Tyrone Castillo was gunned down at a wake in September of 2007 and Trenton Smith was accused of the murder. After over two years a decision on Smith’s fate was placed in the hands of a jury of eight women and four men. But today jurors spent almost five hours deliberating and could not come […]
Twenty-one year old Dillon Diamonds, a resident of Taylor’s Alley, who is already serving time at the Hattieville prison for the charge of wounding, returned to court on Thursday for other offences. In mid trial, Diamonds changed his plea to guilty for robbing a cop of two cell phones and resisting arrest. The robbery occurred […]
There has been a spate of shootings over the past week and the cry of excessive force being used by officers has been tremendous. O’Neil Anthony Jones was shot by an officer on February fourteenth while riding his bicycle near a bar in Lord’s Bank. And on Saturday March sixth, Elmore Neal was shot by […]
Despite the promises of implementation of the Harold Crooks report and recommendations coming from the police department, no tangible evidence of the success of any plan has been forthcoming and the violence continues to spread. The blood from over a dozen reported recent shootings in the old capital alone and three shooting deaths, have been […]
Some residents of the Collet Division received housing grants today through their area representative and the Ministry of Housing. Seventy-five recipients got purchase orders for material to repair and renovate their houses. The latest disbursement comes from monies given to the Government of Belize by Venezuela back in 2008. Area Representative and Minister of Education […]
An education task force was recently set up to address specific issues within the Ministry of Education. It will soon get down to the business of discussing alternative measures to corporal punishment and other burning issues that the Belize National Teachers Union and the Ministry of Education have clashed over. B.N.T.U. representative Darnelle Sterling Roches […]
Do you want good governance and improvement in the way officials and their departments handle their relationship with the public? Most people are crying out for this and question the quality of service offered by government. A two-day workshop being held at the Radisson and sponsored by the Social Investment Fund intends to make sure […]
If you haven’t had time to chart out your weekend Safiyyah has options for fun activities and relaxation. Whether you want to remain in the city or are planning an out of town trip there’s always something going on. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize? If you’re looking for the spot tonight […]
A daring mid-afternoon robbery by two thieves who stole a service weapon from an Atlantic Bank security officer was thwarted when one of the assailants got shot on the left hand. His partner in crime was quickly apprehended by Belize City police. The two had fled the scene when they were stopped dead in their […]
And in court today, the case against Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya Flowers inched one step further when a date was set for a preliminary inquiry. The prosecution presented some of the evidence against the Mayor and two of her senior finance officers but Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie informed that the prosecution needs to present […]
Glenford Matura was gunned down on Wednesday morning just before eight and tonight Belize City police are seeking two suspects in connection with his murder. It is reported that twenty-nine year old Matura, a laborer of Central American Boulevard, was shot multiple times on Euphrates Avenue while he was on the job as a sanitation […]
There is a sixty million dollar hole in the 2010-2011 budget and the government is expected to announce on Monday how it will raise the cash to balance the shortfall. And there is reason to believe that the prime minister will be forced to impose additional taxes to cover debt financing and recurrent expenditures. At […]
As part of the Treasury Amendment, the government is increasing the duration of treasury notes from five to ten years. Espat says that the U.D.P. criticized the PUP for extending the life of the foreign commercial debt and now the U.D.P. government is guilty of doing the same thing. He thinks that the long term […]
The next bill that is expected to be passed by the U.D.P.’s majority in the House is the Central Bank of Belize Amendment Act. The Barrow administration hopes that it will bring down interest rates but the PUP’s deputy leader says that it is only an optical illusion that won’t have any impact on lowering […]
Thirty-seven families, most of whom are Guatemalans, are being ordered to move from land which they now occupy at Mile forty on the Western Highway. Today officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources visited the private property and told the families that they will have to relocate because the land is privately owned. News Five […]
As of February twenty-fourth, sales of Lotto, Bel Three and Scratch tickets have been suspended because Tropical Gaming Company’s contract expired. Since then the company has been in negotiations with government over new terms for the contract to be renewed. There are reports that Tropical Gaming has been granted a temporary license but when we […]
A twenty-three year old woman of the Pink’s Alley has been remanded to the Hattieville Prison after she was found guilty of Grievous Harm for stabbing a woman. On July tenth, 2009, at about twelve noon, forty-four year old Amalia Castillo was walking through Pink’s Alley on North Front Street near when she was attacked […]
Drinking on the job is sufficient grounds for termination. So what does getting intoxicated and attacking a supervisor get you? Twenty-three year old Jose Alfredo Sanchez found out the hard way and had to answer to a charge of Grievous Harm in court today. Sanchez pleaded not guilty and told Magistrate Sharon Frazer that he […]
A Belize City murder case, two and a half years in the making, got underway today. Trenton Smith is accused of gunning down twenty-nine year old Tyrone Castillo on the night of September thirtieth, 2007 while he was on Mayflower Street in the Bailar area also known as “Ghost Town.” Castillo was at the wake […]
OAS officials and stakeholders within various government ministries today met in Belize City to develop a draft policy to address corruption. The national workshop will assist in preparing a course of action to later implement the Inter-American Convention against Corruption. OAS Representative to Belize, Kim Osbourne, says that signing the agreement simply isn’t enough and […]
This past Wednesday, Marion Jones sealed a major contract to play professional basketball. Marion made Belize proud at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 when she flew past her competitors to cross the finish line first and then proceeded to drape herself with the Belize and American flags. Marion Jones would collect five medals and then […]
The Kolbe Foundation has been running the Hattieville Prison for some eight years. In that time it has faced many challenges and crossed many hurdles, but the fruits of its labour are paying off. Kolbe recently got major props for its rehabilitation program to transform the inmates and prepare them to go back to their […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow was in Guatemala last Friday for a summit of SICA presidents. Barrow and the Central American leaders met with United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. She was on her last stop of a regional tour and engaged the leaders on a discussion about the coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel […]
Eighteen-year old Elmore Neal was killed on Saturday afternoon in broad daylight. His death is still mired in controversy because it involved a police officer. Neal was fatally shot a stone’s throw away from the home of his friend, twenty-nine year old Glenford Matura, who was targeted next. As many were heading to the workplace […]
There have been eleven shootings in eight days in the City streets. The latest was on Tuesday night when Elvis Bevans was shot twice to his left leg and foot. Bevans was riding his bicycle on Neal Pen Road in the direction of Kraal Road when he was approached from behind by a male person […]
