On Monday, an official statement was issued by the Cordova and Rodriguez families who laid their loved ones to rest over the weekend. Three-year-old Amari Rodriguez, her father Delmar Rodriguez, and Carlos Chi were murdered and four others injured in a callous attack in the island town of San Pedro. In the statement, the families […]
Christian Espat and Michael Brown have both been arraigned and remanded to the Belize Central Prison for three counts each of murder, three counts of attempted murder and three counts of use of deadly means of harm. The accused men handed in themselves within days of each other, but before he surrendered in the company […]
It’s been exactly one week since the bodies of farmer Joel Andrews and his workman were discovered in a pond on his farm in Hattieville. The farmhand was chopped multiple times while Andrews was shot. Investigators believe that the double murder was motivated by a robbery. In an update today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams […]
It’s been fifteen days since a leased Maya Island Air plane was stolen from the Placencia Airport and crash landed seconds after taking off, killing a Venezuelan and an Argentinean pilot in the process. The Belize Police Department continues to work with its counterparts in those relevant countries, as well as the DEA, as the […]
The border dispute between the communities of Yemeri Grove and Laguna is arguably one of the most publicized land disputes in southern Belize. Following their press conference in Belize City on Thursday, leaders from Yemeri Grove invited the media to their village for a tour of some of the disputed areas. Today a News Five […]
As the boundary dispute rages on between Yemeri Grove and Laguna, the future hangs in the balance for youths on both sides who are hoping to own a parcel of land one day. Last week, we told you about the Yemeri Grove youths who publicly stated their fear of not having any lands available in […]
And, Yemeri Grove Village leaders want Greg Ch’oc gone as the Commissioner of Indigenous People’s Affairs, at least when it comes to their boundary dispute. Arden Edwards says the mediation process has been unfair. He is requesting that a more neutral party be included in the discussion. Arden Edwards, Former Village Councilor, Yemeri Grove […]
As we reported on Monday, the boundary dispute between the people of Laguna and Yemeri Grove dates back several years. Both sides are accusing the other of encroaching on the other’s property or farmland. When News Five visited Laguna Village on Saturday, Chairman Sebastian Iche told us that the dispute between the two villages has […]
Deputy Alcalde of Laguna Village, Monica Coc-Magnusson explained to News Five that they are convinced that Yemeri Grove has no grounds for its claim to the lands near the Laguna access road. She said that she is, as well as the rest of the village, open to sit down with the people of Yemeri and […]
Earlier today, the Government of Belize issued a release informing that it has approved the waiver of all fees charged by public hospitals in an effort to ensure that persons seeking medical assistance have universal access to quality healthcare. The statement goes on to say that the existing system requires patients to pay fees for […]
If you were in the vicinity of the Biltmore Plaza today, you would have thought that heads of government were in country because there was high security presence in the area. Senior men and women of police forces dressed in their uniforms could have been seen. They were police chiefs and directors and senior commanding […]
Among those in Belize for the regional security meeting is a representative from the National Police of Haiti. As we’ve been reporting, the issue of gang violence in Haiti is volatile and Belize has agreed to send a mission to assist in the intervention being led by Kenya. At least fifty soldiers and coastguards will […]
Last week, we told you about information received by our newsroom that Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was going on pre-retirement leave as of December of this year. Well today, ComPol Williams reiterated that he is nowhere close to retirement age and he will, at the least, remain as commissioner until the end of 2024. […]
According to the handbook, all police officers must engage in forty hours of training per year. If they do not comply, they will not receive their annual increment. This was confirmed by Commissioner of Police Chester Williams during an interview with the media this morning, where he spoke of the need for officers to be […]
Will Kevin Arthurs remain as C.E.O. in the Ministry of Home Affairs? Come next month, the three-year contracts for Chief Executive Officers are to expire, but is Arthurs contemplating a return to legal practice? Today, when the media caught up with Minister Kareem Musa, he was asked if he is losing his wing man in […]
Minister Kareem Musa also gave an update on his other portfolio, New Growth Industries. The concept of developing a cannabis industry and its accompanying referendum was shelved back in 2022, after there was overwhelming pushback by various groups. It’s been almost three years in office and Minister Musa says that there are many new private-sector […]
We are two months away from the end of the year, but it is safe to say that major crimes are down significantly. Despite the five murders that were recorded last week, the murder count is still at its lowest in over a decade. There is a downward trend in other crimes such as robberies […]
It’s Halloween and across the country, there will be many persons engaged in trick or treating. It is also a time that unsavoury characters may use as an opportunity to commit crimes. ComPol Chester Williams says that there are patrols out to keep the public safe. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The police do […]
The National Meteorological Service is keeping a watchful eye on an area of low pressure that is forming over the eastern Caribbean Sea, several hundred miles south of Puerto Rico. According to Chief Met Officer Ronald Gordon, there are several models being followed, including one which indicates that the system will gradually head west towards […]
According to the Chief Met Officer, while the system is being monitored, Belize is not in any emergency. Should the system become a threat to the country, the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, will be activated and a state of emergency will be declared. On the phone: Ronald Gordon, Chief Meteorological Officer “The bottom […]
While Belize is monitoring a possible tropical depression that can form in the eastern Caribbean Sea in the days ahead, Jamaicans are recovering from an earthquake that shook the island nation this morning. The epicenter of the seismic activity that measured five point six on the Richter scale was located roughly ten kilometers south of […]
The American Sugar Refinery/Belize Sugar Industries Limited (A.S.R/B.S.I) issued a press release today, informing of a record cane price that was distributed to all the cane farmers’ associations with whom it conducts business. The price of eighty-six dollars and twenty-eight cents per ton of cane is a new record for B.S.I. The last record high […]
But while the profit margins are bigger this year for cane farmers, there are quite a few areas where those added funds could be used to improve the quality of the cane they produce. Chavarria encouraged the cane farmers to give consideration to putting the profits to use so that the problems they face collectively […]
There has been a lower supply of over a hundred and sixty-four thousand metric tons of sugar. Chavarria says that the drought in 2019 impacted the 2020 crop significantly, but they believe the lower supply also had more than one contributing factor. Another reason was that some of the fields needed to be replanted. But, […]
Today in the High Court, Justice Farnese ruled in favor of a mother and daughter who brought a constitutional claim, following a charge of attempted murder that was initially leveled on the pair. Ormencia Pou and her mother, Irene Budd, filed the claim after their brother was deemed unfit to stand trial due to his […]
