The news spread across the nation like a fast moving cold front. Whether by phone, email, text message or face to face, the words were the same: “They found a body.” And while the week old unexplained disappearance of a group of anglers is tonight a little bit less mysterious, there are still more questions […]
But as family members cling to the hope that the other six men are still alive, the results of the post mortem conducted on the body of Magistrate Richard Swift has brought little comfort. According to forensic pathologist Dr. Mario Estradabran, the deceased as identified as Swift through dental records, a scar on his foot […]
Following the police press briefing in Belize City, Estradabran, Police and Coast Guard officials headed to Ladyville where family members of the missing men gathered to hear the latest developments in the case. But it was clear that the discovery of Richard Swift has only brought more questions, not answers. Grayson Ewing, Family of Missing […]
Over the weekend the nation remained short of its most popular cooking fuel as the dispute between butane dealers and government had yet to be resolved. News Five’s Janelle Chanona hit the streets this morning and reports that as the gas ran out, Belizeans were responding in different ways. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Today business owners […]
As elections draw near political tensions are expected to rise. So today’s confrontation over a party billboard, while not to be condoned, was not exactly a surprise. This afternoon police were called out as party activists from both sides clashed over the erection of a large sign on public land at the corner of Freetown […]
A forty-two year old Toledo business woman is recovering from serious head injuries after she was attacked and robbed by three men. The assault occurred around one on Friday afternoon at Johnson’s store in Big Falls Village. Amelia Johnson reported to police that she was alone in her shop when a white vehicle carrying four […]
Police say they do not suspect foul play in the death of two month old Indira Chiquin of Belmopan. The baby girl’s mother, nineteen year old Rebecca Chiquin, told police that around two-thirty on Saturday she had just breast fed her daughter and put her to sleep but thirty minutes later after she returned to […]
While Belmopan police say they do not suspect foul play in the death of Baby Indira Chiquin, they have charged a San Pedro mother for neglect after her three young children were found home alone. According to authorities, around seven on Friday night after they received information they visited the home of twenty-seven year old […]
For the next four days, Belize’s criminal justice professionals and their counterparts from the U.S. and the Caribbean are taking part in an International Crime Summit in Belize. The event, held at Old Belize, is the result of close collaboration between the Kolbe Foundation and the Institute for Social Justice in Decatur Georgia. What the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley you’re welcome to this rush of Sports Monday. Week seven in the RFG Cup Tournament saw the Belize Defence Force make its stand at the M.C.C. Grounds against the San Pedro Dolphins who came in yesterday intent on swimming up the standings. So it’s no surprise to see the visitors […]
