A lawman is himself in trouble with the law for illegally transporting over thirty thousand dollars worth of fish in northern Belize. Police say Coast Guard officer Daniel Ack and Jamie-lee Cruz approached a checkpoint in Buena Vista Village in a SUV. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of three hundred and […]
The skeletal remains of an unidentified male person were retrieved from a bushy area in Elridgeville, Toledo District shortly before noon today. Sometime around twelve o’clock, Punta Gorda police were called out to the village where C.I.B. personnel observed a decomposed corpse clad in a pair of shorts and an orange striped shirt. The discovery […]
The story is garnering international media attention and causing Belizeans to put forth all sorts of theories about the case that seems straight out of a murder mystery. But while the speculation continues and the foreign media join local reporters in the hunt for interviews and footage, tonight the woman who has been questioned by […]
Well-known pharmacist Edward Flowers is lucky to have escaped grave injury when he came under gunfire on Monday night in Belize City. The forty-two-year-old had just closed his pharmacy for business when an unknown individual took aim at him. Multiple shots were fired in Flowers’ direction, hitting him in the right shoulder. The incident took […]
Three days after the shooting death of Superintendent Henry Jemmott on San Pedro, the main suspect, Canadian national Jasmine Hartin was charged for his killing. Along with attorney Godfrey Smith, Hartin appeared before the magistrate where she was charged with Manslaughter by Negligence. While it is not known if she was being given special treatment […]
During the weekly press briefing today in Belmopan, the first topic of discussion was death of Superintendent Jermott. Police Commissioner Chester Williams ran the briefing himself and spoke about the post mortem, his updates to the family and the investigation into the death at San Pedro. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The post mortem […]
This just in….Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith at the conclusion of today’s arraignment told the media that his client Jasmine Hartin was denied bail. She remains in police custody, pending remand to the Central prison in Hattieville. Godfrey Smith, Attorney for Jasmine Hartin “We are not gonna give a statement today, but we are going […]
A family man was shot and killed in the west on Friday night. Police say that they believe he was targeted for his truck which may have been taken across the border. News Five’s Andrea Polanco was in Benque today. Andrea Polanco, Reporting 49-year-old Wayne Cadle was shot and killed on Riverside Street in […]
A dispute between bus operators in Ladyville Village came to a violent head this morning. A woman bus conductor for Los Lagos Bus Service says she was physically attacked by two men from Serrano’s. New Five Paul Lopez has the story. Aaliyah Monima, Los Lagos Bus Service “I was sitting at the bus stop […]
Police have arrested and charged a teacher in the north for threatening messages against a government minister and their families. The teacher, identified as Rigoberto Rivera, was slapped with a charge of “use of threat” after he made the comments in a B.N.T.U. Corozal WhatsApp group. Here’s more from Commissioner Chester Williams. Chester Williams, […]
A man was killed in Toledo over the weekend. On Saturday just after two o’clock in the afternoon, police were called out to Jacintoville where they found the body of Joseph Guy. He was last seen alive a few days before his body was discovered. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Upon […]
Four persons were each hit with a drug charge after police found two parcels of cocaine at their house in Corozal. ACP Joseph Myvett of the National Crimes Investigation Branch tells us more. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Police conducted a search at the residence of Angelina Gomez of Seventh Avenue […]
All of Belize was abuzz today at the news a well known top cop had been found dead in San Pedro. News Five’s Duane Moody was sent to the scene early today and Andrea Polanco attended the briefing at Headquarters in Belmopan as police take on the duty of investigating the death of one of […]
This week, bomb threats were called in to two government offices, forcing the workers out into the streets and delaying the provision of services to members of the public for several hours. Well today, police say they have linked a phone number to one of those threats. But the Commissioner says at this point they […]
Police have recovered three kilos of cocaine they believe originated from a narco-plane that crashed landed off the coast of Placencia. As was reported, since the crash police has been able to locate the wings and tail of the plane at sea. The body, which police suspects may still contain the drugs and the pilots, […]
The Belize Coast Guard is recreating the possible scenarios that led to a suspected drug plane crashing off the coast of Placencia, in an attempt to locate its fuselage. As we have reported, authorities have since retrieved the wings and tail, but the body of the plane is yet to be found. Today, we spoke […]
Commander Soberanis was pressed further on those possible scenarios surrounding the narco-plane crash. He was asked if it is a possibility that fishermen in the area assisted in hauling the drugs from the crash site. Here is what he had to say. Commander Gregory Soberanis, Acting Commandant, Belize Coast Guard “We don’t like to speculate. […]
While drivers are desperately seeking legally imported fuel at the nation’s gas stations, an operation by Customs and Excise officers this morning led to the interception of six thousand gallons of contraband fuel. Tonight, a Belizean and a Guatemalan driver are detained pending charges for the illegal activity. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane […]
The Belize Police Department, along with the Conflict Resolution and Behavior Modification Service, staged a recent intervention to try and broker peace between feuding gangs in the city. Over the extended weekend, a number of street figures were rounded up and held in detention, before a session was held with Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, […]
With a ceasefire having been brokered yet again, how long will it last this time and what input will other government departments have in encouraging gang members to keep the peace? Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “While yes, we try in mediation to see how we can get them to come to a common […]
Coast Guard divers are working alongside police to try and locate the main body of a plane that crashed off Belize’s southern coast. Only portions of the plane have so far been recovered. The rest, which police believe contained drugs, is still missing. Now, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams says anyone who is in possession […]
As you heard earlier, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams along with C.Y.D.P. Director Abdul Nunez and others participated in a mediation exercise with purported gang members in an effort to quell the gun violence of the past three weeks. Caught up in the group of alleged criminal actors was Eston Young, a resident of Majestic […]
In previous states of emergency, there have been reports of several individuals being caught in the dragnet used to take gang members off the streets. Eston Young, a father of two young children, feels that he will now be a target of the police department; that even though he is a law-abiding citizen, he will […]
A murder in a peaceful area of Ladyville over the weekend has a family in shock. Reporter Andrea Polanco visited the family today to find out what happened to a young father who had been doing well in his job at a call center. Andrea Polanco, Reporting This blood stained spot marks where twenty-three-year-old […]
A deadly attack similar to one witnessed on Church Street on May eighth, has once again claimed the life of an innocent Belize City resident. Police say fifty-eight-year-old Randolph Gentle was not the intended target of a pair of gunmen who opened fire at a residence on Antelope Street last Friday. He was simply there […]
