There is plenty news to report tonight and we begin with the story of the Minister of Sports and Youth, Marcel Cardona, who got into a whole lot of trouble with the law across the border. The minister was picked up by Mexican authorities after he fled the scene of an accident. Television and press […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like a sieve; we refer to the compound of the Port Authority where another container has gone missing and this time with the help of veteran customs officers. The container labeled “Pharmaceuticals”, is believed to be loaded with a shipment of the illegal drug Pseudoephedrine which is used for […]
Police and customs have moved swiftly and detained two custom officers who are implicated in the missing container. Aruny Perez, a Grade two officer of ten years, and Carl Augustine, a Grade one officer of sixteen years, are in police custody. The duo was on duty when the container left the port compound and investigations […]
Nineteen year old Richard Flores of Belize City was charged with Attempted Murder and other offences relating to the September sixth carnival day grenade scare and today there is another man in custody for the same incident … a B.D.F. soldier. Police are investigating the soldier for his possible involvement in facilitating the release of […]
And while police have made inroads in the grenade attack, cops are working overtime to tighten security around the city in light of the many activities planned this month. One such event which is expected to attract a large crowd is an open air reggae concert scheduled for this coming Saturday at the M.C.C. Grounds. […]
There is plenty reaction to the gang documentary by Ross Kemp which portrays Belize as a notorious outpost of three thousand people, where criminals, cocaine, gangs and weapons are in control. Last night we showed you a small extract of the one hour piece and the reaction has been fast and furious for the negative […]
You will know by now that the recent amendment to the Firearm Act guarantees a free ticket to prison if you are found in possession of firearms or ammunition without the required licenses and that no bail is allowed. Twenty-seven year old, construction worker of Kelly Street, Steven Lemoine, is behind bars tonight for violating […]
Ladyville residents can breathe easier tonight as five minors who allegedly went on a robbery rampage have been nabbed by police. The five were charged today for the string of burglaries that occurred in the village between August first and September eleventh. In the first instance, three of the minors who appeared in court were […]
Two Austrians found themselves entangled in the local legal system and on Monday, faced charges of Possession of a Controlled Drug. While travelling by bus from Punta Gorda to Belize City, Andreas Erker reported to police that his knapsack, containing his camera and cell phone, was stolen. Police became suspicious, did not buy his story […]
An alert Belize Bank teller at the Orange Walk Branch reported to authorities that at about three o’clock on Monday afternoon, she discovered a counterfeit Belize fifty dollar bill with serial number DB110865 in a night deposit bag. The deposit had been made by a business establishment that has since said it was not aware […]
Orange Walk police have detained a cane farmer in connection with a traffic accident in which a man from that northern municipality lost his life. The mishap occurred around twelve-fifteen this morning in front of Cyber Walk Computer Place on Otro Benque Road. Police say that forty-eight year old Allan Gentle was riding a bicycle […]
For the second time this year, patients receiving free dialysis treatment courtesy of the government at Belize Healthcare Partners are on edge. That is because B.H.P. has written to the Ministry of Health saying that if an agreement is not reached between the two parties by October tenth, they will pull the plug on the […]
In foreign affairs news, Kirsten Madison, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State is in Belize on a familiarization trip to acquaint herself with the new players in Belmopan. Madison works out of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and this afternoon told us about her visit and the role of her office. Kirsten D. Madison, […]
