A female law enforcement officer is tonight a prime suspect in the shooting death of thirty-eight-year-old Fareed Ahmad. Woman Police Constable Michelle Brown remains in stable condition at the K.H.M.H. under close watch by her colleagues, as it is expected that she will be questioned upon release from the hospital. A thorough investigation into the […]
It is unclear what injuries WPC Brown sustained during the collision, as she simply complained of pain to her body following the accident. What is of particular interest is that the businessman had made a complaint against members of the Special Assignment Team, a unit to which Brown was assigned, several hours earlier. Their acquaintance […]
According to ACP Williams, who has had extensive experience as an investigator, the shots that were fired came from inside the vehicle. WPC Brown was Ahmad’s only passenger at the time of the incident. On Thursday morning, several members of the Special Assignment Team returned to the scene of the shooting and stood guard over […]
The killing of Fareed Ahmad brings the murder count for 2017 to one hundred and forty-three, which is the deadliest year since 2012 when one hundred and forty-five homicides were recorded. Social media has been flooded with words of dismay, as well as condolences to the family at the untimely death of the thirty-eight-year-old. News […]
The murder of secondary school teacher Desmond Lewis continues to ripple across the southern communities of Dangriga and Independence Village. The thirty-five-year-old high school educator was butchered inside a residence near Antelope Street Extension in Belize City on Thursday morning. Lewis had just traveled to Belize City from his hometown of Dangriga earlier that day […]
There is a suspect in police custody tonight, believed to be the triggerman in the execution-style murder of Errol Gabourel. On Wednesday morning, a body was discovered floating in the river near Roaring Creek Village. When it was retrieved from the water, a single bullet wound was observed on the individual’s head. An autopsy would […]
Forty-six year old Andrew Bennett is said to be wanted by U.S. authorities in connection with money laundering charges in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte told News Five that he is in possession of documents supporting and requesting extradition of a Belizean national, whom he did not identify as he […]
The lengthy Christmas weekend was an exceptionally violent holiday across the country where a number of road traffic fatalities and homicides were recorded. As a result of all those incidents, the police department convened a meeting of all regional commanders to re-strategize ahead of the New Year’s weekend. Operations Commander Edward Broaster outlined steps that […]
In Belize City, where a majority of the outdoor festivities will be concentrated, additional measures are being put into place to mitigate instances of crime and violence. Not only will officers on patrol be wearing reflective vests, they will also be conducting body searches on persons attending alfresco activities. Assistant Commissioner of Police Dezerie Magdaleno […]
Father of two, twenty-four-year old Eugenio Rodriguez, was last seen two weeks ago when he came home from work as a security guard at Good Care Pharmacy on Cemetery Road. The Maskall villager resident at Dolphin Street in Belize City is employed with a security company and had not recently complained of any problems with […]
The families of Jamal Humes and Eugenio Rodriguez continue desperate searches for their loved ones who have been reported missing in separate disappearance over the past few days. This morning, the police department gave an update on the missing persons, as well as preliminary information on the discovery of a body in the vicinity of […]
Have you ever wanted to grow your own vegetables or herbs at home but haven’t been able to because you don’t have the space to do it? If so, hydroponic gardening could be the answer you’ve been looking for. It is a more sustainable approach to resource use than traditional farming. Hydroponics, simply put, is the […]
With only two more days to go before the end of the year, Belize Electricity Limited says it has met its promise to connect four communities with electricity. The villages of Selena, Santa Teresita, Los Tambos and San Marcos now have power lines for electricity, which means about three hundred households will now have access […]
Yoga at the Belize Central Prison? Yes. You heard right. The ancient practice which includes breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation. And in the prison, female inmates are practicing yoga to help them cope with trauma and everyday life behind bars. It has […]
Deon Robinson is the lucky winner of the 2017 Ford Ranger Pickup truck in the Rotary Club raffle. The raffle has been ongoing for almost a decade and was the brainchild of Rotarian Francis Woods. While it gives a ticket holder the opportunity to win a brand new vehicle, it also helps in the mission […]
2017 is winding down and while most residents are finalizing their plans for the festive weekend, it is also a time for reflection on goals achieved in the past year. While the common weight lost resolution or even success in particular endeavors is made almost every year, a News Five crew took to the city […]
2017 has truly flown by, so fast even we cannot believe it. News Five has brought you the good and the bad, the ups and the downs over the course of more than two hundred and fifty newscasts in 2017. And as we reflect on all the trials and triumphs over the past twelve months, […]
Overnight, there has been a pair of unrelated homicides to add to the mounting body count going into the final days of 2017. A well-known and respected high school teacher has lost his life in a predawn act of butchery in Belize City, while a popular barber and businessman was gunned down inside his vehicle […]
Early this morning, news spread like wildfire that well-known barber Fareed Ahmad was dead; initially due to a traffic accident that occurred a block from the Hattieville Police Station. But later into the day, it would be learned that he had been shot to the head, allegedly by a woman police officer, who was inside […]
This afternoon, the Football Federation of Belize issued a release expressing sympathy with the Ahmads on the untimely passing of Fareed. The release says that the thirty-eight-year-old father of four boys joined the Belize District Association of Football Referees in 2009 and rose in prominence to become a national referee in 2012. He officiated the […]
The chilling death of Kimberley Stephens in Placencia Village has left the peninsula in shock. The American national owned a home in Maya Beach and visited Belize regularly. She resided in Washington where she worked in the seismic field. Stephens arrived in Placencia on December sixteenth but no one saw or heard from her in […]
On Wednesday we reported on the killing of twenty-year-old Carlos Jackson. The prep cook who was out socializing on Christmas Eve when he was cut to the throat in front of a nightclub. Jackson’s family alleged that he may have been killed by someone over a work promotion. Today, the owner of the Rumfish, who […]
The Statistical Institute of Belize has released the latest figures in three categories, including the External Trade Bulletin, the Consumer Price Index, as well as the Labor Force. This information is relative to November. Total imports last month were valued at a little over one hundred and fifty-four million dollars, which represents a decrease of […]
On the heels of an exceptionally bloody Christmas weekend, considering the number of fatal traffic accidents recorded, the Belize Police Department has reassessed its various crime fighting and operational strategies to mitigate these incidents heading into the New Year’s weekend. Assistant Commissioner of Police Joseph Myvett reviewed the events of the four-day weekend and also […]
The lifeless body of twenty-six-year-old Errol Gabourel Junior was found floating face-up along the river in Roaring Creek Village on Wednesday morning. He had been executed with a single gunshot to the head. When police retrieved his body from the banks of the waterway the discovered that Gabourel had been shot in the right temple. […]
