With public outcry against crime at an all time high, police made a number of arrests over the weekend in unresolved murder cases. Businessman Jason Coombs was murdered back in the evening of November eleventh, 2009 while at his construction site in the area of the Port Authority compound. According to sources Jamil Betancourt is […]
The son of Assistant Commissioner of Police Noel Leal, has been arrested along with a group of men following a robbery that occurred after ten p.m. Friday night on Santa Familia Street in Orange Walk Town. A cache of weapons was found on Leal Junior and his friends. Reports are that a man was standing […]
The brutal murder of basketball player and teacher, Aubrey Lopez, left the country in disbelief that someone considered to be a model citizen would meet such a tragic death. Police have detained two suspects since the incident on May twelfth, and today one of them, twenty-two year old Paul Jex, was read a single charge […]
The community is still reeling from the senseless murder of the popular teacher and sportsman, Aubrey Lopez. Today in Belmopan, a demonstration against violence attracted family, friends, and many others. Their messages were both emotional and powerful in the face of a climate of fear and violence that is consuming the community. News Five’s Jose […]
And there is a development in the investigations into Aubrey Lopez’ murder. Lopez was gunned down at around eleven on Wednesday night in the vicinity of Prince Street by a group of men who had commandeered the car he was driving. News Five understands that the five men who stole the blue Nissan Altima car […]
Twenty-four hours after the murder of Aubrey Lopez, another homicide took place not far away in the area of the Swing Bridge. The latest victim in the murder capital is a minor from Hattieville who was chopped to death while on his way home from a popular Belize City nightspot. News Five’s Isani Cayetano spoke […]
Thursday’s question was: Do you agree with APAMO that there should be a ban on oil drilling and exploration in the area of the barrier reef? Eighty-four percent of those who polled said they did and the remaining sixteen percent said no. On our e-poll one viewer said: Ban all offshore exploration, I agree with […]
An ex-cop, who is now employed at Boundaries Store in Orange Walk, was stabbed six times this morning by a man who was reportedly trying to steal shoes. Roman Canul was rushed to Belize City for surgery at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he confronted the would-be thief and was brutally attacked in the […]
The undeterred murder rampage on Belize City streets hit home for one politician whose family tonight is coping with the loss of their son. The shocking news spread early this morning that thirty year old Aubrey Lopez, the son of Belmopan Mayor, Simeon Lopez, was gunned down execution style on Wednesday night inside a car […]
The murder of Aubrey Lopez has sent shockwaves in Belize City and in the Capital. Lopez has made many friends over the years, some of whom consider him a brother. He is also a well known basketball player and was the captain and team leader of the Belmopan Bandits, which is the leader in the […]
On Tuesday, Cabinet admitted that crime has reached crisis proportion and that the behavior of rogue cops had contributed to the loss of confidence in the police department. Opposition Leader John Briceño says that government is stating the obvious. Along with two ultimatums, Briceño gave some indication of what his party would do to address […]
The People’s United Party also called for the removal of Carlos Perdomo as Minister of National Security and says structural changes within the top brass of the Police Department are urgently needed. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “When you start to lose confidence in, in an organization, like in this case in the issue […]
The number of persons who polled on the question if they supported offshore oil drilling rose to seventy-nine percent this morning. The environmental community has had its say and they have come out flatly against offshore drilling. On this hot button issue we ask: Do you agree with APAMO that there should be a ban […]
We have checked our records but cannot find an internal document as explosive as the one written to the commissioner of police from within the department. It is dated March twenty-second but copies have just become available. The Police Association and Senior Superintendent Chester Williams have written a letter entitled “A Call for Justice” to […]
If the information about rogue cops has you spinning, well government is acknowledging that crime has reached crisis proportions. Last week, Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers convened an anti-crime prevention summit in Belize City as a CITCO effort; the jury is still out on whether or not that will be met with success. But we do […]
In Tuesday’s newscast we asked the question, do you support offshore drilling? On our e-poll seventy seven percent said no and twenty three percent said yes. One of our viewers was emphatic saying “I don’t support it. If there was ever a catastrophe, it would be far beyond Belize’s means to manage it. NO, for […]
Belize City Councillor Kevin Singh dropped a bombshell when he disclosed to News Five today that he can’t account for monies collected from market vendors at Queen Square. The money is for arrears for rental of market stalls, but while the vendors have receipts, there are no records of their payments at City Hall. Councilor […]
While the councillor does not know where the money is, vendors at the Queen’s Square market have been battling with the dilapidated conditions of the market and are now facing a rent increase since the Hutchandani Holdings which rents the Pound Yard Complex to City Hall, is upping the rental value. News Five’s Isani Cayetano […]
A daring robbery took place early this morning, soon after the Bowen and Bowen Distribution Centre opened for business. The armed and masked robbers sat in a waiting car outside and struck shortly after eight o’clock. They had apparently plotted their moves with precision since security had not kicked in yet and they seemed to […]
As police look for the Bowen and Bowen robbers, interdicted police officer, Alpheus Parham, was today arraigned with the shooting murder of thirty one-year-old Alex Goff. Goff was a handicap originally of Mopan Street in Belize City who relocated to the island earlier this year to brace the economic decline. But something went awry shortly […]
There have always been accusations of sweetheart land deals which would result in a chosen few acquiring prime property for rock bottom prices. And in some cases areas in reserves have been sold off. There have also been incursions in wildlife conservation posts, the Barrier Reef, and national parks such as the Chiquibul. But never […]
In addition to APAMO, the Belize Audubon Society also made known its concern today. Audubon believes that terrestrial drilling can be done feasibly but it is also concerned about drilling on the sea. OCEANA has also come out with a strong viewpoint on offshore drilling. According to Vice President of OCEANA, Audrey Matura Shepherd, after […]
A ruptured oil well is spewing at least five thousand barrels of crude into the Gulf of Mexico each day in what threatens to be the worst-ever U.S. oil spill. Last week, in San Pedro, residents expressed concerns about the potential risk of an oil spill in light of exploration licenses approved for offshore drilling. […]
Since December of last year, five persons have been victims of police shootings. The most incident occurred on Sunday evening in Caye Caulker Village when thirty one year old Alex Goff was shot dead in the Police cell block. Last December, when Christopher Galvez was killed, a Corporal was fingered as one of the key […]
Just over a year a half ago, Zhen Zhennong, and her family moved to Santa Elena from the People’s Republic of China in search of a better life. But instead, her life ended tragically on Mother’s Day when she was shot dead at her restaurant. The twenty-seven year old mother was murdered when three minors […]
