A family of four accused of holding a 23-year-old woman hostage appeared in court in Belmopan City this morning. During their arraignment, the family pleaded not guilty to multiple charges. Belmopan authorities formally arrested the family yesterday. The family includes 45-year-old Luis Alfredo Tiul Sr., a
A San Pedro mother is facing child neglect charges after her daughters, ages 4 and 6, were found wandering unsupervised along an unnamed street on October 22 in San Pedro Town. Priscilla Cal, 31, pleaded not guilty on Thursday and was released on $1,000 bail.
A 28-year-old pregnant woman from Belize City appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for charges of possessing a crack pipe. During the hearing, Reeva Jones reportedly looked visibly uncomfortable and in pain, leading Magistrate Lois Barrow to check on her condition. Jones, who
Tonight, the Belmopan community is shocked following a disturbing report of a kidnapping allegedly committed by a pastor and his family. The trio allegedly held a 23-year-old woman captive inside their home for eight harrowing days. The victim? None other than the pastor’s own daughter-in-law.
This afternoon, reporters caught up with the Commissioner of Police, Chester Willaims, in Belize City. He clarified that the police became aware of the kidnapping incident in Belmopan after the victim escaped the pastor’s home. According to ComPol Williams, the pastor, his wife, and their
The callous murder of Manuel Fernandez, whose dismembered body was found inside a barrel in Dangriga on Sunday this week, has raised the ire and concern among Dangriga residents. Today Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, told the media that the homicide was the result of
Police continue to investigate the shooting of Mary Flowers. Flowers was shot on Santa Barbara Street in the Lake Independence area of Belize City on Tuesday night. Flowers was coming out of the residence of her former partner when shots rang out and she realised
The Belize Defence Force (B.D.F.) continues to investigate allegations of bribery among soldiers. That investigation was launched after this station produced an investigative piece earlier this month. In that piece, Digital Editor Hipolito Novelo revealed allegations that B.D.F. soldiers stationed at the Machakilha Conservation Post
Reports that soldiers are being offered bribes as low as chicken sparked public debate about the challenging conditions faced by those patrolling Belize's remote borders. When we asked the Prime Minister about it, he said that such incidents can occur anywhere. Given that entry-level soldiers
In our investigation, we revealed that on September seventh, B.D.F. troops apprehended Guatemalan loggers operating illegally in the Columbia River Forest Reserve. However, their position was quickly compromised when over ten armed Guatemalans surrounded them. Communication with Fairweather Camp was lost, gunshots were fired, and
