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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
