In early May 2013 there were thirteen reported infant deaths at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. A subsequent investigation revealed the presence of a deadly bacteria, enterobacter cloacae, in the neonatal unit. K.H.M.H. officials never took absolute responsibility for the tragic deaths in any form or fashion, and the grieving parents were left to try […]
There has been no love between the People’s United Party and the Gang Suppression Unit and tonight those bad relations have reached rock bottom. Complaints of police brutality at the hands of the Gang Suppression Unit are commonplace. In fact, since its formation in 2010, citizens have come on a frequent basis to vent their […]
Those comments made by former Prime Minister Said Musa on the political podium at Saturday’s Lake Independence convention have angered GSU Commander Mark Flowers. Now normally politicians and police keep a respectful distance from each other in public, but not this time. Flowers fired right back at Musa in an interview on Monday. He wasn’t […]
Well this afternoon, the former prime minister did come back to the media. Speaking at today’s press conference, Said Musa described Inspector Flowers’ response as an emotional attack on him. The call for the dissolution of the Gang Suppression Unit, says Musa, has long since been a policy of the People’s United Party. Said […]
The reaction from the P.U.P. was swift. The Leader of the Opposition Francis Fonseca reiterated the call for the disbandment of the Gang Suppression Unit, as well as the removal of Inspector Mark Flowers as head of the task force. The response, according to Fonseca, was virtually political in tone and rather unbecoming of a […]
And tonight’s question is: Do you believe that the GSU should be disbanded? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
There have been new developments in the murder of sixty-one year old Agripina Coc. The mother of nine children was brutally chopped to death near her home in the village of San Pedro, Columbia on Saturday. Since then, angry residents armed with sticks and machetes have combed the surrounding bushes, convinced that the killer is […]
P.U.P. Belize Rural North standard bearer Arthur Saldivar remains suspended tonight amid an ongoing investigation into a number of serious allegations that are directly affecting his candidacy in the next general elections. Following a meeting of the party’s national executive last week, Saldivar was placed on a two-week suspension while a probe is being conducted […]
In March of this year, fifty eight year-old businessman Phillip Gallaty was accused of reversing his double cab white Toyota Hilux Pickup truck into the front bumper of the vehicle of Traffic Magistrate, Stephanie Gillett. The Ford Escape SUV was parked on the shoulder of the Northern Highway in front of Friendship Restaurant and was […]
A Madisco employee was this morning convicted in the courtroom of Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith for drug trafficking. He is Kent Mendez, who was jointly charged with two of his relatives, his older brother, Kevin Mendez and cousin, Jason Lewis. Allegations made by the Gang Suppression Unit are that on October seventeenth, 2013, […]
In early August sanitation matters between Belize Maintenance Limited and the Belize City Council came to a head. City Hall was in arrears to the company eighteen weeks, and because BML could not get an audience with the Mayor, the company had informed workers that it could no longer keep them on. That led to […]
In the recent months, several elderly persons have been victims of violent crimes. Back on July thirtieth, Betty Westby as well as her mother were victims of a frightening home invasion in Crooked Tree where Westby had to fight off the armed intruders. That was immediately followed by yet another home invasion on August eighteenth […]
The National Bank of Belize, the country’s sole government-owned lending institution, is celebrating a milestone achievement this week. Since opening its doors to the public on September second, 2013, the bank has been disbursing loans to first-time property holders, as well as small business owners at an incredibly low interest rate of five-point-five percent. Despite […]
Inspector of Police Stephanie Grinage is one of several officers to have been promoted within the Belize Police Department recently. With extensive experience, working various posts over the past seventeen years, Grinage has been transferred to the Belmopan formation where she is second in command of the local formation. On Monday, she was formally introduced […]
A trio of residents from the Holy Emmanuel Area is tonight up in arms because despite years of asking for a street to access their houses, they have had no luck. Adrian Lino is among three single mothers who say that they have to walk in swamp when it rains to access their homes. According […]
The Sir Barry Bowen Belikin Bash, formerly known as Belikin Fest, is a popular event in string of activities for the September Celebrations. The three-day event, which is traditionally held at the Memorial Park in Belize City, starts this Thursday night and will feature your favorite beverages produced by the Bowen group. It’s a fun-filled […]
