A deadly attack similar to one witnessed on Church Street on May eighth, has once again claimed the life of an innocent Belize City resident. Police say fifty-eight-year-old Randolph Gentle was not the intended target of a pair of gunmen who opened fire at a residence on Antelope Street last Friday. He was simply there […]
A Jamaican was murdered in the City of Belmopan on Saturday night. Taxi driver Nicholas Moody was ambushed by men on motorbikes in the Intelco Hill Area. Before succumbing to his injuries at the Western Regional Hospital, Moody provided a few details that may be helpful to police’s investigation. News Five’s Paul Lopez was in […]
While Moody’s family believes the motive for his murder was robbery, police are thinking otherwise. Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero says personal conflicts, or maybe even drugs, may have been factors. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Investigations revealed that he was in a taxi car at Intelco Hill when he […]
There was also a murder reported in the Cayo District. Fifty-one-year-old Celestino Cob died as a result of chop wounds he sustained to the throat. According to Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero, Cob left his Santa Elena home on Sunday night and that was the last time he was seen alive. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, […]
There was also a murder recorded in the South, this time a disabled man in Punta Gorda. In the wee hours of Saturday, police were called out to a house where they discovered Marcus Tracy’s body. With the assistance of footage from PGTV, Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting In Punta Gorda, he was […]
A suspected drug plane crashed over the weekend in southern Belize, just off the coast of Placencia and in the vicinity of Moho Caye. Local authorities had been tracking the plane en route from South America on Friday night and there are reports that it was seen flying over Independence. But the plane went down […]
On Saturday night, shots also rang out in the Benguche area of Dangriga. After the echoes of the blasts subsided, Steven Lorenzo realised that he had been hit. He was rushed to the Southern Regional Hospital for treatment and released on Monday. The family has already moved away, but was their loved one the intended […]
There was another shooting in Belize City on Friday afternoon. It happened on Lakeview Street. A Guatemalan woman was shot but police say that she wasn’t the intended target. Supt. Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Eastern Division “That was Friday afternoon after five p.m. Miss Dina Mas was riding her bike on Lakeview Street heading […]
Last Friday, a gruesome find was made in a remote area off the John Smith Link Road in the Belize District. Mark and Leticia Frankel had been taken from their Sunset Park house, shot dead and their bodies dumped. Their GMC terrain SUV was also disposed of close by. When police visited their home, it […]
So with all the recent murders due to gang rivalry in Belize City, what is being done? Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was a part of a weekend mediation session with those rivaling groups. He says gang violence in the city has decreased, but, will it hold? Past gang mediations have resulted in temporary truces, […]
There was an early morning fire in San Pedro on Sunday that could have caused massive structural damage to nearby properties had the Belize National Fire Service not responded promptly. The blaze is believed to have started inside the kitchen at Pedro’s Inn and quickly spread across the building before destroying an adjacent bar. That’s […]
A viral video on social media has caused the Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat, to issue a public statement about the behavior of his driver, Hamid Awe. The incident, recorded by police on Thursday, captured a rant by Awe who was incensed following what he claims was brutal, unfair treatment by police of […]
A few days ago, the unions led the news almost every night. And now it is day twenty-two and there is no sign of a resolution between the unions and the Government of Belize on the salary cut and increment freeze. The unions have been at an impasse with G.O.B. following a statement made by […]
News Five caught up with P.S.U. President Gerald Henry as he participated in an educational tour in the south. He says that he is meeting with public officers across the country to keep them abreast of the situation. On the Phone: Gerald Henry, President, P.S.U. “Right now I am in Dangriga and I am […]
We don’t usually think about sewing skills when we think about police departments, but the Community Policing Unit held a graduation ceremony at the Wilton Cumberbatch Field in Belize City today that was a little bit different. Andrea Polanco reports. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Five women who completed a six-month sewing program were awarded certificates. […]
Just after midday today, a family’s worst fears were confirmed – the bodies of a Canadian Belizean and his wife, reported missing earlier this week, were discovered off a dirt path in the Belize District. Even as the family now has closure, they are still so many unanswered questions. News Five’s Duane Moody was out […]
As we said, the gruesome discovery was made just after midday today; this was one day after their vehicle was found abandoned in an area off the John Smith Link Road. A post-mortem examination conducted on the bodies of Mark and Leticia Frankel certified that the couple was shot dead before their bodies were dumped. […]
Stephan Castillo was murdered on Thursday and today police say that they have one person in custody and are looking for several others. Officers were also able to retrieve the gun they believed was used in the deadly shooting. According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the killers pounced on Castillo simply because he was […]
So as you heard ComPol Williams, Castillo wasn’t one of those involved in the recent killings and may have been targeted simply because of where he lived and whom he associated with. Williams says that they expected the retaliations and that police are trying to deal with all the territories where there are gang feuds. […]
And so what’s next for crime? Can police curb the spate of gun violence that has erupted in the city over the last several days? Williams says they have multiple operations in place and are exploring the use of intervention through the behavioral modification center. He notes that the option of a State of Emergency […]
And while police are busy at work trying to put out fires in the gang-ridden communities, cops haven’t stopped their routine work on the streets and their stop and searches have taken weapons off the streets in recent days. Commissioner Chester Williams tells us more about two separate incidents where weapons were confiscated. Chester […]
They came from all over the country, some as far as rural Toledo, to send a resounding message to Prime Minister Briceño and his government. The unions sent that message during what may be the largest gathering of teachers and public officers since the beginning of industrial action in late April. They walked and sang […]
This morning, the perimeter around the prime minister’s Dunn Street residence in Orange Walk Town was roped off with caution tape. There was also heavy police presence in the neighborhood in anticipation of protestors entering the area. While today’s demonstration was without incident, teachers and public officers who participated in the protest removed the cordon […]
After fourteen months, Belize’s land borders will reopen on May thirty-first. But much to the disappointment of many, only visitors will be initially allowed to enter the country. Belizeans will have to wait a while longer until they can cross into neighboring countries. But with Thursday’s cabinet announcement, concerns were raised about the increasing number […]
The temporary travel ban on persons travelling from India and Bangladesh will also apply to the reopening of land borders. The much larger issue of border security arises now too as many see this as an open invitation to enter Belize, especially through illegal crossings. C.E.O. Solano says the ministry and partnering agencies are aware […]
