An unusual hearing took place today in the Supreme Court in which an accused murderer, waiting for a decision for two years, got bail. Curtis Lamb will be out on the streets of Belize City as early as Monday, after being granted bail in the sum of forty thousand dollars by Justice Herbert Lord this […]
At the Court of Appeal, thirty-three-year-old Gareth Hemmans Junior walked out a free man after the bench quashed his conviction this murder. He had been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of the attempted murder of Miguel Zaiden. The incident took place on May first, 2016 when Hemmans viciously chopped Zaiden […]
A father of a two-year-old girl lost his life in a freak accident while at work in Corozal. Thirty-two-year-old Jose Gomez was a sanitation worker for the Corozal Town Council for seven years; on Tuesday, he was returning to the town from the dumpsite when he accidentally fell from the waste management truck. Gomez suffered […]
Complaints against the Vital Statistics Unit on Hyde’s Lane have been raging for years. We’ve heard horror stories of frustrated individuals who have waited for hours in long lines to have their birth certificate or other documents corrected or free from errors—errors often committed by the staff at the unit. It’s a hellish experience for […]
And while Joseph Bennett’s cannot re-register, the application for naturalized Belizean Jason Guerrero was rejected. Guerrero is also well known in Belize in the music industry and for his founding role in BSCAP, the Belizean Society of Composers Authors Publishers. But he was told that his voter’s re-registration application was rejected by the Elections and […]
Meet Anne Olivera; we found her and her peers, including a resident who is one hundred and five years old, at HelpAge on Wilson Street. They were attentively listening to the Referendum Unit on its presentation of taking the claim to the International Court of Justice. The April tenth referendum is a big decision to […]
How much do you do know about the battery that powers up your car? Once it no longer works, you’re likely to discard of it. But the way you discard it can pose serious risks to you and the environment. Because the batteries contain mostly lead, a dangerous heavy metal when it is exposed, it […]
Political and economic pressures continue to mount on Nicolas Maduro, the embattled President of Venezuela. The South American country has been thrown into chaos and crisis over the past few months as tens of thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets to protest. Opposition Leader Juan Guaido has declared himself the interim president of […]
Opposition politician Juan Guaido shot to fame on January twenty-third when he declared himself Venezuela’s interim president. Since then, Guaido has been getting the support of many powerful and influential nations as well as the European parliament, which recognized Guaido as de facto head of state. European governments, divided over whether to recognize Guaido, also […]
We also asked the Venezuelan Ambassador about the diplomatic relations between Belize and Venezuela. The two countries have always enjoyed friendly and bilateral relations. But in a strange twist of events, last week, Belize’s O.A.S. Ambassador Daniel Gutierrez, in a special session, told representatives of member states that the failure of the government of Venezuela […]
Thirty-year-old Michael Gladden needs public assistance in receiving as many as thirteen pints of blood if he is to survive a near-fatal ordeal that befell him on Wednesday night. The unemployed resident was shot multiple times during an ambush, as he walked along a London Bridge off Holy Emmanuel Street. Police say his shooting is […]
The newly installed UNO Gas Service Station in Tower Hill was targeted by thieves in the wee hours of today. Just before two a.m., security guards, Teodoro Jimenez and Francisco Santana, who are both in their fifties, were accosted by a gunman who demanded money. They were ordered to remain in the security booth while […]
Two persons remain in police custody tonight in Corozal; they were caught shortly after a brazen broad daylight home invasion in the Santa Rita community of Corozal Town. The men are believed to be part of a trio who targeted the home of well-known butcher, Javier Gonzalez. As Gonzalez got home from work at the […]
Up north in the Corozal Magistrate Court, three Mexicans were freed of theft charges by Magistrate Lionel Olivera. The case against Belen Hernandez, Joscan Jafet Hernandez and Lionel Isaac Rodriguez concluded on Wednesday. The trio was represented by Attorney Leslie Hamilton, who argued that there was no evidence to connect the Mexican nationals with the […]
A strong earthquake hit southern Mexico this morning. Fortunately, there is no reported loss of life or major injuries and infrastructural damage. The quake scared people, some evacuated their homes and others recorded swaying buildings. Mexican media is reporting that at least one school received minor damage as the tremors rocked across the southern state. […]
Tonight we have more from Belama Phase Four where several families were officially notified that they need to vacate from land sold to a Chinese businessman. They were told that they need to dismantle their house and move out in one month. So the residents were taken aback when they found someone attempting to destroy […]
