Man wanted for stealing bicycle
By Aaron Humes: Police are looking for a suspect who stole a beach cruiser bicycle on Monday evening. Bus driver Felix Santos Hernandez, 65, of Bella Vista, Toledo District, reported to police that he properly secured his blue beach cruiser bicycle, valued at $400, on a post with a chain and padlock at his workplace […]
Toledo farm worker charged for stealing bicycle
By Aaron Humes: Police have arrested and charged 36-year-old Mariano Ack of San Isidro, Toledo District, for stealing a bicycle. According to 67-year-old Nicasio Coy, he parked his beach cruiser bicycle on a post outside Oscar’s Bar in Bella Vista on the Toledo side and went inside to deliver food. While inside, he told police […]
Belize City man is latest shooting victim
By Aaron Humes: A Belize City man is in hospital after being shot just after midnight this morning, Tuesday. Shane Marin, a boat captain of Belama Phase 4, Belize City, was found with a gunshot wound to the left upper back around 12:23 in the morning. He was transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital […]
Belize Bank, Mastercard launch “Girls4Tech” program to promote STEM
By Aaron Humes: The Belize Bank Limited is pleased to announce an exciting collaboration with Mastercard International to introduce STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workshops through the worldwide established program, “Girls 4 Tech” in Belize. For the initial phase, the Bank is piloting the program with Belize Elementary School and St. Joseph R.C. Primary […]
Elections and Boundaries Department issues official notices for election offences
By Aaron Humes: The Elections and Boundaries Department hereby reminds the general public that the following are election offences in connection with the upcoming Municipal Elections scheduled for Wednesday, March 6, 2024. It is an offence under Section 146 of the Cities and Town Councils Regulations and S.I. No.’s 32 and 33 of 2009 to […]
British man found dead and decomposing in Independence
By Aaron Humes: A British national died alone at his residence sometime before Monday, March 4, police say. At about 1:00 pm on Monday, acting upon information received of a decomposed body, Independence Police visited the Lester Richard Extension Area, Independence Village, Stann Creek District, in a white cement bungalow house and observed the motionless […]
Belize Weather: Fair, warm and mostly dry conditions prevail
By Breaking Belize News Staff: Over the next 24 hours, according to the National Meteorological Service, skies will be mostly sunny today and partly cloudy tonight. Little or no rain is expected. Average high temperatures forecast today will be 88 degrees Fahrenheit along the coast, 94 degrees in inland areas, and 80 degrees in the […]
Belize City man sustains wounds to face near eye and ears following stabbing incident
By Aaron Humes: A Belize City man was stabbed a few minutes ago on Wilson Street, Belize City. According to police, 24-year-old Lawrence Sanchez of 11th Street, King’s Park, was seen with apparent cut wounds under the right eye, upper part of the right ear, back of the head and middle of the forehead. Sanchez […]