Police look for a murder weapon in a grave in Lucky Strike
Yo Creek resident Jorge Blanco was brutally murdered as he drove home through Sand Hill at around midday last Friday. Blanco was with three other persons when he was shot [...]
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Minister of Police admits to facilitating visas, but in a minimal way
Minister of State Edmond Castro first denied that he knew anything about Chinese visa. Later he said he had made one recommendation. And this week, Castro says he admitted that [...]
Does the minister’s sister as C.E.O. in Immigration Ministry allows his interventions
According to Saldivar, he calls so he can see the visa process through. We’re not sure why a Minister completely outside the Immigration Department should be able to do that. [...]
P.U.P. to protest in Belmopan, Saldivar says it does not phase him
As we reported on Wednesday, the People’s United Party is organizing a massive demonstration outside of the National Assembly during this Friday’s sitting of the House of Representatives in Belmopan. [...]
Pregnant Muslim woman granted bail
Tonight, we can report that a female inmate at the Belize Central Prison is home on bail. Thirty-six year old Jaziba Nasser is an eight months pregnant woman who was [...]
Efforts also being made to bail her husband and teenage sons
It was with the assistance from friends of the Nasser family and members of the Lebanese Community who posted bail and assisted with the process that this afternoon, Jaziba Nasser, [...]
Michael Coye, Businessman behind bars from Money Laundering, is home
Businessman Michael Coye is home tonight. The Court of Appeal granted Michael, the sixty-seven year old former proprietor of Money Exchange International Limited, bail in the sum of ten thousand [...]
Saldivar says he hasn’t seen video of the cop’s shakedown of Tyrell Hyde
On September eight, an evening of hanging out with friends quickly turned into an ugly experience that twenty-year-old Tyrell Hyde won’t soon forget. As it turns out, Hyde was extorted [...]
PAC meeting rescheduled because Minister Saldivar was unable to appoint substitutes
The Public Accounts Committee was scheduled to meet in regular session on Wednesday, following a round of meetings held last week with various social partners. Those meetings saw Pro-tem Chairman [...]
Maya Leaders outraged against U.S. Capital Energy and Norwegian Cruise Lines
Charges of false advertisement have been brought against U.S. Capital Energy and Norwegian Cruise Lines by the Maya Leaders Alliance and the Toledo Alcaldes Association. The MLA is outraged that [...]
NCL and oil company falsifying the results of public consultations
NCL, according to Coc, perpetuated a similar falsehood when it began publishing information that alcaldes from several villages across Toledo were in support of the Harvest Caye development project. A [...]
Investors and Contractor in Dangriga Market Scandal join forces to sue SIF
The recent corruption scandal involving former employees of the Social Investment Fund and the construction of the Dangriga Municipal Market has been overshadowed by the immigration scandal which is rocking [...]
CBC Canada reports on killing of Patricia Lynn Nichiporowich in Corozal
CBC, in Canada is reporting on the death of fifty-seven year old Patricia Lynn Nichiporowich, the Canadian who was found stabbed to death at her house on Consejo, Corozal on [...]
Written on October 31, 2013 | Posted in Crime | No comment
A passenger bus slams into a car and ends up in the graveyard
Earlier in our newscast, we told you about cops breaking open a grave, and to continue the grave theme, this morning a vehicle was forced off the highway straight into [...]
Written on October 31, 2013 | Posted in Auto Accidents | No comment
A Lord’s Bank Family receives new house from TUBAL and CALMS
A family in Lord’s Bank is moving into a brand new house, thanks to TUBAL and an organization called CALMS, the Central American Lutheran Mission Society. Irma Bardalez, the recipient [...]
Traveller’s celebrates its 60th anniversary
Traveller’s Liquors is an institution in Belize, and lately the company has embarked on a comprehensive marketing campaign. One of the recent events was a national bartending competition which ended [...]
Written on October 31, 2013 | Posted in People & Places | No comment
Healthy Living: What’s your Parenting Style?
Being a parent is easy, but being a good parent is a different proposition altogether. There is no manual and there are no bullet points to follow in sequence. While [...]
