Thirty-three year old Michael ‘Crazy’ Arnold, an accused rapist of Mitchell Estate area in Ladyville, is in the Remand Section of the Central Prison after being fingered for a number of sexual assaults over the past week. Arnold, who already had several offences before the court, was additionally charged on Wednesday with aggravated assault of […]
The night of the twentieth as well as Independence Day went without any reported violent incidents. But the quiet did not last for long. Just before news time this evening, a man was shot in Belize City. It happened at about five-thirty on Gibnut Street near its intersection with Roger’s Stadium. Abdul Theus was caught […]
There were conflicting tales of the same economy on Independence Day by Prime Minister Dean Barrow and the Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño. One presented a picture of an economy on the rebound and the other spoke of a society gripped by extremely low poverty levels and rampant crime. According to the Statistical Institute, […]
No one is spared from the hands of criminals, not even the house of God. A thief or thieves broke into the Wesley Church on Albert Street and made away with a number of wall fans. The burglary was discovered this morning and indications are that a small person gained access through a broken window. […]
While the burglary of the church occurred in the absence of its congregation, a popular nightclub was also robbed shortly after the last of its flock went home early this morning. After a successful night of its French Kiss dance, three masked men barged into the Palm Island nightclub. After five this morning, the gunmen […]
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The troubles in the cruise ship industry are still not over. A few weeks ago the caldron boiled over following the signing of what has been described as a controversial agreement between Carnival and Chukka/Bak-A-Bush Adventures. The Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize led the charge against the agreement and the impact of the […]
Only two weeks ago, a heinous triple murder was reported in Carmelita Village, one of the victims was a fourteen year old boy whose parents were also killed. Tonight there is a double homicide of two minors to report also in the Orange Walk District. The two were killed at around one o’clock on […]
Police have now clarified that aside from being attacked with machetes, the victims were also shot behind the head. It has also been established that the eight attackers, who were dressed in camouflage clothing and armed with rifles, went to the ranch and assaulted the three victims after midday. Police Press Officer Fitzroy Yearwood says […]
There are two other murders to add to the grim statistics. At nine-thirty on Sunday morning, the body of a minor was discovered in a drain at Lord’s Bank. His head was wrapped with a red shirt and his feet were placed in a white nylon bag. Rene Alfaro was last seen on Saturday night […]
The weekend’s fourth murder was reported in the south. William Martinez, is murder victim number ninety-eight. Martinez, who worked on a banana farm, was found dead in his room at the Barracks where the farm workers are housed. He was hacked several times with a machete and left to die. It has since been revealed […]
A fifth person lost his life, but it was not to gun or other violence. The lifeless body of a man was retrieved from the Belize River on Saturday morning, a short distance from the foot of the Bel-China Bridge. Residents of the Conch Shell Bay area in Belize City were alerted to the scene […]
Senior Counsel Rodwell Williams, law partner and close friend of Prime Minister Dean Barrow, returned to Belize on Sunday after more than three months of intensive care at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida. Williams was critically injured in an execution attempt on the night of June first while he was leaving his firm, Barrow and […]
It has been a hotbed of tempers lately and today was no different; Marion Ali visited the Queen Square market area and found out what makes it so heated. Marion Ali, Reporting The sun was not the only thing giving off heat this morning on East Collet Canal, as vendors who sell their produce on […]
During the exchange this morning Councilor Singh invited the vendors to meet with him at the Commercial Centre this afternoon. That meeting did happen and he later informed the media of plans to revisit the issue with an eye to find a permanent solution. Kevin Singh, Councilor for Markets “They had a list of concerns—mostly […]
Belize’s pro tem presidency of the Central American Integration System (SICA) is seeing great strides being taken to bolster its friendly relationship with neighboring countries. Among the many areas in which that association is being strengthened is the tourism industry. A delegation of representatives from eight Central American countries including Belize were present today in […]
After Thursday’s call for a shutdown to speak out against crime and violence and the senseless murder especially of eight year old Eyannie Nunez… we put forward the question: Do you support draconian measures such as curfew and raids to clamp down on criminals? Well the results are in and a resounding majority voted in […]
Eighteen year old Andrew Talbert was escorted to Magistrate’s Court today to answer charges for a robbery attempt at the Queen Square Market on Thursday morning. He was scheduled to be charged with Attempted Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Kept Prohibited Firearm and Kept Unlicensed Ammunition, but his arraignment was postponed because he may be additionally charged […]
Today Belize City witnessed one of the largest funerals that brought out thousands along the path to the cemetery. The state like procession was also heart wrenching and terribly emotional for onlookers from every walk of life as well as educational institutions. Eight year old Eyannie Nunez was laid to rest; she was murdered early […]
While thousands lined the streets in solidarity with the family of eight year old Eyannie, the business center in downtown Belize City as well as those on Central American Boulevard, came to a standstill this afternoon when the body of the eight year old was transported for internment. The message from the Indian community was […]
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The message against crime was crystal clear in Belize City where there was outpouring support for the family of the fallen eight year old All Saints student and the public outrage was felt across the country. In the northern districts, a few businesses closed, so did in Dangriga. But in the west, which has experienced […]
As we mentioned earlier, the business community in Dangriga Town showed solidarity with Belizeans for Justice and many closed up shop for the day. But even before today’s show of support, the latest killing was reported in that southern town on Wednesday evening. Two brothers, twenty-one year old Denver and nineteen year old Denzel of […]
The body of the man that was discovered on Monday morning has been identified. He is Edgar David Gonzalez, a resident of Santa Elena Town, Cayo. Gonzales left home on August eighth en route to his work at the BWEL Gas Company in Belmopan but he never arrived. Three weeks after his disappearance, Gonzalez’ common-law-wife, […]
A group of four would-be assassins who were charged on August fifth for the crime of preparing to execute a murder reappeared before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer today, after a month in detention. On Monday, August second, nineteen year old Tevin Abraham, along with nineteen year old Jareth Usher, twenty-six year old Jamaal Tablada and […]
