Since he went missing on April thirtieth, the family of Densfield Bowen, feared the worst. Tonight, as they grieve, they are preparing to lay him to rest and close a sad chapter of their lives. Bowen, a stevedore and an alleged gang affiliate, was found dead on Thursday afternoon near Mile eight on the George […]
A Belize City resident was shot on Thursday night in Belize City. Thirty two year old Luis Dominguez was riding his bike on JR Street shortly before eight last night when a man came out of a yard and fired several shots at him. Dominguez, we understand, was hit twice, once to the neck area […]
There is a very ugly situation brewing in the village of Santa Marta in the Orange Walk District, and it involves squatting. Thirteen farmers cleared and cultivated five hundred and twenty acres of land decades ago. They have been working the land since then, primarily to grow cane. But the land is privately owned, part […]
What’s the connection between Minister of State Edmond Castro and Santa Marta in the Orange Walk District? Well, you would think none, but you would be wrong. Earlier this week Castro was battered by the media who were asking him if he was squatting on privately owned land in Santa Marta. Government, as well as […]
Caleb Orozco. He has become the face of the LGBT Community and he has been in news for years challenging section 53 of the Belize Constitution. Well, this is not about that challenge. But, maybe it is that challenge that landed him in the prestigious New York Times. Today an article of almost five thousand […]
So, what does a major spread in the New York Times do for the LGBT Community? Caleb says it is about showing just how real it is for persons from community and he wants to raise awareness. And from the article it seems as if though Orozco has been facing the brunt of the discrimination, […]
An interesting case came up today in the Benque Viejo Magistrate Court. It involves six Cuban nationals, three men and three females, who were detained two weeks ago in the general area of the Mayan site Xunantunich, Cayo District. According to reports, the Cubans were initially remanded for illegal entry but when they appeared in […]
The Gang Suppression Unit conducted anti-drug operations on Thursday and this morning in Belize City. On Thursday evening, the GSU searched a one bedroom house on Lacroix Boulevard owned by Jermaine Randy Rodriguez, a shop vendor. In his house, a total of four hundred and seventy one grams of cannabis was found concealed in a […]
A number of bail applications were heard today in the Supreme Court before Justice Troadio John Gonzalez including three are high profile cases. Ladyville businessman, Hilberto Perez, who was charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of sixty year old Daniel Trapp, received bail of ten thousand dollars. Trapp was allegedly shot after he was […]
Police believe they have cracked a recent murder in San Pedro where a well known taxi driver Donicio Trujllio, was killed. Two men have been apprehended and charged with Trujillo’s murder: forty year old Rafael Ramirez, a Guatemalan national and twenty-five year-old Arvington Neal, a resident of San Ignacio, Cayo who resides in the island. […]
There are more complaints tonight against the Minister of State Mark King over the issue of squatting in the area of Holy Emmanuel. After King came under fire he re-settled twelve families to Cotton Tree on the George Price Highway. But the problem continues to haunt King. Tonight a family of five is without a […]
It didn’t make it in the news on Thursday, but the U.S Embassy did send out a release issuing condolences to Paul Signorino and Julian Jones, the two American nationals who were killed a week ago in Teakettle. In that same release, the U.S Embassy said that it’s a strong proponent of citizen security that […]
Early Childhood Development- it’s about the comprehensive care for children up to age eight and it is something that we are tackling locally. It is a matter of great importance. So much so that it has brought together three ministries and other partners to adequately address development of young children in Belize. Today we stopped […]
Are you looking for funds to pay for your high school tuition? Well, you may just be the student that Belize Kids First Organization is looking for. Anne Palacio President of Belize Kids First Organization says it’s doing its part and wants to make the dreams of four high school students possible: Anne Palacio, President, […]
His death may have gone largely unrecognized since it happened in March of this year, but Amos Ford’s death made several UK news outlets. He was a member of a group of about one hundred and fifty forestry workers who left the then British Honduras to travel to Britain to give support to King and Empire […]
The signing of an amendment to the 2008 Special Agreement is proceeding as planned in Guatemala City this coming Monday. Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington and his Guatemalan counterpart Carlos Raul Morales will sign the agreement but for the first time the opposition will not participate. The amendment results in a significant and fundamental change to […]
