The National Meteorological Service has been busy all day closely monitoring the movements of what has now become Tropical Storm Gamma. The system now threatens Belize, especially the coastal areas as it moves west northwest. Chief Meteorologist Carlos Fuller says he wants the public to understand the potential danger of the storm and cautions everyone […]
But before that warning was issued, it seems some boats ventured out to sea. Among them was a boat carrying five fishermen from Sarteneja Village in the Corozal District. Sometime this afternoon, however, they were reported missing somewhere off the Placencia Peninsula Coast. According to authorities, the boat departed sometime this morning but encountered problems […]
Weather could have also been a factor in the disappearance today of a small plane belonging to Blancaneaux Lodge in the Mountain Pine Ridge. The Islander craft named “Sophia” piloted by Belizean Rene Tam and carrying two guests, left the International Airport at ten this morning. According to the Civil Aviation Department, the last radio […]
While the search is on for three missing persons aboard a private plane and five men on a fishing vessel, a man who disappeared Thursday while snorkelling in Shark Ray Alley off Caye Caulker is still missing. And today it is looking more and more like weather was a factor. Unfortunately, due to bad weather […]
Last week we reported on eighteen year old Kareem Smith being charged with a slew of robberies. Well, he now has one more to add to that list. Smith appeared in Magistrate’s Court on Thursday where he was arraigned for robbery. The new charge arose out of an incident on September eighth in which Tyrone […]
A man from San Roman Village was killed in a traffic accident on the Northern Highway. Around seven Wednesday night thirty-five year old Apolonio Toledano was riding his bike from Carmelita to Orange Walk Town when he was struck by a Ford pickup near Tower Hill. The driver, American missionary Ester Burke, claims she saw […]
He is one of scores of local artists trying to carve out his own niche in the Belizean music landscape. And Andrew Peterson, the self proclaimed “Reality Youth” is hoping his unique blend of reggae and gospel will spread like wild fire. Peterson stopped by our studios for a preview of his first album, called […]
