For the last few weeks life has been nothing if not exciting for convicted burglar John Bartley. On July fourth he was severely wounded in the head when three attackers entered his jail cell at Hattieville Prison. His roommate, Glenford Gillett, was killed in the assault and Bartley’s status as the only witness to the […]
Sixteen-year old Keon Joseph has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and dangerous harm. The young man on Tuesday evening allegedly stabbed his co-worker, twenty-seven year old Arton Bowen on Cleghorn Street. The two apparently had an ongoing personal feud, which resulted in Joseph stabbing Bowen in his arm, shoulder and upper chest. Bowen […]
A fire in Corozal has caused extensive damage to a popular nightspot. The Capri Club, had already closed for the night when the Fire Department was called out to the location at 12:30 early this morning. A fire was raging in the upper flat of the building and was threatening to burn down the entire […]
Four days after six-year old Myrna Susan Rivera apparently fell into the North Stann Creek River and disappeared underwater, the young girl’s lifeless body was found floating near her family’s house near mile seven on the Stann Creek Valley Road. According to the young girl’s mother, Lourdes Rivera, on Sunday her daughter had gone to […]
Operators of internet gambling operations based in Belize and other offshore jurisdictions are closely watching events in Washington. Today’s New York Times reports that the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass–perhaps as early as next week–a bill to prohibit Americans from using the internet to gamble. According to the article there are over […]
In late May we brought viewers’ attention to the case of a little boy named Andrew who had been found on the street with nothing but a few pesos in his pocket. His parents and even his nationality were unknown. And not only was he an orphan, but he was diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome and […]
With Semi-Pro Football a fading memory and CARICOM Basketball a wound not yet healed, we decided to lower our sights a little bit and look at the sports scene from a vantage point much closer to the ground. News Five’s Faralee Gabourel found such a view on the Southside of Belize City. Faralee Gabourel, Reporting […]
A camp for young footballers is not the only specialized recreation for youths this summer. While some of the kids were kicking ball at St. Martin’s, others were beating out up the road. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It was the students’ last day at the third annual Summer Music Camp held at Trinidad Farm. The fifteen […]
