Belize’s most internationally recognized musician, Andy Palacio, finally succumbed to heart and respiratory failure, the result of a series of strokes. His death occurred around nine Saturday night. Belizeans were not unprepared for the loss as from the middle of last week Andy sought medical attention following complaints of dizziness and blurred vision. He was […]
The nation may be in mourning but life—particularly political life—marches inexorably forward. Today, in case you missed it, was nomination day, the day each candidate does his or her best to convince the media, the public—and in some cases himself—that victory is at hand. Our coverage begins with News Five’s Ann-Marie Williams and the People’s […]
The United Democratic Party presented their city candidates for nomination in the afternoon. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports that, not surprisingly, the mood was upbeat. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This afternoon Mahogany Street was ablaze in red as the thirty-one candidates of the United Democratic Party made their way to the Administration Building to be nominated. […]
Their appearance at Mahogany Street may not have been accompanied by all the hoopla of the major parties but this morning a number of independent and third party candidates plunked down under their two hundred dollar deposits at Mahogany Street. News Five’s Marion Ali was there to greet them. Marion Ali, Reporting The first candidate […]
Exactly one week after the year’s first murder was discovered, the second homicide of 2008 has been reported. The corpse of fifty-seven year old Santa Elena resident, Raul Cortez was discovered around nine this morning off Prayer Mountain Road in Ontario Village, Cayo. The taxi driver’s body was found slumped over the steering wheel of […]
A robbery at a Dangriga nightspot has left the bartender recovering from gunshot wounds. According to police reports, just after midnight on Saturday, thirty-one year old Lorenzo Sabal was manning the counter at the Foco Rojo Bar at mile three on the Stann Creek Valley Road when two men, armed with a handgun, held him […]
Both political parties have pledged to maintain peace during the electioneering but tonight there are reports that on Sunday night political motives were behind a shooting in Cayo. According to thirty-one year old Mateo Chuc, around six last night he and other residents of Toledo were heading home after participating in a People’s United Party […]
More than fifty thousand dollars worth of medical equipment has been stolen from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and hospital administrators strongly suspect it was an inside job. According to police reports, during stock taking earlier this month, auditors were unable to locate three electrocardiogram machines and two space lab monitors valued at a total […]
Just about anything you plant in Belizean soil is sure to grow but a British man growing marijuana inside his house has had his gardening career cut short by police. Apparently members of Belmopan’s Anti-Drug Unit had been monitoring the movements of Christopher Dunster for some time, after receiving reports that the sixty-one year old […]
Tonight police believe a cruise ship passenger who died over the weekend was a victim of drowning. Reports are that fifty-three year old British native Robert Harding was snorkeling with other passengers of the Ocean Village on Saturday morning. But around eleven Harding experienced difficulty in the water and was immediately rushed to the hospital […]
They were convicted of depraved acts of violence against a child but today justice was meted out to Wilfred Gillett and Beverly Simpson. When the couple appeared before Justice Troadio Gonzalez this morning for sentencing, three friends and a family member spoke on their behalf. But following those mitigation pleas, Gonzalez sentenced Gillett to fourteen […]
And in news just in, police have announced that D.P.P. Lutchman Sooknandan has ordered a coroner’s inquest into the death of Jimmy Gutierrez which occurred in San Pedro last October thirty-first. The twenty-six year old was shot by police after they claimed he pointed a gun at them. The coroner’s inquest will seek to determine […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re most certainly welcome to this portion of Sports Monday. After a week of rest, Wagiya of Dangriga returned to the RFG Insurance Cup Tournament with a visit to the Belize Defense Force at the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday in a bid to return to the top of the standings […]
