Belize police are patting themselves on the back tonight following the arrest of the person they say masterminded a crime spree against visitors and residents of the Cayo district. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Senior Superintendent James Magdaleno, Head, National C.I.B. ?He was the ringleader. He was the one giving instructions. He was up front […]
He’s spent the past decade on death-row but this week lawyers representing convicted killer Adolph Harris are asking the court to reduce his sentence. Harris is claiming that his constitutional rights have been violated by the delay of execution. This morning, the inmate appeared in Belize City’s Supreme Court flanked by human rights attorneys Antoinette […]
Belize City police do not suspect foul play following the discovery of a body in the Haulover Creek. On Thursday morning, authorities were called to the foot of the Belcan Bridge where they retrieved the body of thirty-two year old David Michael Berges from the water. Berges was transported to the K.H.M.H., where he was […]
It’s a common practice but this morning a Belize City woman appeared, charged with stealing electricity. Forty-one year old Lottie Lanza Jex was brought before Magistrate Harry Hulett to answer to the seldom prosecuted crime of abstracting electricity. Lanza-Jex, a resident of “I” Street in King’s Park pled not guilty to the charge and was […]
On Thursday, official ceremonies commemorating Belize’s twenty-fifth Independence took place in simultaneous events across the country. In the old capital, Prime Minister Said Musa, National Hero George Price, Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow and other parliamentary officials were joined by a host of diplomatic representatives, including the President of Panama Martin Torrijos, at the […]
In this month of patriotism, one local organisation has created a series of educational videos designed to teach our youngest citizens the inner workings of governance and democracy. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Gustavo Perera, Programme Director, SPEAR ?It?s difficult to mobilize people to act on their rights if they are not aware really of […]
