The Belize Police Department is reeling from yet another black eye tonight, following the arrest and arraignment of one of its own, who has been charged for theft. An operation at a Chinese grocery store on Good Friday has landed a woman police constable in hot water after it was discovered that she stole money […]
A Belize City cab driver is lucky to have escaped grave injury during a carjacking on Tuesday night not far from the Lord Ridge Cemetery. Sometime around eight-thirty, taxi man Ernesto Robinson was driving his vehicle when he was flogged down by a man. Robinson was then held at knifepoint and injured to the neck […]
The Belize National Teachers’ Union Annual Convention began today at Escuela Mexico in San Roman. But on Thursday, stakes are high with the election of a majority of its National Executive. The Union is electing a new president to succeed the tried and tested Luke Palacio as well as a first vice-president, secretary and treasurer. […]
In his statement at the Convention, national president of the B.N.T.U. Luke Palacio made reference to the “stories” he, his Executive and teachers generally have heard in the past few weeks. It is that Government operatives are organizing against Senator Elena Smith, the considered favourite in Thursday’s election. Union members have already been told to […]
Nominations were officially tendered for the election as of a month ago but were officially submitted this afternoon to the chair of the Election Committee, Kathleen Flowers. Flowers is B.N.T.U.’s second vice president and president of the Belize District Branch, where presidential candidate Elena Smith is from. Campaign speeches will be made early on Thursday […]
Officially, according to the Ministry of Education, the million-dollar honorarium for non-striking teachers has not been issued as planned for before the Easter break because it has not gotten the list of teachers that would qualify. But unofficially, News Five has received reports that some payments were made to teachers in an attempt to secure […]
Peace is holding in the streets since last week’s committal to a gang truce among the string of opposing gangs in the city. There are still hurdles to cross, but for the past week there has not been any gang-related murder. The latest gathering of the gangs was held on Tuesday. Deshawn ‘Jawhi’ Morris is […]
This evening, A.C.P. Williams gave an update on the ongoing peace talks and said that while detractors may criticize the effort, the gang leaders have honored their word so far. ACP Chester Williams, Regional Commander, Eastern Division South “We are grateful to the fact that yes, they have kept their end of the bargain […]
Back in late January, the Conch Shell Bay neighborhood was wracked by a spate of fatal shootings which prompted the police department to establish a permanent presence in the area. The feud was attributed to a deadly turf war among rivals within that community. Since then there has been a number of initiatives being undertaken […]
The Commercial Center gate in downtown Belize City was sealed off today and it didn’t sit well with fishermen who use the gate to access their boats that are moored in the Old Belize River to the back of the facility. Fishermen on the ground today told us that some of them have been using […]
In an update to our story aired Tuesday night on persons wanted by INTERPOL, Belmopan police have informed that David Cruz, accused in connection with the Income Tax Belmopan robbery last July, has been captured and is back at the Central Prison. Cruz escaped in October along with another wanted man, Lincoln Bejerano, when an […]
A San Pedro resident met his untimely death allegedly at the hands of a chef under what appeared to have been a love triangle on La Isla Bonita. The fatal stabbing occurred on September eighth, 2016 when Elton Duran Polonio lost his life. Police charged Linden Kelly with Polonia’s murder. This morning, Kelly appeared before […]
The Gang Resistance Education And Training (GREAT) Program is a violence prevention program. The program is being used to fight delinquency, youth violence, and gang involvement through school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom courses. Over thirteen thousand Police officers from across the U.S. and Central American countries have been trained and certified. Belize is one of the […]
The residents of Monkey River in the Toledo District have been facing an eroding shoreline for the past few years. The climate change caused problem is not only impacting the look of the beach, but also residents’ home have been affected. The front street of the village has also been washed away and the Monkey […]
A family day for residents of the embattled Conch Shell Bay community is being organized by the Belize Police Department. The event is set to take place this Sunday in Lindo’s Alley and promises to bring together everyone in the riverside neighborhood. This afternoon, a team of officers, led by A.C.P. Chester Williams, visited the […]
