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There were three separate murders, in three districts, over the long Easter weekend. We begin in Northern Belize, in Guinea Grass village, where an alleged killer is on the run from the law. Nelson De Jesus Segovia allegedly shot and killed Jose Cedillos on Good Friday in front of Cedillos’ family. The alleged killer reportedly […]
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A man was shot dead on Monday night in Belize City. The incident happened on Rivero Street in the Port Loyola area and has left a family asking questions and the Police following leads. Here’s News Five’s Marion Ali with the story. Marion Ali, Reporting It’s an all too familiar story – a man […]
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A trio of young men, including a sixteen-year-old minor, is in police custody after being charged for the murder of a watchman that took place on Holy Thursday in Armenia Village. The lifeless body of Oscar Chiac was discovered by a colleague inside a classroom at Armenia Government School on Good Friday. It is reported […]
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It happened in lightning-fast fashion at a time when many Belizeans were not at home for Easter, but the churches got it done – they have collected the requisite number of signatures to trigger a referendum on the topic that has kept them on the offensive for the past few years: whether Belize should have […]
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Church representatives say that it is important for people to know that on issues of this magnitude, it is the constitution, not the cabinet that empowers this process. Pastor Louis Wade, NEAB Task Force Representative “There appears to be the need for education because there is active disinformation, such as: it’s too late, or […]
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There was a deadly crash on the George Price Highway on Holy Saturday that claimed the life of a Guatemalan national who was driving a cargo truck between miles forty-one and forty-two when he collided head-on into a freightliner traveling in the opposite direction. The incident happened while the Cross Country Cycling Classic was underway. […]
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There have been questions raised about the haste with which the scene of the deadly accident was processed. While those concerns may be valid, Communications Director Fitzroy Yearwood says that the officers who responded to the scene were thorough in their work and moved quickly so as not to impede the progress of the race. […]
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Police are seeking assistance from the public in gathering information that may lead to an arrest in a hit and run incident that claimed the life of a thirty-three-year-old father. Moises Rogelio was on his way to his San Jose Palmar home in the Orange Walk District when he was knocked off his motorcycle near […]
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The spate of gun violence in Mahogany Heights is concerning. We have been reporting on several shooting incidents in that community over the past two weeks and on Saturday night a woman became the latest victim of an armed attack. Becky Estrada was shot inside her home in the presence of her children when someone […]
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A police officer was knocked unconscious over the weekend during a scuffle with a civilian in Placencia. The incident which was caught on camera has raised the ire of many, particularly since other officers have taken to social media with threats of violence. While the Professional Standards Branch has been tasked to investigate what transpired, […]
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An argument between a Honduran national and his former common-law wife in Placencia has resulted in him being sought for criminal charges after allegedly stabbing thirty-year-old Vanessa Reyes in the face. Despite an attempt to subdue Christon Rocha, he managed to escape and remains on the lam. ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police […]
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Sixteen-year-old Enrique Quiroz, a resident of Santiago Juan Layout in San Ignacio, lost his life over the Easter weekend when he drowned in the river near Bullet Tree Village. Quiroz was swimming along with two other teenagers when he went under. A distress call was made to police who responded to an area near the […]
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Police are investigating an Easter Sunday drowning in Guinea Grass village. Fidencio Camara discovered the lifeless body of his fifty-eight-year- old brother, Faustino Camara, floating near the bank of the New River in that community. Police does not suspect foul play and have initially ruled the incident as a case of drowning. But, Fidencio suspects […]
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Firefighters in Belize City fought two house fires in the old capital on Saturday night. The first of three fires that night began on Antelope Street extension where fire fighters received reports of a fire in progress. At the scene, personnel discovered two structures being consumed by flames. Unfortunately, one of the two structures was […]
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The Belize National Fire Service is also investigating a fire on Ambergris Caye that destroyed a two storey structure. At this time, investigators have been able to ascertain the cause of the fire. They say that the house is the property of former government minister, Manuel Heredia. Investigators, however, are still working to determine the […]
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In northern Belize, fire fighters spent up to eight hours fighting a fire on the A.S.R./B.S.I. compound. Reports are that a mountain of bagasse reached ignition point due to the heat of the day and caught fire, as a result. Fortunately, there was no damage to property, with the exception of the loss of some […]
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It was suspended for two years because of the COVID pandemic and while the reigning champion, Guatemalan Julio Miranda Padilla was not a serious threat in the home stretch for this year’s Cross Country Cycling Classic, Belize still did not regain the title for ninety-second Holy Saturday race. New Five’s Marion Ali was at the […]
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