Shortly before five this evening, traffic on Douglas Jones Street came to a stand still and residents living in the area experienced power failure. The commotion was caused when a tow head truck travelling south snagged a cable which was hanging across the street at the corner of New Road. The impact pulled down all […]
While the collision on Douglas Jones resulted in some inconvenience for area residents, yesterday’s accident at the Queen’s Square Market resulted in a needless death. Today William Black, the driver of the van, which hit a pickup and pinned a seventy year old woman to a larger truck, was charged. According to witnesses Salustia Durante […]
Earlier this week News Five broke the story about an investigation at the Income Tax Department into fake forms for refunds amounting to over 40 thousand dollars. Today police released details of at least one incident in which it is believed a voucher was falsified, allegedly by an Income Tax Inspector. It is not clear […]
One man has been arrested, but two others are still at large after an armed hold-up on the Coastal Road last week. Police have charged a Dangriga resident Leon Castillo with three counts of attempted murder, and deadly means of harm after the manager of Paradise Shrimp Farm reported that on May 14th two armed […]
Police say they found a black mask, a gun and ammunition they believe was used in the holdup of Reyes Jewelry Shop on King Street on Wednesday. Two more suspects, Jeffery Flowers and Ronald Cox were arrested today. Kevin Myvett was picked up yesterday. Shop owner Pedro Reyes reported that two masked men dressed in […]
Two people were arrested and charged with indecent assault in separate incidents on Tuesday in the Orange Walk District. According to police the mother of a seven year old reported that her daughter was on the way home from school in Orange Walk Town when she met a neighbor. The fifteen year old boy allegedly […]
Since May fifth, Carlos Milan, the S.J.C. teacher, who was arrested and charged with attempted rape and indecent assault of a minor, has been imprisoned at Hattieville. Today, the Integrated Science teacher got out on bail. Milan, who is represented by attorney Simeon Sampson, appeared in Magistrate courtroom number one before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord. […]
The Ministry of Immigration has responded to allegations by the Opposition United Democratic Party that permanent residency permits are being sold to people in Asian countries without the applicant ever coming to Belize. The Ministry vehemently denies the charges saying that there is a standard policy for the issuing of permits which requires all applicants […]
Their motto is, “We Help Those Who Want to Help Themselves” and once again the Center for Employment Training has demonstrated just how motivated their students are. Their annual open day highlighted not only their achievements over the past several months, but their graduates’ goals for the future: whether they are going immediately to work […]
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