But on the investigation of William “Danny” Mason, as we’ve reported in the past, several high ranking officers are of the opinion that the lead investigator for the crime involving the kidnapping of several persons and the gruesome beheading of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas is an amateur. ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South […]
John Saldivar’s fall from grace as Minister of National Security, a consolidated portfolio which at the time included the Belize Police Department, the National Coast Guard and the Belize Defense Force, came in the wake of the William ‘Danny’ Mason fiasco. Saldivar’s familiarity with the accused murderer led many to believe that the investigation into […]
A trio of men was charged with robbery and handling stolen goods and they were arraigned this morning before Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser. Thirty-one-year-old Kareem Betancourt; twenty-year-old Jermaine Wagner, a fisherman of Neal’s Pen Road; and eighteen-year-old Lemar Lamb, are accused of stealing money and other goods from Ainsley Castro, a well-known Belize City, on […]
It was a bloody weekend in the Cayo District where two murders have been reported. In both incidents, in Spanish Lookout and Belmopan, respectively, the victims were hacked to death with machetes. Tonight, Belmopan police are looking for three persons in connection with an overnight homicide in the San Martin area in the outskirts of […]
Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber’s assigned vehicle was reportedly stolen from his girlfriend’s house near mile four on the George Price Highway on Sunday evening. The Collet Area Representative was at the Old Belize Adventure and Marine Museum socializing when, unbeknownst to him, someone entered the parked 2013 Toyota Prado and drove off in it. […]
Was the theft and damage to Faber’s vehicle the result of a personal grudge or enmity and how did the thief gain access to the vehicle? According to the politician, he’s not aware that he has that many enemies. Patrick Faber, Deputy Prime Minister “I always say that I don’t have much enemies but […]
Coincidentally, while Faber’s vehicle was being retrieved from the Caribbean Sea, Chief Education Officer Doctor Carol Babb’s Mitsubishi SUV was engulfed in flames elsewhere. The vehicle which was previously assigned to Faber had been passed down to Babb who was driving it at the time of the fire. According to Faber, he does not believe […]
According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, DPM Faber notified Belize City Police of the theft of his assigned ministerial vehicle some after seven o’clock. That was after being informed moments earlier that indeed his 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado had been discovered submerged in water near the Marine Parade. ACP Chester Williams, […]
There was a second murder in the Cayo District, this time at a popular bar just outside Spanish Lookout on the Iguana Creek Road. Now it is not the first time that someone has been killed at La Pasadita Bar; in fact in early May, fifty-nine-year-old Jose Anibal Molina Estrada of Duck Run Three was […]
This afternoon in the Supreme Court, a legal showdown was expected between the Crown and Senior Counsel Richard “Dickie” Bradley who represents Melissa Ferguson, an accused conspirator in the kidnapping of murdered pastor Llewellyn Lucas and David Dodd. Crown Counsel Rene Montero had requested and was granted an adjournment last week Thursday to decide how […]
The city is still reeling from another senseless murder. A well-known footballer was shot and killed early this morning on Dolphin Street. Jason Young left his wife and children at their home to go and buy Johnny cakes for breakfast. He did not get too far; he was ambushed at the junction of Gibnut Street […]
Prior to the murder of Jason Young, there was a shooting in the city. Around nine-forty on Thursday night, seventeen year old Cameron Moreira, a student of Maud Williams High School, was standing outside his residence on Neal Pen Road when gunman came up and fired two shots in his direction. Moreira was injured to […]
Well-known Belize City businessman Chef Ainslie Castro, former co-host of Creative Caribbean Cooking at the Radisson, is the victim of an armed robbery. Sometime after one o’clock this afternoon, Chef Ainslie, along with his employees and teenage son, was inside the kitchen working when a pair of men entered the premises. The thieves informed Castro […]
The tale of William “Danny” Mason continues in the headlines. That’s because the feeding frenzy is still rabid. Numerous ministers and senior public officers have admitted they trekked up Intelco Hill to the home of the accused murderer. No one would admit they did anything out of the ordinary, but if you listen to Mason, […]
On Monday night, a Belizean was murdered on the Guatemalan side of Arenal. Twenty-four year old Mario Estuardo Cunil was stabbed to the chest allegedly by Guatemalan national Rolman Aldana Alvarado during a brawl at a bar. We asked the minister if the Ministry of Foreign affairs will be taking up the issue with Guatemalan […]
In times of national emergency and natural disaster, Belize Defense Force personnel are among the first responders. Whether deploying from their headquarters at Price Barracks or from elsewhere, the men and women of the armed forces remain on active duty throughout. Last Wednesday however, they were forced to remain indoors when Hurricane Earl made landfall […]
The Government of Belize has received a donation of one hundred thousand U.S. dollars from Taiwan, in the wake of Hurricane Earl. Relief efforts are ongoing and contributions from various agencies are helping to restore a sense of normalcy among families that have been most affected by the natural disaster. Earlier this week, Belize Telemedia […]
Accused murdered William “Danny” Mason left the Belize Central Prison momentarily today for another court appearance. Under heavy police guard, he was transported to the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court in a prison van. When he was taken for arraignment before Magistrate Emmerita Anderson he was shielded as he entered the courtroom and was unrepresented. Mason is […]
As we said, the Friesens have once again returned to Canada because of the ordeal they endured during their kidnapping. We asked court prosecutor Chester Williams if their absence from the jurisdiction will affect the case. On the Phone: ACP Chester Williams, Prosecutor “Well the Friessens have not indicated to the police that they […]
A groundbreaking decision on the constitutionality of Section Fifty-three of the Criminal Code was handed down by Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin on Wednesday after a three-and-a-half year delay in judgment. The ruling has polarized the Belizean society. During litigation; however, expert evidence in the form of a submission by Professor Brendan Bain, former Director of […]
While the issue of men having sex with men is not limited to the free society, at the Belize Central Prison homosexual intercourse among inmates is also widespread. According to Enrique Romero, Executive Director of the National AIDS Commission, prior to Wednesday’s ruling all attempts to promote condom usage among inmates were futile since prison […]
Having received funding from at least two agencies earlier this year, the National AIDS Commission, in light of the Section Fifty-three decision will now proceed to appoint a pair of part-time lawyers to the Office of the Ombudsman, as well as UNIBAM. Their role will be to assist members of the LGBT community in understanding […]
Access to healthcare has long been an issue for members of the LGBT community. According to Orozco, they have been shut off from respective medical institutions simply because they are not biologically related to their partners. As a result they are often kept in the dark when it comes to the medical status of their […]
Is gay rights activist Caleb Orozco any safer after Wednesday’s breakthrough decision? The question of his personal safety has always been an issue ever since choosing the pioneering role of challenging the legality of Section Fifty-three of the Criminal Code. At a press conference following the Supreme Court decision, we asked Orozco if he feels […]
Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin delivered a highly anticipated decision this morning in the Supreme Court. On July 2010, Caleb Orosco, president of UNIBAM took the government to court challenging Section fifty-three of Criminal Code of Belize. Arguments were heard three years later. In May 2013, Orozco’s attorneys argued that Section Fifty-Three was unconstitutional because it […]
