He has been in prison for six years, but tonight Deon Bruce is a free man. His extradition request had been meandering through the courts for as long as he had been behind walls. But the Court of Appeal this afternoon ordered his immediate release from the Belize Central Prison where he has been locked […]
Bruce promptly left the central prison and was picked up by family members. The Bruce family in Belize City is elated that he has finally been released after fighting extradition for more than half a decade. His sister, Jerrylyn says that Deon is excited to be free and safe at home. On the Phone: […]
There was a dangerous exchange of gunfire in Arenal Village on Monday evening between members of the Special Patrol Unit and a gang of armed thieves believed to be Guatemalan nationals. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett, the S.P.U. team was conducting a patrol on the Belizean side of the border community when […]
The Head of the National Crimes Investigation Branch, ACP Joseph Myvett, says that their investigation is being widened to see if those same culprits are responsible for the theft of a motor vehicle just outside of Arenal recently. On the Phone: ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “During the course of the […]
An investigation into the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four Belize Defense Force airmen, conducted by Bell, the manufacturer of the military aircraft, has concluded. On February twenty-seventh, majors Adran Ramirez and Radford Baizar, along with corporals Yassir Mendez and Reynaldo Choc perished when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed into a […]
From the standpoint of the Ministry of National Security, recommendations will be made in respect of persons in the B.D.F. chain of command who may be held responsible and will be charged for failing to carry out their respective duties on that fateful February night. Isani Cayetano “Can you share with us whether anyone […]
The families of the four deceased airmen have been experiencing difficulties with compensation following the deaths of their loved ones. In a previous interview with the Attorney General, he had informed that at least two of the families had received compensation from government. That turned out not to have been the cases as there were […]
As we reported on Monday night the headquarters of the National Fire Service has been sold to the Atlantic Bank. The bank sits just across the fire station on Cleghorn Street in Belize City. The property is considered a prime location in that area of the City. On Monday, Minister Edmond Castro did confirm the […]
A maze of electrical wires dangling from a lamp post in the Holy Emmanuel area is proving to be dangerous for the Geban family. Families who live in the area have been connecting illegally to get electricity into their homes so the network of wires runs in any direction. The Geban family lives in front […]
There are thirty-seven new cases of COVID-19; that’s the official figures coming out of the Ministry of Health as of September twenty-eighth. An analysis of the infographic shows that there are now one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one confirmed cases for the country of which six hundred and fifty-nine are active and one thousand two […]
The Phillip Goldson International Airport is less than two days away from resuming all operations, following a suspension of arrivals and departures, with the exception of repatriation flights, since March twenty-third. American and United flights are said to be full but the passengers are mostly Belizeans. Tonight final preparations are underway, including a walkthrough of […]
With the resumption of daily flights from the P.G.I.A., tourism stakeholders are looking at ways in which the local industry can benefit from the advantage of a lower cost structure. A number of small hotels have been brutally affected and have to close permanently. The competition, says Burgos, is coming from Mexico, Guatemala and other […]
The fleecing of the government: leaked document show a substantial sum of money paid to the macebearer, Brian Audinett, also known as Yellow Man. Audinett is a well-known sympathizer of the government who has held the post of macebearer of the House since 2008. Up until November 2019, he was employed at the Sports Council, […]
Back in 2018, the Garcia family of San Ignacio was shocked at the death of one of their own, Bobby Garcia. The young man was killed atop the Cahal Pech Maya site in a bizarre way. At the time, it was said he was killed in a ritual. Two of his friends were charged for […]
Fourteen year old Tomari Jackson of Georgia, U.S.A drowned in February 2016 in the Sibun River. Jackson was in Belize with more than thirty other students on a school trip at Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. The group went swimming in the Sibun River, which runs behind the sanctuary, and that is when he drowned. Jackson’s mother, […]
While Monday’s Ask the Experts webcast focused primarily on COVID-19 and the protocols in place for the reopening of the P.G.I.A., Doctor Marvin Manzanero took the opportunity to discuss the availability of the vaccine for the corona virus when it becomes available sometime next year. The DHS says that they are being told that each […]
On Wednesday, the National Oversight Committee will be taking members of the media on a walkthrough of the Philip Goldson International Airport to view protocols on the processing of international tourists and Belizeans returning home given the COVID-19 pandemic. Belizeans with a negative status can isolate at home while visitors will proceed to the Gold […]
The Government of Taiwan has signed a Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Belize. On Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington signed the MLAT with Remus Li-Kuo Chen, Ambassador of Taiwan to Belize. According to a release, the treaty had been previously signed by Minister Ching-Hsiang Tsai in Taipei. The MLAT is […]
In April and May Farmers from Crique Jute and Colombia villages in the south suffered significant losses when forest fires burned out their fields. But shortly after the fires, Copal Tree Farm and Distillery in Toledo started a nursery with over five thousand cacao trees worth over twenty thousand dollars to help the farmers out. Today, the […]
A tortilla factory in San Pedro Town was the target of an armed robbery on Saturday. Two men, of who was armed, held up the proprietor with a gun. Police say that are questioning one man in connection with the incident. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “There was a […]
There was another robbery in San Pedro Town on Saturday. Thieves targeted a shop around two that afternoon and managed to get away with some cash and electronic devices. Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero tells us more. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “There was a robbery at island shop in […]
The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, BELTRAIDE, is now twenty years old. The agency opened its doors back in the year 2000 to create a competitive business environment that promotes an investment-friendly climate; as well as to provide support to micro, small and medium enterprises. To mark this milestone, the agency held a virtual […]
Atlantic Bank Limited has purchased a prime piece of prime property belonging to the Government of Belize. The property is located on Cleghorn Street in Belize City, adjacent to Atlantic Bank. It is the headquarters for the National Fire Services in the Old Capital and the value of the sale is unconfirmed, though it is […]
Three residents of Saint Margaret’s Village on the Hummingbird Highway were drinking on Sunday night when one of them died and the other began to display odd behaviour and fell ill. Of the two surviving men, tonight one has been released from the hospital and the other is in critical condition. At this time, police […]
Minister Anthony “Boots’’ Martinez was in the hot seat last Friday. According to documents presented in the House of Representatives, Martinez and his daughter, Stacey, have received hefty payments from government. When the matter became public in 2016, Stacey appears as the vendor for payments of rent presumably for office space for the ministry; she […]
