By Benjamin Flowers Staff Reporter As Belize prepares to clean up its voters list through the re-registration exercise, a clash between the constitutions of Belize and the Republic of Guatemala could affect the outcome for thousands of Guatemalans that became naturalized Belizeans and their children. This week Chief Elections Officer […]
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By Benjamin Flowers Staff Reporter Only a week after Belizeans were saddled with an increase in the already high prices of fuel, the Government of Belize announced the seventh price change for the year, which saw increases across all fuel types. Under the revised pricing, Premium gasoline has gone up […]
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By William Ysaguirre Freelance Reporter The murder count up to Thursday evening, not even half way into 2018, stands at 80, an alarmingly high number, according to the police department which had raised concern several weeks ago noting that the murder count at the start of May was already above […]
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By Anita Nembhard Freelance Reporter The murder of a doctor in his home sparked questions in 2012, when he was found dead on his bed. On Thursday, May 24th, the man who admitted to murdering the doctor, changed his plea to that of manslaughter. In court, Justice Adolph Lucas listened […]
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By Adele Ramos Freelance Reporter The International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week released a working paper titled, “Belize’s 2016–17 Sovereign Debt Restructuring– Third Time Lucky?”, authored by Tamon Asonuma, Michael G. Papaioannou, Eriko Togo and Bert van Selm. The paper examines the causes, processes, and outcomes of Belize’s 2016–17 sovereign […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor Central American Boulevard at its junction with Mahogany Street became a deadly crime scene on Wednesday night when a critically wounded man tried to drive himself to the hospital and ended up crashing at the roundabout and dying shortly after. Police say they were summoned […]
The Development Finance Corporation has begun to encourage people in Belize to explore the use of solar power as the renewable energy of the future. Sunlight is free, and Belize has lots of it. Solar power is effective, not only for illumination at night. The sun’s energy can be harvested […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor General Manager of the Belize Infrastructure Limited (BIL), Christy Mastry has responded to an article in the Reporter which spoke of broken seats and faulty railings and backboards at the recently opened Belize Civic Centre. The comments and accompanying images the article presented were from […]
By Michelle Sutherland Corozal police are investigating two armed robberies in that municipalities in which two business were targeted by armed thieves who made off with substantial amounts of cash. According to police, Multi Eletrica Company Limited located on the Santa Rita Road was robbed of $500 in cash and […]
By Michelle Sutherland Ladyville police are investigating a case of armed robbery in which imposters posed as police, staged a phony checkpoint and robbed employees from the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) of a work-issued firearm, ammunition and several cell phones. Jimmy Valdez, 25, park sub-director for NICH; […]
By Michelle Sutherland A month after well-known Belize city businessman Oscar Rosado Sr. was killed in his business in front of his family, one man has been arrested and charged for the murder. On May 24th, police formally arrested and charged Aloe Vera resident Brandon Hughs, 18, for Rosado’s murder, […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor Central American Boulevard at its junction with Mahogany Street became a deadly crime scene on Wednesday night when a critically wounded man tried to drive himself to the hospital and ended up crashing at the roundabout and dying shortly after. Police say they were summoned […]
By Benjamin Flowers Police are investigating the possibility that an arson was used to cover up a murder in Hopkins over the weekend. Head of the Police National Crimes Investigation Branch, George Myvett, said authorities recovered a charred human body out of the remains of the Flomon’s Guesthouse and Hopkins […]
By Michelle Sutherland Staff Reporter American citizen and owner of a New York based investment firm, Brent Borland, 48, was arrested and charged last week in federal court for scamming investors of over $21 million dollars for a supposed international airport in Placencia, Belize. According to court documents, Borland, via […]
By Michelle Sutherland Staff Reporter Family and friends of Jose “Muskett” Zelaya, 22, or Belize city have sought assistance from police and Belize Defense Force (BDF) personnnel after he reportedly went missing from a beach party in Corozal on Monday. Zelaya reportedly left his Mahogany street extension address to attend […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor General Manager of the Belize Infrastructure Limited (BIL), Christy Mastry has responded to an article in the Reporter which spoke of broken seats and faulty railings and backboards at the recently opened Belize Civic Centre. The comments and accompanying images the article presented were from […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor The first potential threat of 2018’s first tropical storm developed and was centered near the coast of northeastern Belize this week, more than a week before the hurricane season officially opens. Weather experts were studying the movement of the broad surface low pressure that is […]
What a joyful surprise for all of us here at The Belize Zoo. Manny and Nina, our two gorgeous Jaguaroundis, showed us how very much they love one another.Yes, What a surprise! Enter into our zoo world, a little jaguaroundi kitten.While we separated poppa Manny from Mom Nina and the […]
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Friday
05/25
80%
Chance of a Thunderstorm
Thunderstorms early. Lows overnight in the mid 70s.
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Saturday
05/26
20%
Partly Cloudy
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 94F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
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Sunday
05/27
20%
Clear
Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High 93F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
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