The spate of gun violence in the Lake Independence area continues unabated, despite the fact that the Commissioner of Police has gone on record to state that additional measures will be put in place to stem the recent gang flare up in that community. This afternoon, Lynroy Longsworth became the latest victim of an armed […]
The Belize Police Department is working overtime to mitigate a spike in gun violence in the Lake Independence area which has claimed three lives since Monday. As you’ve heard, a cab driver was gunned down a few hours ago as he drove along Mahogany Street. Around nine o’clock on Tuesday night, Dwayne Cherrington had just […]
In the wake of Cherrington’s murder, numerous gunshots rang out in Lake I prompting the police department to deploy a riot squad to quell the unrest. When the officers arrived on the scene they were met with resistance from residents in the Holy Emmanuel Street area. They reportedly hurled missiles at the officers who, according […]
New Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa praised the police officers who responded to the spate of gun violence in the city. Musa says that the officers displayed remarkable control in the face of a hostile environment where they were greeted with projectiles. According to Musa, when the cops are faced with such threats, they […]
The flare up of tensions between feuding gangs in Lake Independence has forced the police department to re-strategize its approach to crime fighting where gangs are concerned. While specific instructions have been given to gather intelligence on persons believed to be actively involved in the spate of shootings, ComPol Williams says that they will not […]
Could the police department, particularly the officers assigned to the Mahogany Street Precinct, have prevented the recent eruption of gang violence in Lake Independence? ComPol Williams says he won’t play the blame game where that is concerned, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the number of officers on active duty. […]
A Belize City man was lucky to escape a barrage of bullets on Monday afternoon when someone tried to kill him. Charles Young Junior was at the intersection of Western Avenue and Ordonez Street in Belize City when a man fired several shots at him. Those bullets grazed Young in his back and arm. Today, […]
You’ve heard Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa commend the way the police officers responded to the violence. Musa told the press today that with the spate of crime in recent days, what we shouldn’t expect is a kneejerk reaction from his ministry – so a state of emergency will not be at the top […]
The third murder was the first to be recorded on Tuesday, just before six p.m. and is believed to be completely unrelated to the gun violence in the Saint Martin’s area. Floyd Carter was shot multiple times on East Collet Canal. And despite efforts to rush him to the K.H.M.H., he perished on arrival. Tonight, […]
Prime Minister John Briceño and his cabinet today confirmed that the merger between Belize Bank Limited and the Bank of Nova Scotia Limited has been approved. The confirmation was sent via a press release which says that Governor of the Central Bank Ambassador Joy Grant informed the PM Briceño that at a meeting held on […]
A new list of Chief Executive Officers in the respective government ministries has been published and released through the office of Prime Minister John Briceno. They are as follows: Narda Garcia goes to the Office of the Prime Minister, while Doctor Lesbia Guerra has been appointed to the Ministry of Natural Resources, Petroleum and Mining. […]
The San Pedro Police Formation today carried out a drug destruction exercise on the island. More than a hundred kilos of several types of drugs were destroyed by fire. The commanding officer, Superintendent Christopher Noble says that the exercise will be an annual event. News Five’s Hipolito Novelo was on Ambergris Caye where he along […]
Crime in San Pedro has been relatively low over the past few months. The last recorded murder was in mid October and the victim was twenty-eight-year-old Marisela Gonzales who was allegedly shot by her husband, David Gonzales. But it was many weeks before Gonzales’ body was found that San Pedro Police had recorded a major […]
There are five more COVID-19 deaths to report tonight. The victims are four males and one female between the ages of fifty-three and ninety-one years. The Corozal District recorded three of the deaths and the Stann Creek District recorded two. A total of two hundred and forty one samples were processed with eighty-six new cases […]
Ambergris Caye has registered one thousand and eighteen cases of COVID-19. Three hundred and forty-two of those cases remain active. There are concerns growing that a surge in cases is being experienced on the island. In a now deleted Facebook post, the medical officer surveillance focal point on Ambergris Caye Doctor Javier Canul expressed worries […]
Cayo West Area Representative Jorge “Milin” Espat remains hospitalized after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. He says that the prognosis is good. Meanwhile, Toledo East Area Representative, Mike Espat is said to be doing much better. Meanwhile, Prime Minister John Briceño continues to battle with the virus. We are told he is asymptomatic while his […]
Today, we were out at the Ridge Lagoon Estate, a community just off the Boom/Hattieville Road that has been under water for days. More than half a dozen families have been affected; some voluntarily evacuated as floodwaters are up to three feet inside their homes, while others have installed temporary barriers to prevent the water […]
About three months ago, we told you about the canoes that were confiscated from residents in Santa Cruz village in northern Belize. Since mid-August, the police held on to the canoes until late Tuesday evening when they were returned. You’ll recall that the canoes were confiscated because the police at the time said that they […]
Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries Kareem Musa confirmed to the media this afternoon that attorney Kevin Arthurs is his Chief Executive Officer. Arthurs is no stranger, other than being a practicing attorney, he was once part of the Crime Control Council and the Human Rights Commission. Minister Musa describes Arthurs as someone […]
Kareem Musa is the Minister of New Growth Industries. It is a new ministry created by the Briceño administration and its purpose is to invest in viable industries that would contribute to the economic development of the country. Musa describes the industry as bold and he looks beyond the traditional markets and industries. He says […]
Today, Belize launched the sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence under the 2020 global theme: Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect! It’s an annual international campaign used to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls that kicks off on November twenty-fifth and runs until December tenth. In Belize, […]
To coincide with the launch of the sixteen days of activism, the Youth Enhancement Services launched a domestic violence awareness campaign that features the work of local artists. Karen Cain, the Executive Director of the Y.E.S., spoke with the press following the launch of the videos. Karen Cain, Executive Director, Y.E.S. “We are looking […]
The campaign is only half of the Youth Enhancement Services’ initiative to tackle domestic violence. Cain says that YES will be submitting a position paper to cabinet with proposed changes on how domestic violence is tackled. One of the main points is to seek to proceed with the investigation and charges even when a complainant […]
Today, the Belize Police Department handed over an insurance cheque to Elodia Mena, the wife of deceased Police Corporal Anibal Mena. As we reported back in early September, Mena was involved in a road traffic accident in Chan Chen Corozal. Mena was on his motorcycle when a truck swerved into his lane and collided into […]
