One of the laws of physics dictates that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. And while crime does not necessarily behave with the predictability of physics, every now and then a reaction is produced that resonates strongly with a public long fed up with its sense of helplessness and victimization. The latest response […]
In an update on a less satisfying story from Dangriga, police have released three of five men detained in connection with the weekend murder of Melissa Swazo, but have taken into custody another man, believed to be one of the main suspects in the killing of the eighteen year old pregnant woman. Police also announced […]
With an apparent lull in the recent storm of violent crime, law enforcement authorities took the opportunity to do some important P.R. work as part of police week. Today the public–including News 5’s Jacqueline Woods–was invited to Eastern Division headquarters on Queen Street for an open house. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The pictures may have been […]
He did not die in the line of duty, but the Police Department is still mourning the sudden loss of one of its own. Sergeant Denfield Casey, attached to the joint intelligence committee at Belmopan headquarters, passed away last night at home, apparently of a heart attack. Casey, only forty-one years old, joined the police […]
It was a major P.R. event that came just prior to the last general election; the presentation of a fleet of brand new Fords for the Police Department. And while today everyone takes the Ranger pickups and Focus sedans for granted, I’ve always wondered just how the vehicles were holding up. Today I found out. […]
It may remind viewers of bringing coals to Newcastle or better yet, sand to Sandhill… but it’s true – Belize, the home of some of the world’s most delectable seafood, is now importing fish. But while that development seems like a step backward, the reality is a bit more complicated. Janelle Chanona, Reporting According to […]
