In November the body of a young woman was found in the sea near Vista Del Mar and today police charged four men they believe are responsible for her death. But the motive given by one of the accused for the killing cannot help but strike the public as bizarre. Police won’t say who, but […]
But while police are no doubt pleased to have their suspects officially charged and the Samantha Gordon case wrapping up, earlier this week there were complaints about the way the investigation was conducted, or more specifically the way those brought in for questioning were detained. Family members and the attorney for Warren Cabral protested his […]
All forty-eight leaders of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean attending the first joint summit with the European Union in Brazil, have adopted the Declaration of Rio de Janeiro. The declaration covers several points including culture, sustainable development, trade, law, human rights, education, research and science. It was also agreed that next year’s summit […]
A nine year old primary school student has been reported missing. According to police, Erica Wills of Cemetery Road was last seen at a relative’s house on Euphrates Avenue Saturday morning. Her 21 year old cousin assumed she had gone home and her parents thought she was still with the cousin until everyone realized she […]
The Court of Appeal today upheld the conviction and death sentence of Cleon “Tush” Smith after they dismissed the appeal filed by his attorney Simeon Sampson. Smith was convicted of shooting Ainsworth “Pie” Wagner on July 27th, 1996 on Mayflower Street. Witnesses testified that Smith got off his bike, had an argument with Wagner and […]
Today, Belizean taxi drivers got out from behind the wheel to get some tips on how to make more money for themselves and contribute to the tourism industry. The program is part of the Belize Tourism Board’s “tourism means business” campaign. Janelle Chanona reports. Fedencio Vasquez, Taxi Driver “Whenever you have any tourists and you […]
As part of the Forest Department’s new push to get more involved with the public and educating people about conservation they have developed a new program for Belize’s children. They are using music, presented by kids to kids, and they have created a character whose carnival-like sparkle is sure to bring excitement to any classroom […]
The four men charged with Samantha Gordon’s murder today will join over a thousand men and women at the Hattieville Prison awaiting trial or serving sentences for various crimes. But while most agree that going to prison is intended as punishment, there have been complaints that the new Superintendent Keith Hamilton is being too strict […]
Police have turned up the heat in the Samantha Gordon murder investigation, and it appears that one of their suspects may still be in custody although the seventy two-hour period allowed by the law has more than elapsed. The attorney for Warren Cabral, told News Five this evening that after 8 days of detention Cabral […]
But Simeon Sampson was not the only man angry at the Criminal Investigations Branch today. Lindsford McKenzie who drives a bicycle cart told News Five that last week he was paid to move some items for a man he knows but found himself in police custody after the goods were reported stolen. McKenzie says following […]
If you’ve been back and forth to the Ministry of Natural Resources trying to get a piece of land, you know how frustrating the whole process can be. Three organizations have teamed up to try and change the way Belizeans get access to land, and what it is used for. Under the theme, “Our Land, […]
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Georges which affected several Caribbean countries and Mitch which touched down closer to home, the Belize Red Cross and U.N.D.P. have organized a series of Community Disaster Preparedness workshops. In May and June, twenty-seven villages were targeted in the Corozal District. Today, Crooked Tree Village was the first of twenty-four […]
There was a lot of finger pointing on Friday night as firefighters and volunteers spent two hours getting the Victoria Street fire under control. Those on the street blamed the fire service for being unable to get the fire under control, the National Fire Service says they had to wait for B.E.L. to take the […]
Seven years ago Cesar Augusto Maradiaga of Honduras moved to Belize with the hope of making a better life for himself. Today that dream became a reality when the fifty year old man walked into the new Lotto office on Bishop Street to claim his grand prize of twenty seven thousand, five hundred dollars. Maradiaga, […]
Five men have been detained by Caye Caulker police in connection with the hold-up of a German tourist on Sunday. Andre Schultz was relaxing on the Ocean Side pier when he was held up at gunpoint by five men. They took away his knapsack which contained a camera, a plane ticket and two thousand dollars […]
For the next two weeks, the Belize Zoo will be inhabited by wild animals of a different nature. Yesterday the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center launched its Conservation Camp 1999. Children from all over Belize will participate in numerous activities including visits to nature trails, day and night tours of the Zoo and nearby […]
Most Primary Schools are closed and it is summer camp season. For kids interested in music, drumming in particular, Music World One Drummers Fever ’99, opened in Orange Walk yesterday. Twenty-five children between the ages of seven and nine signed up for two weeks of lessons from eight senior drum instructors. According to the camp’s […]
It will be a benefit concert with more than a cause; it will display the talent of young Belizeans. This Thursday’s benefit recital, which will be held at the Bliss Institute, features the talent of young Belizean musician Daniela Gongora accompanied by Julietta Burrowes on piano. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to Gongora, […]
Three days after a fire demolished six houses, damaged two others and left over fifty people without a place to live, the cause of the Victoria Street fire is still not known. Fire officials are still examining the possibilities, one of which was a faulty appliance in one of the apartments at number 68. But […]
Minister of Housing Dickie Bradley and Pickstock Area representative, George Price toured the scene of the Victoria Street fire this afternoon. Minister Bradley says all 52 people who were displaced will be given the opportunity to relocate. Richard Bradley, Minister of Housing “What will come, we will put back attractive homes and a number of […]
It might have been a stunning revelation of facts that could have set a doomed man free, but today Jason Clarke’s contradictory and inconsistent testimony probably didn’t do much to help convicted murderer Wilfred Lauriano. Clarke, an inmate of the Hattieville Prison, was allowed to take the witness stand after the Privy Council accepted an […]
With a suspect arrested for the murder of Jackie Malic and the FBI testing the remains of two other murdered children, the pressure is on to solve the murder of fifteen year old Samantha Gordon. Her body was found in November in the water near Vista Del Mar. The Criminal Investigations Branch has redoubled its […]
A Punta Gorda fisherman died as a result of a boating accident on Saturday. That afternoon, Independence Police received information that someone had been swimming near Waterside Dock and had not resurfaced. However, upon reaching the scene, they discovered the incident actually took place about a quarter mile offshore. Eliodoro Lara reported that he and […]
A teenager lost his life this weekend during a Sunday outing to Davis Bank in the Belize District. Jane Thomas, a resident of Grace Bank Village, told police she took 8 adults and 16 young people on a picnic but when she called roll at 2:15, she discovered one boy, 15 year old Leon Bennett […]
A Belize City taxi driver was beaten and robbed on Saturday night. Glennstein Martinez told Police that around 9:30 p.m. a man later identified as Percival Pilgrim got into his taxi asking to go to Faber’s Road. In front of WAVE Radio station, however, Pilgrim allegedly pushed his hand into a bag and pointed something […]
