At news time tonight, there are two suspects in the latest homicide which took the life of BeJohn Martinez. The twenty-five year old was found clinging to life near the Haulover Bridge this morning with a gunshot to his head. He was transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where he expired shortly after. Martinez […]
On Tuesday night we reported on an alleged incident in which Belizeans may have been killed in Honduras. According to reports, three men who were detained in connection with a robbery of Scotiabank’s Spanish Lookout Branch back on March thirtieth were caught up in the incident. The three men identified as Juan Salazar, Benjamin Peters […]
The number of visitors to the jewel may be picking up but an incident in the Cayo district on Tuesday may possibly land a black eye to the tourism industry. A hotelier of San Ignacio Town was today charged with Operating as a tour guide without a proper license. The charge against forty-six year old […]
Last week, legislation was passed in the House of Representatives to legalize the controversial wiretapping of telephone calls or the interception of communications. On Tuesday we asked our viewers to weigh in on whether or not such measures will deter crime as is proposed by the government. Sixty-nine percent of our viewers thought it will […]
Foreign Minister Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington was the first speaker this morning at the United Nations General Assembly. The GA, in its sixty-fifth year, is one of most anticipated and significant events in the calendar of the UN; statements are normally delivered by the highest authorities, heads of state, governments or foreign ministers on both domestic […]
While Tropical Depression Matthew brought with it little to no damages as it made landfall in Belize over the weekend, it did wreak havoc off the coast. The Belize Audubon Society has confirmed that a lighthouse, one of the oldest in the country located on Halfmoon Caye near the Turneffe Atoll, was toppled by gale […]
They’ve been targeted a few times previously and on Tuesday night thieves again paid a visit to the offices of National Transport at two and three quarter miles on the Western Highway. The robbers were quick and precise and the incident lasted less than two minutes. It happened shortly after eight before employees were preparing […]
Nineteen year old Samantha Foreman has been missing for a week and her family believes she was kidnapped. Her father, Anthony Foreman, suspects that her boyfriend might be linked to her disappearance. Anthony claims that when the boyfriend was confronted about her whereabouts, he claimed Samantha is in Dangriga and since then he has also […]
A group of four heavily armed men who were intercepted by police in Ladyville on August second remain at the Central Prison following the rejection of their bail applications today. They are nineteen year old Tevin Abraham, nineteen year old Jareth Usher, twenty-six year old Jamal Tablada and forty-six year old Floyd Davis. A search […]
Most partygoers know the saying “after the party there’s the after party”. But in the wee hours of September twenty-sixth, after the party there was a robbery at Palm Island night club. Today Carlo Gutierrez and Derrick Munnings were charged with Handling Stolen Goods in connection with that armed holdup. Police don’t have enough evidence […]
There’s one more day to end September, the deadliest month so far this year and before it does another homicide has been added to the long and growing list. In fact, 2010 is likely to have the distinction of the year with the highest number of murders the country has ever seen. With three months […]
Former Foreign Minister Godfrey Smith came under heat today from the Government of Belize. In a press release earlier today Smith was criticized and condemned for a letter he wrote on September seventeenth to Richard Fraser of Digicel in Jamaica, discouraging him from considering any investment in Belize Telemedia. The government press release says that […]
The spectacular comeback of Channel Five’s reality wedding airs tonight. The wedding of Julio and Vanessa was interrupted when the groom was injured in a traffic accident in July. Vanessa remained constant at his bedside nursing Julio to recovery. Well, Julio is now back on his feet and the couple’s wedding preparations have resumed. News’ […]
The five duos did not disappoint on Tuesday night, in fact they thrilled the audience and judges to the max. There was a medley of Michael Jackson hits, drama and humor of a woman wearing the pants in married life, a sobering reality check on crime and violence and much more. The siblings from the […]
