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 […]
A Jamaican was murdered in the City of Belmopan on Saturday night. Taxi driver Nicholas Moody was ambushed by men on motorbikes in the Intelco Hill Area. Before succumbing to his injuries at the Western Regional Hospital, Moody provided a few details that may be helpful to police’s investigation. News Five’s Paul Lopez was in […]
While Moody’s family believes the motive for his murder was robbery, police are thinking otherwise. Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero says personal conflicts, or maybe even drugs, may have been factors. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Investigations revealed that he was in a taxi car at Intelco Hill when he […]
There was also a murder reported in the Cayo District. Fifty-one-year-old Celestino Cob died as a result of chop wounds he sustained to the throat. According to Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero, Cob left his Santa Elena home on Sunday night and that was the last time he was seen alive. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, […]
There was also a murder recorded in the South, this time a disabled man in Punta Gorda. In the wee hours of Saturday, police were called out to a house where they discovered Marcus Tracy’s body. With the assistance of footage from PGTV, Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting In Punta Gorda, he was […]
A suspected drug plane crashed over the weekend in southern Belize, just off the coast of Placencia and in the vicinity of Moho Caye. Local authorities had been tracking the plane en route from South America on Friday night and there are reports that it was seen flying over Independence. But the plane went down […]
Just after midday today, a family’s worst fears were confirmed – the bodies of a Canadian Belizean and his wife, reported missing earlier this week, were discovered off a dirt path in the Belize District. Even as the family now has closure, they are still so many unanswered questions. News Five’s Duane Moody was out […]
As we said, the gruesome discovery was made just after midday today; this was one day after their vehicle was found abandoned in an area off the John Smith Link Road. A post-mortem examination conducted on the bodies of Mark and Leticia Frankel certified that the couple was shot dead before their bodies were dumped. […]
Stephan Castillo was murdered on Thursday and today police say that they have one person in custody and are looking for several others. Officers were also able to retrieve the gun they believed was used in the deadly shooting. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the killers pounced on Castillo simply because he was […]
So as you heard ComPol Williams, Castillo wasn’t one of those involved in the recent killings and may have been targeted simply because of where he lived and whom he associated with. Williams says that they expected the retaliations and that police are trying to deal with all the territories where there are gang feuds. […]
And so what’s next for crime? Can police curb the spate of gun violence that has erupted in the city over the last several days? Williams says they have multiple operations in place and are exploring the use of intervention through the behavioral modification center. He notes that the option of a State of Emergency […]
And while police are busy at work trying to put out fires in the gang-ridden communities, cops haven’t stopped their routine work on the streets and their stop and searches have taken weapons off the streets in recent days. Commissioner Chester Williams tells us more about two separate incidents where weapons were confiscated. Chester […]
They came from all over the country, some as far as rural Toledo, to send a resounding message to Prime Minister Briceño and his government. The unions sent that message during what may be the largest gathering of teachers and public officers since the beginning of industrial action in late April. They walked and sang […]
This morning, the perimeter around the prime minister’s Dunn Street residence in Orange Walk Town was roped off with caution tape. There was also heavy police presence in the neighborhood in anticipation of protestors entering the area. While today’s demonstration was without incident, teachers and public officers who participated in the protest removed the cordon […]
After fourteen months, Belize’s land borders will reopen on May thirty-first. But much to the disappointment of many, only visitors will be initially allowed to enter the country. Belizeans will have to wait a while longer until they can cross into neighboring countries. But with Thursday’s cabinet announcement, concerns were raised about the increasing number […]
There was another deadly shooting in Belize City last night and police are preparing for what they believe will be a series of retaliatory attacks. It’s the latest in an ongoing flare up of gang warfare that continues to go unchecked. Around eight-thirty on Wednesday night, officers were called out to the scene of a […]
Another Belize City youth has lost his life in Belize City. While police have not issued an official statement, area residents suspect it was a gang hit that may be connected to another recent killing. News Five’s Andrea Polanco was on the scene today. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Nineteen-year-old Stephan Castillo was shot dead between […]
It was a tragic end to the search for a visitor to Caye Caulker when the body of Aravind Krishna Srinivasan was found this afternoon. He had gone kayaking on Monday, but never returned to the island. News Five’s Paul Lopez was in Caye Caulker today when there was still hope he might be found […]
Several people were picked up for questioning today as police investigate the murder of Lincoln Erskine in Ladyville. He was found Tuesday night dead in his home. His family says he was in an ongoing dispute with neighbors who wanted illegal access to his electricity. Superintendent Alejandro Cowo has details. Supt. Alejandro Cowo, O.C., […]
Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher is one of the government players meeting with Joint Unions Negotiating Team as the impasse over the ten percent salary cut and increment freeze remains unresolved. Though unpopular to the unions and in some quarters, Minister Usher said that the salary adjustment was a difficult, but necessary decision that […]
It’s been seventeen days to date since the public officers have been on strike…and even longer for teachers. Minister Henry Charles Usher says despite several compensation packages being presented to the Joint Unions Negotiating Team, G.O.B. has yet to receive a response. Henry Charles Usher, Minister of Public Service, Constitutional & Political Reform “The […]
On Wednesday night, we spoke with attorney-at-law Darrell Bradley about the Whistleblower Act that the Briceño administration is seeking to legislate. Bradley spoke of the need for strengthening of investigative bodies and other pieces of legislation to recover misappropriated assets or monies. Today, Public Service Minister Henry Charles Usher told News Five that as part […]
It may not have been part of larger strike actions, but today, there was a spontaneous walkout at the Philip Goldson International Airport. Employees there were incensed over management’s decision to place four members of the Civil Aviation Department on leave. Other public officers, wearing their yellow shirts, also showed up to stand in solidarity […]
Even as the employees, including air traffic control crew, abandoned their posts today in protest, they notified regional partners of the situation. However, it is up to the Civil Aviation Department and the ministry to officially call a lockdown of the airport. And they were not having it. According to Minister Andre Perez and Civil […]
As we have seen over the past few weeks, it was once again the teachers union leading the charge in Belmopan today. And once again, they bused in from all over the country. This time, there was a church service on the Governor General Field before a march around the Belmopan Ring Road as they […]
