In the two weeks since the brazen one hundred and fifty-eight thousand dollar hold-up of the Dangriga branch of Scotia Bank, there have still been no arrests. But police have picked up a number of people for questioning. Among those detained, but never charged are three members of the Faux family, each of whom lives […]
Four men have been detained in San Pedro for what appears to be a burglary that degenerated into murder. Fifty-year-old Antonio Almendarez, a watchman at Fido’s Restaurant and Bar, was found dead at the establishment around dawn this morning. He was gagged and tied to a chair and displayed injuries to the head. Last seen […]
A Belize City businessman was shot in the shoulder on Monday night when two men unsuccessfully tried to steal his gun. George Ming told police he was outside his club “Player’s Den” on Barrack Road around ten p.m. when a man he thought was a beggar asked him for two dollars. While he was being […]
The case for judicial review of the contract between Carnival Cruise Lines and Government brought by the Belize Tourism Industry Association was adjourned indefinitely several months ago…and the fifty million dollar project to build a cruise terminal in Port Loyola likewise seemed to have gone into hibernation. But guess what: it woke up. According to […]
Speaking of Belize Ports Limited, the prime mover behind that company, Luke Espat, is having a busy week. In addition to salvaging the Carnival deal, Espat has had to defend an action brought by the Department of the Environment in Magistrate’s Court. The case involves another of the businessman’s companies, Belize Crocodile and Reptile Dealers […]
For many troubled Belizean young people the Youth Hostel is either the place where you get your life back together or a brief interlude between primary school and prison. Today I visited the facility near Gracie Rock Village to observe one friendly competition that will hopefully help set the kids on the right path. Jacqueline […]
Earlier in this newscast we ran a story on activities at the Youth Hostel aimed at the rehabilitation of troubled young people. The following report could be called a “prequel” to that piece: a close look at one tragic situation in which a mother comes to the realization that she can no longer control her […]
