Three days after a fire demolished six houses, damaged two others and left over fifty people without a place to live, the cause of the Victoria Street fire is still not known. Fire officials are still examining the possibilities, one of which was a faulty appliance in one of the apartments at number 68. But […]
Minister of Housing Dickie Bradley and Pickstock Area representative, George Price toured the scene of the Victoria Street fire this afternoon. Minister Bradley says all 52 people who were displaced will be given the opportunity to relocate. Richard Bradley, Minister of Housing “What will come, we will put back attractive homes and a number of […]
It might have been a stunning revelation of facts that could have set a doomed man free, but today Jason Clarke’s contradictory and inconsistent testimony probably didn’t do much to help convicted murderer Wilfred Lauriano. Clarke, an inmate of the Hattieville Prison, was allowed to take the witness stand after the Privy Council accepted an […]
With a suspect arrested for the murder of Jackie Malic and the FBI testing the remains of two other murdered children, the pressure is on to solve the murder of fifteen year old Samantha Gordon. Her body was found in November in the water near Vista Del Mar. The Criminal Investigations Branch has redoubled its […]
A Punta Gorda fisherman died as a result of a boating accident on Saturday. That afternoon, Independence Police received information that someone had been swimming near Waterside Dock and had not resurfaced. However, upon reaching the scene, they discovered the incident actually took place about a quarter mile offshore. Eliodoro Lara reported that he and […]
A teenager lost his life this weekend during a Sunday outing to Davis Bank in the Belize District. Jane Thomas, a resident of Grace Bank Village, told police she took 8 adults and 16 young people on a picnic but when she called roll at 2:15, she discovered one boy, 15 year old Leon Bennett […]
A Belize City taxi driver was beaten and robbed on Saturday night. Glennstein Martinez told Police that around 9:30 p.m. a man later identified as Percival Pilgrim got into his taxi asking to go to Faber’s Road. In front of WAVE Radio station, however, Pilgrim allegedly pushed his hand into a bag and pointed something […]
In the light of many discrepancies in the gun license policy or lack thereof in Belize, the Ministry of National Security and Immigration has formulated a new battle plan against illegal and unlicensed guns in Belize. In addition to a four week waiting period and license fees, all those interested in obtaining a gun license […]
Prime Minister Said Musa is joining the leaders of 47 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean for the first joint summit with the European Union this week in Brazil. The meeting in Rio de Janeiro today and tomorrow will examine political, economic and cultural issues to promote human rights and regional integration. The European […]
Five lucky people have won $2,000 each in the Courts Millennium Mania Raffle. Ticket stubs from all over the country were brought to the Courts Belize City Main Office where their names were picked at random. After a quick check to make sure the accounts were in good order, the winners were notified of their […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this dish of Sports Monday. Let’s start with the Belize Amateur Basketball series as Christian Ambassadors and Mirab find themselves in a final shootout for the 1999 senior title at the City Centre Friday night. It’s 2 points immediately off the tip-off courtesy of […]
