Belmopan Police arrest teenagers for drug trafficking
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015. BMG: Excier Quintanilla, an 18 year old male of San Martin area in Belmopan along with two minors, ages 16 and 15, were arrested and charged for the offence of “Drug...
View Article$50,000 Vessel goes missing in Caye Caulker
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015. BMG: Yesterday, September 28, a fisheries officer attached to the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve reported to police that sometime between the hours of 10:30 p.m. on...
View ArticleCouncil of Aging observing Day for Older Persons by unveiling new strategic plan
Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Victor Castillo Reporting: In 2003 the National Council of Ageing (NCA) was officially opened to ensure the continued involvement in and contribution of the Elder Person...
View ArticleGovernor General issues Writ of Election
Tuesday, September 29, 2015. BMG: Governor General Sir Colville Young has issued Writ of Election to be held on Wednesday, November 4th 2015, with polls opening from 7:00 a.m. in the morning until...
View ArticleBEL responds to BEWU strike threats
Tuesday, September 29, 2015. BMG: Earlier today, The Belize Energy Workers Union (BEWU) announced that it intends to strike tomorrow as negotiations with Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) have not...
View ArticleOlder persons celebrate long lives with storytelling
Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: The week of September 28 to October 3 is Older Persons Week. About 7 percent of the Belizean population is above the age of 60, but many still work...
View ArticlePUP marks 65th anniversary
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: It has been over six decades since the formation of the People’s United Party on September 29, 1950 – after a year’s worth of demonstrations and...
View ArticleWoman homeless after Belize City house collapses
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: A 62 year old Belize City woman suffered personal tragedy this morning after her house on Ebony Street collapsed without warning. The house had...
View ArticleBTL declares $17 million profit at AGM
Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: Shareholders heard from the board of directors of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) at tonight’s Ninth Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Biltmore...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to found cocaine
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: Pinks Alley resident Anthony Neal made the mistake of picking up crack cocaine from the ground in the sight of police on Tuesday. But he took...
View ArticleMother’s charges for stabbing upgraded
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: Resident of Mahogany Heights, Belize District, Shannon Smith, is now accused of dangerous harm rather than grievous harm in the stabbing of 42...
View Article15 year old fined for Drug Trafficking
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: A 15 year old boy, one of 3 persons charged with drug trafficking, pleaded guilty to the charge when he was arraigned today by Magistrate La...
View ArticleBenque resident busted for over four ounces of weed
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. BMG: A 25-year-old resident of Said Musa Street in Benque Viejo Town, Reginaldo Morales, was charged for the offense of “Drug Trafficking” yesterday, after a police...
View ArticleGSU operations in Santa Elena yield less than a pound of weed
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. BMG: Shane Thomas, a 29-year-old resident of Carmen Street in Santa Elena Town, was arrested yesterday evening for the offense of “Possession of a Controlled Drug”, by...
View ArticleDisturbing incest rape incident in Santa Familia
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. BMG: Two male persons of Santa Familia Village in the Cayo District are currently in police custody after disturbing reports involving a younger female relative. The...
View ArticleBEL workers reach agreement on major points in Collective Bargaining Agreement
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: It was supposed to be a routine signing; most of the details were said to have been hammered out over the course of Tuesday afternoon, evening...
View ArticleBTL plans for future despite current challenges
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) met with shareholders for the Ninth Annual General Meeting Tuesday night at the Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel. The...
View ArticleConch season opens
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. BMG: Fishing season for the Queen Conch opens tomorrow, Thursday, October 1. It remains open until June 30, 2016 or the national catch quota is realized. The Fisheries...
View ArticleSIB reports lower prices, trade slowdown in August
Wednesday, September 30th, 2015. Aaron Humes Reporting: Monthly economic statistics from the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) say that while Belizeans are paying less for goods on average this...
View ArticleTIDE Annual Fish Festival to kick off next week
Thursday, October 1st, 2015. Chrisbert Garcia Reporting: It’s the that time of the year again when the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE) excites us with its Annual Fish Festival...
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