It’s the kind of incident that brings out the secret vigilante in even the most liberal minded citizen. A hard working businessman rises early to open his shop, only to watch as his wife is beaten by two armed robbers who then turn their weapons on him. What would you do if faced with that […]
While one downtown businessman was able to defend himself, another in King’s Park was not. On Monday afternoon two men entered Taste’s Restaurant on Sixth Street and demanded money from proprietor Zho Jian An. According to Zho, one of the men clubbed him on the back of the head with a gun while the other […]
Another violent incident in a Chinese owned establishment was reported on Monday, but it did not conform to the familiar pattern. Around 7:00 p.m. police were called to Yan Pei Restaurant on Freetown Road where they found Yan Jan Long suffering from a stab wound to the stomach. It was no local gangbanger who did […]
And if you think this has been a strange day for crime, you haven’t heard the last of it. This morning in Orange Walk a fugitive long sought by police was finally taken to Magistrate’s Court for arraignment. But sometime after 9:30, eighteen year old James Pelayo decided that jail was not his cup of […]
In the world of international politics the nation of Belize learned long ago the necessity of maintaining an active profile within the global community. And it seems that attitude is gaining strength in the once laid back world of Belizean art. An exhibition called “Zero: new Belizean art”, which first appeared in Merida in March […]
It was a story that broke while most Belizeans were eating breakfast and continued to build over the course of the day. Few Belize City residents were without an opinion on the shooting of two armed robbers and most of those questioned had very little sympathy with the bandits. Citizen #1 “If he didn’t defend […]
