The facts of how it happened are not completely clear, but the bottom line is that a Woman Police Constable is dead, shot by her boyfriend in what may or may not have been an accident. Today I travelled up the Northern Highway to the scene of the killing in an effort to better understand […]
Thirty-two year old Jerome Goff is no stranger to the police; in fact authorities say he was constantly in trouble with the law. But on Friday night Goff came under deadly attack as he sat in his car on Mahogany Street. Police say their investigations reveal that around eleven that night Goff was with two […]
A man once accused of abducting a female student, Albert Guy, is in police lock down after he not only stole a taxi but knocked down a woman and a child during his getaway. The drama unfolded late this evening in Ladyville. According to police, Guy caught the cab in Ladyville, saying he wanted to […]
Two brothers have been arrested and charged after they were caught before they could flee the scene of a burglary. Nineteen year old Darren Gillett and his twenty year old brother Kenroy Gillett were found by police inside the Esso New Road Service Station after a burglary was reported at the establishment Sunday evening. A […]
It is a criminal act that is repeated hundreds if not thousands of times each day and deprives the treasury of large sums of money … but for some reason, nobody ever seems to get busted for selling illegal lottery. Obviously something went wrong Friday night because cops actually arrested someone. The unfortunate merchant is […]
The Commission of Inquiry into the operations of the Development Finance Corporation will not resume its public hearings this week as scheduled. A release from the Commission explains that due to urgent medical treatment being received by Chairman David Price, the hearings have been indefinitely postponed. It is understood that Price is undergoing tests to […]
In an update to the controversy surrounding the annual general meeting of Belize Telecommunications Limited last Monday, this afternoon attorney Lionel Welch confirmed that he has spent much of the past week preparing to file contempt of court charges against the company’s board. According to Welch, all that remains are signatures on two affidavits … […]
Following reports on Friday that B.D.F. cardiologist Dr. John Gough had been detained for desertion; tonight we understand that he has since been demoted, fined and sentenced to confinement. According to Dr. George Gough, on Saturday his brother appeared before Commander Lloyd Gillett to answer to a charge of being absent without leave. The accusations […]
After months of price hikes, tonight there is word that the cost of fuel has dropped dramatically. According to a government press release issued this afternoon, premium is now nine dollars and seventy-two cents, down from ten dollars and fifty-three cents. Regular gasoline dips from ten dollars and six cents a gallon to nine dollars […]
Word has been received from the Pan American Health Organisation that Channel Five has received top regional honours in this year’s PAHO/Caribbean Media Awards. News Five’s Janelle Chanona won first place in the category of Best Television News Report for her story “Gift of Life” which chronicled the Rotary Club’s efforts to provide specialised cardiac […]
In news from Belmopan, this afternoon Cabinet Secretary Bobby Leslie has confirmed that effective today, well known Love FM talk show host Nuri Muhammad has been appointed Executive Director of the Government Press Office. According to Leslie, the Musa administration is hoping to tap Muhammad’s talents gleaned from his years of service in the public […]
Good evening. I?m James Adderley with this week?s turn out of Sports Monday. Despite the tremendous rains that shook up Belize City yesterday, the B.P.F.L. was able to complete week eight of the R.F.G. cup tournament schedule as advertised. So we go to the M.C.C. Grounds for the big time match-up between F.C. Belize and […]
