Accused Drug Trafficker Executed in Own Home
A Santa Elena man was ambushed and executed on Sunday night inside his house. He is Nelson Flores, who is no stranger to the law and has two drug convictions. [...]
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Two Men, Including Police Corporal, Perish in Road Traffic Accident
A corporal and his cousin perished in a horrible traffic accident over the weekend in the west leaving their families to grieve. Corporal Lenard Puc was driving a Geo Prizm; [...]
Shish is Wanted for Alleged Abduction of Teenage Minor
Police are tonight looking for a suspect who reportedly abducted a teenage minor from San Ignacio on Friday and brought her to Belize City against her will. The fifteen-year-old girl [...]
Henry Gideon Charged for Knife Attack on His Grandmother
Twenty-three-year-old Henry Gideon has been arrested and charged following an incident in Trinidad Village, Orange Walk, where he viciously attacked his grandmother. Fernanda Garcia suffered multiple injuries inflicted on her [...]
Horace Lord is Attacked by Knife-wielding man on Cemetery Road
A fifty-nine-year-old Belize City resident was attacked on Saturday night as he walked along Cemetery Road. Horace Lord reported to police that he was assaulted by someone who cut him [...]
Orange Walk residents demand full commitment from the DOE to rescue the New River
An estimated five hundred persons came out on Friday night for the first public consultation on the state of the New River in Orange Walk Town. Now, we have been [...]
Concerned Orange Walk residents start a petition to save the New River
Following the public meeting with the Department of the Environment, Friends of the New River, a non-profit organization, started a petition seeking signatures to press the Department of the Environment [...]
US places Belize on drug transit list
Belize is among four Caribbean countries placed on a list of drug transit or illicit drug producing countries. President Donald Trump in his Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or [...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Derry Bennett is Charged for Murder of Elderly Sand Hill Woman
Police have cracked the murder of an elderly woman. Eighteen-year-old Derry Bennett, a resident of Camalote Village, has been remanded for the murder of sixty-nine-year-old Ofelia Cruz, who was bludgeoned [...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Gunshots in Belama Phase Four Leave Two Persons Injured
There was a shooting incident in the Belama Phase Four neighborhood on Saturday night which left Jaime Williams injured. It is believed that an argument between two families earlier that [...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in Crime | No comment
People’s United Party Appoints New Senators
Opposition Leader John Briceño has returned to office following a road traffic accident that he was involved in three weeks ago. Upon his return, Briceño met with the party’s leader [...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in Politics | No comment
Environmental Consultant says water bodies across Belize are ill
The New River is not the only water body in Belize that is severely ill. Doctor Ed Boles, an environmental educator and consultant who was one of the presenters at [...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in Environment | No comment
The deteriorating health of the Macal River prompts residents to take action
Also in the west, there are environmental concerns by residents living along the Macal River. The concerns prompted a public meeting among residents and other stakeholders on the night of [...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in Environment | No comment
A Familiarization Tour of Three Protected Areas with TIDE
The Toledo District is rich with natural resources; it is home to pristine rainforests, mountains, an extensive cave network, rivers, offshore cayes and much more. It is also where TIDE, [...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in Environment | No comment
Mountain Lion takes a stroll in Ladyville
There was a rare sighting of a Mountain Lion, also known as a Puma in Ladyville Village on Sunday. The sighting happened between four and four thirty on Sunday afternoon [...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in Environment | No comment
Morgue at Southern Regional Hospital Fully Functional
The morgue at the Southern Regional Hospital in Dangriga is finally up and running after weeks of being non-operational. Earlier in August, residents in Dangriga and the surrounding communities were [...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in Health | No comment
D.H.S. Addresses Fake Facebook Post
The Ministry of Health has responded to a social media post in which someone duplicated its Facebook page and posted a fake release on critical of Chinese establishments. This evening, [...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in People & Places | No comment
Weekend Sporting Activities with James Adderley
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend in sports...]
Written on August 26, 2019 | Posted in Sports | No comment
