The public immediately considered her victim number five of a serial killer, but the police were not so quick to jump to conclusions until they had the results of the post mortem. Now those results are in. News Five spoke with Dr. Mario Estradabran today. What he described is the frightening echo of torture and […]
In what we are hoping is not related news, a 14-year-old girl was reported missing today in Belize City. Although the teen disappeared on Monday after school, the family did not make a police report until today. Karen Williams of Central American Boulevard is a Standard 6 student at St. John Vianney School. She is […]
This week’s Cabinet meeting included discussions on ways to encourage Belizeans to seek work in the banana and citrus industries, copyright legislation and protecting the Belize Barrier Reef. A subcommittee made up of Minister of Agriculture Daniel Silva, Minister of Labour Valdemar Castillo and Minister of Citrus and Banana Industries Henry Canton will develop a […]
The Belizean four may be home to stay, but their ordeal in Guatemala continues to send ripples through the international community. At the conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in St. Kitts and Nevis, leaders this week expressed concern, as they learned that Guatemala had reiterated it’s territorial claim to […]
Two of the inmates who escaped from the Hattieville Prison on Tuesday morning, have been apprehended by authorities. Salva Carballo and Jason Flowers were picked up last night at a house in Hattieville. Two others, considered dangerous, are still at large. They are 19 year old Terry Reyes, serving a 20-year sentence for murder and […]
Investigations continue into the murder of a banana farm worker whose body was discovered Tuesday in Bladden, Toledo. A post mortem has concluded that 61-year-old Julian Zeyala Lopez was strangled. His body was found in a newly dug grave covered with dry cohune leaves by co-workers, who launched a search after Zelaya Lopez disappeared on […]
Construction will finally begin on the long awaited new library for Dangriga. The National Library Service announced today that funding has come through from the Ministry of Education as well as the Social Security Board. Construction on the land, donated by Cornelius Cacho should begin in about two weeks. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held back in […]
They originally suspended the service almost a year ago, but government pressure and requests from the Belize Tourism Board made them reactivate it in June. But even with alterations in the schedule to make it more attractive, in the end, Grupo TACA’s direct flight to Miami just wasn’t carrying enough passengers. This Friday TACA will […]
The hurricane season may be months away but for once; Belize is trying to get a jump-start on things. Since Monday, various community leaders, representatives of the Belize Red Cross and concerned citizens have been trying to develop a detailed disaster preparedness program. While discussions will focus on things like infrastructure, roads, bridges, and buildings, […]
This evening the Belize Emergency Response Team, BERT received a gift of a twin engine aircraft, to provide air ambulance service from Belize to the United States and Central America. The plane was purchased from the Wagners Foundation in the United States, after the money was raised by the Burlington Illinois Rotary Club. It is […]
