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In early July, there was a murder of an elderly woman in Dangriga that slipped under the radar when it was classified as a “Death Investigation” and didn’t garner much media attention. But on Tuesday of this week when police informed that they had charged someone with murder in connection with the incident, it raised […]
Written on September 13, 2023 | Posted in
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He performed in Belize over the weekend and has already returned to his home country of Trinidad, but Mashup King DJ Kai says he was allegedly robbed while staying at the Ramada Hotel in Belize City. Shemmy Julian Camps took to social media about the ordeal which happened on Sunday morning, shortly after he had […]
Written on September 13, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, Leroy Ramsey is spending his first night behind bars after he was remanded to the Belize Central Prison for firearm offenses. The thirty-seven-year-old North Creek resident was busted on Saturday during the Carnival Road March with a loaded nine millimeter pistol with five live rounds in its magazine. He was arrested and charged for […]
Written on September 12, 2023 | Posted in
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The annual Carnival Road March in Belize City did not go without incident. Police told the media today that they are looking into at least two brawls that took place during the event on September ninth. One of the incidents happened on Baymen Avenue, where video footage showed two factions throwing bottles at each other, […]
Written on September 12, 2023 | Posted in
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Police have arrested and charged twenty-eight-year-old Korey Usher for firearm offences after he was nabbed with a loaded handgun outside a nightclub on Saturday. Meanwhile, the owner of the establishment has indicated that the same man was previously banned from the premises. Eruption Night Club put up a Facebook post on September tenth in which […]
Written on September 12, 2023 | Posted in
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A misunderstanding between two groups of men in Independence Village has resulted in a chopping in which all of them suffered varying degrees of injuries, and one of them had to receive medical attention. It happened on Saturday evening. Police did not say what the motive of the incident was, but that they have arrested […]
Written on September 12, 2023 | Posted in
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There is widespread condemnation by the Caribbean media fraternity over the shooting up of a media house in Jamaica. On Monday afternoon, a gunman on a bicycle rode up and opened fire at Nationwide News Network in Jamaica just before the five o’clock evening news. While there was damage to property, fortunately, no one was […]
Written on September 12, 2023 | Posted in
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James Kojo Efrimea, a national of Sierra Leone, accused immigration officials of extortion back in July when it was discovered that he illegally entered Belize. On July tenth, he attempted to leave for Cuba via a flight at the Philip Goldson International Airport. A red flag was raised and the Sierra Leonean was removed from […]
Written on September 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Belize Defense Force Soldier Wayne Perry was criminally charged with theft and arraigned in the San Ignacio Magistrate Court in late August. He is accused of stealing an M4 Commando rifle from Camp Belizario in the Cayo District. After a quick and intense investigation, Perry was named as the number one suspect. We understand that […]
Written on September 8, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-eight-year-old Police Constable Mauricio Cobb pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting his colleague at the Ladyville Police Station on Monday evening. According to the female officer who filed a complaint against Cobb, they were on a police issued motorcycle when they went to drop off food for a fellow officer. She stated that she smelled […]
Written on September 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Convicted prisoner Clinton Medina, who is serving time for firearms offenses, is back in court where he is on trial for theft. Medina is accused of stealing a Toyota Forerunner from businessman Robert Wagner who owns and operates Euphrates Auto Rental. In the courtroom of the Chief Magistrate, Wagner testified that Medina visited his place […]
Written on September 7, 2023 | Posted in
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The proliferation of deadly weapons in the streets of the country has long plagued the Belize Police Department in its efforts to gather intelligence on where these guns are coming from and when they’re used in crimes. On August twenty-fifth, an arsenal of firearms, as well as a high-powered rifle, was discovered after being shipped […]
Written on September 6, 2023 | Posted in
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One man is dead following a traffic accident in Belize City. Reports are that, sometime around five p.m. on Monday, sixty-seven-year-old Fidel Guardado fell from his bicycle on Vernon Street when a Bowen and Bowen Limited bus collided into him. As a result, the bus ran over Guardado causing his fatal injuries. Information to News […]
