Body of Woman Found on the Coastal Road
There is a report that the body of a woman was found off the Coastal Road. Police are yet to confirm the identity of the female. We will have more on this on Friday.
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Twenty-one Day Notice Extended, Possible Strike Action is Delayed Another Ten Days
There is some relief tonight as a strike by stevedores has been averted at least for now. This afternoon, the stevedores, the Port of Belize and the Labour Department met in Belize City as the deadline for the start for the proposed strike approached. The meeting was testy but after three o’clock the two sides […]
Will Stevedores Reduce Gang Sizes Once Again?
The Christian Workers Union and the Port of Belize have made some progress in respect of their negotiations towards a Collective Bargaining Agreement. Reducing the number of stevedores by one person per gang, however, is another contentious matter that is bubbling below the surface. It is an issue that the union, as well as its […]
A Tribunal to Oversee Concerns of Stevedores and Port Management
In respect of a tribunal to be put together to oversee the concerns of both parties, letters are being sent out to the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, as well as the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to select persons who will form the panel. The extension, says Doctor Carla Barnett, will also […]
San Pedro Police Investigate Rape of a Child
A thirty-one-year-old Salvadoran national is accused of raping his five-year-old step-daughter on Monday night while she was left with him at their house in San Pedro. The step father was arraigned today in Belize City before Magistrate Emerson Banner who told him that no plea will be taken because the offence is of an indictable […]
“Our Children Need Our Help”: NCFC
The National Committee for Families and Children has joined the public outrage in condemning the disturbing rape report, saying that “our children need our help.” In a release, the N.C.F.C. states that the children remain under attack by those who should be in the position of keeping them safe. The N.C.F.C. says it has been […]
Japhet Bennett is Freed of Life Sentence for Murder
Twenty-six-year-old Japhet Bennett was released from the Belize Central Prison on Wednesday afternoon after a life sentence handed down to him at the age of sixteen was quashed by the Caribbean Court of Justice. Bennett was accused and subsequently convicted of the murder of Ellis ‘Peppa Gacho’ Meighan, who was shot and killed in Belize […]
Bennett’s Legal Team Explains CCJ Decision
Bennett’s legal representative, Audrey Matura, explained the arduous process of seeking and securing his release. The life sentence was initially appealed at the Court of Appeal where it was dismissed. As a final attempt, Matura applied for leave for the matter to be heard before the C.C.J. Audrey Matura, Attorney for Japhet Bennett “After […]
CP Gas Station Hit by Robbers, Again
A pair of robbers made off with an undisclosed amount of money on Wednesday night after they held up the owner of CP Gas Station in Belize City. Two men, one armed with a firearm entered CP Gas Station at around seven o’clock and while one of them pretended to be buying, the other went […]
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Mother of Two, Felina James, Missing
Thirty-seven-year-old Felina Margaret James has not been heard from or seen since Thursday, October eleventh. The mother of two was reportedly on her way to Sarteneja Village in her grey Kia Sportage to gather her belongings as she had decided to permanently move to Belize City. James, however, never made it home and three identification […]
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Matthew Moore Freed of Murder Charge
Twenty-nine-year-old Matthew Moore became a free man on Wednesday night after Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams told him that the murder case against him is being discontinued. Moore who was on remand for the 2010 murder of Andrew Moses was told that the DPP’s office decided to discontinue the case against him due to lack […]
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Alleged Shooter Remains Under Police Guard at K.H.M.H
The man investigators believed fatally shot thirty-six-year-old Kevin Thomas remains under police guard at the K.H.M.H. Police say that as soon as he is released the charge of murder will be levied against him. Shadron Gillett is accused of fatally shooting Thomas several times on Monday night. Thomas was in front of Steven’s Shop on […]
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2 Men Wanted for Murder
Police have issued bulletins for two men wanted for murder. Eighteen-year-old Leonidis Perez seen in this picture is five feet five inches in height and weighs about one hundred and fifty pounds, his address is Salvapan, Belmopan. Police are also looking for John Albert Henry Junior. Henry Junior is thirty-five-years old and five feet seven […]
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Students Sent Home as School’s Sewerage System Stops Working
A school in Dangriga had to send home its students this week after public health officials shut down the school because the sewerage system stopped functioning and the restrooms were no longer sanitary for the students to use. But the problem worsened when neighbours started to complain and the health officials intervened to close down […]
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Central American Nationals Denied Entry at Western Border
There is word tonight that buses loaded with Central American nationals are at the western border. The immigration department however has denied them entry because of a developing story involving Honduran nationals. Those Hondurans are attempting to make their way to the United States but the US President has vowed to cut off at least […]
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Belize City Woman Survives Attempted Arson
A Belize City woman is lucky to be alive tonight after someone attempted to burn down her house while she slept inside on Wednesday night. Twenty-one-year-old Andre Diaz was in deep slumber inside her Consuelo Street house when she heard the sound of sirens. When she exited, Diaz realized that someone had thrown a plastic […]
SEA concerned about dredging operations at Little Bugle Caye
Fragments of Hope was first to sound the alarm that dredging was taking place off the coast of Placencia. Today the Southern Environmental Association issued a release expressing concern over dredging activities taking place to fill a development on Little Bugle Caye. The release points out that the approval for dredging was granted without the […]
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Hand in Hand Ministries Hands Over 360Th House to Belize City Family
Egbert Ferguson and his family today officially received the keys to a newly constructed house courtesy of Hand in Hand Ministries and Heritage Bank Limited. It was the three hundred and sixtieth house that Hand in Hand Ministries hand over at a cost of a little more than seventeen thousand dollars which Heritage Bank provided. […]
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SICA Meets in Belize
In June of this year, Belize assumed the Presidency Pro Tempore of the Central American Integrated System (SICA) for a six month period during which time two meetings are held. And so today, the Central American countries and the Dominican Republic are meeting in Belize to discuss developments in tourism, security, climate change and other […]
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Healthy Living Looks at the Importance of Hand Washing
Everybody does it; or, that’s what we hope. While we know it is important, we’ve all been guilty of skipping it here or there. What’s worse, we may not even be doing it properly and quite likely making ourselves and others sick as a result. What are we talking about? Hand washing. We’ll find out […]
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