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Accident on N. Highway claims life of Japanese volunteer

A collision on the Western Highway near Cotton Tree Village has left one person dead and two seriously injured. According to police reports, the crash occurred around five-thirty on Tuesday evening. Preliminary investigations reveal that fifty-four year old St. Matthews Village resident Timoteo Gonzales was heading home from Belmopan in his Ford ranger pickup, but […]

Arrests made in Ladyville robbery, city shooting

It was only matter of time before police would have made an arrest in the case of two young men who stole over forty thousand dollars from the Esso Gas Station in Ladyville. Two days after the early morning heist Belize City police have charged their main suspects. Today, eighteen year old Akeem Gotoy and […]

Three arrested in O.W. assault on cops

On last night’s newscast, using facts supplied to us by the Police Department, we reported that three Orange Walk residents had been charged in connection with a confrontation that left two cops injured. In recounting the events leading up the melee, our sources indicated that the trouble had taken place inside a popular nightspot in […]

Police catch another burglar in Orange Walk

Despite their recent setback, police in Orange Walk have busted their second burglar in less than a week. The accused has been identified as nineteen year old Randy Smith, a resident of the Conch Shell Bay Area in Belize City. Smith is accused of breaking into one of the rooms at Lucia’s Guest House. On […]

Body at caye is Dangriga resident

The identity of a man found dead in the Bluefield Range of cayes has been identified. He is forty-five year old Charleston Ramirez, a resident of the Benguche area of Dangriga. Ramirez’s body was found on Tuesday lying down in a toilet at the end of a pier. There were no visible signs of violence […]

Company mum on possible sewing factory shutdown

Something is going on at the Williamson sewing factory … and it doesn’t look good. Rumours have swirled for months suggesting the imminent closing of the U.S. owned garment assembly plant but company officials, both here and in the United States, have refused to comment. There silence has merely served to heighten concerns that the […]

Scouts salute sunrise on 100th anniversary

As the sun rose this morning, Scouts from all over the world renewed their Scout Promise on the occasion of the movement’s one hundredth anniversary. In Belize City, over a hundred Scouts of all ages converged at the Baron Bliss Lighthouse for a ceremony marking the event. Here are some of the highlights. Scouts Reciting […]

Special Olympians prepare for international event

Recent forays into the International sporting arena by Belizean athletes have not been particularly encouraging … but later this summer athletic teams from Belize will be travelling far and wide to represent the country. Today I watched them get into shape. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Despite the warm weather the children who will be representing Belize […]