As many as eighty-eight persons have been affected by the biggest fire to erupt in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. The inferno sent clouds of fire into the sky as smoke engulfed the area on Sunday night. It is not yet known what sparked the blaze on Pescador Drive in the heart of the town, destroying […]
The families displaced by the fire are looking for basic necessities following the horrible fire. They lost everything in the blink of an eye. In the island, relief efforts have started, but it will take some time to recover from the tremendous losses. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting In the immediate […]
There is another fire which police have classified as arson. On Friday night, the first floor of a two-storey building on East Collet Canal, Belize City went up in flames. But the blaze was fortunately contained by the Fire Department before it could spread. It is suspected that the fire was set by Alberto Rivera, […]
There was a murder on Friday night in Belize City. Thirty-eight year old Anthony Gillett was killed at his home on West Collet Canal by a man sources claim was a friend. Police acted quickly to take the suspect, Ryan Barnett, into custody and he was arraigned this morning in Belize City. So why did […]
On Sunday morning a PG resident made a gruesome discovery on the beach. She spotted vultures circling and when she investigated found a badly decomposed body washed up on shore. Following an on-site post-mortem examination PG Police have ruled that B.D.F. soldier Orlando Rash, reported missing on Friday, was murdered. Today, Officer Commanding Punta Gorda, […]
On Monday, June twentieth, Police rounded up nineteen members of the Ahmad family from six different homes in Hattieville. The homes were searched and documents, weapons and electronic items were seized by the Police. Interestingly, the family was released ten hours after without being informed of why they were detained in the first place. The […]
Still not revealing anything, Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie explained that he is satisfied that the investigation, search and seizure were conducted within the parameters of the law. That will be a matter for the Court to decide, since the Commissioner says he has already gotten a letter from an attorney representing the Ahmad family. […]
A resident of Yo Creek, Orange Walk with a mental disability maimed three persons and injured several others while on a chopping spree in the village last Friday afternoon. Larry Banner first struck at his family, injuring his sister-in-law and three minors before turning a machete on his neighbor, Moises Pech and his wife Juanita. […]
After a year of numerous court appearances, the Santa Cruz Thirteen has been freed of all charges stemming from the unlawful arrest of Rupert Myles. This morning, Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl Lynn Vidal withdrew charges against the villagers, stating that there is, “no intention to lay charges against the accused in the future.” In […]
On Sunday morning as Customs Officers and B.D.F. soldiers conducted a checkpoint in the Blue Creek community, they intercepted a Mazda pickup truck, driven at the time by San Felipe resident Juan Carlos Molina. As the authorities attempted to search the vehicle, Molina sped off, leaving behind a bag containing suspected cannabis. The drugs weighed […]
Late this evening, the Customs Department dragged to court five Mexican nationals and two Belizeans from the San Jose, Orange Walk for uncustomed goods in respect of two hundred and fifteen hammocks. The items were found in their possession last week Thursday during a raid at mile seventeen on the Phillip Goldson Highway. The group included […]
Today, the top brass of the Belize Police Department gathered to pay tribute to seven officers – four of them involved in the bizarre shootout in front of the Queen Street Police Station last week. Three men – Corporal Brian Miller, Corporal Joel Grinage and PC Criston Moore received their awards for bravery at the […]
One police officer who certainly won’t be receiving any awards of distinction anytime soon is Detective Constable Urbie Alamilla. Alamilla was charged criminally last week for discharging his weapon in a bar while allegedly under the influence. Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie says that while cops are human, cops who do wrong are an embarrassment […]
Anthropologist Doctor Herbert Gayle is releasing a book on urban violence in Belize. Gayle started his studies of Belize in 2008 and released the infamous Gayle Report in 2010. This book, released six years later, is aimed at providing a comprehensive look at where Belize has moved in the time-gap between report and book. Today, […]
According to the expert, Belize has the exceptional public will to do away with violence and that’s a critical component of positive change. But the time to start moving is sooner rather than later. Dr. Herbert Gayle, Anthropologist of Social Violence, UWI Jamaica “Things are becoming better worldwide. The problem we’re having though is […]
We took the opportunity to ask Gayle about the brazen shootout in front of the Queen Street Police Station, in which a fifteen year old minor wounded four persons, one of them a Police Officer. He explained that it may not be as dramatic as it seems, but it should certainly be a wake-up call. […]
A young boy in Belize City is alive tonight, thanks to the heroic actions of three members of the Eastern Division North’s Strike Team. According to reports, the eleven year old was on Marine Parade with two young relatives when he ran up a pier and then jumped into the water. He went under, and […]
For the top brass the positive news is a boost to the Police Department, and the tribute today a necessary recognition to prompt the officers to always strive to perform above and beyond the call of duty. ACP Dezerie Phillips, Regional Commander, Eastern Division North “It’s a joyous moment for us as was alluded […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Friday night’s big match dubbed the battle banks saw Atlantic Bank challenge the Heritage Bank in a bid for bragging rights inside the BDBA Firms Competition. Heritage Bank roars out of the starting blocks. Kevlin Rhoden misses the jumper but Kurt Burgess is there […]
