We lead our newscast tonight with three unprecedented decisions handed down today in respect of bail applications by Justice Denis Hanomansingh. In the first, the judge ruled that a thirty six year old man on a carnal knowledge charge would be granted bail if he marries the fourteen year victim. Hipolito Itza is a resident […]
In another bail application, an Orange Walk man who brutally stabbed his wife during a domestic dispute is out on bail and his wife is in fear of her life. There were statements from witnesses, but in the view of Justice Hanomansingh, the prosecution did not demonstrate that the Crown had a case against thirty-six […]
The third bail application was is in respect of forty-four year old Kent McKenzie, who is accused of stabbing Police Constable, Delia Hyde on November twenty-first at the police station. McKenzie also appeared before Justice Denis Hanomansingh and was granted bail of five thousand dollars. He was ordered to surrender his travel documents and not […]
There was a fourth person that was granted bail. He is the notorious acupuncturist Kevin Lee, who has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison since November fourteenth on one count of Aggravated Assault of an Indecent Nature. The complainant is a twenty year old woman, who was allegedly a client at his Freetown Road, […]
The Chiquibul forest has turned out to be a lucrative source of income for Guatemalans, who, for over a decade have been carrying on illegal activities. Earlier this week we reported on the logging, xate harvesting and the poaching of the Scarlet Macaw. Tonight, we focus on the settlements established within Belizean territory by Guatemalan […]
There are more movies made in Belize, than you probably know of. They don’t make to the big screen, and the actors are usually not the big names. But location and low costs make Belize an ideal place for B-movies. Dragon Wasp, is one of the latest movies by Sci-Fi that has been produced locally. […]
Most of the actors including lead actor Corin Nemec have been acting all their lives and have a wide network of contacts in Hollywood. The experience of the actors in Belize is one that they all genuinely want to repeat. Perhaps that is why the production company has consistently returned to Belize to make movies […]
Two releases came from the People’s United Party today. In respect of forty thousand dollars being granted by government to U.D.P. representatives, the opposition calls it “misuse of taxpayer funds.” Last Friday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow confirmed the “Christmas Assistance Program” to benefit select families. Barrow had said that Area Reps. are being granted up […]
The P.U.P. also announced today that party leader, Francis Fonseca, accompanied by other party officials, including Carolyn-Trench Sandiford and Julius Espat, met with the Executive Council of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) to engage in a discussion about pressing economic issues. The BCCI Executive, led by President Kay Menzies, dialogued on subjects […]
In crime news, the Punta Gorda Police Formation is investigating three cases of Aggravated Burglary that occurred on Monday night. The incidents occurred within minutes of each other in the San Marcus Village of Toledo. It is alleged that the culprits in each case may have been the same group of men who were wreaking […]
And while those cases in Toledo were done at the hands of fake cops, a city resident is saying that he was beaten up while in the south by real police officers. Belize City resident Anthony Tate says he doesn’t know why the cops beat him during a recent visit to friends in Dangriga. Tate […]
A Belizean organization has received international recognition as well as twenty-five thousand U.S. dollars for its effort in wildlife conservation. Heska Corporation, a Switzerland based company which specializes in advanced veterinary diagnostic products, announced today that the Belize Wildlife & Referral Center (BWRC) received the most votes in its 2011 Inspiration in Action Contest. The […]
Christmas is the annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ that is celebrated on December twenty-fifth. The activities during the celebration range from religious to secular. One particular Belize City neighborhood’s reputation has been tarnished for lacking in brotherly love. But two sons of the area surrounding George Street have organized a party with […]
