There were long lines, honking horns and chaos at service stations from north to south today, as the shortage of fuel saw almost everyone who owns a vehicle heading straight for the gas pump. The scarcity of gasoline brought on by inclement weather last week in the Gulf Coast saw demand for fuel skyrocketing overnight […]
A murder in a peaceful area of Ladyville over the weekend has a family in shock. Reporter Andrea Polanco visited the family today to find out what happened to a young father who had been doing well in his job at a call center. Andrea Polanco, Reporting This blood stained spot marks where twenty-three-year-old […]
A deadly attack similar to one witnessed on Church Street on May eighth, has once again claimed the life of an innocent Belize City resident. Police say fifty-eight-year-old Randolph Gentle was not the intended target of a pair of gunmen who opened fire at a residence on Antelope Street last Friday. He was simply there […]
A Jamaican was murdered in the City of Belmopan on Saturday night. Taxi driver Nicholas Moody was ambushed by men on motorbikes in the Intelco Hill Area. Before succumbing to his injuries at the Western Regional Hospital, Moody provided a few details that may be helpful to police’s investigation. News Five’s Paul Lopez was in […]
While Moody’s family believes the motive for his murder was robbery, police are thinking otherwise. Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero says personal conflicts, or maybe even drugs, may have been factors. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Investigations revealed that he was in a taxi car at Intelco Hill when he […]
There was also a murder reported in the Cayo District. Fifty-one-year-old Celestino Cob died as a result of chop wounds he sustained to the throat. According to Senior Superintendent Hilberto Romero, Cob left his Santa Elena home on Sunday night and that was the last time he was seen alive. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, […]
There was also a murder recorded in the South, this time a disabled man in Punta Gorda. In the wee hours of Saturday, police were called out to a house where they discovered Marcus Tracy’s body. With the assistance of footage from PGTV, Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting In Punta Gorda, he was […]
A suspected drug plane crashed over the weekend in southern Belize, just off the coast of Placencia and in the vicinity of Moho Caye. Local authorities had been tracking the plane en route from South America on Friday night and there are reports that it was seen flying over Independence. But the plane went down […]
On Saturday night, shots also rang out in the Benguche area of Dangriga. After the echoes of the blasts subsided, Steven Lorenzo realised that he had been hit. He was rushed to the Southern Regional Hospital for treatment and released on Monday. The family has already moved away, but was their loved one the intended […]
There was another shooting in Belize City on Friday afternoon. It happened on Lakeview Street. A Guatemalan woman was shot but police say that she wasn’t the intended target. Supt. Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Eastern Division “That was Friday afternoon after five p.m. Miss Dina Mas was riding her bike on Lakeview Street heading […]
Last Friday, a gruesome find was made in a remote area off the John Smith Link Road in the Belize District. Mark and Leticia Frankel had been taken from their Sunset Park house, shot dead and their bodies dumped. Their GMC terrain SUV was also disposed of close by. When police visited their home, it […]
So with all the recent murders due to gang rivalry in Belize City, what is being done? Commissioner of Police Chester Williams was a part of a weekend mediation session with those rivaling groups. He says gang violence in the city has decreased, but, will it hold? Past gang mediations have resulted in temporary truces, […]
There was an early morning fire in San Pedro on Sunday that could have caused massive structural damage to nearby properties had the Belize National Fire Service not responded promptly. The blaze is believed to have started inside the kitchen at Pedro’s Inn and quickly spread across the building before destroying an adjacent bar. That’s […]
A viral video on social media has caused the Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat, to issue a public statement about the behavior of his driver, Hamid Awe. The incident, recorded by police on Thursday, captured a rant by Awe who was incensed following what he claims was brutal, unfair treatment by police of […]
A few days ago, the unions led the news almost every night. And now it is day twenty-two and there is no sign of a resolution between the unions and the Government of Belize on the salary cut and increment freeze. The unions have been at an impasse with G.O.B. following a statement made by […]
News Five caught up with P.S.U. President Gerald Henry as he participated in an educational tour in the south. He says that he is meeting with public officers across the country to keep them abreast of the situation. On the Phone: Gerald Henry, President, P.S.U. “Right now I am in Dangriga and I am […]
We don’t usually think about sewing skills when we think about police departments, but the Community Policing Unit held a graduation ceremony at the Wilton Cumberbatch Field in Belize City today that was a little bit different. Andrea Polanco reports. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Five women who completed a six-month sewing program were awarded certificates. […]
