Several portions of the August Pine Ridge community in the Orange Walk District were also under water over the weekend. According to the National Hydrological Service, the village received at least six inches of rain. We spoke with Hydrologist Carmelita Blanco. [caption id="attachment_14066" align="alignright" width="300"]
A brazen attempt was made on the lives of Doris Grant and Austin Underwood in the wee small hours of Sunday morning, as they drove along Fairweather Street here in Belize City. The couple reportedly left from an event they attended on Saturday night and
The police department believes that the attack on Doris Grant and Austin Underwood is gang related. Underwood is the sibling of Alex Underwood, said to be a reputed gang leader in the Port Loyola neighborhood. When we caught up with Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa
Gunfire erupted in Majestic Alley over the weekend and investigators are trying to determine whether the shooting victim was in fact a triggerman sent to carry out a hit on someone in the area. Alex Lino remains hospitalized tonight after being shot on Saturday. He
Elsewhere in Belize City this weekend, another individual was the target of a drive-by shooting on King Street. Avery Usher was outside when a vehicle appeared on the scene and someone inside took aim at him. An officer who happened to be in the vicinity,
In Belmopan on Friday night, a security guard on duty at the Mall Gas Station was shot by a pair of armed thieves who made off with his weapon. Police say Ismael Miguel was rushed to the Western Regional Hospital where he remains in a
Sixty-seven-year-old Griffith Cadle was stabbed to death by someone he was socializing with on Thursday night. The men were at a store on Saint Joseph Street near its intersection with Nurse Seay Street when his friend reportedly inflicted the fatal stab wound. Residents describe Cadle
A fatal road traffic accident in Stann Creek District on Saturday has claimed the life of Eduardo Palacios. The vehicle that he and three other passengers were traveling in collided into the back of a tractor, causing major damages to the Ford Escape. Despite being
Belize’s National Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Conference is back for its second year of activities. The annual conference aims to engage stakeholders from the public and private sectors in conversation with compliance officers and regulatory authorities to educate them on the
A week has passed since the Belize Police Department launched its investigation into an incident that occurred inside the San Ignacio Community Hospital involving so-called gang members. As we reported, alleged gang leader David Galindo was rushed to the hospital with gunshot injuries. It is
