A protest proceeded as planned in Orange Walk today. But what started as a peaceful march against the “hot bed of corruption’’ at the Ministry of Lands escalated into a violent riot at the Tower Hill Bridge. We start our coverage of today’s events with the tear gassing of Belizeans, primarily from the Corozal and […]
Police were out on their weekly meet and greet visits today with residents across the city. We went along with the cops on the south side in the Jane Usher Boulevard Area. According to police, the residents want to see more patrols and have more face time with the authorities. When we caught up with […]
When we spoke with Superintendent Arzu, we also asked him about the increasing number of weapons and drugs recently seized, retrieved primarily from empty or abandoned lots. Arzu says that it appears that those empty lots are being craftily used by criminals, but police are dismantling their activities by targeting these lots. Supt. Daniel […]
The Military Tattoo was back this year to display the readiness of the Belize Fence Force and the Police Department. Hundreds headed over to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex on Friday evening to view the exercise. All was going according to precision, when something went awfully wrong. Today, both agencies provided explanations as to why […]
It is not often that the good deeds by cops are celebrated publicly – but two officers attached to the San Ignacio Police Station are being praised by their Department and the public they serve for saving three teenagers from drowning. From all accounts, it is unlikely that the boys would have survived the strong […]
The story of the used B.D.F. uniforms…everyone has weighed in from the respective government ministries, including home affairs and defense. Those worn military garbs were all listed for destruction by the Ministry of Finance and a contract was subsequently awarded to a private citizen, who did not dispose of all the items. A joint operation […]
The family of Ashton Augustine in Dangriga says they want answers from the police because the seventeen-year-old boy was shot under what they consider an excessive use of force. His aunt says that he was with friends playing football on Sunday evening when on his way home, he stopped with his friends on Ecumenical Drive. […]
The Belize Defense Force is getting a new hospital through collaboration with the United States. A team from the U.S. Marine will be carrying the necessary construction to bring up to speed the current facility. Works are scheduled to be completed by October. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports from Price Barracks. Isani Cayetano, Reporting […]
There is new information coming out of the Ministry of Defense tonight, following the discovery of a significant quantity of outdated military equipment that were scheduled to be dispensed with by the Ministry of Finance. On Thursday, a joint operation recovered ninety battle dress uniforms; various amounts of specialized shirts, pants and other accoutrements as […]
The inventory of obsolete battle dress uniforms, along with the detachable boat engines, was found inside a home in Orange Walk Town. Mexican national Miguel De Jesus was found with several pieces of equipment and was escorted back to town where he led police and B.D.F. to a residence. At that home, the team of […]
This morning, shortly after passing through the Sarstoon Island area, the Guatemalan Armed Forces trailed the Belizean boat for some ten minutes. While the boat remained within Belize territory, as many as five military personnel from the GAF continued to trail the media. Their pursuit started slowly and after a while they picked up speed […]
The Central Bank of Belize launched today a new Automated Cheque Processing, which paves the way for the electronic processing of cheques. It means that clearing time will be reduced significantly, thereby accelerating the flow of money. The automated system will also result in robust business activity, according to the bank’s officials. It kicks in […]
This April’s National Cyber Security Forum, hosted by Packet Clearing House and the Public Utilities Commission, featured a host of participants working to create a National Cyber Security Strategy and Action Plan. But the work is not done, as in the same venue as the Symposium today, the P.U.C. hosted Belize’s major internet service providers, […]
An auspicious ceremony was held at the Belize Defense Force headquarters in Ladyville. Four pilots completed a Helicopter Conversion Training Course to fly the Taiwanese-gifted Hueys thus transitioning from the old defender aircrafts to fixed-wing to rotary aircrafts. It was a proud moment for the force as well as Commander David Jones who is looking […]
The United States of America has formally transferred three boats and equipment valued at close to a million Belize dollars to the Belize Police Department. The vessels were previously seized by Belizean authorities and subsequently refurbished and equipped to fight criminal activities. According to the U.S. Embassy in Belize, “this project is expected to help […]
The Belize Police Department has been observing Police Week since Sunday. Activities have been planned for the entire week, some are internal and others involve the community. One of the major activities they took on today was an Open Day throughout the country which saw the participation of several organizations and the community. Here’s what […]
We have been regularly reporting on issues along the Mexico-Belize border with respect to contraband and other smuggling, illegal entry and exit and other issues. The Customs and Excise Department has been at the forefront of curbing and reducing such problems, but it is always a tough job. Recently there have been flare-ups between smugglers […]
The men and women of law enforcement across the country, those attached to the Belize Police Department, are celebrating Police Week 2017. Since launching a calendar of events on Sunday morning, officers have been involved in a number of activities, including cleanup campaigns and community outreach. Later this week, outstanding officers will also be recognized […]
More ten million U.S. dollars has been invested in the education and health sectors through the U.S. Embassy’s Beyond the Horizon Project. Communities in the Belize, Cayo and Stann Creek Districts received new facilities or benefitted from medical exercises. The initiative closed today in Ladyville; local ministers as well as U.S. personnel reflected on the […]
It has now been a month since it was reported that the villages of Otoxha and San Benito Poite have been facing a takeover of acres of territory by Guatemalan farmers seeking greater pastures. The farmers left a mile-plus-long trail from Guatemala into Belize for easier access to their ‘conquered’ territory. The matter was officially […]
As children perform in dance, music and drama, female officers are taking part in the Belize Coast Guard’s second annual Wonder Woman Challenge, taking place at its headquarters on the George Price Highway. For two days, female officers of the Coastguard, Police and B.D.F. will be competing in several disciplines. Aside from encouraging sportsmanship, the […]
When we left you on Tuesday evening, the breaking news was the discovery of a body, believed to be that of a Guatemalan national, inside the Chiquibul National Park. The body was located in the extreme reaches of the Ceibo Chico area, approximately eight kilometers east of the Adjacency Line. Earlier today, a joint operation […]
A Belizean soldier is flying high after topping a fourteen-month course in pilot training in Jamaica. The Ministry of Defence and the Belize Defence Force took the opportunity to give out congratulations today to Captain Francis Usher, who placed first in the Wings Course 1601 pilot training course in Jamaica. Funding from the course came […]
In commemoration of World Press Freedom Day, local journalists and media personalities were invited for a fly over of Belize from the Belize District over to the Cayo District. Treated to unfettered access of the U.S. Army’s UH 60 Blackhawk, the press not only got the chance to take in the views of Belize’s geography, […]
The Gang Resistance Education And Training (GREAT) Program is a violence prevention program. The program is being used to fight delinquency, youth violence, and gang involvement through school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom courses. Over thirteen thousand Police officers from across the U.S. and Central American countries have been trained and certified. Belize is one of the […]
