Can area representative Cordel Hyde help to stem the violence that has erupted in his constituency since Monday? Well, we know that the long-time representative has a lot of influence in the division where more than ninety-percent of the electors who went to the polls voted for him. But can this power help with the […]
Police say a minor was behind the killing of well-known Bowen and Bowen employee Sean Menzies. The cops have arrested a sixteen-year-old boy who was charged with the murder that happened on November eighteenth on Lancaster Street in Belize City. In addition, police are upgrading the charge of abetment to commit murder against twenty-two-year-old Jeffry […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness recorded two more COVID-related deaths today. A male from the Toledo District and a female from the Orange Walk District lost their battle with the deadly virus. An additional ninety-two COVID-19 cases were also identified, bringing the total of confirmed cases to five thousand, five hundred and fifteen and […]
The Belize Coast Guard says that they have managed to keep the COVID-19 infection rate low among their members because they have implemented strict measures. According to Acting Commandant Gregory Soberanis, there are only twenty-two officers who are currently COVID-19 positive. He says that they have kept the figure at a little over twenty or […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be embarking on rapid testing in different parts of the country. One frontline unit that’s going to benefit from those tests is the Belize Police Department. As we’ve reported, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has voiced his concerns about getting tests for his officers who are on the […]
Another matter that the Commissioner of Police also spoke about is the control of COVID-19 in holding cells. ComPol Williams told the press that while the cell blocks were seen as crowded spaces in the past, they have put in a few controls to prevent the spread of the virus. Williams noted that despite these […]
Earlier this week, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams gave the order for over a dozen contraband canoes to be returned to the villagers of Santa Cruz in Orange Walk. The canoes were confiscated a few months ago with the objective to reduce border-jumping in the area. Returning the canoes to the villagers has caused many […]
Tonight, the Belize Coast Guard is breathing a sigh of relief in what could have been a tragedy at sea for two of its sailors and three cops. The Coast Guard reports that on Wednesday night they received a call about a drowning at Turneffe Island Resort and this morning the team deployed to sea […]
So, there you heard how the five officers were rescued after their vessel capsized. It’s a major tragedy that was averted – and we asked the Acting Commandant how so? Commander Gregory Soberanis tells us that it could have gone terribly wrong, but thanks to an adherence to protocols, the five persons made it out […]
The People’s United Party’s manifesto committed to making the Belize Police Department four thousand strong and on November eleventh, when they formed the government, the people are holding them to that promise. At the moment there are over two thousand cops in the force and considering all the constraints the government faces, including dwindling coffers […]
A public consultation being held by the Department of Environment is underway virtually on the Government of Belize’s Press Office Facebook page. The meeting is to get feedback from stakeholders in the tourism sector on the proposed development of a cruise tourism port in Belize City. Under the previous government administration, the proposal of constructing […]
Greenwood’s primary concern also centers around the preservation of Belize’s barrier reef as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tom Greenwood, Executive, FECTAB “The main concern is the lack of an overall cruise port strategy for Belize. The fact that there are half-truths and other environmental concerns within the scope of this entire presentation this […]
This morning, the new Minister of the Blue Economy and Civil Aviation gave his maiden address at a handing over event where the Taiwanese Ambassador presented several pieces of equipment to the Fisheries Department. It is part of a regional initiative called INCAVPESCA and the focus of the effort today is the fight against COVID-19 […]
Tonight, there are over two thousand, three hundred Belizeans battling COVID-19. Most of those persons are quarantined at home. Some have no symptoms and others experience mild or moderate symptoms. Tonight in Healthy Living, we bring you the story of one of those persons, a well-known face and voice to many Belizeans. Marleni Cuellar, […]
The spate of gun violence in the Lake Independence area continues unabated, despite the fact that the Commissioner of Police has gone on record to state that additional measures will be put in place to stem the recent gang flare up in that community. This afternoon, Lynroy Longsworth became the latest victim of an armed […]
The Belize Police Department is working overtime to mitigate a spike in gun violence in the Lake Independence area which has claimed three lives since Monday. As you’ve heard, a cab driver was gunned down a few hours ago as he drove along Mahogany Street. Around nine o’clock on Tuesday night, Dwayne Cherrington had just […]
In the wake of Cherrington’s murder, numerous gunshots rang out in Lake I prompting the police department to deploy a riot squad to quell the unrest. When the officers arrived on the scene they were met with resistance from residents in the Holy Emmanuel Street area. They reportedly hurled missiles at the officers who, according […]
New Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa praised the police officers who responded to the spate of gun violence in the city. Musa says that the officers displayed remarkable control in the face of a hostile environment where they were greeted with projectiles. According to Musa, when the cops are faced with such threats, they […]
The flare up of tensions between feuding gangs in Lake Independence has forced the police department to re-strategize its approach to crime fighting where gangs are concerned. While specific instructions have been given to gather intelligence on persons believed to be actively involved in the spate of shootings, ComPol Williams says that they will not […]
Could the police department, particularly the officers assigned to the Mahogany Street Precinct, have prevented the recent eruption of gang violence in Lake Independence? ComPol Williams says he won’t play the blame game where that is concerned, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the number of officers on active duty. […]
A Belize City man was lucky to escape a barrage of bullets on Monday afternoon when someone tried to kill him. Charles Young Junior was at the intersection of Western Avenue and Ordonez Street in Belize City when a man fired several shots at him. Those bullets grazed Young in his back and arm. Today, […]
You’ve heard Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa commend the way the police officers responded to the violence. Musa told the press today that with the spate of crime in recent days, what we shouldn’t expect is a kneejerk reaction from his ministry – so a state of emergency will not be at the top […]
The third murder was the first to be recorded on Tuesday, just before six p.m. and is believed to be completely unrelated to the gun violence in the Saint Martin’s area. Floyd Carter was shot multiple times on East Collet Canal. And despite efforts to rush him to the K.H.M.H., he perished on arrival. Tonight, […]
Prime Minister John Briceño and his cabinet today confirmed that the merger between Belize Bank Limited and the Bank of Nova Scotia Limited has been approved. The confirmation was sent via a press release which says that Governor of the Central Bank Ambassador Joy Grant informed the PM Briceño that at a meeting held on […]
A new list of Chief Executive Officers in the respective government ministries has been published and released through the office of Prime Minister John Briceno. They are as follows: Narda Garcia goes to the Office of the Prime Minister, while Doctor Lesbia Guerra has been appointed to the Ministry of Natural Resources, Petroleum and Mining. […]
