The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is yet to advise the Belize Police Department on what charges, if any, should be brought against an attorney-at-law who stands accused of raping a pair of young ladies in the early hours of Friday, January twelfth. Investigators have forwarded a file to the DPP and are […]
According to the instructor, on the morning that the young women showed up for the session, one of the students passed out on the floor and had to be cared for by someone she brought along with her. She also said that they were at the nightclub on Thursday night with one of their boyfriends […]
As told by the instructor, when the women regained consciousness later that morning, one of them inquired about what had taken place. Voice of: Instructor “The other young lady mentioned that she woke up naked and wanted to know what happened. The other student gave her a vague memory of what happened. She can’t […]
As we reported on Tuesday, at the center of this latest sex scandal is an attorney-at-law who is well known within the United Democratic Party. He ran for the U.D.P. as a candidate in the last general elections. Earlier today, the party issued a release acknowledging the report against the former politician, stating, “the party […]
In 2019, Leroy Haulze was arraigned for the murder of clothing vendor Jose Diaz, who was shot at his place of business on Cemetery Road in Belize City. Today, Haulze was delivered a life sentence and will spend thirty-one years in prison before he will be eligible for parole. The charge came after video evidence […]
Two men who shot at police officers in Ladyville on Sunday night have been charged for aggravated assault with a firearm upon a police officer on duty. On Sunday, police responded to reports of a fight in progress in front of a bar on Woodpecker Road. When the officers arrived at the location, two men, […]
One mother is tonight looking for answers after her sixteen-year-old daughter went missing. On Monday night, police issued a missing poster for Virginia Hernandez. The teenager was in the care of the Human Services Department in Belmopan at the time of her disappearance. Her mother, Maria Hernandez, says she gave her child up for protective […]
It’s been two years since the Government of Belize bought back the super bond through a five hundred and fifty-three-million-dollar loan from The Nature Conservancy. This external commercial debt was negotiated at a discounted price of fifty-five cents per dollar of three hundred and sixty million dollars in debt forgiveness over the next twenty years. […]
Belize has not yet engaged in mapping its ocean’s wealth, but the Blue Bond team that addressed the media today explained that there is an estimated one billion dollars annually that can benefit the tourism, fisheries and related sectors through the wealth of our oceans. Julie Robinson, Country Program Director, The Nature Conservancy “We […]
While a sizeable amount will be invested in protecting the marine environment over the coming years, a significant amount has already been spent since the project kicked off two years ago. Blue Bond Director, Beverly Wade and C.E.O. in the Office of the Prime Minister, Narda Garcia explained how much, and how the monies are […]
After several years of waiting, Belize has finally updated its aviation surveillance system, making the country one of the most advanced in aircraft control within the region. Back in March 2023, the Ministry of the Blue Economy and Civil Aviation signed an eight-point-five-million U.S dollar agreement for the acquisition of a new aviation primary radar […]
The Philip Goldson bust that has been repaired will be mounted shortly at its permanent location near the entrance to the highway named after him. This week, work to build a protective barrier is being carried out at the site to prevent the sculpture from being damaged by vehicular traffic. This follows an incident on […]
