An elderly woman from San Pedro, Columbia was killed on Saturday, resulting in a manhunt for the alleged killer, who villagers feel is a resident of the community. We’ll have that story in a few, but first there are startling new development from that peaceful village in the Toledo district. Villagers have taken matters into […]
The brutal murder and probable rape of the elderly woman from the village of San Pedro, Columbia has sparked tremendous grief, outrage and fear. The nude body of sixty-one year old Agripina Coc was found at around seven-thirty on Saturday evening by family members. She had been chopped to the head, and because of the […]
The other murder victim is thirty-eight year old Michael Usher. The Fabers Road resident, who is well known to the law, was killed at about forty-twenty on Sunday morning. Usher, was shot multiple times on his upper body and head as he rode home from the George Price Highway towards Central American Boulevard. A lone […]
There was a late evening attempted robbery on Friday in Belize City, but it didn’t go quite as planned. In fact, two of the robbers actually ended up at the K.H.M.H. after they were shot. It happened at the Western Dairies outlet on Freetown Road at around four-thirty p.m. Four youths on bicycles apparently rode […]
A minor and a woman perished on Friday night at about nine o’clock in a traffic accident on a dangerous stretch of the George Price Highway. The two victims are seventeen year old Belizean Jose Manuel Castellanos and twenty-two year old Honduran Maritza Cruz, who were trapped in a GEO Tracker which collided into a […]
It’s official – media personnel will no longer have access to Senior Police Officers from the Eastern Division when trying to access information. That bit of bad news came via email. Effective immediately, any queries for information will have to be directed to the newly formed Public Relations Unit. Douglas Hyde, the Public relations Coordinator […]
A man who allegedly used his vehicle as a deadly weapon was today charged with maim and aggravated assault. Police believe that thirty-three year old electrician Devon Jones deliberately reversed his vehicle into forty-two year old Francis Gill. The incident happened at around twelve forty-five Saturday morning, when Gill was buying food at the Key […]
The press conference at Raccoon Street this morning was actually to issue an advisory to Belizeans. September is here, and along with the celebrating and carnival, there is also, always a noticeable increase in crime. Public Relations Coordinator Douglas Hyde is sending out the message that while the Police are ready to assist, business-owners and […]
Former Lake-I area representative and two-time Minister of Education Cordel Hyde is officially back in the P.U.P. fold. Hyde, who is unbeaten in that constituency, stepped down from participating in the 2012 General Elections when his son became terminally ill. In the wake of that decision, his would-be opponent Mark King delivered the well-known P.U.P. […]
Incursions along the western border continue unabated; Friends for Conservation and Development has in fact documented an increased number of incidents. Recently, nine dwellings constructed inside the Chiquibul National Park were detected as were survey lines five miles inside Belizean territory. Last week, a survey showed that the Southern Chiquibul River sub-basin had the greatest […]
Belize’s Ambassador to the Organization of American States is aspiring to succeed Surinamese national Albert Ramdin as Assistant Secretary General to the O.A.S. The seat becomes vacant, as does the top job of Secretary General next May. So the horse trading has been taking place for months with member states exchanging support for their respective […]
A group of Belize City youths are joining efforts to put off a six-month project focusing on social issues affecting teenagers. The list is long and includes teenage pregnancy, police brutality, crime and violence. Motivating Youths of Belize has partnered with the Department of Youth Services for the initiative that started this past Friday in […]
The national football team left Belize from the Philip Goldson International Airport today with high hopes. The team has been training for a month hoping to qualify for the Gold Cup. But for that to happen, they first have to play and secure wins against Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. Deon McCauley is back from […]
Good Evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. It was a heroic effort mounted by Belize Bank Airport Friday night to crush Complex 76-61 and force the 3 game firms division basketball championship into a final game III Saturday night. Thus it was no surprise when Complex came out roaring in game […]
