Last Thursday, Brigadier General Azariel Loria, Commandant of the Belize Defense Force, led a group of reporters to Sarstoon where the B.D.F. inaugurated a newly reconstructed forward operating base at the mouth of the river. During their time at the FOB, Brigadier General Loria also
On Friday, we reported on a Belize City fire that destroyed a house on Raccoon Steet, injuring Malika August and her two-year-old son, Jayden. Tonight, there is sad news to report following that incident. Both victims have succumbed to their injuries. On Saturday, around four
Today, in Belmopan, a man was murdered in his own yard after being lured outside by his assailant. The victim has been identified as Pedro Hernandez, who was chopped to death upon exiting his house. As police are still investigating the crime, Assistant Commissioner of
The remains of fifty-seven-year-old Rosalito Pacheco have been found in Consejo Village in Corozal. On February first, 2024, the San Joaquin Village taxi driver was reported missing by concerned family members after failing to return home the night before. In late February, Pacheco’s gold Toyota
On Friday, April twenty-sixth, police received a received a report on the discovery of human remains in San Pedro Town. The report came from contractor William Galiano, after his team discovered a human jawbone amongst other bones while they were digging. The team had reportedly
In August of 2023, forty-six-year-old Dimas Duarte, a naturalized Belizean laborer of Billy White Village, was involved in a shooting incident which led to the death of Eric Estrada. Reports are that during a brawl, Duarte pulled a handgun and fired several shots at Estrada,
Tonight, a man is still in critical condition after he was stabbed during an altercation on Sunday. Pacifico Ogales was at a bus stop in San Antonio Village in Toledo when a dispute between him and several others turned violent. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Hilberto
The extended weekend saw the deaths of several motorists, all from road traffic incidents. On Sunday, Elmer Flores was found lying motionless next to his motorcycle in Saint Matthew's Village. Another fatal incident occurred the following day in Cayo District, when a motorcycle driver, identified
Earlier, we reported on two fatal road traffic accidents that occurred this weekend that led to the deaths of two individuals. Regrettably, there are two more deaths to report because of road collisions. On Saturday, a sixty-three-year-old man was found injured on the Bullet Tree
Attorney Oscar Selgado returned to the High Court today, where his new attorneys, Arthur Saldivar and Darrell Bradley, were given time to review their client’s reports prior to mitigation. Bradley appeared virtually, while Saldivar had another court matter to attend to and was absent from
