Former deputy Director of Health Services Augustina Elijio remains in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, after she was stabbed multiple times by a mental health patient on Tuesday afternoon. The fifty-seven-year-old psychiatric nurse practitioner was at the Port Loyola Health Centre when a patient, who has since been identified as Collin Frances […]
Four men have been criminally charged for the brazen armed robbery which was committed in Dangriga Town this past weekend. Investigators strongly believe that thirty nine-year-old Fredrick Anthony Arzu, thirty-four-year-old Marvin Amaya, twenty-year-old Travan Smith, and Edmond Camal are the culprits who barged into Family City Imports on George Price Drive and proceeded to rob […]
The spate of armed robberies across the country has seen a ramping up of police patrols in several municipalities. Notwithstanding the efforts of the police department, home invasions and burglaries are also on the rise. During the press brief today, Commissioner Williams took umbrage to a release issued by the Belize National Teachers Union asking […]
The case against Andre Vega commenced today before Supreme Court Justice Courtenay Abel. It made headlines back in 2016 when it was reported that Vega, who is the son of the then Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega, received a huge financial compensation for prime land near Haulover Bridge. The land in question is more than […]
Then there is the political angle of it all. As we mentioned, Andre Vega is the son of former U.D.P. Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega who was the minister at the time of the land transaction. A release from the government in 2016 stated that Vega had breached the terms of an agreement after compensation. […]
Henry Jacobs has been sentenced to life in prison with a possibility of parole after serving twenty years. That was the decision made by Justice Marilyn Williams. Back in 2018, Jacobs was found guilty of the 2012 murder of Brian Welch, aka “Yankee” or “Oregon.” Welch was shot multiple times to the mouth, chest and […]
Found guilty in absentia, Carlos Coronado has been fined ten thousand dollars and must spend three years in prison. Coronado learnt his fate while behind bars serving time for another criminal matter. On Monday, Magistrate Michelle Trapp informed the prisoner of his sentence after he was found guilty of trafficking over two and a half […]
While Troy Banner is under investigation by police, his ex-common law wife is speaking out. According to the woman, Banner fathered a child with her but the baby reportedly experienced bruises and injuries while in Banner’s care. The baby is now seven years old, and according to the mother at one-month-old, her son suffered not […]
If you’ve gone snorkeling or diving off the coast of Placencia, there’s a good chance that you visited the Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve. It is a popular tourist site because it offers some of the best diving and snorkeling experiences in Belize. But outside of its touristic appeal, this protected area serves […]
Back in April we reported on the three Honduran fishermen caught illegally fishing within the Spawning Aggregation Zone at the Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve in southern Belize. But that is just one of the many illegal fishing encounters we have told you about and the Southern Environmental Association which co-manages the site […]
The Coalition for Sustainable Fisheries recently released the data on fisher folks in Belize. The data found that primarily along coastline communities, there are only two thousand, five hundred and thirteen licensed fishers. Members of the coalition, including conservations groups, have been lobbying with government to institute a ban on the use of gillnets. Today, […]
For almost a decade, the Fisheries Department along with its partners has been working on amendments to the Fisheries Bill. The amendments to the bill, if approved and enacted, are to more effectively and efficiently enforce fisheries regulations, as well as to encourage sustainable fisheries management. The amendments to the bill also seek to protect […]
On Monday, the Pesticides Control Board recognized nine pest control operators for having successfully completed a training program. The two-day training focused on trade applicators involved in urban pest control. Participants were evaluated using three modules accompanied by a practical evaluation that taught them best practices and professional ethics. Registrar of Pesticides Miriam Ochaeta-Serrut says […]
Health officials in Belize are keeping a close eye to any and all potential threat of measles from neighboring Mexico. Two months ago, the Ministry of Health issued an advisory informing the public that the threat of measles continues to grow for Belize with neighboring countries reporting cases. Last week, a British tourist landed in […]
Health officials are also cognizant of the fact that with the rains upon us, a stronger effort is needed to address what is expected to be an increase of mosquitoes. These little winged creatures have the ability to spread diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya. It is because of this that the Ministry of […]
A horrifying discovery was made this afternoon at a home on the George Price Highway. The lifeless bodies of three persons, including a high school principal whose absence from work today prompted the very phone call which led to their location, were found inside the isolated residence. On the scene, police were able to confirm […]
Late this evening, Superintendent Hilberto Romero spoke with the media and provided details of a preliminary investigation. Supt. Hilberto Romero, CIB, Belize City “Around 3:00 p.m. police responded to a call at mile ten on the George Price Highway. It is a residential area; one house is situated in this particular area. Police entered […]
Just after four this evening, there was an attack on an employee at the Port Loyola Health Centre on Faber’s Road. Matron Augustina Elijio, who retired in December from her post as the Deputy Director of Health Services, was stabbed to the abdomen and the chest by a patient she had treated earlier in the […]
A resident of Sandhill is tonight recovering at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was shot in the arm. Around eight-thirty on Monday night, Jordan Murillo who lives at mile sixteen on the Philip Goldson Highway left his home in the village and headed to a store when he was approached by an unknown […]
Police in Belmopan are investigating the death of a two-month-old baby boy. Thevane Banner was rushed by his parents to the Western Regional Hospital on Saturday after he began experiencing breathing complications. According to the father, Troy Banner, Baby Thevane was choking on food and had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency attention. […]
In the lower courts this afternoon, attorney Andrew Bennett appeared once again before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazier, where he continues to face extradition to the United States for his purported role in a money laundering operation. Bennett is represented by fellow attorneys Anthony Sylvestre and Iliana Swift. During today’s proceedings, concerns were raised about electronic […]
According to Bradley, the issue of Bennett’s constitutional rights will be heard in the Supreme Court. Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, Attorney-at-law “From what the lawyers have said to the Chief Magistrate, one of that violation has to do with Mr. Bennett‘s correspondence, his communications. Apparently there are lots of information on WhatsApp between Mr. Bennett […]
Eleven-year-old Kyron Green remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. after being shot in the face on May seventeenth. The Standard Four student of Saint Luke Methodist remains paralyzed from the neck down but has been making significant progress, given a poor prognosis in the wake of his near-fatal injury. The family is in the process of […]
Three months ago, a school building at Holy Angels RC School was shut down by health officials after the structure became infested with rodents and termites. More than one hundred students were at risk and the school began soliciting funds to refurbish the structure. Much of its plea to the Catholic management fell on deaf […]
Fourth form teachers of Belmopan Comprehensive School today engaged in protest action against the administration of the school. The teachers are up in arms over the decision of the school to allow seventeen students to participate in this year’s commencement exercises. The teachers say that the seventeen students have not successfully satisfied all requirements to […]
