It was one of the most shocking crimes in our young nation’s history but tonight police have arrested the man they say killed a family of six from the Cayo district. The alleged face of evil belongs to Alberto Ara, also known as Ali, a resident of Ontario Village. Ara now stands accused of six […]
Mark Gardiner is a name that is familiar to police, the media and by extension, the public. He’s one of a couple dozen “perpetual suspects”; a regular player in a culture of deadly violence that has become ingrained in an increasing number of Belize City neighbourhoods. Tonight Gardiner lies in critical condition at the K.H.M.H., […]
Today, Belize City police arrested two men they strongly believe went on a robbery spree on Tuesday afternoon that yielded them a total of fourteen hundred dollars. Authorities say thirty-three year old Sherlock Martinez and twenty-four year old Denroy Domingo have been positively identified as the two robbers who held up thirty-six year old Ronald […]
Two days ago, he walked away from a murder charge but tonight thirty-one year old Arthur Young is back in custody for possession of an unlicensed firearm. According to police, this morning officers of the Criminal Intelligence Unit spotted what they say was a suspicious vehicle. They attempted to stop the car and question its […]
Arrests have yet to be made following the disappearance of one hundred Belizean passports earlier this month but today the Immigration Department has recommended the suspension of the two officers being investigated by police in connection with the theft. According to a release issued by the Government Press Office, the formal request to suspend Finance […]
The lights are back on in Toledo following a bad night and a worse morning. According to a release from Belize Electricity Limited, power to the district was restored shortly after noon today following a series of outages during the night and a five hour blackout this morning. B.E.L. says the source of the problem […]
He will never be mistaken for one of the avant garde on the Belizean artistic scene … but Noel Escalante is living proof that the role of the gifted amateur is very much alive and well. This afternoon I visited his annual show at the Belize City House of Culture. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Informative, unique […]
You have probably seen him on the streets of Belize City, selling his thirst quenching elixer from a bicycle cart. Today this hard working father is on a different sort of mission. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Thirty-five year old Steven Hemsley popularly known as the ?Seaweed Man? needs your help as he struggles to get the […]
