Today, the Belize Police Department is reeling from the sudden death of one of their own, Police Constable Edwardo Gonzalez – not in the line of duty, but allegedly by his own hand. The terrible, shocking tragedy unfolded at the Queen Street Police Station in the early hours of this morning, when the quiet was […]
That suicide this morning follows what we are told was an attempt by another police officer on Monday. In that case the officer allegedly ingested some form of poison, reportedly in an attempt to take his own life. He wasn’t successful and today his boss, Commander Chester Williams told News Five that he is expected […]
When and if that officer does recover, he will be placed into counseling which is provided by the Employee Assistance Program. It’s a twenty-four hour service available to those within the Police Department who may need real help, or just to talk to someone. According to ACP Dezerie Phillips, supervisors play a critical role in […]
That counseling is sorely needed by officers who deal with long hours at a very difficult job. The suicide and attempted suicide this week highlight the need. But there’s some dissent as to where that help should come from. Two of the Belize District’s top cops are of two completely different minds when it comes […]
On Sunday at the ITVET in Belize City, the United Democratic Party will be holding a special convention to elect a First Deputy Leader. Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar is contesting the post and is running against Patrick Faber of the Collet Division. Both camps have led spirited campaigns, but the outcome of several weeks […]
There is another confirmed case of zika in Belize. Late this evening, the Ministry of Health issued a release confirming that another patient has tested positive for the virus. This second case is being closely monitored by the Ministry of Health staff, however, because the sample was that of a pregnant woman from Cayo and […]
On May twelfth, nineteen-year-old Zachry Knox allegedly fired three shots at Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams during a high speed chase in the city. Knox was picked up that same night and has been charged for attempted murder, but two weeks after, he still hasn’t been arraigned in Court. There’s a reason for that. […]
Thirty-year-old Calaney Flowers, a former employee of Atlantic Bank who is accused of the vehicular homicide of her ex-boyfriend, appeared before Justice Troadio Gonzalez today. Flowers has also been charged for the attempted murder of Sochil Sosa, the girlfriend of Lyndon Morrison who was killed during the incident. The murder trial is winding down and […]
Two Belize City youths were today fined five hundred dollars each after they both pled guilty for badly beating a sixty-four-year-old fisherman over the weekend. Today, twenty-year-old Justin Marin and nineteen-year-old Felipe Rodriguez appeared before Magistrate Deborah Rogers to answer to one count each of wounding. According to Lester Hernandez, on Sunday night, he was […]
An all-day information fair concluded in Belize City this evening. The event was part of the annual celebration of Public Service Day and saw the participation of a number of government departments. The ITVET compound was teeming with students and employees earlier today, checking out the various booths and learning about the role of the […]
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed earlier today between Belize Electricity Limited and Restore Belize for a grant of thirty-six thousand dollars. The money, given for a specific purpose, has been earmarked for the I Am Belize Scholarship Program and will be used to cover the cost of tuition, books and uniforms. The financial contribution […]
Over four hundred students have been graduated from the Skill Training Center in Belize City since its inception in 2012. There has been a fifty percent success rate so far with students working at the various utility companies and in the hospitality industry. It is with that achievement and overall feeling of confidence that an […]
The Belize Male National Volleyball Team wins the Copa Cancun 2016 Tournament. Over the weekend, three teams from Belize, including the MOEN Stars female team and the UB Black Jaguars travelled to Mexico to participate in the tournament. After several rounds of competition, the Belize Male National Team walked away as the champions, beating out […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with a Wednesday edition of Sports Monday. You know some days are better than others so let’s jump into the action. Monday’s Belize City 1st Division Football matchup saw Lake I strikers and Ladyville Jaguars take aim at each other in a hotly contested ballgame. Under heavy pressure, Whitfield […]
