The body of an elderly woman was discovered inside her home in the Faber’s Road Extension area of Belize City this afternoon. The woman, sixty eight year old Marie Dawson, was discovered sometime after two this afternoon on Rio Bravo Crescent. And while there was no evidence of forced entry, the family is still suspicious […]
Shoddy electrical connections led to the death of a man earlier today in Belize City. Emelio Orellano was electrocuted while he was trying to connect electricity to his humble abode. While the connection was illegal, there is more to the story than meets the eye. Orellano and his common-law wife, like many of the families […]
Twenty-eight year old Colin Lord tonight remains in an induced coma at Belize Healthcare Partners Limited after undergoing an extensive overnight surgery to reduce the swelling of his brain. He is hooked up to several medical apparatus including a life support machine and an IV to keep him alive after a near fatal shooting at […]
There have been more heinous crimes in the past days and women are now targeted in the crime wave spilling across the country. Last week two nineteen year olds were murdered: Joyce Mitchell and Neisa Pipersburgh. On Tuesday we asked the question: Do think the penalty for murder should be death by hanging? Our e-poll […]
The debate on offshore oil drilling is raging around the country. The argument is over possible oil riches versus the reality that one spill could devastate the entire country and the economy. This morning in San Pedro, representatives from the Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage were making a presentation during a radio talk show […]
The Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage, has been making its rounds not only on San Pedro, but also on Caye Caulker. While it got the nod from an important ally, Mayor Elsa Paz, it has also now received the backing of a group that has the power not only to influence legislation but is […]
As we told you, the Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage has been holding consultations on offshore drilling. So far, it has met with the BTIA, the NTUCB, residents of Caye Caulker and on Tuesday night it consulted the residents of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Following the presentation on the repercussions of oil spills, the […]
Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the reputed leader of the Shower Posse, a ruthless Jamaican gang was captured yesterday by law enforcement officials in the area of Spanish Town. His arrest comes several weeks after a massive manhunt was launched by Jamaican authorities. Coke was wanted for illegal arms dealing and drug trafficking to the United States. […]
Also in Jamaica, Harold Crooks spent two months on the run, dared the Jamaican authorities to go after him in Canada “if they could stand the cold”, and when he was found on a cruise ship at the Ocho Rios pier in Jamaica on May twenty-seventh, Crooks donned a life jacket and jumped into the […]
Today makes twelve days since thirteen year old Rosie Munoz left her home on Partridge Street in Belize City. Since then, her family has heard from her only once and that was when she called last Sunday. Interestingly, she did not contact her immediate family and instead called her mother’s sister-in-law to say she is […]
In court today, he admitted to beating his ex-common-law wife but denied breaching a protection order to stay away from her. After he took the guilty plea, thirty-one year old Kent Hoare of Doris Brooks Street was sentenced to six months imprisonment for Wounding when he appeared before Senior Magistrate, Sharon Frazer. According to a […]
Last week Monday, we reported that Belize City Fisherman, Hopeton Westby Jr. had pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm in public while under the influence of alcohol. Westby was not sentenced forthwith because the alcohol level had not been certified. But he subsequently changed his plea to not guilty which meant that bail could not […]
The economic downturn is hitting the country hard and every initiative that can make a difference is under consideration. Since Monday, the US Tri-county International Chamber of Commerce has been in Belize. The group is meeting with the private sector to discuss the possibility of trade agreements to boast the sagging economy. It is being […]
Summer is here, and one of the telltale signs is not only the heat wave, but the fact that schools are closed. That coincides with the opening of summer camps which are being organized for just about every age group and type of activity. One group which takes an environmental approach to learning and to […]
