88 Persons Homeless after Fire Devastates San Pedro Neighborhood
As many as eighty-eight persons have been affected by the biggest fire to erupt in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. The inferno sent clouds of fire into the sky as smoke [...]
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Massive Relief Effort Launched in Wake of Fire
The families displaced by the fire are looking for basic necessities following the horrible fire. They lost everything in the blink of an eye. In the island, relief efforts have [...]
Belize City Fire Classified as Arson
There is another fire which police have classified as arson. On Friday night, the first floor of a two-storey building on East Collet Canal, Belize City went up in flames. [...]
City Resident Gunned Down Over Money Beef
There was a murder on Friday night in Belize City. Thirty-eight year old Anthony Gillett was killed at his home on West Collet Canal by a man sources claim was [...]
Missing B.D.F. Soldier’s Body Washes Ashore in PG
On Sunday morning a PG resident made a gruesome discovery on the beach. She spotted vultures circling and when she investigated found a badly decomposed body washed up on shore. [...]
Police Provide Little Clarity in Ahmad Detention
On Monday, June twentieth, Police rounded up nineteen members of the Ahmad family from six different homes in Hattieville. The homes were searched and documents, weapons and electronic items were [...]
ComPol Allen Whylie Says He Authorized the Operation
Still not revealing anything, Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie explained that he is satisfied that the investigation, search and seizure were conducted within the parameters of the law. That will [...]
6 Persons Chopped By Yo Creek Madman
A resident of Yo Creek, Orange Walk with a mental disability maimed three persons and injured several others while on a chopping spree in the village last Friday afternoon. Larry [...]
Written on June 27, 2016 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Santa Cruz 13 Freed of All Charges
After a year of numerous court appearances, the Santa Cruz Thirteen has been freed of all charges stemming from the unlawful arrest of Rupert Myles. This morning, Director of Public [...]
Drug Running San Felipe Resident Evades Checkpoint
On Sunday morning as Customs Officers and B.D.F. soldiers conducted a checkpoint in the Blue Creek community, they intercepted a Mazda pickup truck, driven at the time by San Felipe [...]
Written on June 27, 2016 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Mexican David Dominquez Fined for Uncustommed Goods
Late this evening, the Customs Department dragged to court five Mexican nationals and two Belizeans from the San Jose, Orange Walk for uncustomed goods in respect of two hundred and [...]
Written on June 27, 2016 | Posted in Trials | No comment
Policemen Awarded for Bravery in Apprehension of Queen Street Shooter
Today, the top brass of the Belize Police Department gathered to pay tribute to seven officers – four of them involved in the bizarre shootout in front of the Queen [...]
ComPol Whylie Says Urbie Alamilla Embarrassed the Department
One police officer who certainly won’t be receiving any awards of distinction anytime soon is Detective Constable Urbie Alamilla. Alamilla was charged criminally last week for discharging his weapon in [...]
Anthropologist Set to Launch Book on Urban Violence in Belize
Anthropologist Doctor Herbert Gayle is releasing a book on urban violence in Belize. Gayle started his studies of Belize in 2008 and released the infamous Gayle Report in 2010. This [...]
Gayle Says Public Will to Stop Violence is Strong in Belize
According to the expert, Belize has the exceptional public will to do away with violence and that’s a critical component of positive change. But the time to start moving is [...]
Was 15 Year Old Involved in Queen Street Shootout a Psychopath?
We took the opportunity to ask Gayle about the brazen shootout in front of the Queen Street Police Station, in which a fifteen year old minor wounded four persons, one [...]
Cops Honored for Saving Drowning Boy
A young boy in Belize City is alive tonight, thanks to the heroic actions of three members of the Eastern Division North’s Strike Team. According to reports, the eleven year [...]
Top Brass Says Recognition is Well-Deserved
For the top brass the positive news is a boost to the Police Department, and the tribute today a necessary recognition to prompt the officers to always strive to perform [...]
Basketball and Boxing Matchups in Weekend Sports
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Friday night’s big match dubbed the battle banks saw Atlantic Bank challenge the Heritage Bank in a bid for [...]
Written on June 27, 2016 | Posted in Sports | No comment
