Only two weeks ago, a heinous triple murder was reported in Carmelita Village, one of the victims was a fourteen year old boy whose parents were also killed. Tonight there is a double homicide of two minors to report also in the Orange Walk District. The two were killed at around one o’clock on […]
Police have now clarified that aside from being attacked with machetes, the victims were also shot behind the head. It has also been established that the eight attackers, who were dressed in camouflage clothing and armed with rifles, went to the ranch and assaulted the three victims after midday. Police Press Officer Fitzroy Yearwood says […]
There are two other murders to add to the grim statistics. At nine-thirty on Sunday morning, the body of a minor was discovered in a drain at Lord’s Bank. His head was wrapped with a red shirt and his feet were placed in a white nylon bag. Rene Alfaro was last seen on Saturday night […]
The weekend’s fourth murder was reported in the south. William Martinez, is murder victim number ninety-eight. Martinez, who worked on a banana farm, was found dead in his room at the Barracks where the farm workers are housed. He was hacked several times with a machete and left to die. It has since been revealed […]
A fifth person lost his life, but it was not to gun or other violence. The lifeless body of a man was retrieved from the Belize River on Saturday morning, a short distance from the foot of the Bel-China Bridge. Residents of the Conch Shell Bay area in Belize City were alerted to the scene […]
Senior Counsel Rodwell Williams, law partner and close friend of Prime Minister Dean Barrow, returned to Belize on Sunday after more than three months of intensive care at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida. Williams was critically injured in an execution attempt on the night of June first while he was leaving his firm, Barrow and […]
While most persons were looking for bargains at the trade expo over the weekend, a woman saw her house go up in flames. After three-thirty on Sunday, a house at three and a half miles on the Northern Highway caught on fire. And even though the Fire Department responded promptly, the ply-cem house was completely […]
It also got heated at the trade expo at the new ITVET building and tonight Police Corporal Bradford Berry is the subject of an investigation after an incident involving Kremandala personality Mose Hyde. Reports are that around five o’clock on Sunday evening the men got into a verbal altercation at the fairgrounds when Berry informed […]
Five Belize City men appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare today to face gun possession and ammunition charges after a bust on Friday night. Twenty-two year old Steven Flowers, twenty-eight year old Tylon Tillett, twenty year old Charles Young Jr. and thirty-four year old Robert Gilharry were arrested following the discovery of a black nine millimeter […]
The annual Expo Marketplace has returned to its original home. Thousands trekked through the gates of the new ITVET compound on Freetown Road looking for deals. The new venue attracted a larger number of Belizeans on Saturday and Sunday. There were special treats for consumers and for businesses it was a time to boost sales. […]
The national flag is a symbol of nationhood and unity. It was first unfurled at midnight on September twenty-first, 1981as Belize became an independent nation. The flag’s design was the work of the National Symbols Committee which received submissions from the public. But over the years, there have been changes to the red, white and […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. The decisive Game III for the 2010 Belize Bank Super League Football title was staged on the neutral turf of the People’s Stadium in Orange Walk yesterday as City Boys United FC and Nizhee Corozal made their final bid for this football championship. With so […]
It has been a hotbed of tempers lately and today was no different; Marion Ali visited the Queen Square market area and found out what makes it so heated. Marion Ali, Reporting The sun was not the only thing giving off heat this morning on East Collet Canal, as vendors who sell their produce on […]
During the exchange this morning Councilor Singh invited the vendors to meet with him at the Commercial Centre this afternoon. That meeting did happen and he later informed the media of plans to revisit the issue with an eye to find a permanent solution. Kevin Singh, Councilor for Markets “They had a list of concerns—mostly […]
Belize’s pro tem presidency of the Central American Integration System (SICA) is seeing great strides being taken to bolster its friendly relationship with neighboring countries. Among the many areas in which that association is being strengthened is the tourism industry. A delegation of representatives from eight Central American countries including Belize were present today in […]
After Thursday’s call for a shutdown to speak out against crime and violence and the senseless murder especially of eight year old Eyannie Nunez… we put forward the question: Do you support draconian measures such as curfew and raids to clamp down on criminals? Well the results are in and a resounding majority voted in […]
Eighteen year old Andrew Talbert was escorted to Magistrate’s Court today to answer charges for a robbery attempt at the Queen Square Market on Thursday morning. He was scheduled to be charged with Attempted Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Kept Prohibited Firearm and Kept Unlicensed Ammunition, but his arraignment was postponed because he may be additionally charged […]
Twenty-four year old Andre Cadle, accused of robbing twenty-four year old Chedrack Slusher, is on remand at the Central Prison tonight after an unusual day in court. Cadle was expected to be freed when Slusher told the court that he no longer wanted to pursue the matter. But Magistrate Emmerson Banner instead offered him bail […]
With the spate of shootings in the city, when news of gunfire at a pawnshop rang out—initial reaction was—there must have been a robbery attempt. Investigations later revealed, however, a completely different story. A Caye Caulker resident had been injured and a security guard was detained. Delahnie Bain has an update. Delahnie Bain, Reporting On […]
The appeal by the Belizeans for Justice Movement for the closure of business for one day to protest against the level of crime and violence that has ravaged Belize City streets came at a late juncture. A few Belize City-based businesses could not, for logistics purposes, close, but many did support the cause. For this […]
Their motto is: “Shoulder to Shoulder” which represents their ability to work and play together as team. Well today some new members were added to take up that challenge as soldiers in Belize’s army. Isani Cayetano trekked to Ladyville to bear witness and files this report. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Recruit Intake Number Fifty-Three, the latest […]
It’s one of the staples for September—The Primary School Children’s Rally and dates back to a time when lemonade and powder buns were the special treats. Despite the changes in treats, however, the objective of the event itself remains the same—to inject a sense of national pride. Delahnie Bain re-visited a fond memory to compare […]
Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s happening Belize? This weekend marks the beginning of the end for September celebrations 2010. So if you weren’t getting into the September Spirit before this is your last chance. The Expo fair has become a huge event of the September celebrations that thousands and thousands of Belizeans look […]
Today Belize City witnessed one of the largest funerals that brought out thousands along the path to the cemetery. The state like procession was also heart wrenching and terribly emotional for onlookers from every walk of life as well as educational institutions. Eight year old Eyannie Nunez was laid to rest; she was murdered early […]
While thousands lined the streets in solidarity with the family of eight year old Eyannie, the business center in downtown Belize City as well as those on Central American Boulevard, came to a standstill this afternoon when the body of the eight year old was transported for internment. The message from the Indian community was […]
