The mother of a two-year-old child was fatally shot down south; she is the second woman in twenty-four hours whose life has been cut short in violence. This morning, a Honduran national was rushed from her home in Big Falls to the Punta Gorda Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Police are not […]
At around seven-thirty this morning, the lifeless body of Lindon Baldwin was found at a yard on Ebony Street in Belize City. Baldwin was there on Monday night in the company of two men, known to him, when he came under attack. One of the men fired several gunshots at him. It is not known […]
There was a third loss of life up north. A construction worker drowned in Corozal Town sometime between Monday and Tuesday. The father of two packed his tool bag and left on his bike to look for work. That was the last time that his family saw him until his body was found this morning […]
The sensational trial of five persons, two Mexican nationals and three Belizeans, accused with drug trafficking and the illegal landing of a drug plane in the Orange Walk District in September 2018, came up today in the Orange Walk Magistrate Court before Senior Magistrate Patricia Arana. But there is a major development—one of the men […]
In an update to the referendum…A sitting of the House of Representatives will be held on Monday, May twentieth, to amend the Maritime Areas Act of 1992. That decision was taken in cabinet today and comes within days of the May eighth referendum. Fifty-five percent of Belizeans voted to take the territorial dispute between Belize […]
The infamous William ‘Danny’ Mason and his associates were back before Supreme Court Justice Antoinette Moore in Belmopan today. This time, Mason went in armed with a new attorney, Dexter Todd of Guyana. Todd arrived in the country on Monday and was seen in the company of Mason’s wife, Melissa Ferguson. Mason retained the services […]
William ‘Danny’ Mason et al are also facing kidnapping charges. They stand accused of kidnapping Mennonite businessman Lloyd Thiessen and his wife in May 2016. The Thiessens reportedly handed over three hundred thousand dollars to Mason for the importation of corn. The corn was never imported and things went sour when Thiessen attempted to recover […]
As we told you, Guyanese attorney, Dexter Todd, had to be called to the bar in order for him to practice law in Belize and represent William ‘Danny’ Mason. The thirty-eight-year-old attorney says his law career spans over a decade. After being sworn in, Todd told the media that he is not an attorney who […]
The police department is once again cracking down on individuals believed to be involved in gang activity. This morning in the courtroom of Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford, four alleged gang members from rival groups in the city were arraigned and remanded to the Belize Central Prison. Tevin Cacho, Ulide Allen, Akeem Augustine and Jeffery Buller […]
If you’ll recall last year, the race for the leadership of the U.D.P. was in full swing with hopefuls John Saldivar and Patrick Faber actively campaigning within the party. They were doing country-wide visits to garner support from the delegates, but all of that came to a screeching halt when Party Leader Dean Barrow announced […]
The Embassy of Republic of China is partnering with the Department of Youth Services and the National Sports Council to host a two-K and five-K Track Race to commemorate thirty years of diplomatic ties between Belize and Taiwan. The Taiwan Belize It—Friendship Run 2019 will be held on June first commencing at the Memorial Park, […]
Fifty-two-year-old Belize City resident Vince Martinez says he was shot by police. It happened on Sunday, May twelfth at his house on Far West Street. According to Martinez, he was out socializing and drinking with some friends when he decided to head home after he heard the news of the robbery gone wrong on Albert […]
According to Martinez, he was first taken to Precinct One and later allowed to visit the K.H.M.H for treatment. He says that he has reported the matter to the Professional Standards Branch and plans to consult a lawyer as he is considering a civil suit against the Belize Police Department. Vince Martinez, Alleges Police […]
Representatives from sixteen Caribbean countries met today in Belize City as part of a four-day training working on oil spill. The training which was organized by the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information, and Training Centre- Caribe, is intended for senior managers and contingency planners from national authorities responsible for oil spill preparedness, response, and cooperation. […]
The annual early childhood development conference of the Ministry of Education concluded today in San Ignacio. A team of experts have been looking at the implementation of a child tracking system that will bring together data from relevant ministries which deal with issues affecting children. News Five’s Duane Moody reports on the important information sharing […]
