Tonight, a thirteen-year-old boy is incarcerated at the Belize Central Prison where he will remain at the Wagner’s Youth Facility for the duration of a ninety-day state of emergency. The teenager, a resident of Belize City, was swept up along with dozens of other young
According to Police Commissioner Chester Williams, the boy has been part of intervention programs before but that nothing seemed to have been effective in his life. News Five contacted Virgilio Murrillo, the C.E.O. of the Kolbe Foundation which manages the prison facility and the Wagner’s
Proponents of the death penalty argue that capital punishment is a deterrent to murders. But attorneys who oppose the death penalty argue that a return to the death penalty is a step backward. Senior Counsel, Godfrey Smith and Co-Executive Director of the Death Penalty Project,
A policeman stationed in the Corozal District stands accused of threatening his wife with a firearm. There has seemingly been a change of heart on her part of not wanting to proceed with the matter, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams indicated that the court would
We heard the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams on the pressure that the police have been applying in areas where suspected gang and drug activities occur. In the case of Khader Habet of San Ignacio, who had complained that the police had searched his residence
Two men who are wanted by local law enforcement may very well be heading back to Belize quicker than they were hoping to return. Ellis Meighan is wanted for the April fourteenth murder of Roy Burgess on the Placencia Road and Brady Tillett is wanted
Since the first quarter of 2023, insurance premiums particularly on motorcycles went from a hundred dollars to two hundred and fifty dollars per year. And when we visited an insurance company to inquire the reason, they said that it was because serious accidents involving motorcycles
Mexico has a population of just over one hundred and twenty-five million residents. It is viewed as a green pasture for Belize's tourism industry. That is why a delegation of government officials and private sector representatives traveled to Chetumal today to promote the upcoming coconut
In our interview with Amir Espadas, the President of the Chetumal Chamber of Commerce, he went on to explain how trade relations between Belize and Mexico have been mutually beneficial. Aside from the positive steps forward, Espadas noted that there are issues of corruption, abuse
We also asked Espadas for an update on the Tren Maya and if plans are still underway to complete the railway through Chetumal. Espadas told us that the passenger station has been completed and the cargo station is now in the works. He further explained
