Since the arrest of Police Corporal Elmer Nah in connection with the double murder of brothers Jon and David Ramnarace, there have been calls for the Belize Police Department to reopen the Fareed Ahmad murder case. Viewers will recall that late in trial, Police Constable Michelle Brown made a statement from the dock accusing Nah […]
Violence and bloodshed have dominated the news in recent days, so tonight; we begin on a positive note. A single mother who has waited for the completion of her newly-built starter home has received the keys. On December twenty-first, Apolinaria Choc was expecting to move into her new home, but the event never happened because […]
While today was all smiles at the handing-over of the new starter home, it does not detract from all the criticism that Port Loyola Area Representative Gilroy Usher Senior dealt out toward the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing only two weeks ago. The M.I.D.H. is led by his fellow colleague from Cayo South Minister […]
So far, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing has handed over close to two hundred starter homes to some of the neediest families across the country. The homes cost a hundred dollars per month and these families will pay that amount for ten years after which they will assume ownership. But along the way, […]
In late December, we caught up with Anthony Mahler, the Area Representative for Pickstock, where we asked him about the plans he has in place to further develop his constituency. Well, according to Mahler there is a lot in the pipeline for 2023. He told us about his team’s plan to build thirty-six houses in […]
A resident of Succotz Village is alleging political victimization after police were called in to forcibly remove him from a property he claims to have been occupying for the past thirty-five years. Miguel Angel Lopez visited our office earlier this week to share an incident with us during which he was being evicted from a […]
The unabated murders reported across the country over the holiday weekend have resulted in both political parties pointing the finger at each other. While the Briceño administration is responsible for the safety and wellbeing of all Belizeans and visitors alike, the crime situation remains a perennial issue. Tonight, we begin by looking at the violence […]
What is a just punishment for the perpetrator of the Ramnarace brothers’ murders? Numerous Belizeans are calling on authorities to invoke the death penalty in this instance. The deadly attack was caught on Jon Ramnarace’s home surveillance camera. That video has since been leaked to the public and has gone viral on social media, garnering […]
Elmer Nah Investigators in the murder of Jon and David Ramnarace have yet to locate the murder weapon, according to ComPol Williams. On Tuesday, he told reporters that the suspect’s firearm license was revoked back in 2021, when he was arrested and charged in connection with a drug plane landing. Expended shells found on the […]
ComPol Williams was also asked about witness protection for the surviving victims of the double murder. As we reported, Jon’s wife, their child, and David’s common law wife, all survived the attack. Their families remain concerned for their safety. Reporter “There have been called for the surviving victims to be given witness protection and […]
As we reported on Tuesday, twenty-four-year-old Delson Paguada and thirty-three-year-old Lucio Salazar have been jointly charged with the murder of American national J’Bria Bowens, who was fatally injured in San Pedro on December thirtieth. Police say the twenty-three-year-old student nurse was sitting in the back of a golf cart with her family when three members […]
It was a violent New Year weekend filled with bloodshed, with five murders reported across the country. Tonight, we will bring you coverage of these tragic incidents, starting in Belmopan where two brothers are dead and one woman remains hospitalized fighting for her life. On Saturday night, just before eight a.m., thirty-eight-year-old Jon Ramnarace and […]
And, at around two p.m. this afternoon, thirty-nine-year-old Elmer Nah was escorted to Belmopan Magistrates Court in chains and under heavy security. Family members and friends of the murder victims gathered outside the courtroom to witness Nah’s arraignment. He was placed on remand and is tonight locked away inside the Belize Central Prison. News Five’s […]
A special prosecutor will be sought through the attorney general’s office in the days ahead to pursue the case against Corporal Elmer Nah in court. According to Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa, that individual will be chiefly responsible for putting together the argument on behalf of the Crown. That decision was taken out of […]
Sworn to protect and serve, Corporal Elmer Nah, badge number 1229, has been accused, on several occasions in the past, of running afoul of the very laws that he vowed to enforce as an officer of the Belize Police Department. Today, he is once again the prime suspect in a heinous New Year’s Eve attack […]
One Belmopan resident is dead, while two others are hospitalized and fighting for their lives only days before the end of the year. Just before eight p.m. on Thursday, a lone gunman targeted Michael Williams at his residence in the Maya Mopan area. That same shooter then opened fire on two other men who were […]
Thirty-four-year-old Ronlee Petillo, a well-known affiliate of the George Street Gang, is back on remand at the Belize Central Prison after being detained by Belize City police on Thursday. Petillo, a career criminal who has been charged for murder on two prior occasions, was arraigned in the magistrate’s court this morning on charges of rape […]
In court earlier today, Petillo was brought up on charges stemming from an incident that reportedly took place on the morning of December ninth, during which he is said to sexually assaulted a woman inside her vehicle after asking her for a ride home. A little over two weeks later, Petillo allegedly assaulted another woman […]
There are still no signs of Akeem Augustine who disappeared without a trace on Christmas Day. The twenty-seven-year-old Lake Independence resident left home on Flamboyant Street on December twenty-fifth to attend a party in the Jane Usher Boulevard area and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. With every passing day, relatives fear that he […]
Arms trafficking is a global issue that requires a multiagency approach to bring under control, but the data available is sparse and as such poses an existential threat to humanity. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, gangs and drug cartels commit much of the violence in the Central American region, including Belize, but the […]
The year 2022 is only two days away from becoming history, and among the parting thoughts each year for many Belizeans is how we did in terms of crime, particularly murders. For the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Belize Police Department, there’s much to be proud of. Even though there are still a few […]
This morning, a couple appeared before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer where they were arraigned for three counts of kept firearm and ammunitions with a gun license and two counts of drug-related offenses. Traffic warden Anthony Wagner and his common-law wife, Vanessa Moreira, were at their Hondo Street home when police conducted a search on December […]
Twenty-one-year-old Kareem Maleek Fisher, a resident of Elston Kerr Street, has been arraigned on the charge of being a member of a gang. Fisher reportedly belongs to an offshoot of the George Street Gang known as the Antelope Horse and Carriage/One Stop Clique. Earlier today, he appeared unrepresented before the lower courts where he pleaded […]
The Meighan brothers were summoned to court today after it was reported that their passports were not handed over to the court before they posted bail on Wednesday. Siblings Tyrone and Ellis Meighan were offered bail of thirty thousand dollars each for being a member of a gang. They were ordered to surrender their passports, […]
Tonight, a family is distraught after a lone gunman opened fire on a pair of elderly men, killing a well-known tour guide. The incident happened on Racecourse Street just before ten o’clock, while Emert Flowers and Dusseldore Waight were socializing at his residence. It is believed that the deadly attack was a message being sent […]
