At about three-thirty this afternoon, three armed masked robbers walked separately into Courts on the Northern Highway. The first headed directly upstairs where the cashiers are stationed and asked a female cashier to hand over the cash pan. She was threatened and handed over the money and the robbers ran out of the store. The […]
It is about thirty hours since the murder and daring robbery at the Scotiabank Branch in Spanish Lookout and police have already made some progress in cracking the case. Five robbers entered the bank after eight Tuesday morning and got away with a large sum of money from the bank and a customer. A K.B.H. […]
Also in the city this morning, a young man was shot in the head on Prince Street. Tyler Garbutt was reportedly going to visit his girlfriend when someone on a bicycle rode by and shot him in the back of the head. The bullet exited through his face and Garbutt is receiving treatment at the […]
On Tuesday night we asked the question: Do you at this time support the cuts in the budget of the police department? The question relates to the spate of murders and other violence in recent days in contrast to the limited resources available to the police to get a grip on the crime situation. The […]
Just a week after Prime Minister Dean Barrow painted a grim picture about the economic prospects for the new fiscal year, the Public Utilities Commission made that picture even bleaker when today it announced that water rates will go up. In a press release today from the P.U.C., it announced that it approves a twelve […]
It’s been a while since we heard about the battle between Caye Caulker Water Taxi Association and the new kid on the block, the San Pedro Express. Initially questions were raised about whether or not there were enough customers for the industry to sustain the two groups. The first blow was felt when San Pedro […]
But Cotton Tree Village has another land problem its residents are battling. Chairman Florentino Baeza and one of the villagers visited our studios to complain about the issue. They are upset with the Ministry of Natural Resources for implementing a whole new process after their Area Representative, Ramon Witz, gave them approval to proceed with […]
Thirteen hundred acres of land in the vicinity of Cotton Tree Village has been up for grabs ever since the government realized that the Taiwanese owners have not been paying property taxes. According to John Saldivar Area Representative for Belmopan, the principal owner is either in jail or dead somewhere on the other side of […]
Well known U.D.P. and PUP attorneys say real solutions to crime needed The brazen daylight shootings in front of Holy Redeemer Primary School in Belize City and at the Scotia Bank in Spanish Lookout is signaling a nation under siege. Both incidents occurred near police stations, indicating that gun toting criminals no longer seek the […]
He is the highest Italian government official to visit. The government announced today that Claudio Scajola, the Minister of Economic Development, was on a brief official visit. Scajola arrived this morning and met in Belize City with the PM Dean Barrow, Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington and his counterpart, Minister Erwin Contreras. A declaration was released […]
In the courts, Former Commissioner of Police, Carmen Zetina, was found guilty this afternoon of Driving without Due Care and Attention. The verdict followed an incident which occurred on November twenty sixth, 2009 when Zetina’s Isuzu Rodeo collided into another vehicle on Marine Parade. Magistrate Sharon Lewis fined Zetina a hundred dollars, which is to […]
Last Friday, well-known police figure, Corporal Harold Grinage, was shot at numerous times. The bullets did not find their mark and the officer was able to identify the gunmen. Police confirm that they have arrested one of the two suspects. Jermaine Belgrave appeared in front of the Chief Magistrate, Margaret Gabb McKenzie, and was charged with […]
A trio including two men and a woman appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare today to answer charges of attempted murder. They are twenty-four year-old Sheryl Arnold, a domestic of West Lake Community located at mile eight on the Western Highway, her twenty-two year old common-law-husband Eric Garbutt, a boat captain of the same address and […]
Since his capture in February Gary Seawell joined his brother Mark behind prison bars. Both Seawell brothers are being sought by the U.S. government face drug trafficking charges. The U.S. nabbed the other brother Dwayne Seawell in 2007 and he is serving a seventeen years sentence for similar offences. While the options for Gary and […]
The house was overflowing Tuesday night with fans from all around the country who converged at the Bliss for KTV Latino. As the cameras rolled, six contenders took the spotlight whipping up a medley of Latin favorites. There was an abundance of star power and the performances were generally note perfect. When they could not […]
Senator Lisa Shoman joined the choir in denouncing the budget and the cuts. But she felt security is the main issue close to the hearts of most Belizeans. According to Shoman, the Police Department is one part of the Ministry of National Security that has been a victim of budget cuts. Lisa Shoman, Senator […]
Five thieves hit a bank in Spanish Lookout today in one of the biggest and deadliest bank heists in recent times. They got away with a large sum of money during the armed hold-up, almost double the biggest amount won in the lotto. Over three hundred thousand dollars was stolen in the robbery when the […]
And in the City, the area of Central American Boulevard near its intersection with Fabers Road has long been the scene of a number of shooting incidents. That area is considered a hot spot where another early morning shooting left one man suffering from gunshot a wound to the hand. News Five spoke with Police […]
And turning to our first question for this week. Given the level of crime, Do you at this time support the cuts made to the budget of the police department? Text in your answers to Smart phones to 8686 or go to our e-poll on our website. Still yet, sent us an e-mail to questions@channel5belize.com. […]
There was rampant speculation today that Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh had been placed on pre-retirement leave of seventy days. But when we checked the courts we found him sitting on the bench and that in fact a number of cases are yet to be heard by him. As far as we have been able to […]
In Spanish Lookout today, a bank heist, ended with the murder of a security officer. The thirty-two year old was killed on the spot when five thieves jacked the Scotiabank. We will more on this story later in this newscast. But first we go to the Senate which met today in Belmopan and while the […]
The two groups which represent most Belizeans outside of party colors are the National Trade Union Congress of Henry and the Churches. Representatives on the behalf of both groups spoke about the burden that will face taxpayers. Paul Perriott spoke on behalf of National Trade Union Congress of Henry and Henry Gordon gave the viewpoint […]
As we told you earlier Senator Godwin Hulse did not support the budget in line with the position taken by the Belize Chamber of Commerce. When he took the floor he also spoke specifically about the Income and Business Tax amendment and the effect on electricity generation. In his view, the BELCOGEN, the power generation […]
The senate today also debated the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act, 2010 which was first tabled in the House last week and was lost in the budget debate. Senators Eamon Courtenay and Liza Shoman vehemently objected to the amendment proposed by the Government calling it draconian and warning that it would give the Supreme […]
A decision in the case against Belize City businessman Jitendra Chawla, proprietor of Xtra House, and the Government of Belize was handed down this morning by Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh. Chawla took GOB to court over land he had acquired within Krooman Lagoon near mile two on the Western Highway. Chawla, or Jack Charles as […]
