Home » Economy Environment Featured People & Places
You are currently browsing entries filed in: Economy Environment Featured People & Places
This afternoon at the Mexico Sports Center in Belize City, dozens of mourners, including government officials, the brass of the Belize Police Department, as well as members of various Belize City gangs, gathered to bid farewell to William Dawson. The chairman of the Leadership Intervention Unit passed away on January twenty-fifth, due to health-related complications. […]
Written on January 30, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Belize City Bids Farewell to William Dawson
Late this evening, just before five p.m., day three of the trial against former Corporal of Police Kareem Martinez resumed. Three more witnesses were called to the stand by the prosecution to give their account of what happened on the night of July fourteenth, 2021. Also present in court were relatives of the accused, as […]
Written on January 30, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on Day Three of the Manslaughter Trial in Shooting Death of Laddie Gillett
There was a memorial service in Belmopan today for victims of the New Year’s Eve triple homicide. The lives of Jon, Vivian, and David Ramnarace were celebrated by a congregation of family, friends and work colleagues on the Hilltop Basketball Court. There was not a single dry eye at the event, as those close to […]
Written on January 27, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Belmopan Says Goodbye to Jon, Vivian and David, As Triple Homicide Investigation Continues
The trial of Kareem Martinez, charged with the manslaughter of fourteen-year-old Laddie Gillett, began today before Justice Antoinette Moore in the Dangriga Supreme Court. Gillett was shot and killed on the night of July fourteenth, 2021 in Placencia Village. There are more than a dozen witnesses who will be called to give testimony in the […]
Written on January 27, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on Manslaughter Trial Commences Against Former Police Corporal Accused of Killing Youth, Laddie Gillett
Prime Minister John Briceño and a delegation of senior government officials return to Belize on Saturday after concluding a round of meetings in New York City over the past three days. While in the U.S., PM Briceño attended a Blue Bond meeting, as well as Latin Finance’s Latin America Capital Markets Summit. While in New […]
Written on January 27, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Prime Minister Leads Delegation to N.Y.C. to Discuss Blue Bonds
Last night, we began our newscast by reporting on the shocking death of William Dawson. The now deceased chairman of the Leadership Intervention Unit was known for his unique role in crime fighting in urban Belize and working to mediate with gang leaders, as well as youths behind bars at the Belize Central Prison. While […]
Written on January 26, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured |
Comments Off on Public Discharge to Honor William Dawson; ComPol Not Pleased
It’s the eve of the commencement of the manslaughter trial for former Police Corporal Kareem Martinez in Dangriga. It’s the jurisdiction where eighteen months ago, on July fourteenth, 2021, fourteen-year-old Laddie Gillett was shot and killed by Martinez in Placencia. Last Saturday, the Justice for Laddie Foundation organized a symposium ahead of the trial where […]
Written on January 26, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on The Eve of the Manslaughter Trial for Laddie Gillett’s Shooting Death
There have been a number of persons that have been reported missing and are presumed dead. Earlier this week, on Monday afternoon, the skeletal remains of a male were discovered in a shallow grave in the vicinity of the Port of Belize. Today, News Five spoke with ComPol Chester Williams, as well as the Executive […]
Written on January 26, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on N.F.S.S. & Police Department Working to Identify Human Remains
Leon Ortiz, Christopher Sosa, Kyle Latchman and Akeem Augustine – these are the names of four Belize City men who have been reported missing; Ortiz from June of last year, while the others have disappeared without a trace more recently. While relatives of these men fear that the worst has happened to them, today the […]
Written on January 26, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on ComPol on Missing Belize City Men
The Belize Police Department is open to the idea of having the Belisle/Ramnarace families select an attorney or police officers to act as a liaison between them and investigators. Both, Kareem Musa, the Minister of Home Affairs, and Chester Williams, the Commissioner of Police, agree that the families of Jon Ramnarace, David Ramnarace, and Vivian […]
Written on January 26, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Belisle/Ramnarace Family Can Select Attorney or Investigator to Supervise Investigation
This morning, Belizeans woke up to the shocking news of the untimely passing of William Dawson, the chairman of the Leadership Intervention Unit. His contributions to crime fighting, particularly throughout the gang-ridden streets of Belize City, are unmatched. He dedicated the last two years of his life breaking bread with the most vulnerable in society, […]
Written on January 25, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on William Dawson: The Legacy of a Lion
And, as you heard in the interviews with those impacted by the life of William Dawson, he is irreplaceable. But, someone will have to be chosen to take up the mantle as chair of the Leadership Intervention Unit, to carry on Dawson’s legacy. And, as the community members of Lake Independence told us, that person […]
Written on January 25, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on The Hard Task of Indentifying a New L.I.U. Chairman Following Dawson’s Passing
When we caught up with Minister Musa earlier today, he was also asked for his take on the Marco Vidal surveillance footage. As we have reported, Vidal was caught on camera questioning a shopkeeper near the scene of the New Year’s Eve triple murder in which his nephew, Elmer Nah, has been implicated. And, Musa […]
