The soul of the nation was on edge, beginning on Friday evening when the carnage started around six-thirty. Within a span of twenty-four hours, five persons were murdered and several other shooting incidents occurred in the city. In Orange Walk, a sixth person was killed. Now, every murder is horrible, but the double murder of […]
The carnage wouldn’t let up in the bloodiest weekend ever, when the well-known gang leader of the Mayflower/Ghost Town area, Kendis Flowers, was executed in Back-a-Town. Police have refuted any involvement in the execution and say that Flowers was followed when he left a nightclub after two a.m. on Saturday. A confrontation occurred with rival […]
The bloodbath started in downtown Belize City with the murder of Victor Gibbs. The thirty-year-old Belize City resident was shot several times inside his parked vehicle. When police arrived on the scene at the corner of King Street and West Canal, Gibbs was already dead. Police said today that his killing is not connected to […]
Police are looking for a person of interest in the murder of Denroy Alvarez which took place within minutes of the double murder of Theresita Flowers and Delcia Blanco. The investigations so far indicate that Alvarez’s murder was likely triggered by jealousy. He had just become involved with a female, who lives on Hondo Street, […]
There is another crisis on the government’s hand, for which urgent action is required. An emergency meeting was held on Friday night of the board of governors of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. This is after debris started falling from the ceiling in certain sections of the hospital. In fact, patients had to be moved […]
The People’s United Party this afternoon condemned the Government saying the neglect of the K.H.M.H. is unacceptable. The P.U.P. states that between the period 2008 and 2014, the condition of the roof at the K.H.M.H. had been documented in the minutes of many Board meetings and that the Ministry of Health had been kept apprised […]
A Honduran national was killed in the north and his relatives say they have no idea why. Elmer Alexi Palma, better known as Alexi, was found shot to death on the back seat of his taxi on Sunday night in Orange Walk. His relatives and friends say that he was friendly and outgoing and didn’t […]
In the wake of the weekend carnage, Prime Minister Dean Barrow called a rare weekend press conference at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel on Sunday afternoon, while residents of Belize City were still reeling from the bloodbath. This followed an emergency Sunday morning meeting with key members of the cabinet and security forces to determine next […]
Aside from the murders, there were two shootings in the south side of Belize City. Two persons are currently in police custody pending further investigation into a late evening shooting in Belize City on Saturday. Thirty-year-old Brian Welch remains hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. following a shooting on Gibnut Street. Welch was hit to the chest […]
The other shooting occurred on Sunday morning inside gang territory on South Creek. Thirty-four-year-old security guard Robert Strekler was shot to the lower back by a gunman at the corner of Fairweather Street and South Creek. It is believed that the gunman wanted a person with whom Strekler was conversing. ASP Cowo explains: ASP […]
Last week’s brush with the law left a nasty taste in the mouth for avocado vendor Lauriel Novelo. The teenager from San Victor, Corozal, was unnecessarily roughed up by members of the Special Patrol Unit outside the Michael Finnegan Market, where he had gone to deliver a few sacks of avocados to his sister, a […]
Finally, the Belize City Civic Center is ready for sporting and other activities such as conventions, concerts and expos. Earlier today, a contract was signed with a U.S.-based company to assume management of the thirty-three million-dollar state-of-the-art facility. Apex Events Services Limited, through its local subsidiary, was selected over other bidders for a two-year contract […]
The national executive of the People’s United Party met earlier today to discuss a range of national and intramural issues, including a legal challenge of the results in San Pedro following the March seventh municipal elections. Having reviewed the voting process, the P.U.P. believes that it has enough to contest the outcome of the election […]
There will be a return to the police-sponsored mediation and intervention sessions which Chester Williams pioneered during his time at Eastern Division (South). Williams will once again join forces with Dianne Finnegan of the Youth Apprenticeship Program; Nuri Muhammad and others, under the aegis of new Eastern Division Commander Robert Mariano and Southside commander Howell […]
In terms of recent cases, Williams says special investigative teams have been put in place for the murder of Bernadine Lauriano and the rapes reported in Independence Village. The new deputy commissioner responsible for operations says these officers are dedicated to the task of catching the persons responsible in both major crimes. Speaking specifically to […]
The other key to solving the crime chain is erasing corruption within the police department. Prime Minister Dean Barrow made reference to some police officers’ cozy relationships with the underworld element. He served notice that no one with a badge will any longer be able to lay claim to its power without severing ties with […]
The now-former head of Professional Standards Branch has led a number of high-profile investigations during his time in that branch over the last six months. It has confirmed that there is no shortage of police officers still willing to risk their badges for the promise of riches for illicit activity. While Chester Williams is moving […]
Williams has been hailed as a key proponent of the community policing mode of operation. He has been credited with a reduction in major crimes when he was commander of Eastern Division (South), before being transferred to head the Professional Standards Branch desk in Belmopan. Now as Deputy Commissioner for Operations, Williams says it is […]
According to the Ministry of Education, some seven thousand, one hundred and ninety-nine Standard Six students sat the first day of the Primary School Examination in English and Science across the country today, down slightly from last year’s figures. There were slightly more females than males at three thousand, six hundred and thirty-three to three […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities…]
