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February 23, 2016

$80,000 vehicle destroyed by fire

By BBN Staff: A vehicle estimated at $80,000 was damaged by fire yesterday afternoon around 3:30 as its owner, 29-year-old Souad Assad Lindo was driving along the George [...]
February 23, 2016

Curtis Swasey wins judgment against BTL and Mek Mi Rich

By Aaron Humes: The man who says he invented a lottery texting program via short message service (SMS) that evolved into the television game show "Mek Mi Rich" [...]
February 23, 2016

Estella Gonzalez avoids jail on human trafficking conviction

By Aaron Humes: Sixty-four year old Estela Gonzalez, who was convicted of human trafficking on February 11, was spared a custodial sentence today by trial judge, [...]
February 23, 2016

Search for missing men in New River suspended

By Victor Castillo Sr.: The Belize Coast Guard has suspended operations for the recovery of a drowned man in the New River after divers began to [...]
February 22, 2016

OCEANA renews call for gill net ban

By Aaron Humes: Since 1997, Belize’s fishermen and marine conservationists have been advocating for the banning of gill nets as a means of fishing, according to [...]
February 22, 2016

Coastal Awareness Week begins with Cabinet endorsement

By Aaron Humes: Coastal Awareness Week kicked off today in Belize City.
February 22, 2016

Margarita Pech given 7 years for separate thefts

By Aaron Humes: Margarita Pech, who pled guilty to theft last week and was remanded into custody, also pleaded guilty to burglary when she was brought [...]
February 22, 2016

Trouble for families in Trio, Toledo?

By Aaron Humes: Families in the village of Trio, Toledo District, face potential expulsion after an unknown investor purchased the land which they occupy. It’s an [...]