The body of a man found in his rented apartment in Placencia is creating a stir because the body is decomposed and authorities say it can’t be moved until tomorrow. The man is a retired Vietnam veteran, who has been dead presumably since Tuesday night. He lived in a rented apartment behind Everyday Shopping Centre […]
The jealous man accused of the stabbing murder of thirty-seven year old Salvadoran Roberto Jimenez in San Pedro on Wednesday, has been remanded to the Hattieville Prison. Alvaro Gregorio reportedly dodged Jimenez as he went to have lunch with Gregorio’s ex common-law-wife Aura Molina. The victim was stabbed twice and his demise was instant. Gregorio […]
Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay, attorney for Rhett Fuller who is wanted by the U.S. Government for a murder almost twenty years ago, today presented additional arguments in the Appeals Court on a request for the extradition of Fuller. The appeal took six long years to come to court and yesterday when it got underway the […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported on the murder of a San Pedro resident, and now there is another disturbing report from the island. The incident has prompted reaction from Francis Wilson, the local Manager of Holy Cross Anglican School in San Pedro Town, who has written a letter expressing outrage over the beating of […]
From the look of things, Dennis McKoy needs to change his current profession because he has not been successful at it. McKoy currently has four charges of robbery for which trials are pending in the Magistrates’ Court. And if that list was not long enough for him to consider a career change, he also has […]
They stole a gold ring from a man while they begged him for a dollar and as a result, twenty-three year old Charles West and twenty-four year old Nigel West have been found guilty of Robbery. The victim, Addington Ramos, a security guard for Alliance Bank, reported to police that around three a.m. on March […]
A seventeen year old youth of Bella Vista Village, Stann Creek has been charged with Attempted Rape for the second time in as many weeks. Two weeks ago the youth attempted to rape a woman on the street side in the village. Police, who were on patrol in the area nabbed the seventeen year old, […]
In another case of carnal knowledge, this time involving a teacher, twenty-four year old Sylvestre Coy has been formally arrested and charged for two counts of Carnal Knowledge he allegedly committed against one of his students. The thirteen year old girl reported to police that the incident first started in November of last year when […]
There was a taxi accident this afternoon and no one was injured but this wasn’t your everyday accident. Normally collisions occur on the highways, but in this case the accident happened at sea. A boat belonging to the Belize Water Taxi Terminal, also known as the San Pedro Express, crashed into a Mexican skiff after […]
The campaign may be over, but the financial crisis at the City Council is beginning to haunt Mayor Zenaida Moya. And today Central Government jumped to the rescue of a bankrupt City Council and handed over two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to meet payroll and sanitation services to ease the burden on the strained […]
Thousands of Belizeans trek across the border to the annual Feria de la Frontera Sur, also known as ExpoFer, which over time has grown into an international event in neighbouring Chetumal. The Fair provides trade opportunities to hundreds of business establishments in the entire state of Quintana Roo and many local companies participate annually. There […]
The Anglican Diocese is turning one hundred and twenty-five years old and has been in Belize for a longer period, two hundred and thirty-two years. Every two years the Diocese meets in Synod and preparations are well underway for the forty-fifth Biennial Synod under the theme “Come Ye Thankful People Come”. The Synod is the […]
The National AIDS Programme reports that four hundred and fifty new HIV infections were recorded in 2007. With tourism being touted as Belize’s largest employer, it is therefore not far fetched that some of those HIV positive persons are working in that sector. Recognizing that fact, today four resorts took a significant step towards aiding […]
In news just in, the body of a man was brought to Belize City about an hour ago from Turneffe Island where he was reportedly murdered. Officers of the Crimes Investigations branch are trying to solve the shooting death of thirty-three year old Kirk Smith. Smith, a fisherman of Sarstoon Street, Belize City, had left […]
It’s a long weekend in celebration of Pan American Day, and if you will stay put in the Jewel, there are various events that can provide you with wholesome entertainment. Safiyyah has the run down. Hey, it’s your girl Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize. This weekend will be a long one and there […]
Due to the Pan American Day holiday, the next newscast will be on Tuesday, October fourteenth.
