It’s a report out of the Cayo District that is in the process of making the transition from local rumour to international news story. Here’s what we actually know. Three British teenagers on a class trip to Belize from their school outside London have filed a report with police that they were sexually assaulted, allegedly […]
A notorious burglary suspect has been nabbed by authorities in the southern town of Punta Gorda after police caught him red-handed with several stolen items. According to investigating officers, residents of P.G. and surrounding villages have been the victims of numerous burglaries, but they were unable to pin the crime on their main suspect. The […]
Police investigations into a hit and run incident on the Northern Highway have resulted in charges being levied against a Corozal man. According to authorities, forty-three year old Rafael Alonzo Lanza of Libertad has been arrested and faces the offences of causing death by careless conduct, failure to report an accident, driving without due care […]
A Belize City businessman is lucky to be alive tonight after narrowly dodging a gunman’s bullet. According to fifty-four year old Modesto Madrill, he was manning the counter of his Magazine Road shop around nine Monday night when a man on a bicycle rode up to him. But instead of looking into the eyes of […]
Another businessman wasn’t so lucky though as an attack on his establishment has netted the culprits some fourteen thousand dollars in cash. According to reports, around one yesterday afternoon, seventy-four year old Ramon Gongora, owner of Ramon’s Esso on the Northern Highway, had just left the gas station and was about to turn onto Coney […]
Six weeks after a fatal boat collision in the Placencia lagoon, the Belize Ports Authority has concluded its investigation. According to maritime officials, a team headed by Operations Manager Gilbert Swazo conducted an intensive inquiry into the accident and has made a number of determinations regarding the cause of the crash. This afternoon Ports Commissioner […]
In related news, local and international marine experts continue to scratch their heads trying to figure out how to remove the wayward vessel “Transfer” from its perch atop a section of Lighthouse Reef atoll. While officials had hoped to dislodge the wreck during a salvage operation earlier this month, reports to News Five indicate that […]
It may still be several weeks away, but the Kriol Council is now extending an open invitation to anyone who would like to be a part of this year’s Kriol Festival. According to National Kriol Council President Myrna Manzanares, the festival is especially for those who may believe that the Kriol “noh gat no kulcha.” […]
Once synonymous with efficiency, profitability and reliable service, the name B.T.L. is today more likely to elicit images of corporate controversy. But while Jeffrey Prosser, Michael Ashcroft, Said Musa and their supporting players make the lawyers rich and Belizeans poor, the telecommunications company itself, like a good old Timex watch, just keeps on ticking… while […]
