Exactly one week ago, Eyan Arnold, a thirty five year old caretaker, was shot and killed on Berkley Street. On Sunday night, there was another homicide in the same hood. This time a mentally challenged man who was riding his bicycle was targeted; it turned out fatal for the forty-two year old who had survived […]
There were two shootings elsewhere in the city; a family was asleep when a hale of bullets was fired at their house. The attempt on the lives of the Young family happened at dawn on Saturday morning on Racecourse Street, another area prone to gun violence. Eight shots found their way into their house; luckily […]
Fourteen year old Hellen Yu was shot during an armed robbery at their place of business on Iguana Street Extension on August twelfth. Her murder rocked the Asian community in Belize to its core as another of their own fell victim to the spate of crime and violence gripping the city. Her father Ziren Yu […]
Earlier in the day Jermaine Matura appeared in the Family Court because his mother, Lisa, claimed he was a minor but checks by the court determined Jermaine is eighteen years old. It is believed that Jermaine was one of three men who entered Yue’s Store when proprietor Huandi Zhang, Hellen and Ziren Yu were attacked […]
One family is homeless following a fire that damaged two other wooden structures clustered in a yard on Petticoat Alley just before three o’clock this morning. By the time it was over, only one of the three buildings was still standing. While fire fighters managed to withstand the windy night and contain the blaze, the […]
Three persons were today charged in the Magistrate’s Court for theft in connection with separate incidents, and the charges range from stealing meat to stealing a horse. The first to be arraigned was thirty-two year-old Harrison Banner Duhaney, accused of stealing sixty pounds of Pork Chops and fourteen pounds of Beef Roast valued at over […]
Taking baths is a part of our everyday routine, but this simple task is a painful process for Santiago Pana after a frightening ordeal with an allegedly brutal police officer. Pana, who lived on the Stann Creek Valley Road, says he was burned several times to his upper body and that the injuries were caused […]
The Office of the Prime Minister has officially responded to the findings of the 2008-2009 Audit Report. Late last week, News Five asked Prime Minister Dean Barrow about the report which was compiled by Auditor General Edmund Zuniga. The findings reflected, among other things, an increase in the number of questionable transactions occurring during 2005 […]
The tourism industry has still not fully recovered from the decline in visitors from countries whose nationals traditionally visit Belize. So every penny and every job in the industry is aggressively sought. Late last week, a statutory instrument was signed to declare Caves Branch an Archaeological Reserve and to prevent tour operators from outsourcing guide […]
It is one of the first activities of this year’s September celebrations; the National Song Competition was held on Saturday night at the Memorial Park in Belize City. It proved to be full of creativity and patriotism for those who turned out and others who preferred to view it from the comfort of their living […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this week’s rush of Sports Monday. We’re off to the MCC Grounds where week five of the Belize Bank Super League playoffs brought City Boys United to its moment of truth. In their role as host today they would have to beat the always dangerous […]
