While Ronaldo Petillo was hit by a vehicle as he waited for his brother, twenty-seven year old John Weibe died in a traffic mishap as headed to the home of his sister. Weibe, a mechanic, lost control of his motorcycle as he rode on loose gravel on B Lane in Spanish Lookout. He ran into […]
Earlier in this newscast we heard from Bartolo Teul who was thrown out of a public meeting by heavily armed police at the orders of Minister of State, Juan Coy. Teul claims the elected official grew irate when he raised concerns about the way he was running things in the south. Another issue which Teul […]
A daring mid-afternoon robbery by two thieves who stole a service weapon from an Atlantic Bank security officer was thwarted when one of the assailants got shot on the left hand. His partner in crime was quickly apprehended by Belize City police. The two had fled the scene when they were stopped dead in their […]
And in court today, the case against Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya Flowers inched one step further when a date was set for a preliminary inquiry. The prosecution presented some of the evidence against the Mayor and two of her senior finance officers but Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie informed that the prosecution needs to present […]
Glenford Matura was gunned down on Wednesday morning just before eight and tonight Belize City police are seeking two suspects in connection with his murder. It is reported that twenty-nine year old Matura, a laborer of Central American Boulevard, was shot multiple times on Euphrates Avenue while he was on the job as a sanitation […]
There is a sixty million dollar hole in the 2010-2011 budget and the government is expected to announce on Monday how it will raise the cash to balance the shortfall. And there is reason to believe that the prime minister will be forced to impose additional taxes to cover debt financing and recurrent expenditures. At […]
As part of the Treasury Amendment, the government is increasing the duration of treasury notes from five to ten years. Espat says that the U.D.P. criticized the PUP for extending the life of the foreign commercial debt and now the U.D.P. government is guilty of doing the same thing. He thinks that the long term […]
The next bill that is expected to be passed by the U.D.P.’s majority in the House is the Central Bank of Belize Amendment Act. The Barrow administration hopes that it will bring down interest rates but the PUP’s deputy leader says that it is only an optical illusion that won’t have any impact on lowering […]
Eighteen-year old Elmore Neal was killed on Saturday afternoon in broad daylight. His death is still mired in controversy because it involved a police officer. Neal was fatally shot a stone’s throw away from the home of his friend, twenty-nine year old Glenford Matura, who was targeted next. As many were heading to the workplace […]
There have been eleven shootings in eight days in the City streets. The latest was on Tuesday night when Elvis Bevans was shot twice to his left leg and foot. Bevans was riding his bicycle on Neal Pen Road in the direction of Kraal Road when he was approached from behind by a male person […]
The murder and shooting were followed by an armed hold up on Albert Street. The thieves in downtown Belize City were brazen enough to carry out their deeds just before the busy lunch hour. Doony’s was the target once more. While the three culprits could not put their hands on any cash, they did rob […]
The post mortem examination on the body of a customs officer who died while in police custody in Orange Walk Town has concluded and it doesn’t offer much to the ongoing investigation into his death. Twenty-eight year old Mathias Duran died from a fractured skull due to a blow to the head. He was laid […]
The dust has still not settled over the Foreign Minister’s recent comments about artificial borders in the many twists of Belize’s number one foreign policy and national issue. But this week representatives from both Belize and Guatemala sat down to talk and it is becoming patently clear that the holding of a referendum and going […]
Police were on alert over the past extended weekend but still the criminals ruled the streets. There were two murders, many shootings, one which ended fatally at the hands of the cops and still yet a sudden and bizarre death of a customs officer while in police custody. We start first with a report from […]
While the Duran family claims Matthias died due to police negligence, in Belize City another family is grieving the loss of a loved one who died after he was shot in broad daylight by the cops. The police claim one of their own pulled the trigger in self-defense but the family says Elmore Neal was […]
Turning to the weekend’s homicide’s, Jeffery Martindale Kelly was shot at least seven times on Monday night while he stood at the corner of Prince Street and the canal side near Deng’s store. He lived for the past eleven years at a popular home in the neighborhood known as ‘Wax House’ along with friends who […]
The long weekend also saw more violence erupting in the north where a group of youths allegedly took matters into their own hands in San Lazaro Village, eight miles away from Orange Walk Town. A cane farmer was allegedly hacked to death one day after he was involved in a fight with members of the […]
By now you have heard of the Xate operations that are being undertaken by Eco-Green in the Cayo District. It is a controversial business because primarily Guatemalans cross into the Belizean territory, in forest reserves at that, to harvest the xate that is exported to Europe and the US. So when we reported back in […]
News Five was called out to the scene of a fatal accident in Saint Matthews Village at mile thirty-nine on the Western Highway at around two o’clock this afternoon. When we arrived at the scene three injured persons, believed to be American tourists, were being pulled from the wreckage. They were later transported to the […]
This morning the Ministry of National Security revealed the results of its inquiry into the allegations made against the Belize Police Department in its handling of the Christopher Galvez murder. But that case wasn’t the only issue that the ministry had to address. The circumstances surrounding Teddy Murillo murder are also casting aspersions at members […]
The investigative team which delved into the allegations of wrongdoing by the police department in the Chris Galvez case was lead by Oliver Del Cid, the Deputy National Security Coordinator. The other two team members were Jennifer Saldivar Ramirez, an administrative Officer and ASP Marlon Allen, a police liaison officer. The conclusion of the findings […]
Christopher Galvez’s father, Martin, and his aunt, Yolanda Schakron were clearly not happy with the findings by the investigative team. They both held a press conference this afternoon in which they read a statement given to them by a person who allegedly witnessed the murder. Schakron said that her life was threatened three days ago. […]
A fourteen year old minor is out of school on an expulsion, a Belize City accountant is behind bars and it’s all linked to a tape that is now in police possession. What’s the connection? Well, what’s on the tape is not your average home video. In fact it’s a disturbing recording of thirty-three year […]
The murder of Christopher Galvez on the night of December twenty-second, 2009 grabbed the headlines and spurned serious allegations at members of the Police Department. His homicide transformed members of his family into advocates against violence throughout the country. His aunt Yolanda Schakron has been most outspoken against the way the case has been handled […]
But the investigation into the last flight of Sir Barry Bowen will take at least one year to be completed. On Wednesday, the plane and all the debris were picked up and removed by Bowen’s workers and transported to his hangar. The Belize Department of Civil Aviation will complete the painstaking task of reconstructing the […]
