The second suspect in the highly publicized murder of Canadian missionary, Brian Townsend has been found….not alive, but dead. On Christmas Eve night, Townsend, a Valley of Peace resident, was abducted from his home in the village. He was brutally murdered and his body dumped in the Mopan River on the border with Guatemala near […]
The Elvin Penner fiasco broke back on September nineteenth, but except for administrative investigations in the Nationality and Passport Sections of the Immigration Department, there has been no criminal investigation. But now, the People’s United Party has issued a rare ultimatum to Commissioner of Police, Allen Whylie. If Whylie does not commence a criminal investigation […]
The letter to ComPol Whylie, delivered on Monday, gives a deadline of seven days by which he is asked to take action. The timing is critical because there is a statute limitation of six months for the summary offence of which Penner is being accused. Legal Advisor Anthony Sylvestre told the media today that the […]
The P.U.P. has come out with legal guns blazing and former Minister of State Elvin Penner locked firmly in the crosshairs. There is some urgency in the matter, because the matter for which the Party wants charges brought against Penner is a summary offence. That means that criminal proceedings must be initiated within six months, […]
On Monday, B.T.L. introduced a new element to its Digicell service, particularly its 4G platform in which it is no longer adding onto its system cellular phones that aren’t directly compatible with its existing settings. Simply put, if you’re planning on purchasing or unlocking a phone made specifically for international GSM carriers such as AT&T […]
To address their fears, a meeting was held with various distributors in Belize City this afternoon. B.T.L. called a late evening press briefing saying that they are working together to find an agreeable outcome. The discussion, says Miranda, was productive. FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE. Dr. Dionne Miranda, General Manager of Customer Service, B.T.L. “These phones […]
There was another issue that came up in the P.U.P.’s press briefing earlier today. It involves the Elvin Penner recall petition put in motion by the Party, but rejected on December thirty-first by the Elections and Boundaries Office. The rejection came on the basis that it did not meet the threshold of valid signatures. The […]
Gary Seawell, wanted by U.S. authorities, along with his sibling, for allegedly organizing a drug trafficking ring between 1994 and 1997, continues to fight for his freedom, despite a ruling by Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith in October 2013 to have him extradited. The matter has been elevated to the Supreme Court and a hearing […]
There is another case in a growing list of human trafficking offences to report tonight for which a twenty-nine year-old man remains in custody at the Queen Street Police. The Immigration Department strongly believes that the suspect has been smuggling Salvadorans into Belize and across the northern border. But that is just what they suspect, […]
Back in December of 2013, three cops were arraigned in the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court for the shakedown of Tyrell Hyde on September eighth of last year. But their case has been transferred to Belize City and today only two of the three officers—forty-two year old Corporal Reymundo Requeña and thirty year old Special Constable Joslyn […]
With the D.P.P. occupying a rare space in the spotlight, another issue which has dominated the news recently also came up…that is the Firearms Act. The act, amended in 2008, has been the cause of much distress to those, innocent and guilty, who have been swept up in its very wide-reaching and tightly-meshed net. Career […]
Reynaldo Verde’s name has come up quite frequently lately in discussions of the Firearms Act, or more accurately, as one of the very few who has managed to escape its net. Verde, a senior employee of the General Sales Tax Department, was detained on January third when a Police search allegedly yielded an illegal firearm […]
Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl-Lynn Vidal is married to a man who has led a somewhat controversial and high-powered life in the Belize Police Department. Marco Vidal plays a dual role as Commander of the Gang Suppression Unit and head of the Special Branch Department. It’s inevitable that on occasion their cases do interact, and […]
In the tourism industry, there are well known faces, but there is one person who, even if you have not met him personally, his name resonates. Ramon Nunez has been around at Ramon’s Village for decades; in fact, long before San Pedro came to fame as La Isla Bonita. He takes it all in good […]
Renowned motivational speaker and entrepreneur Bert Oliva is back in Belize on a tour of the country. Oliva is hosting a series of seminars and workshops on relationship building and self-empowerment through his motivational speeches. The founder of Humanology, a new practice of teaching skill sets, has dedicated over two decades in studying human potential. […]
Listen, read, and act; that is the approach used to encourage primary school students to go back to text books. The project took six months to materialize and this morning a DVD entitled “It’s Story Time” was released by BelCaribe. Included are all time favorite stories but the difference is that the content was transformed […]
A benefit fashion show is scheduled to kick off this Saturday night inside the King’s Room at the Princess Hotel and Casino. Dubbed, Fashion fusion 2014, the show will see some thirty plus models of Nouveau Model Management strut on the catwalk showcasing the designs of local and international designers. From the browse and shop […]
