Assault and attempted rape cause uproar By Michelle Sutherland Staff Reporter Honduran national and resident of Silk Grass village, Stann Creek, Rene Godoy, is dead following a beating he sustained at the hands of an angry mob early Thursday morning, after he allegedly tried to rape a woman and injured […]
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By Michelle Sutherland Staff Reporter A Corozal businessman from San Narciso village, Omero Campos, 47, was reportedly abducted from his farm near the Mexican border on Sunday and his kidnappers have demanded a $1 million ransom for his return. Police confirmed on Thursday that Campos, who had previously been reported […]
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By Benjamin Flowers Staff Reporter The government of Belize is again faced with a multi-million dollar lawsuit over the nationalization of the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE) and the International Business Companies (IBC) registry. GOB headed to the Court of Appeal this week for the second round of […]
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By Marion Ali Assistant Editor Six year-old Daisy Acevedo was in a room at her house in the DFC area of San Pedro town, along with her nine year-old brother and two year-old sister sometime after 7:00 on Monday morning when she was fatally shot. The little girl and her […]
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By Adele Ramos Freelance Reporter Volatile pump prices have long been a source of economic pain and controversy in a global market where so much is beyond the control of countries that do not produce enough oil to supply their populace. In the case of Belize, the 2005 oil discovery […]
By Michelle Sutherland An elderly missionary living on the San Antonio Road in Toledo was held up and robbed at gunpoint during a home invasion last Thursday night. Tom McKinney, 76, of mile 15 on the San Antonio road reported to police that around 1:30 a.m. on June 14th, while […]
After some fierce and heated debate this week, the Canadian Senate approved legislation which will make it legal for everybody above 19 years to buy and use marijuana. The final vote was 52-29. Under the new law Canadians will be able to own and carry up to 30 grams of […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor Another traffic accident in southern Belize on Thursday night has claimed a life. It happened sometime after 8:00 in, Santa Cruz village between miles 23 and 24 on the Southern Highway and involved a blue Toyota 4Runner and a blue motorcycle. Police say the vehicle […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor Another traffic accident in southern Belize on Thursday night has claimed a life. It happened sometime after 8:00 in, Santa Cruz village between miles 23 and 24 on the Southern Highway and involved a blue Toyota 4Runner and a blue motorcycle. Police say the vehicle […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor Police have arrested and charged Edwin Rene Montoya, 35, with two counts of ‘causing death by careless conduct’ for last night’s traffic accident that claimed the lives of two motorcyclists in southern Belize. The truck driver of Santa Cruz village, Stann Creek had experienced mechanical […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor Two young men are dead after the motorcycles they were driving crashed head on into each other this morning in Spanish Lookout, Cayo. Police say the mishap occurred sometime after 11:00 a.m., on Bee Lane, between Route 10 and Route 20 and claimed the lives […]
By Benjamin Flowers Despite the government’s recent promise that gas prices would lower this week, the first price adjustment for the week of June 17-23 saw the price of Premium going even closer towards $12 per gallon. GOB announced, through the Belize Bureau of Standards on Monday, that effective Tuesday […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor Since last Friday, Belizean drivers entering Mexico have had to take out third party insurance policies for the duration of their trip there. This requirement has been in the making for at least three years, but it has become mandatory and enforceable by Mexican law. […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor Belizeans or tourists who want to travel to Latin America can now do so much more easily through an interline agreement between Tropic Air and Copa Airlines. This agreement allows the airlines to offer their customers connecting flights on one ticket and receive boarding passes […]
By Benjamin Flowers The National Institute of Culture and History (NICH), this week, assembled around 25 history collectors to a workshop geared at teaching them how to properly store their collections and be ready in times of disaster. NICH hosted the three-day training from June 18-20 through the Museum of […]
By Marion Ali, Assistant Editor Police need assistance in identifying the body of a female that was discovered around 6:00 this morning in Hopkins village, Stann Creek. The corpse was found on the beach dressed in a khaki blouse, green short pants and a waist band. The body is of […]
By Adele Ramos Freelance Reporter Volatile pump prices have long been a source of economic pain and controversy in a global market where so much is beyond the control of countries that do not produce enough oil to supply their populace. In the case of Belize, the 2005 oil discovery […]
By Adele Ramos, Freelance Reporter Taiwan has lost two more of its diplomatic allies in recent weeks—one in the Caribbean and another in Africa—and Belize’s impeding presidency of the Central American Integration System (SICA), of which Taiwan has been an observer for over a decade, could prove an important juncture […]
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Saturday
06/23
50%
Chance of a Thunderstorm
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially during the morning. High 86F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
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Sunday
06/24
50%
Chance of a Thunderstorm
Partly cloudy in the morning followed by scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 86F. Winds E at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
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Monday
06/25
90%
Thunderstorm
Thunderstorms. High 86F. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%.
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