A sixty-seven-year-old man was bludgeoned to death inside the Roaring Creek cemetery. Just after six a.m. today, police discovered the lifeless body of Benito Cal next to a tomb with his bicycle flung across him. He had severe injuries to the face. An initial investigation
Today, a man was found guilty of eight counts of firearm offenses and burglary for a weapons heist that took place in February 2019. Randy Chambers, along with an accomplice later identified as Selvin Linarez, was charged with burglarizing Victor L. Bryant on Lake Independence
Today, a mother, son and a family friend were handed separate charges for an incident involving thousands of dollars in stolen jewelry. It is reported that on June seventh, eighteen-year-old Christian Denver Ramos robbed nineteen-year-old Eric Vernon at gunpoint in the Kings Park area of
Earlier today, a video depicting a minor being harassed and assaulted by a group of his peers began circulating on social media. In this video, a male youth is seen being followed by at least four male individuals hurling insults for several minutes before punching
One Belize City family is tonight seeking answers after a police officer entered their property and shot their nursing dog. Brendalee Riverol says three officers visited her home on Wednesday evening seeking the whereabouts of her son. They were reportedly in the presence of a
The Commission of Inquiry into the sugar industry has begun its work. Hugh O’Brien, the Lead Coordinator of the Commission of Inquiry, informed News Five that the commission has met with B.S.I. He explained that the company has been very open to the process thus
As we have reported, the B.S.I. has placed on record that it cannot share proprietary and confidential information. O’Brien says that following their meetings with industry stakeholders, the commission will be putting together a list of documents that it will be requesting from stakeholders, including
Prime Minister John Briceño has also chimed in on B.S.I.’s firmly held position that it will not surrender confidential company documents to the commission. He says that it comes as no surprise; however, the commissioners that are empanelled are aptly qualified to carry out the
Last week, we asked the Minister of Agriculture if the cost of sugar will increase to compete with prices in neighboring Guatemala and Mexico. He told us that B.S.I. has been requesting the increase, but they have not provided any justification for it. So, the
It’s been almost a decade since the Sheep and Goat Project was introduced in Belize by the Republic of China, Taiwan and Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture with the goal of expanding the sheep and goat industry and the project is still going strong. The sheep
