The forty-ninth murder victim since January is a youth from San Pedro. He was killed in the early hours of this morning on the north side of La Isla Bonita. Just after midnight, twenty-two-year-old Leeroy Haylock was slashed to the throat and left for dead in a bushy, empty lot. There is no information about […]
Three-year-old Jase Brown of Belmopan is in a bad way tonight, after suffering a sudden and vicious attack by a Rottweiler. He had gone out walking with his father in the Orchid Garden area on Tuesday and on their way home the canine came out of nowhere and bit the toddler repeatedly until he and […]
There was public outcry this week when Russel Casimiro, a purported tour guide, received what appeared to be a slap on the wrist for beating up his ex-girlfriend and leaving her bruised and injured. The incident happened in San Pedro on Monday and the photos of U.S. bar manager, Carrie Tripodi, incensed family, friends and […]
Like American military officials in Iraq or Afghanistan, Minister of National Security John Saldivar, his C.E.O. and other top brass in the Police Department swooped down on the south side of Belize City on Thursday night. It was done mostly in secret and it was intended to get a first hand view of the current […]
Beginning today and until next week Tuesday, Hugo Patt, the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development, Public Service, Energy and Public Utilities will be acting as Prime Minister. It is the first time that Patt is assuming that role which is reserved for the Deputy Prime Minister, Patrick Faber, who we are told, is out […]
One of Belize’s staunchest friends in Central America since 1981 is formalizing ties in a number of important fields that will be beneficial to both countries. Today, the Ambassador of Panama to Belize and the Foreign Minister penned a cooperation agreement that will open up new opportunities for the public and private sectors. News Five’s […]
As you’ve heard, Foreign Affairs Minister Elrington says Panama has been supporting the territorial integrity of Government of Belize since 1981. Next Saturday, Guatemala will be holding its referendum on taking its territorial claim of Belize to the International Court of Justice. At the signing of today, Elrington noted that Panama is among the Group […]
Elrington says that the relationship between Belize and Panama got a further boost with the start of direct flights between both countries by COPA Airlines, which connects Belize to South America. According to the Foreign Minister, almost all South American countries have been granted visa waivers to enable smooth travel of their residents to this […]
The highly anticipated decision on the Belize Bank Limited versus Government of Belize in the matter of the thirty-six million Belize dollar debt, plus interest, originally granted to Universal Health Services and guaranteed by Government remains outstanding. Before the Easter break, the Caribbean Court of Justice set the post-judgment interest rate at six percent rather […]
There was a daring apparent robbery on the George Price Highway this afternoon. A delivery truck for a business from Belmopan was the alleged target. Police, responding, apparently set up a checkpoint to intercept the robbers, and shot one multiple times to the foot. The robbers’ vehicle, a Dodge Nitro, sped off and police made […]
Dangriga resident Hezron Ellis is out on bail of five thousand dollars, three months after being charged with having unlawful sexual intercourse with a female minor. The twenty-one-year-old was told by Supreme Court Justice Marilyn Williams to report to the Dangriga Police Station every Friday, effective next week Friday, until his case concludes. He was […]
Fifty-four-year-old Herman Reyes of LaCroix Boulevard is out on bail for a drug trafficking charge. Police on Thursday found two separate parcels of cannabis together weighing just over half a pound. But according to Reyes, the marijuana is not his; he does not smoke it, nor does he sell it, as is alleged by police. […]
Four persons have been charged in connection with the drug bust made at the northern border on Wednesday night. Blancaneaux Maudel, Michelle Benguche, Kenyon Lewis and Phylmore King were charged with importation of drugs, drug trafficking and unlicensed ammunition. As we reported this week, Corozal Police were tipped about two vehicles traveling from Chetumal which […]
The quiet Easter weekend in Belize City was due as much to police watchfulness as to the fact that most Belizeans left town for cooler climes like the cayes, Placencia, or the interior. But the new police command remains adamant about starting to heal the wounds and scars from generations of warfare on the streets, […]
We have told you of the Police Department’s plan to introduce “green gardening” – agricultural greenhouses to bolster the school feeding program and specific classes to teach backyard gardening to youngsters. South side regional commander Howell Gillett today offered his thanks to the Ministry of Agriculture and Social Security Board for funding the programme. […]
On our visit to Maskall today we were confronted by a common problem in the agriculture sector: poor road infrastructure. While the Nago Bank Road was at least in serviceable condition, it was quite a bumpy ride over the black dirt road, with heavy grooves and other obstacles, to Alex Pineda’s cooperative farming community site. […]
The Christian Workers’ Union holds its annual general meeting on Saturday at the Bishop Sylvestre Memorial Center. It will be highlighted by elections for a new executive after the departure of President Dale Trujeque last year. While the names of the candidates for president – Moses Sulph, Evan “Mose” Hyde and Wilmore Staine – are […]
In international news, U.S. president Donald Trump has signed an order to send National Guard troops to stop illegal immigrants heading to the United States. This comes on the heels of negative statements he has made against Mexico about building a wall to keep out criminals and rapists and other undesirable persons in the interest […]
As we told you, Regional Commander Howell Gillett is bringing a new approach to crime fighting in the city by creating opportunities for at-risk youths from the city’s south side. Thanks to the outpouring of support from the business community, three full-time and two part-time jobs have been secured at Chon Saan Palace and Bruce […]
If you liked the products we showed you earlier tonight from the Maskall area, there is an opportunity in a few weeks’ time to go get some yourself, and get to see how they are made. Belize Rural North area representative Edmond Castro, a Maskall native, invites you to his home village for the annual […]
