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Feb 24, 2021 Joel Bardalez Police say he beat his common-law wife with a hammer in December. But tonight, his attorney has gotten him out on bail.  Just days before Christmas, it is alleged that Joel Bardalez used a hammer to beat Sindey Tut, a mother of four children, in her face, breaking some facial bones.  Now Bardalez, who is charged with Wounding, Aggravated Assault and Harm, and who was also hurt in the fight, has promised that he will not go near Tut’s home, nor will he i...

Applications are being accepted for a new Master of Public Health program. The priority deadline to apply is March 1, but applications will continue to be accepted and reviewed after that date.

Feb 10, 2021 Arita Vanzie Roaring Creek resident, Arita Vanzie, died in a fatal car crash on the Stann Creek Valley Road. The three other persons traveling in the vehicle received various injuries and lived to tell the tale. The group was travelling from Belmopan to Dangriga when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The car ran off the road and into a culvert. News Five’s Duane Moody reports.   Duane Moody, Reporting Just after eight o’clock on Tuesday night, there was a fatal ...

Rakeem Nunez-Roches becomes 17th former Southern Miss player to appear at Super Bowl Rakeem Nunez-Roches becomes 17th former Southern Miss player to appear at Super Bowl By Jack Duggan | February 5, 2021 at 10:47 PM CST - Updated February 5 at 10:47 PM HATTIESBURG, Miss. (USM Athletics) - Rakeem Nunez-Roches doesn’t have far to travel for his first Super Bowl. Nunez-Roches, a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a former Southern Miss football letterwinner from 2011-14, has a chance to ...

Feb 3, 2021 One Month to Municipal Elections 2021 The next round of municipal elections is exactly one month away. And while it doesn’t normally attract the level of campaign fanfare and prominence as the general elections, these local elections are important as they directly impact the quality of life of those who live in urban areas.  According to the Elections and Boundaries Department, as of December 2020, there are ninety-two thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight registered v...

This past Monday and Tuesday, literally hundreds of prospective first-time Belizean land owners, many of whom even broke curfew lined up at the Lands Department in Belize City. They were promised a house lot. Not only did many of the people violate the curfew regulations, but they threw caution to the wind and risked contracting the deadly COVID-19. They did so because of their desire of owing a house lot. In a quest to get to the bottom of the situation we put on our mask and our face shield a...

Wayne Casimiro A new coach for activities concerning women’s football at the Football Federation of Belize (FFB) has been chosen. Coach Wayne Casimiro was born in Hopkins Village, Stann Creek where he developed a relationship with football at a young age. This continued as he went on to play for the Amateur League in Dangriga, Stann Creek but aside from his field experience, Casimiro also has coaching experience under his belt. This dates back to 1992 when his role as sports coordinator start...

Written on January 29, 2021 | Posted in Crime,Featured | Comments Off Over a month after the Briceño administration imposed an indefinite quarantine regulation on the country, the much-anticipated loosening of restrictions came today.  In a virtual press conference by the Ministries [...]

Jan 28, 2021 Kenrick Drysdale A business owner was shot and killed this morning in Dangriga.  The carwash owner was at his property with a friend when the killer struck.  He tried to get away, but he was shot twice.  By the time police arrived at the scene, the businessman had been rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police recovered four nine-millimeter expended shells and two live rounds. Here’s the story.   Andrea Polanco, Reporting A killer walked into “On...