The conch season officially opened on Saturday, but even before then, on Friday, a joint patrol of Belize Audubon Society, Fisheries Department and the Belize National Coast Guard officers out at Lighthouse Reef came across a trio of fishermen. All three fishermen are from the village of Cooper Bank in the Corozal District. The incident […]
On Thursday night in Trial Farm Village in Orange walk, twenty-eight year old Salvadoran Kenny Carranza and her neighbors and a few children were the victims of a brazen burglary. Police reported that at around six-thirty p.m., the group was at Carranza’s home on Turtle Street when three male persons on a scooter and bicycle […]
The Showtime Documentary, “Gringo: the Dangerous Life of John McAfee,” remains in the news tonight. In capturing McAfee’s life, producer Nanette Burstein told the story of two murders committed in Belize; that of Belizean David Middleton in Carmelita, Orange Walk and American National Gregory Faull on San Pedro. Even before Gringo was aired this past […]
But is there any intention on the part of the police to investigate the murders? The documentary, for many, revealed deficiencies in the investigating process into the murders. The feature revealed that in the murder of Faull, former-caretaker Cassian Chavarria was never interviewed by police in connection with the homicide. McAfee also said in an […]
Today, the Police Department was meeting residents as part of its community policing initiatives. Eastern Division South police patrolled through the Saint Martin’s area, particularly on Administration Drive and Holy Emmanuel Street, which traverses through gang territories in that area. The recent murders on south side Belize City have generally taken place within that area. […]
The gruesome discovery of a decomposing body in the Valley Peace, Cayo, has shocked the community in the area. Roaring Creek resident, Rudolph Selgado, an employee of BWSL, had been missing for days. Sensing that something was awfully wrong, his common-law-wife organized a search party but came up empty-handed. In the wee hours of Sunday […]
Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee aired on Saturday night. The Showtime documentary chronicles the activities of software tech John McAfee while he lived in Belize. The sensational documentary was produced by award winning filmmaker Nanette Burnstein. It includes interviews with local politicians, journalists, family and friends of Gregory Faull, along with those closest […]
At news time tonight, there are reports from Corozal that a body, believed to be that of a U.S. national, has washed ashore near the Finca Solana area. A white Ford Explorer pickup was also stationed in the area. At this early stage, the identity of the man is yet to be confirmed and so […]
Official Independence Day ceremonies were held countrywide, but in San Ignacio, the day was tainted by violence. There were two stabbing incidents at the same venue on Hudson Street in the town. The first was fatal for a San Pedro resident who had recently relocated west for work. Twenty-seven year old Jesus Mai met his […]
Within less than twenty-four hours, around one a.m. today, two men were also stabbed after they exited the same nightclub on Hudson Street. Benjamin Pinelo and Antonio Aldana were involved in an altercation with two men who introduced knives into the fight. Pinelo was rushed to the Western Regional Hospital was treated and released this […]
A rookie cop who discharged his licensed firearm as the carnival road march was winding down on Saturday is facing disciplinary proceedings. Police Corporal Kris Staine is accused of firing a shot with his licensed Sig Sauer nine millimeter pistol on Princess Margaret Drive within the area of the Nazarene High School. Police are treating […]
Pandemonium broke when the shot was fired, but many persons on the ground claim that more than one shot was fired and that it was not only the cop. Reports spread like wildfire that multiple persons, including a two year old baby, had been injured and rushed to medical facilities. The police maintain that no […]
On Thursday, we brought you the early developments in the shooting of Candice Anderson, the thirty-one year old daughter of Denise “Sista B” Barrow, who is the sister of Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Police today announced that Anderson remains in stable condition and three persons have been detained as investigations continue. The Prime Minister was […]
The Prime Minister said that he could not speak to why Candice Anderson was at the house where she was shot on Thursday. As it relates to the fight against crime, the nation’s leader says as criminal activity is unceasing, so too is the Government’s marshalling resources to fight it. Dean Barrow, Uncle of […]
This afternoon, there was a rare occurrence in the quiet residential community of King’s Park – a shooting incident. But more than that is the identification of the victim, Candice Barrow. She is the niece of the Prime Minister, the daughter of his popular campaign and constituency manager Denise “Sister B” Barrow. Candice was reportedly […]
Senator Godwin Hulse represents government business in upper parliament. While he will not be sitting on the soon-to-be constituted task force to look into the findings of the Auditor General’s Special Audit Report on Immigration, the outspoken member of the Senate has weighed in on the pending inquiry. In fact, Hulse was the one who […]
As for the composition of the assigned working group, the fact that government will have three seats on the Senate Select Committee has raised concerns in other corners, particularly from the Opposition. They contend that government’s majority membership can and will influence the outcome of the inquiry. Senator Hulse says that notion is absurd. […]
At an event held earlier today, we got the opportunity to speak with former U.D.P. Minister Melvin Hulse. The Stann Creek resident says that the district is least involved in political issues, but residents are concerned about the immigration scandal and have taken part in demonstrations—both with the churches and other groups. According to Hulse, […]
The unions as well as the P.U.P. have been asking for the removal of Senator Godwin Hulse as Minister of Police. We also got Melvin Hulse to give his take on the matter. Melvin Hulse, Former U.D.P. Minister “I heard the explanation from Luke. I guess most of us in a position like that […]
This morning, the man who befriended a long list of ministers and highly connected personalities, forty-six year old murder suspect William “Danny” Mason, of Intelco Hill, Belmopan made another appearance in the Belize City Magistrate Court. Mason, who uses numerous aliases, appeared along with Ashton Vanegas of Camalote Village as well as with Keiron Kenneth […]
During his post-court appearance interview, ACP Chester Williams also addressed the matter of further and direct international assistance with the William Mason case. According to Williams, police have recovered from their early stumbles and are now doing all they can to tighten the noose around the notorious Mason and company – and they will do […]
Twenty-nine year old Raul Medina was met with a spray of bullets at about nine-thirty on Tuesday night at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Helen Middleton Street in the City. Medina, a well-known bus conductor, was heading home when he was cold-bloodedly blasted by a gunman who exited a vehicle. He was rushed […]
Meanwhile, police also have a suspect detained in connection with the weekend murder of seventeen year old Deandre Nembhard. The minor was at a house on Croton Lane, a short distance from where he lived on Nutmeg Street, when a vehicle drove up and a gunman exited and opened fire at a group of persons. […]
Two Belize City men claimed they were set up by police, but that allegation did not hold water and they were convicted in the courtroom of Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser for firearm offenses. Diondray McKoy and his roommate Lyson James Cacho, were told by the Senior Magistrate that after careful consideration of the evidence before […]
Seventeen year old Deandre Nembhard was shot and kill on Saturday morning as he socialized on Croton Lane in the Saint Martin De Porres area. The minor was en route to his house on Nutmeg Street, just around the corner, when he decided to stop in with some friends who were having a get together. […]
