This month alone, there have been six reported homicides in Belize City…more grim statistics to add to what is already a long list of deaths that have taken place in only seven months. According to police sources, since January of this year forty-five people have been killed and most of the perpetrators are still at […]
Another day, more bloodshed…as on Saturday night, several Belize City residents would find themselves trapped in the middle of a shootout. According to police, around nine p.m. two young men, each armed with a sawed off shotgun met up with one of their enemies. A hail of gunfire ensued and when it was over, three […]
Another Belize City man is tonight recovering from gunshot wounds, this time to his backside. According to police, Kevin Young and another man were standing on East Canal when an armed man approached them and started shooting. Young was hit twice and has been admitted to the K.H.M.H. in a stable condition. Police retrieved eight […]
A businessman attacked during an armed robbery last week has succumbed to his injuries. According to police, Presentacion Chavez, the owner of a bar in the village of Spanish Lookout, was shot in the stomach by four armed and masked men on Thursday night. Chavez was admitted to ward at the Loma Luz hospital with […]
A traffic accident in the Corozal District has claimed the life of a security guard. According to police, just after midnight on Sunday, Julio Catch was riding his bicycle through Xaibe Village when he was knocked down from behind. Motorists travelling on the highway transported Catch to the K.H.M.H. where he later died. Another driver […]
Everyday in Belize City, the echo of gunshots rings through the air; sometimes the bullets miss their targets, but most times they don’t. It is a situation we have been forced to accept as reality because the simple fact is that there are too many guns on our streets. Cognisant of the alarming situation, the […]
While the police are charged with the duty of bringing criminals to justice, it is also clear that the rest of us need to provide the Belizean children with alternatives to violence and crime. One of those initiatives is called “Youth for the Future”. Over the weekend, co-ordinator of the project, Nuri Muhammad was the […]
The report card on the National Health Insurance scheme is out and apparently, the plan has passed with flying colours. The results are part of independent surveys conducted by SPEAR and the University of Belize at various stages of the pilot project. The performance of the scheme was judged in five main areas: equity and […]
James Adderley Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome aboard this ride on Sports Monday. The long awaited and much anticipated Capital Life basketball playoffs got underway Friday night at the City Centre, as the number one seed, San Cas U.B., played host to the number four seed, Kaus of Corozal. There’s a lot riding […]
