Fatal incidents in Ladyville and Belize City
Posted: Saturday, May 14, 2016. 12:36 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: Police in Rural Eastern Division have confirmed the death of a Lionel Rhamdas by shooting on Friday night in Ladyville. Also injured in...
View ArticleBelize Security Forces arrest 3 Guatemalan men in Chiquibul
Posted: Saturday, May 14, 2016. 2:47 p.m. CST By Chrisbert Garcia: Breaking Belize News has received confirmed reports that three Guatemalan men were arrested in the Chiquibul National Park last night....
View ArticleAnother Chiquibul confrontation; one of three gold panners injured by gunshot...
Posted: Saturday, May 14, 2016. 5:16 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: The Government of Belize has confirmed that three Guatemalan men are detained after being caught in the Chiquibul area last night. In the...
View ArticleGuatemala accuses Belize over Ceibo Chico arrest
Posted: Sunday, May 15, 2016. 6:39 a.m. CST By BBN Staff: Belize was first to get out its version of Friday night’s incident in the Ceibo Chico area of the Chiquibul, but Guatemala has hit back....
View ArticleScotiabank builds new home for senior citizen
Posted: Sunday, May 15, 2016. 5:03 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: The staff of Scotia Bank partnered with Hand in Hand Ministries to build a new home this weekend for a Belize City resident and senior...
View ArticleGuatemala accuses Belizean Mennonites of illegal logging
Posted: Sunday, May 15, 2016. 5:49 p.m. CST Photo by La Pensa Libre By Dalila Ical: Belizean Mennonites are being accused of illegal logging in Guatemala along the adjacency zone in an article...
View ArticleBelizean tourism professionals to represent Belize in Taiwan expo
Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016. 1:12 p.m. CST Karen Pike By Aaron Humes: Traveling to the Taipei International Tourism Expo next weekend on behalf of Belize are Karen Pike, the Director of Marketing and...
View ArticleOne murdered and three wounded in weekend shooting
Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016. 1:20 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: Police are looking for two Ladyville men, Egbert Baldwin, 28, and Darwin Pardo, 19, who are wanted for questioning in connection to a Saturday...
View Article$15,000 car burned in San Pedro
Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016. 1:26 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: San Pedro Police are investigating a case of arson on the island that cost 29-year-old Wendy Lineth Carpio, damages of $15,000 to her blue,...
View ArticleMan chopped in attempted burglary
Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016. 1:32 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: A farmer of Camalote Village in the Cayo District, 36-year-old Eddie Fuentes, reported to police that while he was at home around 3:00 a.m. on...
View ArticleTrio charged for drug trafficking
Posted: Monday, May 16, 2016. 1:44 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: Kesha Dunn, 28; Kenneth Dunn, 35, and John Dunn, 35, all of the same Belmopan address, were arrested and charged for ‘drug trafficking’ on...
View ArticleMinistry of Health confirms the first Zika case in Belize
Posted: May 16, 2016. 6:19 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a sample testing positive for Zika returned to Belize from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) last...
View ArticleSix women charged for robbery
Posted: May 16, 2016. 8:15 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: A pregnant woman and 5 other females, including a 15 year old minor attending high school appeared today charged with two counts of robbery and harm...
View ArticleHarmonyville residents told to pay for their land – or else!
Posted: May 16, 2016. 8:29 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: We haven’t heard much from the Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association (BGYEA) since they settled their dispute with Government last year...
View ArticleFemales run away from Youth Hostel
Posted: May 16, 2016. 8:39 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Six female teenagers, residents of the “Youth Hostel” at Mile 21, George Price Highway, are reported missing tonight by their caretakers. Assistant...
View ArticleStabbing reported in Ladyville
Posted: May 16, 2016. 8:44 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Lords’ Bank resident Steven Young was charged with attempted murder, dangerous harm, and use of deadly means of harm when he appeared today before...
View ArticleMeso-American Reef System leadership program seeks new members
Posted: May 17, 2016. 10:48 a.m. CST. By BBn Staff: If you have ideas for a “Blue Economy,” you can become a member of the 2016 class of Meso-American Reef Leadership Program. Co-sponsored by the...
View ArticlePair charged for illegal firearm, ammunition and vest in Dangriga
Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016. 11:55 a.m. CST By BBN Staff: At around 8:00 last night in the Monument Site area of Dangriga, police’s Special Branch Tactical Response Squad searched the residence of...
View ArticleOrlando Habet calls out government dictatorship
Posted: May 17, 2016. 5:45 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: A recent complaint from the duly elected Area Representative of Cayo North East, PUP’s Orlando Habet, brings to light many of the deficiencies of this...
View ArticleWarm weather conditions continue
Posted: May 17, 2016 6:31 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Gusty southeasterly airflow will maintain mainly fair and warm weather the next couple days. The National Meteorological Service of Belize is...
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