He is murder victim number sixty-nine for this year, fifteen more than was reported in the same period last year according to our records, and he is the fifth murder victim for the month of August. It happened early last night and the only shot that hit him, took his life on the spot. Marion […]
While police have their hands full with the unprecedented number of murders, there is a major break to report in the shocking case of a Belize City woman who met her death in a most horrific manner early Sunday evening. Thirty-nine year old Sandra Ruiz, a young professional employed by Esso, was robbed, raped and […]
In an update to the fatal shooting of David Burgess that occurred over the weekend, Mark Vernon appeared in court this morning and was charged with manslaughter by negligence. However, the prosecution objected to bail on grounds that the investigation into the case is still ongoing and that the charge could be upgraded to murder. […]
He spent his first night behind bars on Monday night when Chief Magistrate Margaret Gabb remanded him for the possession of an unlicensed bullet and today, Gion Bernard was back in court in connection with the robbery of Doony’s Store on August sixth. But due to an error in his booking, Bernard was taken back […]
And following a story in our newscast last night, a teacher from River Side Street in Benque Viejo Town is in police custody pending charges in connection with a fatal traffic accident last Thursday morning. Forty-seven year old Ruperto Pinelo was reportedly driving a pick-up truck on the Yalbac Road when his vehicle collided with […]
A month ago, Cayo’s Police Constable Jose Zetina, was convicted of the gruesome murder of his eighteen year old common-law wife Rosa Mejia and today Zetina was back in court for his sentencing … life imprisonment. Just before pronouncing the sentence, Justice Herbert Lord heard mitigation pleas from Leo Bradley, Zetina’s attorney, as well as […]
And in the south, a man has been detained pending charges of attempted carnal knowledge against his niece. According to a woman from Hope Creek, on Sunday, she sent her nine year old daughter to her grandmother’s house in the company of her thirty-eight year old brother. They got off the bus at mile nineteen […]
With new faces at the top in the Tourism Ministry, there are also changes in the marketing strategies of the Tourism Board. B.T.B. revealed today that it has contracted the U.S. based firm of B.V.K. Advertising and Public Relations Firm to market Belize in the United States as a prime tourism destination. B.V.K. takes over […]
And in other news in the tourism industry, the hoteliers in Belize have released its first Hotel Directory which serves as a comprehensive guide of accommodations in the tourism industry. The publication is an initiative of the Belize Hotel Association and is being made available to major tourist agents abroad in particular in the U.S. […]
In June, rains from Tropical Storm Arthur had residents in northern and southern Belize fleeing for their lives as rivers overflowed their banks and floods raced through low-lying communities. But tonight there is good news for displaced families from the Melinda Forest Station compound in Hope Creek in the Stann Creek District. On Monday, groundbreaking […]
Twenty-one more Belizeans will be studying in Taiwan. According to a press release from the Taiwanese Embassy, the students were awarded scholarships under a cooperation programme between the two countries. Eleven of the Belizeans will pursue two-year Master’s Degrees in programmes such as civil and industrial engineering, environmental science, work force education and information technology. […]
He is back in the recording studio and he is Punta artist, Reckless, formerly of Punta Rebels and the duo Lloyd and Reckless. For two years now Reckless has been promoting his first solo album entitled “Mek Something Jump” received with much success both locally and internationally. Reckless dropped by our studios today to promote […]
The process of rehabilitation of inmates is an ongoing task for the Kolbe Foundation which took over the reins of the Central Prison in Hattieville in 2002. Today the institution is home to one thousand three hundred and seventy one prisoners. News Five Jose Sanchez found out that one way of engaging the prisoners in […]
