A week after his execution, the country is still grieving the death of Conorquie, a twenty-year old tourism police constable working at the Caracol Archeological Site. Two protests were held earlier this week demanding justice for the special constable; today another was held in front of the Embassy of Guatemala in Belize City because it […]
In the wake of significant unrest and public outrage towards Guatemala, the news that the Coast Guard’s forward operating base on Hunting Caye is being built by Guatemalans has likely become the proverbial straw. So much so that Prime Minister Dean Barrow has lashed out at the US government which is funding that facility. Like […]
During the nationwide blackout on Thursday night, twenty-seven year old Gerald Palmer was shot multiple times on Grants Alley. The food vendor of Barrack Road had just left home when a lone gun man opened fire on him. Palmer was rushed to the K.H.M.H. where he succumbed to his injuries at about two thirty this […]
Immediately following last Thursday’s murder of Conorquie, Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington told the media that he was uncertain whether the shooting death of Special Constable Danny Conorquie was indeed perpetrated by Guatemalan bandits. Despite the massive firestorm that followed his statement, Elrington remains firm in his position. Today, he backed up his opinion by stating […]
The House of Representatives met in Special Session in the capital today. We’ll have full coverage of that coming up but we start with what was happening outside the House and elsewhere in Belmopan. Parliamentarians heading up to the national assembly were met by the Cayo Tour Guide Association protesting the neglect at tourism facilities […]
The Belmopan Police has been investigating the allegation of sexual molestation since it was reported to them. Even as the mother of the alleged victim and other parents claim they are covering up the story, Belmopan O.C. Howell Gillett maintains that because of the sensitive nature of the alleged crime, they want to ensure that […]
We go now inside the House of Representatives that concluded its special sitting before two p.m. today. Tourism Police Special Constable Danny Conorquie was killed exactly one week ago. His murder, allegedly at the hands of Guatemalan nationals, has occupied the national discussion. As tragic and senseless as it was, Conorquie’s execution has riveted attention […]
The Minister of National Security John Saldivar also addressed the House on a number of new initiatives which have been put in place to enhance security on our border and tourism sites. That includes new resources to our armed forces, who are our national security front line. Saldivar also spoke about a new forward operating […]
Back to the House of Representative. Tour guides assembled outside the house looking for quick solutions for a problem which could cost them their lives, just as it did the life of Danny Conorquie. And it seems that at least some of their cries have been heard and addressed. Today, Saldivar briefed the nation on […]
Even as the discussion surrounding murdered special constable Danny Conorquie took center stage inside the House, outside the members of the Cayo Tour Guide Association stood in protest. They want to call attention to the deficiencies in the security protocols at the tourism sites like Caracol. These guides say that if not for the courage […]
As far as House meetings go, today’s session was decidedly tame, with little of the acerbic repartee we’ve become accustomed to. Some significant bills were pushed through to final reading, including the bills for amendment to the Legal Profession Act and the Firearms Acts, as well as the B.T.L. and B.E.L. Acts. In the end […]
The callous execution of Special Constable Danny Conorquie at Caracol remains an issue of huge national importance tonight. Citizens and activists converged on the western border on Tuesday to protest the continuous incursions onto Belizean soil by Guatemala nationals. This is being followed by another in Belmopan on Thursday by the Tour Guides’ Association of […]
Perez, speaking on behalf of the conservation community, also decries the recent position taken by Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington, stating that the ongoing issue of Guatemalan incursions cannot be dealt with solely from a legal perspective. Jose Perez, Executive Director, APAMO “As I’ve said before, we cannot continue to manage the affairs […]
While Caracol has been in the news since last week, another Mayan site, though not as visited due to its remoteness, is perhaps the most dangerous to visit. El Pilar stands majestically between Belize and Guatemala in the west. Because of its location on the border line, it has become the stomping ground for Guatemalan […]
There have been a number of weighty matters in the court this week. Today, Government suffered a blow in the Supreme Court in their legal battle concerning the takeover of the International Business Companies Registry and the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize, I.B.C. and IMMARBE. When the Government took over the Registries in June […]
There is another case which we reported on Tuesday against the government for which closing arguments were heard in the courtroom of Justice Shona Griffith. The Belize Bank Limited is taking government to court seeking enforcement of a final arbitral award of thirty-three million dollars plus interest in relation to a 2007 Loan Note for […]
Tonight there is also scrutiny on the police force. A number of officers are under investigation by the Professional Standards Branch of the Department for allegations of wrongdoing including brutality and extortion. We start with Inspector Mark Flowers, the recently appointed commander of the Gang Suppression Unit, who has been twice accused of assault in […]
Today, Assistant Superintendent Glen Rivero, Commander of the Professional Standards Branch, spoke to the media of the various investigations involving police officers, including Inspector Flowers. ASP Glen Rivero, Commander, Professional Standards Branch “I want to tell you guys that this morning myself and Assistant Commissioner Leal, who is my commander, met. Like I said, […]
The tragic execution of Danny Conorquie at the Caracol Mayan Site has made headlines since last Thursday. Tonight, there is a shocking new edited video which has gone viral since it was released today on the internet. It was shot by tourists who were recording their visit to Caracol on the fateful day, September twenty-fifth, […]
Very few of the stories aired following the murder of Tourism Police Special Constable have touched on the five horses which were tethered at the Caracol Site on September twenty-fifth, 2014. Those horses, which you saw in the video put together by a tourist and aired earlier, were allegedly seized from xateros during a raid […]
The nationality of the men who ambushed Conorquie remains a mystery to Belize’s Foreign Minister and to the politicians in the Ministry of National Security. But there is little doubt in anybody else’s mind that the killers were Guatemalan bandits. In fact, they fled across the Guatemalan border, five kilometres away, following the murder. There […]
Tourism Police Special Constable Danny Conorquie was killed last week Thursday, murdered by bandits who then fled over the Guatemalan border. The outcry has been tremendous…the outrage at the senseless, tragic invasion and execution boiling over in every quarter except perhaps the most important – the halls of government. Conorquie was buried with full police […]
And tonight’s question is: Do you believe that Guatemalans murdered Special Constable Danny Conorquie at Caracol? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
The video we showed you at the top of the newscast captures the moments following the cold-blooded murder of Danny Conorquie. In addition to the tragedy and the continued incursions into our national park, there is also the issue of tourism and the safety of visitors to the prime Mayan Site. There were actually four […]
In the Supreme Court today, Justice Shona Griffiths heard arguments from The Belize Bank and the Government of Belize. The proceedings today concerned the enforcement of an arbitral award obtained by the Bank against the Government of Belize for thirty-three million Belize dollars plus interest. The Award originates from the Government’s failure to settle Universal […]
