Kenrick Bowman, who is a sex offender registered in San Diego, U.S.A. is in police detention tonight and it is expected that he will charged for allegations of sexually abusing a young boy on Saturday night in Belize City. He came to Belize two years ago and has been living in the Police Street Extension […]
One month ago three Belize City fishermen – Donovan Usher, Giovanni Murillo and Jerome Bowen – went out to Turneffe for a day. They never returned and are presumed dead. Following the disappearance family members immediately pointed fingers at the Coast Guard, since the men had previously had unpleasant encounters with those guardians of the […]
The recent eviction of vendors from the Western Regional Hospital, as part of an effort to rid the facility of a grave rodent infestation, has raised the ire of sellers who earn their living by selling food at the hospital. They contend that in all their years of doing business on the compound, their stalls […]
While there is no timeline for the re-positioning of the vendors, Doctor Allen told the media earlier today that while the Belmopan City Council empathizes with them, the mayor and his councilors also understand the gravity of the situation at Western Regional. Dr. Peter Allen, CEO, Ministry of Health “Certainly we sympathize with that situation, we can’t, […]
There was a fatal collision early this morning at Mile Two on the Philip Goldson Highway. One of two persons travelling in a S.U.V. was killed instantly in the crash and it is believed speeding on the slippery highway may have contributed to the accident. John Gordon suddenly lost control of his vehicle and crashed […]
Nolberta Sanchez died at the K.H.M.H. on September tenth after undergoing surgery several hours earlier in Belmopan, where she gave birth to a child via caesarian section. When doctors at the Western Regional Hospital were unable to stem the hemorrhaging, they transferred the mother of four to Belize City. Sadly, the prolonged ordeal came to […]
The proverbial buck, the outcome of all the scandals that have besieged the Western Regional Hospital since the beginning of the year, stops at the Minister of Health. He, in turn, has placed the blame squarely at the feet of the hospital’s administration. So, will heads roll in the wake of the massive rodent infestation, […]
An international heavyweight bout featuring Mexican boxers Fres Oquendo and Pablo Gibran is scheduled for Friday night in San Ignacio. The much advertised event is being coordinated by the Belize Boxing Development Council, an organization that is unaffiliated with the Belize Boxing Federation. Despite public enthusiasm, BBF President Moses Sulph is coming out strongly against […]
The Belize Boxing Federation is the recipient of a major donation from the Belize Olympic Association. Today, the organization received several thousand dollars in equipment, including gloves and title belts. The contribution, says Sulph, will be used to develop the sport across the country. As for the belts, they will be up for grabs in […]
There was another shooting in the city on Wednesday night, and with it come concerns that violence in the old capital is flaring up. It’s a valid concern because it doesn’t take much of a spark to set violence in the city’s hotspots blazing. But Regional Commander for Eastern Division South, Senior Superintendent Chester Williams […]
Most of the violence in the city has been linked to gang rivalries. Strictly speaking gang affiliation is illegal, but gang members apparently haven’t gotten the memo. Williams told us that it’s an ongoing effort by the Police to keep gangs on their own turf, and it’s a battle that the Police are slowly, but […]
During his Independence address on Monday, the Prime Minister touched on various issues, but few as important as citizen security crime. Where that critical component is concerned, the news is that Government will now start to benefit from the disbursement of the long anticipated thirty million dollar CABEI loan. That will see the BDF getting […]
Back to the shooting on Wednesday night, eighteen-year-old Triston Popper remains in a stable condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, following an attempt on his life in the wee hours this morning. Shortly after midnight, while Popper was socializing with a group of friends at a residence on Pickstock Street, he was called by […]
A Salvadoran woman, who is the mother of two young boys, is serving her first night of a six-month sentence imposed upon her by Magistrate Ladonna John this morning. On Tuesday Lourdes Yohannah Quixote was arraigned on a single charge of Harm upon Nora Murrillo stemming from a fight which occurred on September nineteenth 2015 […]
Today, a pair of relatives was arraigned for a shooting at the house of Brian Davis, a Sand hill resident, on Monday, September fourteenth, 2015. A youth, who turns eighteen on October first, along with his uncle, twenty-nine year old Raymond Dominguez were taken to court before Magistrate Ladonna John and jointly charged with Aggravated […]
Caribbean Wellness Week is being celebrated under the theme: Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Aging. Several activities have been scheduled for this week to encourage Belizeans to adopt healthy lifestyle changes. Today, I visited the Wellness Open Day organized by the Ministry of Health and its partners to get some advice on the importance and tips of […]
