Police believe they have the man who pulled the trigger on Francis Chukwu, a Nigerian taxi driver, who had moved to Belize with his kids to better his life. Kendale Greene aka Gentle, a Belize City tour guide, is being processed for Chukwu’s murder. That was earlier today. But late this evening, thirty-one year old […]
It was the last shopping day for the outgoing year at the new Michael Finnegan Market, formerly known as Queen Square Market. And it did not go down smoothly. The vendors have just moved to the new facilities but it is already overcrowded. Long before the move, the vendors have been engaged in a bitter […]
But according to City Council Market Clerk, Michael Theus, the kinks can be worked out it will take some time. Theus also says the vendors need to abide by the laws and cooperate with authorities to avoid further conflict. The City council is expected to meet with the vendors in the New Year to discuss […]
The Belize Electricity Limited has for years been purchasing power directly from Mexico’s Comision Federal Electricidad. But that can now change since the Government has applied to the Public Utilities Commission for a license to purchase the power for resale to BEL. The new arrangement will be operated under the Ministry of Finance and while […]
But what can Belizeans expect in terms of electricity rates for 2011? Well, that is still up in the air, according to Young, because there are many factors that have bearing on electricity rates, including the skyrocketing diesel prices and an increase in taxes. But if the local supply from the hydro dams and the […]
Yanira Escobar, is a Guatemalan national also known as Dominga Fernandez, who has been in jail since July 2005. Hers is one of the rare cases of a woman being charged with murder. Escobar was initially charged for the stabbing death of Yenesia Judith Salguero in San Ignacio. After waiting three years for trial, the […]
Cilantro, cabbage, tomato and even pumpkins are usually bought at the West Collet Canal market. But because of a greenhouse project, the Liberty Children’s Home in Ladyville will have the fresh produce right in their backyard. Twenty volunteers from a US university teamed up with the children of Liberty and completed the project in three […]
It’s New Year ’s Eve and in Belize City many are preparing to say goodbye to the economic woes of the past year. We took to the streets to find out what’s the number one wish for the coming year. After a year of unparalleled crime, many residents want peace in the Jewel and hope […]
We told you earlier Yanira Escobar’s fifteen year sentence has been reduced to six years for manslaughter. While she will still start the New Year behind bars, two cops who were recently charged got out on bail today. Twenty-four year old Rodney Williams, a police constable, who was charged with Unlawful Carnal knowledge for allegedly […]
Four persons were taken into police custody on Thursday night after a police search led to the discovery of almost a quarter pound of suspected cannabis at a house on Neal’s Pen Road. What caught our attention in this story is that one of the persons arrested and charged is a thirteen year girl. She […]
It’s the countdown to 2011 and most people are looking for the hottest party spot to greet the New Year. Our usual entertainment host, Safiyyah is under the weather, but we’ve compiled a few ideas on where you can see the ball drop. There’s a two day bash going down at Club Next called “Double […]
It’s one of the busiest days in the entertainment calendar. The minutes are ticking away to usher in the New Year. In the City, many will be heading to the Memorial Park for the countdown or to other parties to dash away the old and bring in the new. And as anticipation builds up for […]
A Belizean who was wrongfully imprisoned returned home today to a warm welcome and just in the nick of time for the New Year. Dennis Gonguez was on an excursion across the border in Melchor when he was detained by Guatemalan police and held for over a month. Gonguez says he was simply at the […]
Many have been left homeless in a spate of fires over the past week. In the latest, a police sergeant and her family were left out in the cold after a blaze swept through their house on Trinity Boulevard on Wednesday night. It is not a good way to start the New Year, for Sergeant […]
In an update to the murder of thirty-two year old Patrick Kerr, the results of a post mortem certify that the cause of his death was Acute Pulmonary Edema, due to multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen. Kerr was gunned down as he waited to have a hair cut at a barber on […]
A group of Cubans who washed ashore near Boca del Rio on Ambergris Caye in the early hours of Wednesday December twenty-ninth was cleared by the Immigration and Nationality Department earlier today to continue its journey across the Caribbean Sea. The seven Cuban nationals who drifted southwest to Belize in a makeshift vessel outfitted with […]
Henry Canton was terminated as the Chief Executive Officer of the Citrus Products of Belize Limited at an extraordinary meeting of the citrus growers on December eighteenth. Canton has maintained that the process was flawed. Today the Belize Citrus Mutual concurred with Canton, saying that the shareholder’s agreement signed between the Citrus Growers Association and […]
Five men were detained following a burglary on November twenty-sixth, but the man believed to be the mastermind, managed to escape from custody. Since then, Nelson Peters has been on the run but Ladyville police caught up with him on Monday. Today he appeared in court to be charged for the Burglary along with the […]
Just before noon, Denton Requena, his younger brother, Giovanni and their friend, David Sedacy, were committed to stand trial in the 2011 April session of the Supreme Court for a charge of attempted murder. Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie after hearing submissions made by their defense attorney, Anthony Sylvester and prosecutor, Sergeant Egbert Castillo concluded that […]
There were one hundred and three murders in 2008 and the country cried out against the spike in violence. Well this year the criminals outdid themselves and that record was long surpassed. With one day to go in 2010, there are one hundred and thirty murders on record. As always, the majority of the carnage […]
The list of holidays for 2011 is now available. There are thirteen public and bank holidays, starting this Saturday with New Year’s. There is only one holiday in March, which on Monday, the seventh celebrated as National Heroes and Benefactors Day. Easter next year falls in late April, which means that Good Friday through to […]
There is a Creole saying that goes: When yoh think yoh have it bad, somebody got it worse. That saying applies to Leandro Roches Junior, a man who will admit that he has been through the system but that he has sought to reform his life. But as we found out in our visit with […]
Much like each new day brings a promise of things to come, each New Year brings the opportunity to leave behind things of the past and look ahead with a new commitment. It is the time of the year when many will make resolutions for the New Year. But are they kept? Healthy Living finds […]
Traditionally, the high season in the tourism industry, is well underway at this time of the year. But it has had a disappointing start so far. At the Fort Street Tourism Village, a large number of traders are looking for business among the low number of visitors, even though a cruise ship called on port […]
In mid-December, we reported that the government was in the process of extending by thirteen years the tenure of Justice Manuel Sosa. There is now a change in that initial proposal. The Government now plans to appoint Justice Sosa as President of the Court of Appeal. He will take over from Justice Elliot Mottley who […]
