Thirty-five-year-old Jason ‘Soup’ Williams, the reputed leader of the Supal Street gang, believed to be involved in a near-fatal shooting incident on Tuesday, during which a pair of Belize City men were injured, was arraigned in court this morning. The charges however, do not include the attempted murder of twenty-five-year-old Kariq Tzul or twenty-seven-year-old […]
Unfortunately, the events of Tuesday night would subsequently trigger a deadly reprisal by members of the George Street gang, resulting in the callous murder of twenty-five-year-old Tarique Cadle. While Jason Williams has been arraigned for the shooting of Kariq Tzul and Andrew Tate, no one has been detained for the murder of his nephew. […]
Belize City police are tonight investigating the theft of almost thirteen thousand dollars from the bank account of a well-known accountant. According to the fifty-eight-year-old resident of Albert Hoy Avenue, sometime between January second and twenty-fourth, someone cleared a total of twelve thousand, nine hundred and seventy-eight dollars from his First Caribbean Bank account using […]
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There is concord between the Christian Workers Union and City Hall, in the wake of pointed, verbal sparring between both parties over the past two weeks. In fact, it’s a bit more accurate to say that there is quiet, because there is still extreme discontent over an alleged discrepancy in final checks paid out to […]
A man who made the mistake of patting a child on her buttocks back in February of last year was sentence to three years in prison after being found guilty of the charge of aggravated assault of an indecent nature upon a minor. This morning, forty-nine-year-old George Dakers, who is a first time offender, […]
Thirty-two-year-old Jevon Levi Slusher, a repeat offender of firearm and ammunition violations, has been sentenced to twenty years after being found guilty of the offenses of kept firearm and ammunition. Allegations are that on the night of February twenty-second, 2013, he was seen by police on Jane Usher Boulevard throwing an object into a […]
A second prisoner has escaped from custody while en route to a court hearing. Earlier this month, on February fourth, twenty-nine year old Edwin Paula, an inmate at the Belize Central Prison, escaped while being transported to Belmopan for a court appearance. Paula was accused, along with three other persons, of an array of charges, […]
When we last spoke to Mayor Darrell Bradley, he had just come out of court after a litigation hearing brought by sanitation company, Belize Waste Control. BWC is suing City Hall for arrears in sanitation payments, which were behind as much as four months late last year. The Mayor was back in court last Friday […]
An unsportsmanlike altercation between members of Verdes FC and FC Belize at the Marshalleck Stadium in Benque Viejo Town on January twenty-sixth has resulted in sanctions being brought against both teams. The incident resulted in damages to an Isuzu Rodeo belonging to referee Victor Williams. The Disciplinary Committee of the Premier League of Belize has […]
The Belize Water Services Ltd., following a request to the Public Utilities Commission to increase water rates by sixteen and a quarter percent, objects to the PUC’s initial decision which was made on January thirtieth. The utility company made the request on the basis of ensuring its viability; however, the decision of the commission has […]
A recently married Belize City couple today received a pleasant surprise from the Belize Tourism Board, following a request made by the colleagues of the husband to have them enjoy a honeymoon they did not get a chance to have since the wife is terminally ill with cancer. This morning, the unsuspecting couple showed […]
On Tuesday, there was an accident in Belize City which resulted in a horse having to be euthanized. It went somewhat under the media radar, but on the social media the outcry has been fast and furious. The horse and buggy business in Belize is a big tourism draw, and the negative response to the […]
There is a very disturbing case to report tonight, and it was no accident. In fact, its senseless nature practically defies comprehension. News Five has confirmed reports that on Saturday, a dog was beaten badly and hung from a tree by its neck, before its throat was slashed. It happened on Neal Penn Road […]
Tuberculosis, or TB, as it is commonly known, is a fatal infectious disease that attacks the lungs. It is an airborne disease when people who have an active TB infection cough or sneeze. Tonight, Healthy Living looks at the symptoms and treatment, as well as precautions to avoid the infection. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting Tuberculosis […]
