The government is in crisis mode, there were four murders in Belize City over the weekend. Statistically, since the beginning of the year, there are a total of thirty-three murders; that’s eight more than there were at this time last year, an increase of thirty-two percent. We’ll have the Prime Minister’s reaction later but a […]
Before five o’clock this afternoon, when the protest had subsided, a suspect was taken to court in connection with the murders of the Chinese grocers as they stood inside their businesses on Kings Street and Fabers Road. A nine millimeter handgun and ten rounds of ammo were found shortly after and they are believed to […]
As we said earlier, the Chinese community held an unprecedented protest following the murder of two female Chinese grocers. To cement their message that they are sorely fed up of the violence against them, the Chinese community from across the country decided to shut down their stores, restaurants and game shops for two days, beginning […]
The old Capital’s murder spree started on Saturday morning when a resident of Wagner’s Lane was brutally riddled with a barrage of bullets. Forty-four year old Joe Hamilton was murdered near his home. According to reports, Hamilton’s body was found at the corner of South and Plues Streets. He had sustained gunshot wounds to the […]
A father of two was the weekend’s fourth murder victim in the lawlessness that engulfed the streets over the weekend. Abner Rodriguez last saw his family on Saturday evening after six. Thereafter he went out with friends, and by midnight when his wife called him by cell for the second time, she got the horrific […]
While four murders were added to the rapidly growing list that now stands at a staggering thirty-three, charges have now been levied the murder of a Lebanese born woman. On Friday, police arrested forty-five year old Mark Anthony Diaz, a construction worker of Roaring Creek Village in Cayo for the Murder of Isis Nassar. The […]
As we said earlier, the four weekend murders sent the government scurrying for solutions. The police met in emergency over the weekend and this afternoon Prime Minister Barrow along with the ministers of police and defense, flanked by the top brass of the Belize Police Department, the B.D.F. and the National Coast Guard held a […]
In the public outcry on the escalating crime situation, there is a plea to implement capital punishment. According to P.M. Barrow, the death penalty is still very much part of the law; however, there have been cases where sentences have been lessened depending on the nature of the homicides. Again he reiterated the urgency to […]
Back to the prime minister’s press conference this afternoon. Undoubtedly the issue of preventative detention was initially met with protest from the Belizean public when the matter arose in 2010. When asked if retaliatory action taken by Belize City gangs is the result of measures taken by the Gang Suppression Unit, Minister of Police Doug […]
Another measure that the government is contemplating to fight crime, is to seek funding for equipment and training. Dean Barrow “I am committed to finding now additional money for the security forces; in particular the police department, for bullet proof vests, additional firearms and additional radios. I will get a costing from the minister very […]
There’s one more tragedy to report that occurred during the weekend of bloodshed, but the death of thirty-year old Ionie Westby was not the result of street violence. Ionie was killed in a horrific accident between miles nine and ten on the Western Highway. The Placencia resident was behind the wheel of a blue Ford […]
The price of fuel is consistently erratic. The pump prices have been anything but stable and last week Thursday’s changes were not the last. Sunday night the prices changed once again. While diesel remains the same at a whopping ten dollars and forty two cents a gallon, premium and regular are far from being acceptable. […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow went on an official visit to Mexico last October when he met with President Felipe Calderon. They agreed to expand the facilitation of trade and investment between the two countries and today a step was taken toward that goal. A contingent from the Association of Suppliers of Quintana Roo (ASQ) arrived […]
One of six workshops among African, Caribbean and Pacific countries is taking place at the Biltmore Plaza. Personnel involved in fisheries management from the ACP are reviewing the progress of numerous fisheries programs and the sustainability of the sector. Three million Euros or more than six point seven million Belize dollars will be spent in […]
Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s this week’s rush of Sports Monday. Thirty-three of the rising stars in Belizean Cycling suited up for the 12th Annual Junior Cross Country Cycling Classic which blasted off from the Succotz Ferry to complete a 73.9 mile journey that would finish in front of Leslie’s Imports here in […]
