There are fake cops on the prowl in Belize City, and they’ve already gotten away with two weapons taken from security guards. The latest incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. Two Haitian security guards at the JL’s Quick Loan facility on Douglas Jones Street were approached by two men in what appeared […]
Yearwood declined to provide information on the persons in custody, but Police sources tell us one of the detained men is related to a Police Officer, which could explain the uniforms. If and when those men are positively identified, charged and arraigned, the Police Department will call off the alert. But if the men in […]
Twenty-eight year old Kareem Arnold narrowly escaped death by bullet multiple times, and death by knife as recently as last month. But in the end death was persistent and caught up with the notorious Ladyville gangster Saturday night at mile eighteen in Sandhill. At around seven forty Arnold was riding a small Meilun cycle towards […]
A second person has succumbed three weeks after an accident on the George Price Highway which took the life of forty-two year old Egbert Ferguson on February second. Ferguson died during surgery at the K.H.M.H. within hours of the road traffic accident. Earlier today police confirmed that French national Emilie Siman passed away on Sunday. […]
Punta Gorda Police have made short work of the investigation into the murder of sixty-nine year old Thomas Paul Rockowski. The American National who lived alone was stabbed multiple times in his home on Saturday night. He passed away on Monday night and by Tuesday Police had three men in custody. On Friday one of […]
There is outrage tonight in the conservation community as well as in other sectors due to a recent large kill of sharks near the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Blue Hole and Half Moon Caye at Lighthouse Reef Atoll. Images of dozens of dead sharks went viral on social media and according to the […]
A search and rescue operation, led by personnel from the Belize National Coast Guard on Sunday afternoon, ended with the successful return of a Belize City family of ten persons, including four adults and six children. The party set out to sea earlier in the day and began experiencing mechanical difficulties. The captain of the […]
he President of the Football Federation of Belize, Ruperto Vicente is traveling to Zurich, Switzerland on Tuesday where he will be participating in an election to vote for new leadership of FIFA, the world’s governing body for the sport of soccer. The choice of a new president to succeed the embattled Sepp Blatter comes almost […]
The trifecta, which includes First Vice President Sergio Chuc and Cruz Gamez, also has an issue with Michael Blease as General Secretary. Not only is his role viewed as ineffective, but Kuylen has gone on record to say that they have suggested to Vicente on previous occasions to have Blease replaced. That suggestion, according to […]
Margarita Pech/Noralez, the thirty-five year old mother of a one month old baby, who was remanded to prison a week ago was back in court today. Pech has a long rap sheet with as many as twenty convictions and this morning, two more were added to the growing list. Pech pleaded guilty to burglary and […]
There is another report on the sexual violation of a minor. A twelve-year-old female student claims that on Friday night at about eight-thirty, her uncle sexually assaulted her when she was at home in Benque Viejo, Cayo. The heinous act occurred when she was left alone with him. Her mother was at work, but her […]
Another notorious figure is recovering from injuries he received during a fight Saturday night in Mahogany Heights. Jerson Grinage was cut to the back of his head, to his forehead and to the right side of his face after he tangled with Ervin Fitzgibbon at a local Chinese store. Police have been having a tough […]
Two weeks ago there was a sensational incident in which two Canadian tourists were robbed at gunpoint just after they checked into the Tropical Education Centre on the George Price Highway. Shortly after, those robbers shot a Good Samaritan, Jorge Lopez, who saw them fleeing the scene but thought they needed help. Adolphus Palacio, the […]
On Friday, we reported the confiscation of twenty-seven thousand, five hundred and seventy-one pounds of rice. The bulk grain was removed from a business in Belize City when it was discovered that the producer was not in compliance with the existing labeling standard. The rice which comes from Shipyard remains in detention tonight because the […]
The much anticipated four day La Ruta Maya canoe race, from the Hawkesworth Bridge to Belize City, kicks off in just a little over two weeks. It’s a race which rivals the Cross Country in participation and in support. With so many persons in one place, and in a festive sort of mood, there are […]
In March 2014, as Belizeans celebrated the Ruta Maya River Challenge, three persons lost their lives in a terrible road traffic accident in Burrell Boom. One of them was a three-year-old child. Those are memories which die hard, and the Police will also be increasing vigilance on canoe race enthusiasts and party-goers who may end […]
International Mother Language Day was celebrated in Belize City on Sunday, as members of the local Bangladeshi community paraded downtown. It is a recognition of the sacrifices of martyrs for establishing the rightful place of the Bangla language. Observed annually on February twenty-first, it aims to promote awareness of the linguistic and cultural diversity and […]
The Governor General, Sir Colville Young, administered the oath today at Belize House in Belmopan, to put in effect the appointment of the Ombudsman and Contractor General. Lionel Arzu is now on his second term as Ombudsman while Godwin Arzu was sworn-in for this third term as Contractor General. Also present for the signing were […]
Elections will be held in Jamaica this Thursday where the Jamaica Labour Party led by Opposition Leader Andrew Holness is going up against Prime Minister Portia Simpson of the People’s National Party. Sixty constituencies are up for grabs in a battle that observers say may be too close to call. Today the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) […]
As we’ve told you, the Rural Eastern Division is paying particular attention to the community of Mahogany Heights, near mile thirty on the George Price Highway. It’s traditionally been a neglected area where a lot of crime originates and spreads into surrounding communities. The Police don’t just plan to rush in G.S.U. style, though. They’re […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Things are heating up in the PLB this season and the city fans were witness to a monster inside the MCC Grounds as league leading Police battled an ever uprising Belize Defense Force that seems to be in a revenge mode. The first highlight features […]
