An eighteen year old man was stabbed and killed in Ladyville this afternoon. The young man, Anthony Matura, had just gotten off a bus and was heading home when he was attacked. We’ll have more on this story coming up, but first a five year old St. Ignatius school girl is believed to be the […]
As we said earlier, eighteen year old Anthony Matura, is the latest murder victim. Matura was stabbed twice in the chest and neck sometime after three this afternoon. The teenager had reportedly just disembarked a bus and was heading to his home about three blocks away when his attacker pursued him and pounced on him. […]
The stabbing death of eighteen year old Anthony Matura comes as another striking blow to Glensford Matura Sr., whose other son Glenford Jr. was killed on Euphrates Avenue in Belize City on March tenth. A few months later his best friend Wilfred Peters died of natural causes and today another of his children this time […]
No less than the Minister of Police, Doug Singh has said the management style of the top cop is not effective to deal with crime. Crispin Jeffries has come under heavy fire from many quarters. Only yesterday, Belizeans for Justice called for his head in the face of the unabated gun violence in the old […]
The Grim Sleeper is the name given to a serial killer in Los Angeles, California, believed to be responsible for ten murders; the victims were primarily prostitutes. Lonnie Franklin was caught earlier this week and is currently in jail awaiting trial. But there was a period when Franklin appeared inactive in the US; that timeframe […]
El Paso Fast Food on Freetown Road is known for its panades and garnaches. Some people claim it has the hottest tacos in town. Well that claim actually turned out to be true this evening. After five-thirty today, the cook for the business which is housed in two separate structures, was preparing tacos when some […]
A jury of four women and eight men deliberated late into Wednesday night on the murder trial of brothers, Jody and Lynton Gentle. At a few minutes after nine, the jurors emerged, but no decision had been reached. While it’s not a guilty verdict, a hung jury is still bad news for twenty-four year old […]
There were two drug trafficking cases before Magistrate Aretha Ford on Wednesday which resulted in one acquittal and one conviction. The first to appear was thirty-nine year old taxi driver, Moises Williams, who was accused of peddling heroin. On March nineteenth police were tipped off about firearms and drugs inside a taxi. Cops intercepted the […]
The Harmonyville community being planned by the Belize Grass Roots Youth Empowerment Agency is inching forward slowly but surely. The surveys for the parcels are about to get underway but according to BIGYEA’s Vice President, to survey the one thousand, three hundred and twenty-two acres is going to cost more than a quarter million dollars. […]
On Wednesday night we reported extensively on the state of affairs in the police department. And just in case you were wondering what’s up with Operation Jaguar, we can tell you that police claim it is still in effect.. The operation got off to a grand start and appeared to be holding down crime, at […]
Just this past Wednesday, a charge of robbery was withdrawn against Police Corporal Jermaine Mangar. Mangar is the only cop who was charged following the April First bombshell that a ring of rogue cops were wrecking havoc in the department. But the Minister of Police, Doug Singh says there are plenty other officers on interdiction […]
Last October we brought you the story of Shelnelsy Swift who, at five years old, was a brave and vibrant little girl suffering from renal failure. Her fight started at age two; this year at age six, Shelnelsy had found a balance between school and her treatments. But tonight her family is preparing to say […]
Exercising is key to a healthy lifestyle, but before you exercise there’s an important step to take is too often neglected. The next time you exercise make sure you stretch and prepare your muscles for the rigorous activity. This week’s segment of Healthy Living will show you how to warm up those limbs to avoid […]
