Emil Audinett, who was detained for the execution style murder of Giovanni Lauriano, was released last night. No charges were brought against him. Lauriano, a well known street figure, was gunned down on Sunday evening as he headed home to his wife in Hattieville. He ran from his vehicle after the first bullet hit his […]
The tale of fake cop, Aaron Wilson, continues to spin out of control as more information is revealed about his misdeeds. On Tuesday we posed the question: Do you think the fake cop was being aided and abetted from within the police department to carry on his charade? Most viewers on our e-poll are convinced […]
The Westerhaven, the Great Escape and the Azteca were three notable vessels that ran aground on Belize’s barrier reef recently. But five years ago, another yacht, Summerwind, also damaged the reach but its owner is now claiming that his vessel never ran aground on Belize’s reef, despite irrefutable evidence. United States Billionaire Jeff Greene’s three […]
Orange Walk East Area Representative Marcel Cardona was ousted from Cabinet as Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture in 2009 and since then he has not been a happy camper with his party. Cardona is expecting a challenge by at least two contenders in his constituency and it is generally believed that he no longer […]
In other political news, Patrick Faber says the U.D.P. will be holding its national convention in Orange Walk Town at the beginning of August. And while the leadership of the party is not up for challenge, recently appointed Minister of Police Doug Singh, is relinquishing his position as U.D.P. chairman. The top brass within the […]
For days reports have been fast and furious on the sudden departure of the British attorney, Elizabeth Purcell. She had recently transferred from the office of the DPP to the police department where she was named crown counsel. Purcell had also just been tapped as prosecutor in the new fast track court that is being […]
Balthazar Urbina, the second fake cop to be caught this week is in police custody of Orange Walk Police pending three charges. Urbina was wanted for other offences, but when he was picked up on a bus at a police checkpoint in the Santa Martha area, he got himself into more trouble. He was caught […]
In court, forty-three year old Bernard Pratt learned his fate today after being found guilty of four counts of Carnal Knowledge of an eleven year old girl. He was sentenced to seventeen years each for three counts on which the jury was split seven to two. But for one count, on which jury unanimously agreed […]
An entrepreneur and a taxi driver were charged with Theft in Magistrate’s Court this morning. Forty-four year old Francisco Conorquie’s case came up first and he was accused of stealing a bicycle and fifty dollars from Leonard Gordon. Gordon said he lent Conorquie his bike and gave him the cash to do an errand on […]
A former police officer was charged with theft today, also in Magistrate’s Court. The charge is nothing new; but the objects might make you blush. Twenty-one year old lieutenant Clement Bol appeared unrepresented before Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie. According to court records, Bol, now a taxi driver from the Buttonwood Bay, is charged with committing […]
The wedding bells are getting closer and things are looking up for our reality star Julio Escalante, who was hospitalized with severe injuries after a traffic accident. This evening Julio was discharged from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and he headed home with his fiancé, Vanesa Ramos and an excited baby girl. But along with […]
The Central American and Caribbean Games in Puerto Rico is completing the first week of competitions despite a late start. The delay was caused by a tornado that hit Mayaguez, damaging the stadium where the opening ceremony was to be held and injuring seven persons. According to the National Coach of Belize’s Cycling Team, they […]
Remember the alleged Jamaican drug lord, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke? He was extradited to the United States on June twenty-fourth to face charges of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Marijuana and Conspiracy to Illegally Traffic Firearms. But just as his case got underway, Coke faced added troubles. He was provided with legal aid, until he could […]
It’s the end of the work week, and that means you’re just about ready to kick off those shoes and take a load off. If you’re looking for a little excitement to end the week with a bang be sure to catch the many events that will be jumping off this weekend. There’s a party […]
A Belize City resident was shot multiple times this morning and contrary to reports of his demise, he is recovering from surgery tonight. Thirty-five year old Jeffrey Roches was heading on bicycle to his mother’s house at about seven o’clock this morning when he was targeted by two gunmen, who unleashed a volley of bullets […]
The murder trial of twenty-seven year old Robert Taylor concluded today before Justice Adolph Lucas. A jury of twelve deliberated for over four hours before they emerged with a reduced verdict. Taylor admitted in trial that he stabbed Leslie Gentle Junior on July thirtieth, 2008 but claims it was in self defense. According to Taylor’s […]
He was detained earlier this week for the shooting murder of thirty-two year old Giovanni Lauriano. But when cops could not pin him down they released him. But sure enough, Emil Audinette, was brought back to the Queen Street Police Station today. Police now think they have enough evidence to charge him. Lauriano was gunned […]
The tale of the fake cop has stunned pretty much everyone. How did Aaron Wilson con the cops at Eastern Division where he allegedly reported to work, went on patrol and threatened to make arrests? The extent of his misdeeds is still coming to light, but from initial reports the impersonator was wreaking havoc around […]
Aaron Wilson the man who pretended to be a cop may have inspired a copycat. The details are still sketchy but a man was busted at an Orange Walk police checkpoint earlier today with counterfeit money. He probably thought he could be bold like Wilson, but he must have forgotten that Wilson was busted. So […]
A seventy-three year old woman who is still grieving the death of a family member says she was terrorized by a surprise raid of her apartment building. Her brother, the well known personality from Corozal Town, Mateo Ayuso, died only a few days ago. Just past midnight, law enforcers showed up at her property in […]
The horrendous murder of nineteen year old Myrna Figueroa on September thirteenth 2007 made national headlines when her three year old son was found wandering the highway in South Stann Creek in the middle of the night. At the time of his discovery the little boy could not be identified. The nude body of his […]
Meanwhile, twenty-eight year old Carlos Juan Castro Vasquez spent three weeks in jail before he could meet bail for a charge of Burglary in June. That case is still pending, but Castro is already back in the hot seat; this time he is charged with Robbery. Thirty-five year old Omar Heredia identified Castro as the […]
Cops in the north and west are on the lookout for accused sex offenders. In Orange Walk, Miguel Chuc of August Pine Ridge Village, is wanted after police received a report on Wednesday that he was intimate with a young girl from the same village. The child was admitted at the Northern Regional hospital, where […]
A port in Belize is among three destinations that are reportedly to be acquired by a Turkish-based group. An article in the Hurriyet Daily News based in Istanbul suggests that the Global Liman Işletmeleri, which is the port administration unit of Global Investment Holdings, is considering the purchase of the tourism ports in Belize and […]
Harmonyville, the community proposed by the Belize Grass Roots Movement Youth Empowerment Agency, is slowly inching forward but there are still plenty hurdles to cross. The development is located near Mile forty-one on the Western Highway and comprises one thousand three hundred and twenty acres. Recently, estimates revealed that it would cost about four hundred […]
