With the anniversary of the death of Sherilee Nicholas fast approaching and the three subsequent child murders still unsolved, most parents are keeping a close eye on their children, especially the girls. However, today the Amandala newspaper reported that a ten-year-old girl claims she was almost abducted Thursday evening. She managed to get away by […]
While police are looking into a possible abduction attempt in Belize City, they are also investigating a claim by an eight-year-old of La Democracia that she was raped at her grandmother’s house. The child reported that on August twenty-second around one thirty p.m. a man known to her only as “Bo-Rat” came into the house […]
A taxi driver is being questioned following a shooting on Mahogany Street on Thursday. Michael Miguel was shot in the back around eleven thirty a.m. allegedly during a dispute with the taxi man who is also a linesman for B.E.L. Miguel told police three shots were fired. He was taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial […]
Last week the Director of Public Prosecutions Adolph Lucas appeared on “One on One” with Dickie Bradley. Among the topics was the D.P.P.’s dismissal of the Samantha Gordon and Jackie Malic murder cases for a lack of arguable evidence. He criticized the police for going on national TV and radio when they make an arrest […]
And in spite of continued armed robberies at Belize City businesses — three this week alone — the prevalence of street hold-ups and the rape of an eighty-two year old woman a week ago the Commissioner says Belizeans have nothing to fear because the Police Department has things under control. Q: “You will bring crime […]
On Thursday the Prime Minister Said Musa was in Placencia for a town meeting, today he received a gift from some families in the Toledo District. The Belize Indigenous Training Institute presented him with a set of furniture made by husband and wife teams from the village of Indian Creek. The Institute has so far […]
In 1994 the United States/Federal Aviation Administration, US/FAA, said that flight safety in Belize rates as category three, meaning that Belize fails to meet minimum safety requirements. On Thursday the Civil Aviation Office announced that the Government of Belize will draft the New Belize Air Navigation Order. Included among the changes is the recommendation that […]
Representatives from law enforcement agencies, treatment and rehabilitation centers, education and the judiciary are meeting over the next three days to design and devise Belize’s first National Anti-Drug Plan. According to Jules Vasquez, the chairman of the National Drug Abuse Control Council, NDACC, the plan will set guidelines and policies. Jules Vasquez, Chairperson, NDACC “So […]
You don’t have to wait until the eleventh of September to enjoy the color and sparkle of the carnival. On Saturday September fourth, the Carnival King and Queen Competition gets underway at the National Stadium in Belize City. While costume judging will start at five in the evening, the main competition does not get started […]
In addition to the Queen of the Bay Pageant tonight, there are several other September activities this weekend and early next week that you may want to catch in Belize City. On Saturday, besides the King and Queen Competition, St. John’s Cathedral is having its popular Food Fair and for sports enthusiasts it’s the Santino’s […]
