As you heard, three persons were charged in connection with the murder of Thomas Henry in Roaring Creek, who is one of four persons killed by gun violence on Tuesday. Tonight, police have also charged Jesse Mejia for the double murder of Casey Lozano and Marlon Spain that occurred in the Japan area of Ladyville. […]
Police are reporting a significant decrease in the number of major crimes reported across Belize in 2017. Some one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-two major crimes – defined as murder; rape and unlawful sexual intercourse; and robbery, burglary and theft – were reported in 2017 compared to two thousand, one hundred and forty-five in 2016 […]
Is the Barrow Administration guilty of breaking the Finance and Audit Reform Act? It’s an admission that Financial Secretary Joseph Waight reportedly made before the Senate on Wednesday, in respect of expenses related to Hurricane Earl and Belize Infrastructure Limited, BIL. That piece of legislation was brought into existence by government back in 2010, and […]
With the FinSec’s purported confession that the Finance and Audit Reform Act has not been complied with, is there a course of action that can be taken against government by the opposition? Eamon Courtenay, P.U.P. Senator “Anybody can make a complaint and I won’t speak for the other parties, I will speak for the […]
Many of the opposition’s detractors will perhaps say that the People’s United Party is simply looking to capitalize on political mileage ahead of the March seventh municipal elections, given the timing of this matter. Senator Courtenay addresses that criticism; he also says that someone in government must be held responsible for breaking the law. […]
Nearly every municipality in Belize now has its own multi-purpose center or sporting complex upgraded or built from the ground up by the special purpose vehicle Belize Infrastructure Limited. The most recent of these is the thirty-four million dollar colossus known as the Belize City Center, which remains shuttered until a management company can be […]
For the next year, Belize has been placed on a list of nations whose nationals are not eligible to obtain temporary U.S. work visas of the H-Two-A and H-Two-B non-immigrant status. It means Belizeans cannot work in agriculture or service industries, as nearly three hundred did last year. The move has been suggested as a […]
Ten days ago, former president and long-serving executive of the Public Service Union, Jacqueline Willoughby, severed ties with the union, although she continues to complete her remaining duties as a trustee. She accuses certain members of the P.S.U. Council of Management of repeatedly slandering her with accusations that she dishonestly obtained union funds, a charge […]
The public outcry on two beheaded jaguars was sounded across the city and a ten thousand dollar reward was set up to catch the poachers. But so far, there hasn’t been much luck in identifying who was the perpetrator. Minister Omar Figueroa says that while they haven’t identified the person responsible for killing the protected […]
On Wednesday, we reported on the exchange between the Protected Areas Conservation Trust and the Public Service Union over the fate of six PACT employees who are also members of the union. PACT is undergoing a “restructuring exercise” following years of review and employees were offered new contracts. The P.S.U. claims that two of its […]
Last week, we showed you the poor condition of the Indian Church-San Carlos Road, one of the sugar roads used by farmers of sugar cane and other agricultural products to get their goods to the factory at Tower Hill or to market in the major towns and Belize City. Orange Walk South area representative Jose […]
There’s a tsunami sweeping the country – but not the kind from the sea. According to the Ministry of Works, it will be very busy in 2018 with road construction and other infrastructure works across Belize. Contracts are already signed for works on the George Price Highway from outside of Belmopan to the Iguana Creek […]
Our series on the campaign trail today took us to the northern municipality of Orange Walk where a split council headed by a P.U.P. mayor controls the everyday operations of the administration. Former U.D.P. mayor Phillip De La Fuente has thrown his hat back into the political ring, after having challenged the mayorship back in […]
Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) is a new tool being used by marine and terrestrial conservationists in Belize. The software was introduced locally a little over five years ago – and since then it has been used to sustainably manage resources in different protected areas. It is widely used in different parts of the […]
Hand in Hand Ministries is known for building houses in three days, but their own headquarters took them a lot longer – three years and counting. And today they proudly showed off the two storey building to invited guests and media. The organization is now able to house all their programs under one roof. The […]
A fisherman from Trial Farm in Orange Walk is serving a jail sentence for failing to pay old fines related to fishing offenses, and more time was added on Wednesday after he was caught again. Thirty-seven-year-old Samir Dario Rodriguez pleaded guilty to possession of undersized conch and lobster with which he was found on a […]
A trio of Guatemalan teenagers can expect a longer stay in Belize after illegally crossing the border on Monday morning. They were detained at the Novelos’ Bus Terminal in Belize City after failing to present any immigration documents to prove their status. Nineteen-year-old Rodolfo Cou; twenty-two-year-old Edwin Rene Genis Rax, and eighteen-year-old William Damian Mendez […]
Should you or shouldn’t you invest in health insurance? We have all heard stories of families who after one major medical trauma have incurred major debt. Right here in our nightly newscast, we’ve aired many public pleas for assistance when families simply have nowhere else left to turn. So is investing in healthcare a practical […]
The overnight carnage began in San Pedro and within a span of five hours, four persons were murdered and four injured in the madness making Tuesday night, one of the bloodiest nights in the country. We start on the island, where Paul Jex, a reputed street figure who had moved to the island and has […]
Within hours of the execution of Paul Jex, a double murder around seven p.m. rocked the Ladyville community. Casey Lozano and Marlon Spain were gunned down on Marage Road in the Japan area of the village. Two other persons were injured and lived to tell the tale of the deadly ambush by two gunmen who […]
The fourth murder on Tuesday night occurred in Roaring Creek Village at about ten-thirty. Thomas Henry was gunned down inside his house less than a month after relocating to the village. Henry and his common-law-wife Kimberly Smith heard shots in the yard and when she looked out of her window, the gunman fired several shots […]
Just now you heard about the tragic killing of Thomas Henry in Roaring Creek Village. He was murdered in the presence of his common-law-wife and their three children. The family in Roaring Creek says the gunmen wanted Orlando Smith and he acknowledges as much. That is their account of the story and today police say […]
An unidentified body, reportedly in an advanced state of decomposition, was discovered in Dangriga earlier today. News Five understands that the corpse was found in an area off the highway and that arrangements were being made for an autopsy to be conducted onsite. It is unclear whether the unnamed individual died as a result of […]
This morning, prior to the press brief at the Raccoon Street Police Station in Belize City, the top brass of the police department including, ACP Chester Williams, the Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie and Operations Commander ACP Edward Broaster held an intervention session with the families and close friends of the recent victims of Tuesday’s […]
It’s only twenty-four days into the New Year and already there are ten murders; two are double murders and that number does not including the shooting death of Mario Vernon Junior in Punta Gorda. Police already have their hands full following the year 2017 as one of the most murderous years in recent times. Commissioner […]
