Police believe that taxi driver Lynroy Longsworth is a victim of the ongoing gang war in the Saint Martin’s area of Belize City. On Wednesday, Longsworth was operating his dollar van along Mahogany Street and while he dropped off a passenger, a gunman exited Periwinkle Street and opened fire at him. He was struck multiple […]
The spate of gun violence in the Lake Independence area continues unabated, despite the fact that the Commissioner of Police has gone on record to state that additional measures will be put in place to stem the recent gang flare up in that community. This afternoon, Lynroy Longsworth became the latest victim of an armed […]
The Belize Police Department is working overtime to mitigate a spike in gun violence in the Lake Independence area which has claimed three lives since Monday. As you’ve heard, a cab driver was gunned down a few hours ago as he drove along Mahogany Street. Around nine o’clock on Tuesday night, Dwayne Cherrington had just […]
In the wake of Cherrington’s murder, numerous gunshots rang out in Lake I prompting the police department to deploy a riot squad to quell the unrest. When the officers arrived on the scene they were met with resistance from residents in the Holy Emmanuel Street area. They reportedly hurled missiles at the officers who, according […]
New Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa praised the police officers who responded to the spate of gun violence in the city. Musa says that the officers displayed remarkable control in the face of a hostile environment where they were greeted with projectiles. According to Musa, when the cops are faced with such threats, they […]
The flare up of tensions between feuding gangs in Lake Independence has forced the police department to re-strategize its approach to crime fighting where gangs are concerned. While specific instructions have been given to gather intelligence on persons believed to be actively involved in the spate of shootings, ComPol Williams says that they will not […]
Could the police department, particularly the officers assigned to the Mahogany Street Precinct, have prevented the recent eruption of gang violence in Lake Independence? ComPol Williams says he won’t play the blame game where that is concerned, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the number of officers on active duty. […]
A Belize City man was lucky to escape a barrage of bullets on Monday afternoon when someone tried to kill him. Charles Young Junior was at the intersection of Western Avenue and Ordonez Street in Belize City when a man fired several shots at him. Those bullets grazed Young in his back and arm. Today, […]
There was a murder in the village of Ranchito in the Corozal District at the crack of dawn today. The barking of the dogs at four this morning sounded the alarm that something was awfully wrong. The murder victim is Rigoberto Rosado who was ambushed by someone he knew well. The gunman barged inside his […]
Here in Belize City, another family is grieving the loss of one of their own. Around six-thirty on Monday evening, Devin Amoa was murdered in a most vicious way. The twenty-year-old had had dreams of becoming a nurse, but his life was cut short when an unidentified gunman made his way inside his yard and […]
Earlier today, Scenes of Crime personnel processed the scene of a late afternoon shooting that took place near the intersection of Western Avenue and Ordonez Street in Belize City. The victim, who survived the brazen attempt on his life, is identified as Charles Young Jr. who escaped with only superficial injuries. Multiple shots were reportedly […]
Tonight we head to the south side of Belize City where far too many families have been living in abject poverty. The COVID pandemic has worsened their lives and now flooding has made a bad situation grimmer. Sixty-two year old Marlene King is a resident of Jones Street, she hardly knows where her next meal […]
Turning to the health of Prime Minister John Briceño….Today, he thanked all those persons who have wished him a speedy recovery; the PM contacted the coronavirus and tested positive on Monday and is in isolation at this Orange Walk home. In a post on his Facebook, Briceño says that so far he is feeling fine […]
As the PM recovers, Briceño chaired cabinet virtually today as he gets his grip on the pressing affairs of the nation, including the COVID pandemic. A number of decisions were taken; one involves the appointment of C.E.O.s to various ministries. The list now goes to the Office of the Governor General for due process. While […]
Belize may see a decline in its murder rate for the first time in seven years. That’s what an analysis of the numbers is showing. Technical Coordinator of the Belize Crime Observatory Adele Ramos plugged in the crime stats into GIS applications to get more insight into this year’s major crimes, zoning in on the […]
Belize’s COVID-19 death toll is at a staggering one hundred and twenty. On Monday night, the Ministry of Health announced that four more persons had succumbed to the virus. These latest fatalities are all from the Corozal District. They are three men and one woman between the ages of forty-three to seventy-two. The latest infographic […]
The coronavirus has reached the top levels of government. The Office of the Prime Minister has confirmed that PM John Briceño has tested positive for COVID-19. Briceño was swabbed today in Belize City and the results came back positive; he is asymptomatic. Since taking office, the PM has been moving around establishing his government and […]
Over the past three days, fourteen persons were reported to have died due to COVID-19, including well-known Ian Mariano, a former educator and sports enthusiast who was involved in the Belize District Basketball Association executive. Mariano was also a sports commentator for radio. On Friday, five deaths were reported: three elderly males from Corozal, one […]
The incessant rains from Hurricane Iota continue to drench from northern to western Belize. It has caused flooding in many parts affecting many industries, from livestock to vegetables. Many highways and bridges are impassable tonight and more rains are expected later in the week which means that further flooding is forecasted. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
Some fifty families in the village of Lord’s Bank off the Philip Goldson Highway have been affected by flooding. Since last week, the water level began rising in the village and today, we got a tour of the area by boat, thanks to a resident who assisted our team to access the area. The water […]
There are several access roads and bridges that are impassable tonight as flood waters continue to flow down towards the sea. A NEMO Advisory states that in the Corozal District, Caledonia, Sarteneja, Copper Bank, and Progresso roads are impassable and the Consejo Road is inundated. In Cayo, the low-lying wooden bridge and the Iguana Creek […]
Here in the City, the picture is much the same, there is water everywhere in most parts of low-lying areas in Belama phases three to five. Some residents have left their homes, seeking refuge elsewhere, while others will have to traverse through the water if they have to leave their homes. Here is News Five’s […]
In the West, the Iguana Creek Bridge remains underwater. The Belize River is slowly receding since the second flood but the bridge remains impassable for vehicles. The bridge links communities such as Buena Vista and Spanish Lookout to the George Price Highway. Residents of the communities are now using the Farmers Express Road build and […]
There are a total of two hundred and eighty-eight persons in fourteen shelters in three districts. Fifty-seven people are in two shelters in Orange Walk and about forty-two in Belize Rural, where five shelters are open. In the Cayo District, there are four shelters open in Calla Creek where eighty-eight persons have sought refuge and […]
Food Pantry and COVID-19 food assistance programme are on pause and the pantry is getting a rebrand of sorts. Today, when we caught up with Minister Dolores Balderamos Garcia, we asked her about the distribution of COVID-19 assistance and how that’s coming along. Well, Minister Balderamos-Garcia told us that her ministry has had to put […]
