to report tonight…one in the north and one in the west. On Monday evening, Roaring Creek resident, Devin Neal, was ambushed as he travelled on his motorcycle to his house in Valley of Peace, Cayo. A woman, whom he had given a ride to earlier and was riding ahead on a […]
Up north, the body of a US national was found at his farm in Xaibe, Corozal on Monday by three men who went there to purchase sheep. It had multiple chop wounds and was dismembered. John Ross had been living at the farm for six years and from all accounts he seemed to be getting […]
Tonight, after almost exactly two months, there is finally news to report in the shooting death of Kremandala journalist, Kareem Clarke. Clarke was gunned down in the early morning of July sixth as he rode his bicycle on Vernon Street, near it’s junction with Lakeview Street. Following a prolonged investigation, a seventeen year old minor […]
The Sarstoon sovereignty issue remains on the front-burner in Belize, and seems likely to be situated there for the foreseeable future. Even as Guatemala moves through a turbulent time amid impeachment and election scenarios, there is growing tension along the Sarstoon where suddenly it appears our B.D.F. are encountering increasingly aggressive Guatemalan military. In addition, […]
And that campaign to get a base built at the mouth of the Sarstoon is even more critical now, says Brackett, because government’s actions have given the impression that our border is porous, or perhaps even non-existent. Geovanni Brackett, President, COLA “When we look at the behaviour of our government representatives we at COLA […]
Last week, Prime Minister Dean Barrow was a tad bit condescending of COLA’s Build a Base campaign when the media asked him about it. That’s not surprising because anybody in the know…would know that any movement which doesn’t have the numbers won’t get the attention of the establishment. That’s just the way it works. But […]
Classes resumed across the country on September first, but since the start of this week, students at Faith Nazarene Primary School in San Ignacio, Cayo have been told not to report to classes. On Monday, when the students reported to school, the teachers kept the classrooms locked. Along with parents, they are demanding the removal […]
There is breaking news tonight of the murder of another Roaring Creek resident. Late this evening, the resident, identified as Devin Neal, was riding a motorcycle near the Valley of Peace Bridge in Camalote when he came under fire; at least nine shots were fired at him. He was rushed to the western regional hospital, […]
The Palm Centre is a residential psychiatric facility currently housing thirty-five patients, primarily persons that have been de-institutionalized from the Rockview Hospital, but have nowhere else to go and no family to care for them. The facility is currently in the centre of a Police investigation after disturbing allegations of a rape last week. Police […]
The outrageous allegation of the sexual assault of an elderly woman inside a mental health facility is unthinkable as is the accusation against another, much younger, mentally challenged patient. The matter is being dealt with as a criminal investigation by Belmopan police. According to C.E.O., Dr. Peter Allen, the ministry has taken all necessary measures […]
A nightmarish scenario played out at the Western Regional Hospital on Friday. As we reported, somehow a large, adult rat managed to get into the nursery and into a sanitary incubator where nurses had just placed a newborn baby. The baby was bitten by the rat and its cries alerted nurses in the Maternity Ward […]
An official public health investigation is underway at the Western Regional Hospital to determine just how the unimaginable could have happened inside the neonatal unit where a newborn was reportedly bitten by a rat. The rodent-infested facility is once again the subject of a sanitation enquiry after being declared contaminated back in April when a […]
The latest scandal at the Western Regional Hospital does little to boost the morale of those accessing healthcare services at the facility. Not only is the recent incident another public relations nightmare for the Ministry of Health, but the infirmary has also seen a significant investment to eradicate the seemingly recurrent plague. Isani Cayetano […]
There has been a major upset in the Guatemalan elections. Jimmy Morales, a businessman and comedian, is the front- runner in Sunday’s elections. Latest poll results show that while Morales enjoys a clear lead in the election results, he failed to secure the required fifty percent of votes which means he will now head to […]
The game between Belize and Canada has just concluded in Toronto, Canada and we’ll have a recap coming up. But in April, this station broke the news of a massive rat infestation at the Western Regional Hospital. Viewers were appalled to learn then that rats had taken over the food pantry which is located right […]
According to Figueroa, the bottom line is that there is a critical need for a new hospital in the Capital since the current hospital is the regional facility for the west. On the Phone: Dr. Ramon Figueroa, Director of Health Services “We have just had an evaluation done by the Pan American Health Organization […]
The Senate met this morning in Belmopan following the House meeting on Wednesday which was primarily convened for passage of the Electricity Acquisition Settlement Bill. The House approved seventy million dollars to be paid to Fortis as compensation for B.E.L. The deal, which also includes thirty three point three percent of shares for Fortis, will […]
Prime Minister Barrow is on record saying that voters will be heading to the polls in the early part of 2016. While he is holding that date close to his heart, a majority of the standard bearers and area representatives have been laying down the groundwork for Election Day. In Caribbean Shores where the U.D.P.’s […]
Belize City Mayor, Darrell Bradley, is yet to win the Caribbean Shores elections; in fact, a date for the elections is still not known. But Bradley says he is putting things in place at City Hall should he emerge victorious in the upcoming elections. While his demission from office would automatically trigger a bye-election, Bradley […]
