We begin tonight’s newscast with the tragic death of a colleague in the news industry. The well known television journalist for Channel Seven, Keith Swift, passed away today. He did not report to work this morning and his roommate Mark Bowman reportedly found Swift lying face-up with foam at his mouth after five this evening. […]
The Benguche community in Dangriga Town is today reeling from the deaths of two children who perished in an overnight fire at the start of the weekend. It is a tragedy that sees an extended family searching for answers into the heartbreaking loss of their loved ones. Both parents left the siblings Alexander and Archangel […]
The past weekend was not without its share of violent crime and two more names were added to the growing list of murder victims. This time the incidents happened in the northern districts. Marion Ali took a trip north to get the details. Marion Ali, Reporting The first homicide occurred shortly after six on Saturday […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported on a murder in Corozal Town, a second murder occurred in Orange Walk Town and this time it was a minor who was the victim. Here again is Marion Ali. Marion Ali, Reporting Seventeen year old Erin Rivero Sutherland was stabbed at around twelve thirty on Sunday morning on […]
There are some new details that our newsroom has uncovered about the suspect drug plane that was discovered south east of Northern Two Caye on Friday April ninth. Photos show the tip of one wing barely above water. Several parts of the plane were recovered including a video digital component box. The origin of the […]
A second round of village elections was held over the weekend. To put it in perspective, there were elections in thirty-seven villages but not all were contested by the two major political parties since some villages prefer to field independent slates. In the Belize Rural North elections were held in nine villages, three which reportedly […]
While the elections are going according to schedule, there have been a few bumps along the road. There have been physical confrontations in some area and reports of public drinking, which is prohibited on election days. The issue of accountability in the process was also raised when one candidate requested a recount of the ballots […]
The preliminary inquiry in the case of money laundering against Dean Fuller came up today but it did not get underway instead the businessman got an adjournment for May seventeenth. Fuller is accused of the money laundering of six million dollars. His arrest came after the Coye family, an agent for MoneyGram, was accused of […]
One the night of April eighth, two men were gunned down in the dangerous Belize City streets and today a minor was charged in connection with one of those murders. Renan Reneau was shot several times to the chest by a lone gunman while he was talking to his girlfriend in a yard at the […]
Thirty-two year old Darwin Rhaburn, an employee of Belize National Transport, has been charged with aggravated assault of an indecent nature after being accused of fondling a minor on his worksite. The incident occurred on January fifteenth when the minor alleged that at about one o’clock that afternoon while at a bus terminal Rhaburn called […]
A Chevrolet Trail Blazer speeding from the West Landivar area toward Princess Margaret Drive ended up on the University of the West Indies compound last Friday night. The SUV could not make the curve at the speed it was going and it went straight over the drain surrounding the school and collided into a concrete […]
The annual Chess Olympiad was held on Saturday in the capital city and by all accounts, the event was a major success. Over a hundred players participated in the intense competition that is growing popular among youths. According to Program Director of the Belize National Youth Chess Foundation, Ella Anderson, this year’s top performers came […]
Bodybuilding has been a source of gold in the past, but there were no medals forthcoming this year. What the delegation brought back was experience and certification for a judge in the sport. In addition to the president and vice president of the association, Belize was represented at the games by Faith Ferguson in Body […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Week thirteen of the Caribbean Motors Cup brought two teams from opposite ends of the standings to the MCC Grounds yesterday as league leading Belize Defence Force hosted Shanaiah Corozal who came in tied at the bottom of the standings with BRC Blaze. Nevertheless, the […]
