Lock them up and throw away the key. That statement pretty much summarizes the majority view in Belize on what to do with criminals. But somewhere between conviction and eventual release there is the painful necessity of dealing with those whose deeds have landed them in prison. How inmates are treated during their incarceration may […]
A headline in today’s Guardian newspaper indicates that those people involved in the passport scandal may be facing some new heat. Sources close to the case tell News 5 that under the terms of the money laundering act authorities may pursue perpetrators of a number of offences that ultimately result in the conversion of dirty […]
A second suspect has been arrested in last month’s hold-up of a San Ignacio nightspot. Seventeen-year-old Daniel Anderson of the New Area in Santa Elena has been charged with attempted murder, robbery, deadly means of harm and wounding in addition to several firearm offences.
And in Belize City a Good Samaritan has made the police department’s work easier by single-handedly detaining a thief. On Wednesday Rojelia Choc and her daughter of Toledo’s San Pedro Columbia Village were walking down Orange Street when a man grabbed two gold chains from Rojelia’s neck. The daughter and some passers-by gave chase, with […]
On Monday we reported on the nasty fire at the Belize City garbage dump…and three days later we regret to inform residents that things are not yet back to normal. Patrick Jones once again finds himself surrounded by a foul environment. Patrick Jones, Reporting It’s not a pretty sight and the smoke and stench coming […]
You know that summer is rapidly coming to an end when the talk turns to carnival. And that was the buzz this morning at City Hall, where News 5’s Patrick Jones was getting ready to jump up. Leroy Green, President, Carnival Pulaali “No honestly, we are laughing, but as they say on the streets, things […]
