Just past mid-day, a man heading back to work after purchasing lunch, was shot multiple times on Faber’s Road. He did not survive the vicious shooting and died while receiving treatment at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. An eight year old boy who was in the same area was also injured when the barrage of […]
Elsewhere in the city, a senior citizen was viciously attacked early Thursday morning. What’s most disturbing about the attack is that the victim was not at a crime hotspot; he was right at home, sleeping in his bed. At five fifteen a.m., sixty two year old Percival Blancaneaux, of Taylor’s Alley was in bed when […]
Channel Five’s Reality Wedding Groom to be, Julio Escalante was badly injured on Wednesday and his condition appears to be worsening. The twenty-three year old was hit from behind by a car as he rode his bicycle to work at the Princess Hotel & Casino. The incident happened not far from his family’s home on […]
There are more details available on Wednesday’s sudden death of a Cuban Embassy employee. Embassy personnel are not authorized to provide interviews but it is known that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cuba will be deploying an official to Belize to assist with the tragedy. On Thursday, afternoon the body of sixty-eight year old […]
The Belize National Basketball Team tossed a monkey wrench in Cuba’s plan to dominate the 2010 CentroBasket Tournament in a historic win on Thursday. But despite its current standings of two wins and one loss, Belize still has to beat Puerto Rico to be guaranteed the top spot in group B of the games in […]
Equally important to Belize’s prowess on the court is its ability to study the enemy. Belize’s mental game off court has been as crucial as its command of the ball on court and today’s workout was less physical but similarly grueling. Following Thursday night’s stellar performance, the players took a day off from shooting and […]
There are close to three hundred and fifty clinical cases of dengue fever with upwards of forty hemorrhagic cases diagnosed over the past few weeks. Most of the cases have been detected in the Belize and Cayo Districts. That’s the latest information from the Ministry of Health. The Ministry also claims it is spraying vulnerable […]
Charles Manson, Ted Bundy and the fictional Hannibal Lecter are probably the three most well known serial killers. Well another serial killer’s identity has been found out recently and it seems he may have ties to Belize. The killer who was called the Grim Sleeper, murdered ten of his victims between 1985 to 2007. Fifty […]
In the courts today, five of the six men who allegedly plotted to rob and murder businessman Jose Shoman Junior and his family in December 2008, were read their indictment. Miguel Mayorga, Eswin Rosalez, Carlos Juarez, Jose Ishmael Cordova and Cesar Julio Aldana all appeared before Justice Adolph Lucas and were read charges of Conspiracy […]
A fifty year old man was found guilty of Carnal Knowledge in the Belmopan Supreme Court. Venacio Mai was accused of sexually abusing a fifteen year old minor in April 2008 while they both visited a woman in Bullet Tree Village. He was charged four months later, in August and around that time the child […]
There are numerous summer camps taking place around the country for kids, but one coveted camp is the Belize Defence Force’s annual program that caters for just about every child’s interest. Hundreds participate each year in the wide array of activities which are sponsored by the Ministry of Defence. B.D.F. Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel […]
Robberies are crimes committed so often that they rarely make the news. But when the perpetrator becomes the victim of the attack and at the hands of the target, it certainly warrants news coverage. And that is exactly what happened on Tuesday night when four year Karate student, twenty one year old Carmelita Kuylen startled […]
Four years ago, at age twenty-two, Shane Young found out that he has pulmonary cavity, which in layman’s terms is known as a hole in his heart. He had to undergo surgery bit his condition has since limited his abilities and Young is unable to work, which means he cannot provide for himself or take […]
The annual lobster fest is back on schedule for this weekend in Caye Caulker where the favored crustacean will be featured. And for those who can’t make it out to the beach this weekend, the city’s very own Palm Island, will be swinging with its own celebrations. But if you’re looking for a quiet weekend, […]
