Seventy-two hours after businessman and farmer Ramon Cervantes Sr. was reported missing, his family is saying nothing and the police are being very cautious about what they do say. The seventy-one-year-old Orange Walk resident allegedly disappeared on Tuesday from his farm located on the San Roman Road, just a few miles from town. His family […]
Several bail applications were heard today in the Supreme Court. There were no objections from prosecutors in the Supreme Court all morning until the application of Shaquille Meighan came before Justice Herbert Lord. Shaquille, who is the younger brother of notorious siblings Ellis and Tyrone, has been tied to the spate of shootings that started […]
Torrential rains overnight in the south have resulted in flooding in the Toledo District. This morning, commuters along the Southern Highway were delayed near the Jacintoville Bridge where several inches of water inundated the thoroughfare for a few hours. Although the area is considered a flood prone location, traffic was interrupted until midday when the […]
Two squatters are tonight in detention following a complaint from a reported land owner in the Krooman Lagoon area. The men have been arrested for illegally squatting on private property. According to Officer Commanding Precinct Two of the Belize City Police Department, Superintendent Alford Grinage, the men have not been charged because they are working […]
As we told you earlier in the newscast, several bail applications came before Justice Herbert Lord today. Four residents from Orange Walk and Benque were granted individual bail in their respective municipalities. Orange Walk men, Kevin Albert Flowers and Martin Rigoberto Rosado, were both granted bail in the sum of ten thousand dollars each. Both […]
Twenty-six-year-old Jason Sutherland was busted on Thursday attempting to dispose of a bag of weed. Police on mobile patrol along West Collet Canal spotted a black Geo Prism going contrary to the flow of traffic. When the vehicle was stopped the driver identified himself and was informed that a search of the vehicle, as […]
Danini Contreras is the daughter of U.D.P. Minister Erwin Contreras. She is also the newly appointed Director of the Drug Inspectorate, a post that was created for her. It’s an appointment that has caused no end of discontent, primarily in the Pharmacy Association but also in the Ministry of Health. The situation has gotten so […]
Belize may not have qualified to participate in this year’s World Cup tournament but our athletes in five other disciplines will take to the international stage on July twenty-third in Scotland where they will compete in the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Belize’s delegation is comprised of eleven athletes and six coaches, as well as a Chief […]
Also accredited to take part in the Road and Time Trials in Glasgow is Byron Pope. Due to a near-fatal mishap last weekend in which the cyclist collided into the rear of a delivery truck along the Hattieville/Boom Road, Pope will not be joining the team to Scotland. In his place is Gregory Lovell. According […]
‘From Yucatan to the World’, a two-night clarinet concert series opens on Saturday evening at the Institute of Mexico in Belize City and will feature the music of the five-member youth ensemble Paax utia’al iik. The group of performers was formed in May 2012 and the idea was to collectively produce chamber music with different […]
A cycling race in collaboration with Bowen and Bowen will be held this weekend in San Ignacio. It is the annual King of the Hill cycling race that will see athletes participate in all categories to win the title and various cash prizes courtesy of the beverage company. The race is set for one p.m. […]
