The mysterious disappearance of a couple from a private island over the past weekend is still baffling police and family members. There are still no suspects and no established motives but the scene of the crime suggests that the day the couple disappeared, was an ordinary day in their life. Jose Sanchez has a detailed […]
Police have had better luck in the weekend murder of a Cristo Rey couple. Two teens have been arrested and charged in that sensational case. They are Fifteen year old Jodean Vidal of Santa Elena and seventeen year old Michael Lamb of Cristo Rey Road, who have been charged with two counts of Murder. The […]
The high profile case of Theft and Obtaining Property by Deception against former Minister of Health, Jose Coye and his driver, Kernel Flowers, came up today before Chief Magistrate Margaret Mckenzie. The charges arise from an incident in June of 2007 when it is alleged that Coye misappropriated two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars from […]
Government and Telemedia were back in Court today. Attorney for Telemedia, Eamon Courtenay, filed an application before Justice Samuel Awich, to suspend the decision by the Revenue Magistrate, Ed Usher that the Company pays up its business tax, pending an appeal before the Supreme Court. This afternoon in court, Courtenay claimed that the four point […]
Last week we reported that government had set up the Basic Commodities Commission to deal with the spiraling cost of living, but today consumers have been hit with a huge hike in the price of butane gas. The increase approved by Cabinet has sent butane up by a whopping seven dollars for a hundred pound […]
The Ministry of Finance is crunching the numbers for next week’s budget presentation and just in time, the government of Taiwan has come forward with twenty-five million dollars in budget support. Taiwan’s representative in Belize, Ambassador Shih handed over the gift to Prime Minister Barrow yesterday. An additional twenty-five million has been committed by Taiwan […]
This afternoon the Police Department visited three homes in the Belize City. But instead of arresting someone or conducting a search, they went bearing gifts. According to Inspector Suzette Anderson, the donations were in celebration of Police Week. Insp. Suzette Anderson, Police Department “We decided to come together and compile a package of food hamper, […]
There have been robberies at unusual places and yesterday afternoon’s robbery at the Animal Medical Center at the corner of Castle and Lancaster Street proved to be no less odd. Michael Deshield, Veterinarian and owner of the clinic told us about the ordeal he, his staff and customers experienced at the hands of robbers masked […]
The public consultations on the numerous amendments to the Belize Constitution got underway with vim and vigor to a respectable audience of members of the public, business persons, lawyers and legislators. While some of the proposed amendments got an early nod, there was much debate on others in particular the issue of the senate which […]
