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Today, forty-six-year-old taxi driver Jorge Sanchez of Ranchito Village was formally arrested and charged for firearm offences. Sanchez appeared before the Corozal Magistrate Court where he was arraigned for possession of a firearm and ammunition without a license. The taxi operator pleaded not guilty and was remanded to prison until January twenty-seventh 2020. According to […]
Written on November 26, 2019 | Posted in
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With the critical assistance from the Organization of American States, Belize is getting closer in finalizing its Cyber Security Strategy. A draft strategy was presented to stakeholders today at an event held by the O.A.S., Global Partners Digital, UK Government & the Ministry of National Security under the theme “Protect to Connect.” The National Cyber […]
Written on November 26, 2019 | Posted in
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The Chinese community is trying to make sense of the murder of well-known businessman, Zheng Liu. Liu, who is one of the principals of the Eighty-Eight chain of stores was executed near Old Belize on Saturday night and as investigations take place, it is be believed he was lured to his murder on Saturday night. […]
Written on November 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Three fishermen, who went fishing on Friday at Mapp Caye, are believed to be dead. That’s the latest word from family members just before news time. It follows the discovery of their boat, the Lorraine, around midday today in some mangroves on Drown Caye. The trio comprises Sheldon Gibson, Elijah Usher and Kevin Roches. Family […]
Written on November 25, 2019 | Posted in
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A child was also injured by gun violence over the weekend. The one-year-old girl was fast asleep when she was hit by a gunshot on Sunday night. She was at her grandmother’s house on Antelope Extension, Belize City. The child’s uncle and his girlfriend were at the gate of the yard and were also injured […]
Written on November 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Collin Francis, believed to be suffering from mental illness, has been charged with the murder of Nestor Vasquez Junior in June of this year. Francis spent the weekend in the same cell where the deadly beating of Vasquez took place. He was being detained for the attempted murder of a nurse who was treating him […]
Written on November 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Police in Belize City are looking for one man believed to have broken into a home, held up three persons at knife-point, tied and robbed them. On Sunday night, forty-three-year-old Dorette Vernon was inside her house on Raccoon Street Extension along with forty-two-year-old Gloria Henry when an intruder dressed in full blue clothing and a […]
Written on November 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Police say Omar Gomez is the name of the man who was found floating in the Haulover Creek on Friday morning. Gomez’s body was discovered at around eight o’clock that morning behind Dream Like City. Here’s more from ACP Joseph Myvett. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “That person had been identified […]
Written on November 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Today, police also gave the official report on the shooting of Justin Stephens, also known as Justin Teck. As we reported on Friday, Teck was shot and seriously injured. He is now in a stable condition at the hospital. This is the third attempt on his life. ACP Joseph Myvett of the Belize Police Department […]
Written on November 25, 2019 | Posted in
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A Belize City man was shot and seriously injured on Thursday evening. Police say that security guard Justin Stephens was standing on New Road when someone shot him twice. Stephens was taken to the hospital and remains there in a critical condition. A family member told News Five that he has a long road to […]
Written on November 22, 2019 | Posted in
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The Belize Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man whose body was fished out of the Haulover Creek this morning in Belize City. John Doe’s body was discovered at around eight o’clock behind Dream Like City. The person has yet to be identified and police have confirmed that no signs […]
Written on November 22, 2019 | Posted in
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Unconfirmed reports reaching our news desk this evening is that there was a shootout in Dangriga this afternoon. Reliable sources tell News Five that five men, reportedly dressed in blue, opened fire on a group of men inside a boat. We understand that the incident occurred at a pier in the Harlem area of town. […]
Written on November 22, 2019 | Posted in
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This morning twenty-eight-year-old Collin Francis was offered bail for the attempted murder of Nurse Augustina Elijio. Bail was set at eight thousand dollars plus two sureties of the same amount. We were made to understand that he wasn’t able to meet bail up to four this evening. But there is one family on record that […]
Written on November 21, 2019 | Posted in
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According to Jules Vasquez, the family hasn’t heard of further development in the case. He says that he has reached out the Director of Public Prosecution. Today, he told reporters that the way the criminal justice system works in Belize is regrettable, but that it is a dysfunctional mechanism that the family expected. Here’s what […]
Written on November 21, 2019 | Posted in
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A man from Placencia was conned out of four thousand dollars. Police say that seventy-two-year-old naturalized Belizean Allan Stamm saw a deal for a golf cart on Facebook and contacted the seller. Stamm met with the seller, someone with a profile name of Thomas Young, and gave him a part payment of four thousand dollars. […]
Written on November 21, 2019 | Posted in
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A Belize City man was shot sometime around mid-day today. The shooting reportedly happened on Lavender Street. According to information we received, the victim is twenty-eight-year-old Francis Arana. Sources say that a man fired shots in Arana’s direction, one of which hit him the hand. Arana, who lives in the area, ran away from his […]
Written on November 21, 2019 | Posted in
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The third member of the Wagner family was murdered in Dangriga on the eve of Garifuna Settlement Day. The southern municipality was overflowing with revelers in anticipation of the holiday when death came knocking at the door of Jahvis Wagner. The twenty-year-old was on Commerce Street when one of three gunmen, believed to be from […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says that the police will maintain an increased presence in Dangriga. The Police Department will be carrying out a number of operations in that town, which in recent weeks has been plagued by rivalries. The commissioner says that he is confident that they will be able to stem the surge […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Police also gave an update on another case in Dangriga involving a gruesome murder. In early August, we reported about missing man Derrick Ramirez whose body had washed up in Dangriga. Ramirez’s body was found decapitated after he was missing for over a week at Cross Caye when his boat was attacked. Back then, we […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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The Commissioner of Police says that the police will be cracking down on establishments that sell liquor, particularly the nightclubs. According to Chester Williams, the crackdown is to ensure that that these businesses are in compliance with the law when it comes to their liquor license. On Tuesday, the police officers made a check at […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Commissioner Williams says that his concerns about the nightclub extend beyond not having the liquor license displayed. He says that this business was granted a license, but there are requirements that it has not met in terms of the facility. He also pointed out that that the Liquor Licensing Board is granting extensions to businesses […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Police are embarking in a pilot project called the Safer City Initiative. The project will see the installation of a network of high-definition cameras with enhanced capabilities to help police solve crimes and beef security measures. A command centre is under construction where the network will be based and manned. Today, Commissioner Williams says that […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Two women were at home in Belize City when three intruders broke into their Rio Crescent house in Belize City. The ordeal on Friday afternoon has left them traumatized. The women were stabbed and injured but their lives were saved due to the quick thinking and action of the son of the house owner. While […]
Written on November 18, 2019 | Posted in
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This morning in the courtroom of Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer, an eighteen-year-old fisherman of Belize City was arraigned for the murder of fireman Jiovanni Lennan. Appearing before the lower court judge unrepresented, Denver Bevans, who alleges that the arresting officers fractured his mandible, was read two charges. He has been charged for the shooting death […]
Written on November 18, 2019 | Posted in
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In court today, Wasani Castro, the son of the Minister Edmond Castro, appeared before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer. The twenty-six year old cyclist is facing charges for assaulting a female police officer. Wasani is no stranger to the law and the most recent incident for which he is accused took place over the weekend. Senior […]
Written on November 18, 2019 | Posted in
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