As we close 2018 with this newscast, investigating officers might have a first clue in the murder of Anisha Young. The young woman has not been seen or heard from since the morning of December eighth when she vanished after socializing with her boyfriend at a night club. Suspects have been questioned and released, but […]
Electricity rates are set to go up at midnight, along with the ringing in of a new year. The increase, however, is the second adjustment to the light bill that Belize Electricity Limited has requested within a six-month period in 2018 and energy consumers will begin feeling the pinch this “maga” season. Those teetering on […]
So on the eve of the New Year, the P.U.C. has not responded to government’s objection to the increase of forty-three cents in electricity rates. The P.U.C. chair, we are told, is away and so is the Prime Minister. But the People’s United Party is lambasting the government for the “smoke and mirrors act.” A […]
The family of Rosita Armstrong is tonight mourning her death. The sixty-six-year-old Ladyville resident was knocked down and killed at around seven-thirty on Sunday night. The incident happened between miles twelve and thirteen, near the Los Lagos Community, on the Philip Goldson Highway. The person who hit her is Winston Bud who has been served […]
There was another fatality on the highway, this time in the south. A road traffic accident two days before the New Year claimed the life of forty-seven-year-old Cliff Russell Usher. Usher, a Belize City resident, was driving a grey Grand Cherokee on the Southern Highway when something went wrong, causing him to lose control of […]
In a third accident, though not fatal, a police officer crashed on his motorcycle in Camalote Village over the weekend. The officer was driving his cycle around six-thirty that evening when he slammed into an oncoming vehicle in the village. Police say that the officer was overtaking another vehicle when it collided into a pickup […]
One hundred and forty-three, that is the murder count tonight for 2018 which trails the 2012 record-breaking figure by two. The first part of the year was the most violent and despite more boots on the ground and the imposition of a state of emergency in three areas of the City, this year, more persons […]
The scourge of crime and violence continues into 2019 and government, as well as the Belize Police Department is still very much hamstrung in stemming the bloodshed. It is a point that the prime minister acknowledges as a weakness that will be addressed in the coming year through a reform of the department. Prime […]
In our previous newscast, we aired the story about a man who was shot after he attacked a family on Faber’s Road. The alleged gunman, Frank Smith, and another man went to the Hislop’s residence with a gun because there was a dispute over a horse. Smith got into an altercation with twenty-four-year-old Dennis Alexander […]
Worldwide, the New Year’s celebration started across continents in New Zealand. In a few, fireworks will kick off to welcome the New Year here in the country. Across the city today, we found Belizeans preparing for 2019; some were getting the right ingredients for the New Year’s meal and others were getting the last minute […]
Prime Minister Barrow’s annual New Year’s message, set against a jazz rendition of Auld Lang Syne, covers several issues, including the economy, as well as crime and violence. In the prepared statement, PM Barrow lauds the country’s fiscal performance, attributing the growth of the economy to the service sector, namely the tourism industry as it […]
With the dawn of a new year upon us, the perennial issue of the Belize/Guatemala territorial dispute and its possible resolution via the International Court of Justice also takes center stage in the PM’s address. While he reiterates his personal position for going to the I.C.J., there is also an appeal for voters to participate […]
If you’re planning to have a party or enjoy some festivities with family and friends to ring in 2019, it is important that you follow general safety tips to keep your New Year’s Eve celebration safe. At this time of the year, alcohol often plays a big part in the activities and many people leave […]
Our reporters and cameramen were hard at work throughout the year, documenting the major stories that were in the headlines. Tonight, as we conclude our final newscast for 2018, we leave you with a short highlight of some of those stories that dominated the year. There were good news in sports, tragedy in crime and […]
