33-year-old charged for sex with 12-year-old
Posted: December 17, 2015. 12:06 p.m. CST. By BMG Staff: One man is under investigation for unlawful sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old. Belize City police said the minor, along with her mother,...
View ArticleBelize City man charged for less than 4 ounces of weed
Posted: December 17, 2015. 12:15 p.m. CST. By BMG Staff: Belize City police made more arrests for drug related offenses this week. The Police Department reports that on Wednesday December 16th they...
View ArticlePolice find ammunition on Banak street
Posted: December 17, 2015. 1:55 p.m. CST. By BMG Staff: Police recovered ammunition during a search on Banak Street on Saturday December 12th, 2015. Authorities say that the discovery was made around...
View ArticleNew analysis machine for Forensics
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 11:54 a.m. CST By BMG Staff: At the headquarters of the National Forensic Science Service in Ladyville on Thursday afternoon, Ambassador Carlos Moreno handed over a...
View ArticleJack Charles denied on Guyanese rice
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 12:07 p.m. CST Jack Charles By BMG Staff: 75 tonnes of Jack Charles’ controversial cheap Guyanese rice arrived by barge to the Big Creek Port in Independence...
View ArticleBelize Defense Force names soldiers of the year
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 12:21 p.m. CST By BMG Staff: On Wednesday, the Belize Defence Force hosted its annual Christmas Luncheon, a tradition in the national army where junior soldiers are...
View ArticlePepe Garcia fined for late Social Security Board contributions
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 12:36 p.m. CST By BMG Staff: Tunich Nah Consultancy owner Jose “Pepe” Garcia was in court today for failure to pay Social Security Board (SSB) contributions for his...
View ArticleFormer Belize Sugar Industries Limited employee loses wrongful termination case
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 1:33 p.m. CST By BMG Staff: Appearing at work intoxicated may not only have cost Julio Ramon Gongora, Junior, his job, but damages for what he claimed was wrongful...
View ArticleInternational Court of Justice rules for Costa Rica in border dispute
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 1:54 p.m. CST By BMG Staff: The International Court of Justice gave its final ruling on Wednesday on the two cases raised by Nicaragua and Costa Rica over disputes...
View ArticlePeople’s United Party national executive sets policy for national convention
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 2:16 p.m. CST Myrtle Palacio By BMG Staff: The National Executive of the People’s United Party Thursday afternoon held an executive meeting ahead of the upcoming...
View ArticleEarthquake hits off Chiapas, Mexico; felt in Belize
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 2:27 p.m. CST By BMG Staff: If you were in Belize around 1:30 Thursday afternoon and felt a little tremor, don’t worry: that was the shocks from a magnitude 6.4...
View ArticleSugar crops suffer another setback to due weather conditions
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 2:37 p.m. CST By BMG Staff: Recent rains have caused major problems for the sugar industry as it has been announced that production is down and a decrease has been...
View ArticleOne more arrested for burglary of Lebanese Consul’s home
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 2:49 p.m. CST By BMG Staff: A man known to the law for burglary has been added to the long list of culprits that are expected to serve jail time in connection with...
View ArticleGovernment of Belize makes amendments to prevent abrupt stevedore strikes
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 4:46 p.m. CST By BMG Staff: A release from the Government Press Office earlier today, stated that Minister responsible for labour matters, Hugo Patt, signed a...
View ArticleJury acquits trio of “going equipped” for kidnapping and firearm charges
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 8:39 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: A jury of nine this afternoon acquitted Tevin Abraham, Jamaal Tablada and Jarrett Usher of preparing to commit a crime, specifically...
View ArticlePolice graduate 172
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 8:48 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: This morning some 172 new police officers “passed out” at the Police Training Academy in Belmopan. Addressing them was Minister of...
View ArticleTrio on bail for Abou-Nehra incident
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 8:57 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: Tonight, 3 men charged in connection with the home invasion of Consul to Lebanon Sarkis Abou-Nehra in Burrell Boom Village are out on...
View ArticleGlenford Baptist still awaits fate
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 9:05 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: A sentencing hearing was scheduled today for Glenford Baptist, who earlier this year was removed from death row but still does not...
View ArticleBattle over Baby Nina continues
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 9:12 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: Analiz Perez Gutierrez must wait until the New Year to learn if she will have custody of her baby daughter, 2 year old Nina Charlotte...
View ArticleChamber approves change to essential service law for Port
Posted: Friday, December 18th, 2015. 9:20 p.m. CST By Aaron Humes: The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has issued a release congratulating Prime Minister Dean Barrow and his...
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