Up to news time police had still brought no charges against the Belize Defence Force private in custody for the carnival day grenade scare on Princess Margaret Drive. And when we last checked, Police Press officer Clement Palacio says that if charges were to be brought against the soldier, it is not clear if they […]
The Belize Comedy Club is hosting its second annual show on Friday and this time around it is geared towards bringing patriotism and optimism. According to the organizers, the two and a half hour event entitled, ‘Tek Bad Ting Mek Laugh’, is a medium through which youths can additionally find an alternative to guns, violence […]
As I speak, the annual tribute to Belizean Patriots is getting underway at Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. This year, thirteen Belizeans will be honoured for their contributions to the country. Eight will receive Meritorious Service Awards for community service, public service, education, bravery, and trade unionism; three will be bestowed with the Order […]
It has been said that an apple a day can actually keep the doctor away, but when it comes to healthy practices, Belizeans, like the rest of the world, fall short. Tonight we premier a new weekly series which we hope will be the launch pad to get you on the path to Healthy Living […]
There is plenty news to report tonight and we begin with the story of the Minister of Sports and Youth, Marcel Cardona, who got into a whole lot of trouble with the law across the border. The minister was picked up by Mexican authorities after he fled the scene of an accident. Television and press […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like a sieve; we refer to the compound of the Port Authority where another container has gone missing and this time with the help of veteran customs officers. The container labeled “Pharmaceuticals”, is believed to be loaded with a shipment of the illegal drug Pseudoephedrine which is used for […]
Police and customs have moved swiftly and detained two custom officers who are implicated in the missing container. Aruny Perez, a Grade two officer of ten years, and Carl Augustine, a Grade one officer of sixteen years, are in police custody. The duo was on duty when the container left the port compound and investigations […]
Nineteen year old Richard Flores of Belize City was charged with Attempted Murder and other offences relating to the September sixth carnival day grenade scare and today there is another man in custody for the same incident … a B.D.F. soldier. Police are investigating the soldier for his possible involvement in facilitating the release of […]
And while police have made inroads in the grenade attack, cops are working overtime to tighten security around the city in light of the many activities planned this month. One such event which is expected to attract a large crowd is an open air reggae concert scheduled for this coming Saturday at the M.C.C. Grounds. […]
There is plenty reaction to the gang documentary by Ross Kemp which portrays Belize as a notorious outpost of three thousand people, where criminals, cocaine, gangs and weapons are in control. Last night we showed you a small extract of the one hour piece and the reaction has been fast and furious for the negative […]
You will know by now that the recent amendment to the Firearm Act guarantees a free ticket to prison if you are found in possession of firearms or ammunition without the required licenses and that no bail is allowed. Twenty-seven year old, construction worker of Kelly Street, Steven Lemoine, is behind bars tonight for violating […]
Ladyville residents can breathe easier tonight as five minors who allegedly went on a robbery rampage have been nabbed by police. The five were charged today for the string of burglaries that occurred in the village between August first and September eleventh. In the first instance, three of the minors who appeared in court were […]
Two Austrians found themselves entangled in the local legal system and on Monday, faced charges of Possession of a Controlled Drug. While travelling by bus from Punta Gorda to Belize City, Andreas Erker reported to police that his knapsack, containing his camera and cell phone, was stolen. Police became suspicious, did not buy his story […]
An alert Belize Bank teller at the Orange Walk Branch reported to authorities that at about three o’clock on Monday afternoon, she discovered a counterfeit Belize fifty dollar bill with serial number DB110865 in a night deposit bag. The deposit had been made by a business establishment that has since said it was not aware […]
Orange Walk police have detained a cane farmer in connection with a traffic accident in which a man from that northern municipality lost his life. The mishap occurred around twelve-fifteen this morning in front of Cyber Walk Computer Place on Otro Benque Road. Police say that forty-eight year old Allan Gentle was riding a bicycle […]
For the second time this year, patients receiving free dialysis treatment courtesy of the government at Belize Healthcare Partners are on edge. That is because B.H.P. has written to the Ministry of Health saying that if an agreement is not reached between the two parties by October tenth, they will pull the plug on the […]
In foreign affairs news, Kirsten Madison, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State is in Belize on a familiarization trip to acquaint herself with the new players in Belmopan. Madison works out of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and this afternoon told us about her visit and the role of her office. Kirsten D. Madison, […]
Police made a sensational announcement today with the arrest of a nineteen year old Belize City man ten days after a hand grenade was hurled at a crowd during the last leg of the Carnival Road March on Princess Margaret Drive on September sixth. Richard Flores, of Buttonwood Bay, appeared in court twice today but […]
And tonight there is more bad news resulting from the escalating street violence involving gangs that has caught the attention of the foreign press and is landing Belize a black eye. An investigative documentary is circulating on the internet that portrays Belize as one of the world’s most dangerous countries where gangs rule. The piece, […]
Also in Magistrates’ Court, charges against Mark Vernon, a nineteen year old stevedore, were struck out today. Vernon was charged with Attempted Murder, Dangerous Harm and Use of Deadly Means of Harm in connection with a shooting between nine-thirty and ten o’clock on the night of July tenth. Vernon was freed of the charges because […]
Police have two persons in custody and are looking for three others in connection with an alleged kidnapping. According to thirty-nine year old taxi driver, Marcos Alvarez Campos, around five Monday morning a young lady and a man stopped him on Queen Victoria Avenue in Orange Walk Town and asked to be taken to Asuncion […]
We have reported various cases of rape in the same neighborhood in Belize City in the past few weeks and tonight there is a new case to add to the growing list. A twenty-six year old woman reports that at two-thirty this morning while she was at the corner of Iguana and Pelican Street Extension […]
In a positive effort to occupy the youths and keep them away from crime, the Conscious Youth Development Programme and the Community Policing Unit teamed up with the Yabra Community Policing Centre to hold the first in a series of youth sessions. Today’s event had the participation of teenage girls and primary school boys from […]
With the spiraling cost of living in basic food items, there is some good news for consumers countrywide as today government announced that the price of butane gas has been reduced by three dollars. The new approved maximum retail price for a hundred pound cylinder in Corozal and Belize is one hundred and twenty-four dollars, […]
Zee Edgell is one of Belize’s most successful writers, having gained international recognition with her first novel Beka Lamb. And this October, Edgell’s third book, the Festival of San Joaquin will be re-launched. The book was first published eleven years ago and tells the story of a Belizean woman convicted of manslaughter. According to Edgell, […]
