American-Belizeans Robbed, Tortured, and Killed in Cristo Rey
Two naturalized Belizeans were brutally murdered in Cristo Rey Village over the weekend. Bob and Donna Hill were Americans who came to Belize over a decade ago and made Cristo Rey Village in the Cayo District their home. They were real estate dealers, who were based in Cayo where the community had embraced...
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PG Woman Shot to Death by Boyfriend; He Says Accident, Family Says No
She turned 35 on Saturday but Soila Ramclam Xiu never really got to celebrate her birthday. That is because in the wee hours of Saturday morning she was fatally shot in her chest. The shooter was her boyfriend - a Venezuelan businessman - 42 year old Jorge Pinzon. He told police that at 4 am, after a night of partying...
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Three die in weekend traffic accidents
It wasn't only guns that claimed lives over the weekend as separate traffic accidents have left three dead and several injured. Starting in the north, Orange Walk police have detained one person for questioning following a collision between a pickup and a van. Police investigations reveal that around twelve-thirty Sunday morning....
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Audubon Society hit by thieves in the night
Sometime after eleven p.m. last night on Fort Street, the Belize Audubon Society became the latest victim of a break-in. Reports are that thieves, under the cover of darkness, made their way to the back of the building, where they used a crowbar to ply the paneling from the lower portion of the wall. They then went inside...
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Cristo Rey Villagers Fear Murders Will Drive Away Tourists
"It will affect the villagers, it will affect tourism and other places around because when tourists hear about those things they usually cut off for a while and it would affect a lot of workers because the majority of people here in this village work for a tourism place. Chaa Creek has a lot of workers here, we have Duplooy's...
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Police Hold Town Tall Meeting
It is police week and while the department has its hands filled with the recent surge in murders out west, the week will be filled with events that highlight the good work the police does and areas that need improvement. An award ceremony was held yesterday where about 50 officers received service and meritorious awards...
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New water taxi service needs license to operate
Two water taxi companies working in the area have not deterred some entrepreneurs from attempting to set up a third business right next to the Caye Caulker Water Taxi Association. The Belize Water Taxi Terminal, has high hopes to take you express to and from San Pedro in the near future. That is if they can get a license...
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Bar Association discusses constitutional amendments
With a solid majority in the House of Representatives, the Government has proposed a series of amendments to the constitution as part of its legislative agenda. And for weeks, the Constitution and Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives has been canvassing the country to hold public consultations on...
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