In less than two weeks, separate incidents involving police officers have resulted in the shooting deaths of two civilians. In the wake of such jarring blows to the image of police community relations, this afternoon Police Commissioner Carmen Zetina told News 5 that the cops involved will be charged. But Commissioner Zetina says while the […]
In the continuing saga of those proposed changes in Social Security, a meeting was held on Monday between union representatives and Finance Minister Ralph Fonseca. According to a government press release, and corroborated by a union spokesman, both sides agreed to consult separately on the three major facets of the proposed package. That is the […]
In crime news, the driver of a car involved in the death of a motorcyclist has been arrested and charged. Rogel Cal has been charged with manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct and driving without due care and attention following his fatal collision with a motorcycle driven by Marlon Henderson. The accident occurred […]
And in that fire, which occurred at Biscayne Government School, police have arrested a fifteen year old who has been charged with arson. The suspected motive for the act has not been released to the public.
In Orange Walk, Elvira Grant, the woman who we satirically referred to as Annie Oakley in last night’s newscast, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of harm for her actions with a nine millimetre pistol on Sunday night. Today, Grant, who prefers to go by her married name of […]
In the avalanche of weekend crime that was reported on Monday’s newscast we somehow managed to neglect one of the favourite events on our calendar…that is the opening of lobster season. Sunday marked the first day of legal lobstering and, as these photos show, Belizean fishermen were having no trouble in finding their prey. Fisheries […]
It’s a big job and today the people who will be responsible for keeping our elections free and fair were given their official appointments. This afternoon the press got a chance to ask them some pointed questions about ballots and boundaries. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This afternoon swearing in ceremonies were held in Belize City officially […]
It’s an important document and now the Belize driver’s license is going high tech. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods brought in her old beat up ID and–just like magic–emerged with a bright and shiny new one. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The problem of fake licenses both at home and abroad has prompted the Belize Traffic Department to […]
