The legal battle for the liberty of Deon Bruce, wanted by U.S. authorities for murder and other related offences, is set for another round of challenge, following a decision by the Supreme Court upholding the judgment of Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith in mid-January. It is the first time in Belize’s history that an application […]
Four cops have been charged in connection with the shooting of a Unitedville youth. The officers: police constables Maxwell Valerio and Jesus Marroquin and Special Constable Ernesto Budna, as well as their patrol leader, Corporal Ricky Valencia, were jointly charged for harm at the San Ignacio Police Station late Thursday evening. Marroquin, however, was additionally […]
As the officers stood inside Columbus Park in front of the police station, they, as well as their relatives, were irate about the actions taken against them. The officers together made up the patrol known as the Quick Response Team (QRT). From all accounts, their track record as an operational team has been impressive; cracking […]
On Wednesday, Belize City police arrested and detained a group of tour guides employed by businessman Yhony Rosado, in connection with a violent assault which landed twenty-three-year-old Vitalino Reyes Jr. in a coma at the KHMH a week ago. The rounding up of the five men succeeded the arraignment of co-worker Leon Gentle on Tuesday. […]
In April, Belize Defence Force personnel were called off operations in Belize City. The rationale was that border patrols would be beefed up to detect and counter illicit incursions. Today, via press release, the B.D.F. informed on one successful operation since then called Incisive Gallop. The operation was conducted at the end of May in […]
Oil exploration in the south remains a contentious issue, as parties for and against exploratory works within the Sarstoon Temash National Parks have strongly voiced their opinions on the matter. Despite a recent ruling by the Supreme Court reaffirming Maya customary land rights, various interpretations of the judgment have led to more confusion than clarity […]
A sixteen-year-old Belizean domestic of Aguacate Village, Toledo District visited the station in the company of her sister and reported that sometime in the month of September, 2013, her father had sexual intercourse with her. A medical examination was conducted on the minor where the doctor certified that she is carnally known and is about […]
Belizean Christian Ebanks, also known as Floyd Ebanks Jurado, was granted bail in the Supreme Court this morning before Justice Troadio Gonzalez. He had been remanded for keeping an unlicensed firearm. Ebanks was arrested on May fifteenth after GSU personnel searched a residence at one twenty-two Teacher’s Street in Belize City. Ebanks was at […]
Marleny Elizabeth Castellanos and Alfredo Orlando Gonzalez, the alleged masterminds behind an illegal immigration hustle, were denied bail in the Supreme Court this morning. They were charged on May thirteenth, 2014 with multiple immigration offences. It is alleged that they charged immigrants fifteen hundred dollars each to secure nationality for them. Six charges were initially […]
Belize City resident Marcia Marie Gillett was today slapped with eighty-five counts of theft before Magistrate Hettie Mae Stewart. She is accused of misappropriating thousands of dollars from her former employer, the Feinstein Group of Companies. The charges took one hour and a half to read. No plea was taken since the matters will be […]
The MCC Grounds is closed, and it will remain closed for at least the next two months. Now the MCC is the only somewhat adequate football facility in the city, so you can imagine that the decision by the Sports Council has caused some concern. But the upgrade has been long delayed and the field […]
Primary school students from across the country converged on the Countryside Park in Spanish Lookout today where the twentieth annual Coca Cola National Spelling Bee competition was hosted. A total of twelve students competed for the coveted title of champion speller and when the final word was called, a ten-year-old girl from Dangriga emerged victorious. […]
The theme for the 2014 Coca-Cola National Spelling Bee is “Go for the Goal!” and annually a banner and poster competition is held simultaneously during the finals. 2012 winners from Louisiana Government School in Orange Walk today won yet again for their banner. Teacher, Alginold Bennett, says that the banner is the product of the […]
On Thursday evening, the Bliss was the venue for an intense secondary school competition in the performing arts. The challenge is part of the National Festival of Arts. When it was all said and done three high schools from the south came out on top. News Five’s Duane Moody was at the event and has […]