Written on September 5, 2023 | Posted in
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Tonight, two gunmen remain behind bars at the Belize Central Prison after being arraigned earlier today for the shooting death of thirty-four-year-old Orel Leslie on August twenty-seventh. As we reported last week, Elden Flowers and Kareem Franklin were nabbed by Belize City police near the roundabout on Freetown Road, moments after businessman was executed in […]
Written on September 4, 2023 | Posted in
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An Asian businessman was injured during an armed robbery that was caught on surveillance footage over the weekend. The incident took place last night in Punta Gorda Town as the proprietor was closing up his restaurant for the night. During the robbery, the restaurant owner was shot in the wrist by one of two men […]
Written on September 4, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-two-year-old Jason McKenzie appeared unrepresented in the lower courts this afternoon where he was arraigned for the murder of James Escarpeta on July twenty-sixth. In court, a Senior Magistrate explained to the construction worker of Belama that due to the nature of the offense, he will be tried in the High Court and that a […]
Written on September 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister Musa also commented on the Prime Minister’s statement on Thursday about guns in Belize. PM Briceño told reporters that if it was left up to him, he would ban all guns in the country, because they are creating more harm than good. Now, while this is only the PM’s opinion on the matter, Musa […]
Written on September 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Prime Minister John Briceño was also asked if the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, will be investigated after it was revealed that Ricardo Borja possessed ten gun licenses. PM Briceño said he has to first look into the report. He did, however, take a hard stance against the possession of firearms in Belize. Prime […]
Written on August 31, 2023 | Posted in
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Brothers Tyrone and Ellis Meighan appeared in court today where they both chose to give unsworn statements from the dock arguing the charge of being members of a gang. According to Tyrone Ellis, he was charged for being a member of a gang in February 2020 and the evidence brought against him in court was […]
Written on August 31, 2023 | Posted in
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As we reported on Tuesday, twenty-seven-year-old Jahleel Goodger was shot shortly after nine that morning as he sat on a step at a house on Vernon Street at its junction with Pine Street. He has since undergone surgery for the bullet wound. Goodger is known to police. In 2017, he was shot in the leg. […]
Written on August 31, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, police detained Belgian national, Frik de Meyere for questioning in connection with the August nineteenth murder of businessman, Ricardo Borja on Coney Drive. de Meyere is said to have been the business partner of Ricardo Borja, who made recorded two audio testimonies with details of real estate scams that were allegedly being […]
Written on August 31, 2023 | Posted in
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On Sunday, the body of eighteen-year-old Randy Gorosica was discovered in southern waters where he went fishing with a group of men from the Corozal District. He messaged his mother, Rosy Gorosica to inform her that he’d return in a couple of days. But the fishing expedition went wrong. The group went on its own […]
Written on August 31, 2023 | Posted in
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The recent gang-related murder in Belize City, as well as the flood of illegal firearms into the country, remain an area of serious concern for the opposition. In maintaining its call for the removal of the Minister of Home Affairs, his Chief Executive Officer and the Commissioner of Police, party chairman Michael Peyrefitte says that […]
Written on August 30, 2023 | Posted in
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In the wake of Sunday night’s execution of Orel Leslie, the Belize Police Department is bracing for reprisals. As a result, officers remain vigilant for any developments that will trigger a tit-for-tat between rival gangs in the Lake Independence community. News Five spoke with Commissioner of Police Chester Williams about citizen security amid the ongoing […]
Written on August 30, 2023 | Posted in
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A woman was murdered inside her house in Cayo on Sunday night. Around seven-thirty on Monday morning, police responded to Tres Puntas Road in San Ignacio Town. There on a bed, they found the body of fifty-two-year-old Danielle Parraton with cut wounds to the neck. A post mortem examination conducted on Tuesday certified that she […]
Written on August 30, 2023 | Posted in
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