Two immigration officers detained since earlier this week in Benque Viejo have been formally charged in connection with what is believed to be an operation to smuggle Central Americans into the United States. Thirty-eight year old Elias Martinez and twenty-four year old Addli Martinez, who are not related, appeared in Magistrate’s Court this morning. Elias […]
This morning the murder trial of Patrick Robateau and Leslie Pipersburg entered its third day at the Supreme Court. Much of the session involved the cross examination of security guard John Ventura, one of the prosecution’s key witnesses. It was not a very good morning for Ventura, as he appeared not to understand questions put […]
Two residents of Camalote Village have been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a minor. Twenty-five year old Franco Audinette and twenty year old Telford Guzman were charged with carnal knowledge on the basis of a report by a fourteen year old girl who told Belmopan police that the two men had sexual […]
Police report a major weed bust in the Orange Walk District. At dawn on Tuesday a joint B.D.F. police operation raided a location four and a half miles northwest of San Carlos Village where they found a total of ten marijuana fields. Over seventeen thousand plants, ranging from one to six feet in height, were […]
From the size of the celebration, it could have been a welcome reception for the Queen of England, as there were more politicians than in the House of Representatives and more school presentations than the Festival of Arts. But the only queen in sight was Queen Street, home of the new Fort George Community Resource […]
While the Prime Minister’s term of office has plenty of time left to run, such is not the case for the deal to sell Belize Telecommunications Ltd. With the original sixty-day due diligence period come and gone, the P.M. explained that the matter is very close to completion. Prime Minister Said Musa We are still […]
Sugar has been counted out more times than the Chicago Cubs; not bad for an industry that in 2003 still brought in more money than any other crop. Today in Orange Walk Town News 5’s Patrick Jones attended a gathering that looked at the future of king cane and found–not surprisingly–that its crown is in […]
