On Friday, attorney Orson “OJ” Elrington was arraigned on a charge of rape, several weeks after two women filed reports with the Belize Police Department alleging that they were sexually assaulted by Elrington after a night of partying on the entertainment strip in Belize City.
We have not had an opportunity to ask him for a comment on the ruling since the High Court handed down its verdict in the Oscar Selgado case. But today, News Five asked the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams for his perspective on the historic
Stevedores who have since last Friday been showing up to work but not working today returned to the Port of Belize compound and got into work full throttle in anticipation of a meeting between their union, the Christian Workers’ Union and Prime Minister John Briceño.
On Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño presented his administration’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The financial plan for 2024/2025 has allocated one point four three billion dollars for government’s expenditures in the next cycle. This morning, we asked Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow for a
The Government of Belize has earmarked one million dollars to boost the Belize Police Department’s crime fighting strategy. This is apart from the annual budget allocated to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams explained that the monies will be used
As part of the Police Department’s modernization and upgrade from the budget, Commissioner Williams explained that one of the areas that will also be enhanced has to do with securing and gathering evidence and testing, as well as being able to conduct DNA-testing. Chester Williams, Commissioner
Today, thirty-three-year-old Keyren Tzib, a former member of the Belize Coast Guard, was found Guilty of the attempted murder of former member of the coast guard Kurt Hyde, who was shot in the back of the head with an M16 rifle back in April 2015.
Earlier today, an accused murderer walked out of the High Court a free man after Justice Candance Nanton rejected the Crown’s main witness statement which it attempted to enter into evidence. That main witness on whom they were relying on is now deceased. Malique Gentle
A new trial date has been set for Calaney Flowers, the woman accused of killing the father of her child back in August 2012 when she knocked him down on Freetown Road. At the time, she was charged for the murder of twenty-nine-year-old Lyndon Morrison
The 2024 municipal elections were held across the country one week ago and, for the most part, it went without any major incidents. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams attributes this to the hard work of his police officers. He says that while there were some
