David and Anke Doehm were escorted to the Magistrate Court in Belize this afternoon for arraignment. The American couple has been under investigation since last week after their adopted daughter Faye Lin Cannon was found dead in their apartment. The thirteen-year-old died of compression to the chest, but there is additional information that the young […]
As we told you on Wednesday, David Doehm is not the adoptive father of the Faye Lin and her three siblings. In court today it was revealed that David Cannon, Anke’s ex-husband, adopted the children while they were together. Cannon traveled to Belize on various occasions to visit his daughters. Cannon also provided his ex-wife […]
According to the Director of Public Prosecution, Cheryl-Lynn Vidal, this case has been one in which the police department has worked hand-in-hand with her office. Vidal says that while murder charges have not been levied, vital information provided by police led to the charges of Cruelty to a Child against the Doehms. Cheryl-Lynn Vidal, […]
Fifty-one days after he was shot on the head in the city, Hammond Lemoth succumbed this morning, just after eleven o’clock. Lemoth was inside a barber shop on Central American Boulevard on the south side of Belize City when a gunman ran into the shop and opened fire at him and a patron. The Ontario […]
San Pedro police are tonight questioning a Belize City man in connection with the shooting death of sixteen year old Julian Tun. We understand that he was picked up in Belize City when he appeared before the court for another matter earlier today. Tun was killed on Sea Grape Drive in San Pedro on Saturday […]
Tonight there is a disturbing report from the north about a Belizean teenager rescued from the clutches of human traffickers in Chetumal, Mexico. It comes on the heels of the U.S. 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report which once again places Belize in Tier Three and attacks Belize’s willingness to fight the problem. The story was […]
Established in 1955, the Pallotine Convent on Princess Margaret Drive in Belize City has served generations of the Catholic order, which in addition to running Pallotti High School does missionary and charitable work in all the districts of Belize. It has survived countless natural disasters, but time has taken its toll, as recent inspections found […]
The failed F.F.B. Congress, which ought to have taken place on the weekend of June twenty-fourth, has instead left in its wake serious unfinished business. While executives and members of the Football Federation of Belize convened a meeting the following day, twenty-four hours after the election of a new president had been scheduled, certain agenda […]
An elderly farmer has been robbed of an assortment of items worth more than forty thousand dollars. Eighty-one-year-old Douglas Own Fox resides in San Estevan, Orange Walk District but his papaya farm is located off the Northern Highway in the village of Carmelita. On Wednesday morning, Fox went to his farm only to find out […]
Tonight we have more from Wednesday’s public hearing of the Senate Special Select Committee starting with Minister of Tourism and Belize Rural South area representative Manuel Heredia Junior. In the case of the fifty-two visas reported in the Auditor General’s report which Heredia took to San Pedro Town, he named the officer in charge in […]
Heredia also conceded during his testimony that he did not have specific authority to transfer packages from the Immigration Department’s main office in Belmopan to its sub-office in San Pedro Town, and vice versa. While he maintains that he was trusted by both P.U.P. and U.D.P. administrations since taking office in 1994 and never broke […]
On Wednesday, Minister Rene Montero strongly denied involvement with the Harmouche family in terms of assisting to get their nationality. According to him, he only intervened once in the documented case in the Nationality Report. But confronted with the notice in an Appendix to the Report, Montero stuck to his claim. However, with a different […]
Schools across the country have now closed; it means that it is the beginning of summer camps. Earlier today, we stopped by a unique camp for athletes living with intellectual disabilities organized by Special Olympics. The camp is taking place at Price Barracks and as many as two hundred children are taking part in all […]
According to Taiwan News, a media outlet in Taiwan, citizens from a number of Caribbean countries, including Belize, are now able to enjoy visa-free travel to Taiwan. It is reported that Taiwan made the decision to ease restrictions to “demonstrate the closeness” between it and its “diplomatic allies” in the region. As a result of […]
For a few years now turtles are being tagged to track their movements to find out their migration patterns and other valuable information to assist in research and management. A small N.G.O. working with locals in Gales Point Manatee is helping to gather data through satellite technology. It has been a lucky month for the […]
This afternoon, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital received a generous donation of medical scrubs. The surgical attire was gifted to the hospital authority by the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of the Supreme Court Association. The organization recently revived its California chapter, following the appointment of Michael Peyrefitte as Attorney General for Belize. The […]
According to Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, the contribution speaks to the relationship between the Ministry of Health, the K.H.M.H. and the public. Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Director of Health Services “The donation today represents issues, I think, where we can work in partnership with the community because I know that primarily the […]
A local organization in San Pedro called Raise Me Up is asking the public for help to get a shelter completed. The shelter called Hope Haven will serve as a safe space for children who are abused or suffer neglect. The house has been in the works since late last year, but the community was […]
It’s a profession that is well-known for its difficult shifts and long hours. Nurses provide around the clock care to patients. While they are one of the experts in providing care, many neglect to care for themselves as well. This is why on Friday there will be a special workshop in Belize City to teach […]
