Second Grenade Recovered in 12 Days from Southside
For the second time in twelve days, the Police Department has removed an American type fragmentation grenade from south side, Belize City. On Saturday, the police were tipped off about [...]
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57 Pounds of Cocaine Recovered in Ambergris
San Pedro is primarily known as a premier destination for tourists from across the world and is visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. But there is a flipside [...]
Was Lords’ Bank House Fire Deliberately Set?
A home was completely destroyed by fire before midday today. The persons who lived at the home weren’t there at the time of the fire. While Police and Fire Officials [...]
G.O.B. Will Proceed with Pitts-Vega Compensation Case
Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte assumed office on January first, several days after a claim had been filed against businessman Andre Vega and U.D.P. insider Sharon Pitts. Legal action is being [...]
The Legal Year Opens with New A.G. and Bar Prez But Same Problems
The 2017 opening ceremony of the Supreme Court took place this morning; the proceedings started with a service at the historic Saint John’s Cathedral after which the judiciary and Bar [...]
Attorney General Settling into New Office
The transition from Speaker of the House of Representatives to Attorney General has been a work in progress for Michael Peyrefitte. He formally took over that government department at the [...]
Senate Meeting Will Proceed; 13th Senator Not to be Present
The Government of Belize has announced through a Communiqué that the meeting of the Senate scheduled for Thursday, January nineteenth, will proceed as scheduled. The commitment for a thirteenth senator [...]
Debate on Referendum Act is Personal for Most Area Reps
The House of Representatives began debate on the Referendum Act (Amendment) Bill, on its second reading, shortly after its break to consider the first reading bills. That debate lasted nearly [...]
Written on January 16, 2017 | Posted in Foreign Affairs,Miscellaneous,People & Places,Politics | No comment
Will Creditors Warm Up to Revised Superbond?
Holders of the Belize 2038 Bonds, also known as the Superbond, are considering Belize’s offer to amend key points in the package, which was made as of Thursday. Interest on [...]
Written on January 16, 2017 | Posted in Economy | No comment
Motorcyclist and Bicyclist Killed in Separate Road Fatalities
Forty-one-year-old Geovanni Ayuso, a salesman of San Jose Palmar Village in the Orange Walk District, lost his life earlier today when the motorcycle he was riding collided into pickup truck [...]
Written on January 16, 2017 | Posted in Auto Accidents | No comment
Shooting Incidents in North, Southside of Belize City
There were two separate shootings in the City over this weekend. We start first with the shooting incident where thirty-five-year-old Deon Bennett of Mayflower Street was shot multiple times. Sometime [...]
Written on January 16, 2017 | Posted in Crime | No comment
The Impact of Grenade Finds and Explosions in Old Capital
A total of sixteen grenades have been discovered and removed from the streets of Southside Belize City. Most have been without incident, but there have been three explosions, two of [...]
Rebecca Rath Taking Philippines by Storm
Rebecca Rath is among ninety delegates from countries all over competing for the crown of Miss Universe. Only once has Belize been able to make it among the top ten [...]
Written on January 16, 2017 | Posted in Miscellaneous,People & Places,Regional / International | 1 comment
Favorite Vacation Spot, Playa Del Carmen, Scene of Grisly Shooting
In other news….five persons were killed and fifteen others wounded after a shooter opened fire at a nightclub in Playa del Carmen resort, Mexico. The coastal resort town, which is [...]
Jaguars Have Mixed Fortunes in Sports Monday
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Feature on sporting highlights including Belize Jaguars at the Copa Centro Americana Games in Panama...]
Written on January 16, 2017 | Posted in Sports | No comment
