The Belmopan community is tonight mourning the loss of one of its own following a fatal traffic accident on the Western Highway. Twenty-four year old Nadya Castillo was a passenger in a Toyota Corolla heading toward Belize City around seven-thirty last night when it collided with an Isuzu pickup travelling in the opposite direction, near […]
Two Belize City thieves definitely got more than they bargained for during a late night robbery attempt at a home off the Northern Highway. According to fifty-six year old Charles McKintosh, around eleven last night he and his nephew arrived at their shrimp farm on Marage Road in Ladyville, but as they were locking up […]
He may not have had the backup of a firearm, but a twelve year old boy displayed a whole lot of courage when he stood up to a robber on Thursday afternoon. The child, Leon Lamb, told police that as he was riding near Gwen Liz High a man attacked him and threw him off […]
It may have taken them a few days, but tonight police have arrested and charged three men in connection with the brazen afternoon robbery on the campus of Saint John’s College Junior College. They are thirty year old Paul Rubio, eighteen year old Teddy Reyes and twenty-five year old Herman “Yagga” Morris. All three have […]
On Tuesday we reported on the arrest, for rape, of forty-eight year old Hilberto Perez of mile two and a half on the Western Highway. It is alleged that Perez forced his ex-common-law wife to drive him to his home where he forced her to engage in sex. Now it seems that Perez, who was […]
Tonight’s rundown of crime and court news is fairly typical and if anything, more tame than most of our broadcasts. But while crime is a constant concern to Belizeans, it tends to be geographically random with victims spread across a wide range of urban and rural areas. In this next story, however, I visited one […]
This morning in Belmopan the Belize Police Department’s newly established Scenes of Crime Unit received some much needed help in the form of six computers. The donation was made possible by the Social Security Board, which according to its Chairman Yasin Shoman, feels compelled to help in the effort to reduce crime. In her closing […]
Many Belizean drivers were blindsided this week when traffic and police officials at checkpoints established throughout the city informed them that the European style or personalized license plates on their vehicles were unauthorized and illegal. Some of those stopped were given a ticket on the spot and a few were even subjected to the physical […]
You may know her as Radiance Thompson, the singer of contemporary and gospel songs, but what you may not know is that she has also been inspiring many through her writings. The latest release, “Prayers That Work Effectively in Today’s World”, offers comfort to those in distress through spiritual blessings. Thompson says more than ever […]
Ceremonies were held today in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye where sixteen special constables were sworn in to augment the island town’s police detachment. The constables completed a week-long course conducted by officers from the training academy and, as of tonight, will operate with the full status of law enforcement officers.
It provokes images of medieval Europe, where brave knights, bishops and pawns joined forces with their stately king and powerful queen to rid the realm of its enemies. Today of course, it’s only a game… but one that requires a well focussed mind. Jacqueline Woods You rarely see adults much less children playing chess in […]
