After being hospitalized for a week, Samuel August Senior will face the full force of the law. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution has determined that he is to be charged for murder. Last Wednesday, Samuel Senior, after concluding his work shift, slammed a backhoe into a house belonging to his mother-in-law Louise […]
The remains of twenty-two year old Roaring Creek resident Oswald Arnold were found on Wednesday morning. Arnold, who had been missing for six months, was feared dead. His family had been searching for his body and wanted closure, which tonight they finally have because Arnold’s remains were found along the Belize River in Teakettle. The […]
American national Lamont ‘Monty’ Lipka was shot and killed inside his restaurant in San Pedro on May thirteenth. Since then, investigators have been working carefully to unravel the whodunit mystery. Earlier this week, their diligence paid off with the arrest of twenty-one-year-old Tracey Betancourt whom they believe had a hand in Lipka’s demise. While police […]
The body of a seven-month baby was unearthed from a shallow grave in southern Belize. The remains were found at Trio Village in the backyard of Dominga Maku, the Guatemalan mother of the child. The baby died within twenty-four hours of birth and was buried on Monday. It is known that the mother did not […]
We can report tonight that three Belizean siblings are being transported back to Belize from Guatemala via the western border. The siblings were found to be working in Livingston, Guatemala where Guatemalan authorities acting on an anonymous tip picked up the children. From what we have been able to ascertain, the three minors were put […]
A multimillion dollars scam linked to Belize was shut down by the Federal Trade Commission in the US. The Federal Trade Commission reported today that Sanctuary Belize is an alleged one hundred million-dollar scam designed to attract retiring US citizens by guaranteeing buyers a pristine piece of land, equipped with world-class amenities, including a golf […]
Two of five Guatemalan nationals re-appeared before the Magistrate Court today in respect of a slew of prohibited and illegal firearm and ammo charges. The duo: forty-six-year-old Bernardo De los Angeles Franco Carias and thirty-eight-year-old Mario Rudolfo Lopez Moreira were apprehended a week ago as part of an multi-million dollar drug operation which yielded more […]
Following the huge drug bust in the north in early September and the subsequent arrest of Superintendent David Chi and PC Norman Anthony, it was revealed that Orange Walk’s new top cop ASP Juanito Cocom decided to purge the police formation there. We were told that at least twenty-two police officers were recommended to be […]
According to Sylvestre, the first transfer letter the officers received lacked reasons. It was not until the case was brought before the courts that the true reasons why the officers had been recommended for transfers were revealed. Anthony Sylvestre, Attorney “Prior to seeking legal advice they had individually wrote to the Commissioner of Police […]
Shortly after nine o’clock on Wednesday night, gunshots rang out on Neal’s Pen Road. When the shooting subsided, a Belize City resident was injured from a bullet that caught him in the right side of the neck. Twenty-four-year-old Damien Leslie remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. tonight following an attempt on his life that has left […]
A four-year-old girl was reportedly raped by a member of her own family while in the care of her aunt in Belmopan. While the infant could not provide police with information on when the incident happened, she did confess to them that a relative made sexual contact with her. On November fifth, the child, accompanied […]
Armed robberies of business establishments have not been confined to Belize City. On Tuesday, a Chinese store was jacked in the capital by an armed thief. The robbery was caught on tape and the perpetrator can be clearly identified. But the police say they have been unable to make any progress since the owner of […]
Police today provided a few more details on the robbery of a store in San Ignacio. The business place, Lily’s, was robbed by armed thieves on Monday morning. Surveillance footage shows one of two robbers holding-up the store owner and demanding that he put the cash in a knapsack. While the suspects remain at large, […]
A woman police constable has been arrested and charged for assaulting another woman inside an establishment in Orange Walk Town last Thursday. She is WPC Stephanie Patten attached to the San Pedro police formation. According to Seleny Mai, she was inside the premises along with another woman when she was attacked and beaten up by […]
City Hall has been looking for creative ways to generate income and pay its bills. The council inherited huge bills, some directly related to electioneering in the elections of March 2018. The mayor and his deputy have developed payment plans to clear off debts as well as tighten up on collections. But the cost to […]
Since taking office earlier this year, the Council has had to deal with unbudgeted expenses relating to the movement of staff. Some moved on others were left go. But the Deputy Mayor says they have put in systems to buffer the tight months. Oscar Arnold, Deputy Mayor, Belize City Council “Being a responsible council […]
This Saturday, the Stann Creek Ecumenical High School is hosting a benefit concert in Dangriga to raise funds to build a first ever music school for the country. The music school will encompass a museum that will feature musical legends; a state-of-the-art recording studio for artists and musician to make a living off of their […]
The Social Security Board held its annual general meeting today under the banner S.S.B. Connect. The government program which provides economic security to persons who are retired, unemployed or unable to work reviewed its achievements and discussed challenges that the organization faced while providing services to customers in 2017. Chief Executive Officer, Doctor Colin Young […]
The bells were ringing this morning and the iconic red kettles were in display in the downtown area of the City. It is a reminder that the Christmas season is upon us and importantly, the Salvation Army is counting on you to raise funds to continue the good work they do. The donations all go […]
One of the oldest credit unions in the country is celebrating a huge milestone. Saint John’s Credit Union has been holding a number of activities to mark its seventy-second anniversary. The credit union started as small movement and flourished over the decades so that its assets stand at eighty-two million dollars. This morning at their […]
