It was as brutal a murder as the island town of San Pedro has ever seen: sixty-three year old Justo Jairo Perez was found bludgeoned to death around four Saturday morning. Robbery appears to have been the motive as Perez was discovered with his hands and feet tied together and his mouth taped shut. His […]
A suspect has been charged in connection with last week’s murder of a Corozal money changer. Twenty-nine year old Jesus Tun of Patchakan Village has been charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and conspiracy to commit murder. On Wednesday morning thirty-three year old Samuel Sanker of San Antonio Village was shot as he headed home […]
In another crime update, the sideman of a Bowen and Bowen truck has been charged in that truck’s attempted robbery. Twenty-nine year old Edilberto Garcia of Ladyville has been charged with abetment to commit burglary for his role in Thursday’s robbery attempt on the old Northern Highway near Corozalito. When Garcia asked the driver to […]
The case of the conch and the co-op is apparently back on track. After a few missteps, the case was finally called today before Magistrate Earl Jones. Emile Arguelles will be representing the Northern Fishermen Cooperative, which on October twenty-fourth was found by fisheries officers to be in possession of over eleven hundred undersized conch. […]
Ceremonies were held this morning in Belmopan for the signing of a five-year aid agreement between the European Union and Belize. The assistance, which totals almost eighteen million Belize dollars in grants, will focus on help for agriculture and rural communities. Signing on behalf of the E.U. was Gerd Jarchow, while Prime Minister Said Musa […]
Breaking news from the United Democratic Party tonight is a candidate reshuffle that will see new faces in the city and the south. At a mid-afternoon press conference today, Party Leader Dean Barrow informed a roomful of supporters that in the Albert Division, standard bearer Sidney Fuller will be replaced by Senator Marilyn Williams. Despite […]
In the Stann Creek West division, Glen Eiley, Placencia Village Chairman, has replaced Duncan McPherson. McPherson told the press he was stepping down for personal reasons and made sure the audience knew exactly where his loyalties lie. Duncan McPherson, Former. U.D.P. Candidate, Stann Creek W. “None of us were born perfect. Likewise organizations, such as […]
In other news from the red corner, another Belize City resident has thrown his hat into the mayoral ring. Last week Wayne Usher, a Barrack Road businessman and former permanent secretary, announced that he will seek the Belize City mayor’s seat in the municipal elections in March. According to Usher, his strategy is to get […]
Studies indicate that Belizean children do not feel all that secure in the one place they should: their homes. Today, as a week to fight child abuse opened, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found out how the subject of abuse will be tackled. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This week, Belizean parents are being encouraged to show their […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’ve just logged on to this fresh delivery of Sports Monday. After seven weeks of regular league play, the Belize Premier Football League finally staged its All Star match at the M.C.C. Grounds Saturday night under lights to herald the arrival of the halfway point of this particular competition. […]
