The community of Camalote in the Cayo District is grieving and angry. They demand justice for the cold-blooded, brutal murders of Akeem Thimbriel and Shawn Lopez on Sunday night. Thimbriel and Lopez were gunned down just feet from Lopez’s home in the village, riddled by a hail of bullets fired from a grey two door […]
In addition to the already disturbing indication of an execution summoned to settle an altercation earlier Sunday, there is also the allegation that police officers may have been involved very directly in the murders. The family of slain Akeem Thimbriel has heard the same thing, and so has Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett, the man coordinating […]
A fifth person was murdered over the Labor Day weekend. It happened on Iguana Street where Glen “Gambis” Williams was gunned down after he had purchased barbecue. Williams is a known affiliate of the Supal Street Gang and police do not know if his demise is related to the murder of the George Street leader […]
In the wake of the murder of Glen ‘Gambis’ Williams on Saturday evening, it is strongly believed that factions within the Supal Street Gang may have triggered a spate of retaliatory shootings across the city. On Sunday night, not too far from where Gambis was gunned down twenty-four hours earlier, Shane Valdez and thirty-year-old Anthony […]
The Football Federation of Belize met on Saturday in Belize City where anticipated elections for five senior posts within the national sporting organization were being held at the Princess Hotel and Casino. Vying for president were bitter rivals, Ruperto Vicente and Sergio Chuc, who had been elected on the same slate a few years ago. […]
Day two sitting of the Primary School Examination occurred today; over seven thousand two hundred students from across the country were tested in Mathematics and Social Studies. The exam targets the curriculum at the primary level and essentially tests the children on content they have learnt throughout the years at primary. Over the years, statistics […]
The unveiling of a bust in honor of Right Honorable George Price, Father of Belize’s independence, was held this morning in Belize City. The idea of placing a sculpture at the entrance of the Old Capital near his namesake highway was the brainchild of the Belize City Council. Mayor Darrell Bradley then approached the Holy […]
A concrete and wooden two storey house went up in flames on Saturday night just after nine o’clock in south side Belize City. Two families and their six children were already in bed when the fire broke. The mothers were awoken by the smoke and managed to rescue their children, but all their belongings were […]
The National Agriculture and Trade Show took place over the weekend at the show grounds in Belmopan. The annual event drew thousands looking for deals in goods and services. This year, the traditional was offered complemented by a mix of new products in a wide range of items such as chocolates, jams, sauces, beauty products […]
