It was a deadly weekend for two persons. In the City, a love triangle ended with the homicide of a man half the age of the accused, Vincent Tillett Sr. Darwin Phillips, who has one child with Denise Phillips was killed when Denise’s ex, showed up at her house on Sunday. Tillett has fathered four […]
The other murder is an unusual case of suspected patricide which is rocking residents of Dominguez Layout in Corozal Town. Early Sunday morning, a fifteen year old minor discovered the bloody body of his father whom he had left at home drinking with his elder brother several hours earlier. While Gumercindo Meza Jr. has since […]
At most Social Security offices countrywide today, members of the Christian Workers Union did not turn up for work in fact they called in sick. The action caused disruptions in the delivery of services because untrained cashiers took up the slack in receiving payment from contributors. The sickout is the first action that can potentially […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow said last week that “drill we will” in respect of oil exploration in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. Greg Ch’oc, the man who would be the thirteenth senator and representative of the N.G.O. community, was not present when the P.M. made it clear that Capital Energy has the go ahead to […]
A very disturbing case of sexual assault has been reported by a teenager, who ran away from home. The thirty-three year old mother of the child first reported on February second to the Family Violence Unit that her young daughter did not attend classes on that day and that she feared the girl had run […]
Businessman, Bert Vasquez, was arraigned today for three criminal offenses in respect of a complaint made by a twenty-two year old accountant. In court, Vasquez was charged with unlawful imprisonment, aggravated assault and indecent assault. He pleaded not guilty but the magistrate upheld a no bail submission by the prosecutor which means that Vasquez will […]
A money changer from the village of San Joaquin in the Corozal District was targeted over the weekend at his home, only this time he wasn’t harmed. The money changer, fifty seven year old Fortunato Dominguez, told police that he was about to enter his vehicle at around six on Saturday morning when two youths […]
Meanwhile, there’s an update to another assault on a money changer who was shot at his house in the same village of San Joaquin. Thirty-four year old Jaime Headman was at his house when two men reportedly drove up in a red pickup truck and called out for him last week Sunday night. His wife, […]
Heading west to Santa Elena, a teacher and wife were assaulted at their home over the weekend. Police report that one of the two assailants was armed with what appeared to be sawed off shotgun which he directed at the teacher as he demanded money. The brave teacher, however, was able to disarm the assailant. […]
Port Loyola is one of the known hot spots in the City that is fraught with crime. The community has experienced numerous murders and other forms of violence over the years including the homicide of eight year old Marques Mahler. A project to break that cycle was officially inaugurated this morning and is intended to […]
In political news, the red and blue machines revved up over the weekend as both the U.D.P. and P.U.P. held conventions for standard bearers for the next general elections. Supporters of the ruling United Democratic Party descended upon the Cumberbatch Field in Port Loyola on Sunday evening in throngs as area representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. The 16th Annual DigiCell Valentine’s Cycle Classic proved to us that cyclists are a special breed of athletes who never say quit. Some 83 elite riders were at the starting line inside San Ignacio for yesterday’s 81 mile ride despite a ferocious attack launched by […]
