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In a separate shooting, a Belize City police officer came under fire after a gang of men ambushed him in the Belize Port Authority area. Police believe they were attempting to steal his firearm. The officer managed to escape, but not before being shot in the foot. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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A stabbing victim was airlifted from Caye Caulker over the weekend and is hospitalized at the Karl Heusner Memorial where he is being treated for his injury. The crime was reportedly perpetrated by a woman who inflicted a single stab wound to his chest. While details on the incident are scant, Assistant Superintendent Fitzroy Yearwood […]
Written on June 28, 2021 | Posted in
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Reports out of Mexico are that three Belizeans from Corozal Town were executed on a beach in Tulum on Thursday. Details of the incident are still sketchy. In fact, there are conflicting reports about exactly how many Belizean men were executed, and their exact identities. During a zoom with the Commission of Police Chester Williams, […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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We asked the Commissioner of Police about reports that the men may have been involved in illicit activities across the border. He would not comment on whether they are known to police. Paul Lopez “Would police involvement be warranted if this were a case of some sort of drug transnational drug trafficking scenario?” […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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And while local authorities are waiting on official information from Mexican authorities or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the mother of one of the reported victims, Gladimir Eduard Chable, believes her son is dead. However, the Corozal mother told the media that she was under the impression her son was working in Cayo. Mother […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the fight against transnational narco-trafficking is becoming more challenging for local law enforcement authorities. Early Friday morning, narco traffickers skillfully landed a narco-plane in a mangrove area, in Monkey River Village, not easily accessible by land. The pilot’s maneuvers on the mangrove terrain were so crafty, that ComPol […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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But what led to the recent charges levelled against Jasmine Hartin in San Pedro? Today, she appeared before the magistrate for charges of common assault and possession of a controlled drug. Despite objections made by the prosecutor, the magistrate offered bail of one thousand dollars, which up to news time was not met as yet. […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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Commissioner Chester Williams also spoke about what is being described as a media circus that played out inside the San Ignacio Police Station on Thursday – something he says is against protocol as the media is not given permission to interview detainees inside a police station. But Hartin gave an interview, even questioned an officer […]
Written on June 25, 2021 | Posted in
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A Guatemalan laborer whose identity is yet to be confirmed was murdered in Honey Camp, Orange Walk District sometime overnight. This morning, police were called to an area of a feeder road that leads to Santa Martha Village. There, they observed the headless body of a Hispanic male. According to forty-seven-year-old Angel Gongora, his friend, […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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While we were with Minister Oscar Requeña, we asked him about the concerns of increased incursions by Guatemalans in the south. In a most recent incident on Tuesday, a Guatemalan xatéro reportedly shot police officer Ronaldo Camara. Camara was part of a joint patrol and while travelling from San Jose Village encountered two Hispanic men, […]
Written on June 24, 2021 | Posted in
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There was a murder in Saint Margaret’s Village earlier today. Six armed men rob a Valley of Peace couple, Vicente Garanza and his wife, Celfa while the couple was on their way to purchase vegetables in the Bird Walk community. The men reportedly created a roadblock to prevent the couple’s Isuzu truck from continuing its […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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The story of the apparent suicide of controversial figure John McAfee in a Spanish jail today made international headlines. And while his death means he will never travel to the United States to face charges of tax evasion, it also means that a 2012 murder in Belize may remain unsolved. Although McAfee was found liable […]
Written on June 23, 2021 | Posted in
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A Guatemalan xatéro is being accused of shooting a police officer in the Toledo District. Reports are that Police Constable Ronaldo Camara was on his way from San Jose Hawai with a joint patrol team when he stopped at a river to fetch water. Camara reportedly fell behind the patrol, and in the process of […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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A seventeen-year-old female minor, reportedly involved in the murders of Gonzalo Rosado and Wayne Cadle, was granted bail when she appeared in court this morning. The young woman was charged with four counts related to conspiracy to commit murder and was represented in court today by attorney Hurl Hamilton. News Five spoke with Hamilton by […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Authorities are investigating the discovery of skeletal remains in the Mosquitoville area in San Ignacio. According to police, bones and a skull along with some pieces of garments were discovered in some high bushes in an isolated area. Police say the identity of the person remains uncertain. The remains were taken to the National Forensic […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Last month, PM John Briceño discussed narco-trafficking with President Alejandro Giammettei during his time in Guatemala. Former Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte says that he hopes Briceño gets all the multinational help needed to tackle this criminal activity. Michael Peyrefitte, Former Attorney General “I know that we work very closely with the Americans when it […]
Written on June 22, 2021 | Posted in
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Over the weekend, a pair of teenagers was handed over to local authorities by their counterparts in Guatemala. The youths, seventeen and eighteen years old, respectively, are being held in connection with two murders. As we reported on March second, Gonzalo Rosado was shot and killed inside his vehicle which was parked in front of […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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A Belize City resident is recovering from a gunshot injury following an attempt on his life on Friday night. Mark Burgess was walking along Iguana Street around ten-thirty p.m. when upon reaching its intersection with Seagull Street someone opened fire. The Lakeview Street resident was injured in the shooting and was transported to the Karl […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa says his ministry is doing a lot to crack down on reports of police brutality. Minster Musa says he personally reviews many of these allegations, often captured in videos, and where necessary, he follows up to ensure action is taken. But even with measures in […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Intervention has been one of the longstanding approaches used to tackle gang violence, particularly in south side Belize City. And while the approach offers relief from violence to these communities, that relief is often temporary. For a more permanent solution to this plaguing issue, Minister Musa argues that the issue of poverty among the most […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Since the decriminalization of the possession of up to ten grams of marijuana, no further legislation has been passed for its sale and purchase. So, while it is legal to use no more than ten grams in the privacy of one’s home, the trade of marijuana remains illegal in Belize. Due to push back, mainly […]
Written on June 21, 2021 | Posted in
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Police have taken a DNA sample for the body of John Doe found at Larks Caye, off the coast of Placencia. A postmortem result conducted on June fifteenth found the cause of death to be multiple blunt force traumatic injuries to the chest and abdominal area. It is suspected that the body belongs to one […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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On Thursday, the media got a chance to ask the Commissioner of Police about reports of a drug plane landing in the area of Graham Creek and Crique Sarco on Saturday morning. ComPol Williams says nothing has been established yet. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “We did get the information that there was a […]
Written on June 18, 2021 | Posted in
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Police have released the postmortem results of a body found near Lark Caye, off the coast of Placencia two weeks ago. As we reported, when Coast Guard officers found the corpse, it was only half a body, and it was badly decomposed. In fact, they could not even identify its gender. Well, tonight we can […]
Written on June 16, 2021 | Posted in
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Nineteen-year-old Jillian Garcia lost his life on Sunday night when he was run over by an SUV traveling at high speed. The incident happened in his home village of Trial Farm in Orange Walk District. The teenager had a misunderstanding with a group of young men a few moments prior to that incident and investigators […]
Written on June 16, 2021 | Posted in
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