It was a story that never made it into the police press reports … a mid-morning traffic accident on the Guinea Grass road that left a pregnant woman in critical condition. Three weeks later, family members continue a bedside vigil at the private ward in the K.H.M.H., hoping against hope that their loved one will […]
Meanwhile, police investigations into another traffic accident, this time on the Western Highway, continue; but tonight reports are that the victim has been certified as brain dead. Around five on Tuesday evening thirty-two year old Anne Thompson was hit by a Land Rover near her home in Esperanza Village. She was rushed to the Loma […]
In news from the south, police reports are that Dangriga cops have arrested and charged the prime suspect in the death of twenty-six year old Lydia Smith. According to authorities, thirty-one year old Marlon Hyde, a resident of Cotton Tree Village, has been arraigned on a charge of murder. Smith and Hyde had recently separated […]
It was a crime that shocked the country … the brazen 2004 shooting of well-known Belize City businessman Phillip Gallaty as he drove over a speed bump in Ladyville. Tonight the case is back in the news, as during court proceedings today charges against two of the accused were dropped. Reports to News Five indicate […]
Two people accused of ripping off the Treasury Department walked out of court as free citizens after the charges against them were withdrawn. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has entered a nolle prosequi motion in connection with charges of theft against Jeffrey Reneau and Bernadette Saldivar. The two were arrested by police […]
A Belize City chain snatcher has been sentenced to five years behind bars. Forty-one year old Andy Avilez appeared before Magistrate Sharon Frazer today after the victim, Maria Sabala, testified that she was on New Road on September twenty-fourth when Avilez approached her and asked if she wanted her car cleaned. She declined the offer […]
Gunshots rang out on the Southside of Belize City last night and when it was over, two more young men lay wounded. But most troubling is that one of the victims is an innocent thirteen year old boy. Barbara Foster, Mother of Shooting Victim ?Like he limp ovah like that, you know, and then when […]
Football fans didn’t even have time to start missing their favourite players as this weekend turf action kicks off once again on fields across the country. Today we caught up with tournament coordinator Ruperto Vicente who explained how this year’s season will play out. Ruperto Vicente, Tournament Coordinator ?Football has become more exciting as a […]
When we last spoke to Viola Myles, the one hundred and two year old had just fought off an armed intruder at her home on Allenby Street. But tonight the unexpected heroine is in the news for an entirely different reason. Tomorrow Miss Myles will celebrate one hundred and three years of life. This afternoon […]
In the capital city today, residents participated in a new initiative designed to combat the negative effects of squatting. According to a press release issued by the Belmopan City Council, the idea is to sub-divide two pieces of land, one in the Maya Mopan/Salvapan community and a second in the Maya Mopan/U.B. area. The programmes […]
It was designed as a creative way of teaching civics to young Belizeans … but today school officials in Cayo found themselves at the centre of a political scenario that just might have significant implications. At St. Ignatius High School in Santa Elena this afternoon, all four candidates contesting the San Ignacio, Santa Elena Town […]
