Observers in both the criminal and law enforcement communities will tell you that there is an ebb and flow to the pace of violent crime in the city … and today what has been a period of tension on the streets was punctuated by a burst of gunfire that has left one man dead and […]
Legal scholars will tell you that in order to be convicted of murder it must be shown that the perpetrator had the intent to kill. While in our next story that criminal purpose may have been lacking, the outcome was no less final. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Nineteen year old Rasheeda Young usually took a taxi […]
As we have already seen, fatal violence comes in many different varieties. On Friday night it was a simple argument that resulted in death of a Belize City youth. Arlene Sentimento, Family Friend of the Deceased ?I couldn?t handle hearing it on a hold, so I had to come home and find out if it […]
Murder and vehicular homicide were not the only crimes faced by city police over the weekend and at a press briefing this morning the top man on Queen Street elaborated. Asst. Supt Crispin Jeffries, O.C. Eastern Division ?We are making an effort to appeal to the friends and family of these people to encourage them […]
Three men have been arrested for Wednesday night’s armed jacking of Bluebird Ice Cream Parlour. Twenty-eight year old Marlon Budran, twenty-four year old Philip McKenzie and twenty-one year old Eleuterio McKenzie were jointly charged with Robbery, Deadly Means of Harm and two counts of Wounding, for the attack on two employees and subsequent theft of […]
There are some drug dealers in Corozal who are not too happy tonight. Acting on a tip, police visited a swampy area in the Pueblo Nuevo area of the town where they discovered a green cooler filled with over twenty-nine pounds of cocaine. No arrests were made and the drugs are being treated as found […]
A fire shortly after noon today in San Ignacio destroyed a building that housed students attending various high schools in the twin towns. The wooden structure on Victoria Street, operated by the Catholic parish, was completely engulfed by flames that also burned up the belongings of the eight students who lived there. No one was […]
This morning the faculty and students of St. Ignatius Primary School were getting clued in to cleanliness at the launch of its Civic Pride Week. The initiative is a move by management to encourage students to clean up their environment and adopt healthy practices. During the week-long event, the students will be visited by members […]
The tradition of Belizean political parties owning their own media organs is as old as our two party system. Having started with newspapers, the partisan penetration of the radio dial was completed today with the inauguration of Positive Vibes. News Five’s Janelle Chanona was on hand for the festivities. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Backed by a […]
Good evening. I?m James Adderley, so sit back, relax and enjoy this portion of Sports Monday. Undefeated Wagiya of Dangriga came to the city yesterday after giving up the home field advantage to face F.C. Belize at the M.C.C. Grounds in game one of the R.F.G. Insurance championship series. The high from eliminating Hankook Verdes […]
