Pharmacist shot leaving store in Belize City
By Aaron Humes: A Belize City drug store owner was targeted on Fabers Road Monday night. 42-year-old Edward Flowers, pharmacist of Aloe Vera Street and the owner of Aloe Vera Pharmacy 2 on Fabers Road Extension, was locking up for the night around 7:25 p.m. Monday. As he headed outside and prepared to leave, a […]
Marley Ack- Goodin is U.S. Embassy’s Wonder Woman for June
By BBN Staff: Every month, the U.S. Embassy in Belize highlights outstanding Belizeans. For the month of June, Marley Ack- Goodin was chosen as Belize Wonder Woman. Marley is the COVID Relief Project Manager and Volunteer Manager with the Belize Red Cross. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in General Biology from the University of Belize […]
Belize Weather: Continued fair and dry conditions
By Aaron Humes: Generally fair weather prevails, supporting sunny skies today and partly cloudy skies tonight. Showers will be isolated. High temperatures are 88 degrees Fahrenheit along the coast, 96 degrees inland, and 82 degrees in the hills. Tonight, it will be 80 degrees Fahrenheit along the coast, 73 degrees inland, and 66 degrees in […]
Jasmine Hartin bail application headed to Supreme Court today
By Benjamin Flowers: After having her bail application denied at the Magistrates Court level, Jasmine Hartin will attempt to receive bail from the Supreme Court. Hartin, who is charged with manslaughter by negligence for the shooting death of Police Superintendent Henry Jemmott, spent another night in detention at the San Pedro Police Station, after the […]
Patrick Faber blames angry fit caught on camera on domestic pressure
By Aaron Humes: There’s more to the thirty-second video making the rounds on social media today, according to Leader of the Opposition Patrick Faber. Faber’s personal life has been a target for his political rivals in both parties, and he admits that the video shows “actions [that] were not fit to be emulated” by those […]
Red Cross braces for hurricane season amidst COVID-19 pandemic
By Zoila Palma: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) issued a statement today saying that its teams across the Americas are preparing for the start of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Experts predict 13 to 20 named storms forming in the Atlantic Ocean only, six to 10 of those developing […]
Belize City Council moves Traffic Inspection to Marion Jones Sporting Complex
By Rubén Morales Iglesias: When you take your vehicle for licensing inspection in Belize City, take it to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex, not to Johnson Street behind Constitution Park anymore. That’s because the Belize City Council (BCC) has moved Traffic Inspection to Marion Jones Sporting Complex. “We have relocated our Traffic Inspection Office to […]
Belize Men’s National Football Team is now in Nicaragua
By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Football Federation of Belize (FFB) said today that the Belize Men’s National Football Team (BMNT) “arrived safely in Nicaragua and have checked into their hotel.” The BMNT traveled to Nicaragua by road for their World Cup Qualifier on Friday, June 4, against Nicaragua in Managua. “We applaud the Jaguars for […]