Thirty-three year old Kirk Smith, a fisherman by profession and father of three girls, became Belize’s seventy-seventh murder victim on the high seas. Smith’s body was brought in by skiff from Turneffe Island last Friday night. There is much speculation on the motive behind the killing, but this morning police arrested and charged a Sarteneja […]
Four Mexican soldiers are on their way back across the border after they were released by police. The four were apprehended just before ten on Monday night on the Northern Highway when they were found with an undeclared weapon. The soldiers reportedly arrived at the Burrell Boom checkpoint in a white Mazda four-door car bearing […]
The high profile Brannon brothers murder trial has been adjourned until next Tuesday. The case against Taejdron Bennett and Joseph Kee was set to commence in Belmopan this morning in front of Justice Troadio Gonzalez, but was pushed back due to the addition of a new attorney. This morning attorney Michael Peyrefitte notified Justice Gonzalez […]
And in the Magistrates’ Court in Belize City today, twenty-nine year old Edward Sandoval, the stepfather of an eleven month old baby boy was charged with Child Neglect after the child suffered a fractured nose on October ninth. Sandoval, a construction worker of Barracat Street, pleaded not guilty to the charge and was offered bail […]
Ramon Vasquez, the owner of the Channel Nine television station, is out on a two thousand five hundred dollar bail tonight. Vasquez was taken to court this morning and was charged with Causing Harm to police constable Newton Martinez and driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Vasquez pleaded not guilty and his […]
A man who was found with a hundred dollar counterfeit note, has been fined a little more, one hundred and fifty dollars. And twenty-two year old Roger Pott also lost his job at Habet and Habet Hardware Store. Magistrate Sharon Frazer gave Pott until November thirtieth to pay the fine and if he doesn’t, he […]
One man is dead tonight after he succumbed to injuries he received in a traffic accident on the western Highway. Forty-three year old Daniel Douglas died at the K.H.M.H. after he sustained a deep cut wound to his nose. According to reports, shortly before six on Sunday morning, Douglas, along with twenty-three year old, Brenda […]
It wasn’t the ice cream but the cash that was too sweet to resist in an early morning hold up in downtown San Pedro. Manelly’s Ice Cream parlor, located only a few doors away from the Belize Bank was robbed at eight a.m. this morning by three men. According to the owner, forty four year […]
There are new reports of cases involving carnal knowledge. On Sunday, a fifteen year old girl reported to police that she visited a friend at his workplace in Orange Walk Town where he had sexual intercourse with her. Police have detained eighteen year old Felix Caliz pending charges of Carnal Knowledge. In another case; this […]
Since the beginning of October, Belizeans have been keeping their fingers crossed hoping that the month would pass quickly without any threats from natural disasters. Today it appears it’s not meant to be as around nine this morning tropical depression number sixteen formed just off the coast of Honduras and heading to southern Belize. According […]
He has been at the helm of the Chamber of Commerce for eleven years and now Kevin Herrera is calling it quits. During his tenure, Herrera was the driving force behind many accomplishments, including a growth in the Chamber’s assets and membership and he also championed constitutional and legislative reforms. Herrera is leaving the Chamber […]
World Standards Day dates back to 1946 when it was first established in London. But Belize didn’t join until 2003 when CARICOM, as a regional body, signed on. And while little is known of it, the Belize Bureau of Standards is putting World Standards Day on the local map. It is launching a code for […]
In collaboration with the Belize Red Cross’ “Together We Can” project, the Belize Police Department’s Community Policing Unit is conducting a three-day training session with thirty-six police officers. The training is being held at the Yabra Youth Friendly and Community Drop-in Centre and addresses various issues including values and attitudes, sexuality, communication with young people […]
While some were offering training, a group of thirty Special Constables were sworn in during a ceremony at the Raccoon Street Police Station in Belize City. The ceremony on Sunday marked two days of rigorous training received by the Special Constables. The programme, spearheaded by Deputy Officer Commanding the Eastern Division Police Formation, Senior Superintendent […]
Encompassing two hundred and forty-six thousand acres of land, the Chiquibul National Park is the largest protected area in Belize. But most of the reports on this newscast about the area centre not around its beauty, but on the destruction of its resources by our neighbours to the west. And instead of getting better, the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re glad you could join us for this portion of Sports Monday. The B.P.F.L. rolled out its opening schedule in the 2008 RF&G playoffs over the weekend and despite inclement weather nationwide, all eight teams in the post season saw action. We’re inside the M.C.C. Grounds for yesterday’s clash […]
