A clandestine plane landing took place early this morning in northern Belize. The suspected drug plane landed on the Progresso Road and was discovered by a villager around four this morning. When police arrived at the scene, all they found was the plane on fire. No one was in the area when police arrived and […]
The badly decomposed body of Felina James was discovered a week ago in an area just off the Coastal Road. The mother of two was found chopped to death and her body disposed of after being reported missing for a week. Her Kia Sorento and a firearm were also unaccounted for. Earlier this week, a […]
There has been another incident at TKO Farms in Teakettle, Cayo. This time, a farmhand was assaulted on Wednesday morning by a group of four masked men who were armed with handguns. Manuel Gomez reported to police that he was attacked by the gang while at work on a ranch in Teakettle Village. He informed […]
Nineteen-year-old Kelvin Gongora has been arrested and charged for attempting to discharge a firearm inside a Chinese fast-food restaurant on Mahogany Street last Friday. The Mopan Street resident was caught on surveillance camera taking aim at a patron of the establishment when the weapon snapped twice. He then trained the firearm in the direction of […]
The suggestion by Opposition Leader, John Briceño, to legalize marijuana has received major backlash from the government, but gained support in other quarters. Briceño suggests that it is time for Belize to legally harvest marijuana as a new source of income for the Government. There is an overlap between Briceño’s idea and a recent move […]
Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber has weighed in on the debate. Faber reiterated Cabinet’s position, saying that Briceño’s suggestion to legalize marijuana is a haphazard notion that can affect Belize in the international arena. The Deputy Prime Minister, however, was more receptive to the possibility of establishing industrial hemp production in Belize. Patrick Faber, […]
Opposition Leader John Briceño is embarking on a country-wide visit which he has dubbed as a ‘listening tour.’ His first stop is in Dangriga tonight which forms part of the southern caucus that recently came out saying ‘NO’ to the I.C.J. The purpose is to feel the people’s pulse on taking Guatemala’s maritime, insular and […]
The U.D.P. is starting conventions around the country, prior to the election of a new leader. Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber says he has been on the campaign trail – rallying U.D.P. supporters to secure the leadership of the party. That race, for quite a while was considered a two-man race between Faber and John […]
DPM Faber isn’t the only one rallying behind Willoughby; he also has the support of Faber’s opponent John Saldivar. Faber and Saldivar haven’t been known to agree on many things, but one thing they can agree on is who is the best U.D.P. candidate for the Port. They stand to benefit the most from Peyrefitte’s […]
On Tuesday night, a post appeared on the Facebook of DPM Patrick Faber. The status was posted at nine-twenty-eight p.m. and read “Crackheads say and do the darnest of things!” The post was deleted minutes after, but Facebook users had their fingers ready and the status was ‘screenshotted’ and widely circulated. Those who have been […]
A pair of missionaries, both of whom are American nationals, raised the suspicion of villagers when they were observed taking pictures near the primary school in Patchakan earlier this week. Their apprehension comes on the heels of an incident in Trial Farm Village earlier this month in which an abduction attempt was thwarted. In this […]
Corozal police are also investigating what appears to be a case of arson in Patchakan, where a five bedroom structure went up in flames on Monday night. According to ACP Joseph Myvett, indications are that the intruder entered the vacant building, rummaged through it and then set it on fire. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, […]
Detectives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have joined the Belize Police Department in probing the death of forty-nine-year-old Claire Elizabeth Rigdon. The lifeless body of the American national was found floating in a swimming pool at her residence on the Consejo Road on the night of October thirteenth. According to her husband, Robley Smith […]
Seventeen-year-old Gerardo Vasquez remains missing from Ontario Village, despite the belief that he may be dead. The teenager was last seen on September twenty-fifth. Since then, there has been an intense effort to locate him. The search party which included friends and family, as well as local law enforcement, turned up nothing. Notwithstanding the discovery […]
According to a recent post on the Belize City Council’s Facebook page, Mayor Bernard Wagner along with Councilor Albert Vaughn and City Council personnel did a walk-through visit of Gungulung and Krooman Lagoon. Mayor Wagner was accompanied by three representatives of the Muslim Community, including two engineers visiting from London. The purpose of the walkthrough, […]
At the end of September, we reported on an ongoing audit at the National Sports Council that was sanctioned by Minister Patrick Faber and the Ministry of Sports. We were reliably informed that were there were accountability issues. And now the auditor general has done an audit that has revealed bigger issues within the Sport […]
Belize is the latest country to join the world wide movement of spreading the joy of reading through the Little Free Library. It is a “take a book, return a book” free book exchange. The libraries are small wooden boxes set up in public spaces used to encourage children to read and share their favorite books […]
Twenty-fifth of every month is being used to highlight and raise awareness of gender-based violence. The campaign to “orange” the world was started by the United Nations to end violence against women and girls. The “color orange” is used to call attention to the various forms of violence that prevent women and girls from reaching […]
There have been devastating fires this year that resulted in the loss of lives. In the capital this morning, students and staff were evacuated from the University of Belize Campus. The evacuation, however, was a drill performed to test the capacity of UB to respond in case a fire erupts at the institution. The exercise […]
Recently, there’s been much talk about government’s decision to expand the National Dialysis Programme. Tonight in Healthy Living, we take a deeper look at the challenges faced by those who depend on this treatment for their survival. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting When we see a man delivering flowers we think one of two things: “What […]
