It was a violent weekend across the country, as three murders and several other shooting incidents have been reported. This morning, the decomposing body of a teenager was found inside a shipping barrel. He had been fatally shot and stuffed inside the container. The body of eighteen-year-old Christian Ramos was discovered inside a blue barrel […]
One man is dead and another remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H., following a Christmas Eve shooting in Belize City. Things quickly went downhill when an individual, identified as Shaquille Perrera, arrived at the Ramclam family home on Maskall Street. He was there to see his son and, in the process, asked for the child’s mother. […]
In Punta Gorda on Christmas Day, thirty-year-old Kaleem Chun was executed by someone he knew, as the trio of men made its way on foot along Main Street. While walking along with Lazaro Barrientos and Louis Barillas, a firearm was produced and used to mortally injure Chun. Those individuals, Barrientos and Barillas, have been charged […]
Another suspect has been brought in for the murder of twenty-six-year-old Denver Montero. This time, it was a seventeen-year-old minor. Back in April, Denver Montero was killed in a robbery at Gracie Rock village, where he was shot and then chopped to death. Ryan Kerr, who was also shot during the incident, was able to […]
Tensions between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, B.S.C.F.A., and Belize Sugar Industries Limited, B.S.I., are expected to increase on Thursday. B.S.I. wants to start the new sugar crop season tomorrow at ten o’clock and that this was agreed to by a majority of stakeholders in the sugar industry and announced by the Sugar Industry […]
And while B.S.I. wants all cane farmers to deliver cane, the B.S.C.F.A. is urging its members not to. The BSCFA wrote to Prime Minister John Briceño to “exert his authority as maximum leader of the country of Belize, to request from B.S.I. to sign a Commercial Agreement with B.S.C.F.A. for this crop year 2023/2024 with […]
The sugar shortage across the country continues. Stores have begun limiting the amount of sugar one person can purchase. This shortage has been affecting families, bakers and businesses for weeks. When we spoke with Prime Minister John Briceño recently, he told us that the government is addressing the problem of sugar shortages. The scarcity is […]
A fire consumed a house on Christmas Day in Belize City. It happened in the Belama Phase Four area while the owner of the house, Marvin Estrada, is out of the country. Estrada says that residents of the area saw a man fleeing the scene minutes after the fire erupted. Hipolito Novelo reports. Hipolito […]
On Christmas Eve in Lord’s Bank Village, someone opened fire on a vehicle belonging to Bert Ramos. He told police that he does not have any misunderstanding with anyone who would want to destroy his property. According to Ramos, he was at home when the sound of gunfire erupted. When the shooting subsided, he stepped […]
Forty-one-year-old Carlton Belisle was shot on Christmas Day. The mechanic from Hattieville Village was at his residence in the village when he was attacked. Belisle says that he was exiting his latrine when someone he knows appeared and fired several shots at him. He was injured to his leg and is recovering. Assistant Commissioner of […]
A reward of a thousand dollars is being offered by Crime Stoppers Belize to anyone who can assist investigators in arresting a pair of suspects, following a robbery at Crystal Auto Rental on December twenty-fourth. On Christmas Eve two men showed up at the car lot inquiring about a vehicle. When fifty-three-year-old Elmer Francisco, a […]
Earlier today, the Belize Police Department through its southern formation held a meet and greet session with residents in Punta Gorda. The men and women in uniform visited several communities, including Magoon and Indianville, where food hampers were distributed to families in those neighborhoods. The donation was made possible through the effort of Superintendent Brent […]
The Miss Universe Belize franchise is reminding all women of Belize that they are eligible to apply for the upcoming pageant. Under the new ownership of House of Crowns, women of all ages and marital backgrounds are free to participate. With one week left to sign up, Destinee Arnold, former Miss Universe Belize and current […]
Christmas 2023 has come and gone, but not without its fair share of cultural festivities. The Belize Institute of Creative Arts hosted an array of events this week highlighting the various cultures and their traditional celebration practices across the country. Some of the events hosted included Las Posadas, the Deer Dance, and the Christmas Bram. […]
