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Chilling details of plot to murder businessman and family

The 2008 plot to kill a Belize City businessman and the kidnapping of his family members made many in the business district tighten the security measures at their establishments and at their homes. The cold blooded details are just coming to light.  After over two years behind bars, the Supreme Court trial for five of […]

Over 21 shells picked up after 2 persons shot on Wagner’s Lane

Belize City police are tonight seeking two male suspects whom they believe carried out a daring late evening shooting on Wednesday.  While there were no fatalities twenty-six year old Derrick Clarke and fifty-six year old Rose Arnold were both struck a number of times as they stood on Wagner’s Lane.  The gunmen, police say, drove […]

Belize Sugar Industries speaks about multi-million dollar debt and buyout

The continued stability of the sugar industry has been the center of debate in political circles as well as on the hallowed and fertile ground that the caneros of Orange Walk and Corozal have tilled for generations.  But the speculation on how the owners of Belize Sugar Industry will obtain the millions of dollars needed […]

Repairs to BELCOGEN Factory on schedule

The need for new financiers is not the only issue that B.S.I. is tackling.  The disrepair of turbines at the BELCOGEN Plant has shut down production in what is expected to be a very successful year for cane farmers.  Carballo said that the repairs are going on schedule. Via Phone: Belizario Carballo, Finance Director, B.S.I. […]

Quality of Life program will serve fines on motorists and cyclists

The wave of crime throughout the country has resulted in an abundance of studies, plans, documents and well intended workshops to curb violence.  But the latest initiative by the Ministry of Police and Public Safety is actually not geared towards the male participation in violence, but towards you, the driver and the cyclist.  According to […]

Skydivers drop in on the Jewel

San Pedro is an ideal location for skydiving and the activity has taken root on the island for the past few years.  So when we saw Tsunami Skydivers hovering above the island today it was no strange sighting.  But we learned that the skydivers from the US are not only in Belize for a bird’s […]

B.D.F. Civilian employees get a raise

Recently the British government announced that it is downsizing its troop numbers at BATSUB Headquarters in Price Barracks at Ladyville. Over a hundred of the one hundred and sixty local employees will lose employment over the year. But while locals who work at BATSUB are about to receive their final pay slips, the civilian employees […]

San Pedro resident sent to Hattieville Prison on Murder Charge

Twenty-three year old Harrison Jacobs, a resident of San Pedro was today charged with the murder of Francis Figueroa, also known as Bejohn Wade, which occurred on the island in November, 2010.  Jacobs, who was captured in Belize City, was arraigned in Magistrate Court number five on a single charge of murder.  The body of […]

Will a cop face a murder charge for shooting Steven Buckley?

After a numerous adjournments, a date has finally been set for the preliminary inquiry to determine whether Dennis Lopez, a Police Inspector, will stand trial for the Attempted Murder of Stephen Buckley. Lopez received full disclosure today and his Preliminary Inquiry was set for March eighth before Chief Magistrate Margaret Gabb McKenzie. Buckley has been […]

Minors sleep out because of rain and Carnal Knowledge Charge follows

A fifteen year old girl in the Corozal District was reported missing by her twenty year old sister on February twelfth. The minor returned home two days later, but with news that upset her family. Police have found out that the teen left home on last Friday with another minor and they both went to […]

Burglars entertained with assortment of Diamond Entertainment’s liquor

A bar on St. Thomas Street in Belize City was burglarized on Sunday morning. It appears that the thieves were more interested in getting high than getting cash. The burglars broke into Diamond Entertainment during closing hours and stole over a dozen packs of cigarettes, half a dozen quarts of rum, an assortment of brandy, […]

San Pedro residents say drop bridge crossing fee

Residents of San Pedro have gone public to express their concerns over the steep fees they have to pay each time they need to cross the Boca del Rio Bridge that connects the north and south sides of the island.  The fees are nothing new; they have been in place since the bridge was constructed […]

Education Minister Patrick Faber meets with teachers

Education Minister Patrick Faber met with teachers from the Belize District this afternoon at the Princess Hotel to discuss a range of issues within the current education system.  Today’s meeting was part of a countrywide series of discussions to update teachers on the progress of the ministry in addressing key areas of concern.  Among the […]

Location of MegaBingo unclaimed winning tickets identified

Are you a MegaBingo progressive jackpot winner? There are two thirty-three thousand dollar prizes waiting to be claimed so you might want to check and re-check your tickets from February twelfth. There were three winners and so far, only one person has come forward to claim the cash. And since the game is aired live […]

Healthy Living gets a sunburn

We’ve all heard about first, second and third degree burns, but many people don’t really know what those terms mean. And when it comes to the treatment, the home remedies are too many to mention. This week’s Healthy Living will shed some light on skin burns; the classifications and proper first aid treatment. Marleni Cuellar, […]