Shamir Gonzalez was killed at the compound of the Louisana Government School in Orange Walk on Wednesday afternoon. Tonight, a seventeen year old is charged with his murder while a thirteen year old and twenty-year old Adoni Jah were also arraigned earlier today for abetment to commit murder. According to family members, Shamir went to […]
Errol Ferguson, the taxi driver known as “Lighta”, was violently stabbed to death at around seven a.m. on Thursday and it was suspected that the culprits were brothers. Today three siblings, twenty-two year old Michael and twenty year old Ryan Pook along with their seventeen year old brother were arraigned before Chief Margaret Gabb McKenzie. […]
A search party, led by the police, is combing the Roaring Creek area for a father of three who has been missing since Sunday. The family of Rufino Sho, a handyman, is fearing the worst since he was inebriated when he was last seen and his clothes have been found near the National Agriculture Show […]
One of the most startling findings of the 2010 Population Census was that the unemployment rate has peaked to twenty-three percent. That prompted our last poll question, which asked viewers if they feel that the high unemployment will hamper the country’s economic recovery. While seventeen percent don’t share that concern, the majority of the voters—eighty-three […]
Another intake of young men has gone from recruits to soldiers. This morning they became the newest members of the Belize Defence Force. Governor General Sir Colville Young was the inspecting officer at the graduation, which was also attended by the Acting Chief Justice Samuel Awich and Minister of Defence, Carlos Perdomo. The annual event […]
After the ceremony the recruits gathered with their family in celebration at Price Barracks. While there are opportunities for growth and experience in the B.D.F. for these recruits, it is very likely that they will eventually be placed not only along the borders of the country, but also in the streets of the old capital […]
In the wee hours of this morning tour guide, Dean Smith went head to head with Fort Point Security Guard Harvey Sambula at the Princess Hotel and Casino. That clash ended with Smith losing five teeth and Sambula losing his freedom. It all started at around one-fifteen a.m. when Smith pulled up to the entrance […]
Mexican national Jose Luis Robles Beltran was nabbed inside the Corozal Free Zone in late February with more than the prescribed amount of money allowed by law. Robles was also found in possession of a loaded Beretta pistol with nine live rounds of ammunition. He made the news then because his release was ordered even […]
Our news crew has headed out to mile four on the Northern Highway where a two storey wooden structure is completely engulfed in fire. The building is across from the business establishment, Fen Land Company Limited. The blaze has spread quickly and has destroyed the building. Fire officials are on the scene. We’ll have more […]
Tonight the Tower Hill Factory is on a complete shutdown after its two boilers experienced mechanical problems. The first boiler broke down on Thursday morning, but grinding continued until the evening when the second boiler started to leak which then caused a complete halt of the operations. As of eight o’clock last night cane farmers […]
On Tuesday we told you that the Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage had engaged Rick Steiner, a renowned US oil expert, to assess the oil industry in Belize. Steiner, who says his assignment is pro bono, has concluded that oil and gas development is not compatible with protected areas. Well, a second expert, Richard […]
Hi I’m Arielle, and this is “what’s happening Belize!” Did you enjoy your Labor Day weekend? Well I sure did. But now it’s time to get your cards, your bouquets, get your aprons tied tight, hop in the kitchen and cook up something special for that special lady in your life….no not your 3 month […]
