Prison is not a safe place for Constable Jermaine Mangar, argued his attorney, Richard “Dickie” Bradley, during his bail application which was heard before Justice Herbert Lord in the Supreme Court today. Bradley submitted that since Mangar was attached to the CIB, a number of he arrested are behind bars and they pose a threat […]
Twenty-eight year old Jervis Valencia was today freed of charges stemming from the attempted murder of Frederick Lynch. Lynch, also known as Diggy Dap, was shot four times on October third 2008. He told police that at about eight p.m. that night he was standing near Millard Shop, a Chinese store located on Tibruce Street, […]
This afternoon, charges against three well-known men were withdrawn at the request of the complainant, a high school student. Jiovanni Louriano, aka Nose, of Belize City, Marlon Harris, a resident of Mahogany Street Extension were both charged with carnal knowledge and Alex Devon Lyon, was charged aggravated assault upon a student. The DPP’s office withdrew […]
Viral footage of two minors engaged in sexual acts while at school and in uniform has triggered an investigation by the Belize Police Department. The shocking video which has been circulating via cell phones depicts two primary school students in the act before an audience of several classmates. Investigators from the police department are reviewing […]
At around eight this morning, forty-five year old Juan Menendez was caught by prison officials and police officers on the manhunt in the Sandhill area. His capture confirms the Kolbe Foundation’s suspicions that he was heading north. Before Menendez, Jose Luis-Cocom was caught at his sister’s home by prison officers in Orange Walk and then […]
The medical condition of nineteen year old Luisa Carillo looks promising tonight and the student is showing encouraging progress. We can report that all went well overnight and that doctors have pulled her out of an induced coma. She is now off life support and is breathing on her own. Her brother, Esvin, told News […]
Village Council Elections will be held in the Orange Walk, Belize, Stann Creek and Toledo districts on Sunday and the two political parties are gearing up for the poll. Results from last Sunday’s elections in Independence Village, are being challenged by the People’s United Party on the basis that five of the nine hundred and […]
A Belizean living in Westmont, Chicago is facing charges for the murder of his wife, which occurred on Saturday morning. Thirty-three year old Ian Alamilla turned himself in to police after he strangled his wife while their children—ages five, seven and eleven—were in bed. According to reports in the international media, Ian told the police […]
The police crime statistics that Police Commissioner, Crispin Jeffries released to the media earlier this week suggest that there has been a decrease in major crimes. But if we were to take a random poll, that idea is not one that many people would agree with. Just this week there were four murders, two robbers […]
It will be a busy weekend with lots of activities for party goers and the variety range from Brukdong to old school to modern day music. Safiyyah has a full rundown of where the parties will be, starting from tonight and throughout the weekend. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize. Tonight and […]
At around eight o’clock this morning, word spread that the law firm of Prime Minister Barrow and his partner, attorney Rodwell Williams, had been targeted in the spate of crime. Belize is not a country known for violence against its leaders so the report was alarming. Employees at the firm were trickling in to begin […]
Accused murderer Carlos Keme is once again on the run from law enforcement authorities. It happened when Keme was at the Supreme Court in Orange Walk Town this morning. He was being escorted to court in handcuffs along with other prisoners, when he mysteriously escaped from custody. Keme was scheduled to be in court for […]
Keme is not the only prisoner on the run; three of five inmates who escaped from the Belize Central Prison remain the targets of a manhunt. We reported on Tuesday that Jose-Luis Cocom, an escaped inmate was recaptured. Well tonight he is joined by another escapee, thirty year old Terry Bainton, a Ladyville resident. Bainton […]
Crime continues to dominate the headlines so our question has to do with the prison terms served by inmates. It is: Should prisoners incarcerated for major offenses qualify for parole? Send your responses using your SMART phones to 8668 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with […]
She has been in an induced coma since Monday so that doctors could address a swollen brain and fluid in her lungs. But a CT scan conducted this morning on nineteen year old Luisa Carillo yielded promising information for her attending physician and her family. Carillo, as we have been reporting, is the teen who […]
It was no laughing matter at the courtroom of Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer, this morning when another woman appeared for smuggling weed into the Hattieville Prison. After spending the night at the lock-up nineteen year old Julianne Angela Vacarro was arraigned for Drug Trafficking. It is claimed that shortly after one o’clock Wednesday afternoon, Vacarro […]
A jury of nine found thirty-nine year old husband and father, Tyrone Coe, guilty of six counts of carnal knowledge last week. On Tuesday, he learnt his fate when Justice Adolph Lucas imposed a six year sentence on each of the counts. Lucas ordered that the first two counts are to run consecutively and that […]
At age seventy, the last place a man wants to be is behind bars. But that’s the possibility that Emmanuel Gabourel, also known as Dada, is facing after he was caught partially nude in his bedroom with two girls; the oldest being only four years old. The children’s father went to a nearby store and […]
An alarming video is in circulation via cell phone. It contains explicit and graphic images of two primary school children engaged in sexual acts. The images would shock even mature audiences and will obviously not be shown on this station. It is disturbing because the incident happened in broad daylight and the two minors were […]
During the robbery and shoot-out at the Spanish Lookout branch of Scotia Bank on March thirty first, one man died, that is Stephen Lopez, while another was seriously injured. Clifford Neal and his attorney Arthur Saldivar allege that Neal was shot four times by a Special Constable attached to the Spanish Lookout Police Formation. Neal […]
On Tuesday we reported on the health and educational predicament that the teachers and students at Saint Peter Claver Primary in Punta Gorda are facing because the deteriorating roof is shedding asbestos. A serious health concern has erupted for many of the students who have complained about itching of the skin as well as labored […]
The Caribbean Single Market and Economy is one of the ways in which the world seems more connected inside a global village. The Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Belize Service Providers are holding a workshop on Friday to update professionals about service agreements the country has signed onto. The delegation includes representatives from Barbados […]
Big names in the international music industry are in town this week to celebrate Music Week but also to honor our own Mister Peters. He needs little introduction since he is a household name, well-loved and respected for his bruk dong music. This Sunday at the Bliss Centre, a concert is being held with an […]
Lotto is Back! That’s the word coming out of Tropical Gaming Company. As of today Lotto, Bel-Three and Scratch tickets are being sold at the usual outlets including the Tropical Gaming office. Sales were suspended last month during the time in which the contract was being re-negotiated. It has been reported that the company signed […]
In the ongoing Central American Games in Panama, Belize has athletes competing in karate, cycling, softball, volleyball and athletics. So far the national softball team has claimed a bronze medal and in female cycling Shalini Zabaneh won silver in the twenty mile individual time trial on Wednesday. She was beaten by Natalia Navarro of Costa […]
