On Friday night, a young mother came home to find her three-year-old son dead inside their house on Lovely Lane, the heart of Jungle, which is the Pickstock hutment in Belize City. His two siblings, were badly injured, they had been brutally beaten and sexually abused. Zema Castillo rushed the child to the K.H.M.H., but […]
Both sides of the families agree that signs of domestic abuse were detected in the relationship between Zema Castillo and Kenrick Longworth was releases from prison last year for a charge of attempted murder. The violence would lead to the unfortunate death of three-year old Mark Tuyul Junior. Isani Cayetano spoke to the mothers of […]
This morning, the Belize Police Department, led by Commissioner Chester Williams, held a press conference to discuss the weekend tragedy. ComPol Williams began by giving an official police account of what transpired at the family’s Lovely Lane residence. Notwithstanding the tragedy and the sensitive nature of what took place, he believes that there is a […]
The arrest of Kenrick Longsworth on Sunday afternoon brought to an end an intense manhunt that had been undertaken by police officers in Belize City since Friday evening. While his capture in Isabella Bank was successful, it wasn’t without controversy. That’s because a swarm of officers descended on Pickstock Hutment earlier in the morning in […]
In the pursuit of Kenrick Longsworth, Belize City police descended on Pickstock Hutment, popularly known as Jungle. In a social media post, Commissioner Williams suggested that the fugitive stepfather was being harboured by residents of that community. The comment has incensed many who live in Jungle, despite the hotspot it is known to be. Upon […]
A throve of documents has been obtained on a complex case in the U.S. Courts involving an alleged scheme to illegally obtain more than five hundred million U.S. dollars in renewable fuel tax credits. It includes court documents and press reports of the alleged bribes paid to senior U.S. officials as well as from Belize. […]
The traditional opening of the Supreme Court took place as scheduled this morning. Members of the Judiciary were in full force as they made their way to the courtroom following a ceremony at Saint John’s Cathedral; but the Executive of the Bar Association and its President, Cheryl-Lyn Vidal, did not attend boycotting the event due […]
At this time, a meeting is currently underway at the Swift Hall in the Lake Independence constituency of Belize City where as promised, Minister of State for Immigration, Beverly Williams, is meeting with immigrants seeking nationality. Hundreds of persons, some who have been living in Belize for over a decade, have gathered there hoping to […]
Less than twenty-four hours after the body of Emil Escalante was laid to rest over the weekend, the tomb at the cemetery in Orange Walk was broken into and his casket opened. It occurred overnight and relatives are questioning who could be behind such a vile act and why. Outside of the vandalism, which police […]
The Belize Police Department owes a San Pedro hotel over a hundred thousand dollars. The hefty hotel tab is reportedly for accommodations for officers who have been working on the island. According to the Commissioner of Police, the Belize Police Department will not pay the six figure bill in its entirety. He says that it […]
Belmopan Police carried out a number of operations in the Belmopan area over the weekend. One of the operations netted a trove of ammunition. Police say that the more than one hundred rounds of ammo have been labeled as found property because no one was in the area when the discovery was made. Here’s more […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington confirmed to the media today that Guatemala has nominated a judge who will sit on the bench to hear submissions on the territorial, insular and maritime dispute between Belize and Guatemala. May eighth 2019 became a historic day after Belizeans overwhelming voted in favour of taking the longstanding dispute to […]
Two Guatemalan families remain settled on Belizean territory along the western border. They are residing in an area known as Barrio el Juda and the property belongs to businessman Jorge Espat. Espat has asked the Guatemalans to skillful diplomacy to avoid an international incident. The O.A.S. has verified that the Guatemalans are in Belizean territory. Official representatives […]
Police say one man will be charged in connection with an abduction and beating in Santa Cruz Village. The incident happened minutes before midnight last week Wednesday. Twenty-six-year-old Stefan Kerr reported to police that he was socializing in Santa Cruz when three men approached him and an argument followed. Kerr told police that the men […]
In the crime blotter, there was a shooting in which a twenty-one-year-old man was shot in Hattieville on Friday night. Police say that Tyrone Belisle was at home when he was fired upon just before midnight. Fortunately for Belisle, he managed to run away from his attackers and survived the gunshot injuries. Police say they […]
The second victim of the gun violence over the weekend was Philip Guzman, a resident of the Hollywood area in Lord’s Bank Village. Guzman was heading home from work when one of two persons opened fire at him. At this time, a motive has not been established and police are looking for a person from […]
Michael Pook was at his worksite when he came under gunfire. Pook is hospitalized in a critical condition. Police say that they are pursuing different angle, even taking a look at Pook’s criminal past, to solve this shooting. Supt. Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Eastern Division “Michael Pook, thirty-one-year-old, was working as a security guard […]
There was fire in Belize City just before two o’clock this morning. No one was at the house when it went up in flames. The Fire Department managed to contain the blaze before it spread to a nearby building on Tamarind Street on the Jane Usher Boulevard. The home owner says the cause of the […]
The Belize Police Department says that it’s in the process of designating ranks within the force as gender-neutral. Currently, the female police constables are referred to as W.P.C. Moving forward, the department wants to get rid of the “W” and all female police constables will be referred to by the gender-neutral term ‘PC.’ Commissioner of […]
And on the topic of female police officers, today Commissioner Chester Williams told the media that two of his officers will take the department to court. The legal action is over the matter of hairstyle. If you’ll recall, last year several members of the department faced disciplinary charges over dreadlock hairstyles. Back then, the department […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities….]
