Pomona resident, twenty-one-year-old Christopher Albert Bradley was charged on Wednesday for the murder of sixty-eight-year-old Marta Gonzalez. Bradley is accused of fatally stabbing Gonzalez on the chest and dumping her body in his backyard. Her body was discovered in a pit latrine inside the yard in Pomona Village on Tuesday. Investigators also found some of […]
Dangriga resident, Nelson Jackson is tonight recuperating from a gunshot wound he received on the right leg. Jackson was shot by a police officer on Tuesday. At this morning’s press briefing, ACP Joseph Myvett explained that Jackson was being boisterous in front of a local business establishment and officers were called in to calm him […]
While that is the official police version of events, an eyewitness told News Five that Nelson Jackson was not being boisterous. Elizabeth Williams was nearby when the incident occurred. She says that it was the police officers who began aggressing Jackson. On the Phone: Elizabeth Williams, Witness “The police man said something to Mr. […]
There is an update tonight on the health of B.D.F. private Fidel Williams. While on duty, Williams fell from the deteriorating pier at the Sarstoon Forward Operating Base on November fourteenth. He, unfortunately, lost an eye as a result of the fall when a steel rod rammed into his eye. Today, the Ministry of National […]
PC Steven Ferguson was today laid to rest by the Belize Police Department in his home village of Hattieville. Ferguson died on November twenty-first in a house he was renting with his common-law-wife, Josephine Hamilton. He fatally shot Hamilton before turning the gun on himself. The couple was involved in a volatile relationship for years […]
Investigators are still unable to identify the body of a middle-aged, Hispanic man which was found on Wednesday in the Orange Walk District. The body was fished out of the New River near the Orange Walk bypass in the afternoon. Both arms were missing and police believe that the face and abdomen were disfigured by […]
Arguments concluded today in the courtroom of Justice Courtney Abel who is hearing the case brought against the management of the central prison, Kolbe Foundation, by a former inmate, Orel Leslie. Seven persons testified, including Prison C.E.O. Virgilio Murillo who was cross-examined by attorney Audrey Matura. Leslie is challenging the prison for inhumane treatment he […]
The U.S. government has determined it will be withholding aid to Belize for various programmes. Earlier today, the State Department announced that President Donald Trump had signed off a decree to stop assistance to a number of countries. In the case of Belize, the U.S. will not provide non-humanitarian and non trade-related assistance for the […]
Today in The Hague, the Belize media had the opportunity to sit down with two law experts in International dispute resolution from Leiden University in the Netherlands to weigh in on the Belize Guatemala dispute. They provided a wealth of information based on their experience in the principles of international law and how it is […]
The media took the opportunity to discuss the ongoing challenges with the Guatemalan Armed Forces in the Sarstoon with the legal experts from Leiden University. Ambassador Dylan Vernon explained on Wednesday that it is a continued part of international lobbying efforts to make it known that Guatemala has not honoured its commitment to establish a […]
Another hot-button issue that the media has been pressing for answers while at The Hague is the specific wording of the Special Agreement between Belize and Guatemala. The court would be asked to settle based on International law – “any and all legal claims of Guatemala against Belize.” Some fear the wording is too open-ended […]
On Tuesday, two former employees of Choice Bank Limited vented their frustration at Sagicor Life over their pension plan monies. Former Chief Operating Officer, Brian Stypul and former Chief Compliance Officer Adrian Arana, along with twenty-three other former employees of the bank, say they have been trying to get Sagicor to return the monies they […]
A Transparent B.P.O. bus burst into flames this morning. The incident happened between miles eight and nine on the Philip Goldson Highway at around six-fifty-five. Ladyville police and firefighters responded, but while the inferno was extinguished, the bus was totally destroyed. Inspector Wilfredo Ferrufino shared more. Insp. Wilfredo Ferrufino, C.I.B., Belize City “The fire […]
Five persons are at the Western Regional Hospital receiving treatment after they were allegedly run over by an enraged common-law-husband. Thirty-two-year-old Darrell Alexander Usher was slapped with a number of charges. Police in Belmopan have charged him with five counts each of attempted murder, use deadly means of harm, aggravated assault and two counts each […]
Earlier this month, police officer Osbourne Martinez was fatally shot while responding to a robbery in progress at Belcove Hotel in downtown Belize City. Following his death, many questioned the police department’s commitment to adequately equip police officers who would respond to these types of crimes. Today, Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie happily announced that […]
The fourth meeting of the Guatemala-Belize Joint Commission was held on Wednesday at the Office of the Organization of American States in the Adjacency Zone. The meeting was to discuss the implementation of the agreement for the Protection of the Environment and Sustainable Use of Resources that Belize and Guatemala signed in December 2014. A government […]
A sub-regional conference of HelpAge International concluded today at the Ramada Princess in Belize City. Six countries in region examined a convention that was signed in 2015 under the Organization of American States in respect of the protection of the human rights of older persons in Latin America and the Caribbean. But only Costa Rica […]
The Auditor General’s office wants to make its reports more user-friendly. Simply put, it is so that the lay man and woman can easily understand and use the documents. So, this week they partnered with the Inter-American Development Bank for a three-day training course. Twenty-three staff members of the Auditor General’s Office learnt new and […]
The Ministry of Labour has been partnering with the U.S. Department of Labour to strengthen systems to address child labour. As a part of the works being done, a curriculum for labour inspectors was developed and officially shared at a workshop held this week in Belize City. The training introduced the participants to the methodology and […]
The C.C.C.C.C., headquartered in Belmopan deals with the environmental concerns of the entire Caribbean. On Wednesday, in San Ignacio, ground was broken for the construction of a resource and resiliency centre that will be working to reduce the carbon footprint of San Ignacio and five surrounding villages in the west. The construction is being funded […]
Miss Universe Belize, Jenelli Fraser, is currently in Taiwan en route to Bangkok, Thailand for the international pageant to be held on December sixteenth. Fraser has gone through extensive training and preparation in the U.S. in her quest for the coveted crown. Over the last few days, she has been fine-tuning her wardrobe and learning […]
At this time at the Mexican Institute in Belize City, an exhibition is officially opening. This exhibit will showcase a wide collection of artwork from a pool of seven artists from across the country. Each artist is presenting his or her technique, the use of colours, textures and shapes to inspire its viewers. According to […]
