Corruption in the ranks of the police, that’s an allegation that has been around from time immemorial but the stench of corruption hit eerily close to home this past Saturday when a sophisticated drug operation was busted in the south. Four police officers, including the driver assigned of the governor general, and a custom officer […]
As we told you earlier, five persons have been arrested for Saturday’s drug bust. After the beechcraft was dusted for fingerprints by the BDF and police, a white van was intercepted at the San Juan Bus Stop near the Bladen Community. Corporal Renel Grant attached to Belize City Traffic Branch was found behind the wheels. […]
In related news, a plane which resembles the drug plane on the Southern Highway was stolen on the night of November seventh from the Armando Escalon military base in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. According to the official reports from Honduras, the plan to steal the twin engine plane was put in motion two weeks prior […]
National Security is steadily becoming a major concern due to recent illicit activities involving airplanes in northern, central and southern Belize. The plane that landed over the weekend in the south had a cocaine cargo estimated at one hundred and forty million dollars. But there are other incidents involving planes. As you are well aware […]
Last Friday, a peeved Prime Minister told the House of Representatives that the Bar Association has gone PUP. The comments were made by PM Dean Barrow in response to a statement made by Freetown Area representative Francis Fonseca in which he described the perilous state of the judiciary. Now, as it is well known, the […]
A horrific crime took place over the weekend, also in the south. A homeless pregnant woman was raped and stabbed to death in Dangriga. She was found lifeless on the steps of a house on Sunday morning but there are signs that the heinous murder took place elsewhere. News Five’s Marion Ali reports from Dangriga. […]
It was a huge bust back in August when four men were intercepted in a Crown Victoria vehicle belonging to taxi driver, Floyd Davis of Mile Eight Western Highway. When the vehicle was checked at the Ladyville gas station where it was intercepted, police found firearm and ammunition, military uniforms, masks and other accessories. It […]
The Seawell brothers were back in court today where a preliminary inquiry was expected to proceed prior to their extradition hearing. But attorney Elston Kaseke, representing Mark and Gary Seawell, sought an adjournment to December fourteenth. According to Kaseke, three witnesses who were named when the evidence from the United States Department of Justice was […]
It has been three weeks since Hurricane Richard pummeled the central portion of Belize, downing trees and poles, toppling houses and ripping up crops. And in the weeks that have followed, victims have been critical of what they term as the slow response from the government and the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, in distributing […]
A veteran in the radio broadcasting industry, Adrian Harris, passed away this morning. After years of battling with diabetes, Harris recently became very ill and at the age of forty-six years, he succumbed to complications related to the illness. Harris’ powerful voice will not soon be forgotten after decades on the airwaves at stations including […]
As we told you earlier, the flow of traffic was interrupted on the southern highway due to Saturday’s drug bust. Many participants in the Battle of the Drums competition and show were held up on the highway. They eventually did get to the annual Garifuna drumming competition in Punta Gorda where they tested drumming skills […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. In its 2nd year, the University of the West Indies Day of Races really captured the hearts and minds of the fans with its innovative approach to an event that rapidly become a feature on the Cycling Calendar. The passing of the UWI Torch to […]
