No less than the Minister of Police, Doug Singh has said the management style of the top cop is not effective to deal with crime. Crispin Jeffries has come under heavy fire from many quarters. Only yesterday, Belizeans for Justice called for his head in the face of the unabated gun violence in the old […]
The Grim Sleeper is the name given to a serial killer in Los Angeles, California, believed to be responsible for ten murders; the victims were primarily prostitutes. Lonnie Franklin was caught earlier this week and is currently in jail awaiting trial. But there was a period when Franklin appeared inactive in the US; that timeframe […]
Rogues cops in the police department, that was the alarm sounded at the April First press conference by the Commissioner of Police, Crispin Jefferies flanked by Prime Minister Dean Barrow. That was as official as it could get but the common man on the street often said there were officers who also did double duty […]
The allegation about rogue cops in the police department resonated throughout the country and can’t be easily forgotten. Since Detective Corporal Jermaine Mangar can no longer be seen as the poster boy for rogue cops, then where are the rogue cops? This afternoon while at a police department ceremony, News Five’s Jose Sanchez asked the […]
Eight year old Marquise Mahler was laid to rest today. It was an emotional funeral for family, friends and the community. The child did not live to finish primary school; he was gunned down last Friday on Faber’s Road and died the following day. His murder is signaling the hideous lows to which crime has […]
There is a growing number of children on the streets that are hustling for spare change to survive. On Tuesday we asked: Are you concerned about the number of kids begging on the streets? Ninety-five percent of our viewers said yes. One viewer from our e-poll suggested “the police need to start picking up these […]
While at the Du Di Rait Ting Ceremony this morning at Old Belize, Police Minister Doug Singh and Commissioner of Police Crispin Jeffries looked like old buddies. Singh even indicated that he personally liked Jeffries, but his previous comments gave the impression that Jeffries might be squeezed out of his post, even though the ink […]
A climate of fear is pervading the streets of the City tonight, and it is anticipated that more violence will erupt following a slew of shootings that ended in the murder of Marques Mahler and Calvin Graham late last week. Earlier today, a scheduled anti-crime event was called off when one of the leading organizers […]
Belizeans for Justice had planned to present recommendations to reduce crime at their press conference on Wednesday. But all that is now on hold in the face of the risk to their personal security. A few weeks ago, Doug Singh was installed as the new minister of police, but the NGO is now demanding the […]
As we said earlier there is a sense of fear among City residents. One of the crime events was called off because of death threats to the organizers. And even as the family of eight year old Marques Mahler grieves and prepares for his burial, they have also been receiving threats. News Five’s Isani Cayetano […]
Just about everyone who has been downtown or elsewhere in the City has been approached by the large number of persons begging for some change. Initially that profession was confined to the homeless but that has changed significantly with unemployment and school children on vacation. Tonight we ask: Are you concerned about the number of […]
Sugar cane production decreased by twelve point six percent in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period in 2009. But that is not the only problem plaguing the industry. Cane farmers are agitating for a general meeting of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers’ Association, and as they have in the past, […]
It was a horrific accident, one of the deadliest and certainly the most gruesome, according to our records. A total of six persons died on the spot. The first accident led to the next at the same location at mile twenty-seven on the Western Highway on Saturday. An entire family of five perished early in […]
Within hours, the second accident claimed the life of a Ministry of Works employee, Sherman Williams, while he was operating an excavator at the same accident scene to remove the tow head. Here again is Marion Ali. Marion Ali, Reporting Thirty nine year old Sherman Williams, a Ministry of Works employee, was one of several […]
Eight year old Marques Mahler, fought bravely for his life following a brazen daylight shooting on Friday afternoon. He was rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where doctors performed emergency surgery to save him. Despite their attempts Marques passed away on Saturday afternoon, the youngest murder victim of the street violence in the south […]
The passing of eight year old Marques Mahler on Saturday after being shot multiple times a day earlier is believed to have created utter chaos in the Faber’s Road area shortly after the family received word of his death. A swarm of police and B.D.F. soldiers descended on the residences of Theodore Mahler and Brian […]
With the prospects for reconciliation with her Party looking grim for Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers, we asked last Thursday: Do you think an independent mayor can effectively run the city without the support of the U.D.P. central government? On our e-poll many of our viewers took time to cast their votes and post their comments. […]
Just past mid-day, a man heading back to work after purchasing lunch, was shot multiple times on Faber’s Road. He did not survive the vicious shooting and died while receiving treatment at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. An eight year old boy who was in the same area was also injured when the barrage of […]
Elsewhere in the city, a senior citizen was viciously attacked early Thursday morning. What’s most disturbing about the attack is that the victim was not at a crime hotspot; he was right at home, sleeping in his bed. At five fifteen a.m., sixty two year old Percival Blancaneaux, of Taylor’s Alley was in bed when […]
Channel Five’s Reality Wedding Groom to be, Julio Escalante was badly injured on Wednesday and his condition appears to be worsening. The twenty-three year old was hit from behind by a car as he rode his bicycle to work at the Princess Hotel & Casino. The incident happened not far from his family’s home on […]
There are more details available on Wednesday’s sudden death of a Cuban Embassy employee. Embassy personnel are not authorized to provide interviews but it is known that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cuba will be deploying an official to Belize to assist with the tragedy. On Thursday, afternoon the body of sixty-eight year old […]
It’s a classic tale of David and Goliath as our national team which is widely regarded as the underdog at the CentroBasket Games in Santo Domingo a few minutes ago overwhelmed the Cuban powerhouse in rebounds and points scored. The win now brings the Belize dream to the closest it has ever been to an […]
Today’s monumental victory in Santo Domingo has undoubtedly lifted the spirits of the national selection as it moves forward to now take on Puerto Rico. Following this evening’s crushing defeat of Cuba, New Five’s William Neal spoke with team captain, Milton Palacio, who was overwhelmed by the victory. Milton Palacio, Captain, Belize National Basketball Team […]
As we reported earlier in the newscast Belize has emerged victorious over Cuba in the Centro Basket Tournament in Santo Domingo. Instrumental in the huge win was Alex Carcamo who was also injured several times during today’s ball game. News Five’s William Neal caught up with Carcamo shortly after and he told us how they […]
Belize’s first female mayor was expelled from her party back on May, twenty-fifth. After a decision made by the UDP’s Ethics and Integrity Committee, Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers learnt that her membership with the U.D.P. had been cancelled and she would have thirty days to appeal her expulsion. She did but a little too late […]
