By any standard it was a rush to judgement. When a dead infant was found in the village of Lord’s Bank, police immediately concluded that he drowned in a bucket of water after his mother left him in the unreliable care of an eleven year old sister. Not so. Today I visited the Zelaya home […]
While police will likely conclude that the death of a baby in Lord’s Bank was a tragic accident such cannot be said for a killing in Cayo which still remains unsolved. One year ago the lifeless body of 44 year old Rosanne Orizzi was discovered on her farm in upper Barton Creek. She had been […]
The Prime Minister Said Musa addressed the Mexican congress today and met with President Ernesto Zedillo tonight as part of his official visit to Mexico City. The Belize delegation, which included various government officials, signed several cooperation agreements including one for the Museum of Belize and technical and educational cooperation between the Ministry of Education […]
In Police news, acting on a tip a police operation went to the home of Joyce Bainton at 8041 Mahogany Street extension around six in the evening on Wednesday and found 43 grams of marijuana, 18 grams of cocaine, two unlicensed firearms: a 22 caliber revolver with 4 rounds of ammunition and a 38 caliber […]
If you think you see a lot of new government vehicles on the street, you’re about to see a few more. The Ministry of National Security has just purchased 13 new Ford F-250 supercab pickups. Five trucks will be assigned to the Belize Defense Force, six to the police and two to the Immigration Department. […]
Hattieville police discovered over twelve thousand dollars cash and stolen items during a search at the home of Dean Gillett on Tuesday. Almost five hundred dollars was found on Dean Gillett while Eric Flowers of Punta Gorda had almost seven thousand in cash. Leonard Gillett of Hattieville had seven hundred dollars and Travis Andrews also […]
A man from Santa Martha Village in the Orange Walk District has been charged after allegedly impregnating his 13 year old daughter. The girl’s mother took her to the hospital after she began complaining of stomach pains and it was discovered that she was four months pregnant. The girl then admitted that her 34 year […]
Now it seems like a case of much ado about nothing but this morning the manager of a factory on North Front Street thought she was going to have a serious problem on her hands, and seventy five employees unable to use the lavatory when she discovered a plumber digging up her driveway. As Janelle […]
