The autopsy on the body of Hilberto Sotz was finally released this morning and the second form student of Baptist High School did not die of natural causes as police had originally indicated he died after complaining of chest pains. By this afternoon, Caye Caulker Police Officers, forty-three year old Leonard Nunez and thirty-two year […]
Up to news time, there has been no statement from the police department on the crisis they have on their hands. But we can confirm that aside from the two officers that have been charged today, three others are on interdiction until the determination of a tribunal. Corporal Kirby Palma, Eriberto Patt and Bernardette Ramos […]
Just minutes before seven tonight, the ministry of national security just finally sent out a release on the death of Hilberto Sotz. It states that “the Hon. John Saldivar, Minister of National Security, condemns the alleged use of unwarranted personal violence by PC Leonard Nunez and PC Hallet King and the apparent neglect of duty […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has refused to speak on the very significant confrontation between Guatemalan and Belizean armed forces on Sarstoon Island. It happened two weeks ago and there has been no official statement from the Government. What has been confirmed, though unofficially, is that the Coast Guard was on a ten day mission, and […]
We also finally got an opportunity – finally – to ask Hulse about his former C.E.O. in the Ministry of Immigration, Candelaria Saldivar. Three weeks ago Saldivar, quite abruptly, was placed on administrative leave. And nobody would tell us why. Hulse did not respond to our calls and texts and even whatsapp queries. Today he […]
On Monday night, we told you about the brutal murder of fifty one year old Ralston Patnett. The former veteran fireman was killed around midnight on Sunday on the Jetty Road in Dangriga Town. Police were called out to the scene near the Commerce Bight Port, where a car, described as a red Camry, was […]
This Thursday, the Belize Jaguars will play the Dominican Republic team in their own turf at the Estadio Olympico Felix Sanchez in Santo Domingo. The national football team departed on Tuesday and spent today practicing. We are pleased to report tonight that Great Belize Productions/ Channel Five is acquiring the exclusive media rights to the […]
Earlier today, when we caught up with Minister Hulse, we couldn’t resist asking the very straight-laced for his input on the Patrick Faber Petrocaribe-funded political pibil fest. Faber has come under sustained fire for stating openly that twenty-two busloads of his supporters from Collet were treated to a beach bash in Corozal, complete with tacos, […]
And finally for Hulse, we asked about the long anticipated Immigration investigation report. Remember that? Many months ago that investigation commenced after U.D.P. Minister Elvin Penner was fired for corruption in Immigration. Minister of Immigration Godwin Hulse promised in early 2014 that as soon as that investigation was complete the public would be made privy […]
A well advertised forum on the controversial Petrocaribe Loans Act and the use or abuse of the funds was scheduled to take place at the University of the West Indies this Thursday. All was in place but on the eve of the event, the UWI abruptly called it off. UWI Open Campus Head, Jane Bennett […]
Forty-seven year old Newell Lyn Nicholas was convicted back in 2012 in the Southern criminal session of the Supreme Court and sentenced to thirty-eight years imprisonment for three counts of Carnal Knowledge and one count of Aggravated Assault of an Indecent Nature upon an eleven year old girl. Today, he was before the Court of […]
It has been twenty days since notorious criminal figure, thirty-eight year old Kenneth Flowers, aka “Big Tom”, was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment for Driving a Motor Vehicle Without a Valid Driver’s License. His conviction came after he pleaded guilty. This morning, in the court room of the Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith, […]
The use of Petrocaribe funds remains a controversial issue. Sunday’s jaunt to Corozal Bay, organized by Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber, using Petrocaribe monies to pay for twenty-one buses to transport dozens of constituents to the north for a daylong outing, is coming under fire. Faber’s supporters gorged on tacos and pibil, drank heartily and […]
Likewise, Lizarraga shared the private sector organization’s position on the proposed amendments to the Petrocaribe Loans Act. Senator Mark Lizarraga, Representative, Private Sector “The chamber of commerce met, the executive of the chamber of commerce had several meetings with its attorneys and consulted when the proposed amendments came out and basically what they are […]
A well-known Dangriga resident is seeking public assistance for medical attention. Myrick ‘Micro’ Caliz met in an accident at the end of May and was severely injured. He has since been hospitalized at the K.H.M.H., but his family needs to get him out of the country for further treatment. His wife, Nadia Caliz, is making […]
Today, after two years of comprehensive infrastructural works, the Belize River Valley Water System was officially launched in the community of Scotland Half-moon. It’s a long awaited project which ensures that all households in nine communities of the River Valley will have total access to potable water. The funding was jointly undertaken by the Caribbean […]
A U.S. medical mission is in Belize currently providing free medical attention to Belize City residents. The mission was invited for the second time by the Anglican Diocese and is performing at the Saint Mary’s Primary School auditorium where they are testing patients for various illnesses. Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Since Monday, […]
