Four officers have been placed on interdiction following the shooting death of former teacher, Allyson Major Junior. Major was shot by one of the cops during a police chase that ended in the area of the Swing Bridge on Tuesday evening and caused his death hours later. The incident has sparked public outrage bringing the […]
This evening the Commissioner of Police Chester Williams met the media, he has been tasked by the Minister of National Security with putting together a special team of investigators to ascertain definitively what transpired on Tuesday evening that resulted in Major’s demise. According to the ComPol, the team will consist of seasoned officers whose background […]
As part of the ongoing investigation, Commissioner Williams outlined the steps that will be taken, including a forensic analysis of the bullets fired, to determine who shot and killed Allyson Major Junior. According to the ComPol, the unnecessary use of lethal force is a factor in the probe. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “There […]
So, with the spate of unrelated murders that gripped Belize City on Tuesday evening, Commissioner Williams has decided to, with immediate effect, reinstitute a curfew for children which was met with resistance sometime ago when it was introduced for the first time. The catch, he says, is that the police department will now be going […]
The Sanctuary Bay scam is back in the news tonight. First, there is a response from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission which tells News Five that the matter is still under litigation following statements made that there is a settlement after a damming report was made to a U.S. bankruptcy court, throwing not stones, but […]
In November 2012, former C.E.O. in the Ministry of Trade and Investment, Mike Singh, told the Sanctuary Bay investors that the Belizean government stood committed to help develop the project. During today’s press conference, the P.U.P.’s Kareem Musa produced a 2011 memorandum, not seen before, which reportedly offers Eco Futures Belize Limited—one of the many […]
In the multitude of documents, the F.T.C. points out that the Financial Intelligence Unit was warned by then Central Bank Governor Glen Ysaguirre, via email, of an ongoing investigation into massive violations of our Foreign Exchange Regulations by the principals and developers of the S.R.W.R. real estate project. That email was sent to the then […]
Final submissions were made today by both the prosecution and the defense attorneys in the voir dire in the murder trial of Williams “Danny” Mason et al. D.P.P. herself, Cheryl-Lynn Vidal represented the crown while legal aide, Baja Shoman appeared on behalf of Ernest Castillo. The trial within the trial before Justice Antoinette Moore looked […]
The case of the five accused murderers, including Terrence and Keiron Fernandez, Ashton Vanegas as well as William “Danny” Mason and Ernest Castillo, had been on hold for many reasons. Among the delays were changes in legal representation, and non-appearances of both witnesses and attorneys. Mason was finally able to secure legal representation from Dexter […]
A teenager has been arrested and charged for Tuesday’s murder of Nixon Pinto. Nineteen-year-old Jovi Hernandez, a Honduran national living in the village of Hattieville, was arraigned this evening in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on a single charge of murder. Hernandez is accused of fatally stabbing eighteen-year-old Pinto during what police say was a […]
An arrest has been made three and a half months after a murder in Armenia Village, Cayo District; at the time, B.D.F. volunteer soldier Hermelindo Ical was killed. Police now have enough evidence and today arrested and charged Maximino Chiac, a farmer of Springfield, for the March thirty-first murder of Ical. The body of the […]
Long time educator and staff member of the Institute of Technical and Vocational Training died in the early hours of this morning. Roderick Elijio was found dead inside his crashed vehicle along the Philip Goldson Highway. Elijio was driving through Gardenia Village, heading towards to Belize City, when he ran off the road and crashed. […]
A family in Roaring Creek Village has been left homeless following a devastating fire. The blaze consumed the house in which they lived for seventeen long years. It is believed that the fire was caused by an electrical fault displacing the Arnold family. In the aftermath of the fire, the Arnold’s need help. Here is […]
The allegations made by the Federal Trade Commission against Prime Minister Dean Barrow are so damning that the Prime Minister hired his law firm, Barrow and Williams, to warn that any re-broadcast, re-publication or repeating of F.T.C.’s allegations against him may result in civil action. Musa views the letter as an attack on the fourth estate, […]
And the Prime Minister has made good on his warning. Barrow and Williams has written Vaughn Gill, host of the P.U.P.’s media organ Positive Vibes Radio. The letter speaks of statements made by Gill on The Whip Talk Show on several occasions in which he made allegations against PM Barrow, concerning the Sanctuary Bay scam. […]
In a recent statement made on social media, Minister of National Security John Saldivar spoke on crime and perception. The minister said that murder, burglary, theft, and robbery all declined between January and June of this year when compared to last year. The violence in the past days, however, has added to the growing number […]
Round four of the village council elections took place this past weekend. It saw the election of thirty-five new village councils across the country. But there seems to be a fundamental issue between both political parties. Both the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. are and have been claiming victory since the first round. Today, P.U.P. Leader […]
Today more than two hundred young students from across the country proudly received their certificates for having completed this year’s Growing the Future Project. It is an educational summer camp that has been growing over the past fifteen years. It nurtures the intellect of the students and better equips them with the skills to advance […]
The Ahmadiyya Basketball League is an athletic movement in Belize that has grown exponentially since it was launched a few years ago. It has proven to be an effective means of bringing young men together and fostering in them a spirit of brotherhood and camaraderie. Beyond building a solid team, the boys are all talented […]
The World Customs Organization and the Belize Customs Department wrapped up day-four of an all week training for agencies involved in cross-border trade. The event brought together agencies that are involved on the cross-border chain, including the Bureau of Standards, BAHA, the F.I.U. and the Ministries of Agriculture and Health, to introduce them to a […]
Have you ever heard about the summer slide? Well, if you’re a parent of a child on summer break, it’s something you need to know about. It’s a term used to describe the academic regression some students may experience after the summer holidays. We find out more in tonight’s Healthy Living. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting […]
