It is not a narcotic of choice for Belizean addicts, but that didn’t stop drug runners from using Belize as a transshipment point for a small fortune in heroin. Police managed to nip this deal in the bud, however, as two Hondurans, one Colombian and one Nicaraguan were busted with over six pounds of the […]
Police report a breakthrough in last month’s heist of the Belize Bank in San Ignacio. Over the weekend thirty-two year old Javier Ramirez of Orange Walk was arrested and charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary in connection with the break in which occurred sometime over the March ninth holiday weekend. At that time […]
Dangriga police, acting on a tip, have confiscated a big wad of counterfeit U.S. banknotes. The bust came in Seine Bight Village where eighteen-year-old Jovanie Miguel of Placencia was found holding a roll that would choke a whale shark. A total of five hundred and six bogus hundred dollar bills were confiscated from the young […]
The police even got some help in their crime fighting efforts from some public-spirited citizens. Around 8:00 Saturday night an Italian tourist was robbed at gunpoint while walking down North Front Street, but when the mugger took off with his victim’s knapsack he had some company. A number of passersby, along with tourism police, set […]
Politics marches on as three nominating conventions were held over the weekend, two for the People’s United Party and one for the United Democratic Party. All were hotly contested. In Cayo West, one of only three divisions not held by the PUP, Kendall Mendez was elected as PUP standard bearer. He received eight hundred and […]
Belize Electricity Limited is breathing a little bit easier tonight as it appears that the power supply from Mexico is back on track. The big Merida Three plant returned to service as scheduled on Friday night and the Commision Federal de Electricidad has been selling Belize twenty-five megawatts of electricity ever since. If the supply […]
On Saturday the Citrus Growers Association held its annual Citri Expo. The event, held at the organisation’s headquarters on the Stann Creek Valley Road, highlighted the many activities that the C.G.A. is involved in, including finance, research, technical advice, machinery rental, hauling services and fertilizer sales. The expo was opened by Citrus Industry Minister Henry […]
Not far away in Dangriga, an agricultural show was being held as part of a week of festivities organised by the World Garifuna Organisation. The show featured produce and handicraft primarily from the Garifuna communities of Barranco, Seine Bight, Hopkins, Georgetown, Dangriga and Punta Gorda.
On Friday the town of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye inaugurated its new fire station. The facility, located on Middle Street near the centre of the community, was built largely by the firemen themselves at a cost of ninety thousand dollars. The station will house two fire trucks as well as office space, training room and […]
Regular viewers of this newscast need no reminder that as much as we may love our wonderful country, sometime things go radically wrong. And whether that wrong is a driveby shooting, a high-speed traffic accident or a natural disaster like hurricane or fire, chances are that the victim will need to be given blood. Today, […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re in tuned to this version of Sports Monday. Things certainly are heating up at big Bird’s Isle as Belize District Basketball continues to pick up steam heading into the playoffs. We now take you to the Friday night opener between Medina’s House of Jewelry and M&M’s Christian Ambassadors. […]
