A Ladyville resident who tried to steal a woman’s Toyota Camry from near her home is today out on a three thousand dollar bail after he was slapped with charges of Attempted Theft and Damage to Property. This morning, Donovan Clarke, the Ladyville construction worker, was arraigned in Court before Chief Magistrate Margaret Gabb-McKenzie. It […]
A car dealer who was on trial for the 2006 Manslaughter of his former girlfriend, Woman Police Constable Myrna Lopez, was today found not guilty. A jury of nine this afternoon acquitted thirty-four year old Ken Lyndon Young. WPC Myrna Lopez was shot dead during a family outing at Grace Bank on October first, 2006. […]
The Public Utilities Commission has approved an increase in water rates. The new rates took effect on April first, at the same time the dreaded increase of an overall twelve and a half percent tax on GST came on line. Though the water increase isn’t the twenty-five percent initially requested by Belize Water Services Ltd. […]
What was supposed to have been quite possibly the biggest dancehall concert over the Easter weekend instead confirmed what skeptics were saying all along that there would be no Movado on the beaches of Placencia. The controversial artist known for his brash lyrics and uncensored song content was scheduled to perform one night on the […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and we present to you, this Tuesday version of sports Monday. As dawn breaks across Belize City on Holy Saturday, all traffic leads to Leslie’s Imports just outside the city limits where eighteen teams, thirteen local and five foreign units which adds up to ninety-eight athletes are suited up for […]
Both the Prime Minister Dean Barrow and the Commissioner of Police Crispin Jefferies dropped a bombshell today in the recent spate of armed robberies. It is an admission that is bringing shame to the department. The violence was undeterred and criminals were controlling the streets. Barrow and Jefferies told the press that a recent sting […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow explained that it was one of the civilians who were apprehended during the incident in Saint Martin de Porres that turned in his partner in crime, the police constable. So now that the news has been spilled, the Police Department and the government will dismiss the officers who are suspects. Crispin […]
So if you’re wondering how the city will look after you leave for the Easter holidays, well Jeffries says his senior officers are on high alert and will not yield to the criminal element. Jeffries and his team will man the streets this Easter, but the PM is more focused on strengthening the Department. Dean […]
Rufus X, the outspoken critic who sports combat fatigue and with his trade mark shaggy head of hair and beard has not been heard of in quite a while until when on March twenty sixth, the Minister of Housing, called out his name in the House of Representatives. In the middle of the debate on […]
The criminal ring may have also planned the robbery at Courts Belize Limited on the Northern Highway shortly after three on Wednesday afternoon. In the ongoing investigation, it is now known that only two thieves entered the building, the total number may have numbered up to four because two other suspects waited in a parked […]
The spate of brazen murders and robberies has the national psyche on edge. Everyone desperately wants something to be done to halt the madness in the streets. Our question for today is ‘Do you believe hanging should be brought back?’ The answer to this question will be presented after the Easter recess in next Tuesday’s […]
If you plan to drive to your destination for the long holiday weekend, it would have been wise to fill up on Wednesday. Though there were no official releases from the government, the price of fuel at the pump went up across the board. Before midnight, super or premium stood at nine dollars and sixty- […]
The annual Cross Country Cycling Classic, arguably the biggest sporting event in Belize, is a marvel of speed and endurance. Holy Saturday has become synonymous with the gruelling tourney which draws participants and spectators from across the country and abroad. While much is known about the cyclists, the route they travel and the coveted garland, […]
While we look forward to every year for the Cross Country Cycling Classic, there is one event that many residents of the old capital dread, and that is the annual fire at the city’s dumpsite on the Western Highway. The smoldering stench and smoke tend to hover over large portions of the city and has […]
Eight members of Kolbe returned from a vigorous training in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Monday. The training along with fifty thousand dollars worth of equipment came courtesy of the Central American Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) which is an initiative geared to battle crime in Central America and Mexico. On hand for the presentation was […]
If you ask, many people, will tell you they don’t trust politicians, no matter what color they represent. The forces are polar and both parties are regarded as undoing whatever progress is made by previous governments once they get into office. But you’ve often heard that behind closed doors, members of the two major political […]
Caribbean Poet Eve Miriam wrote a well known verse called “How to eat a poem” and she says QUOTE “Don’t be polite. Bite in. Pick it up with your fingers and lick the juice that may run down your chin. It is ready and ripe now, whenever you are.” END QUOTE. So if you are […]
He’s the son of Bredda David, the Creator of Kungo Music, but the child has long grown into his own and has secured a place in Belize’s music halls. Born David Obi the second, Ras Indio has taken his conscious lyrics and albums to several continents. Indio, who always makes sure he is an astute […]
There is an abundance of activities to look forward to this Easter weekend, whether you are in the City or if you plan to hit the beaches. The hot ticket item seems to be the Movado concert taking place in the Placencia Peninsula while at La Isla Bonita, there many options of fun activities. But […]
