For the fourth time in a month, a drug plane has been discovered soon after it landed in Belize – and for the second time in that period, at least one police officer has been accused of some level of involvement. Today Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, held a press conference. News Five’s Marion Ali […]
One of those in police custody in relation to Sunday’s drug plane landing is a Corporal who worked under Assistant Commissioner of Police, Marco Vidal. Vidal, as you will remember, had stepped down as Commander of Operations after the November fifth drug plane bust in Bladen, Toledo. At that time, an internal investigation had begun […]
Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams expressed disappointment that Attorney Dickie Bradley is the defense attorney for the men who were charged in the November fifth drug bust, when he said the Belize Police Department had hoped Bradley, who has spoken out against the plane landings, would have opted to prosecute the defendants. Now, Williams says, […]
A Belize City man, Chef Ruben Cano, was murdered over the weekend on Antelope Extension. The assailants targeted Cano and unleashed a number of bullets that caught him to the body on Saturday. He was rushed to the KHMH, but pronounced dead. Cano leaves behind his two children, their mother who is Cano’s ex-wife, and […]
A man was shot and killed in Dangriga on Friday night. He has been identified as Eden Ramos. Reports are that he was in the Backatown Area when he was approached by two men, one of whom shot him to the forehead. Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams spoke briefly on this incident. Chester Williams, […]
First Doctor Lesbia Guerra, then Doctor Deysi Mendez and now C.E.O. Rey Guerrero. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing announced today that it is parting ways with one of its two C.E.O.s. Guerrero was responsible for the Housing portfolio. A second C.E.O. was appointed to the ministry to undertake the rebuilding and restructuring of […]
For some time now, the positivity rate of COVID-19 has been on a downward trend, registered between five and ten percent. It’s the lowest that the country has seen in a while as Belize appears to be overcoming our third wave. Currently, there are one thousand eighty-two active cases with one hundred and seventy-three new […]
The news spread like wildfire last week that a new variant had been detected in South Africa. Omicron is more transmissible, but so far, cases are milder in terms of symptoms. The concern though is that more people infected could mean more hospitalizations. Omicron has not been detected in the region and the predominant variant […]
There is a proposed reopening of land borders in January. While it is being met with mixed reviews, today we took the opportunity to ask Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa for her take on the reopening. Here’s what she had to say. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Deputy Regional Health Manager, Central Health Region “With omicron being detected, […]
Over the weekend there were a few large parties held across the country, at least one of which was in Placencia. Pictures that were opening circulated on social media show that people wore no face masks at all and were not social distancing. Today the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams said that while people bash […]
The most recent statutory instrument eased public safety restrictions when curfew was changed to ten p.m. from Sunday to Thursday and then on Friday and Saturday it is between eleven p.m. and five a.m. But Doctor Diaz-Musa cautions residents to remain vigilant and not participate in risky activities that may cause a spread. Dr. […]
As of last Friday, fifty percent of the population has received at least one dose of the four vaccines available in country, while forty-five percent are fully vaccinated. Doctor Diaz-Musa says the ministry is strategically going into the communities to get vaccination numbers up. Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa, Deputy Regional Health Manager, Central Health Region […]
The Belize Coast Guard turned sixteen on Sunday, but commemorated the momentous occasion today with a ceremony at its headquarters here in Belize City. This afternoon, a hundred and five men and women were promoted to various ranks. At the helm is Rear Admiral Elton Bennett, who has earned that distinction after completing his studies […]
The Belize Coast Guard is presently in charge of the Joint Intelligence Operations Center, a role that is rotated between the three law enforcement organizations that comprise the country’s national security apparatus. With a rise in the number of allegations made against police officers for their purported involvement in illicit activity, particularly drug trafficking, concerns […]
On Thursday night fifty year-old businessman, Anil Asnaney, was shot and killed at close range as he and his wife, Manisha, were about to get into their vehicle on Baymen Avenue. The couple had just gone to pick up food from Sumathi’s Indian Restaurant when they came under fire. Two youths on bikes reportedly opened […]
Today police also reiterated that they do not suspect any foul play in the sudden death of a twenty-six year old man from Caye Caulker. Joel Young died a few days ago when he collapsed at a home in the Bahia area of the island. Family members had told News Five they had heard he […]
The month of November has seen a number of fatalities as a result of road traffic accidents along the various highways across the country–three alone over the weekend. Today, ComPol Williams met with the senior command of the Belize Police Department to address the issue. Williams spoke today about the campaign to reduce these fatal […]
As we said there were three fatal accidents over the weekend; two of which occurred on Saturday in southern Belize. In the wee hours, there was a fatal RTA at mile twenty-two on the Hummingbird Highway. On the right side of the road was an extensively damaged motorcycle and a short distance away, police saw […]
Up north in the Corozal District, there was also a road traffic accident in Cristo Rey Village that claimed the life of a teacher. On Friday evening, Ditmar Ruiz was driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup in the village when he lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle overturned trapping Ruiz inside. The National Fire Service […]
The Speaker of the House and Deputy Clerk are headed to Taiwan for a five-day visit. Speaker Valerie Woods will meet with President Tsai Ing-wen and the head of the Taiwanese legislature. Woods is accompanied by the Deputy Clerk of the National Assembly, Clarita Pech, and the two will attend the 2021 Open Parliament Forum […]
As a part of the infrastructural and systematic transformation at the Princess Royal Youth Hostel, the Special Envoy for Families and Children paid a visit to the Rockville compound today. She took gifts along with her, including a washing machine, an industrial stove, school uniforms and an assortment of books and games. Present for today’s […]
A group of artists from Belmopan and surrounding areas have teamed up to share their talent with the community voluntarily. Raquel Rodriguez, Artist “The artists in Belmopan and I have formed a little group. We are under Raquel Art for now. And we work for the community, we are very active. We are working […]
