One man is dead tonight after he succumbed to injuries he received in a traffic accident on the western Highway. Forty-three year old Daniel Douglas died at the K.H.M.H. after he sustained a deep cut wound to his nose. According to reports, shortly before six on Sunday morning, Douglas, along with twenty-three year old, Brenda […]
It wasn’t the ice cream but the cash that was too sweet to resist in an early morning hold up in downtown San Pedro. Manelly’s Ice Cream parlor, located only a few doors away from the Belize Bank was robbed at eight a.m. this morning by three men. According to the owner, forty four year […]
There are new reports of cases involving carnal knowledge. On Sunday, a fifteen year old girl reported to police that she visited a friend at his workplace in Orange Walk Town where he had sexual intercourse with her. Police have detained eighteen year old Felix Caliz pending charges of Carnal Knowledge. In another case; this […]
Since the beginning of October, Belizeans have been keeping their fingers crossed hoping that the month would pass quickly without any threats from natural disasters. Today it appears it’s not meant to be as around nine this morning tropical depression number sixteen formed just off the coast of Honduras and heading to southern Belize. According […]
He has been at the helm of the Chamber of Commerce for eleven years and now Kevin Herrera is calling it quits. During his tenure, Herrera was the driving force behind many accomplishments, including a growth in the Chamber’s assets and membership and he also championed constitutional and legislative reforms. Herrera is leaving the Chamber […]
World Standards Day dates back to 1946 when it was first established in London. But Belize didn’t join until 2003 when CARICOM, as a regional body, signed on. And while little is known of it, the Belize Bureau of Standards is putting World Standards Day on the local map. It is launching a code for […]
In collaboration with the Belize Red Cross’ “Together We Can” project, the Belize Police Department’s Community Policing Unit is conducting a three-day training session with thirty-six police officers. The training is being held at the Yabra Youth Friendly and Community Drop-in Centre and addresses various issues including values and attitudes, sexuality, communication with young people […]
While some were offering training, a group of thirty Special Constables were sworn in during a ceremony at the Raccoon Street Police Station in Belize City. The ceremony on Sunday marked two days of rigorous training received by the Special Constables. The programme, spearheaded by Deputy Officer Commanding the Eastern Division Police Formation, Senior Superintendent […]
Encompassing two hundred and forty-six thousand acres of land, the Chiquibul National Park is the largest protected area in Belize. But most of the reports on this newscast about the area centre not around its beauty, but on the destruction of its resources by our neighbours to the west. And instead of getting better, the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re glad you could join us for this portion of Sports Monday. The B.P.F.L. rolled out its opening schedule in the 2008 RF&G playoffs over the weekend and despite inclement weather nationwide, all eight teams in the post season saw action. We’re inside the M.C.C. Grounds for yesterday’s clash […]
The body of a man found in his rented apartment in Placencia is creating a stir because the body is decomposed and authorities say it can’t be moved until tomorrow. The man is a retired Vietnam veteran, who has been dead presumably since Tuesday night. He lived in a rented apartment behind Everyday Shopping Centre […]
The jealous man accused of the stabbing murder of thirty-seven year old Salvadoran Roberto Jimenez in San Pedro on Wednesday, has been remanded to the Hattieville Prison. Alvaro Gregorio reportedly dodged Jimenez as he went to have lunch with Gregorio’s ex common-law-wife Aura Molina. The victim was stabbed twice and his demise was instant. Gregorio […]
Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay, attorney for Rhett Fuller who is wanted by the U.S. Government for a murder almost twenty years ago, today presented additional arguments in the Appeals Court on a request for the extradition of Fuller. The appeal took six long years to come to court and yesterday when it got underway the […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported on the murder of a San Pedro resident, and now there is another disturbing report from the island. The incident has prompted reaction from Francis Wilson, the local Manager of Holy Cross Anglican School in San Pedro Town, who has written a letter expressing outrage over the beating of […]
From the look of things, Dennis McKoy needs to change his current profession because he has not been successful at it. McKoy currently has four charges of robbery for which trials are pending in the Magistrates’ Court. And if that list was not long enough for him to consider a career change, he also has […]
They stole a gold ring from a man while they begged him for a dollar and as a result, twenty-three year old Charles West and twenty-four year old Nigel West have been found guilty of Robbery. The victim, Addington Ramos, a security guard for Alliance Bank, reported to police that around three a.m. on March […]
A seventeen year old youth of Bella Vista Village, Stann Creek has been charged with Attempted Rape for the second time in as many weeks. Two weeks ago the youth attempted to rape a woman on the street side in the village. Police, who were on patrol in the area nabbed the seventeen year old, […]
In another case of carnal knowledge, this time involving a teacher, twenty-four year old Sylvestre Coy has been formally arrested and charged for two counts of Carnal Knowledge he allegedly committed against one of his students. The thirteen year old girl reported to police that the incident first started in November of last year when […]
There was a taxi accident this afternoon and no one was injured but this wasn’t your everyday accident. Normally collisions occur on the highways, but in this case the accident happened at sea. A boat belonging to the Belize Water Taxi Terminal, also known as the San Pedro Express, crashed into a Mexican skiff after […]
The campaign may be over, but the financial crisis at the City Council is beginning to haunt Mayor Zenaida Moya. And today Central Government jumped to the rescue of a bankrupt City Council and handed over two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to meet payroll and sanitation services to ease the burden on the strained […]
Thousands of Belizeans trek across the border to the annual Feria de la Frontera Sur, also known as ExpoFer, which over time has grown into an international event in neighbouring Chetumal. The Fair provides trade opportunities to hundreds of business establishments in the entire state of Quintana Roo and many local companies participate annually. There […]
The Anglican Diocese is turning one hundred and twenty-five years old and has been in Belize for a longer period, two hundred and thirty-two years. Every two years the Diocese meets in Synod and preparations are well underway for the forty-fifth Biennial Synod under the theme “Come Ye Thankful People Come”. The Synod is the […]
The National AIDS Programme reports that four hundred and fifty new HIV infections were recorded in 2007. With tourism being touted as Belize’s largest employer, it is therefore not far fetched that some of those HIV positive persons are working in that sector. Recognizing that fact, today four resorts took a significant step towards aiding […]
In news just in, the body of a man was brought to Belize City about an hour ago from Turneffe Island where he was reportedly murdered. Officers of the Crimes Investigations branch are trying to solve the shooting death of thirty-three year old Kirk Smith. Smith, a fisherman of Sarstoon Street, Belize City, had left […]
It’s a long weekend in celebration of Pan American Day, and if you will stay put in the Jewel, there are various events that can provide you with wholesome entertainment. Safiyyah has the run down. Hey, it’s your girl Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize. This weekend will be a long one and there […]
