Gang related violence on the streets of Belize City is nothing new, but recent days have brought increased tensions and a corresponding level of bloodshed. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports on the two latest deaths, beginning with an execution style hit in front of a popular north side restaurant. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Sherman “Hatcher” Flowers […]
Violence among and between gangs is not the only type of crime ravaging Belize City. Police report that on Tuesday afternoon a pair of armed robbers knocked off a retail store in the Coral Groves area. One of the jackers pointed a sawed off shotgun at Samir Hamze, proprietor of Hamze Mart, and relieved him […]
And in a follow up to a story we reported last night, twenty-two year old Dean Cain has pleaded guilty to possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and was fined one thousand, five hundred dollars for each of the two offences. It was Cain’s loaded gun left with his girlfriend, Kira Plunkett, that was […]
Belizean businessman Kevin Morris is a free man tonight, following a successful appeal of his order to be extradited to the United States. Morris was arrested in Belize at the request of the D.E.A., who claimed that he conspired to traffic cocaine in February 2001. Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord had ordered Morris’s extradition to the […]
It was originally planned for April, tentatively rescheduled for May and now the only date mentioned is “soon”. What we’re referring to is the presentation by the facilitators on their recommendations for a final settlement of the Guatemalan claim to Belize. The originally stated reason for the delay was scheduling difficulties attributed to O.A.S. Secretary […]
Last October when Hurricane Iris passed over southern Belize, the storm not only destroyed buildings, but knocked down thousands of trees, ranging from newly planted citrus to ancient mahoganies. Trees Belize, a non-governmental organisation is about to embark on a reforestation project that promises to replant a significant portion of those trees that were lost. […]
If you’re a beauty pageant fan, you’ll no doubt want to tune in to tonight’s Miss Universe competition. But don’t try to spot Miss Belize in the crowd on stage, because she won’t be there. According to Carolyn Trench-Sandiford of Pageants Belize, Karen Russell, the current Miss Belize, won’t have her moment in the spotlight […]
