Six Days Later, PC Bernard Ical is Found Alive and Well in Columbia Forest
There was a collective sigh of relief across Belize today when it was confirmed that Police Constable Bernard Ical was safe and alive. Ical found his way back to the [...]
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Belize City Man Murdered In Front of Pregnant Girlfriend
Criminals were on a rampage over the weekend; three men were killed in separate incidents and there was further violence in the City and elsewhere. On Sunday night, death came [...]
Curfew Lifted; Edwin Vanegas is First to be Shot and Killed
There was a second murder in Belize City. A mechanic was shot while inside his vehicle on Santa Barbara Street on Friday night. Thirty-seven year old Edwin Vanegas was murdered [...]
Hattieville Man gunned down inside his home
The third murder for the weekend takes us to Hattieville, where O’Neil Ferguson was murdered inside his home in the Village. Ferguson’s family describes him as a giving and friendly [...]
Sixteenth death related to COVID-19 is that of a male in his seventies
There is another COVID related death to report tonight; the person is a male in his seventies. He succumbed earlier today at the Northern Regional Hospital so there are now [...]
More Employees at O.W.T.C. Test Positive for COVID-19
The Orange Walk District is reporting the highest number of COVID cases. In the most recent samples, as many as seven employees of the Orange Walk Town Council was tested, [...]
Belize City Family Quarantined After B-day Get Together
Still on COVID 19; a Belize City family was detained on Friday and sent to quarantine in San Ignacio. Pashwan Stuart says that she along with a few family members [...]
Police Constable Shot, 2 Minors Detained
Tonight two minors and a twenty-year old are in detention following the shooting of police constable Wilbert Chi. It happened on Ebony Street in Belize City on Sunday night when [...]
Written on September 7, 2020 | Posted in Crime | Comments Off
A Santa Elena woman is shot three times
A twenty-six-year-old woman of Santa Elena Town is fortunate to be alive tonight after a gunman fired several shots at her home. Debbidee Clarke reports that around seven-thirty on Sunday [...]
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Bowen & Bowen gets public apology from Erick Villalta for the Breach of Crystal Water Brand
And this information from the courts: Claim Number fifty-eight of 2020, brought by Belize Brewing Company, Limited against Erick Ernesto Villalta DBA Mountain Cool, was settled in the Supreme Court [...]
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First Day of Distance Learning Starts
It was the first day of school today and instead of children donning crisp uniforms and new back packs, parents lined up at the different schools to pick up learning [...]
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Hattieville Resident needs your help to fix her house
Hattieville resident Melissa Jones needs your help. Jones says that her house collapsed on Friday, trapping her and her two children inside. Luckily she was rescued by police officers from [...]
Written on September 7, 2020 | Posted in Disasters | Comments Off
Home invasion in San Jose Village; two persons charged!
Police have arrested and charged two persons in connection with a home invasion in San Jose Village in the Orange Walk District. Maria Vasquez reported to police that in the [...]
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Sanjay Pilgrim Believes His House and Business was Set on Fire
An established funeral parlour went up in flames on Friday; a house in the same yard on Freetown Road in Belize City was also destroyed by the blaze. The business [...]
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A trio of robbers strikes in Calcutta Village
Just after seven on Friday night, three armed robbers hit a supermarket in Calcutta Village in Corozal. The thieves got away with some money and cell-phones. A.C.P. Joseph Myvett gives [...]
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Duck Run Two resident alleges police brutality in Roaring Creek
A man of Duck Run Two has filed a report that he was brutalized by cops at the Roaring Creek Police Station. Dennis Molina, a construction worker, alleges that he [...]
Written on September 7, 2020 | Posted in People & Places | Comments Off
Eat Healthy Foods to Fight COVID-19
A robust and diverse food supply is an essential part of the health and nutrition response to COVID-19. As Belize continues to take measures to contain the spread of the [...]
Written on September 7, 2020 | Posted in Health | Comments Off
Nutritionist Reminds that Healthy Eating is a Priority in COVID Times
According to nutritionist Robyn Daly, fighting COVID-19 requires us to maintain good health. Robyn Daly, Nutritionist, Ministry of Health “Good nutrition helps us to fight disease and sickness. We [...]
Written on September 7, 2020 | Posted in Health | Comments Off
Exercise and Physical Fitness are Key
For optimal health, it is also important to remain physically active. Exercise, says, Daly, is important in keeping fit and building immunity. Robyn Daly, Nutritionist, Ministry of Health “Many [...]
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