Corozal Police continue to look into the incident in which a police officer shot and injured two men in San Victor, Corozal. The village is a hot spot for the flow of contraband goods into Belize because of its proximity to the Rio Hondo. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says their investigations show that the […]
Children were back in class today at La Inmaculada R.C. School, Orange Walk Town. According to School Principal Lenny Umaña, the day went by without incident. The enrolment is more than a thousand students; Umaña told us that about eighty-five percent of the students showed up today for classes and each child and staff member […]
There is more from the police; a change in command in the Corozal Police Formation is planned. Regional Commander Senior Superintendent Luis Castellanos is weeks away from retirement so Senior Superintendent Marcia Moody, who was the Commander for Corozal, will be taking over from Castellanos. Moody, has for the past month been understudying Castellanos to […]
The Commissioner of Police Chester Williams addressed a number of issues today; he was in Corozal Town as he makes his rounds joining officers in different municipalities in their weekly meet and greet sessions. The top cop and the regional commander visited residents in the Chula Vista area in that municipality to hear the concerns […]
Literacy is important to life skills and while there are improvements since the Literacy programme was launched, students are still challenged with understanding what they read. This morning, the Ministry of Education brought together teachers from throughout the country at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex to assess the areas the students are lagging behind. The […]
There is an update on the number of dengue cases detected in the country. The Office of the Director of Health Services states that the total number of cases countrywide is up at three thousand one hundred and fifteen. A break down shows that one thousand three hundred and forty five are suspected cases while […]
Two hundred and twenty-one years ago, British loggers known as Baymen successfully warded off a flotilla of Spanish ships during the famous Battle of Saint George’s Caye. That day, September tenth, 1798 went down in history as the day that gave rise to the birth of a nation. On Tuesday, Belizeans paid homage to the […]
The citizen’s parade took off after the official ceremonies at the Memorial Park. This year, it did not appear as grand as previous years. Some government ministers walked the parade route including D.P.M. Patrick Faber, as it meandered through the principal streets of the City. The new Queen of the Bay, Kimberly Santos, waved to […]
The activities for this year’s Carnival festivities culminated on Saturday September seventh, 2019 with a massive road march which was viewed by thousands. Participating were over a dozen mas bands and hundreds of revelers. The Carnival Association’s auditors, have released the results as follows: Soca Moca emerged victorious as the 2019 Senior Mas Band of […]
A well-coordinated and strategic anti-drug operation led to a police shootout and the confiscation of one thousand two hundred and ten parcels of cocaine packed in forty-one bails on board a King Air twelve engine aircraft. The parcels had the marking “Oro” and “Cat” on it. Six persons, four from Honduras, one from Ecuador and […]
According to the Commissioner, at the sight of law enforcement officers, one of the vehicles with suspects in it took off. Officers set chase while others remained at the landing scene. That is when the fiery shoot-out between police and the drug traffickers took place. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Shots were fired and […]
Three of the men who were shot are under heavy police guard at the K.H.M.H. where officers this morning were shown several of the exits. Interestingly, no locals were found at the scene. The drug plane is in good condition and authorities are preparing to have it relocated to the B.D.F. air wing at the […]
At today’s press briefing, C.E.O. in the Ministry of National Security, Retired Colonel George Lovell spoke to the importance of working with regional partners and countries that form part of the trans-national drug operation network. Ret’d Col. George Lovell, C.E.O., Ministry of National Security “We have been working closely with our allies and it […]
A brawl on Saturday night in San Ignacio led to murder. It started among a group of twenty persons and soon escalated in front of a well-known supermarket. Twenty-six year old Berrisford Budna had joined in the wild confrontation. He left the violent scene but was followed and later found stabbed to death in a […]
A pair of twenty-year-old men received various degrees of injury following a shooting incident on George Street on Sunday morning. Laquan Flowers and Mark Phillips were reportedly at a residence sometime shortly before midday when a grey sports utility vehicle drove up from the direction of Racecourse Street. One of the occupants of the S.U.V. […]
There is word that Reynaldo Verde, Deputy Director of General Services in the General Sales Tax Department, has been arrested in the United States. Verde was attending a conference in Belgium and was on his way back to Belize. He was nabbed in Washington D.C.by U.S. law enforcement. Verde is said to be under investigation […]
Classes at the La Inmaculada R.C. School in Orange Walk have been suspended until Wednesday. That’s to give time to authorities to deal with the condition of the New River where the stench from gases has been making the students and teachers sick. Past that, the school is looking at the option to relocate though […]
According to the School Principal, Lenny Umaña, they are keeping an eye monitoring the situation. She adds that parents and teachers alike remain concerned over the time being lost due to the current situation. However, Umaña says they are committed to completing this year’s curriculum and have received instructions from the Ministry to ensure that […]
The Department of the Environment and other agencies are working around the clock to improve the condition of the New River. A number of measures are being taken, this morning aerators were installed as a first step. Notwithstanding, the condition of the river is not expected to improve overnight. Dalila Ical reports. Dalila Ical, […]
The murder trial of William ‘Danny’ Mason and his alleged accomplices resumed this morning in the Belmopan Supreme Court before Justice Antoinette Moore. The defense case against brothers Keron and Terrence Fernandez, Ashton Vanegas and Ernest Castillo was closed today and Mason’s is set to commence on September eleventh. All five men were read their […]
On Friday, the M.I.T. unit and other police officers conducted a vehicular checkpoint at mile sixteen, on the Phillip Goldson Highway. They confiscated two guns and six live rounds of ammunitions from a group of six persons identified as Belize City Cook, Moses Moore, Juan Canek, a Construction Worker of Plues Street, Julian Dyer, a […]
Police believe they have detained the suspects who were part of a heist in Corozal Town last Friday. Today, Head of the National Crimes Investigation Branch A.C.P. Joseph Myvett told the media that the Corozal Police were alerted of the armed robbery at Frys Store located on Santa Rita Road in Corozal Town around five- […]
Pastor Floyd Neal lost his house and belongings in a fire over the weekend. The fire was caused by an electrical fault inside the living room of his house in Camalote, Cayo. The pastor’s wife was at home when the fire broke but all she could do was to pick up her children and get […]
A loan agreement between the Government of Belize and the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China for fifty million U.S. dollars was signed this morning by Prime Minister Barrow. The monies are earmarked for the upgrading of the Corozal-Sarteneja Road, as well as the construction of the Pueblo Nuevo and Laguna Seca bridges. Witnessing […]
World Prevention Suicide Day is held globally to raise awareness of mental health issues that lead to suicide. The highest rate of suicide takes place among young people so this morning at Wesley High School, a ceremony was held to spread the message that by working together, lives can be saved because suicide is preventable. […]
