Twenty-year-old Coby Ledlon was shot on Monday morning on Iguana Street Extension, just around the corner from his home on Pelican Street Extension. The police were in the middle of a media briefing about the weekend’s crime news when the morning's quiet was shattered by
It's been over three weeks since Joseph Garcia tragically died after crashing into the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital while desperately seeking medical help for gunshot wounds. Garcia, along with passengers Ronlee Petillo and Shamar Faber, was driving along the Phillip Goldson Highway when they were
Just two nights after the tragic shooting of Elvis Aldana on Electric Avenue, another attack rocked the same neighborhood on Monday night. This time, it happened on Cannondale Drive, just two streets away from where Aldana was killed. Thankfully, no one was hurt in this
The case management conference for Elmer Nah is ongoing before Justice Nigel Pilgrim. While the trial is set for June ninth to June thirtieth, 2025, a voir dire is scheduled to start on May twenty-fifth. Nah appeared virtually, along with his attorney Peter Taylor and
Patrick Robinson, a forty-four-year-old undertaker and owner of Leiva's Funeral Parlor, has been found guilty of three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Robinson was accused of having sex with an eleven-year-old girl and continued until she was fourteen. Late Monday evening, Justice
[caption id="attachment_40561" align="alignright" width="300"] Shantell Williams[/caption] Thirty-year-old Shantell Williams is in jail after being found guilty of manslaughter in the stabbing death of her common-law husband, Louis Adolphus, thirty-nine. The incident happened at their home on Curassow Street
Belize is a shining example of diversity, with many communities coming together to create the nation's unique cultural tapestry. Among these groups are the Lebanese, who, though not the majority, add to Belize’s distinct society. In today's edition of Kolcha Tuesday, we catch up with
Chandra Cansino, the C.E.O. of Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Social Security Board in Belize. Cansino brings a wealth of experience, having spent over two decades at the S.S.B. before taking on the role of C.E.O. at
A nineteen-year-old fisherman from Belize City is about to embark on the opportunity of a lifetime in Japan. Delbert Hinds has been fishing with his father since he was just two years old, a trade he's known all his life. But in 2021, Hinds tried
On Monday, the Department of Environment held a meeting with regulatory agencies to address the concerns raised by San Pedro residents about the Cayo Rosario Project. As reported last week, island residents are protesting the large-scale development within the Hol Chan Marine Reserve. Oceana Belize
