A good samaritan is a person you can count on when you need help, and that is exactly what teachers of the Good Samaritan Institute need after they found out that their classrooms were burglarised. The school occupies a small section on the first floor of the Belize City Centre and caters to kids who […]
There is a saying in law enforcement circles that a smart cop does not believe in coincidence. Neither should a smart journalist. On yesterday’s newscast we reported two armed robberies, both committed by women. At the time, police told us that they believed the incidents were unrelated and it was a simple coincidence that two […]
Monday’s newscast and murder usually go hand in hand and tonight is no exception. Ann-Marie Williams reports on the latest carnage in Belize City, which involves a victim who never saw it coming and a killer who had no shortage of ammunition. Ann-Marie Williams “Twenty-five year old Kevin Carr was gunned down in his own […]
A pair of incidents do not necessarily indicate a trend, but twice over the weekend gun toting women have been identified as the perpetrators of attempted robberies in Belize City. On Saturday morning around eleven, a female armed with a handgun and accompanied by a male accomplice, held up the office of Femagra Industries on […]
How many times in Belize–not to mention elsewhere–does a major catastrophe prompt a high profile official response, which often amounts to too little, too late. Today we are pleased to report a different situation: authorities working proactively to prevent a disaster before it happens. The scene was San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, where this morning eleven […]
Viewers may recall a robbery we reported last week, in which the BTL office in Ladyville was broken into over the lunch hour and a large amount of phone cards along with a lesser quantity of cash and cheques were stolen. At the time we predicted an early demise for the robbers, who were caught […]
Two men accused of a robbery in Dangriga made a poor choice of getaway vehicle and have been arrested in Belize City. Twenty-one year old Jason Kuylen, a resident of Sabal Street, and nineteen year old Ryan Valero of the Stann Creek Valley, are believed to be involved in the jacking of twenty-thousand dollars in […]
In police news a man has been arrested for a murder which occurred last week. Stephen Hyde, a tour guide of Banana Bank, has been charged with the murder of eighteen year old Norma Orellana. Orellana, described as a prostitute working out of the M & S Bar in St. Matthew’s Village, was found dead […]
A desperate mother tried to use her young daughter to hide illegal drugs, but her ploy has apparently backfired. Police in Orange Walk have arrested twenty-five year old Guatemalan Sandra Reyes and charged her with drug trafficking after finding five point five grams of crack cocaine concealed in the underwear being worn by her seven […]
Having marijuana in your house is a crime routinely committed by thousands of Belizeans…but when you are a public figure, getting busted is definitely not a good career move. Around noon today police searched the home of Ministry of Housing P.R. Officer Marisa Quan and found seven parcels of weed weighing a total of two […]
With the joint investigation into the beating death of fourteen year old David Zabaneh growing bigger, but not necessarily any closer to resolution, British and Belizean officials today announced that the time had come to decide which country would take jurisdiction over the case. For many reasons, they explained, the cause of justice would be […]
What appeared to be a major robbery may turn out to be a major disappointment for the robbers. Monday, between 12:00 and 1:00, a thief or thieves broke the glass door of the BTL office in Ladyville. The two staff members and the KBH security guard were out for lunch at the time and the […]
A veteran union activist has been murdered in Cayo. Fifty-seven year old Antonio Farias, who retired as vice president of the Public Service Union in 1998 and since that time has operated the Three Star Bar in San Ignacio, was killed just after midnight Saturday as he left the establishment. After closing the club, located […]
Police are asking Cayo residents to be on the lookout for counterfeit U.S. dollars that they believe are circulating in the area. On Saturday, boledo vendor James Young, who operates in front of Delicious Restaurant on Burns Avenue in San Ignacio, received what appeared to be twenty U.S. dollars in payment from a Hispanic man. […]
The joint investigation by Belizean and British Military Police into the death of fourteen year old David Zabaneh Jr. continues. Zabaneh was severely beaten by a number of British Gurkha soldiers in the wee hours of May eleventh at Raul’s Rose Garden nightclub. He died in a Florida hospital two days later. Questioning of the […]
He was detained shortly after the shooting at the agriculture showgrounds and now eighteen-year-old Shawn Hertular has been arrested and charged for murder. Hertular, a resident of Belmopan, is the man who allegedly shot to death twenty-one year old Denver Westby of Belize City as he attended the Ag Show on Sunday evening. Hertular has […]
A day at the National Agriculture and Trade Show in Belmopan has ended tragically for a twenty-one year old father of two children. Reports are that Denver Westby of Faber’s Road in Belize City was shot at close range twice as he stood under a tent at the fair around 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. An […]
One of the four inmates who escaped from Hattieville Prison on Wednesday has not only been captured, but also tried and convicted for his breakout. Twenty-year-old Terry Reyes was rounded up by police around eleven last night and this morning was sentenced in Magistrate’s Court to four years for escape. That time runs on top […]
One of Belize City’s most popular clothing outlets was the victim of a robbery this afternoon. Shortly before 2:30, three men entered Gaylord Store on King Street and held up two of the clerks at gunpoint. The men stole around a thousand dollars from the cash pan, but before escaping on their bicycles one of […]
The results of a post-mortem conducted on the body of David Zabaneh Jr. have been released by police. According to their report, the autopsy done in Florida certifies the cause of death as blows to the centre of the head and back of the neck. These injuries were consistent with those caused by a blunt […]
Crime in Belize seems to be getting more bizarre with every passing week. Around 7:30 Wednesday night police found twenty-eight year old Karim Armando Gomez, a farmer who lives in Benque Viejo lying face up with his severed head placed between his legs. The fully clothed corpse was found in the victim’s farmhouse at nearby […]
One suspected criminal may have headed across the border but another made the mistake of crossing in the opposite direction. Henry Lara, a resident of the village of Caoba in Guatemala’s Peten, has been convicted for two recent armed robberies and sentenced to a whopping thirty-six years in prison. Lara, found guilty in the Mother’s […]
A joint police/BDF operation is combing the area around the Western Highway tonight after four dangerous inmates breached the walls of Hattieville Prison. The breakout occurred during the convicts recess period. According to Executive Governor of Prisons Bernard Adolphus, all four men were maximum security prisoners serving time for murder, attempted murder or manslaughter. Bernard […]
Progress is coming slowly in the case of a fourteen-year-old Belizean boy beaten to death last week by British soldiers. Today a joint press conference was held by police press officer G. Michael Reid and recently arrived British Army spokesman David Falcke. No new details of the investigation into the killing of David Zabaneh Jr. […]
If there was any drama at today’s press conference, it was due to the presence of Victor Pollard. Pollard, who describes himself as the stepfather of the deceased David Zabaneh Jr., expressed both anger at the killing and hope that those responsible will be brought to justice. Victor Pollard “And not having police been there, […]
