Police are reporting on two fires in Jalacte, Toledo District over the last two days. On Tuesday, reports are that a thatched structure which houses the residence of Stephen Koy and a church had been burned. Koy told police he attempted to extinguish the flames but his kitchen was destroyed and the back of the […]
What happened to his son? That is the question one father from Punta Gorda is asking tonight, one day after his son’s body was found on a small caye ten miles off Belize City. The deceased, Cecil Tillett Junior, was a former firefighter reportedly employed by a C.I.B. officer who took him to the island […]
The burnt remains found on a farm in Esperanza Village last week were identified on Tuesday as that of missing fireman Peter Luis Jones. His grieving father, Peter Jones Senior, told News Five today how he was able to recognize his son. On the Phone: Peter Jones Sr., Father of Deceased “We did an […]
The Special Patrol Unit conducted an operation in the Saint Martin de Porres neighborhood on Monday night which yielded a quantity of marijuana, as well as a cache of weapons. Seven pounds of cannabis, packed tightly in three parcels, were retrieved from a property on Carnation Street. The raid was led by Assistant Superintendent Aaron […]
June fifteenth is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The National Council on Ageing says last year, four percent of domestic violence cases were crimes against older men and women, but only one out of every twenty-four cases of elder abuse is actually reported to authorities. Honing in on Belize, the release says, “Elder Abuse is […]
A young man from Trial Farm, Orange Walk District is dead and an investigation is underway to determine whether the circumstances that led to his demise were intentional or accidental. Jillian Garcia was knocked down and killed shortly after leaving an establishment where he had an altercation with several individuals. Those persons have been detained […]
There is a sad end to a missing person’s story from last week. This evening, police have confirmed that the burnt remains found on a farm in Esperanza Village last week have been identified as those of missing fireman Peter Luis Jones. According to police, the body was identified his father, Peter Jones Senior. A […]
Fallen police Superintendent Henry Jemmott will be laid to rest in Dangriga on Saturday. During Monday’s press briefing A.C.P. Joseph Myette said many of his fellow officers have been affected by Jemmott’s death. ACP Joseph Myvette, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “As is the norm, when it is a police funeral, they are given […]
Police busted five people, including a minor, with five parcels of cocaine in Dangriga. According to police, a search was conducted at a residence on Poots Martinez Street on Thursday afternoon. They uncovered the five parcels of cocaine in a washing machine inside the house. Police detained Rashad Garcia, Anthony Garcia, Anthony Castillo, Kevin Welcome […]
In court news, a man who pleaded guilty to threatening his brother, hacking him with a machete and then chopping up his personal belongings was given until September thirtieth to pay the three fines associated with the offences. This morning Venicio Guevara admitted to Magistrate Audrey Grinage that on June eight, he went to his […]
A man and woman who have been in a common-law union for over sixteen years and brought charges of aggravated assault against each other ended up dropping the charges today in court and ending their relationship. The pair, sixty-four year old Miguel Alamina and thirty-eight year old Shantel Reneau pressed charges against each other following […]
A shooting incident in Belize City around nine-thirty p.m. on Wednesday has left an aspiring musical artist recovering in the hospital. It happened on Victoria Street, just a stone’s throw away from the Pickstock Hutment. A vehicle emerged on the scene where several young men were standing. Before they knew it, they were running for […]
Thieves have once more targeted a Belize City school; this time, it was Trinity Methodist. News Five spoke with the principal today about what happened, what was stolen and how the public can help. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Burglars broke into Trinity Methodist Primary School sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning. Principal Jamael Campbell […]
The Briceño administration says it will not be negotiating with the gangs. It’s a position that the prime minister himself has made abundantly clear. But that is not to say that gang violence will be left unchecked, or that services to improve gang members lives won’t be made available. What will be implemented is a […]
The Friends for Conservation and Development are reporting an escalation of illegal activities inside the Adjacency Zone. FCD notes that they have been using remote sensing, aerial reconnaissance and ground patrols which show that one kilometer of the width along Belize’s border is “heavily compromised.” News Five spoke with Executive Director Rafael Manzanero. Rafael […]
The Friends for Conservation and Development has also detained two Guatemalan poachers in Chiquibul Forest. Raul and Victorino Rivera were detained on Saturday and handed over to San Ignacio Police. They were found with game meat and a baby peccary. The young animal was handed over to the Wildlife Referral Clinic. The men are expected […]
As we reported at the top of the newscast, the U.D.P.’s Patrick Faber is having his leadership challenged following a videotaped altercation with his daughter’s mother. Since the video went viral, current and former area reps of the United Democratic Party have issued statements to condemn his actions. When he appeared on Open Your Eyes […]
Last week Friday, a number of community leaders got together to hold what they call a leadership intervention program to address crime and violence in Belize City. A release from the group says that the initiative is led by the Behavioral Modification and Conflict Management Services, formerly C.Y.D.P. It brings together key persons from the […]
Late last week Coast Guard officers came across the lifeless body of an unidentified person fifteen miles off the coast of Placencia Village, near Whipray Caye. Could the deceased be connected to the recent drug plane that crashed off the coast of Placencia less than a month ago? The location where the body was discovered […]
While police are working on identifying the body found off Whipray Caye, they believe they have been able to identify the human remains found in Eldridgeville, on Friday. Police believe they are that of Oscar Garcia, a resident of Independence Village. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “This was on Friday last. […]
A man from the Young Bank area of Teakettle Village died on Saturday night under questionable circumstances, reportedly after spending the night out at a popular night club with a friend. He is Julio Cesar Tizol, whose body was discovered along the Young Gial road leading to the Valley of Peace Village. It is a […]
There has been a string of vehicle thefts in Benque Viejo del Carmen over the past few weeks, as persons living near the western border are being held up at gunpoint and robbed. Their vehicles are then transported into Guatemala. Police believe that there is a specific group of men behind these robberies; some of […]
Was Jasmine Hartin’s caution statement leaked to international media, who have been on the ground following the shooting death of Superintendent Henry Jemmott? The Canadian national has been on remand since last Tuesday, awaiting a bail hearing, for the charge of manslaughter by negligence in the death of the senior cop. On Friday, the office […]
And while police investigate how Hartin’s caution statement could have been leaked and/or sold to the international press, one media outlet in the United Kingdom seems to have based their Sunday edition story on portions of it. The Daily Mail reports that for the first time they can reveal details of the case or what […]
Three men transporting seven kilos of cocaine in northern Belize were intercepted by law enforcement on Thursday evening. Police say Cornelius Reddecopp, John Reddecopp and Eric Barrera were in a while pickup truck on the Little Belize Road when police intercepted the vehicle. Seven parcels of cocaine were found stored inside a bag on the […]
