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While the issue of gun licenses remains a topic of conversation, earlier today in the lower courts, Ebony Street resident Linsford Baldwin has been sentenced to three years in prison for a firearm offense. Earlier today, he was found guilty of kept firearm without a gun license. Baldwin was initially charged with kept firearm and […]
Written on June 28, 2023 | Posted in
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A death investigation is underway in Orange Walk, following an altercation between an uncle and two of his nephews. Jockey Anthony Deras, who also goes by the surname Bartley, died after he was chopped and stabbed multiple times in front of his three children at his home just off Narciso Street. But as News Five […]
Written on June 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Two murders were recorded over the weekend. The body of missing witness, Iran “Basco” Jones was reportedly discovered in a shallow grave in Biscayne Village on Saturday. We’ll have that story for you next. But we begin our newscast with the murder of Luis Beaton, a cook at Chon Saan Palace, who was gunned down […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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He went missing about two weeks ago and on Saturday afternoon, someone passing through a freshly-surfaced feeder road in Biscayne Village stumbled upon the decomposing of human remains believed to be those of thirty-year-old Iran “Basco” Jones. The Belize City resident had just relocated to Hattieville after he had testified in the murder trial of […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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A daring robbery was carried out this morning in the parking lot of Belize Healthcare Partners Limited, here in the Old Capital, and investigators are trying to determine if it may have been orchestrated from within. According to the cashier, she was about to leave the medical facility to make a deposit when she was […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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A Notice of Intended Prosecution has been served on a bus driver after fatally knocking down a cyclist in Lemonal Village over the weekend. Thirty-seven-year-old Juan Charlesworth lost his life on Saturday when he was ran over by a commuter bus driven by Elvis Dawson. The tragic incident happened along the road leading to the […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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The lifeless body of an unidentified man was retrieved from the Caribbean Sea beneath a dock in San Pedro. This morning, just after five o’clock, law enforcement officers on the island were called to an area on the island where they made the discovery. ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division “On Monday, June […]
Written on June 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-eight-year-old Jason Thomas Perez was brought before the lower court earlier today on a charge of obtaining property by deception. It is alleged that back in January, the printer and laborer conned Kareem King out of two hundred and seventy dollars. King reported to police that on January fourteenth, he received a call from someone […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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The trial against Belize City mechanic Giovanni Burns concluded today before Justice Nigel Pilgrim in a trial by judge without jury. Burns is before the court for rape, attempted rape and sexual assault of woman which took place in February 2019. The victim testified in camera and recounted the frightening incident. After the crown closed […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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When asked about the turn of events regarding the ammunition case against Elmer Nah and the co-accused, Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa told reporters that since the matter remains an issue before the court, he would not go into details of the case. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “In terms of a legal […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The family of a man who was a witness in a murder trial is worried that he might have become the victim of foul play after he testified in court over a week ago. Thirty-year-old Iran “Basco” Jones had just relocated to Hattieville, after he had shown up to court to testify in a trial […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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An inspector of police finds himself facing criminal charges after he is accused of beating a detainee at the Ladyville Police Station last Friday night. The incident unfolded when the detainee, Aaron Flowers, was at the Ladyville Police Station and the officer, Inspector Christopher Martinez showed up and allegedly beat Flowers in the head. The […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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The trial of twelve individuals, including four police officers, charged in connection with the illegal landing of a drug plane in southern Belize back in November 2021, is set to begin in four months. A case management conference recently held with Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman concluded with a fixed date for the start of trial. […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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In the trial of Corporal Elmer Nah, his common-law wife Epifania Caliz and her sibling Manuel Caliz, who were jointly charged for ammunition offenses, the defense has wrapped up its case. Epifania Caliz is represented by Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, while her brother is represented by attorney Leeroy Banner. Nah remains unrepresented in the matter. Bradley […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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Nineteen-year-old Leslie Young Junior, a resident of Belize City, is on remand at the Belize Central Prison for the attempted murder of Sheldon Thomas. The incident happened several weeks ago when Thomas was shot while hanging out with a friend. Young appeared unrepresented in court earlier today, where he was read three charges, including attempted […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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One man is dead and two women are being treated for gunshot injuries following a domestic dispute on Sunday night in Camalote Village. The deceased has been identified as twenty-five-year-old Wilmer Hernandez. The two women receiving treatment are twenty-five-year-old Maria Guevera and twenty-four-year-old Luzbin Ordonez. The domestic dispute occurred in front of Ordonez’s farm in […]
Written on June 19, 2023 | Posted in
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A man from Orange Walk was shot dead on Saturday night in that town. The victim, twenty-five-year-old Roberto Aragon lived less than a hundred yards away, through an alley. The incident happened in the wee hours of Sunday and no one was around when it happened. However, police are checking whether any surveillance camera in […]
Written on June 19, 2023 | Posted in
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An inspector of police has been criminally charged for wounding a man who was detained at police station outside of his jurisdiction. Inspector Christopher Martinez, the Head of Special Patrol Unit in Belize City, was charged after twenty-nine-year-old, Aaron Flowers alleged that Martinez beat him in the head with a pair of handcuffs. Flowers, who […]
Written on June 19, 2023 | Posted in
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A businessman was shot during a robbery in Silk Grass Village, Stann Creek on Saturday and his common-law wife was robbed of cash. Andriel Chan reported to police that he thought the four men who showed up in a car wanted to buy fuel, but then he saw a gun and decided to run. The […]
Written on June 19, 2023 | Posted in
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A domestic dispute in San Ignacio led to the chopping of a man. Police say the incident happened on Panama Street and when officers responded to the scene, they found George Lopez with multiple chop wounds. Information, according to police is that Lopez went to his mother’s house and got into a dispute with a […]
Written on June 19, 2023 | Posted in
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We have been reporting about the presence of narco traffickers in southern Belize and how the security forces are working to mitigate those activities. But, the presence of narco traffickers is also a huge issue in northern Belize. The situation in the north has become so bad that the Government of Belize is allocating approximately […]
Written on June 19, 2023 | Posted in
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A sizeable quantity of an assortment of illegal drugs, including cannabis, cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin was confiscated during an operation in Burrell Boom Village on Tuesday evening. Law enforcement officers conducted a search in a bushy area where they found sixty-six parcels of suspected cannabis. An additional search of the area yielded twelve transparent […]
Written on June 14, 2023 | Posted in
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The ammunition case before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman against Elmer Nah, his common-law wife Epiphania Caliz and his brother-in-law Manuel Caliz took an interesting twist today. The trial continued with the defense presenting its case, the judge was forced to make an adjournment after Nah’s wife took the stand as witness for the defense, even […]
Written on June 13, 2023 | Posted in
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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a viral video showing an ex-cop being held for ransom by Mexican cartels. Reports are that the individual seen in the video is currently in the U.S. in good health. On Monday, Chester Williams, the Commissioner of Police, informed reporters that he has tasked investigators to contact the family […]
Written on June 13, 2023 | Posted in
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The first murder for the year occurred just minutes into the New Year and the victim was Lionel Budna, a twenty-five-year-old of Central American Boulevard. Back then, the family told News Five that they believed that his killer was someone he knew. Budna was shot twice and died on the spot. On Sunday, approximately five […]
Written on June 12, 2023 | Posted in
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