Police are looking for one person in connection with the murder of forty-four-year-old Emmerson Anderson, who was shot and killed on Wednesday night in Belize City. The Belize City resident was shot to the abdomen and rushed to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital around eight p.m.; minutes later he succumbed while receiving treatment. Now, Anderson […]
At the scheduled police press briefing today, Assistant Superintendent of Police Alejandro Cowo gave the media updates on several incidents, including the murder of Jamal Humes, whose remains were unearthed on Wednesday from a shallow grave in the Western Pines community, two miles off the George Price Highway. Earlier that day, shooting victim Fabio Paredes […]
Aside from the fatal shooting of Anderson, there was one other act of gun violence in San Pedro for which the victim is in critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The incident occurred on Tuesday night in the San Pedrito area where a turf war has seen many persons fall victim to gun […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice, in a decision handed down this afternoon, upheld the conviction of Gregory August for which he is incarcerated for the murder of Alvin Robinson in 2009. While the CCJ affirms the ruling of the Court of Appeal, August’s sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole has been […]
According to the D.P.P., other matters related to the case were also debated before the appellate court. Cheryl-Lynn Vidal, Director of Public Prosecutions “One of the issues that was argued was in relation to an accused person who remains in the safety of the dock and makes a statement rather than an accused who […]
Crime remains a hot-button issue in the social discourse. This week’s news has been dominated by the police’s response to Sunday’s confrontation between elements of the Gang Suppression Unit and residents of the ‘Ghost Town’ area centered on Mayflower Street. Then on Wednesday, residents of the area rejected conciliatory gestures by Deputy Commissioner Chester Williams […]
As chief executive of Belize City, Mayor Bernard Wagner must also grapple with the issue of crime, despite not having much to do with policing. He too made a public plea to the criminal element to “hold it down” and not put their fellow residents in danger. He also addressed the actions of the police […]
The Christian tradition of Easter stems from the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, later called Jesus Christ. In a time when some have openly questioned their faith and the faith of a nation described in the Constitution as Christian or at least God-fearing, what sacrifices are we prepared to make for our neighbors […]
As happens annually at this time of year, most Belizeans have left for points north like Corozal, Chetumal and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico; west to Cayo and Benque; or south to Dangriga, Hopkins, Placencia and P.G., or even to the cayes. But wherever you’re watching this newscast tonight, know that in Belize City the […]
Is calling out C.E.O. of Agriculture Jose Alpuche for also being the chairman of the Belize Agricultural Health Authority political mischief, or is there a legitimate concern that his dual role constitutes a conflict of interest? According to Alpuche, the Ministry of Agriculture subsumed BAHA prior to it becoming a statutory body where a seat […]
Manatee Appreciation Day is celebrated annually on the twenty-ninth of March. In lieu of the Easter Holidays, the folks over at Sea to Shore Alliance launched a face board at the B.T.L. Park. The mission is to create further awareness on the sea cow and the issues surrounding its safety. Belize has the healthiest population […]
It is the Holy Grail of Belizean sport, but for the last four years – if 2015 Champion Justin Williams’ Belizean nationality is discounted – foreigners have dominated the Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic. Two-time and defending champion, Guatemalan Alejandro Padilla Miranda, is unavailable for this year’s event. The rest of the field consists […]
For many, cross buns are an important part of the Easter holidays. As tradition would have it, cross bun recipes in Belize are passed down from generation to generation. Hot cross buns, with their combination of spicy, sweet and fruity flavors, have been around for centuries. At this time of the year, the symbolic cross […]
For many Belizeans, Easter time is synonymous with many things; beach, cross-buns and fish. Every year around this time, the price is usually jacked up but buyers are still willing to pay top dollar to get their fish. This year the price per pound for most fish is ten dollars. And while buyers felt it […]
This morning around nine o’clock, a team of officers set out to a remote area of Western Pines where they were led to a shallow grave along a dirt road near the site of the proposed Airport Link Road. There they found a makeshift burial place where a badly decomposed body lay entombed beneath the […]
Fabio Paredes, a resident of Berkeley Street who was shot in both legs over the weekend, has succumbed to his injuries. Belize City police confirmed earlier today that the laborer had passed away while undergoing treatment at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. On Monday, Assistant Superintendent of Police Alejandro Cowo informed the media that Paredes […]
Tensions have been high in the Mayflower Street neighborhood after residents and GSU personnel clashed on Sunday evening, following the burial of slain gang boss Kendis Flowers. The Ministry of National Security has since justified the conduct of the Gang Suppression Unit, denouncing the actions of the residents. Since then, they have gone on the […]
And caught in the Mayflower and Deputy Commissioner Williams crossfire was new Officer in Charge of Eastern Division South Howell Gillett. He was on the meet and greet today – but he says he will not be deterred from carrying out the community policing activities because of high tensions in the community. Howell says he […]
And all the rage and volatility in the Mayflower Community is because of the murder of Kendis Flowers. His family believes he was killed by the GSU and now they are saying that the Police Department is preventing them from viewing a critical piece of surveillance footage that shows the killer. But OC Gillett says […]
As of eleven o’clock this morning, the Belize/Mexico border crossing up north had been blocked by Mexican protestors, impeding traffic to and from the neighboring country. News Five confirmed with Mexican officials in Belize that the blockade was staged by a group of persons known as contraband smugglers who were reacting to efforts by Mexican […]
Information reaching News Five is that some one hundred and thirty boxes of limes have been released from the cargo section at the Belize-Mexico border. The fruit is scarce in Belize and the Ministry of Agriculture had agreed to a pest risk analysis for importation, though it is not clear if it has been completed. […]
Belize Aquaculture Limited has recently announced the retrenchment of a hundred employees at its shrimp farm in the Stann Creek District. The streamlining exercise to reduce its workforce comes amid financial constraints caused by a disease outbreak three years ago. While the company has been prudent in giving notice to the ministries of agriculture and […]
The 2018-2019 General Revenue and Appropriation Bill is headed to becoming law going into the Easter break. Debate in the Senate wound up late Tuesday evening with the Leader of Government Business, Senator Godwin Hulse. Hulse contends that in his sprawling portfolio of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change, and Immigration […]
Senators also touched significantly on the issue of crime during Tuesday’s budget debate, and the funding being put toward fighting it and keeping the streets safe. There was a cross-section of opinions from the P.U.P. to the social partners to the government. Whether the cause is poor parenting, lack of police funding or simply societal […]
“The Attorney General’s ministry will provide quality and innovative legal services to the government and people of Belize and will contribute to its development.” So reads the mission statement of that ministry as provided in the budget book. But in his budget presentation, business community Senator Mark Lizarraga publicly questioned the function and budget of […]
