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Young mother killed by  “obsessive”  boyfriend

Young mother killed by “obsessive” boyfriend

Thursday, March 3, 2011 20:26

[caption id="attachment_7054" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Christie Alexandra Carrasco "][/caption] Murder occurred on eve of Women’s Month Orange Walk, March 1st 2011 By Carmelita I. Perez A bouquet of flowers given to Christie Alexandra Carrasco on Valentine’s Day by her common-law husband, Osmar Alex Sabido, remains inside ...

Mexican gets royal treatment from Corozal Magistrate!

Mexican gets royal treatment from Corozal Magistrate!

Thursday, March 3, 2011 19:55

Corozal Town, March 1st, 2011 By Carmelita Perez A Mexican soldier who Corozal Police say was busted with counterfeit currency and has pleaded guilty to having an unlicensed firearm and ammunition seems to be getting the royal treatment, which has left many ...

Criminals take siege of school & popular hotel

Criminals take siege of school & popular hotel

Friday, February 25, 2011 15:36

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Burglars who had their eye on Queen’s Square Anglican Primary School on Dolphin Street in Belize City made their move last night, but their timing was off because the loot they got away with was not much. While ...

18 yr. old gets 7 years for home invasion & armed robbery

18 yr. old gets 7 years for home invasion & armed robbery

Friday, February 25, 2011 15:01

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Feb. 23, 2011 Emmerson Reyes, 18, a laborer of Hattieville who was recently convicted of burglary and was sentenced to 5 years, was found guilty of aggravated burglary today in the #8 Magistrate’s Court and was sentenced to ...

‘Pesero’ shot four times, clings to life at Medical Associates

‘Pesero’ shot four times, clings to life at Medical Associates

Thursday, February 10, 2011 1:35

[caption id="attachment_6778" align="alignleft" width="166" caption="Jaime Headman"][/caption] Corozal District, February 8th 2011 A money exchanger from the village of San Joaquin, who was four times Monday night while at his home, is tonight admitted at the Belize Medical Associates in a serious condition. 34 year ...

Gunmen take $17,000 in Northern Highway assault

Thursday, February 3, 2011 16:53

Belize City, February 2nd, 2011 A money-exchanger in Corozal is lucky to be alive today after he was attacked while driving on the northern highway by armed men in another vehicle and robbed of $17,000. The victim is Alex Chan, who has reported to the Police that he was driving his white ...

Fake cop busted  in San Pedro!

Fake cop busted in San Pedro!

Friday, January 28, 2011 15:26

Belize City, January 26, 2011 A resident of San Pedro is accused by the island’s Police of impersonating a Police Officer and of deceiving individuals and companies into handing over funds under the pretence that he is an official. 35 year old ...

Copper thieves leave OW Toll Booth in total darkness

Copper thieves leave OW Toll Booth in total darkness

Friday, January 28, 2011 15:17

Orange Walk, January 26th, 2011 For the past few weeks commuters who travel to, from or through Orange Walk Town must be asking themselves why is it the Toll Booth at the Tower Hill Bridge doesn’t open at nights anymore.  While ...

Armed robbers still invading Belama area

Friday, January 28, 2011 15:01

Belize City, January 25th, 2011 A few days after an armed robber held up a grocery store in the Belama area and escaped even though he came under heavy gunfire from Police, another armed robbery has occurred in the once quiet neighbourhood. 29 year old Trevon Meighan, a Bills Collector for Central ...

Esso gas attendants robbed at gunpoint

Esso gas attendants robbed at gunpoint

Friday, January 28, 2011 14:57

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 20, 2011 Police are searching for two persons, maybe four, who were involved in the robbery of Esso Gas Station, located at 131 New Road on Tuesday, January 18th. Around 7:35p.m., two young men came walking from Douglas ...