Nineteen-year-old Chioma Williams is recovering from injuries she received during a shooting incident in Belize City on Tuesday night. Williams reported to police that shortly after eight o’clock, she was walking near the intersections of Freetown and Barrack roads when a pair of unknown men rode up on a motorcycle. It is unclear whether the […]
Two men were accused last December with the possession of twelve kilos of heroin, but even though tests from the National Forensic Laboratory showed that the substance was not the drug, charges were not dropped. Today, Herbert Panton, Attorney for Richard McDonald made a submission before the court asking Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser to dismiss […]
While a duo has been freed, two teenagers who surrendered to police on Tuesday are on remand at the Belize Central Prison for a shooting spree on Marage Road, Ladyville which ended in the death of Lionel Rhamdas. Police slapped a total of nine charges on Egbert Baldwin and Darwin Prado, both eighteen years old. They were […]
A twenty-six year old man who behaved inappropriately by touching a ten young girl on her rear was taken to court today. The incident took place on Sunday and Ashton Lambey told the minor not to speak of the matter. But the young girl reported it to her sister and mother and that landed him […]
The remote Garifuna community of Barranco, in the context of what is taking place at the Sarstoon, is widely seen as a mere transit point for local law enforcement officers traveling to the nearby forward operating base. The village, one of the oldest in the country, has shared a cordial relationship with residents of Guatemala […]
Earlier today, a group of Garifuna elders, including Doctor Joseph Palacio, issued a statement on the current conditions of Garinagu in Belize. The Garinagu, like other ethnic groups in the respective municipalities, are affected by existing urban issues such as poverty, crime and violence and health. Despite those prevailing concerns, resolutions have been drafted to […]
The Belize Progressive Party has taken umbrage with recent comments made U.S. Ambassador Carlos Moreno on the Belize/Guatemala issue. Ambassador Moreno has expressed support in taking the territorial claim to the International Court of Justice for resolution. The B.P.P., on the other hand, stands firmly behind its position that the matter should be resolved through […]
The Toledo Alcaldes Association and the Maya Leaders Alliance remain at loggerheads with the government-appointed Toledo Maya Land Rights Commission, following an incident on Monday in Punta Gorda Town. As we reported, TAA President Alfonso Cal was refused a meeting with commission chair Lisel Alamilla and was summarily removed from the organization’s headquarters when police […]
According to Coc, it is not the first time the Toledo Alcaldes Association had sought an audience with Alamilla. She says that several attempts have been made verbally, as well as in writing. Additionally, Coc maintains that the statement issued by the Toledo Maya Land Rights Commission is disingenuous since it is unclear as to […]
Tonight we have more details on the alleged kidnapping of two – not one, Mennonite farmers who were clearing fire breaks on a large plot of land which adjoins the Guatemalan border last Thursday. To recap, in Monday’s newscast, we brought you Roger Plett’s very compelling story of being taken off his tractor by Guatemalan […]
There was another incident on the farm the next day. Watchman Rogelio Barrientos was allegedly approached by fifteen military officers, and a request was made for heavy equipment to be handed over to the Guatemalans. A distress call was sent to Police who responded, and then called in backup. But local law enforcement allegedly decided […]
That brings us to officialdom – first the Police. San Ignacio Police aren’t talking. They would only say that an investigation is underway and a release was sent out from the Commissioner’s Office on Monday. We never got that release. They cannot provide any other information because of the sensitive nature of the incident – […]
While the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Police Department stay silent on the alleged seizure of Mennonites by Guatemalans, the opposition People’s United Party is not. In a release issued late today, the Party calls for an immediate investigation by pertinent authorities into the allegation made by Roger Plett. It states that, “we understand that […]
Tonight there is confirmation that the People’s United Party will be going to the Sarstoon on Saturday to challenge the Sarstoon Law which prevents Belizeans from visiting the area. That law is about to expire on May twenty-seventh. Interestingly, Saturday is the very day when Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington will be holding talks […]
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The headlines in the past week have been about events in the Toledo District in southern Belize. And that’s where we headed today again. The following story, however, has to do with farming practices in the community of Trio which is settled mostly by nationals from Central America who came to work on farms in […]
On Monday, the Toledo Alcaldes Association issued a release, following an incident where the chair of the Toledo Maya Land Rights Commission reportedly evicted TAA President Alfonso Cal from the Commission’s office. The Toledo Alcaldes Association, after meeting to discuss a five-point resolution on the weekend, was seeking an audience with Chairlady Lisel Alamilla at […]
Twenty-five year old Steven Young is serving his first night in prison for the attempted murder of a Lord’s Bank resident, who was stabbed during an altercation inside Ruba’s Bar this past Saturday. Young was arraigned before Magistrate Deborah Rogers for attempted murder, dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm upon Brandon Stevens. […]
Two men, twenty-eight-year-old Egbert Baldwin and nineteen-year-old Darwin Estuardo Prado, are in custody for the shooting death of their friend Lionel Rhamdas. The duo surrendered to Ladyville police earlier today and it is expected that they will be taken to court on Wednesday after being charged for the Saturday attempted murder of Terence Flowers Junior, […]
Tarique Gillett and Lyson Cacho were arraigned in March and July 2015 for the murder of Michael Welch and the attempted murder of Kingsley Morrison. Last Friday, both were set free, but that freedom was short-lived because today they were rearrested and taken back to court. The latest evidence against the men is fingerprints lifted […]
A man is currently listed in stable condition at the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan after he was rushed there this afternoon with a gunshot injury. According to a very preliminary investigation, Belmopan Police say that just after two o’clock, Doni Polanco and his father-in-law Emilio Arevalo were returning from a fishing trip to Frank’s […]
International Day Against Homophobia, known as IDAHOT, was celebrated today in many countries. Across the border in Mexico, President Enrique Peña Nieto proposed that same-sex marriage be legalised as part of a progressive move toward marriage equality. The president announced his proposal at an event marking the International Day Against Homophobia. After meeting with LGBT […]
For weeks now, we have been running the story of a program for refugees. We have showed you images of persons lining up at the Help for Progress offices in Belmopan where the applications were being received and processed. Late this evening, there was an announcement by government following a meeting of Cabinet. Government announced […]
The 2016 Mesoamerican Reef Leadership Program officially made the call for applications today at a press conference at the Radisson. This year, the theme for the program is “Promoting Blue Economy Approach for Sustainable Development in the MAR countries.” The program is designed to promote conservation and protection efforts in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras […]
The second annual fisher of the year award by the Wildlife Conservation Society will be presented on June twenty-ninth to a local fisherman or fisher woman who practices sustainable fishing for a living. The deadline for submissions is at the end of the month and Assistant Country Director for WCS, Ralna Lewis is making the […]
