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There was a burglary on Thursday night during which thieves gained entry into James Garbutt Primary School on Albert Street West. The lock on the front door of the upper building was broken and the thieves made off with several kitchen appliances, including a blender and a stove. While police were able to recover the […]
Written on October 15, 2021 | Posted in
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A Camalote resident is spending his first night on remand at the Belize Central Prison after he was busted with over eleven and a half pounds of cocaine. Orlando Pascasio was intercepted with the drugs on Wednesday afternoon in Belmopan during a stop and search of his Toyota Sequoia SUV on Trinity Boulevard. Police say […]
Written on October 14, 2021 | Posted in
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It’s been just over a week since fifteen-year-old Kassman Gill, a promising student at Saint John’s College died at the K.H.M.H.. He had been hospitalized for gunshot injuries he sustained fifty-two days earlier. To date, nobody has been charged in connection with his murder, even though there is surveillance footage from the area that captures the […]
Written on October 14, 2021 | Posted in
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The police department says it has successfully cracked a case involving four armed thieves who broke into a residence in West Landivar on Tuesday morning. The aggravated assault against Melinda Guerra and Maria Reyes netted the robbers a tidy sum, as well as a Toyota Hilux that is believed to have been driven across the […]
Written on October 13, 2021 | Posted in
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Seventeen-year-old Kiron Williams and twenty-two-year-old Kenyon Cherrington are recovering from injuries they received during an exchange of gunfire with Belize City police on Sunday. The shooting occurred during a high-speed pursuit of a vehicle that three armed men were traveling in on Faber’s Road Extension, following an attack on residents who were socializing inside a […]
Written on October 13, 2021 | Posted in
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The murder of twenty-one-year-old Malcolm Hyde in Roaring Creek over the weekend has prompted the Belize Police Department to establish a round-the-clock presence in the Hattieville area of that community. The incident which is believed to be gang-related has led to an intervention among feuding groups within the village. It has also resulted in Cayo […]
Written on October 13, 2021 | Posted in
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A suspected drug plane landed in northern Belize on Thursday night and the illicit cargo that is believed to have been discharged from the aircraft is nowhere to be found. After three days of intense operations to locate the shipment of narcotics or the pilot of the aircraft that flew in from South America, law […]
Written on October 13, 2021 | Posted in
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According to ComPol Williams, while the aircraft could not be tracked for a few hours, they were able to get a lead the following morning that the burning vestiges of an airplane was located near Little Belize in Corozal District. Several quick response teams were immediately deployed to the area. Chester Williams, Commissioner of […]
Written on October 13, 2021 | Posted in
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The issue of crime and violence continues to plague Belize. PM Briceno says his administration has a strategy to address the issue. He spoke about the plan and gave his own response to the senseless murder fifteen year old Dwayne Gabourel. Marleni Cuellar “I want to make note that this is one story of […]
Written on October 13, 2021 | Posted in
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There’s a cautionary tale to share with our viewers tonight and it has to do with keeping large sums of money at home. Just before daybreak in Belize City, four armed men forcibly entered the premises of two well-known health practitioners in West Landivar and held them at gunpoint. The pair was bound with duct […]
Written on October 12, 2021 | Posted in
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Belizeans seem to greet each weekend with apprehension now, wondering who the latest victims of gang violence will be. On Saturday evening, a young couple stopped for a bite to eat. That decision would prove deadly. Twenty one year old Malcolm Hyde died while undergoing treatment at the Western Regional Hospital. News Five’s Paul Lopez […]
Written on October 11, 2021 | Posted in
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A high-speed chase between a fleeing Dodge minivan and three police patrol vehicles responding to a shooting incident on Faber’s Road, ended with the suspects escaping on foot. The incident happened shortly a four o’clock on Sunday evening as twenty-two-year-old Kenyon Cherrington and seventeen-year-old Kiron Williams were socializing inside a yard on Faber’s Road. A […]
Written on October 11, 2021 | Posted in
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A seven-year prison sentence has been handed down by U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla in the case against Brent Borland, the owner of a New York-based investment fund. Borland was convicted of orchestrating a scheme that was perpetrated through Belize Infrastructure Fund between 2014 and March 2018 during which they solicited and received large […]
