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One Belmopan resident is dead, while two others are hospitalized and fighting for their lives only days before the end of the year. Just before eight p.m. on Thursday, a lone gunman targeted Michael Williams at his residence in the Maya Mopan area. That same shooter then opened fire on two other men who were […]
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Thirty-four-year-old Ronlee Petillo, a well-known affiliate of the George Street Gang, is back on remand at the Belize Central Prison after being detained by Belize City police on Thursday. Petillo, a career criminal who has been charged for murder on two prior occasions, was arraigned in the magistrate’s court this morning on charges of rape […]
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In court earlier today, Petillo was brought up on charges stemming from an incident that reportedly took place on the morning of December ninth, during which he is said to sexually assaulted a woman inside her vehicle after asking her for a ride home. A little over two weeks later, Petillo allegedly assaulted another woman […]
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There are still no signs of Akeem Augustine who disappeared without a trace on Christmas Day. The twenty-seven-year-old Lake Independence resident left home on Flamboyant Street on December twenty-fifth to attend a party in the Jane Usher Boulevard area and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. With every passing day, relatives fear that he […]
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Arms trafficking is a global issue that requires a multiagency approach to bring under control, but the data available is sparse and as such poses an existential threat to humanity. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, gangs and drug cartels commit much of the violence in the Central American region, including Belize, but the […]
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An investigation is underway following the release of a brief video on social media depicting a group of young men menacingly brandishing firearms. Those individuals are believed to be active members of a Belize City gang. The amateur footage is reminiscent of a similar recording that was posted on Facebook by the Baptist brothers in […]
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As we reported on Thursday, the murder count is significantly lower for 2022 than it was for 2021. Some might argue that this is clearly because the violent gang warfare has waned over the past several weeks. Still others will point to why gang flare-ups have taken a lull lately. And whether you link them […]
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Among those recognized for the partnership with the police was the Leadership Intervention Unit, chaired by William Dawson. The L.I.U. has introduced several transformative programs into gang-ridden communities. He spoke candidly about the realities of street life and the types of conversations that have to be held with gang members to help them realize that […]
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2022 is almost over and to ring in the New Year, many Belizeans will be spending time with family and friends. So, what better way to welcome 2023 than over a glass of champagne or wine? Tonight, we travel west to San Ignacio for a wine and spirits experience. Recinos Wine House has a wide […]
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The Belize Police Department is working overtime this New Year’s weekend to ensure that the festive season continues without much incident. In the Old Capital, officers will be deployed on foot and mobile patrols. For the New Year’s countdown, a detail of officers has been assigned to Digi Park and elsewhere in the country, the […]
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The Government of Belize has revised existing legislation that pertains to the sale of alcoholic beverage by particular classes of license holders on specific days, including Christmas and New Year’s. The initial announcement was made via a cabinet release on December twenty-fourth. Earlier this week, a schedule was formally released indicating the opening hours for […]
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The bustle of the holiday season sometimes causes us to forget those very important legal obligations that permit businesses to remain open. So in all of the chaos, if you forgot to pay your trade license fees, well it is due on December thirty-first. And since today was the last working day for 2022, well […]
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And just in case you were wondering how Belize City’s revenue stream performed in 2022, well that trickle that existed during the COVID onslaught in 2020 and 2021 has improved significantly, according to Mayor Wagner. But he also said that there’s still a large sum outstanding from city residents and that the lax has resulted […]
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Every year around this time, people would reflect on the past year and whether they had achieved the goals they set out – from losing weight and living a healthier lifestyle, to personal development and even improvements with work. So today, a News Five team hit the streets in downtown Belize City to find out […]
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If you purchased a Samsung device, at any value, with a one-year warranty at any of the authorized stores, your name was entered into the Galaxy of Christmas Gifts Raffle by Samsung. Today, five lucky winners were chosen from hundreds of tickets and they walked away with a Samsung S22 Ultra phone or a Galaxy […]
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Sixty-two-year-old Randolph Parham, a resident of Elridge Village, Toledo District was knocked down and severely injured during a hit and run incident back in August. Since then, he has been struggling significantly with his health. In the wake of the incident, Parham was diagnosed with leukemia and, regrettably, his condition is terminal. Today, his children […]
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The end of the year is known to be a time of reflection and setting of new goals in what is commonly known as “New Year Resolutions”. In our last weekly look on the bright side for 2022, Sabreena Daly went looking to the streets of Belize City to find out what are people grateful […]
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The year 2022 is only two days away from becoming history, and among the parting thoughts each year for many Belizeans is how we did in terms of crime, particularly murders. For the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Belize Police Department, there’s much to be proud of. Even though there are still a few […]
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This morning, a couple appeared before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer where they were arraigned for three counts of kept firearm and ammunitions with a gun license and two counts of drug-related offenses. Traffic warden Anthony Wagner and his common-law wife, Vanessa Moreira, were at their Hondo Street home when police conducted a search on December […]
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Twenty-one-year-old Kareem Maleek Fisher, a resident of Elston Kerr Street, has been arraigned on the charge of being a member of a gang. Fisher reportedly belongs to an offshoot of the George Street Gang known as the Antelope Horse and Carriage/One Stop Clique. Earlier today, he appeared unrepresented before the lower courts where he pleaded […]
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The Meighan brothers were summoned to court today after it was reported that their passports were not handed over to the court before they posted bail on Wednesday. Siblings Tyrone and Ellis Meighan were offered bail of thirty thousand dollars each for being a member of a gang. They were ordered to surrender their passports, […]
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Last week we told you about the house handing over ceremony in Port Loyola, Belize City, that did not happen and the area representative’s discontent with the postponement. As we reported, Area Representative for Port Loyola, Gilroy Usher, called on the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing to give priority to the completion of the […]
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And, while Choc must wait an additional seven days before receiving her home, a former Pickstock constituent who recently took up residence in Sandhill Village today received the keys to his brand new home. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing held a short ribbon cutting ceremony today in the village where a father of […]
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According to Minister Espat, over two hundred Belizeans have benefited from the starter home program since its launch in 2021. He says an additional twenty homes will be distributed in January of 2023. Minister Espat has also been lobbying with the Ministry of Finance to double his ministry’s budget for the housing program in 2023. […]
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The 2022/2023 sugar crop officially kicked off on Tuesday. Previously, there have been concerns about the conditions of sugarcane roads. Farmers have persistently complained that sugar roads become impassable following incessant rains. Today, we asked Minister Espat about his ministry’s efforts to assist sugarcane farmers throughout the season with these roadways. Here is what he […]
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