Tuesday afternoon’s murder and shooting was followed by an armed robbery in the old capital. Robbers made off with over six thousand dollars in cash and thirty thousand dollars in cheques. It wasn’t a brazen daylight robbery but one that occurred on a dead end road in Belize City after nine o’clock on Tuesday night. […]
In our newscast on Tuesday night, we reported on the late afternoon murder of Avondale “Hogbone” Fuller who was ambushed at the Conch Shell Fish market. The homicide has the Gang Suppression Unit on high alert as Hogbone, is a reputed affiliate of the George Street gang and retaliation can be expected. One person, with […]
A few hours after the deadly shooting police detained a suspect whom they believed could assist them in their investigation. The murder of Avondale Fuller, despite increased police presence in the streets of Belize City, succeeds a series of retaliatory shootings in what is believed to be an ongoing gang rivalry. News Five spoke to […]
Following the murder of Hogbone, another shooting took place in the area. Twenty year old Jerome Lewis was injured to the upper arm. No suspects have been charged. Lewis was standing in front of his house on Fairweather Street when he was met by gunfire. The employee of Maya Island Air almost became the next […]
U.S. national, Thomas Donahue, is the most recent U.S. most wanted fugitive to be captured in Belize. Donahue was busted on Tuesday at the home of Hector Polomo, who resides on Santa Rita Road in Corozal Town. The forty-four year has long rap sheet and is a registered sex offender wanted for allegedly producing tons […]
OCEANA and the Northern Fishermen Cooperative this morning sealed a deal for the purchase of two trawling vessels. The agreement follows a ban on all forms of trawling in Belize’s territorial waters. Aside from purchasing the trawlers, OCEANA will also be providing funding to the cooperative for small eco-friendly loans and disaster relief. One of […]
City Hall was plunged into darkness this morning. That’s because the Belize Electricity Limited (B.E.L.) pulled the plug on the electricity supply at the start of the business day. B.E.L.’s workmen disconnected the meters and work was at a standstill when we arrived at City Hall. The disconnection was due to a thirty thousand dollar […]
Arthur Young and the Police Department have been at odds for over a decade. But Young has beaten charge after charge, including murders, illegal guns and ammunition. This morning he appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare on a charge of Escape and once again, the evidence was not strong enough to tie him to the offense. […]
Upstairs, in the Supreme Court today, Richard Mattis, a forty-eight year old Canadian National, who has been living in San Pedro for over four years, employed as a combat aircraft engineer went on trial. It is alleged that Mattis had a forged license for his boat, named Carol, but on September seventh, 2009, he managed […]
The Belize Basketball Federation announced on Tuesday a decision to forgo the upcoming COCABA games. It’s a major decision for basketball and a blow for many fans, especially after team Belize put off a stellar performance at the previous COCABA Championships in August 2009 in Cancun. The hopes of the nation were on an all […]
Still on sports, the President of FIFA, Joseph Sepp Blatter arrived in Belize and met with the Prime Minister today. The occasion is the inauguration of what is called the GOAL PROJECT II “Seating Facility and Change Rooms” of the FIFA stadium in Belmopan to which Caribbean Tires is a major contributor. The Football Federation, […]
How well can you spell? We got a look at the top eighteen Belize District spellers who gathered at the Belize Elementary School Auditorium this afternoon. At the end of the third round in the reserve list, Jaren Young of St John Vianney R.C. spelled his way to first place with the words: ‘eidetic’ and […]
Four took the stage on Tuesday night in the final stretch of KTV Latino. The three judges delivered raving reviews to the anxious contestants, who made it to the last round of competition. The stage was set by Sarita Obando, who was the first to appear followed by Javier Castillo, Carolina Bonilla and Daniel Aguirre. […]