Written on October 8, 2021 | Posted in
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Reports emerged this morning that a plane had made an illegal landing near Little Belize in the Orange Walk District. However, Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams and the Police Communications Director ASP Fitzroy Yearwood both told the media throughout the course of the day that because law enforcement teams were still at the site of […]
Written on October 8, 2021 | Posted in
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Social Anthropologist Doctor Herbert Gayle has done extensive research on the issue of crime and violence across the region. Based on his research, Doctor Gayle has also made recommendations about how this country’s leaders should tackle the issue. In light of the recent spike in gang violence in Belize, Doctor Gayle made an appearance on […]
Written on October 8, 2021 | Posted in
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In keeping with Doctor Gayle’s thoughts, Educator and Researcher Nelma Jones, who was also a guest on O.Y.E., stressed the importance of getting the perspective of these young men in our efforts to finding solutions. Nelma Jones, Educator & Researcher “I know a lot of people were upset when some members of the street […]
Written on October 8, 2021 | Posted in
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The gun violence in Belize City continues unabated and tonight, we report on two murders that occurred within hours of each other. Just after seven o’clock on Wednesday night, another Belize City youth was executed. Malique Medwood had just left his home was heading to his sister’s house when he was shot multiple times to […]
Written on October 7, 2021 | Posted in
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A couple hours before the Medwood shooting on Ebony Street, a promising high school student succumbed to gunshot injuries he sustained six weeks ago. Kassman Gill died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after five p.m. The death of our youth continues to send shockwaves across the country and today, News Five spoke with his […]
Written on October 7, 2021 | Posted in
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Kassman Gill is the second third form student from Saint John’s College to have been killed as a result of recent gun violence. Dwayne Gabourel, who was also fifteen years old, was gunned down inside a shop near his home. Both minors were innocently murdered in the wave of violence that has been plaguing the […]
Written on October 7, 2021 | Posted in
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The strengthening of governments and civil society actors to manage migration in a sustainable and humane manner is the focus of the Western Hemisphere Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State. Through its Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, a new TIP module has been launched in partnership with the International Organization for Migration […]
Written on October 7, 2021 | Posted in
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The recent murders of two elderly men have raised serious concerns about violence against senior citizens. While the National Council of Ageing has issued a release decrying the senseless acts of violence that have befallen Geoffrey Crawford and Leo Skeen, today the Minister of Human Development, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia speaks of the responsibility of the citizenry […]
Written on October 7, 2021 | Posted in
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Reports have surfaced on U.S. media outlets, including the Portland Tribune, that Belizean basketball star; Milton Palacio is among eighteen NBA veterans whose names have been called in an alleged four-million-dollar scheme to defraud the NBA health plan. Palacio was recently named assistant coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, but tonight, he along with Glen […]
Written on October 7, 2021 | Posted in
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Tonight, the wife of well-known taxi operator, Leo Skeen is speaking out about the senseless killing of her husband right in front of her as he was fixing her car inside their yard in the Japan area of Ladyville. It is still unknown at this time what triggered the act of violence on Tuesday, but […]
Written on October 6, 2021 | Posted in
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Violence against older people is a global issue and today, a joint release from the Council of Ageing and the Ministry of Human Development condemned the neglect, abandonment and abuse of older people. Leo Skeen is the second active older man to have been killed in less than two weeks. Just last Thursday, Geoffrey Crawford […]
Written on October 6, 2021 | Posted in
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While the country continues to grapple with a rise in crime, these recent murders highlight that crime and violence impacts every person. Executive Director of the Council of Ageing, Ix-chel Poot told News Five today that there has to a collective responsibility to keep our older population safe. Ix-chel Poot, Executive Director, Council of […]
Written on October 6, 2021 | Posted in
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