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New footage from Sunday night’s deadly collision following a high-speed chase involving police in Orange Walk Town and a pair of men on a motorcycle has surfaced. Tonight, we revisit the story of how a twenty-year-old father of one lost his life following the incident. Jesus Sacul, a deliveryman of that northern municipality, died after […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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This evening, we spoke with Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa to get his take on the incident that led to the tragic death of twenty-year-old Jesus Sacul. Minister Musa says he will wait until a thorough investigation is concluded to provide detailed comments on the matter. He did, however, tell us that he does […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Five days ago, a State of Emergency was declared for several areas across Belize City. As a result, a number of suspected gang members were rounded up and transported to the Belize Central Prison where they will spend the next twenty-five days in lock down. Belize City residents are experiencing relief from an escalation of […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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How effective is the Leadership Intervention Unit in addressing the scourge of gang violence in Belize City? It’s a question that is being asked in the wake of the recent spate of deadly shootings that resulted in a State of Emergency being declared in three south side neighborhoods last Friday. Tonight, News Five’s Isani Cayetano […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Minister Musa also gave a response to the opposition’s criticism of the Leadership Intervention Unit under his leadership. Here is what the Minister of Home Affairs had to say about the effectiveness of the unit. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “In any program that you implement there will be a percentage, and we […]
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We also asked Minister Musa for his take on the Leader of the Opposition’s No Confidence Motion filed against Prime Minister John Briceño. The parliamentary motion is intended to demonstrate to P.M. Briceño that he no longer enjoys the assurance of the elected members of the House. Minister Musa contends that the motion will be […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-four-year-old Michael Cowo Senior has been charged with the abandonment of an infant after he left his two-year-old son unsupervised, while he went looking for his common-law wife. It is alleged that in the wee small hours of Sunday, July thirtieth, the construction worker left the child asleep at home on Gladden Street. Later that […]
Written on August 2, 2023 | Posted in
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Two young men lost their lives in separate incidents in the north and tonight, we begin our newscast with the death of a twenty-year-old father of one. Jesus Sacul, a deliveryman, was travelling on a motorcycle driven by his nephew, Jairo Guerra when police set chase after them. The high-speed pursuit through several neighbourhoods ended […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Jesus Sacul was part of a motorcycle crew, for which Dyandre Chee was also a member. Chee, you may recall, was shot and killed by police officers during a high-speed chase also in Orange Walk back in late March. While Sacul’s death was not by gunfire, it has nevertheless brought back memories from the fatal […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier today, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow also weighed in on the officer involved incident in Orange Walk Town that resulted in the death of twenty-year-old Jesus Sacul. While the tragic episode, another deadly encounter involving police in that municipality, is being investigated, Barrow decries the manner in which the situation was handled by law enforcement. […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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A murder was also recorded in Orange Walk on Saturday night. Nineteen-year-old Jael Jimenez was shot dead by his father-in-law, following an altercation. Jimenez was reportedly socializing with his wife and other family members at their home in Guinea Grass Village when a fight broke out between him and a family friend. His father-in-law, Derrick […]
Written on August 1, 2023 | Posted in
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Another summer, another state of emergency is being declared in Belize City, as feuding gangs go on an unabated rash of deadly shootings. This morning, the Belize Police Department led a joint operation during which twenty-five individuals were detained in three different neighborhoods, including territories that are operated by the George Street, South Side and […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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As many as forty-five young men will remain in custody at the Belize Central Prison once the police department has successfully corralled them. Several of them, including David Sutherland and Akeem Augustus will be charged for capital offenses. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, surveillance footage gathered from the area where James Escarpeta was […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-one-year-old David Sutherland has been charged for the murder of Nicholi Rhys that occurred on Neal Pen Road last week. Ironically, four days ago, Sutherland pleaded guilty to the lesser offenses of firearms, ammunition and drug possession. Already serving a three-year sentence for those offenses, this afternoon, he was escorted from the Belize Central Prison […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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As we’ve mentioned, the murder of James Escarpeta on Wednesday night, was retaliation for the shooting death of Steven Moss. But Escarpeta, a former gang member who was later mentally challenged, was not involved in that mid-afternoon bloodshed. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke briefly on that incident. Reporter “Are you able to say […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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As we have reported, alleged Southside Gang Leader, Alex Underwood was arrested and charged earlier this week for being the member of a gang. Following his arraignment inside the Belize City Magistrates Court, Underwood was placed on remand at the Belize Central Prison. Tonight, the Port Loyola Football Club is coming out in his defense. […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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Was Alex Underwood under the employ of the Leadership Intervention Unit? That’s what the Commissioner of Police was asked for a second time today. Since the arrest and remand of the so-called SSG boss much has been said about his alleged criminal involvement. Notwithstanding those charges, Underwood is seeking his release from the Belize Central […]
Written on July 28, 2023 | Posted in
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A second murder has been recorded in Belize City over the span of two days. This is now the fifth Belize City resident to be murdered within the last two weeks. On Wednesday night, thirty-eight-year-old James Escarpeta was walking on West Street towards George Street when he was gunned down. Reports are that a gunman […]
Written on July 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-one-year-old Alyon Domingo, the younger sibling of Jasmine Domingo who was shot and killed while she slept inside her Plues Street home on July seventeenth, has been arrested and charged for being a member of the George Street Gang. This morning, he appeared unrepresented before a Senior Magistrate in the lower courts where he was […]
Written on July 27, 2023 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke about the murder of Steven Moss on Caesar Ridge Road. During his interview with the media, the top cop informed that Moss was the victim of a drive-by shooting that took place using a rented vehicle. To that end, he also told reporters that the Ministry of […]
Written on July 27, 2023 | Posted in
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In February 2019, two Belize City men were charged for burglarizing Victor L. Bryant on Lake Independence Boulevard and making off with a cache of weapons and ammunition. This afternoon, Selvin Linarez pleaded guilty to the offense when he appeared before a Senior Magistrate. His alleged accomplice, Randy Chambers, maintains his innocence. When Linarez was […]
Written on July 27, 2023 | Posted in
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On July twentieth, the home of Sergio Hall in Chan Chen Village was riddled with bullets from a high-power rifle. Surprisingly, there was no loss of life during the heavy shower of led on the residence. Hall, however, was injured in the shoulder. The incident is the latest in a rash of targeted shootings in […]
Written on July 27, 2023 | Posted in
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Two murders were recorded in approximately six hours – one in Belize City and the other in Belmopan. We’ll have official details from the execution of Steven Moss later, but we begin tonight’s newscast with the shooting death of Brodam Santos in the Cohune Walk area of the capital. The thirty-year-old was shot multiple times […]
Written on July 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Our headline story on Tuesday evening was the gangland execution of Steven Moss, by a pair of gunmen who hopped out of a vehicle on Caesar Ridge Road and opened fire on him multiple times. The twenty-nine-year-old died on the scene of the shooting and the men who accosted him made good their escape in […]
Written on July 26, 2023 | Posted in
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Thirty-one-year-old Alexander Underwood was remanded to the Belize Central Prison on Tuesday after being arraigned for the offence of being a member of a gang. It is the second time he has been brought up on that charge before the lower courts. In Underwood’s defense, his loved ones argue that he has reformed and is […]
Written on July 26, 2023 | Posted in
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