BGYEA preparing for court with meeting Sunday

By Alexis R. Milan, Staff Reporter The Belize Grass Roots Empowerment Association (BGYEA) held a membership meeting on Sunday morning at Harmonyville to inform members about the association’s upcoming case to answer for trespassing at the Supreme Court. The meeting drew a crowd of just over 100 members who all […]

Mexican woman charged with common-law husband’s murder

By Marion Ali, Staff Reporter Annabel Kumul, a 36 year-old Mexican of Quintana Roo is remanded to the Hattieville Correctional Facility for the stabbing murder of Felix Alamilla. Alamilla suffered stab wounds at around 5 a.m. on Friday while inside a room two miles away from his home with Kumul. […]

US will send back Central American youths who flock there

By Marion Ali, Staff Reporter President Barack Obama has informed Central American leaders that his government will send back migrant children who are flooding into the United States illegitimately. Obama met with the presidents of El Salvador Guatemala and Honduras at the White House on Friday to discuss the problem […]

Home invasion turns deadly

By Alexis R. Milan, Staff Reporter A home invasion on Mopan Street turned deadly as one man was killed and three others were shot just before 5:00 a.m on Saturday. The Reporter has confirmed w that Carlos Mayorga was shot and killed while Alisa Ascencio, 41, was shot in the […]

By Alexis Milan, Staff Reporter By Alexis R. Milan A home invasion in the early hours of Saturday turned deadly as one person was killed and three others shot at a house on Mopan Street. CIB personnel are currently investigating the incident and The Reporter will have an update as […]

CitCo arrears may cause BML to downsize

By Alexis R. Milan, Staff Reporter Belize Maintenance Limited has avoided dismissing 50 employees on Monday, thanks to a payment from the Belize City Council on Friday. The company may still find itself having to contemplate retrenching some workers next week, however, if the Council fails to make another payment […]

Brazil releases $13 billion to boost economy

By Marion Ali, Staff Reporter Brazil’s central bank has announced plans to boost economic growth by reducing the amount of money commercial banks keep in reserve. The bank says the measure will free up $13 billion which the banks could lend. The announcement comes less than three months before presidential […]

Company offers reward for safe return of missing employee

By Marion Ali, Staff Reporter There is now a reward for the safe return of Kevin Carcamo, the chairman of Hattieville who has been missing for the past five days. Carcamo, an employee of Discoverseis Geophysical Swrvices disappeared while on the job in the Freetown Sibun area behind Hattieville Village. […]

Mystery surrounds teacher’s death

By Alexis R. Milan, Staff Reporter Stephen John Michael Jr., a 28-year-old Seventh Day Adventist school teacher, was killed in his home and found early Friday morning. Michael’s father, who lives across the street, found him lying nude in his bed with what he said was a spot of blood […]

US president meets with Central American leaders

By Marion Ali, Staff Reporter Leaders from Central America have informed US President Barack Obama that they are working on a “comprehensive plan” that will look at why their youths are migrating to the United States. The meeting with the presidents of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala tok place at […]