By Michelle Sutherland Staff Reporter A newborn infant boy, wrapped in plastic with his umbilical cord still attached, was thrown into the canal and discovered floating in the dirty water on Thursday morning near the corner of South and West Canal streets. A City Council worker, Julian Jimenez, who was […]
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By Benjamin Flowers Staff Reporter Travellers flying from Belize to the United States via the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA) will have to undergo increased security checks, following a new policy being implemented by the United States. The increased security measures, put in place in the US government’s continued push […]
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By Benjamin Flowers Staff Reporter Commissioner of Police, Allen Whylie was one of two senior officers who appeared before the Senate Special Select Committee this week. While Whylie’s name did not appear in the Auditor General’s Special Audit Report of the Immigration and Nationality Department for any wrong doing, the […]
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By Michelle Sutherland Staff Reporter A woman was killed in an early morning accident near Seine Bight village on Thursday, while two others were injured and a teenage boy has been served with a Notice of Intended Prosecution for causing the accident. Around 6:00 a.m., on Thursday, 39-year-old Dorla Flores; […]
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By Benjamin Flowers Staff Reporter Banana farm owner, John Zabaneh filed a lawsuit against the United States Treasury Department this week, claiming that the Department had unjustly sanctioned him over suspicion of being connected to Mexican drug lord, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Zabaneh filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in the […]
By Michelle Sutherland A weekend visit to Roaring Creek village in the Cayo district has left a Belize City man recovering from multiple stab wound injuries he sustained during an altercation with two village men. The victim, identified as an attendant in the Intensive Care Unit at the Karl Heusner […]
This week Belize had the satisfaction of hearing from the Inter American Investment Corporation, which came to tell us that it wants to help us to expand the private sector. The Inter American Investment Corporation, a member of the Inter American Development Bank, is committed to the development of Latin […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor A man lies critically wounded in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a misunderstanding in the Mahogany Street Extension area on Friday. Devon Chee of Belize City was found with head injuries at around 2:00 p.m., in that area after he had a misunderstanding with […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor A man lies critically wounded in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a misunderstanding in the Mahogany Street Extension area on Friday. Devon Chee of Belize City was found with head injuries at around 2:00 p.m., in that area after he had a misunderstanding with […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor A man is in a critical condition following a traffic accident on Saturday night near the Burrell Boom junction. Police say they responded to a call at around 10:30 p.m., that night, and upon their arrival, they saw a white van on the left hand […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor The tranquility of Caye Caulker turned into horror for a woman who was raped in her house at knife-point. The victim, a 24-year-old woman told police that at around 4:00 Saturday morning, a man awoke her in her house, wielding a knife in her face […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor A man has died of injuries he suffered at the hands of someone in Santa Elena Friday evening. Police say at around 4:45 that evening, Marlon Peters, 38, of Perez Street, Santa Elena town was found beaten in a driveway. Perez was transported to the […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor About 20 protesters gathered in front of the Court House this morning to object to the Supreme Court granting of bail to American nationals, David and Anke Doehm, both 56, and jointly charged with ‘Cruelty of a Child’. But while the protesters, bearing the Belizean […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor The staple meal many Belizeans like, packaged macaroni and cheese is linked to birth defects caused by harmful chemicals, a new study reveals. Phthalates, which chemicals said to be in the powdered cheese, can be harmful to an unborn baby, according to research by the […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor The Supreme Court has granted bail to the step parents of Fay Lin Cannon, the Chinese girl who was discovered dead earlier this month at her house in San Pedro. While the bail proceeding took place, a group of San Pedro residents carried out a […]
By Marion Ali Assistant Editor With the installation of its wooden court, certified by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) the Belize City Centre is well under way to be completed by the end of this year. The court is being installed by Conner’s Flooring and Design Company, which specializes in […]
By Benjamin Flowers Belizean drivers can find more relief in the latest gas price change as the cost of both regular and diesel fuels went down this week. The latest price change took effect on Wednesday, July 19, when Regular Fuel went down by 30 cents from $10 to $9.70. […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor Although bladder cancer is normally diagnosed in its early stage, it tends to return after treatment. Bladder cancer is the growth of abnormal cells in the inner lining of the bladder – the organ that stores urine processed by the kidneys. The main types of […]
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Sunday
07/23
20%
Mostly Cloudy
Mainly cloudy. Lows overnight in the upper 70s.
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Monday
07/24
40%
Chance of a Thunderstorm
Partly cloudy with afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High 87F. Winds E at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
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Tuesday
07/25
60%
Chance of a Thunderstorm
Mixed clouds and sun with scattered thunderstorms. High 86F. Winds E at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
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