Police say they are still investigating the death of Rene Godoy in Silk Grass Village. So far no one has been detained for the beating that ended Godoy’s life. Godoy, as we told you on Thursday, went on a crazy chopping spree around the village and injured three persons. He also chopped up at least […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has written a terse letter to the Chamber of Commerce in response to their concerns on the crippling fuel prices. He tells them that there is no chance that fuel taxes will go down. On June twelfth, the Chamber made the point that government’s take on the prices of fuel is […]
The ongoing land dispute in Lemonal Village, between the Banner and Anthony families, brings into sharp focus the issue of squatting, as well as a need for owners to possess titles for their respective properties. Sharon Mae Whylie, wife of Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie, has presented documents giving her the right to possess the […]
In speaking with News Five on Thursday, the village chairman emphasized a need for residents to follow the procedures that have been set out for land acquisition. The feud, he says, has pitted members of the Banner and Anthony families against each other. Despite the injuries he received in a traffic mishap recently, he has […]
The Belize Court of Appeal concluded its sitting today with a number of judgements. The appeal of Jason Bruce Lawrence, who was facing a life sentence for a murder conviction, was reduced to manslaughter and was sentenced to eighteen years, less time already served. The court’s view was that it was a case of diminished […]
On Sunday, the People’s United Party will be holding its convention to select the standard bearer in Dangriga. The race started out with six persons, but historian Joseph Sampson has since retracted his candidacy. Now, four men: Doctor Louis Zabaneh, Antony Ramos, Hilberto Arzu and Gregory Ovado, and the only woman on the ballot, Erica […]
On Thursday night you heard Cristina Coc of the Maya Leaders Alliance outline growing Guatemalan incursions and the impacts on the bordering Mayan communities. On Wednesday, the Ministry of National Security John Saldivar, accompanied by Ambassador Alexis Rosado, went to the village of Dolores where they met with members of bordering communities that are experiencing […]
More than two thousand three hundred children have been separated from their parents after crossing the southern U.S. border since May. According to the Department of Homeland Security, it is part of a new immigration strategy implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Back in April, prosecutors were ordered to adopt zero-tolerance policy for illegal border […]
The Newtown Barracks area in the city has flourished into our own entertainment strip. Restaurants, bars, clubs, casinos, call centres as well as the popular B.T.L. Park can all be found in that stretch of road. The area is full of night-time activities, which often interrupts the peace of the neighbourhood. But at the same […]
There a resolution to a statement between the City and Government for the use of the new Civic Center as the Emergency Operating Center of City Hall in case a natural disaster heads our way. All that was settled amicably and City Hall gets to use the civic. But there is another hurdle and it […]
For some time it has been an eyesore in downtown Albert Street in Belize City, but the commercial centre near Market Square is expected to be the new home of City Hall. Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold said that the leaking roof has delayed the renovation of the landmark building and the project will now be […]
The Belize International Jazz Festival kicked off last week and will wrap up on Sunday. As a part of the week long festivities, on Thursday visiting artist Carlos Rafael Barban and the Canatus Sax Quintet of Cuba held a live art and jazz show at the Image Factory. We stopped by and spoke with Carlos […]
Did vigilante justice end the life of a Silk Grass resident? Or did authorities go overboard restraining a seemingly high and angry man? Tonight the family of Rene Godoy says that residents beat him up and police may have had a hand it. According to the family, Godoy frequently consumes alcohol and at times he […]
Police, meanwhile, say that after one a.m. they responded to reports that a man had chopped three persons in Silk Grass Village on the Southern Highway. The chopping victims had been rushed to the Southern Regional Hospital while police searched for their alleged attacker, Salvadoran national, thirty-year-old Rene Godoy. In the process of subduing Godoy, […]
Hell broke loose in the village of Lemonal, Belize District, early this morning between relatives over a problem that had been brewing for some time. It has to do with a prime parcel of land claimed by feuding families. Sharon Mae Whylie, the wife of the Commissioner of Police, says she owns the land in […]
The main witnesses in the murder retrial of three men, accused with the murder of B.D.F. soldier James Norales, testified today before Justice Colin Williams. He is Aron Paquiul, a cousin of Norales. The accused are Tyrone Meighan, Orel Leslie and Brandon Baptist. Paquiul avoided looking at the accused men for most of the proceedings […]
Since the beginning of the week, three persons have lost their lives in separate traffic accidents in southern Belize. On Tuesday morning, sixty-nine-year-old Selvin Bahadur was knocked off his bicycle on San Antonio Road in Punta Gorda by a pickup truck, driven at the time by Corporal Alexander Salam, who is attached to the Belmopan […]
San Narciso businessman, Omero Campos is still nowhere to be found after having been reportedly kidnapped ninety-six hours ago. The proprietor of Henry’s Store in the village left his house en route to his farm in San Victor Village, which is well known for illicit activities and contraband activities. Later that day, his alleged kidnappers […]
Mayor Bernard Wagner and his P.U.P, this week marked their first hundred days at City Hall. After a decade of U.D.P. rule, the first order of business was a look at the state of finances as well as the contracts, programmes and other systems left behind by the previous council. Today, they called the media […]
One of the primary responsibilities of the City Council is streets, and although over one hundred and sixty were cemented under the previous U.D.P. administration, many are in dire need of remedial work. It is known that several contractors were granted contracts for different arteries, but a minimum standard appears not to have been achieved. […]
Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold also spoke on the financial crunch City Hall is experiencing. It is well known that December through March is the period during which the council’s revenue collection is at an all time high as property taxes and trade license payments come in. Those account for roughly seventy-two percent of the total […]
Five persons have been terminated from City Hall for various reasons since Mayor Bernard Wagner and his P.U.P. team took office; primarily due to redundancy. But the most notable termination was that of former City Administrator Candice Miller, who was initially suspended for a month for dereliction of duties before she was let go. Deputy […]
Twenty-two young men graduated this morning as cadets of the Belize Youth Challenge Programme. They represent the first intakes of the programme which started last October. The young men honed their skills in leadership and teamwork, learnt discipline and endured arduous training. The programme is designed to engage the youths and keep them away from […]
It was a happy occasion for the graduating cadets but also a time of reflection for the Minister of National Security. John Saldivar admitted today that the government has failed in keeping the youths away from violence for a number of reasons. He says it was plain wrong to close the Belize Technical College, the […]
The village of Otoxha in Toledo has become a hot spot for illegal incursions by farmers from Guatemala who have been clearing of tracts of land for farming purposes. Other communities such as San Vicente, Jalacte and Dolores and San Benito Poite are also confronted by encroachers and the lives of leaders are threatened. The communities have […]
