It didn’t have the drama of the incident in Sandhill, but police report that on Thursday night three brothers: Santos, Manuel and Eldermiro Oliver became embroiled in an argument that turned violent. When it was all over Santos was suffering from a machete wound to the head. Police are now looking for Manuel.
Meanwhile, in Belmopan, a security guard claims that he was overpowered by robbers who barged into his house and stole his gun. Twenty-eight year old Jose Rash of the San Martin area of the nation’s capital, told police that around ten-thirty Thursday night three masked men kicked down his door, put a gun to his […]
The northwest corner of Queen and North Front Streets is as historic a location as you can find in Belize City. A few Belizeans may remember the original brick building at the site as belonging to the Cuthbert brothers from 1875, but most know it as the Vogue which opened in 1937. In the last […]
Judging from the number of calls to media houses, last night more than a few Belizeans were convinced that a hurricane was bearing down on Belize. In fact the scary weather reports and emergency bulletins were part of an elaborate bit of play-acting… but the purpose was deadly serious. Jose Sanchez reports from Belmopan. Jose […]
On this newscast you are most likely to see members of the Police Department collaring suspects, walking criminals to court or lifting dead bodies into the back of a pickup. But tonight we’ve caught some officers in a different light. No, not taking bribes or brutalising prisoners, but working with what will hopefully be a […]
Thankfully, we do not have to report a case of murder tonight, but the crime we are recounting comes pretty close. Police say that around four this morning in Sandhill a man identified as seventeen year old Leon Walford entered the tent of two women who were sleeping in a tent on a church retreat […]
The identity has been established of the man killed yesterday on the Western Highway. He is sixty-three year old Hugh Gillett of Albert Street West in Belize City. Gillett, employed as a watchman by Bowen and Bowen, died after he was hit by a truck while riding his bicycle near mile three on the Western […]
Princess Anne marked the second full day of her visit to Belize with a stop at an attraction very dear to her heart. Ann-Marie reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Over seventeen thousand Belizean children enter the gates of the Belize Zoo every year, but today it was an extra special visitor who went on a VIP […]
The position is not one of royalty, but in any country the ambassador from the world’s only superpower occupies a position of some importance. In the case of Belize, U.S. President George W. Bush has recently announced his choice of ambassador. He is Russell F. Freeman, a lawyer from Fargo, North Dakota. A brief release […]
An exercise to help Belize better prepare for hurricanes commenced today countrywide. Designated “Caribbean Breeze,” the exercise will simulate a hurricane striking the coast and is designed to focus on the efficient operation of shelters. As part of the simulation the National Emergency Management Organisation, NEMO, convened this morning in Belmopan under the chairmanship of […]
One man who will not be around to feel the winds of the simulated hurricane is Prime Minister Said Musa. Musa and a high level delegation left today for Quebec City, Canada to attend the Third Summit of the Americas. The meeting, a follow up to those held in Miami in 1994 and Santiago, Chile […]
For those viewers, primarily male, who may not be acquainted with the miraculous multi-purpose uses of the product known as bleach, this next story may be a revelation. Apparently bleach is used for washing clothes, removing stains, disinfecting, mopping, cleaning, purifying water and even taking the tarnish off silverware. It’s sale is so profitable that […]
Twenty-two year old Dalton Perez has for years collaborated with different singing groups, but now has decided to do something on his own. Perez’s solo debut album has recently been completed and he hopes that music lovers are ready for the vibes on his twelve track CD. Dalton Perez, Musician “The name of the album […]
If you had eggs for breakfast, rice, beans and chicken at midday or ate cheese with johnny cake for tea, chances are you did business with a Mennonite. These fair skinned Belizeans contribute to the nation’s economy far more than their numbers alone would indicate… and in honour of Princess Anne’s visit they gathered Wednesday […]
An unidentified bicycle rider is dead tonight after he was hit by a truck on the Western Highway. The accident happened around 11:30 this morning when the man, around sixty years old and of Creole descent, apparently swerved into the center of the road, near mile three and was hit by the F-350 truck belonging […]
The driver of the Northern Transport bus which overturned on the Northern Highway yesterday morning has been arrested. Thirty year old Charles Meggs has been charged with driving without due care and attention, two counts of negligent wounding, three counts of negligent grievous harm and failure to provide a blood specimen for analysis. Four of […]
It seems as though holiday weekends have become synonymous with big money bank jobs. Last month two hundred and seventy thousand dollars was heisted from the Belize Bank in San Ignacio. This time eight thousand U.S. dollars were stolen from St. John’s Credit Union on Basra Street in Belize City. Reports are that sometime between […]
On the first full day of her visit to Belize Princess Anne got out to see some sights, primarily in the north of the country. After visiting primary schools in the Corozal District she travelled to Blue Creek in Orange Walk where Belize’s various Mennonite communities gathered to show off some of their work. The […]
Viewers who tuned in or caught the action in person at the Bellevue last night were treated to another session of intense competition on Karaoke television. The judging was extremely close, but in the end showmanship won out. Williams Neal, Host, Karaoke TV “Our winner for tonight, and it was again a very close decision […]
He does his work methodically and quietly, without profiling or press coverage… but don’t let the Ombudsman’s courteous manner fool you. He investigates each case thoroughly and where necessary displays the tenacity of a pit bull. This week Paul Rodriguez issued his second annual report. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The one hundred and forty-eight-page report documents […]
If you headed down the Southern Highway this Easter en route to the attractions of Placencia, Hopkins or Cockscomb, you may have noticed a sign not far from the Stann Creek junction pointing toward a place called Mayflower. If you were too busy to explore it this trip, let us suggest that next time, you […]
There was no shortage of police news over the four day holiday weekend: everything from drownings to stickups, traffic accidents, stabbings and a hit and run. But the crime we’ll lead with tonight occurred several weeks ago, and if you believe medical authorities, still has not been solved. Today we spoke to Director of Health […]
The long holiday weekend was the backdrop for three drownings. Branch Mouth, the area where the Macal and Mopan merge to form the Belize River, was the scene of a death Saturday. Twenty-three year old Nicholas Mencias of August Pine Ridge, was swimming around three in the afternoon when a friend saw him go underwater […]
A hit and run on Western Highway has resulted in the death of a pedestrian. Around midnight on Good Friday night, a motorist passing by mile fifty-two picked up an injured man who had apparently had his foot severed after being hit by a vehicle. The victim was taken to Belmopan Hospital, where he lived […]
A slow moving truck, two aggressive busses and a dangerous curve combined to send twenty-seven passengers to the hospital this morning. Around 6:30, the truck, with two busses behind it, was heading south between miles sixty-one and sixty-two on the Northern Highway. The first bus, belonging to Northern Transport, pulled out to pass and was […]
