Caribbean Culture and Lifestyle launched its second edition today. The magazine, published by McNab Visuals, will be used to promote travel and culture locally and regionally. It goes to print five times a year and can be found in hotels, hotspots and Maya Island Air. The print magazine is complemented with online, digital and social […]
Four persons lost their lives over the weekend. We start with the story of an elderly man from Ladyville, who was shot in his chest and perished over mangoes, which he did not even get to enjoy. Police are treating it as a case of manslaughter and not murder. Today, a well-known resident was charged; […]
The body of a Roaring Creek youth was discovered on Friday night in a remote location in the village of Camalote. Sixteen year old Glasford Thomas had been shot multiple times and left in the bushes off a feeder road. His family believes that he was killed because of the company he kept, and Thomas […]
The weekend violence continued on Saturday night. In Belize City, Kjiel Young’s life was snuffed out of him and one knows for sure why he was executed as he sat in a yard on Vernon Street. Several shots found their mark on the back of the nineteen year old whose demise was immediate. His execution […]
The gun violence in the Old Capital continued today. Over fifteen shots fired and three injured this afternoon. That’s what happened on Gill Street around two today. Residents say they heard about fifteen or more shots that sent people in the area for cover. But when the bullets stopped flying and the air cleared, three […]
The fourth person to die over the weekend is from Belmopan where a freak accident claimed the life of thirty-two year old Zack Leonard August, who attempted to elude police after a robbery. According to reports, August had already cut the lock on the front door of the La Inmaculada Credit Union in Belmopan when […]
A U.S. fugitive is back in the U.S. after being apprehended by the Placencia Police on Thursday. On the strength of a warrant issued by the United States Government, forty-three year old William Elmer Pettijohn was wanted in Jones County, Texas for the crimes of “Child Sex Assault” and “Human Trafficking.” Pettijohn entered the country […]
An internal investigation by the Professional and Standards Branch of the Belize Police Department is currently underway in Dangriga following allegations of police brutality made by a family in that southern municipality. Twenty-one year old John Pascal is tonight in a state of coma at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was allegedly beaten […]
Mena would rush once again to the police station to find his brother on the ground between two vehicles parked on the compound of the Dangriga police station. Pascal, visibly injured, could not walk and was later picked up by officers and thrown inside a cell. Two days later, on Sunday, he was taken to […]
Also in the south….today Placencia Police’s Quick Response Team conducted a search at the residence of twenty-two year old Akeem Tejeda in Placencia Village where they discovered one hundred and eleven grams of suspected cannabis. Eighteen year old Stephon Andrews, who was in the company of Tejeda during the search, was jointly charged for the […]
But back in the city…When the Public Utilities Commission announced a week ago that electricity rates would be reduced from forty-one cents per kilowatt hour to thirty-five cents, consumers breathed a collective sigh of relief. The reduction comes into effect on July first and is applicable until June thirtieth, 2016. While a difference of six […]
On Friday, the House of Culture in Belize City was the venue of the endorsement convention of Tracy Taegar-Panton. Whenever general elections are called, Panton will contest as the U.D.P. candidate in the Albert Constituency. No expense was spared for the launch which featured everything from free drinks and a live band to a Who’s […]
Since the announcement of her candidacy in the Alberts, Panton has drawn fire from the P.U.P. Last week the Opposition issued a release after a former B.T.B. staffer, Jonelle Hemmans, won a lawsuit against the organization. Hemmans was awarded over a hundred thousand dollars for being terminated for not agreeing to the rental of Panton’s […]
The tourism industry has been growing leaps and bounds becoming one of the top foreigner exchange earners for the jewel. But for the industry to continue to thrive, good customer service and marketing are important factors. This morning stakeholders from the Fort Street Tourism Village were trained on how to sharpen their skills to improve […]
Belizeans are you ready to win big with Belize Luck? If you haven’t heard about it, well the owners say that perhaps it’s time to jump onboard. With a number of different games and ways to win big bucks, Belize Luck says it is easy to play and easy to win and you can tune […]
Violence against women, human trafficking and femicide in Central America remain regional issues of concern for SICA member countries. In Belize, as part of a related initiative, the Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation signed a Memorandum of Understanding this afternoon with the Ministry of Economic Development in support of the BA1 […]
According to Director of the Women’s Department, Ava Pennil, the program provides an opportunity to share experiences and compare progress across the Central American region. Ava Pennil, Director, Women’s Department “I think this project brings an opportunity for women that have faced serious challenges in their lives and these women have moved away from […]
Career public servant Eloisa Trujeque was laid to rest today, following a funeral service at Saint Ignatius Church this afternoon. Trujeque’s vocation in education and unionism affected the lives many through her dedicated work as a teacher and member of the Belize National Teachers Union. The seventy-seven-year-old humanitarian also served as a member of the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The mad rush to make the payoffs saw the Belize Yellow Pages Hurricanes in a must win against the surging Belmopan Red Taigaz as they hosted a possible # 2 seed Friday night. Immediately into the ballgame, the Hurricanes turn up the pressure. Winston […]
