This morning two Belize City teenagers were escorted to Magistrate’s Court, accused of the murder of Russian national Alexei Goloubev. Nineteen year olds Aaron King and Llewellyn Williams were jointly charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder. King and Williams have been remanded to Hattieville Prison until their next court date on March twentieth. […]
The only reason a Belize City man is alive tonight is because the gun the shooter used jammed. According to police, around three-thirty on Saturday afternoon, twenty-two year old Kareem Wright was standing at the corner of King Street and Euphrates Avenue when someone walked up to him, pushed him down, and then stood over […]
Concert-goers leaving the City Centre early Sunday morning were also surprised to hear the sound of gunfire. Official reports to News Five are that twenty-one year old Errol Hinds was shot near Evergreen Street by someone he knew. Hinds remains at the K.H.M.H. recovering from injuries to his left arm, back, and the left side […]
In crime news from Ambergris Caye, police have arrested and charged sixty-six year old William Donald Campbell for murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. On February third, island police visited a house in the Tres Cocos area where they found Campbell and an employee, Danielo Villatoro. Villatoro had been fatally shot in […]
Thirty-three thousand dollars: that’s how much a thief got away with this morning, courtesy of the Princess Hotel and Casino. According to police, around nine-thirty, two employees and a security guard were transporting the proceeds of the hotel, cinema, and restaurant weekend sales to the accounting office, when they were ambushed by a masked man […]
A six year old girl has told police that she was molested by a fifty-three year old security guard. According to court reports, Claude Velasquez has been identified as the man who on Saturday evening took the child into his bedroom where he kissed her on the mouth and fondled her private parts. We understand […]
A large group of tourists, not to mention the nation’s tourism industry, remain in shock tonight following a brazen attack at the entrance of the nation’s capital. Banana Bank Lodge is located along the Belize River, less than a mile from the steps of the National Assembly. But on Friday night, the owners, guests, and […]
A motorcycle accident in the Toledo district has claimed the life of an Indianville resident. According to police reports, sixty-four year old Clarence Montero was walking along the San Antonio road around seven on Saturday night when he was struck by a motorcycle. Montero was rushed to the Punta Gorda hospital for treatment for injuries […]
With municipal elections just eight days away, one Orange Walk organisation, Belizeans Promoting Active Citizenship, is planning a forum on Tuesday night to encourage members of their community to vote and know their responsibilities as citizens. Scheduled presenters include Senator Godwin Hulse; Belmopan Mayor Anthony Chanona; former Orange Walk mayor Agripina Espejo; and director of […]
Climate change: it’s a term that for many conjures up images of deserts or snow storms … not anything we have to worry about right. Well not necessarily. Every day scientists are discovering that the tiny changes occurring in our environment could add up to a dramatic shift in our natural resources and resulting quality […]
In news from the labour front, word out of the Social Security Board in Belmopan is that talks between union reps and management ended today with an agreement of sorts. Apparently, there are three issues still under discussion: increases in fuel allowance, education loans, and cost of living adjustments for employees. A press release issued […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and you?re totally welcome to this dish of Sports Monday. The Valentine Cycle Classic was unveiled on the Western Highway on Saturday in both male and female categories by the Belize Cycling Association. We now join the seven Belizean athletes who dared to start this forty-two mile journey from Cotton […]
