But even scarier is the fact that Officer Morales appears to have blatantly lied in his statement about what transpired on the night of the fatal shooting. Were it not for the surveillance footage that statement would have been the basis for the investigation – a misrepresentation of the facts of the incident. Viewers may […]
In the wake of the killing of Jessie Escobar, the wooden house rented by Officer Morales was set on fire. This case of arson is being investigated and ComPol Williams says that when the perpetrators are identified, they will be charged. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Of course – that is an outright criminal […]
On Monday night, we aired an interview with the Chief of Staff of the Belize Defense Force on the rules of engagement that guide a soldier in populated areas like Santa Familia. The incident goes against those standard procedures. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams told the gathering today that the military officers have been removed […]
Former Minister of Works Rene Montero is being sought by police for the crime of willful oppression. A wanted person flyer was circulated on Monday for information leading to his arrest. It’s a development that goes back to November 2020 when heavy equipment belonging to the Government of Belize was repossessed from the former Cayo […]
ComPol Chester Williams does not believe that the former minister is out of the country. Having seen the statement made by Montero’s attorney, he advises that the wanted former minister turns himself in to the police. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “Yesterday we issued a warrant in first instance for the arrest of Mister […]
The charge of “willful oppression” for which the former Minister of Works is wanted by police is a charge some say they have never heard of before. Today, attorney Dickie Bradley shared with News Five that in his view it is also a charge that can never stand against a former government minister in a […]
There was a shootout in southern Belize between criminal elements from Belize City and police officers. It started with officers responding to a robbery in Red Bank Village and led to a vehicle chase along on the Southern Highway. But there was an exchange of fire when the vehicle the robbers were travelling in ended […]
There is public outrage over the killing of a B.D.F. soldier in the village of Santa Familia – but it wasn’t at the hands of Guatemalan bandits; in fact, it was a fellow soldier on a joint patrol in the village that raised his long-arm rifle and fired a deadly shot that caught Jessie Escobar […]
Did the lowest-ranking Belize Defense Force soldier who fired the fatal shot at his colleague in Santa Familia on Sunday night follow all the measures that are outlined in the B.D.F.’s rules of engagement? The internal directives that define the circumstances, conditions, degree and manner in which the use of force is authorized are a […]
From as early as January of this year, former Minister of Works, Rene Montero Senior has been the subject of a police investigation into alleged wrongdoing that occurred while he was in office under the previous U.D.P. administration. Today, the Belize Police Department issued a warrant for the arrest of Montero Senior and George Andrews, […]
There is another fatal shooting incident to report tonight. And the crime was also committed in front of the victim’s family. On Friday, night, brazen criminals came knocking on the door at a home on Belize Street in Belmopan. The matriarch of the house opened the door and the person asked for the whereabouts of […]
Over the weekend, a suspected narco-plane crash-landed on the Guatemalan side of the Sarstoon area. Guatemalan law enforcement reportedly seized the cargo, however, the pilot and others on the ground escaped. Information is that lawmen on this side of the border were also tracking the plane and were also deployed south. Today, ComPol Chester Williams […]
A San Pedro resident was busted with one thousand thirty-four grams of suspected cocaine or about two point three pounds of the illegal drug. Last Friday, police on the island conducted a search at El Secreto North Ambergris Caye where they discovered the suspected drugs inside a metal box in the kitchen. Present at the […]
An attempt was made on the life of Belize City resident Kenroy Daly over the weekend. The twenty-two-year-old was at the corner of Seagull and Pelican Streets conversing with a woman when a gunman walked towards them from the direction of North Creek and fired several shots at him. One of the bullets made its […]
Also in a stable condition at the K.H.M.H. is a victim of a stabbing. On Sunday morning, police responded to reports of an injured man on the pavement in Lord’s Bank Village. The victim had been stabbed multiple times and left for dead. He was rushed to the hospital where he is recovering. Deputy Head […]
There’s a joint Belize Coast Guard and Belize Defense Force search for two fishermen from Independence who went missing on Wednesday. Luis Carranza and Adam Menjivar reportedly left Puerto Cortes, Honduras on Wednesday evening on board a vessel named Ashley. The men were expected to arrive at Round Caye later that evening but never made […]
Investigations are underway yet again at Price Barracks after a B.D.F. female soldier is reporting that she was raped by another soldier. On Monday, she told her superiors that she was sexually assaulted and after interviews were conducted with her, she officially made a report to the Belize Police Department. Now, for some time, we […]
So what happens next? Well, as we said, a formal report has been made to the Ladyville Police whose investigators are now looking into the incident. Depending on whether charges are brought against the alleged perpetrator, the policy sets out the steps that will be taken thereafter. Lt. Col. Anthony Velasquez, Chief of Staff, […]
A Belizean cook of Unitedville Village, Cayo has been charged for the double murder of eighteen-year-old Lloyd Myvett and nine-year-old Jamir McKoy. On Thursday, Jovannie O’Brien was formally arrested and charged for the crime which occurred on the night of August thirtieth as Myvett and the minor stood in front of a parked car outside […]
There was a marijuana bust in Belmopan on Thursday afternoon that yielded over thirty-five pounds of suspected weed. Police conducted a joint operation on the outskirts of Belmopan where officers searched a bushy area. This led to the discovery of a crocus sack hidden under some bush. Inside the sack were twenty parcels of suspected […]
Just before dawn on Thursday, a fire broke on Rainbow Street in the D.F.C area of San Pedro Town. A small wooden structure that was once Jays Store was engulfed in flames when authorities arrived at the scene. The shop was owned by Yesica Cordon, who was asleep when she received a call from her […]
Tonight, we regret to inform viewers that nine-year-old Jamir McKoy, who was shot in Unitedville on Monday night, has died. McKoy was near his house in the village standing along with his friend, eighteen-year-old Lloyd Myvett, when a youth approached them and opened fire, hitting Myvett in the chest and McKoy in the abdomen. Both […]
Some fifty gang members from Southside Belize City are incarcerated at the Belize Central Prison under the recent State of Emergency. They will spend two more weeks behind bars before they are released back into their respective communities. Today, Ministers Kareem Musa, Kevin Bernard and the Director of the Department of Youth Services paid a […]
As we said, Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa was not at the Belize Central Prison alone. Also present were members of the Belize Police Department, community, and the Department of Youth Services. The DYS has agreed to engage these young men for the next two weeks in an attempt to create positive change in […]
The Minister of Home Affairs says he does not expect the Southside State of Emergency to be extended past September nineteenth, although he says the government is prepared to continue this approach to dealing with gang violence, if necessary. He points to the precedent set by the last administration. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home […]
