After spending two nights in lockdown, four women are among a group of twenty-seven gang members who were carted away to the Belize City Prison this afternoon. The police dragnet extended to a total of ninety-nine gang members detained during a predawn raid on Tuesday morning on the Southside of the city. Police are seeking […]
And the man who led the anti-gang operation, Assistant Commissioner of Police Marco Vidal is already on the road to recovery after suffering a stroke on Tuesday evening, following the predawn raid in the Southside of the City. While ACP Vidal recuperates from the cerebro-vascular incident, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams and Deputy Commissioner Edward […]
After nine o’clock this morning, convicted murderer Danny Mason and four other accomplices in the beheading of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas arrived at the Supreme Court to learn their fate. But their appearance was brief and they were escorted back to the Belize Central Prison heavily guarded. Sentencing had been scheduled for today before Justice Antoinette […]
While on the matter of judges, there is word tonight that Prime Minister Dean Barrow will be proceeding to have Senior Counsel Lisa Shoman appointed to the post of judge of the Supreme Court. The Judicial and Legal Services Commission Council and the Leader of the Opposition, we are told, were consulted, as is required […]
Since last week we’ve been reporting on a growing dispute between the University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union and the University of Belize’s administration. The U.B.F.S.U. is only acknowledged as an association because its union certification hasn’t been published and handed over. So, they say that they are being shut out of the university’s […]
As you heard in that story, the President of the U.B.F.S.U. says they are being shut out due to the lack of certification to show its union status. We caught up with B.N.T.U. National President, Senator Elena Smith who joined the protestors today. We asked Smith for her thoughts on that matter and also got […]
A massive judgment with damages of one hundred and thirty-eight point seven million U.S. dollars was handed down earlier this week against businessman John Usher. He was embroiled in the Sanctuary Bay scam a few years ago, along with incarcerated real estate developer turned fraudster Andris Pukke, during which hundreds of millions of dollars were […]
Arguments were heard in the Supreme Court today on an application for judicial review filed by attorney Nazira Myles on behalf of her client Eldon Arzu. The Corporal of Police is before the courts again attempting to overturn the results of the recently elected executive of the Police Association. Myles submitted that the elections were […]
At an event earlier in the day, Minister of National Security Michael Peyrefitte spoke of his efforts to ease tensions between the ComPol and the former President of the Police Association. He says that he tried to mediate, but it was not resolved. Michael Peyrefitte, Minister of National Security “It’s within the courts so […]
Last week, we reported on the cuts at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where Doctors Fernando Cuellar and Amin Hegar have been terminated. Tonight, we can confirm that the National Health Insurance Programme is also suffering from budget cutbacks. Executive Chairman, Doctor Ramon Figueroa says that the budget cuts are due to the economic effects […]
A second leadership convention for the United Democratic Party is scheduled for this Sunday at the ITVET compound here in Belize City where three candidates, Patrick Faber, John Saldivar and Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington, are offering themselves for party leader. Unlike the previous February tenth convention at the Civic, the fanfare, as well as the bells […]
From an operational perspective, the Belize Police Department will be deployed to the ITVET to maintain law and order on the day of the convention, however, officers will not be present in large numbers, as voting will be done systematically by district and supporters will not be allowed to congregate. Chester Williams, Commissioner of […]
The dollar fare on the well-known ‘Dalla Van’ that run in the south side of the city is soaring by as much as a hundred percent. Commuters are now paying two dollars because the vans are to exercise social distancing, which means less passengers onboard. The increase is not going down well for residents who […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the productive sector, but today poultry producers confirmed that whole chickens are not in short supply at the grocery stores. But chicken parts are and restaurants that sell the famous “fry chicken” are temporarily out of chicken parts. Producers had to shift the way they grow the bird and will […]
A ceremony was held today to recognize the quick response of alert police officers that led to the apprehension of four robbers of Scotia Bank. As you know in an early afternoon robbery last Thursday at Scotia Belama Branch, five thieves robbed a customer making a deposit of some thirty-five thousand dollars in cash and […]
In acknowledging the effort of the men and women of law enforcement, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also highlighted the fact that when officers run afoul of the law, they are also subject to disciplinary and penal measures. Today’s ceremony, though commendable, does not negate the fact that there are rogue officers in the fold. […]
Police in Punta Gorda have cracked the murder of Pedro Cus. Onastacio Sirik, reportedly confessed to P.G. police, telling them that he killed his nephew. Sirik first told police that he found Cus’ body under some trees in San Pedro Columbia Village, Toledo. The gruesome discovery was made on Monday morning when Cus’s body was […]
In Belize City, charges have not been leveled on any of the five men who police believe are responsible for the murders of Raheem Faber and Raheem Miles last weekend. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams informed today that because witnesses are reluctant to provide statements, the main suspects in these related murders could not be […]
Volleyball is an all-time favourite sport among children of all ages. Today, we found a group of volleyball aficionados dribbling the ball at the Mexico Sports Centre. The programme is organized by EA Volleyball Academy to improve the game of the youths and take them to the other level in a fun environment. News Five’s […]
