We start our newscast tonight with a report from Mexico that a dangerous Zeta hitman, held since the weekend and linked to the execution of a Mennonite contractor, has been charged today. The Mennonite contractor, Wilhelm Braun, was gunned down execution style at the Commercial Free Zone on August twentieth and it appeared that the […]
And in other news from across the northern border, on July thirteenth we reported the shootout and car chase that started at the Las Vegas Casino and ended at Subtiniente Lopez. That incident resulted in the incarceration of three Belizeans and their American employer for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Attempted Murder of casino patrons […]
There was nothing momentous to share, but with the crime rate at a record high, police held a news conference this afternoon to update the public about a series of arrests in connection with various incidents of crime in Belize City over the past few weeks. Police Press Officer, Clement Palacio, along with Deputy Officer […]
Things got rough between two waitresses when one of them produced a knife and stabbed the other several times. Jealousy is said to be at the heart of the matter because the attacker believed her lover was having an affair with another waitress. The victim, Sadijah Castillo, told police that she was heading home on […]
Police in San Pedro are investigating a report by a hotel manager that almost six thousand dollars was stolen from the island company. According to the manager of Pheonix Hotel, on August seventh she tasked employee Carlos Perez with purchasing some lumber. She says Perez then gave her an account number in which to deposit […]
And in more news of robbery, police report that around four-forty-five on Monday evening forty-six year old Jose Abelino Ramos was walking towards a farm at mile one and a half on the Southern Highway when the incident occurred. Ramos says he was seventy-five yards away from the farm when he was approached by two […]
Another home invasion has been reported; this time in Gales Point. Thirty-five year old Francisco Perez told police that he was at home on Sunday night when just before midnight someone knocked on his door. Perez says that upon opening it, three masked men wearing dark clothing forced their way inside. A struggle ensued during […]
A man who faces a number of charges in connection with a fatal traffic accident is out on bail. Wilfred Pascascio of Dangriga appeared on Tuesday before Magistrate Aretha Ford and was ordered to return to court on November third. The charges of Manslaughter by Negligence and Causing Death by Careless Conduct were placed following […]
A seventeen year old has been charged for the carnal knowledge of a thirteen year old. The female minor visited police in the company of her mother and reported that she went to see her seventeen year old boyfriend in Dangriga Town on Saturday and had sex with him. Police have since arrested and charged […]
The shooting incident occurred in August, but the long arms of the law today caught up with twenty-one year old Aaron Brooks who appeared in Magistrates’ Court and was charged with Attempted Murder, Wounding and Use of Deadly Means of Harm. The shooting incident took place shortly before eight o’clock on August fourteenth when twenty-three […]
There’s a new member to the diplomatic community in Belize. And he is from Cuba. Manuel Rubido Diaz presented his credentials as Cuba’s representative in Belize this morning to Governor General Sir Colville Young, expressing anticipation to work and strengthen the friendship that already exists between the two countries. Diaz replaces Eugenio Martinez Enriquez.
It did not make it on the official celebrations calendar, but on September thirteenth the embassies of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Belize will join forces to hold an Independence Day celebration. All six countries celebrate their independence this month and will commemorate it with an artistic festival and concert to […]
We reported in our newscast last night that patriot Philip Goldson would posthumously be bestowed with the Order of the National Hero and that the former Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel will receive the Order of Belize, the highest honours to be bestowed for distinguished service. Today, the names of three Belizeans who will receive the […]
Thirty-three percent of the Belizean population is suffering from poverty and these persons are primarily in the Rural Areas. The Flowers Bank Community, however, no longer intends to remain with that distinction. Today, the community members joined forces with U.N.D.P. through the B.R.D.P. to launch the Cohune Oil Project which they strongly feel will also […]
There is a new executive committee for the Belize Basketball Federation. Elected last Saturday, are Paul Thompson as President, Brads Neal and Charles Ellis as Vice Presidents, Julian Murillo as Secretary General, Luigi Zaldivar as Treasurer, Enid Dakers, Frank Lord and Eugene Jex serve as Executive Committee members. The mission of the B.B.A. is “to […]
