The Professional Standards Branch of the Belize Police Department is inundated with cases of alleged police misconduct and there were several updates coming out of Monday’s press conference with its head, Assistant Commissioner Chester Williams. Back in June, Chunox resident, Richard Allen Garcia, got into a stand-off with police. The officers dispatched from Corozal Town […]
In Punta Gorda, two cops have been accused of shaking down a school principal for money to hush up an alleged violation of insurance expiration. They agreed to accept money to avoid towing away her vehicle and revoking her drivers’ license. But they didn’t count on getting caught red-handed with the money by their own […]
Though not confirmed, there are reports of an altercation between Customs and a group of Belizeans in the Santa Cruz area of Orange Walk. This village is particularly known for contraband activities and has been difficult to police by the department. The report is that one person, identified as Dwayne Almendarez was shot to the […]
Our newsroom has also received photographs of a fire in the Sarstoon. The reports state that several structures on the Guatemalan side of the river went up in flames earlier today. Up to now, there has been no confirmation from this side of the river. But the pictures speak for themselves.
Belize City resident Francine Pitts gained public attention when her young daughter, Eyannie, was shot and killed as she slept at home. Pitts would go on to experience a long list of setbacks and misfortunes that instead of breaking her, only had the effect of strengthening her resolve. But this weekend, death knocked at her […]
BELTRAIDE and the Belize Spa and Wellness Association are organizing the first ever “Maya Spa Experience Brand Competition.” The overall objective of the competition is to have certified massage therapists collaborate with three other persons, in developing their interpretation of an authentic Maya Spa experience in order to create a signature Belizean massage that can […]
This weekend, there was political activity in two major western municipalities. The incumbent United Democratic Party sought to fill six councilor seats from seven participants in Belmopan, joining an incumbent mayor, while in San Ignacio and Santa Elena it was the other way around for the People’s United Party – three candidates for mayor to […]
In San Ignacio/Santa Elena, the People’s United Party gathered at Sacred Heart College. Former mayor Marconi Matus defeated rivals Javier “Colonel” Castellanos and Arthur Smith to head up the team. He received three hundred and forty-five votes compared to two hundred and sixty-one for Smith and two hundred and forty for the former Belize Defence […]
Last week we told you that Mayor Hilberto Campos of Corozal Town will not be seeking reelection in the upcoming Municipal Elections 2018 and already two U.D.P. hopefuls have put in their bid to replace Campos. Richard Quan and Rafael Castillo are going head to head at the convention scheduled for this Saturday in Corozal. […]
The Belize Network of Non-Governmental Organizations has joined the call for re-registration even though it has been put off to next year. In a press release, the organization says the Election and Boundaries Commission ought to reconsider, considering the importance of free and fair elections and defending the right to vote. The first and last […]
An official mediation between members of the Council of Management of the Public Service Union and its president, Eldred Neal, took place on Saturday in Belmopan. An official statement from the Union issued today confirms that Neal has been reinstated as president of the P.S.U. up to and in time for the ninety-fifth annual general […]
On Friday, we showed documents detailing the transfer of just over an acre of land in the Las Flores area to a resident by the Belmopan City Council. Amy Anabella Chen of a Hummingbird Highway address sought transfer of Block twenty, parcel number eight-seven-one-three in February and the transaction was completed a week ago for […]
A teenage girl from the west is missing and police and the family needs help in locating Helen Adolphus. The fifteen-year-old ran away last Tuesday from the area of the government building plaza in Belmopan. According to her foster care parent, Helen was to be handed over to Human Service when she ran away. There […]
The government of Taiwan stepped up to the plate today with a generous donation of cash and equipment. This gift will be used to assist the Ministry of Health in collecting data as well as in the prevention of renal failure; a condition that is prevalent among Belizeans. News Five’s Duane Moody was up north […]
Residents of Las Flores, a subdivision of Belmopan, are demanding answers about a recent transfer of land to a resident of Belmopan by the Belmopan City Council. One Amy Anabella Chen of a Hummingbird Highway address sought transfer of Block twenty, parcel number 8713 in February and the transaction was completed a week ago for […]
Earlier this week, we joined youths from Belmopan on a tour of the Hattieville prison. The initiative was intended to discourage and deter young people from engaging in criminal activity. The statistics show that the prison population is made up mostly by Hispanics incarcerated for immigration offenses; in second place are crimes of dishonesty while […]
In political news….earlier this week, incumbent councilor for Belmopan, Anna Banner Guy, finds herself the odd woman out at the United Democratic Party convention scheduled for Sunday, August thirteenth. Guy topped the polls in the last municipal election and has been active among the city’s youth, but it appears she is on the outs because […]
Inspector Fitzroy Yearwood was summarily transferred from his post as a Media Relations Officer on Wednesday and is now preparing himself for legal action against the Belize Police Department. His abrupt removal from that unit has led many to believe that it is the result of him releasing a police report in which brothers Wasani […]
Bus lines sparring over passengers? According to one video that has gone viral on Facebook that is what happened between two bus drivers from different companies. It appears that bystanders or passengers captured the heated armed exchange between the two men. As this cell-phone footage shows, the men are armed with machetes and are squabbling […]
CARIFESTA is the Caribbean festival of arts held every two years by CARICOM AND CARIFORUM countries to celebrate the best in Caribbean culture through music, literary arts, visual arts, theatre, dance and film. Over the years we have seen local musicians, dancers, visual artists others in the creative sector participate, but it has been a […]
The annual Back to School Trimming Drive is on its seventh year and once again primary and high school students from across the city are being invited to come out to Fabers Road on the weekend of September second to get a free haircut. The initiative is the brainchild of lifelong friends Edmund Staine and […]
According to co-organizer, Brian Dena, the annual event is made possible through donations from members of the public, as well the as efforts of volunteers who give of their time freely. Brian Dena, Organizer “This year we’ll be having it on the second and third of September. The second, which is a Saturday, we’ll […]
Artist Shyne Barrow dropped a bombshell today when he abruptly resigned from the Belizean Society of Composers Authors Publishers. A leaked letter bearing today’s date and signed by the PM’s son, announces his sudden resignation to the BSCAP membership on the heels of claims by the former C.E.O. and current chair, Heather Cunningham, that she […]
Inspector Fitzroy Yearwood…he was one of three liaison officers within the Belize Police Department assigned to facilitate the media with daily situation reports and interviews. Tonight, he is no longer a member of the Media Relations Unit after being abruptly transferred on Wednesday. Yearwood’s relocation to a desk job at Precinct Three came just a […]
The first Maya Land Registry was launched in southern Belize this week. After two years of inaction to a ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice that determined that a mechanism had to be put in place to protect lands, Maya communities started the process in the village of Crique Sarco. As we reported on […]
