There is breaking news tonight, and that is that the man at the center of a massive manhunt in Jamaica is now in police custody. Christopher “Dudus” Coke was arrested this afternoon in Spanish Town on the island, fifteen minutes away from Kingston. He was wanted for allegedly smuggling illegal firearms and drugs into the […]
On the local front, there have been no charges brought so far in the abduction and brutal murder of Pallotti graduate Neisa Pipersburgh who disappeared from her residence in the Fabers Road area last Wednesday morning. Her body was discovered floating near the Burdon Canal Bridge on Saturday morning with what appeared to be multiple […]
The advanced state of decomposition in which the body of nineteen-year-old Neisa Pipersburgh was found made it difficult for forensic pathologist Dr. Mario Estradabran to conclusively determine the cause of her death. Despite reports that signs of foul play were visible on the corpse, Estradabran was unable to say whether the former student was stabbed, […]
The other recent murder of thirty-eight year old Elbert Pope, a single parent and father of six, has also sent shockwaves through the cycling community. The veteran cyclist had no known enemies, or at least they were not aware of any danger to his life. At previous workplaces, however, it was believed he was being […]
The vivacious Neisa Pipersburgh met a horrific death. Neisa was murdered within days after she had graduated from Pallotti High School. Her murder has stunned the entire community because it now seems that crime has gone far beyond the level of the usual violence among gangs. Many citizens think that the system is too soft […]
A Tropical Park senior citizen was killed by two vicious pit bulls three weeks ago. Sixty-five year old Edmund Spain was attacked on May thirty-first while at his home in the Tropical Park area. He sustained injuries to the face and body and was hospitalized but died from the injuries some six days later. Today, […]
She has been in office for almost two years as Acting Director of Public Prosecutions but with the state of the judiciary under the microscope in respect of appointments and retirements, there is word that Government will be moving to confirm the appointment of the DPP. Already at odds with the Bar Association over the […]
In July, the National Basketball Team is heading to the Dominican Republic to take part in the Centro Basket Tournament. But they won’t be the first delegation to get there. A contingent of highly trained soldiers from the Jewel is taking part in a series of military exercises that test everything from shooting assault rifles […]
On Monday, we reported that Government intends to amalgamate the Hope Creek Catholic Primary School with the Hope Creek Methodist School. The Ministry of Education laid out its position on how it proposes to merge both schools which would then be administered by the Methodist Church. But as they say, denominations do not mix well, […]
One person remains in police custody after a string of fires in Placencia over the weekend. Since the suspect has not yet been criminally charged, his identity is being withheld but police on the peninsula say the fires are being investigated as arsons. Placencia villagers headed out for a night on the town on Saturday […]
On June fourth, a fifteen year old Independence Village schoolboy, Shaquille Bennett, was viciously attacked by a group of his own peers. One of them allegedly beat him to death with a baseball bat. The incident happened behind Rosas Restaurant in the village and the gruesome attack prompted school children from that ordinarily quiet community […]
The violence in Belize City Streets was controlled for a few weeks after the installation of Operation Jaguar. It seems that the quick fix measure would do exactly what it set out to do while the government prepared to roll out its Restore Belize campaign. Restore Belize is expected to start in August, but with […]
Two teenagers were late this evening convicted of robbing a BTL Technician in September 2009. Both Kyle Chaplin and Jamal Neal were each given five year sentences. According to our court reporter, eighteen year old Chaplin was disrespectful to the Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer during trial and things turned nasty when sentencing was handed down. […]
The incursions into Belizean territory by Guatemalans have been going on for some time and have continued unabated. Over recent years Guatemalan farmers have been infiltrating not only our borders but have been entering our natural reserves. So last week when there were new discoveries of xate extractions and mass hunting of the Scarlet Macaw […]
Moses Michael Leviy, the rapper better known as Shyne, is working on his first album since his release after nine years of incarceration in a U.S. Federal Prison. The rapper, who was once attached to the BadBoy Label, has signed a multimillion dollar deal with L.A. Reid of Def Jam Records. Shyne is working on […]
The Belize International Film Festival is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year and the calendar of events is filling up. In fact the festival is being extended beyond Belize City and will now include screenings in San Pedro and San Ignacio as well as workshops and seminars countrywide. As for the submissions, final selections have […]
