Home » 2023-07-05
You are currently browsing entries tagged with the keywoard: 2023-07-05
Today, surveillance footage from the area of Rivero Street and Fabers Road was leaked and ended up on social media. The video clips capture the killing of sixteen-year-old Jahfeth Stamp and the subsequent shooting of forty-three-year-old Wayne Matura. It is believed that the videos were shared with police to assist with the investigation, but were […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Leaked Surveillance Footage Capture Rivero Street Killing/Shooting
Earlier today, Angela Lopez, the mother of sixteen-year-old Jahfeth Stamp, visited our office. She is seeking financial assistance with the burial of her only child. She is also demanding justice for the callous manner in which the minor was shot and killed. Admittedly, Lopez said that her son was no saint, he did not own […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Angela Lopez Demands Justice for Jahfeth Stamp’s Death
The police have not yet issued any details into the murder of eighteen-year-old Gabrel Tillett. The youth’s mutilated body was found in the Lord Ridge Cemetery on Tuesday morning, after he disappeared Monday night. Missing was his pants and cell phone and while police try to solve this latest murder; Tillett’s family says he was […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Gabrel Tillett’s Family Say He Was Killed for His Cell Phone
Former Cop Elmer Nah returned to the Belmopan Magistrate Court this morning for partial disclosure in the triple homicide case of David, Jon and Viviane Ramnarace. The three were socializing on Jon and Viviane’s property on News Years night in Belmopan when a lone gunman ambushed them. David and Jon died that night as a […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on Elmer Nah Returns to Court for Partial Disclosure
The family of the slain victims rallied outside the courtroom this morning in Belmopan. Saldivar says the family is cautiously optimistic that justice will be served. They are, however, concerned about the favorable treatment that Nah appears to be enjoying. Arthur Saldivar, Legal Advisor for Ramnarace Family “The family remains cautiously optimistic that due […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
Featured,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on Elmer Nah Appears to be Receiving “Velvet Glove” Treatment
Two men have been charged in connection with a brawl and subsequent injuries at the Elton Gillett Park in Burrell Boom. In that incident, Coast Guard officer, Daniel Sabido was seriously injured and left partially paralyzed. Fifty-two-year-old Garrison Nicholson of Burrell Boom Village was charged with aggravated assault with a machete and was granted bail […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy |
Comments Off on Two Men Charged for Burrell Boom Incident
Well-known criminal figure, Brandon Taylor, also known as Brandon Bowen, is out on bail on a charge of robbery. The charge against Taylor is in relation to a hold-up at the Belize Healthcare Partners Limited on Monday, June twenty-sixth. On that day, the cashier at the hospital was help up by a man who exited […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on Brandon Taylor Charged in Connection with Robbery at Hospital
A woman took to Facebook this week to ask for help for her sister after she was attacked and brutally beaten, allegedly by her common-law husband. Jamile Bodden-Henry wrote as part of her post, asking that the justice system doesn’t grant the accused bail, after having viciously attacked her sister with a knife. Bodden-Henry included […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Woman Asks for Help for Abused Sister
The Government of Belize has allocated funds for the reconstruction of a forward operating base at the mouth of the Sarstoon River. The F.O.B. that was constructed back in 2015 has not been occupied because the land has been washed away due to erosion. On Tuesday, the Belize Territorial Volunteers issued a release saying that […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on B.D.F. Says B.T.V. Has No Permission to Access Sarstoon F.O.B.
Several weeks ago, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams told the media of the increase presence of cartels in southern Mexico and there are reports that contrabandists who frequently cross over into Mexico are being forced to pay the cartels for access. It is quickly becoming a concern for local authorities and today, B.D.F. Commander Brigadier […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on B.D.F. Working with B.P.D. to Prevent Cartel Activity in Northern Belize
Wil Maheia also wore his Belize Progressive Party hat today and spoke to News Five about the redistricting process. It was the B.P.P. that took G.O.B. to court, triggering voter equity among electoral divisions. Maheia says that they’ve been disrespected by the Elections and Boundaries Commission because they’ve been excluded from the process and have […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on B.P.P. Calls Out LOO, Makes Appeal to Elections & Boundaries Commission
The local shrimp industry has a new lease on life after almost a decade of recovery efforts. Back in 2015, a viral infection known as the Early Mortality Syndrome devastated the industry. Hundreds of employees lost their jobs and tens of millions of dollars in losses were recorded. For years, multiple methods were implemented without […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment |
Comments Off on Belize’s Shrimp Industry Rebounds
Henry Anderson, the Chief Executive Officer at the Development Finance Cooperation is warning against the illegal importation of shrimp. He says the practice poses a major threat to the rebounding industry. Anderson fears that contraband shrimp will undo years of progress. Henry Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Development Finance Cooperation “Now there are couple other […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Environment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on D.F.C. C.E.O. Warns Against Contraband Shrimp
Wayne Matura is the second shooting victim in Sunday’s deadly attack in Belize City and, as we’ve reported, he remains hospitalized at this time. Matura is scheduled to undergo surgery for the injury he received to his leg. The Belize Blood Bank has donated eight pints of blood, but there is still a need for […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Blood Drive, Turkey Dinner Sale for Wayne Matura’s Recovery
The mother of slain teenager, Jahfeth Stamp is also in need of financial assistance to bury her son. According to Angela Lopez, she has been informed by police that the morgue at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is presently full and as such an autopsy cannot be conducted on the body of sixteen-year-old Jahfeth. Without […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Mother Needs Financial Assistance to Bury Her Son
Over ten thousand persons tuned in on Facebook and YouTube as the live shows for season five of KTV the Remix aired on Tuesday night. The twelve singers who made the cut were revealed as they took the stage at the Bliss to perform a song of their choice that showcased their vocal […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Entertainment,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Meet the 12 Singers Who Made the Cut for KTV the Remix Season 5
Fultec Systems Limited is celebrating its thirty-first anniversary and doing so with a series of activities for its loyal customers, as well as its business clients. Today at the Biltmore Plaza Hotel, the company hosted a seminar in collaboration with Dell Technologies to discuss the issues of data protection, disaster recovery and cyber resilience. […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Fultec Celebrates 31st Anniversary with Tech Seminar
And, we end our newscast tonight with a report from our regional counterparts attending the Conference of the Heads of Government of CARICOM in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. The conference was hosted by the Right Honorable Keith Christopher Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago, and chaired by Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica. Here’s more from […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Admiration for the Caribbean
