The events of Sunday morning, in Teakettle Village, during which there was a verbal exchange between Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat and Woman Police Constable Alicia Trapp continues to gain traction in the news. The tiff happened while both individuals were standing in front of the primary school where village council elections were being […]
Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck, who is representing Cayo South Area Rep Julius Espat, has since responded to Elrington’s letter. In the letter addressed to W.P.C. Alicia Trapp, Marshalleck accuses her of causing attorney Orson Elrington to publish a false statement that, for all intents and purposes, defames his client, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing, […]
W.P.C. Alicia Trapp is being investigated by the Professional Standards Branch for an alleged breach of the police department’s social media policy. The allegation against W.P.C. Trapp is that she violated standard procedures when she took to Facebook to air out her grievances over a reported altercation with Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat. While […]
Also on Sunday while electioneering in Teakettle, there was a physical altercation between a supporter of the People’s United Party and U.D.P. Vice Chairman Alberto August. August was holding up a placard when the woman shoved the sign in his face. Police quickly got involved in the fracas and diffused the tension. But was the […]
Superintendent of Police Daniel Arzu is retiring from the Police Department and entering politics at the village council level. He remains in the force until he is officially pensioned off and, according to the Commissioner of Police that date is quickly approaching. Yet and still, Arzu has already been nominated as an independent candidate in […]
What’s with all the partisan politics overwhelming the village council elections? After all, it should be a democratic exercise free of red, blue and any other political hue. But that hasn’t been the case. Despite being at the lowest level of local government, village council elections have been overrun by party politics. Here’s a perspective […]
Today, the Belize Defence Force officially inaugurated its newly refurbished kitchen at Camp Belizario in the Cayo District. It was once in a deplorable condition. With filth building up, the kitchen where soldiers generally had their meals was quite unsanitary. The new facility will now provide a space for soldiers to gather and for meetings […]
While the soldiers will now have a clean and healthy space where their food is being prepared and a place to congregate, this is only one of the buildings that will see infrastructural upgrade. There are still issues with sleeping quarters and bathrooms that are in need of a facelift. And, as we found out […]
In the House on Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño made an appeal to the Government of Guatemala for its adherence to the confidence building measures established with Belize back in 2005. He highlighted persistent challenges with illegal border crossing, and cattle ranching along the western border. But what about the southernmost part of the country, […]
Prime Minister John Briceño, in an interview with the media in Orange Walk last Thursday, gave assurances that his administration would make available various documents that have been requested by U.D.P. Chairman Mike Peyrefitte under the Freedom of Information Act. The opposition senator is seeking copies of all agreements made between the Government of Belize […]
While with the Minister of National Security, Florencio Marin Junior, we asked him to comment on the contract that has been given to his father to sit as an advisor to the Sugar Industry Control Board. The Briceño administration has been catching flak from the opposition for the thirty-six thousand-dollar contract to former deputy prime […]
This afternoon here in Belize City, six fishermen appeared before the Magistrate’s Court to answer to charges brought by the Fisheries Department for various infractions committed at sea over the weekend. On Sunday, the men were busted during separate operations conducted by fisheries enforcement officers in the areas of Lighthouse Reef and Glovers Reef atolls. […]
About three weeks ago, the Ministry of Blue Economy was up north in Corozal, meeting with fishers from Sarteneja Village and other surrounding communities about the amendment to the fisheries act as it pertains to lobsters. Also attending that meeting was Corozal Southeast area rep Florencio Marin Junior. We did not get a chance to […]
Last weekend was a relatively quiet weekend when it comes to major crimes. There were no murders to report on, so much so that Director of Communication for the Belize Police Department, Fitzroy Yearwood, was not needed at Monday’s press conference to brief the media. We asked the Commissioner of Police what are the mitigating […]
The Commissioner of Police says he takes issue with the practice of police officers providing security at night clubs. It is not the first time ComPol Williams is voicing his position on this practice. This time around, he made a statement in light of Friday night’s incident at Thirsty Thursday. In his comments, he spoke […]
ComPol Williams recently returned from a working trip to Lyon, France. He was there for an Interpol working group conference. We asked him about his trip and how it will add value to policing in Belize. Here is what he told us. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The trips to France, as well as […]
What’s going on in the Chiquibul? While at Camp Belizario today, News Five caught up with Rafael Manzanero, the Executive Director of Friends for Conservation and Development. As you know, they co-manage the Chiquibul Forest in the west and work closely with the Forestry Department, the Institute of Archeology, B.D.F. and police to maintain the […]
Infrastructure works continue along the Caracol Road from Georgeville through the Chiquibul Forest. While the works are still concentrated at this time in the Pine Ridge, F.C.D. Executive Director Rafael Manzanero worries that when completed, it will give access to not only those engaged in illegal activities in the Chiquibul, but human footprint in the […]
