A chilling murder took place in the Orange Wald District in the past few days. A fourteen-year-old boy from the village of Yo Creek died a horrible death. His head was smashed and he was brutally beaten. The body of the minor was then stuffed in a culvert and found in a feeder road off […]
In the village of Bella Vista in the Toledo District, a Chinese grocer was the second victim of murder during the Tenth holiday. Shortly after seven o’clock on Tuesday night, a robbery was reported at Chens Store in the village. Store owner Jingzhang Xu, was inside his business sitting behind the counter when an armed […]
This afternoon, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke briefly on the murder of Jingzhang Wu. He also confirmed that a suspect has been detained for the deadly shooting. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Sometime yesterday, Independence police were called to Chen’s Store in Bella Vista Village, Stann Creek District, whereupon arrival they saw the […]
Police are moving swiftly with charges relating to one of the biggest drug busts in Belize. Four of six foreigners were arraigned today for the drug plane that landed at an illegal airstrip off the Coastal Road on Sunday night. The group comprises of two Honduran nationals, a Mexican pilot and a commercial pilot from […]
According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the two hospitalized suspects will be criminally charged once they are discharged from the K.H.M.H. When the six men were apprehended on Sunday during the bust, there was a shootout with the police. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The persons charged are, we have Carlos Cruz. He […]
The illegal plane landing took place on an illegal airstrip on private property off the Coastal Road in the Belize District. It is believed that the men legally entered through the western border days before the drug plane landing. It is also believed that they may have canvassed the area to prepare the illegal landing. […]
There are further details tonight on the arrest of senior government official, Reynaldo Verde. Verde is the deputy director of the Belize Tax Service Department. Over the past weekend he was detained at the Washington Dulles airport by the Federal Bureau of Investigations. He was returning from a conference in Brussels and he is facing […]
An expert from the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York says that the quick-fix solution to the New River crisis may cause more harm than good. Doctor Guy Lanza, says that the use of aerators to oxygenate the New River may cause further sediment disruption and release other […]
A well-known Kraal Road resident, who is no stranger to police, picked up a second attempted murder charge today in court for Sunday morning’s shooting on George Street when two men were injured. Twenty-one-year-old Jason Horace Anderson, aka “Jason Williams”, the son of Jason “Soup” Williams was read six criminal and indictable offenses. Anderson […]
A Belmopan family is desperately looking for their missing teen, Adamira Choc. She has been missing for days and the Choc’s have organized search parties in the hope of finding her. Adamira was last seen dressed in pink leaving the E and L night club in the capital and entering a vehicle in front of […]
Corozal Police continue to look into the incident in which a police officer shot and injured two men in San Victor, Corozal. The village is a hot spot for the flow of contraband goods into Belize because of its proximity to the Rio Hondo. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says their investigations show that the […]
Children were back in class today at La Inmaculada R.C. School, Orange Walk Town. According to School Principal Lenny Umaña, the day went by without incident. The enrolment is more than a thousand students; Umaña told us that about eighty-five percent of the students showed up today for classes and each child and staff member […]
There is more from the police; a change in command in the Corozal Police Formation is planned. Regional Commander Senior Superintendent Luis Castellanos is weeks away from retirement so Senior Superintendent Marcia Moody, who was the Commander for Corozal, will be taking over from Castellanos. Moody, has for the past month been understudying Castellanos to […]
The Commissioner of Police Chester Williams addressed a number of issues today; he was in Corozal Town as he makes his rounds joining officers in different municipalities in their weekly meet and greet sessions. The top cop and the regional commander visited residents in the Chula Vista area in that municipality to hear the concerns […]
Literacy is important to life skills and while there are improvements since the Literacy programme was launched, students are still challenged with understanding what they read. This morning, the Ministry of Education brought together teachers from throughout the country at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex to assess the areas the students are lagging behind. The […]
There is an update on the number of dengue cases detected in the country. The Office of the Director of Health Services states that the total number of cases countrywide is up at three thousand one hundred and fifteen. A break down shows that one thousand three hundred and forty five are suspected cases while […]
Two hundred and twenty-one years ago, British loggers known as Baymen successfully warded off a flotilla of Spanish ships during the famous Battle of Saint George’s Caye. That day, September tenth, 1798 went down in history as the day that gave rise to the birth of a nation. On Tuesday, Belizeans paid homage to the […]
The citizen’s parade took off after the official ceremonies at the Memorial Park. This year, it did not appear as grand as previous years. Some government ministers walked the parade route including D.P.M. Patrick Faber, as it meandered through the principal streets of the City. The new Queen of the Bay, Kimberly Santos, waved to […]
The activities for this year’s Carnival festivities culminated on Saturday September seventh, 2019 with a massive road march which was viewed by thousands. Participating were over a dozen mas bands and hundreds of revelers. The Carnival Association’s auditors, have released the results as follows: Soca Moca emerged victorious as the 2019 Senior Mas Band of […]
