Thousands of viewers were glued to their television sets this afternoon in anticipation of Belize’s third match in the Centro Basket games in Santo Domingo. But the game did not happen as scheduled and that may work out to the advantage when Belize takes on Cuba. Since the games began on Monday, there have been […]
Across the country and abroad, viewers have grown to love Julio Escalante, the groom-to-be of our From Yes to I do reality wedding show. The soft spoken and humble Julio was on his way to work today when he was hit by a vehicle. He was rushed in an unconscious state to the Karl Heusner […]
In 2007, Keon ‘’Williams’’ Myvette was charged with the murder of Michael Gladden. In 2009 his first trial ended with a hung jury and a retrial was ordered. Three weeks ago, he went back to court and that trial ended happily for him on Tuesday night. Myvette beat the murder charge and hours later, he […]
‘The Usual Suspects’ is the term given to the group of street persons who police round up and detain after a crime, any crime, has been committed. A detention doesn’t mean a charge will follow, but it does guarantee forty-eight hours of incarceration at the ‘piss house.’ One of the usual suspects, Jervis Valencia, who […]
The cases of sexual abuse of minors prompted our question on Tuesday. We asked: Should penalties be increased for predators found guilty of sexually abusing minors, regardless of the age of the child? Votes streamed into our e-poll, with an over whelming ninety-five percent of our viewers in agreement that the punishment for Child abusers […]
Traffic was backed up on the Hummingbird Highway since Tuesday night, when a freight container loaded with eighteen hundred cases of Bowen and Bowen products over turned. The cargo vehicle could not make it up one of the hills at mile twenty nine sometime around eight on Tuesday night. It careened downhill and plunged onto […]
It’s a perennial problem in the city, the lack of garbage collection, and this morning it raised the ire of vendors at the temporary market at Pound Yard. The stench and filth was too much to handle; but according to the deputy mayor, Phillip Willoughby, it’s their fault. News Five’s Delahnie Bain has the story. […]
Earlier we told you that the Centro Basket games had been postponed today due to the poor conditions due the sporting facilities in the Dominican Republic. According to the reports from Santo Domingo, the problem has been raised all the way up to FIBA officials. Well, there’s another country that’s having a similar problem with […]
Alberto Chan, the man charged in connection with the traffic accident that claimed the life of Ralph Fonseca Junior and Ralph Balderamos was acquitted of the charges today. Chan, a resident of Orange Walk Town, was charged with two counts each of Manslaughter by Negligence, Causing Death by Careless Conduct, Negligent Grievous Harm, and one […]
On Tuesday we reported on two cases of abuse against minors. Wilhelm Leslie was charged with sexual abuse of a young girl on Tuesday, and today, eighteen year old Andres Bailey was charged for an unnatural crime, dangerous harm, and aggravated assault upon a seven year old boy. The abuse was allegedly taking place since […]
It may not be the most original robbery plan, but two gas deliverymen were allegedly conned by a would-be customer from the Mahogany Heights area. The armed robbery occurred on Wednesday June thirtieth, at Mile thirty-one, where Jorge Ical and Asconcion Naves were robbed of cash and their cell phones. This morning, the accused robber, […]
Two businesses in the Cayo District were scammed with counterfeit Belizean currency in the past few days. The first report came from George Devassy, the owner of South Indian Restaurant in San Ignacio Town. Devassy says that at about nine p.m. on Monday night, two men entered the restaurant and purchased beers, paying with a […]
The Belize Grass Roots Youth Empowerment Association (BIGYEA) is planning a community at mile forty one on the Western Highway called Harmonyville. It recently ran into problems when it was discovered that some of the landowners were not first time landowners as had been intended. Still, the group has also launched a community based plan […]
