The number of persons accused of murder, who are applying and successfully getting bail in the Supreme Court, is on an upward trend. One of the most recent cases involves Ashley Meighan, who was behind bars awaiting trial for the murder of her classmate Chryslin Gladden; another person, Clement Bol Junior, was also charged with […]
Another person who is out on bail for murder is Dean Dawson Junior. The Supreme Court granted him bail in the sum of forty thousand dollars. Dawson was charged for the murder of Wallace Matura. In March 2013, Matura had reportedly intervened to stop Dawson from troubling a young girl. Dawson left but returned later […]
The Sargassum problem affecting coastal communities is getting worse. Villagers in Placencia, Hopkins, Seine Bight and residents of San Pedro have been battling with the stench and toxins released into the air. In 2015, a Sargassum Task Force was created to address the problem. That task force is responsible for creating a national plan and […]
Belmopan resident Kevin Bautista today was recognized for being an honest individual. Last month, while dining in a restaurant in Belmopan, Bautista found a wallet containing about a thousand dollars along with the owner’s documents. Bautista did some investigation and tracked down the owner, Rodney Neal to return the wallet with all its contents. For […]
There is limited number of ambulances to serve patients in southern Belize, but that number grew by one today. With assistance from the Rotary Club of Edmonton, Canada and the Rotary Club of Dangriga, Southern Emergency Services sourced yet another medical van to provide emergency medical services to residents of Stann Creek. In March of […]
Belize joined the rest of the world today in celebrating International Literacy Day. The event was marked with a fair at the ITVET Compound in Belize City. The Ministry of Education, which organized the event, says it wants to ensure that young people become literate in all its forms. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. […]
The third meeting of the United Nations Joint National Steering Committee was held today in Belize City and it was co-chaired by Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington and UN Resident Coordinator Christian Salazar Volkmann. Among the topics discussed is a multifaceted approach to citizen security. Presenting a national security and defense strategy was C.E.O. George Lovell. […]
Get ready for Saturday’s carnival road march and stay tuned to this station for our live coverage beginning at one p.m. with the J’ouvert. Now, there are fewer mas bands this year than in 2017, but the energy and festive spirit is just the same. On Thursday night, the last three of ten bands were […]
Music lovers from across the country will converge on the Old Capital this carnival weekend for three nights of concert performances from Belizean and international artists. It’s a ticket that is billed as the first of its kind for the September Celebrations, one which includes dancehall legend Beenie Man and soca mainstays Alison Hinds and […]
The magnitude of the sweeping measures imposed under the state of public emergency in two zones of the city, is already causing disquiet in the affected neighbourhoods. In less than forty-eight hours since the Statutory Instrument was signed, declaring George Street and the Mayflower area as emergency zones, police have descended on dozens of persons. […]
In the George Street area, the new realities under the state of public emergency is also causing havoc. Residents say they are left exposed to the brute force used by the police to round up suspects. Grieving families, as well as others who claim no gang affiliation have been caught in the police dragnet. More […]
In October 2011, Prime Minister Dean Barrow introduced, but retracted a bill on preventative detention due to public outcry. It was seen as too draconian a measure and at the time the government vowed not to bring it back. Since the state of public emergency was declared, the Human Rights Commission of Belize is among […]
The Human Rights Commission of Belize says it is looking at the legal foundation of the public emergency and monitoring the measures being taken on the ground. While Attorney Arthurs says that criminals should not be allowed to wantonly impose terror on the Belizean population, there are other legal tools available other than invoking a […]
You’ve heard residents and advocates of human rights express concern about the hard-line approach to tackle crime in the Old Capital. The argument is that human rights are being suspended and that other pieces of legislation could have been used that would produce the results without infringing on the rights of persons who live in […]
And if you have concerns about the annual Carnival Road March taking place on Saturday, the police say that you should have no fear. As you may have noticed, the carnival route this year will pass through a section of the emergency zone in south side Belize City, but the police department says that they […]
The Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño, on Wednesday, criticized the government’s decision to declare a state of public emergency in two gang areas of south side Belize City. Briceño says that the murderous weekend that gave way to the emergency measures was the direct result of G.O.B.’s abandonment of the area and that the […]
The People’s United Party is calling on the government to create a bi-partisan commission to tackle crime. Both Briceño and Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner say that G.O.B. has refused to work with them in order to address the escalation of major crimes not only in south side Belize City, but across the country. Briceño […]
The U.S. embassy has issued a warning to its nationals advising that checkpoints are in place throughout the south side and that there is an increase in personnel to detain individuals. The Embassy further advises its citizens to take the necessary precautions when visiting the south side and to monitor local media for updates, avoid […]
In other news…The British Government has given over a million dollars towards the I.C.J. public awareness and preparedness campaign. On Wednesday, British High Commissioner Peter Hughes handed over five hundred thousand pounds which will be used to support the referendum on whether or not to refer Guatemala’s claim to the International Court of Justice. The […]
The cut-off date for re-registration is on Sunday, September thirtieth. According to Chief Elections Officer, Josephine Tamai, although the re-registration centres have been closed due to the resumption of classes, those wanting to take part in the mass re-registration exercise can visit the Elections and Boundaries offices between the hours of eight o’clock in the […]
An explosive round was retrieved from a dredge last Friday, but the police department did not comment on the discovery until today. The mortar was found on a vessel north of Caye Caulker by a watchman who observed suspicious activity in the area on Thursday night. When it was later determined that the device had […]
Belize City Police are investigating the death of twenty-one-year-old Jeffrey Hernandez. The football player of Guinea Grass Village was mangled by a cement mixer on Monday night. He was cleaning the heavy-duty equipment at AP Enterprise Cement Block factory located on the George Price Highway when the machine turned on, trapping him between the blades. […]
Was the shooting death of Daniel Alford Senior an accident or did someone fatally injure the Georgeville resident? It’s a puzzling situation that investigators are still attempting to unravel since there are conflicting reports in statements given to the police department. While a sixteen gauge shotgun, as well as a spent cartridge, was recovered from […]
Still missing from the Belize City Council’s Works Department is the John Deere tractor which was purchased for fifty-four thousand dollars. As we reported in August, an internal audit into the Works Department revealed that the tractor, an eighty-six thousand dollars Caterpillar bulldozer and a thirty thousand dollars flatbed trailer were not delivered to the […]
Kevan Jenkins is no longer the Traffic Manager for Belize City. Jenkins who held the position for more than ten years was transferred to the Sanitation Department which he will now manage. His sudden transfer has raised eyebrows as Jenkins has been part of the Belize City Traffic Department for more than two decades. On […]
