Rogues cops in the police department, that was the alarm sounded at the April First press conference by the Commissioner of Police, Crispin Jefferies flanked by Prime Minister Dean Barrow. That was as official as it could get but the common man on the street often said there were officers who also did double duty […]
The allegation about rogue cops in the police department resonated throughout the country and can’t be easily forgotten. Since Detective Corporal Jermaine Mangar can no longer be seen as the poster boy for rogue cops, then where are the rogue cops? This afternoon while at a police department ceremony, News Five’s Jose Sanchez asked the […]
Eight year old Marquise Mahler was laid to rest today. It was an emotional funeral for family, friends and the community. The child did not live to finish primary school; he was gunned down last Friday on Faber’s Road and died the following day. His murder is signaling the hideous lows to which crime has […]
There is a growing number of children on the streets that are hustling for spare change to survive. On Tuesday we asked: Are you concerned about the number of kids begging on the streets? Ninety-five percent of our viewers said yes. One viewer from our e-poll suggested “the police need to start picking up these […]
While at the Du Di Rait Ting Ceremony this morning at Old Belize, Police Minister Doug Singh and Commissioner of Police Crispin Jeffries looked like old buddies. Singh even indicated that he personally liked Jeffries, but his previous comments gave the impression that Jeffries might be squeezed out of his post, even though the ink […]
Following receipt of a death threat on Tuesday by an executive of the group Belizeans for Justice the newly installed Minister of Police, Doug Singh, gave the organization his assurance that a press conference at the Radisson which was initially scheduled for today would be secured by members of the police department. While the public […]
PC Jermaine Mangar was not the only cop in court this morning. Interdicted Police Cpl. Mark August was in the news in late 2009 when Fernando Searle, a Mechanic and his common-law-wife, Tanya Pitts accused him of assault, using threatening words and damage to property. But this morning, August’s case was adjourned for the fourth […]
On June seventeenth of this year, twenty-two year old Arturo Eck was found guilty of the November 2007 murder of Eugenio Tzul. This morning in Orange Walk’s magistrate court, Justice Michelle Arana sentenced Eck to life imprisonment. No character witnesses were called but on behalf of Tzul, his attorney Hubert Elrington begged for leniency on […]
In other news, an international dance company is threatening to rock the country with its unique form of dance. Step Afrika is in the Jewel, courtesy of the US Embassy and NICH, as part of a three country tour of Central America. The group will be holding free concerts so get ready to step, stomp […]
In May and June the Prime Minister, Dean Barrow introduced plans to take back the streets from criminals with a programme called Operation Restore Belize. The objective was to chart a way forward after consultation with various sub-committees, whose jobs will be to monitor and assist in implementing new initiatives in deterring crime. It’s is […]
Minister Singh also says he wants to give the Police Department a complete overhaul and that will include officers who are on the heavy side a leaner look. Today he told us that his line last week about “cops with their guts hanging out” was not meant to offend anyone but merely to urge them […]
Do the Rait thing, it’s an initiative that started back in 2005 , to encourage youths to lead productive lives and keep out of harm’s way. This morning, a ceremony was held to recognize the newest winner of the initiative; she’s a charming young woman from San Ignacio. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports from Old […]
Julio Escalante has been hospitalized since last week when he was badly injured in a traffic mishap. It has not been an easy time for the groom-to-be of our reality wedding, From Yes to I Do. The young man has persevered because he intends to keep his appointment on August 21st with Vanessa Ramos, his […]
