On Tuesday, a freak storm hit Crique Jute (hoo-te) Village in southern Belize around three-thirty in the afternoon. It was approximately thirty minutes of hail and what residents say were winds of about thirty to forty miles per hour. Huge trees were taken down blocking pathways to houses and destroying several farms in the village, […]
A senior citizen was found dead this morning inside his house in Saint Ann Village on the Maskall Road. Neighbours visited Augustine Smith’s house and found him with his face blasted open, apparently from a bullet of his shot gun. A note was discovered on the scene with a short message. Family and friends believe […]
Twenty-four year old Japheth Bennett has been behind bars since 2009. In 2013, as a minor, he was convicted of the murder of Ellis “Pepper Gacho” Meighan, who was ambushed on Banak Street and Central American Boulevard while riding on a bicycle. The thirty-seven year old was shot once to the back of the head, […]
While he remains behind bars for other offenses, twenty-six-year-old Ibrahim Smith has been determined to have already served his time of thirty months or two and a half years’ imprisonment on a charge of manslaughter by negligence. Smith pleaded guilty in March, admitting responsibility for the death of his friend, seventeen year old Shenaine Reyes, […]
Stabbing victim Douglas Bowen of Ladyville has insisted he does not wish to press charges for an attack against him last Thursday. But police have nonetheless brought the accused, twenty-year-old Dowellson Blair, to court on a charge of dangerous harm. Bowen was stabbed in the leg during an altercation with Blair on a basketball court […]
Equipping the Belize Police Department with current law books is equally as important as providing officers with handcuffs and service weapons. In fact, the fight against crime requires that all personnel be familiar with the laws of Belize. This afternoon, Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte handed over a volume of fifteen printed books containing the most […]
The set of books, says Senior Superintendent Howell Gillett, should aid officers in apprising themselves with the relevant laws in order to lay proper charges on suspected criminals. Sr. Supt. Howell Gillett, O.C., Eastern Division South “The officers could now come directly to an office right where they work and get ease of reference […]
Community policing is at the heart of the fight against crime in the south side of the city where a number of initiatives have sprung up through collaboration between the department and the business community. And because every bit helps, the Eastern Division Commander Howell Gillett took inmates from the Belize Central prison to clear […]
The Ministry of National Security hosted the first of its national consultation series on citizenry security and crime prevention. The Belize National Teachers Union was the first of the Trade Unions of Belize to be consulted. Minister of National Security John Saldivar reminded them that the fight against crime must be a joint effort by […]
Another initiative was launched today in the fight against the violence and crime affecting the high crime zones in the City. A youth cadet corps has been established as an arm of the Belize Coast Guard. Young students, between the ages eight and twelve years, are being encouraged to join the programme and learn life […]
Earlier this week, a delegation of Garifuna presenters attended a two-day cultural exchange event in Guatemala City. The purpose was to highlight the historical coexistence of Garifuna communities in Belize and Guatemala, celebrating the uniqueness and oneness of the Garinagu across both countries. Ambassador Alexis Rosado spoke of the event’s organization. [Highlights from cultural […]
A Belize City resident originally from San Ignacio is the proud owner tonight of a brand new Great Wall Wingle pick-up truck courtesy of Courts Belize Limited and Wingle distributors Caribbean Motors. Omar Chuc says it couldn’t have come at a better time for him and his family. But as News Five’s Aaron Humes reports, […]
Blood is a gift everyone can accept, and most can freely give – fear of sharp needles aside. It’s also a very important aspect of work at our nation’s hospitals, where a lack of it can place patients in danger. Today, volunteers for the Belize Red Cross were out encouraging passers-by on Princess Margaret Drive […]
The Princess Ramada wants you to take out the family this weekend to the cinema. A brand new movie called Rampage premieres on Friday night. Starring in the action adventure film is global entertainer, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Selena Urias of the Princess Ramada says that the PG13 film is suitable for all audiences and […]
It has been a rough month since Mayor Bernard Wagner assumed office at City Hall following the March seventh municipals after over a decade of U.D.P. rule. He is still settling into his new post as head of the Belize City Council, but tonight he finds himself in a pickle. Mayor Wagner has come under […]
According to Mayor Wagner, there seem to be forces within his administration that are working against the best interest of the Belize City Council. He questions their tardiness in presenting him with the guidelines for carrying out that form of public assistance due to their political differences. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor “Going forward […]
City Administrator Candice Miller has been suspended from managerial duties until sometime in early May, pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation into questionable debts left behind by the former Belize City Council. Those arrears include a hefty tab owed to a Chinese restaurant situated across the street from City Hall, where Joe Bradley, father […]
So what’s the fate of the social assistance programme, the cause of the annoyance over the past few days? Well, Mayor Wagner says the programme will be done away with in the days ahead, in favor of what will be known as a city fund. That initiative will see the empowerment of self-styled entrepreneurs using […]
Belize has been designated for the third year by the United States as a major transshipment point for the trafficking of drugs to North America. Other countries within Central America and the Caribbean have also been named under that description. But is the recent report issued by the U.S. Department of State credible, since Belize […]
The report released for March 2018 is viewed as merely finger-pointing by the United States government which stops short of equally addressing the insatiable demand for drugs in that country. AG Peyrefitte says that more stringent measures should also be taken in the U.S. to stem the greedy appetite for drugs coming from South America. […]
Young persons left scarred and traumatized by gun violence gathered today in the city as police look for new opportunities to keep them away from crime. They are students from a school in the Saint Martin de Porres area which has been one of the city’s hotspots. Today, survivors of gun violence addressed them on […]
An internal investigation is ongoing by the Professional Standards Branch against officers attached to the Punta Gorda precinct over allegations of police brutality. Leray Simon claims that he was viciously beaten in the cell block on Sunday night after he was detained by police while socializing with his football teammates following a match in the […]
Two illegal Guatemalan fishers were busted inside the Port Honduras Marine Reserve. A joint patrol of the site’s rangers and coast guard discovered the fishers within the protected area just before two on Sunday morning. A check on the boat led to the discovery of a gill net being used to catch fish. Also on […]
Guatemalans are headed to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether the age-old territorial dispute with Belize should go before the International Court of Justice for determination. It is expected that Belizeans will follow suit before year’s end. With the Foreign Ministry taking the lead on the issue, what role does the Attorney General’s […]
Since the recent passage of stringent anti-gang legislation, there have been concerns about the scope of the law and how it will be used to crack down on persons believed to be keenly involved in organized criminal activities. So what happens in a case where reformed gangsters continue to bear the markings of their respective […]
