If you follow the local news closely, you might have noticed that lately gas stations have become a staple for the criminal element. Unfortunately, that often translates into a loss in money and has left more than one security guard beaten up and even killed. Early this morning, the Freetown Esso Gas Station was the […]
Four days after a well-known Belize City man was gunned down in his own store, his suspected murderer has been charged. This man, twenty-nine year old Erlin White was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court today on the charge of murder and remanded to the Hattieville Prison. White is believed to be the gunman who walked into […]
Tonight, police need your help in capturing a suspect involved in two separate incidents. Authorities say Herman “Yagga” Morris is wanted in connection with a shooting incident and aggravated burglary that occurred seven days apart. On Wednesday, twenty-year old Mark Saragosa reported to police that around 5:30 that evening, he was at the corner of […]
Police are looking for three suspects who held up the employees of Belize Western Energy Limited on Central American Boulevard. According to police, around 11:30 this morning, a clear complexioned man walked into the establishment and ordered a tank of gas. As the secretary was doing the paper work, two other men then entered the […]
Five students from southern Belize have been awarded scholarships to study at the University of Belize. On Wednesday, through a special program initiated by Prime Minister Said Musa, the three men and two women will pursue associate degrees at the University of Belize. Rudolfo Shal of Punta Gorda is studying for a degree in social […]
For many Belizeans, this next story is literally a matter of life or death. When a person’s two kidneys fail, a dialysis machine must cleanse the blood on a regular basis. Belize has never had such a machine, so every week several dangerously ill patients are forced to travel to either Mexico or Guatemala for […]
Valentine’s Day might almost be over, and well if your bouquet of roses or box of chocolates got lost in the rush, don’t worry, your significant other still has time to make it up to you. One local high school teacher has published a book of love poems, and even though it’s called “Broken Hearts”, […]
His birth defect has not allowed him to fully participate in school activities or even play with friends. But Noel Young of Amara Avenue in Belize City has reasons to celebrate. Later this month, he will be leaving the country to receive medical care that will allow him for the very first time to do […]
