There’s good news and bad news coming out of Guatemala tonight. The good news is that after almost six days in captivity the four Belizeans being held in Peten jail will go before a judge. The bad news, however, is that once they make their appearance, the preliminary investigation could take three months. News Five’s […]
The press release was cryptically short but the news had to be viewed as positive. At around one this afternoon the phone rang in Belmopan and the caller on the other end was Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo. We do not have a transcript of the conversation but based on our own experience, the call must […]
While efforts to free the prisoners continue on the diplomatic and legal fronts, a bizarre incident Monday Night has added a new dimension to an already complicated hostage crisis. Around 7:40pm a loud bang was heard on “A” street in King’s Park. It seems that a small homemade incendiary device–better know as a bomb–exploded near […]
In case you haven’t noticed amidst the tensions with Guatemala and the murder of another child in Belize City, the Town Board Elections are on Wednesday. 31,026 people have registered to vote in Wednesday’s Town Board election and the first Belmopan city council election. Chief Elections Officer Myrtle Palacio said Belize’s political culture has demonstrated […]
A man on a bicycle was killed Monday on the Western Highway during a crash. However, 57 year old Martin Ortega wasn’t hit by a car or truck, but a motorcycle. Police say the collision occurred between miles eight and nine around 5:00pm. Ortega who lives at mile eight was heading west and trying to […]
The body of a Benque man was found Monday morning in the Mopan River. It was identified as 67 year old Majin Cario of George Price Boulevard in Benque Viejo del Carmen. A post mortem has determined the cause of death was drowning. There were no signs of injury.
Police have charged a laborer from San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Joseph Budna, with an unnatural crime and aggravated assault following reports a 14 year old boy that he was raped. The teen told police he was walking with some friends near Louisiana Field, Orange Walk on Saturday evening when a Creole man stopped and asked […]
With all the furor over Guatemala this weekend, few people knew that a woman dear to the hearts of many Belizeans had died. On Sunday night around 10:00pm. Sister Mary Cecilia succumbed after a valiant battle with cancer. She would have been 88 in March. She will be remembered for her dedicated service to Belize’s […]
To protest the murder of another child, Noemi Hernandez, and continuing crimes against children the NCH/Belize Action for Children, the National Committee for Families and Children and the Young Women’s Christian Association are organizing a march on Thursday afternoon. The agencies are inviting all southside schools to meet at the Roger’s Stadium at 2:30 and […]
