An Accused Murderer is Granted Supreme Court Bail of $40,000
An unusual hearing took place today in the Supreme Court in which an accused murderer, waiting for a decision for two years, got bail. Curtis Lamb will be out on [...]
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Court of Appeal Sets Gareth Hemmans Free After Quashing his Sentence
At the Court of Appeal, thirty-three-year-old Gareth Hemmans Junior walked out a free man after the bench quashed his conviction this murder. He had been sentenced to eight years in [...]
Corozal Town Council Employee is Flung from Garbage Truck to his Death
A father of a two-year-old girl lost his life in a freak accident while at work in Corozal. Thirty-two-year-old Jose Gomez was a sanitation worker for the Corozal Town Council [...]
Vital Stats Unit Has No Record of Belizean Born Educator
Complaints against the Vital Statistics Unit on Hyde’s Lane have been raging for years. We’ve heard horror stories of frustrated individuals who have waited for hours in long lines to [...]
No Proof of Citizenship? Re-registration Application Denied!
And while Joseph Bennett’s cannot re-register, the application for naturalized Belizean Jason Guerrero was rejected. Guerrero is also well known in Belize in the music industry and for his founding [...]
The I.C.J. Vote and the Elderly
Meet Anne Olivera; we found her and her peers, including a resident who is one hundred and five years old, at HelpAge on Wilson Street. They were attentively listening to [...]
DOE Steps Up Safe Management of Used Lead Acid Batteries
How much do you do know about the battery that powers up your car? Once it no longer works, you’re likely to discard of it. But the way you discard [...]
Venezuelan Ambassador says Opposition Leader Staging Coup D’etat
Political and economic pressures continue to mount on Nicolas Maduro, the embattled President of Venezuela. The South American country has been thrown into chaos and crisis over the past few [...]
Written on February 1, 2019 | Posted in Foreign Affairs,People & Places,Regional / International | No comment
Venezuelan Ambassador Reacts to European Position
Opposition politician Juan Guaido shot to fame on January twenty-third when he declared himself Venezuela’s interim president. Since then, Guaido has been getting the support of many powerful and influential [...]
Written on February 1, 2019 | Posted in Foreign Affairs,People & Places,Regional / International | No comment
Belize and Venezuela are ‘Close Friends’
We also asked the Venezuelan Ambassador about the diplomatic relations between Belize and Venezuela. The two countries have always enjoyed friendly and bilateral relations. But in a strange twist of [...]
Written on February 1, 2019 | Posted in Foreign Affairs,People & Places,Regional / International | No comment
No Arrests in Michael Gladden’s Murder Attempt
Thirty-year-old Michael Gladden needs public assistance in receiving as many as thirteen pints of blood if he is to survive a near-fatal ordeal that befell him on Wednesday night. The [...]
Written on February 1, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Robbery at UNO Gas Service Station in Tower Hill
The newly installed UNO Gas Service Station in Tower Hill was targeted by thieves in the wee hours of today. Just before two a.m., security guards, Teodoro Jimenez and Francisco [...]
Written on February 1, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
90 year-old Woman Tied and Gagged in Corozal Home Invasion
Two persons remain in police custody tonight in Corozal; they were caught shortly after a brazen broad daylight home invasion in the Santa Rita community of Corozal Town. The men [...]
Written on February 1, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Mexicans Freed for ATM Theft in Corozal
Up north in the Corozal Magistrate Court, three Mexicans were freed of theft charges by Magistrate Lionel Olivera. The case against Belen Hernandez, Joscan Jafet Hernandez and Lionel Isaac Rodriguez [...]
Written on February 1, 2019 | Posted in Trials | No comment
6.6 Earthquake Shakes Southern Mexico; Tremors Felt in Belize
A strong earthquake hit southern Mexico this morning. Fortunately, there is no reported loss of life or major injuries and infrastructural damage. The quake scared people, some evacuated their homes [...]
A Political Battle in Belama Phase Four
Tonight we have more from Belama Phase Four where several families were officially notified that they need to vacate from land sold to a Chinese businessman. They were told that [...]