Written on January 25, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Minister Musa on Marco Vidal “I Believe Charges Should Be Laid”
Several members of the Garbutt family are tonight without a roof over their heads after a fire consumed a pair of structures within the family yard on Gentle Avenue. Most of the family was not at home, except for Errol Garbutt. The fire broke out inside his home before spreading quickly to the adjacent two-storey […]
Written on January 25, 2023 | Posted in
Disasters,
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Garbutt Family of 7 Loses Homes in Belize City Fire
Ten persons, including three children, are displaced, following a fire in the Vietnam area of Seine Bight Village on Monday morning. The blaze swept through a yard that had four houses. Two of those structures were gutted while the other two received varying degrees of damage. News Five’s Marion Ali has that story in the […]
Written on January 25, 2023 | Posted in
Disasters,
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Fire in Seine Bight Village Displaces Ten Persons
It is quite likely that the Government of Belize is headed to court should the Brads Boledo contract be cancelled by the Lotteries Committee in the days ahead. It is a story that we have been following closely since the beginning of the year when we caught wind of a letter that had been written […]
Written on January 24, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on A Closer Look at the Brads Boledo Dilemma
Benque Viejo del Carmen is the westernmost town in Belize. Its history dates back to the ancient Mayas, to the British logwood cutters of the sixteenth century and the chicle industry in the nineteen century. Today, Benque Viejo is mostly inhabited by Spanish-speaking Mestizos whose heritage traces back to the Mayas from Peten, Guatemala and […]
Written on January 24, 2023 | Posted in
Archaeology,
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Benque Viejo del Carmen Proposed Boundary Expansion Causes Rift With Neighboring Village
According to Benque Viejo Mayor Jorge Rosales, similar demarcation exercises are being undertaken in municipalities across the country. He showed us proposed boundaries for San Pedro, San Ignacio/Santa Elena, Dangriga, Orange Walk and Punta Gorda. Mayor Rosales says that as a practice, boundaries are reviewed by municipal governments every fifteen years. Notwithstanding other municipalities are […]
Written on January 24, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Benque Viejo Mayor Responds to Attacks from Benque Viejo Councilors over Town’s Boundaries
The National Health Insurance was initially introduced as a pilot project in 2001, on the south side of Belize City. Contracts were extended in 2006 to public sector primary care providers in southern Belize. Then in 2012, a nutritional health component was also introduced in the south. Now, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has […]
Written on January 24, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on N.H.I. to Roll Out to Orange Walk Shortly
Is the Briceño administration seeking to rescind an exclusive license that was granted to Brads Gaming Group Limited in 2020 to conduct the Government Lotteries? That question arises out of recent correspondences between the Lotteries Committee and B.G.G.L., whose managing director is Kim Chee. The most recent letter was written to Prime Minister John Briceño […]
Written on January 23, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Is Government Seriously Considering Taking Over Boledo and Lottery?
Senior Counsel Dean Barrow is the attorney for Brads Gaming Group Limited. He also represents Countach Technologies. The contract to conduct the Government Lotteries was awarded to B.G.G.L. during the final year of his term as prime minister. It is his firmly held opinion that the existing contract with Brads will be voided. Dean […]
Written on January 23, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Barrow Believes G.O.B. will Cancel Brads Contract
Countach is an offshore concern registered in George Town, Grand Cayman with shares in Brads Gaming Group Limited. Earlier today, P.M. Briceño had a go at his predecessor for purportedly giving the company control of the Government Lottery. Prime Minister John Briceño “How can you give the Belize Boledo to an offshore company? Who […]
Written on January 23, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on P.M. Briceño Lays into Former Prime Minister Barrow Over Boledo Contract
Revoking the Brads contract will likely result in a long-drawn-out legal battle between the principals of B.G.G.L. and the Government of Belize. As it stands, Brads has filed for judicial review against a statutory instrument that was passed in March 2022, imposing an additional twelve and a half percent monthly tax on the company’s gross […]
Written on January 23, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Litigation is Highly Possible if Brads Contract is Canceled
It’s not often that we report on crimes in the north, but on Saturday night, a man was murdered in Yo Creek Village, in Orange Walk District. Eufemio Garcia was among four persons that got shot while in front of a store in the village. Garcia died on the spot while three others were rushed […]
Written on January 23, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
Environment,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Eufemio Garcia is Gunned Down in Yo Creek; 3 Others are Injured
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has come forward to dismiss conjecture surrounding the incident on January fourteenth during which former Assistant Commissioner of Police Marco Vidal visited a small business in the Maya Mopan area of Belmopan, requesting surveillance footage from that premises. In the wake of surveillance footage being released of the brief encounter, […]
Written on January 20, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on ComPol Williams Clears Up Rumors Surrounding Vidal Footage
