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Police issue official report on Belizean artist robbed

Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017. 11:29 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Police have today issued an official report on the robbery of Belizean artist, Christiane Young, 21, better known as Dajah Glamor. According to the report, at around 8 a.m. yesterday, the resident of 8 Miles  reported that while walking in the Lord Ridge Cemetery, […]

Police find ganja plants and illegally harvested boards

Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017. 11:07 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The Government of Belize is making moves to decriminalize certain quantities of marijuana. However, it appears that certain persons have taken note and have already begun to plant to supply the developing demand. On Tuesday, Hopkins police conducted an operation which led to the […]

Jehovah Witness Church burglarized

Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017. 11:10 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Burglars in Belize City have demonstrated absolutely no regards for the house of God. They recently burglarized the Jehovah Witness Church located at #99 Cemetery Road. Abel Vera, 49, told police that sometime between the hours of 8:00 p.m. on  Monday and 8:00 a.m […]

Belizean men cause trouble at Belize-Mexico border

Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017. 11:02 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Two Belizean men have caused much trouble at the Belize-Mexico border. According to Mexican media outlets, the incident occurred at the Belize-Mexico bridge on Monday. A Mexican taxi man picked up the two men from the casino in the Free zone enroute to Chetumal. […]

Another whale found dead in southern Belize

Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017. 10:55 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: According to a report from 7 News, yesterday a sperm whale was found dead near Silk Cayes in Stann Creek district. This is the third whale that has been found dead in Belizean waters since last year. 7 News interviewed Jannelle Chanona, Vice President […]

Belizean man busted with gun and fourteen credit cards in Guatemala City

Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017. 10:52 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Belizean national, Harold Lindsay Amos Rodriguez, 57, has been detained by Guatemalan authorities. According to Guatemalan media outlets, he is accused of credit card cloning. He was reportedly detained after he attempted to evade a check point in Nueva Monsterrat, Guatemala City. Authorities apprehended […]

Dangriga home burns to the ground

Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017. 10:44 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: At around midnight on Sunday there was a fire in Dangriga town. A 14 by 16 wooden house situated at the corner of George Price Drive and Isla Road was burnt to the ground before fire fighters could do anything. Investigations revealed that the […]

A Scholarship Recipient speaks about the Journey

Posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2017. 10:36 a.m. CST. My name is Tanya Bowen and I am a 29 year old single mom. I grew up in a small village with six brothers and 2 sisters. I dropped out of primary school at the age of fourteen because of social and financial difficulties. At the age […]