There’s a killer on the loose tonight…which is not all that unusual in these turbulent times, except that this killer took the life of a policeman. It wasn’t in the midst of a blazing shootout or contested arrest; in fact it looked more like a cold blooded execution. News 5’s Jacqueline woods has the story. […]
It did not take authorities long to react to the murder of P.C. Uwin Armstrong, as police units fanned out across the city following leads and looking for information. However, this morning one resident on the receiving end of that investigation told News 5 that their methods need some improvement. Evelyn Flowers, Victim, Police Raid […]
A police constable has been charged with murder following the brutal death of his common-law-wife. Forty-one year old Jose Zetina is accused of killing nineteen year old Rosa Mehia following an argument at their San Ignacio home. Sources in Cayo tell News 5 that there had been some ongoing problems between the two, but it […]
Not all the violence involving police officers this weekend resulted in tragedy. On Sunday the actions of one alert constable are believed to have prevented a rape. According to police reports around nine p.m. off duty P.C. Ivan Galvez was riding on Central American Boulevard when he heard the cries of a young woman. Upon […]
An accused felon out on bail was shot in the face on Friday night and now lies recovering in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. According to police reports, nineteen year old Brian Herrera was standing on East Canal near Dean Street when he was approached by a man who let loose with a torrent of […]
For the second time in less than two weeks a serious boating accident has occurred in Belizean waters; this time it proved fatal. US national Raymond Link was snorkeling off a kayak about a half mile from the split at Caye Caulker when he was run over by a speeding skiff. According to Link’s wife, […]
The National Institute of Culture and History has a new president. She is Gloria Edwards. Edwards, one of the nation’s best known educators, is the former principal of Grace Primary School in Belize City and currently works as a music teacher with NICH and the Ministry of Education. At Grace Primary, Edwards was known as […]
Unless you have a direct satellite connection, by now you would have noticed that something is wrong with Belize’s international communications. Is it bad? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Patrick Jones, Reporting Since Friday afternoon this is the message that internet users all over Belize have been getting from their computers as a crucial cable […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I?m James Adderley and yes you?ve guessed right this is a brand new serving of Sports Monday. Muscleman moved to the big stage Friday night at the Princess Hotel and Casino as the meanest biceps in the nation sought to capture the only remaining title year 2004 calendar. Tonight?s battle […]
