There is a major break in the double murder of attorney Richard Stuart and his wife, Maria Stuart, a chartered accountant. They were viciously stabbed to death at around midnight on Saturday as they arrived home from a dinner. According to our sources, a former employee made a jailhouse confession. As we reported Tuesday night, […]
In the controversial case against Sergeant Paulino Reyes, it is now known that no one will be charged for the shooting death of Police Corporal Gavin Sanchez, who went down in a hail of gunfire earlier this year. The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has decided that there is no cause for action […]
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Elliott Mottley was showered with praises today at a special sitting of the court of Appeal by colleagues and members of the legal profession. Last Friday, the Government issued a release announcing the (Quote) retirement of the Justice but by Monday, no less than the Bar Association […]
Recent changes in the judiciary are sounding alarm bells and have invited the attention of the Bar Association. These include “the unseemly manner” in which the former Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh was treated, the departure of justice Boyd Carey and now the resignation of the President of the Court of Appeals, Justice Elliott Mottley. The […]
The grand finale of Duets Season Three was Tuesday night. Across the country and beyond, viewers held a collective breath as the final three duos had their farewell performances. At stake were the ten thousand dollar grand prize and many other fabulous gifts for the number one duo and thousands of dollars for the runner […]
Two weeks ago a human smuggling ring was exposed when it was revealed that charters from Haiti had been landing at the Philip Goldson International Airport with Chinese nationals. The investigations showed that the three flights on September eighteen, nineteen and October third brought thirty-three Chinese nationals who were whisked away from the airport to […]
A fifteen year sentence is never good news, except of course, if you were facing life in prison. That was the case for Kirk Gordon, who was convicted of murder in 2006 and would have spent the rest of his days behind bars. But in the past seven years, the case went to the Magistrates, […]
Ted Armstrong’s second trial for the murder of Jerome Longsworth did not produce a conviction for murder but for manslaughter. On July fourteenth, 2006, Longsworth was stabbed with a scissors after he was attacked by Armstrong in Hattieville Village. The attack was as a result of the deceased intervening in a fight between Armstrong and […]
You’ve probably seen him directing traffic at the Cinderella Plaza or you may have heard him on the morning talk show circuit. Well, last Friday night Roy Craig, popularly known as “Bullet”, became a victim of the crime epidemic. Craig told News Five today that during the horrible experience he thought he would have been […]
According to statistics, as many as thirty-seven percent of deaths in Belize are linked to tobacco related diseases. Earlier today an initiative was launched to prohibit smoking in public places, including government buildings and schools and certain private businesses. The measure will protect the public from exposure to tobacco smoke. The Ministry of Health, through […]
It is not one of the most fascinating subjects, but it is an all important topic. Eighteen students today received full scholarships for training on the relationship between the environment and refrigeration. The scholarships are being provided by the Department of the Environment and the technicians will be sensitized about the use of organic compounds […]
