He left his job at the Hattieville Central Prison and was heading to the Valley of Peace near Belmopan but the prison officer never made it home. His murder was witnessed by least five persons and it happened in broad daylight. And now the family of 2009’s murder victim number six is seeking justice. Marion […]
Last Tuesday, forty-four year old Elvis Duncan was shot while trying to escape from police… but after recuperating at the Belmopan Hospital, on Monday, the Elridge Village resident was recovered enough to be arraigned in court. Duncan is believed to be one of three perpetrators in a robbery and murder involving two Bowen and Bowen […]
Orange Walk police are awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination to assist them in investigating the death of a Corozal resident. Police discovered the lifeless body of Armando Castaneda lying face up at the Queen Elizabeth Park early Monday morning. The post-mortem is scheduled for Wednesday, but police do not suspect foul play. Castaneda, […]
NEWCO, the consortium of companies, which won an international arbitration settlement against G.O.B. has now initiated civil action in Washington against the government. According to a press release from the company, its decision is due to a failure by Prime Minister Dean Barrow to honor the almost nine million dollar judgment delivered in Miami on […]
A new jury will have to be empanelled in a rape case in the Supreme Court. And that is because the original jury of six women and three men selected yesterday was discharged today by Justice Herbert Lord because one of the jurors is closely related to complainant, a forty-five year old nurse. As the […]
In other news from the courts, a teenager is spending the night behind bars after he was remanded to the Hattieville Prison on two offences committed on the same day; Burglary and Attempted Burglary. Eighteen year-old Alex McKoy was denied bail since he had a previous offence to answer to. The recent incidents for which […]
In Benque, however, the cops have detained two adults and a minor pending firearms charges. Around four Monday afternoon police responded to reports of shots being fired in the Water Pump area. In an unfinished cement house at the corner of Church and B streets, cops spotted three males, who upon noticing the authorities are […]
In the other case, another police constable is tonight on the other side of the law and is accused of extorting money from a Salvadoran national. The incident occurred at the police checkpoint at mile four on the Western Highway on Monday afternoon when P.C. Andre Almendarez allegedly asked the driver for money in exchange […]
Last night we reported on the piece of land marked for sale in the San Pablo area of San Pedro Town. The land which was originally used as a park and there were plans for it to be converted into an archaeological site, but somehow it ended up in private hands. And this has raised […]
The Belize Coast Guard is intensifying its war against drug trafficking and strengthening rescue missions across the country. Some help for its efforts came their way today from John McAfee who donated a twenty-seven foot boat to the BNCG worth one point one million dollars. If his name rings a bell, it is because McAfee […]
Mothballs, not a topic you expect to hear about in the news, but today is a rainy day and the Ministry of Health did fax us a warning about the health dangers of swallowing moth balls. Apparently there is a particular brand of moth balls, Power Moth Balls manufactured by the Jieling Corporation in China, […]
U.S. Ambassador Robert Dieter’s term of office in Belize is about to expire. Aside from the diplomatic work he was engaged in, one of Dieter’s personal goals was to visit educational institutions around the country and share some of his own experiences with students. Today Dieter and his wife Gwendolyn visited Canaan and Nazarene High […]
Channel Five is upping the stakes in its popular weekly Game Show Tek it or Leave It. So to start the year on a good foot, Carlos Lara had the opportunity to take home ten thousand dollars in cash. He played last Wednesday strategically hoping that with lady luck by his side, the ten grand […]
On Monday’s newscast we brought you the story of twenty-one year old Christopher Bowman who needs funding for a surgery to remove a tumour from his chest. Bowman is currently in the United States seeking treatment, but his eight year plight to get the tumour removed caught the attention of a CBS Dallas reporter, Jay […]
The challenges and issues faced by Belize’s children and youths are numerous… and for decades UNICEF has been trying to improve those conditions, not only in Belize but around the world. On Monday, Country Representative Rana Flowers was a guest on Open Your Eyes and reports that funding for UNICEF’s activities come from all over […]
