First Cousins Killed in Belmopan Double Murder
A rash of murders has the community on edge in Belmopan. We start with a double murder in the San Martin area of Belmopan on Saturday morning. Two cousins, both [...]
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A Sad Ending in the Search for Adamir Choc
The Choc family also of San Martin area in Belmopan, though hoping for the best, had their worst fears confirmed on Saturday. The body of nineteen-year-old Adamir Choc was found [...]
Two More Honduran Nationals Charged With Recent Drug Plane Landing
There are two more arrests in connection with a drug bust that yielded police over one thousand three hundred kilos of cocaine. Thirty-six-year-old Terencio Mejia Cruz and fifty-three-year-old Jacobo Yovany [...]
Police Chase and Shoot at Robbers in Trinidad Village
Armed robbers were on a rampage targeting business establishments in Trinidad Village, Orange Walk on Friday night. The group of at least five men first hit Primavera Bar, holding patrons [...]
Police Considers Extending Curfew Across the Country Following String of Teen Murders
Today, police say there is still no solid lead that explains why thirteen-year-old Christopher Chi was killed, but investigators have reason to believe it may be drug related. So far, [...]
The N.T.U.C.B. Weighs In on Fatal Civic Centre Incident
The National Trade Union Congress has weighed in on the loss of life at the Civic Center. Two workers plunged to their death from a scaffold inside the facility where [...]
N.T.U.C.B. Prez Says OSH Bill is Back on the Front Burner
The N.T.U.C.B. calls for a full unbiased investigation by the Police Department and that a further inquiry be coordinated by the Belize Infrastructure Limited. President Marvin Mora says that the [...]
Opposition Leader Says Pass the OSH Bill Now
The People’s United Party says that the fatal tragedy at the Civic Center on Friday was unnecessary. Like the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, the P.U.P. believes that this [...]
Opposition Leader Calls on G.O.B. for Partnership in Fighting Crime
The double murder of the teenage cousins in Belmopan, the gruesome discovery of the body of a young woman in Cotton Tree Village and the brutal killing of a male [...]
Where is the Forensic Lab Promised So Many Years Ago?
According to Briceño, the approach to effectively fight crime and prosecute criminals is multi-faceted. Not only does the prosecution needs a solid case but also strong evidence. In the case [...]
Reynaldo Verde Remains in Detention in the U.S.A.
Deputy Director of the Belize Tax Service Department forty-six-year-old Reynaldo Verde remains locked up in the U.S.A. after he was nabbed by the feds for allegations of extortion and attempted [...]
Fiscal Agreement Signed; CitCo 1 Step Closer to Floating New Municipal Bond
The government approved an eleven-million-dollar municipal paper for the Belize City Council in August, today, CitCo and Heritage Bank Limited officially signed an agreement for the floating of the bond. [...]
Municipal Bond to be Launched by the End of September
Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner says that the bond will be officially launched with its prospectus by the end of September. But will the bond reflect increased pressures on the [...]
Eglah’s Training Center Gets Much Needed Space
With assistance from Hand in Hand Ministries, the Eglah’s Training Center for Women and Families, has added new space to accommodate more persons and expand its range of services. The [...]
Daniel Rios Freed of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse Charge
A thirty-year-old man is free tonight after a serious charge of unlawful sexual intercourse was dismissed against him in the Supreme Court this morning. Daniel Rios was accused by a [...]
Written on September 16, 2019 | Posted in Trials | No comment
Small Improvements Noted along the New River
The Department of Environment was in Orange Walk today monitoring the situation at the New River. The installation of aerators and the brief rains over the weekend have caused an [...]
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Body of Missing Melchor Man Fished Out of Mopan River
The body of twenty-year-old Denis Enrique Lux Matus was fished out of the river in western Belize this morning. Lux Matus is from the border town of Melchor de Mencos. [...]
Expo Marketplace 2019 at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex
More than one hundred and fifty businesses participated in the two-day Expo Marketplace hosted by the Belize Chamber of Commerce at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. The event is the [...]
Carnival Cruise Lines Reps in Belize Recruiting DJs and Musicians
Representatives from Carnival Cruise Lines arrived in Belize today for a two-day recruitment exercise beginning on Tuesday at nine a.m. at the Radisson Fort George in Belize City. Manager of [...]
James Adderly with Weekend Sporting Stats
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend in sports....]
Written on September 16, 2019 | Posted in Sports | No comment
2 Dead, 6 Injured as Scaffold Collapses Inside Civic Center
A tragic accident occurred before noon today inside the Belize Civic Center; two persons succumbed and others were injured and in a critical condition at the K.H.M.H. While the number [...]
BIL confirms death of two workmen at Civic Center
This afternoon, the Belize Infrastructure Limited issued a release on the mishap at the Civic Center. BIL confirms that two persons died and four others were injured in the accident [...]
Two adults and a sixteen-year-old are charged for Christopher Chi’s murder
A minor has been arraigned for the murder of Christopher Chi, his thirteen-year-old friend from the village of Yo Creek in the Orange Walk District. The minor was arraigned this [...]
A Bella Vista Man is charged with the murder of a store owner in the village
Police have cracked the murder of storeowner, Jiang Zhang Xu. The execution occurred on September tenth after seven o’clock on Sunday night. Xu was sitting behind the counter of his [...]
Two Hondurans Taken Into Custody, Any Link to Recent Drug Plane?
There are developments tonight in respect of a drug plane that landed off the Coastal Road at an illegal airstrip on Sunday night. On Thursday afternoon, the alert owner of [...]
