The murder statistics are in, and the numbers for this year so far have officially surpassed the figures for the same period in 2013. We probably didn’t need statistics to realize that Belize City is in the grips of increasing violence and gang warfare which seems poised to spiral out of control. We got a […]
According to Brigadier General David Jones, the change in the youths in just a matter of days has been nothing short of miraculous. It’s a short term solution when one has been desperately needed, and he says it is working. But, like with all else, there is the looming spectre of lack of resources. The […]
The Belize Defence Force is tasked with patrolling our borders and defending our sovereignty. Lately, soldiers have also been deployed on Belize City streets to assist Police in dealing with spiking crime and violence. But the Force does much more than that. For the past ten years, the BDF has provided a temporary home to […]
Summerfest 2014 took off outside of our Coney Drive studio this morning in grand fashion, as young, talented performers in all genres of music rocked the stage before an audience of parents, family and friends. This year’s showcase saw a variety of musical presentations and, in case you may have missed it, we’ve compiled all […]
F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente remains in the hot seat tonight, after formally announcing earlier this week that Belize will not be able to participate in this year’s CONCACAF Champions League Tournament. Despite a massive investment and significant progress in the renovation of the stadium in Belmopan, the Bandits, winners of the 2014 Premier League of […]
Belizean sports fans and even general observers have been shocked and dismayed by the news that the Belmopan Bandits, champions of the Premier League, have been disqualified from the Champions League, scheduled to commence next week. The disqualification is through no fault of the team. The F.F.B. maintains however, that the decision was made by […]
There has been a spike in violent crimes in Belize City recently, fuelled by a resurgence in gang warfare and bloodshed. The Belize Defence Force has been brought back to assist, there have been major personnel changes and operations have been ramped up in hotspots across the Old Capital. But even with the police shifting […]
Around five-thirty Wednesday evening, the lifeless body of fifty-six-year-old Canadian national, Barry Lee Waskosky, was discovered inside his condominium at Reef Village Resort. Police responded immediately and found his nude body lying face up in the living room. Blood was found on the floor and there was a wound to his face. His body was […]
This morning, fifteen primary school graduates became official recipients of Belize Telemedia Limited scholarships for 2014. These very fortunate few will be assisted in every way through four years of high school – with tuition and fees, books and access to a tutor. The program started in 1991 and, including these recipients, five hundred and […]
The ongoing debacle which the F.F.B. finds itself in, not being able to field the Belmopan Bandits in the 2014 Champions League tournament, is one that many sports enthusiasts, including the minister with responsibility for that specific portfolio, have shared opinions. Despite the many expressions of disappointment, critics of Minister of Youth and Sports Herman […]
A police officer currently on interdiction is again in trouble with the law. On Wednesday, units of the Belmopan Police Department, acting on intelligence received, conducted anti-drug operations in Unitedville in the Cayo District. They searched the home of fifty-two-year-old Guy Jones, and discovered one hundred and eighty-nine grams of cannabis. Jones was not in […]
Kenrick Kevin Longsworth, the son of Lavern ‘Antichrist’ Longsworth, today joined his mother after he was remanded to the Belize Central Prison on a medley of charges. The twenty-one-year-old Belize City resident appeared in the courtroom of Magistrate Hettie Mae Stewart this morning, and was read charges of attempted murder, dangerous harm, use of deadly […]
On August third, eighteen-year-old Roy Bayliss was eating tacos at the Fort Cairns Plaza in Orange Walk when a gunman walked up to him and shot him in the face. It happened just after five a.m. when Bayliss was sitting on a bench in front of the tacos shop with a friend, awaiting the arrival […]
The Road Safety Program today held a teacher training curriculum workshop at the ITVET. The idea is to develop a road safety curriculum that could be integrated into social studies and health and family life education for youths to be informed about some of the small things that can be done to be safe in […]
One of the biggest challenges of the program is changing the public’s attitudes and behavior towards safety tips, procedures that can generally save lives. The simple things such as wearing a seatbelt even when you are in the backseat of a vehicle, wearing a helmet when riding a bicycle and even crossing the road are […]
Members of the youth arm of the project, Belize Youth for Road Safety, were also presenters at the workshop held today. They have put together a commercial competition opened to all Belizeans that should focus on drink driving, speeding and distractive driving. Zaire Garbutt, Belize Youth for Road Safety “It’s a forty-five to sixty […]
On Wednesday, the Football Federation of Belize held a press conference at its headquarters in Belmopan to announce a decision taken by CONCACAF against the Belmopan Bandits Football Club which was to represent Belize in the 2014-2015 CONCACAF Champions League. While it was a sad day for Belizean football, there was even more depressing news […]
A new General Manager has been appointed to head the Belize Natural Energy Charitable Trust. Succotz resident, Victor Alegria has signed on to a two-year contract to take on the job beginning next week. Alegria holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of South Florida. He replaces Sharon Ramclam who […]
On Wednesday night, five talented performers showcased their singing abilities in the semi-final round of Channel Five’s If You Can Sing It, Bring It when they all covered hit singles from several Belizean artists, including guest judge TR Shine. The Bliss was alive with sing-alongs and applause as the audience favorites took the stage. Here’s […]
A few weeks ago, we featured a special medical mission running diagnostic tests on children with developmental disorders. As with all other medical conditions, early detection is directly related to the quality of life that a child with a developmental disorder could have. So tonight on healthy living, at this time when parents are getting […]
Just after six this afternoon, a U.S. national living in San Pedro for some years was found dead in his rented apartment at the Reef Village Resort on the island. As far as it is known, there was one visible wound on his face, but it is early to say if foul play was committed. […]
CONCACAF dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when it officially wrote to the Football Federation of Belize that the Belmopan Bandits will not be allowed to play in the 2014-2015 Champions League. The notice to the F.F.B. was at four o’clock and immediately after, the CONCACAF website posted that Costa Club Sport Herediano earns a wildcard […]
As we said, the contract to upgrade the pitch of the F.F.B. Football field in Belmopan was issued to a Belizean contractor…but the work has not been completed so Belize is being penalized and cannot participate in the Champions League. According to Vicente, aside from the one hundred and fifty-two thousand US dollars that was […]
This morning twenty-two year old Noe Gonzalez, nineteen year old Angel Cardenas and twenty-eight year old Mateo Pott were escorted back to the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court. On July ninth the trio were formally charged for the murder of seventy-one year old Ramon Cervantes. One day after, they were charged for his kidnapping. The three […]
A pair of minors, ages fifteen and seventeen, both Guatemalan nationals, has been charged with kept firearm and ammunition without a gun license after being nabbed near the Caracol Archaeological Reserve. The teenagers, along with two others, were discovered inside Belizean territory by a patrol consisting of police and B.D.F. personnel, as well as a […]
