Tonight, police say that the suspect in the brutal murder of San Pedro, Columbia elder Agripina Coc, is still at large. The manhunt for the suspected killer continues, with villagers and Police fully engaged, but with no success. Residents believe that the man who slashed and allegedly raped the elderly woman is from the same […]
The plan was reportedly to lock up the family members in the village while village leaders questioned them. But for their own safety, Punta Gorda Police decided to transport them to town. Residents believe that these family members have been assisting the fugitive, and as you’ve seen, they are not afraid to do what it […]
Last Tuesday, the plight of Uwahnie Martinez, an employee of CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank, made headlines when she was reportedly informed by her superiors at the institution that she wasn’t allowed to speak in Garifuna while at the workplace. Undoubtedly, the position of the bank raised the ire of many, particularly residents of the predominantly Garifuna […]
A recent survey involving a sample of four hundred and fifty high school students is showing an alarming use of drugs. The survey was carried out by the National Drug Abuse Control Council and the University of Belize. it shows that students are consuming serious amounts of alcohol, marijuana and in some cases cocaine. While […]
While the insults thrown between Flowers and Musa make for sensational news and politically stimulating drama, there’re actually bigger things happening in the city. For example, there’s an ongoing operation which has seen the Police clamp down on crime in a big way. It’s an initiative which is targeting everything from gang violence and drugs […]
Mayor of Belize City Darrell Bradley has reneged on his very first commitment to Belize Maintenance Limited. The Council is in arrears twenty-one weeks, and he made a firm promise to pay off five weeks arrears last week Friday. Well, that promised payment did not materialize. That breach of faith right off the bat has […]
Today, News Five was allowed unrestricted access to Deputy Commander of the Eastern Division, Senior Superintendent Edward Broaster. Our request for an interview was handled quickly and efficiently by the newly formed Public Relations Unit. We make that point because there has been some concern expressed in certain sections of the media following an email […]
Primary school students are back in school for the start of the new academic year. We caught up with a group of them who had every reason to be smiling this afternoon. At least fifty at the Central Assembly of God received school supplies through the generosity of the Rotaract Club’s community activities. Duane Moody […]
In early May 2013 there were thirteen reported infant deaths at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. A subsequent investigation revealed the presence of a deadly bacteria, enterobacter cloacae, in the neonatal unit. K.H.M.H. officials never took absolute responsibility for the tragic deaths in any form or fashion, and the grieving parents were left to try […]
There has been no love between the People’s United Party and the Gang Suppression Unit and tonight those bad relations have reached rock bottom. Complaints of police brutality at the hands of the Gang Suppression Unit are commonplace. In fact, since its formation in 2010, citizens have come on a frequent basis to vent their […]
Well this afternoon, the former prime minister did come back to the media. Speaking at today’s press conference, Said Musa described Inspector Flowers’ response as an emotional attack on him. The call for the dissolution of the Gang Suppression Unit, says Musa, has long since been a policy of the People’s United Party. Said […]
The reaction from the P.U.P. was swift. The Leader of the Opposition Francis Fonseca reiterated the call for the disbandment of the Gang Suppression Unit, as well as the removal of Inspector Mark Flowers as head of the task force. The response, according to Fonseca, was virtually political in tone and rather unbecoming of a […]
There have been new developments in the murder of sixty-one year old Agripina Coc. The mother of nine children was brutally chopped to death near her home in the village of San Pedro, Columbia on Saturday. Since then, angry residents armed with sticks and machetes have combed the surrounding bushes, convinced that the killer is […]
P.U.P. Belize Rural North standard bearer Arthur Saldivar remains suspended tonight amid an ongoing investigation into a number of serious allegations that are directly affecting his candidacy in the next general elections. Following a meeting of the party’s national executive last week, Saldivar was placed on a two-week suspension while a probe is being conducted […]
In early August sanitation matters between Belize Maintenance Limited and the Belize City Council came to a head. City Hall was in arrears to the company eighteen weeks, and because BML could not get an audience with the Mayor, the company had informed workers that it could no longer keep them on. That led to […]
In the recent months, several elderly persons have been victims of violent crimes. Back on July thirtieth, Betty Westby as well as her mother were victims of a frightening home invasion in Crooked Tree where Westby had to fight off the armed intruders. That was immediately followed by yet another home invasion on August eighteenth […]
The National Bank of Belize, the country’s sole government-owned lending institution, is celebrating a milestone achievement this week. Since opening its doors to the public on September second, 2013, the bank has been disbursing loans to first-time property holders, as well as small business owners at an incredibly low interest rate of five-point-five percent. Despite […]
Inspector of Police Stephanie Grinage is one of several officers to have been promoted within the Belize Police Department recently. With extensive experience, working various posts over the past seventeen years, Grinage has been transferred to the Belmopan formation where she is second in command of the local formation. On Monday, she was formally introduced […]
A trio of residents from the Holy Emmanuel Area is tonight up in arms because despite years of asking for a street to access their houses, they have had no luck. Adrian Lino is among three single mothers who say that they have to walk in swamp when it rains to access their homes. According […]
It’s official – media personnel will no longer have access to Senior Police Officers from the Eastern Division when trying to access information. That bit of bad news came via email. Effective immediately, any queries for information will have to be directed to the newly formed Public Relations Unit. Douglas Hyde, the Public relations Coordinator […]
The press conference at Raccoon Street this morning was actually to issue an advisory to Belizeans. September is here, and along with the celebrating and carnival, there is also, always a noticeable increase in crime. Public Relations Coordinator Douglas Hyde is sending out the message that while the Police are ready to assist, business-owners and […]
Former Lake-I area representative and two-time Minister of Education Cordel Hyde is officially back in the P.U.P. fold. Hyde, who is unbeaten in that constituency, stepped down from participating in the 2012 General Elections when his son became terminally ill. In the wake of that decision, his would-be opponent Mark King delivered the well-known P.U.P. […]
Incursions along the western border continue unabated; Friends for Conservation and Development has in fact documented an increased number of incidents. Recently, nine dwellings constructed inside the Chiquibul National Park were detected as were survey lines five miles inside Belizean territory. Last week, a survey showed that the Southern Chiquibul River sub-basin had the greatest […]
Belize’s Ambassador to the Organization of American States is aspiring to succeed Surinamese national Albert Ramdin as Assistant Secretary General to the O.A.S. The seat becomes vacant, as does the top job of Secretary General next May. So the horse trading has been taking place for months with member states exchanging support for their respective […]
A group of Belize City youths are joining efforts to put off a six-month project focusing on social issues affecting teenagers. The list is long and includes teenage pregnancy, police brutality, crime and violence. Motivating Youths of Belize has partnered with the Department of Youth Services for the initiative that started this past Friday in […]
