La Isla Bonita is Belize’s top tourist destination. This week, tourism stakeholders addressed the rising crime. Less than twenty-four hours had elapsed when gunshots rang out in the silent of the night. It was not one of the usual shootings and news spread quickly to the mainland that a sergeant had shot and killed a […]
Earlier we reported on the police version of the killing of Corporal Gavin Sanchez. This morning we caught up in Belize City with the family of the deceased officer which is still reeling from his shooting death. Sanchez’ aunt, Delita Moody, told News Five that her nephew has been working in San Pedro for about […]
While Police Corporal Gavin Sanchez swore to protect and serve the Belizean public, he had several high profile incidents on record. On several occasions Sanchez had been involved in shooting incidents with known criminals while on and off duty. Today Commissioner of Police Crispin Jeffries commented on the circumstances the slain officer may have found […]
Since the start of the year there have been three incidents, which Belize Electricity Limited calls sabotage, to its power lines. The vandalism has inconvenienced residents with outages that lasted up three hours and the repairs will cost the company thousands of dollars, according to B.E.L. And while the reason for the damage is perplexing, […]
Thirty-seven families, most of whom are Guatemalans, are being ordered to move from land which they now occupy at Mile forty on the Western Highway. Today officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources visited the private property and told the families that they will have to relocate because the land is privately owned. News Five […]
Two entities of the Catholic Diocese clashed on Tuesday evening when Hand in Hand Ministries started breaking down a portion of Saint John Vianney School’s fence. But it wasn’t some random act of vandalism; the fence is on a parcel of land that both the school and Hand in Hand are claiming. The two had […]
Ruckus erupted in the south side this afternoon when two entities of the catholic Diocese went head to head over and old land dispute. The staff and principal of Saint John Vianney School interrupted their monthly meeting when they were disrupted by a loud bang outside. What they found when they went outside was a […]
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. […]
The regular Thursday afternoon bustle at the Queen Square Market got a little steamier just around midday today when a traffic officer and a City Council employee showed up on the West Collet Canal side from the Dean Street bridge and proceeded to forcibly remove a fruit vendor’s produce from his spot on the street […]
The brutal murder of Teddy Murillo on February twenty-seventh continues to stir emotions. The University of Belize student was gunned down on Waight Street as he headed home. There are allegations that he was killed by a cop and up until tonight no charges have been laid. Murillo was a deacon with the Adventist Church […]
The murder rate continues to spike since the beginning of the year and many of the homicides remain unresolved while in the courts the conviction rate appears dismal. Several organizations today joined the families whose loved ones have died as a result of gun violence. This evening the Faith and Justice Commission held a march […]
Among the grieving families at the event were musical artist, Aaron Moses, who himself was a gang member and who now uses music to send a positive message. He said he decided a long time ago to change his life because his first hand experiences with prison life did not bode well. Today he was […]
The unrelenting persistence of Yolanda Schakron to keep alive the memory of her murdered nephew, Chris Galvez, has taken another turn. Schakron has now created an opportunity for families of other murder victims to join her quest. Together with activist, Erwin X, she is about to introduce a website called Peace and Justice for All […]
Erwin X says the idea was conceived from long before founder of Mothers Organized for Peace, Therese Felix, passed away but at the time resources were scarce. Meanwhile, the peace rally is set for Sunday March twenty-first and Schakron says it should provide an opportunity for consolation. Yolanda Schakron “It’s just for solidarity with all […]
Travel across the Western Border continues to be disrupted by a demonstration that started since Tuesday. News Five found out today that teachers in Belize are not the only ones who want a pay raise. Guatemalan teachers have taken their protest outside their capital and to their bordering towns with El Salvador, Mexico and Belize. […]
The protest is expected to continue as the Guatemalan teachers have not reached an agreement with their government. News Five also spoke to another traveler who was already in Belize but crossed the border to visit Tikal. He said that he would return to Belize but there was a possibility he might not return to […]
In an update to a story we ran on Wednesday on the beating of sixteen year old Carlos Zelaya Jr. News Five understands that the police department has still not brought any charges against the person accused of beating the student. According to Carlos Zelaya Sr., on the day complaint was filed police told him […]
A prominent Belize City cardiologist is said to be embroiled in a huge scandal that has to do with the romantic relationship between his daughter and a high school student. It is not the type of story that would make the news, but it does because it involves a highly respected doctor. Since last week […]
Carlos and Sarli Zelaya say their son has been dating Gough’s daughter for the past two years and that he was well acquainted with her family. It is alleged that the neighbor saw Carlos Jr. hopping Gough’s back fence minutes before the doctor arrived home. Both men then pursued Zelaya and proceeded to assault him. […]
Forty-seven single mothers who took advantage of the Support Single Mothers in Belize City project will tonight be recognized at a commencement ceremony. They are the second set of women to complete the initiative, which is coordinated by the Women’s Department. The women trained for four months in four areas to better their chances of […]
Sugar production is still not at its projected capacity; the factory at Tower Hill is expected to mill six thousand tons daily but it is down to just over five thousand tons. The season got off to a slow start due to technical difficulties with the launch of BELCOGEN. But aside from the delays, there […]
Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith is taking on Prime Minister Dean Barrow. It’s not the usual challenge over politics which he writes in his blog, Flashpoint; it’s about legal and weighty matters. At a press conference billed as his state of the nation Barrow contracted earlier statements that he expected that the economy would rebound in […]
Also on Wednesday, when a reporter brought up the matter of the Prime Minister’s first wife, Lois Young, being contracted as lead attorney in many of the government’s high profile cases he said he makes no apologies for that. Pointing to Young’s pro-bono legal work for the unions and the Association of Concerned Belizeans before […]
