Like the brazen killing of shopkeeper Abel Bardalez last Friday, on Monday night armed, masked thieves entered the home of a Belizean tax collector on Monday night not only ransacked the place, stole jewellery and a gun, but also tied up the family and attempted to kidnap Nan Cheng’s, one-year-old baby. Cheng managed to escape […]
On Monday, Attorney Dickie Bradley and attorney Leeroy Banner represented nine men from rural Belize District, who appeared in the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court, after police intercepted them inside a boat on Hill Bank Lagoon. Bradley told the media that his clients were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time when police caught […]
Prime Minister John Briceño today announced his picks for diplomatic posting. Ambassador-designate Lynn Young will be posted in the United States of America and serve as Belize’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States. Belize City Councilor Oscar Arnold has been chosen as ambassador-designate to the United Mexican States. The former C.E.O. in the […]
Senior Counsel Oscar Sabido has been appointed as the new chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission. He succeeds fellow attorney Steve Perrera who demitted office recently amid pressure from the People’s United Party government, which called for his resignation from the post following his party’s defeat at the polls during the November eleventh general […]
The appointment of Deputy Comptroller of Customs Estelle Leslie to the highest office within the Customs and Excise Department hasn’t been without its share of controversy. Leslie, who succeeds Colin Griffith as Comptroller of Customs, was selected by the Briceño administration in a process that also saw senior customs officer Ian Haylock applying for the […]
It is no secret that over the years members of the Belize Police Department, at various ranks, have been accused of being involved in narco-trafficking. Whether facilitating the landing of drug planes or acting as mules transporting quantities of marijuana across the country. Several officers have been arrested and charged for their roles in illicit […]
The cost per gallon of regular gasoline is inching up by another fifty-one cents on Wednesday when it goes from nine dollars and twenty-seven cents to nine dollars and seventy-eight cents. If it’s any comfort to consumers, the prices for premium gasoline, kerosene and diesel remain unchanged at nine dollars and eighty-nine cents, six dollars […]
There was a shooting in Punta Gorda Town on Monday morning that has left one man hospitalized. Police report that Charles Nines was chopping a school compound around ten-fifteen that morning when a man he knows approached him. The man took out a nine millimeter pistol and fired several shots injuring Nunez. Police say that […]
Police need your help to identify the driver and vehicle that left one man dead in a hit and run. The crash occurred in Saint Matthew’s Village on Sunday night. Police report that two men were walking on the road’s side when a car hit one of the men from behind. The driver never stopped […]
Police have made progress in a shooting that took place in Belize City. On Monday evening, Jervis Valencia was shot several times while sitting in a yard in an alley on the Mayflower area. Police arrested and charged one man in connection with the shooting. The cops say that the attack resulted from internal gang […]
Officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, including Minister Kareem Musa, were invited to a tour of the police headquarters in Belmopan. Earlier, Minister Musa had a tour of the Eastern Division headquarters in Belize City and during a visit with ComPol Chester Williams in the Capital today, the minister met with senior command at […]
The Briceño Administration has begun budget consultation ahead of his first budget presented, which is expected to be in March. The government has formed two teams to carry out budget consultation with relevant stakeholders. Minister of Education Francis Fonseca, Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, Public Service Minister Henry Charles are accompanied by a technical and […]
On January twenty-first, managements of all schools, the B.N.T.U. and the Belize Teaching Services Commission received a memo from the Ministry of Education indicating that all approvals for study leave with pay were suspended. Chief Education Officer Yolanda Gongora stated that this decision was made due to the fiscal constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
A group of teachers at Punta Gorda’s Saint Peter Claver Primary School have express their discontent with the assistant local manager for the district’s school. Since 2020, the teachers have been registering their discontent to the school’s board and the Ministry of Education. One of those teachers is Ray Martinez who told News Five on Monday […]
Poor road conditions are a perennial problem across the country as infrastructure remains a critical issue in urban and rural areas. It’s no secret that Belize City has a street infrastructure problem and although works have been done over the years to improve the streets, a lot more needs to be done. Tonight, we’ll tell […]
On Saturday, the P.U.P. held its Belize City Council convention to select the P.U.P. eleven to contest the March municipal elections. Mayor Bernard Wagner will be contesting for the mayoral seat against the U.D.P.’s Orson Picart. The ten P.U.P. councilors include some newcomers like cyclist Kaya Cattouse and Edmund Kwuan, but there are a few […]
And about that convention…while the U.D.P. opted for a virtual event earlier this month, the P.U.P. held an event that attracted a large gathering. There are concerns about it being a possible COVID super spreader. With numbers declining, did the P.U.P. get too relaxed to host this event? Today, we asked Councilor Candidate Albert Vaughan […]
Call centers continue to operate from their respective offices across the country, under strict guidelines that are line with COVID-19 safety measures. Those regulations include the washing or sanitization of hands, the use of face masks and the requisite six feet distance. In enforcing those measures, the Belize Police Department is authorized to conduct spot […]
Barbados has secured one hundred thousand Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from India through an effort led by Prime Minister Mia Mottley. Mottley reached out to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in mid-January expressing that the island nation was facing a strangely challenging situation and was interested in a donation, as well as purchase of vaccines from […]
A new commission has been sworn-in to investigate the fire sale of government assets prior to the last general elections. The ceremony took place on Monday here in Belize City but a schedule for when the hearings commence and how long the inquiry will take is yet to be determined. There are several logistical considerations […]
Security of tenure is what Acting Chief Justice Michelle Arana is clamoring for on behalf of the judiciary, but there is concern that a new law will threaten their stay on the bench. The proposed legislation is still in its infancy but there is mounting concern about its consequences. Not only will the piece of […]
The Belize Police Department came into disrepute once again on Friday when several officers were arrested in connection with a drug plane landing in northern Belize District. That story dominated the evening newscast and may have stolen the thunder from their female colleagues who secured a legal victory earlier that day in the Supreme Court. […]
Last Friday, the first of its kind child friendly interview room was established at the San Ignacio Police Station. It is the result of a partnership between UNICEF Belize and the Belize Police Department through the Juvenile Justice Programme. According to a release from UNICEF, the new space signifies police’s responsibility to provide safety and […]
It’s the second day that gyms across the country have been able to reopen since the first case of COVID-19 was recorded in March 2020. Since then, gyms have been ordered to close, but new regulations announced on Friday allows gyms to be open with fifty percent capacity. But the prolonged closure has affected the […]
