A daring early afternoon heist inside Heritage Bank Ltd. in the heart of Orange Walk Town has netted armed robbers an undisclosed sum of money. Sometime around one-thirty today a pair of men casually entered the bank located on the Belize/Corozal Road where they proceeded to rob both its customers and employees of what is […]
There were four murders that occurred over the weekend. Two of the victims were women, who were shot at their grocery stores. The Chinese Association has been vocal with a protest staged on Monday in front of the courthouse that marched across the swing bridge to the police station. Their fury and indignation at the […]
But what about the other two murders that occurred over the weekend? Well-known food vendor, Joe Hamilton, and a construction worker Abner Rodriguez were also slain. Police Press Officer Fitzroy Yearwood says many suspects are being questioned. Jose Sanchez “Was there some pressure because of that protest because we don’t hear any arrests for the […]
While the Heritage Bank robbery was taking place, Cabinet was meeting in Belmopan on crime and security issues. Late this evening, Cabinet released a briefing on today’s sitting. Cabinet discussed Prime Minister Dean Barrow proposed legislation following the murderous weekend, in which four persons were killed, including two Chinese grocers. On Monday, the Prime Minister […]
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On Thursday of last week Justice Oswell Legall ruled that Belize Telemedia was protecting its economic interest when it pulled the plug on Speednet’s international services. The justice also ruled that Speednet Communications and Belize Telemedia Limited were to resolve mutually the use of infrastructure within a month. The decision comes almost a year and […]
Aaron Wilson, who has been dubbed the “Fake Cop”, was back in court today for the start of trial on four of seven charges against him. But when twenty-two year old Jermyn Galvez, one of Wilson’s alleged victims, failed to show up in court, a charge of Aggravated Assault was dismissed. Galvez had accused Wilson […]
A twenty year old Mahogany Heights Resident is accused of being one of three suspects that committed a broad daylight robbery at Plastic Packaging Supply Limited in Belize City. Inmar Welch was captured on Saturday and was arraigned on three counts of Robbery on Monday afternoon. He pleaded not guilty and because the crime involved […]
Monday morning’s protest by the Chinese Association showed unity in the Asian community. And while it appeared that they were all alone, there was support offered by other groups. Belizeans for Justice was nowhere in sight as it normally would offer solidarity to families of murder victims and according to one member of the group, […]
Two weeks ago the Minister of Natural Resources, Gaspar Vega, promised to help the Belize Grass Roots Youth Empowerment Association (BGYEA) with survey costs and land distribution at Harmonyville. But according to a Cabinet release today, there’s now a change of heart. At its sitting, Cabinet agreed that BGYEA will now have to pay its […]
A workshop is taking place on the topic of mental illness. It is an area that is the forte of psychiatrists, but because patients are more comfortable with their own doctors, the training is being extended to health care practitioners. The Montreal World Health Organization and PAHO Collaboration Centre are collaborating with the Ministry of […]
Over the years the police department, amongst various charges, has also been accused of occasionally having foot in mouth disease. That is because officers sometimes fall short when sharing information with the public. It has been a problem that the department has battled and one remedy was to disallow officers from giving interviews, sans the […]
Tickets are going like hot Johnny cakes so hurry up and get yours so you can be a part of the live KTV Latino audience at the Bliss. One singer will unfortunately be eliminated, leaving only five performers who will take the stage tonight. And now that the competition is in the semi-final phase, there’s […]
