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Well-known patties vendor charged for Punta Gorda murder
Posted: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016. 3:57 p.m. CST By Chrisbert Garcia: In the wake of a grisly murder which took place in the Hopeville area of Punta Gorda (PG) Town on Saturday February 13, a local...
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Search for missing men in New River suspended
Posted: February 23, 2016. 5:09 p.m. CST. By Victor Castillo Sr.: The Belize Coast Guard has suspended operations for the recovery of a drowned man in the New River after divers began to feel...
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Estella Gonzalez avoids jail on human trafficking conviction
Posted: February 23, 2016. 5:35 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Sixty-four year old Estela Gonzalez, who was convicted of human trafficking on February 11, was spared a custodial sentence today by trial...
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Curtis Swasey wins judgment against BTL and Mek Mi Rich
Posted: February 23, 2016. 5:41 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: The man who says he invented a lottery texting program via short message service (SMS) that evolved into the television game show “Mek Mi Rich”...
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$80,000 vehicle destroyed by fire
Posted: February 23, 2016. 7:45 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: A vehicle estimated at $80,000 was damaged by fire yesterday afternoon around 3:30 as its owner, 29-year-old Souad Assad Lindo was driving along...
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15 year old girl missing
Posted: February 23, 2016. 7:55 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Belize City Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a missing 15-year-old high school student, Alexis Cardinez, who was last seen by...
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Security officer assaulted by “Fake Police”
Posted: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016. 11:59 a.m. CST By BBN Staff: A 26-year-old Belize City mechanic, Cameron Jerryson Slusher, was charged by police for the offence of “aggravated assault”...
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Missing men make safe return to Caye Caulker
Posted: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016. 12:08 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: In reference to missing persons report made yesterday, Francisco and Samir Perez returned to Caye Caulker Village alive and well...
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Search continues for second man drowned in the New River
Posted: February 24, 2016. 12:18 p.m. CST. By Victor Castillo Sr.: At 8:30 this morning members of the Belize Coast Guard resumed their search for the second man believed to have drowned in the Orange...
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Murder reported in San Pedro
Posted: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016. 1:14 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: Police are investigating the murder of 27-year-old Frank Louis Edwards Jr., fisherman of San Mateo area, on Tuesday night. Edwards...
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Frank Edwards Jr.’s murder suspected to be retaliation
Posted: Wednesday, February 24th, 2016. 3:37 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: San Pedro’s Police Department believes the murder of Frank Louis Edwards Jr. at his home last night in the San Mateo area of that...
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Import duties up, fuel prices down for regular and premium gasoline
Posted: February 24, 2016. 6:00 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Effective tomorrow, Thursday, the Government has approved adjustments in the import duties for gasoline of a total of a dollar and fifty cents...
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Marginal inflation recorded in January
Posted: February 24, 2016. 6:25 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: The Statistical Institute of Belize recorded a marginal increase of 0.4 percent in the Consumer Price Index for January 2016. Decreases were...
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Free Zone woes hurt January imports, exports slump
Posted: February 24, 2016. 7:05 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Belize’s trade outlook started with a thud in January, as the Commercial Free Zone’s woes impacted imports and performances of those major...
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Protest in Chetumal delays border crossing for Belizeans
Posted: February 24, 2016. 8: 31 p.m. CST. By Dalila Ical: Around eight Belize time (9 p.m. in Mexico) protesters and authorities reached an agreement and the road was reopened in the community of...
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City Cops find weed and ammo
Posted: Thursday, February 25th, 2016. 4:08 p.m. CST By BBN Staff: The Southside Strike Team 3, Special Branch and K-9 Unit, all attached to the Belize City Police Department, conducted searches on...
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Packed sports schedule for this weekend
Posted: February 25, 2016. 5:13 p.m. CST. By Beverly Vernon: In the National Elite Basketball League this weekend, the first game on Friday night will see the undefeated Belize Hurricanes taking on...
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Belize Territorial Volunteers (BTV) to Sarstoon again, despite warning from...
Posted: February 25, 2016. 5:31 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: The Belize Territorial Volunteers have planned another trip to the Sarstoon River for this coming Saturday. The expedition is in commemoration...
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Special Envoy releases kids’ activity book on children’s rights
Posted: February 25, 2016. 5:39 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Our children are supposed to be innocent, but in modern times they have had to grow up far faster than they should. One aspect of that growth...
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Who is behind fake Orange Walk Town drivers’ licenses?
Posted: February 25, 2016. 5:46 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: This week San Pedro police revealed that several persons approached the Town Council for the routine renewal of their drivers’ licenses from...
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