The prospects look good for Telemedia employees, but we did not know how good. Trustee of the Employee Trust, Dean Boyce, told us what the value of the over twenty percent shares is worth. Dean Boyce, Trustee, BTL Employees’ Trust “The B.T.L. Employees’ Trust owns about twenty-three percent of the shareholdings of B.T.L. and it […]
An entire family was today escorted to the Belize City Magistrate Court on a firearm charge this morning. It follows a shooting on Mayflower Street on June thirteenth which led to a search of the home of Ralph Sherlock Martinez, a.k.a. “Mini-man,” where police discovered a point twenty-two revolver. Police claim that while on patrol […]
Also in court, a Belize City man was arrested and charged for discharging his firearm in public. What’s even worse, at the time of the incident, the man was reportedly under the influence of alcohol. According to the police, a shot rang out on Marine Parade Boulevard at five-twenty a.m. on Saturday morning. Officers rushed […]
There was a third shooting in the Old Capital over the weekend; the victim was admitted to the surgical ward of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. It occurred shortly after eight last Friday night and involved thirty-nine year old mental patient, Harrison Staine. Staine was en route to his home located on Wagner Street when […]
In the north, a woman is still at the Northern Regional Hospital following a traffic accident in the Orange Walk District. According to Orange Walk police, shortly before midnight on Sunday, Francisca Bono and another female known to them only as Reina were travelling on San Antonio Road towards Yo Creek Village in a Mazda […]
The nation held its collective breath last Thursday when news came that the King of Brukdong, Mister Wilfred Peters, had passed away. On Sunday night, musicians and friends celebrated his life with a concert at his home. Today following a fitting official funeral in his honor, he was laid to rest. The streets were lined […]
Cancer is a disease that is generally accompanied by a lot of pain and today the persons that spend the most time with patients in that situation, the nurses, began a two-day session in pain management and palliative care. The symposium got underway this morning at the ITVET facilities on Freetown Road. It is organized […]
There will be a new man leading the mantle at the upcoming Centrobasket 2010 tournament in the Dominican Republic. His name is former NBA player and former Coach of Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California, Marques Johnson. Johnson landed at the PSW Goldson International Airport this afternoon onboard an American Airlines flight. He’ll be […]
“Good Evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday and we’re off to the Santiago Ricalde Stadium, where Nizhee Corozal hosted a surging City Boys United as the world turns insides the Belize Bank Super League. The host team goes to the set piece with a quick goal when this floater from Edward Perez […]
Minutes after the fatal shooting of reputed street figure Andre Trapp on Thursday morning, law enforcement officials attached to Operation Jaguar descended upon Southern Foreshore. Sections of Regent and Albert streets were closed to vehicular traffic as officers scoured the area in search of two suspects whom they believe carried out the execution of the […]
The daylight murder of notorious South side Gang leader, Andre Trapp, sent an alarming message to the general public that criminal elements have become far bolder in their pursuits. In light of this, on Thursday night we asked: Do you think that tougher measures are now required as a matter of renewed urgency to control […]
In the past the dumpsite at mile three on the Western Highway has posed many health risks and on several occasions, has burned for weeks on end. But since April of this year, the dumpsite has been undergoing a major facelift to prevent these problems. With six hundred thousand dollars provided thus far by the […]
On May twenty fifth she was booted from the political party that she supports and promised she would appeal. This came after her very bold comments about her party leader and Prime Minister Dean Barrow on the steps of the Magistrate’s Court following her arraignment on October first, 2009 on twenty-two counts of Uttering a […]
Award shows are not common place in Belize but the Belize Tourism Board (B.T.B.) has been recognizing the efforts of those within the industry for close to a decade. Last night at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza, more than a dozen awards were bestowed on outstanding individuals and organizations across the full gamut of […]
An official death announcement of Wilfred Peters was issued from the Government’s Press Office today. It highlighted the life of the musician and referred to him as the grandfather of Brukdong Music. Peters was born in Gracie Rock Village on the fifteenth of April, 1931 and died on the ninth of June, 2010 at age […]
Almost three months ago, on March twenty-fifth of this year, Accents Shop located on North Front Street was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight. It was a brazen job—the handy work of two robbers—one, a minor, captured by police after he opened fire on them and in an exchange was shot; while the other, who […]
Another attempted murder case has fallen apart today. As far as our records show, Darren Banks has been associated with many police related incidents as far back as the year 2000 and the charges have been from the benign to murder. Today’s latest charge was Attempted Murder for a confrontation that occurred on October twenty […]
He is already serving a fourteen month jail term for handling stolen goods and today, Richard Ferguson, was sentenced to six more years behind bars for burglary. Ferguson, who was chopped in the head during another robbery, was actually hospitalized for that injury. But as the recidivism rate shows, he couldn’t help but commit another […]
Cabinet secretaries from across the Caribbean region concluded a two-day working visit to Belize this afternoon. The conference saw the participation of several high level delegates within the Commonwealth Caribbean discussing policies that should see the advancement of their roles within the various government departments. Charles Gibson, C.E.O., Ministry of Public Service “It’s the fourth […]
He has a few CDs to his credit already and is known to use gospel music to spread his message. But according to the man known as Reality Youth, his latest release is just as important as his previous ones. Reality Youth, Gospel Artist “The message behind my video is actually to reach this younger […]
The work week has come to an end for many, which means that the weekend is time to seek some sort of rest, relaxation and/or recreation. If you love the theatre, want some family time and a good laugh…then you may be in luck. The Institute of Creative Arts (ICA) Bliss Centre is the venue […]
The summer weekends are rolling in one after the other with fun-filled activities for just about everyone. Whether you choose an outing with friends or one with the family, there’ sure to be an event that will tickle your interest! Concerts abound on Saturday as Courts holds a mid-morning concert, while Super G and a […]
A cold-blooded murder paralyzed downtown Belize City this morning. It was a brazen attack in an area where justice is dispensed and where police presence was heavy. It ended the life of a reputed gang leader on the pavement just in front of the Magistrate’s Courts. Across the street at the Supreme Court, a jury […]
Earlier in the morning before Andre Trapp was murdered, gunshots rang out in the Mayflower Street area of Belize City. When the smoke cleared one Belize City youth had to be rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where he is clinging to life. No one has been arrested for the crime and according to […]
Only last week Wednesday, the government launched Restore Belize, an initiative to arrest crime. But two days earlier, Rodwell Williams, the Prime Minister’s law partner was shot; bringing crime dangerously close to home for the PM. The shooting happened at the same time that Operation Jaguar was in full force. This morning, the daring murder […]
