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The Belize Police Department has lost a well-known colleague and so has the local media. Assistant Superintendent Fitzroy Yearwood passed away this afternoon following a massive stroke that he suffered over the Easter weekend. The communications director, who had been serving in that capacity for the past three years, built a solid rapport with reporters, […]
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Lev Dermen, the Los Angeles-based businessman who made the news during his tax fraud trial in February 2020, when former Minister of National Security John Saldivar was named as receiving money in tranches from him, has been handed down a forty-year prison sentence. Dermen was one of five persons who were sentenced for the roles […]
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Back in November 2018, news broke of a multimillion-dollar real estate scam that had been operating in Belize for the better part of fifteen years. At the time, the Federal Trade Commission revealed that two-time convicted felon Andris Pukke, along with several associates, duped investors into buying Sanctuary Bay lots by falsely promising that the […]
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Today, the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management issued a release officially informing the public that a replacement for Lucy Fleming on the Environmental Tribunal has been named. The release says that following Fleming’s resignation, the minister has appointed Anthony Paul Hunt Senior as her replacement. Hunt will be representing the […]
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A significant amount of money, jewelry, cell phones, and shotguns were stolen in a burglary over the Easter holidays. The loot, valued at around thirty-eight thousand dollars, was removed from the home of a Los Lagos family that decided to take a trip during the extended weekend. Thieves cut a portion of the chain-link fence […]
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An Orange Walk resident lost his life on Thursday afternoon when his Ford Ranger pickup truck collided into a freightliner tractor on the George Price Highway. According to police, at around one p.m., thirty-two-year-old Ronald Hiron was driving a white freightliner truck towards Belmopan City and upon reaching mile twenty-eight; he saw a Ford Ranger […]
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Did a suspected drug lane that local law enforcement officials tracked overnight from South America land in Toledo District on Monday? That’s what the Belize Police Department and its counterparts are seeking to confirm. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the aircraft’s flight pattern was being monitored closely after departing from South America sometime […]
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Jankunu Productions is back with another one of its Belizean dramas. Belitopia is all about Belize in 2050. The futuristic play captures life in Belize now compared to life in Belize thirty years from today. Written by playwright Julie-Ann Ellis Bradley, Belitopia comes to life on Friday and Saturday nights inside the Bliss Centre for […]
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Good evening and welcome to this special edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. It was a weekend of celebration in sports for Belizeans near and far. We begin tonight’s coverage with the ninety-third running of the Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic. Well folks, if you have not already heard, the garland is […]
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A man was murdered this morning in Hopkins Village. Thirty-eight-year-old Francis Augustine was at home, inside his bedroom, when a knife-wielding attacker inflicted multiple stab wounds to his body. Augustine collapsed and bled out in his front yard while attempting to run to safety. The latest homicide comes at the start of the extended Easter […]
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As many people leave their homes to travel to be with relatives or friends elsewhere this Easter, thieves will likely be prowling as well to see where they can pounce without being detected. But coupled with the neighborhood watch groups, the Belize Police Department will be beefing up their patrols and presence in the different […]
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Traditionally, the sale of liquor on Good Friday was a no-no. In fact, many will recall last year when the Belize Police Department issued a notification warning against the sale of liquor and cracked down to ensure that business establishments stuck to the notice. But now, through an amendment to the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Regulation […]
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In a cabinet brief issued last Thursday, the Briceño administration informed that government will invoke Article 226 (a) of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas which will allow for the Minister of Immigration to immediately impose a visa requirement for Haitians wishing to visit Belize. That decision was taken in light of the fact that over […]
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The situation with Jamaican nationals disappearing after entering Belize is also similar, except that it involves a considerably smaller number. While the Immigration Department is monitoring the situation closely, stricter measures are yet to be put in place where Jamaicans are concerned. According to C.E.O. Middleton, a cabinet subcommittee will be formed to look at […]
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An Anti-Inflation and Food Security Summit, led by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Orbrador, is underway and Belize has been invited to participate in this important regional effort. On Wednesday, Prime Minister John Briceño addressed various heads of government who were present at the top-level diplomatic conference. In his speech, P.M. Briceño spoke of the […]
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It’s that time again when hot cross buns and fried fish are the order of the day, well at least on the dinner menu. And while the making of cross buns is a decades-old tradition in Belize, it is still a skill that perhaps younger folks may need some coaching on how to get the […]
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The Belize Port Authority has issued a notice advising the general public that there has been no approved increase in passenger fares for water taxis. The notice says, any charges to commuters above the approved rates are unlawful and will not be tolerated. Commuters are being asked to report any attempts by water taxi operators […]
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The long Easter weekend is upon us. It is expected that Belizeans will be spending a lot of their time celebrating along the shorelines. In San Pedro Town, Mayor Wally Nunez and his council have been preparing for an influx of visitors. The town council has planned a couple Easter weekend activities for the entire […]
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The Belize Tourism Board has recognized Derick Hendy with the Frontline Hero Award for 2023. The employee of the Belize Audubon Society is also the site manager for the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary. Hendy shares the significance of this recognition for the work that he does in conserving the natural environment. Here’s that interview. […]
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Across Belize, thousands of residents are traveling for relaxation this Easter weekend to escape from the tedium of everyday life on the job or at home. Thousands more will also make time for church as the commune with the Holy Spirit in service of Easter, a Christian festival and cultural holiday remembering the resurrection of […]
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Three days after the Sibun River mayhem in Gracie Rock, thirty-five-year-old Tyrone Young, a taxi man and construction worker of Mahogany Street, was arraigned for the murder of Denver Montero that occurred on Sunday afternoon. Montero, along with many others, was socializing in the river near the hammock bridge when they were ambushed by a […]
Written on April 5, 2023 | Posted in
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He was executed on Saturday night in the vicinity of the Port of Belize compound on Central America Boulevard, and tonight, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams confirmed that there have been no arrests as yet for the murder of sixteen-year-old Wellington Williams. A motive for the cold-blooded homicide of the high school student is a […]
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On Tuesday, the body of a man was discovered on the banks of a lagoon inside the Corozal Free Zone. The individual has since been identified as thirty-three-year-old Mexican national Carlos Alberto Yepes Rosa of Santa Elena, Quintana Roo, Mexico. A local report says that Rosas’ body was covered with pallets, with injuries to the […]
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As promised, cameras have been installed on the John Smith Road. During an interview this evening, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams confirmed that he was also meeting with representatives from the Belize Tourism Board to discuss the installation of cameras in San Pedro Town to assist with crime-fighting on the island. Here’s ComPol Williams with […]
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Thirty-seven-year-old Police Constable Daniel Requeña has been acquitted of a charge of extortion, five years after he was accused of obtaining money by force or coercion from a woman in Belize City. The incident took place in 2017, when Estephania Gomez reportedly handed over eight hundred dollars for the release of her friends who were […]
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