Two men were murdered over the weekend: one in Hattieville and the other in the twin-town of Santa Elena/San Ignacio. In Hattieville, a resident was found with his throat slit in a dug-out pool. In Santa Elena, a taxi driver was shot in front of his common-law-wife and her three children. She believes it is […]
The body of a Hattieville resident was found at the edge of dug out pool behind his home last Friday evening. Hubert Tillett lived in a secluded area about two and a half miles down the Dollar Bank Road. His wife and kids reside in the United States. Tillett was last seen by his brother […]
While the Hattieville home invasion turned fatal for a resident, a family not far away in Burrell Boom experienced a similar ordeal but was fortunate to survive. After one Saturday morning, a sixty-two year old Burrell Boom resident woke up to his home under siege and his wife and kids in danger. The businessman requested […]
And in the city, a fire sometime around ten on Sunday night destroyed the home of a family of four. Thirty-three year old Marcelteno Montejo and his two year old son were inside their home located on Periwinkle Street in the Lake I Area when an overload in an extension cord used to power his […]
Both the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. had a busy weekend. While the P.U.P. headed west, the U.D.P. executive met in the city on Saturday. In the west, the contentious issue of ownership of the Belize Times, Independence Hall and Positive Vibes Radio, was ventilated. The assets, which were considered to belong to the P.U.P., turned […]
Meanwhile in the governing party, Mayor Zenaida Flowers returned from a conference in England on Saturday on the same day her party’s National Party Council was meeting to establish the Ethics and Integrity Committee which will determine whether or not the Mayor stays in the party. The Mayor has been charged with the criminal offences […]
This afternoon Justices; Elliott Mottley, Dennis Morrison and Boyd Carey of the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the Government of Belize against businessman Barry Bowen and the Landowners Association. G.O.B. had appealed a landmark ruling by the Chief Justice, Dr Abdulai Conteh given earlier this year in which the C.J. ruled that the […]
The preliminary inquiry into the Money Laundering case of Money Gram Director, Melonie Coye, started today in the Magistrate’s Court. Prosecutor for the Financial Intelligence Unit, Antoinette Moore, submitted eighty five statements against the Coye family to Magistrate Kathleen Lewis. A total of five members of the Coye family are charged with Money Laundering. By […]
A school warden and a minor from Belize City are tonight behind bars after they were charged with firearm offences. After a police bust over the weekend, twenty-two year old Rosemarie Reyes and her fourteen year old brother who is a student, appeared in court today and were charged with keeping an unlicensed firearm and […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s son, Jamal “Shyne” Barrow is heading home. Shyne has served almost nine years in prison for assault and reckless endangerment following a shooting at a Manhattan nightclub in 1999. The Prime Minister wrote to New York Governor seeking pardon for his son, but the news is that he is coming home […]
The official opening ceremonies for the thirteenth annual Mesoamerican Society for Biology and Conservation Congress took place today at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel. Delegations from the seven member countries convened in the River Hall room of the hotel to celebrate the start of what will create a network between the countries to strengthen conservation and […]
Last week the Association of Secondary Schools met to discuss and propose a way forward to mitigate crime and violence. This comes on the heels of an uncontrollable crime wave in which more schools and students are falling victims. Today the Excelsior High School took to the streets to kick off a week of activities […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this portion and Sports Monday. Kraal road of Belize City went into week twelve of the Belize Bank Super League with a four point lead in the standings of the north zone, already assured of moving on to the eight team playoffs. How did […]
