There is public outrage over the killing of a B.D.F. soldier in the village of Santa Familia – but it wasn’t at the hands of Guatemalan bandits; in fact, it was a fellow soldier on a joint patrol in the village that raised his long-arm rifle and fired a deadly shot that caught Jessie Escobar […]
Did the lowest-ranking Belize Defense Force soldier who fired the fatal shot at his colleague in Santa Familia on Sunday night follow all the measures that are outlined in the B.D.F.’s rules of engagement? The internal directives that define the circumstances, conditions, degree and manner in which the use of force is authorized are a […]
From as early as January of this year, former Minister of Works, Rene Montero Senior has been the subject of a police investigation into alleged wrongdoing that occurred while he was in office under the previous U.D.P. administration. Today, the Belize Police Department issued a warrant for the arrest of Montero Senior and George Andrews, […]
There is another fatal shooting incident to report tonight. And the crime was also committed in front of the victim’s family. On Friday, night, brazen criminals came knocking on the door at a home on Belize Street in Belmopan. The matriarch of the house opened the door and the person asked for the whereabouts of […]
Over the weekend, a suspected narco-plane crash-landed on the Guatemalan side of the Sarstoon area. Guatemalan law enforcement reportedly seized the cargo, however, the pilot and others on the ground escaped. Information is that lawmen on this side of the border were also tracking the plane and were also deployed south. Today, ComPol Chester Williams […]
A San Pedro resident was busted with one thousand thirty-four grams of suspected cocaine or about two point three pounds of the illegal drug. Last Friday, police on the island conducted a search at El Secreto North Ambergris Caye where they discovered the suspected drugs inside a metal box in the kitchen. Present at the […]
An attempt was made on the life of Belize City resident Kenroy Daly over the weekend. The twenty-two-year-old was at the corner of Seagull and Pelican Streets conversing with a woman when a gunman walked towards them from the direction of North Creek and fired several shots at him. One of the bullets made its […]
Also in a stable condition at the K.H.M.H. is a victim of a stabbing. On Sunday morning, police responded to reports of an injured man on the pavement in Lord’s Bank Village. The victim had been stabbed multiple times and left for dead. He was rushed to the hospital where he is recovering. Deputy Head […]
There’s a joint Belize Coast Guard and Belize Defense Force search for two fishermen from Independence who went missing on Wednesday. Luis Carranza and Adam Menjivar reportedly left Puerto Cortes, Honduras on Wednesday evening on board a vessel named Ashley. The men were expected to arrive at Round Caye later that evening but never made […]
A young mother-to-be lost her battle with COVID-19 over the weekend. It is the fourth maternal death to be confirmed in the country within the past four weeks. Thirty-one-year-old Nicole Baptist was hospitalized with a severe case of the virus and was receiving medical attention when she passed away. Her death is particularly tragic because […]
With numbers increasing exponentially via community spread in Belize City, the surge in COVID-19 cases continues to stretch the resources that are available at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital extremely thin. These include personnel, as well as equipment. As it stands, the K.H.M.H. can accommodate as many as twenty-three hospitalized patients in its COVID Unit. […]
A new Chief Executive Officer for the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is expected to be announced within the next two weeks. As we’ve reported, two candidates, including Doctor Michael Tewes and Nurse Chandra Cansino, a general manager at the Social Security Board, applied for the post and were interviewed by the K.H.M.H. Board. It was […]
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has announced that the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is now available at all vaccination sites. This is a one-dose vaccine and the body starts developing immunity two weeks after receiving it. Please check local health centers or the Facebook page of the Ministry of Health and Wellness for […]
Tonight, we take a closer look at The Nature Conservancy’s work in Belize, differentiating between the organization’s involvement in protecting over two hundred thousand acres of forest land in the Belize Maya Forest, and agreeing to aid Belize in restructuring its super bond with marine conservation as its end goal. News Five’s Paul Lopez seeks […]
The Government of Belize has made an equity investment of thirty-one million Belize dollars into the Development Finance Corporation. It is made up of a Debt-to-Equity Swap and a Conversion to Equity of two agency accounts namely, the European Union Sugar Cane Replanting Program and the Belize Rural Credit Fund Program. According to the government press […]
In an update to a story we have been following, the Christian Workers Union walked out of a Labor Tribunal meeting today. The C.W.U. and the Stevedores Negotiating Team had requested that the National Trade Union Congress of Belize withdraw its participation in the Essential Services Arbitration Tribunal Meeting scheduled for today. The stevedores say […]
According to the Ministry of Rural Transformation and Community Development, numerous villages across Belize are scheduled for improved access to potable water. At Friday’s House Meeting, the minister with responsibility for those portfolios, Oscar Requeña, explained the scope of works that are going to be tackled this year. Oscar Requeña, Minister of Rural Transformation, […]
And while Minister Requeña spoke of the water system upgrades in various villages, he also shared that some of the thirty-six villages that are still without electricity supply will soon be connected to the grid. Oscar Requeña, Minister of Rural Development “Nine villages will be chosen in the first instance, based on a specific […]
