Today around 7PM at the junction of Rt 30 East and Bee Lane there was a near-collision between a motorcycle and a small dark-colored car. According to a witness, the car made a left turn directly in the path of an oncoming motorbike. Even though there was no contact the move caused the bike driver to lose control, landing him on the ground several yards away. An ambulance carried him to a medical center but the extent of his injuries are unknown.
Salvatore Lopes, Laura Fiorito and their two children Megan (Klassen) Petkau A shooting on Tuesday afternoon in the capital has left surrounding communities reeling and the whole nation of Belize in shock at the absolutely senseless and cold-blooded targeting of a family who were enjoying ice cream near the market square. According to multiple sources, a couple from Agua Viva, a rural community a few miles away from Belmopan which is composed of ex-Mennonites, practicing Mennonites and various immigrants from Europe, were at the marketplace in Belmopan. Along with the couple and their two children was a little girl, the daughter of a friend from the same community. The gunman and his grown son walked up to the family, greeted them, then suddenly the perpetrator pulled out a gun and fired at the father but missed while the mother and three children were pursued by the gunman who continued firing at them, killing the woman and little girl and injuring the couple’s two children. The gun...