Three men – Roaring Creek construction workers twenty-one year old Darren Banner, twenty year old Jason Anderson and twenty-four year old UB student Brandon Budna are free after being incarcerated since October 2010. On Wednesday, all three men were acquitted of the murder of Raylene Dyer. The tragic murder of eighteen year old Dyer shocked […]
Since its groundbreaking in August 2009, the Marion Jones Sporting Complex has been slow to become a reality. In fact, construction began on enclosing the perimeter before work could commence on the building of bleachers and other features of the multimillion dollar facility. It’s been over four and a half years and the stadium is […]
City councilor Phillip Willoughby has tossed his Superman hat into the political ring, where he will be challenging area representative Herman Longsworth in the Albert Division. While Willoughby’s announcement came as somewhat of a surprise, he was initially met with opposition by Longsworth, particularly when he ventured into Conch Shell Bay last Wednesday with Belize […]
Debate of the proposed budget for the new financial year begins next week; both sides of the aisle in the House of Representatives are going through the budget with a fine tooth comb. The theme for the 2014-2015 Budget is Bettering People, Building Belize – A Budget for all. Tonight, Isani Cayetano has an overall […]
Last week, the Court of Appeal overturned a conviction on money laundering charges for the Coye family. Melonie Coye, on bail pending the appeal hearing, has been acquitted, but the victory is tragically bittersweet. On November fifth, just five days after he received bail, Melonie’s father Michael Coye died of a massive heart attack. And […]
Early this morning, Police reported the tragic drowning of Pueblo Viejo ferryman fifty-one year old Artemio Vivas. Vivas’ body was retrieved from the river at around seven twenty-five am. Preliminary investigations reveal that Vivas, a resident of Corozal Town, was working on the ferry with his assistant, Rolando Alcoser. At about two a.m., a BEL […]
Interdicted police officer, Police Constable Ronald Sutherland who was charged in October 2013 with three criminal offenses including aggravated assault with a machete, wounding and threatening words upon his ex-common-law wife, Tanisha Ortiz, found himself today on remand at the Belize Central Prison. That’s because Sutherland failed to report to the Queen Street Police Station […]
The Roman Catholic Church has been roundly criticized as appearing less than spirited in matters of social and political concern. But it can certainly not be accused of remaining quiet when the battle is to save souls from perdition. In this case, the purveyors of said perdition are the Belize Family Life Association, the National […]
Belize City police are looking for a pair of men whom they believe can assist with their investigation into the near-fatal shooting of seventeen-year-old Tarique Gillett. The minor was shot in the right side of the chest on Wednesday afternoon, as he stood near an intersection with Holy Emmanuel Street in the Gungulung area. According […]
In political news, the U.D.P. is getting set to finish its round of constituency conventions, but not without party feathers being ruffled along the way. On Sunday, longtime U.D.P. operative Delroy Cutkelvin will go up against former U.D.P. Minister Melvin Hulse for caretaker rights in the Stann Creek West division. But there is trouble brewing. […]
Athletes and coaches across various sporting disciplines are presently taking part in a training seminar organized by the Belize National Sports Council, in collaboration with facilitators from Northern Illinois University. The group is learning the implementation of critical life skills through sports. This afternoon a press conference was held at the ITVET to introduce the […]
President of the Basketball Federation of Belize, Paul Thompson, is the newly elected Vice President of the Confederation of Central American Basketball (COCABA). On Saturday, representatives from member states attended the annual congress meeting in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Thompson was voted into the executive. Also elected to the executive was Yamil Bukele of El Salvador […]
The younger population is mostly vulnerable in contacting sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV/AIDS. It is an issue that PASMO, the Pan American Social Marketing Organization, has been targeting with a view to reduce risks. Today, it held an open day attracting students from many high schools considered at risk groups. Duane Moody has a report. […]
John McAfee…the eccentric millionaire whose escapades and raunchy sex-capades are now social-media legend in Belize, is a strange fellow by any definition, and his pranks run the gamut between hilarious and disturbing. We’re not quite sure how to categorize a recent McAfee production which has been making the rounds of the social media. It’s a […]
