Early Monday night, a staff party ended fatally for an employee of a resort in San Pedro. Fifty-seven year old Gregorio Conejo, a father of two, was hit in the face by a guest at the party at Mata Chica where he was employed for at least ten years. He fell off the pier and […]
In the west, the body of an unidentified man was found floating in the Mopan River. According to officers attached to the Benque Police Formation, the deceased was shirtless but was wearing blue jeans. Residents of Succotz Village detected the body at about six-thirty on Monday evening. It was pulled to the river bank, where […]
A severe weather system caused flooding in several areas across the southernmost districts on Monday. Some reports from the south say that on the Santana and Barranco roads, children on buses were stranded by the deluge. The students were evacuated on Monday and have since returned to their villages. No one was injured. Representatives from […]
At the last sitting of the House of Representatives, the government proposed a Criminal Code and Firearms Bill which seeks to impose stiffer penalties for unlicensed firearms as a measure to combat the crime situation. According to one attorney, the legislation is sweeping and would allow for the arrest of all persons in the employ […]
The City Center will be off limits for this year’s September celebrations. It is the first time that we can recall that the biggest multipurpose facility in the city will not be opened in one of the busiest periods for entertainment. The sporting facility has been declared structurally unsafe as the venue for numerous activities […]
The cops and the courts are looking for Levaughan Morgan, who was convicted of Theft in abscencia since she has been missing in action from the start of her trial. The victim, twenty-six year old Loretta Gillett, who was once close friends with Morgan, told the court today that between June thirtieth and July first, […]
A Belize City father was today freed of a charge of Aggravated Assault of an Indecent Nature which brought his reputation in disrepute. As it turned out, the malicious ploy was perpetrated by a friend of the alleged victim’s mother. Forty-two year old Dalesmon Lewis was accused in April of molesting a seven year old […]
There are several measures in place at the Central Prison to deter visitors from introducing illegal items into the prison. But that did not stop twenty-four year old Elisa Chan who was busted with almost three ounces of cannabis when she was searched in the waiting area. Chan was charged late this evening and pleaded […]
There’s no end in sight for the nightmares that commuters face with public transportation. After mounting complaints, the Department of Transport met late last week with operators from the Western and Southern routes. The meeting covered a wide range of problems including over-crowding, un-kept schedules, speeding, refuelling with passengers onboard, and the general safety of […]
Aside from the official ceremonies on September tenth, a friendly match will be played with a renowned international football team in the nation’s capital. The stage has been set for a regional showcase for bragging rights between Belize’s national team and Trinidad and Tobago. FFB President Bertie Chimilio says the idea for the competition was […]
The violence by the drug cartels continues to move dangerously close to home. Earlier this week seventy-two immigrants were slaughtered in Tamaulipas, an area in Mexico trafficked by thousands of Belizeans who travel back and forth for business and pleasure. The latest attack was in Cancun, a prime vacation spot for Belizeans. Press reports are […]
