A well orchestrated robbery was successfully executed in a busy section of Belize City by at least two robbers this morning. The amount of money that the jobbers got away with is yet to be determined. When Joseph Meighan Junior went to pick up deposits from the Alliance Bank and was heading reportedly to the […]
Alleged serial rapist, twenty-two year old Leroy Gomez this afternoon had thirteen charges read against him when he was escorted before Chief Magistrate, Margaret McKenzie. The offenses occurred in a period of time between August twenty-third and September fifteenth all in the areas of Lake Independence and Collet. Officer Commanding the C.I.B., Assistant Superintendent Julio […]
The Customs Department has moved swiftly with the destruction of a multi-million dollar cache of illegal drugs it confiscated at the Port compound this past Wednesday. The customs and police bust unearthed two containers, each carrying forty boxes containing approximately twenty million pills and another container with eight hundred and fifty-five boxes of fake Marlboro […]
Twenty-nine year old Salvadoran national Roberto Carlos Alvarez, who pleaded guilty to burglarizing the house of Minister of State, Michael Hutchinson and was to be sentenced today, will have to wait until October first to know his fate. Alvarez maintained the guilty plea he made on Wednesday, when he appeared in court today. Sentencing was […]
Law enforcement authorities did not need a controversial documentary to tell them that Belize has a gang problem and today the government received assistance to help decrease that form of criminal activity. This afternoon in Belmopan, G.O.B. and the United States governments signed an agreement on a Regional Gang Initiative. According to a release from […]
And in news involving the security forces, this morning at Price Barracks, twenty-seven soldiers and police officers graduated from a Jungle Warfare Instructor Course. The six-week training is conducted annually by the Belize Defence Force and this year was held at the Douglas Da Silva Camp in the Mountain Pine Ridge. The aim of the […]
Belize Electricity Limited and its Energy Workers Union are at it again. This morning the union fired off a letter to the Prime Minister asking him to intercede on their behalf with the utility company. The five-point document was carbon copied to the Minister of Labour, Labour Commissioner, National Trade Union Congress, and B.E.L. Chief […]
It is not big news but good for the health system and local health managers concluded a health workshop today which engaged them in a three day training session. The first module held in August was to share planning tools with regional managers. The second module which was held this week at the George Price […]
And with more Belizeans in need of free medical services, the governments of Belize and Mexico have agreed to hold a second health fair this year, this time in the Corozal District. A release form the Mexican Embassy says that at the upcoming two-day fair, Mexican and Belizean medical personnel will provide free check-ups in […]
There is a threat of flooding over the weekend. According to the Met Service, water levels in most part of the country, primarily in the Toledo, Stann Creek and in the Belize and Orange Walk Districts will rise tonight and possibly over the weekend due to heavy showers and thunderstorms projected over Yucatan, El Peten […]
They do not come with the hype of other bands but they intend to join the chorus to end violence. Instrument of Love is a Belize City based group of four young Belizeans who believe that they can contribute in a positive way and they intend to use their talent to spread a message with […]
There is a Brazilian band in town and much more entertainment around the country, Saffiyah has the details. Hey, I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize. September celebrations have come to an end and I’ll say it was definitely a September to remember. The carnival chaos could have ruined the entire celebrations but our […]
