Convicted murderer William Alexander “Danny” Mason has been handed more prison time for the 2016 kidnapping of Mennonite couple Lloyd and Rosie Friessen. Mason, who was once known by multiple aliases, including Rajesh Persaud, Rajesh Oulett, and Ted Oulett, was sentenced to two 24-year terms for
Police have formally charged 23-year-old Edin Naun Henriquez Gabarrete, a Honduran labourer of the Spanish Lookout community, for the murder of 20-year-old Claritza Rossibel Granillo Rodriguez. Rodriguez, also a Honduran national, was fatally stabbed on the night of July 16th during what police say was a
The Belize Tax Service Department is preparing to transition into a Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authority (SARA), with the change set to begin in December 2025. While reports suggest that only 153 positions will exist under the new structure, down from 250-plus current staff roles, Director General
The cabinet has approved the nationwide rollout of the National Identification System, along with a strategy to onboard citizens efficiently as part of Belize’s digital transformation. It also endorsed an emergency response plan to address the current sargassum invasion, which includes funding for cleanup, transport, and
News 5 has learnt that plans are underway to transition the Belize Tax Services Department (BTSD) into a Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authority (SARA) by December 2025. Members of the Public Service Union (PSU) say this move could leave over a hundred employees without jobs. Reports of this transition
The Belize Police Department is investigating an attack on one of their own. Twenty-nine-year-old Oliver Giron was released from the hospital after being stabbed in Belmopan in the wee hours of this morning. Witnesses say Giron was attacked by four men. He was stabbed once in
Police are investigating the assault of a 17-year-old girl who says she was attacked at her home on Neal’s Penn Road in Belize City on Thursday night by a man she has known for two years. According to police, the incident began around 8:30 p.m. while
Israel has issued an apology and pledged an investigation after a deadly military strike hit Gaza’s only Catholic church on Thursday, killing three people and injuring several more. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem confirmed that the Holy Family Church, which has served as a refuge for
Five men were shot while socialising on Aloe Vera Street in Belize City on Thursday night. According to police, the group came under fire around 10:15 p.m. when two men rode up on a bicycle and one opened fire. Police say the gunmen approached from the
What happens when home is no longer a safe place? In Spanish Lookout, a young woman’s life was cut short in the very place she should have felt most secure. Twenty-year-old Claritza Granillo Rodriguez was stabbed to death, allegedly by her brother-in-law, after what police
