While police were busy in Belize City securing the seizure of the bales of cocaine and detaining the quartet believed to be involved in the landing and offloading of the drug plane, another in-flight aircraft had its coordinates set on the Blue Creek area. The plane hovered over the vicinity but never landed. With all […]
A major heist took place in the wee hours of Sunday morning at the Benque Free Zone at the Western Border. Masked men targeted Kortobacco Belize Limited and stole more than eight hundred thousand Belize dollars. According to police, in a one-hour period, four masked men were captured by security cameras breaking into the building. […]
The carnival road march went off without bloodshed, but around nine on Saturday night, a Crooked Tree resident was shot and killed on Baldwin Drive. Twenty-four-year-old Anthony McDonald was wounded multiple times on his head and shoulders and died on the spot. McDonald had relocated to Crooked Tree to escape the dangerous streets of the […]
In mid-March of this year, reputed Mayflower Gang Leader Kendis Flowers was executed, shot once to the eye on Mahogany Street, not too far from where he lived on Mayflower Street. Six months later, on September ninth, police formally arrested and charged Kevin Bodden for his murder. The twenty-five-year-old was on the lam and on […]
The Police Department may have intercepted yet another illegal drug activity on Friday. Word to News Five is that the department received a tip on the movement of two Benque Viejo residents, who were in possession of a large quantity of money. The men were heading to Orange Walk when they were nabbed at a […]
A twenty-six-year-old Corozal resident was allegedly raped by a friend of her husband. The woman claims that on Saturday night, she was socializing with her family and went to bed around ten-thirty. Her husband and his friend remained outside drinking, but somehow she was awoken hours later by her husband’s friend on top of her […]
There is an update to the brazen robbery of Premium Wines on Newtown Barracks last Friday. More than fifty-four thousand dollars in cash were stolen from the business by three armed masked men, who entered the business just after ten a.m. Three customers were relieved of their phones before the thieves escaped with the loot. […]
Two persons were detained and then released following a stabbing incident in Camalote Village over the weekend. The victim Daniel Sotz was injured when he was attacked and stabbed multiple times. He was hospitalized and is in critical condition. According to his family, Sotz was injured by two men when he used the outdoor toilet […]
A Belizean Chinese national is tonight clinging to life at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a shooting on Lovely Lane after the citizen’s parade on Monday. It is believed that the gun violence was motivated by gang warfare on north side Belize City. Police say thirty-five-year-old Jing Wu was not the intended target, but […]
Last week, Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner told the media that the dispute between the council and the cemetery staff who are a part of the Christian Workers’ Union was resolved. But this afternoon, President of the CWU Evan Mose Hyde accused the council of union busting. The dispute originated after the staff complained that […]
CWU President Evan ‘Mose’ Hyde says it is the duty of the union to represents its members during all disputes or at the request of the members. He says that their presence at any meeting is to look after the best interest of its members. Evan “Mose” Hyde, President, Christian Workers’ Union “Our presence […]
Punta Gorda police are investigating an arson which occurred over the weekend. It happened in the village of Crique Sarco at around three-thirty on Saturday evening. Police say that the thatched house was completely destroyed by fire. Owner of the house, Senaida Canelo, told police that the arsonist is a man with whom she has […]
An additional nine hundred and fifty-one re-registration applications were received by the Elections and Boundaries Office during the period September third to the eight. This is the lowest figure recorded as re-registration continues until the end of September. So far a total of one hundred twenty-two thousand, four hundred and forty-seven applications have been received […]
One of the highlights of the September Tenth Ceremony at Memorial Park was the coronation of Belmopan’s Jenny Lee Cruz as the national Queen of the Bay. This year, the crowning went off without a hitch, following last year’s on stage debacle when the designate and a runner up were crowned as Queens of the Bay. […]
Saturday’s Carnival Road March featured ten bands, five in the senior and the remaining five in the junior category. It started at the corner of Neal Pen Road and Central American Boulevard and made its way to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. While the parade for the most part was uneventful, the results of the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of weekend sporting activities….]
A trio of thieves netted a sizeable haul this morning, ahead of the extended carnival weekend and tenth holiday, during an armed robbery at Premium Wines and Spirits on Newtown Barracks. Sometime around ten-thirty, the men, both of whom were brandishing firearms, entered the premises and demanded money. They then proceeded to the offices and […]
There is growing concern within the legal fraternity regarding the recent declaration of a state of public emergency in the George Street and Mayflower Street communities. The Bar Association of Belize this afternoon issued a release essentially reiterating the position that the Human Rights Commission of Belize has taken, in respect of the new measure […]
The legal basis for establishing the state of public emergency in two areas is coming under question in many quarters. Defense Attorney Dickie Bradley, is also opposing the state of emergency in the south side. He has been a long standing advocate for rights guaranteed under the constitution. He says the arrests are not the […]
As we have reported, over a hundred persons were detained since the morning of September fifth, including adults and minors following the signing of the proclamation by the Governor General on September fourth. According to Bradley, he along with several other attorneys, is reviewing the law and is prepared to represent persons who have been […]
We did find today support for the proclamation by Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia. He has no problem with the Governor General invoking the constitutional powers to address the issue of crime; despite the fact that persons are being locked down for thirty days without any charges or being taken to court. Here’s what he […]
In the three days since the government declared a state of public emergency in Mayflower and George Street areas, masked law enforcement officers have barged into the homes of residents in search of gang members. According to Acting Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, they know who the ‘players’ are and it is those persons who […]
This leads us to a joint operation between San Ignacio Police and officers of the Special Branch Unit which resulted in the discovery of several high powered firearms and ammunition in Cayo District on Thursday afternoon. Police report that the operation was conducted at around twelve thirty p.m. in a bushy area in the Shawville […]
Tabled last week Friday in the House of Representatives was the Report of the Auditor General for the period April 2013 to March 2014. While the purpose of the audit is to form an opinion based on the Financial Statements, it does not identify all possible irregularities. The Auditor General, Dorothy Bradley, however, points out […]
Commercial flights are set to resume services to and from Caye Caulker. If you’ll recall, last October Maya Island Air and Tropic Air suspended service in Caye Caulker because the deteriorated runway at the island’s airstrip posed a serious safety hazard. Today, government officially inaugurated the airstrip and showed off the restorations done to improve […]
