Residents of Cayo’s twin towns are still in shock tonight following a deadly shooting incident that has claimed the life of a young mother. It appears to be a case of murder followed by attempted suicide. Neighbours tell News Five that around seven on Monday night two gunshots shattered the silence, then came a scream. […]
A second homicide occurred on Sunday night around midnight in the Newtown Barracks area of Belize City. According to police, forty-five year old Reno Castillo was stabbed to death by a group of assailants after he resisted their attempts to take his hat and sunglasses. Castillo was part of a group of two men and […]
It is most likely another case of murder, but the crime is at least a year old. That’s the conclusion of police investigating the discovery of a human skeleton in Dangriga. The remains, along with the victim’s clothing, were discovered in the septic tank of a residence in the Rivas Estate area of the town […]
Holdups on the Hummingbird Highway have ranged from one man brandishing a machete… to multiple gunmen using guerrilla tactics. About a year ago police thought they had broken up the most active band of robbers, but in the last month residents say motorists frequenting the road have once again become easy targets for a group […]
Hassan El-Sayed, the man charged in the passport scandal and wanted for questioning in the B.T.L. money-changing affair, remains a fugitive from justice. This morning Justice Adolph Lucas declared his two hundred thousand dollar bond forfeited, while at the same time postponing his decision on the forfeiture of a surety for the same amount posted […]
With the accused fugitive sex offender safely transported from Belize to a jail cell in Ohio, legendary talk show host Oprah Winfrey today dedicated her show to thanking those people responsible for the apprehension of Niles Scott and a second child predator arrested in North Dakota. And while Oprah personally presented cheques to a pair […]
This week is being observed as Mental Health Week. The event will be marked by a number of activities to help raise awareness about the issue and promote mental health under the theme “Mental and Physical Health Across the Life Span.” This morning, the forty-nine patients at Rockview Hospital were among the guests invited to […]
Official orientation ceremonies were held at the University of Belize, Belize City campus this afternoon to mark the beginning of the fourth session of the Executive Masters in Business Administration course. The degree programme is a joint initiative of the University of the West Indies and U.B. and is designed to arm local professionals with […]
Since St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Primary School was established in 1987, the enrolment has grown to the point where there is just not enough space to hold its six hundred and fifty students. Today the principal, staff, boys and girls launched a fundraising drive that hopefully will bring in the money needed to construct […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this latest dish of Sports Monday. Week Five of the RFG Cup Tournament brought part one of the Belize City derby to the M.C.C. Grounds where Kremandala hosted FC Belize in a battle for dominance inside the metropolis. And two minutes into the bitter rivalry it’s […]
