The Office of the Attorney General has completed the requisite paperwork and is awaiting Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington’s signature before proceeding with the extradition request for attorney Andrew Bennett, who is wanted for extradition to the United States on money laundering charges. His freedom, however, may be cut short in the days to come as […]
Tonight there is more from the family of Fareed Ahmad, whose claiming that despite Fareed’s murder, they continue to be under surveillance. As we reported on Wednesday night, the family claims it was in possession of threatening text messages, which they have already showed the police. News Five has seen text messages said to have […]
Friday morning’s meeting of the House of Representatives is a special session. It is expected to be closely followed as the motion for payment of more than ninety million dollars in principal and interest owed to the Belize Bank is debated. The Bank made a loan to the then-Universal Health Services’ principals in 2004 as […]
Tonight, there is information that tells a tale of obscene spending at the Public Utilities Commission. News Five has obtained a copy of an audited report done by certified public accountant Cedric Flowers for the year ending March thirty-first, 2017. In a letter dated August eleventh, 2017, he addresses P.U.C. chairman John Avery on several […]
A visiting father of one was to return to the United States this Thursday after spending the holidays here, but his life was cut short before he could make the journey back to New York. Thirty-seven-year-old Jermain Ryan Vellos and his wife, Stephanie, had just arrived at a Belama home from a nearby shop when […]
At this time, a vigil is taking place to celebrate the life of the fallen barber, Fareed Ahmad and we’ll come to that. But tonight the Ahmad family believes they are under heavy police surveillance. Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams is on record saying that they are not. An incident this afternoon, however, confirms […]
Aside from the alleged surveillance, text messages purportedly indicating that Fareed Ahmad had been threatened and coerced by members of the Special Assignments Team prior to his murder are said to be in the possession of his family. Those electronic correspondences were set to be reviewed with investigators today, but there is a lack of […]
Now to the vigil which is underway on Euphrates Avenue in honor of Fareed. The late-evening peace march is organized by family and friends of the Muslim brother who was shot and killed inside his vehicle in Hattieville on December twenty-seventh. Dozens of customers, friends and family members descended on King Street for the short […]
The homes of the Ahmads were raided by officers attached to the Special Branch during a predawn operation in Hattieville in June 2016. That close watch by law enforcement reportedly became a nuisance to members of the family, including Fareed, who was stopped and searched by the Special Assignments Team at the intersection of Vernon […]
With the passing of Fareed Ahmad last Wednesday, what becomes of the initial complaint filed against the Special Assignments Team? It’s a question that was posed to ACP Williams. He says that the statement given by Ahmad is being looked into, in order to determine whether he was indeed violated by the officers. Likewise, Williams […]
In this our first newscast for 2018, we start with a story which was the headline at the close of 2017; the murder of popular barber Fareed Ahmad. This morning, a heavily armed detail of police officers cordoned off the perimeter of the magistrates’ court in Belize City from as early as eight o’clock, well […]
On the night of December twenty-seventh, WPC Brown reportedly signed off from duty at the Raccoon Street Police Station around eight p.m. and is said to have departed the compound with her service weapon. That firearm, a Bersa brand nine millimeter handgun, as it turns out, was to have been delivered to her superior. When […]
Despite facing a single charge of murder, the police constable has opted not to provide a caution statement. Instead, she has clammed up by exercising her right to remain silent. But eyewitnesses attest that Brown was the sole passenger inside Ahmad’s vehicle at the time of the incident. Likewise, investigators confirm that Ahmad was able […]
While police offered details of their investigation this morning, two of the Ahmad siblings, Taheera and Abdul, flanked by the leader of the Muslim Community, Kaleem El-Amin, their father Abdus Ahmad and attorney Dickie Bradley, made known their views on Fareed’s murder this afternoon. Expressing gratitude for the support they have been receiving in their […]
The Ahmad family has since been told that while the internal inquiry is being carried out by ACP Chester Williams, Inspector Wilfredo Ferrufino is heading the murder investigation. The family also took the opportunity to dispel all allegations that Fareed and the WPC were involved and that information shared with the Professional Standards Branch suggests […]
This is not the first incident involving the Ahmad family. Back in June of 2016, the Special Patrols Unit conducted an early morning raid at their family homes. Later on, a cousin was killed in Philippines during a purported recruitment to join ISIS. While police has made no links to this, one of the last […]
Fareed’s father was philosophical about the way of life of his family. He believes that following the Muslim religion has led to a straight and narrow up-bringing of his children. Abdus Ahmad, Father of Deceased “We have made a lot of striving a lot of effort; sacrificing the discipline from our religion, our conduct […]
A female law enforcement officer is tonight a prime suspect in the shooting death of thirty-eight-year-old Fareed Ahmad. Woman Police Constable Michelle Brown remains in stable condition at the K.H.M.H. under close watch by her colleagues, as it is expected that she will be questioned upon release from the hospital. A thorough investigation into the […]
It is unclear what injuries WPC Brown sustained during the collision, as she simply complained of pain to her body following the accident. What is of particular interest is that the businessman had made a complaint against members of the Special Assignment Team, a unit to which Brown was assigned, several hours earlier. Their acquaintance […]
According to ACP Williams, who has had extensive experience as an investigator, the shots that were fired came from inside the vehicle. WPC Brown was Ahmad’s only passenger at the time of the incident. On Thursday morning, several members of the Special Assignment Team returned to the scene of the shooting and stood guard over […]
The killing of Fareed Ahmad brings the murder count for 2017 to one hundred and forty-three, which is the deadliest year since 2012 when one hundred and forty-five homicides were recorded. Social media has been flooded with words of dismay, as well as condolences to the family at the untimely death of the thirty-eight-year-old. News […]
The murder of secondary school teacher Desmond Lewis continues to ripple across the southern communities of Dangriga and Independence Village. The thirty-five-year-old high school educator was butchered inside a residence near Antelope Street Extension in Belize City on Thursday morning. Lewis had just traveled to Belize City from his hometown of Dangriga earlier that day […]
There is a suspect in police custody tonight, believed to be the triggerman in the execution-style murder of Errol Gabourel. On Wednesday morning, a body was discovered floating in the river near Roaring Creek Village. When it was retrieved from the water, a single bullet wound was observed on the individual’s head. An autopsy would […]
Forty-six year old Andrew Bennett is said to be wanted by U.S. authorities in connection with money laundering charges in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte told News Five that he is in possession of documents supporting and requesting extradition of a Belizean national, whom he did not identify as he […]
Overnight, there has been a pair of unrelated homicides to add to the mounting body count going into the final days of 2017. A well-known and respected high school teacher has lost his life in a predawn act of butchery in Belize City, while a popular barber and businessman was gunned down inside his vehicle […]
