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African woman poses as a local to obtain a Belize passport
Teena Isaac Since the scandal broke involving the illegal issuance of passports, nationality documents and visas, a number of foreign nationals have been caught by alert immigration officials with fake...
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Attorney, Eamon Courtenay, speaks on client’s ruling
Eamon Courtenay The decision by Minister Elrington was based on a submission to him by attorney Eamon Courtenay, which made the case that Fuller’s family would have disintegrated without his presence....
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After fighting extradition for 15 years, Rhett Fuller is finally home free
His legal struggle against extradition to the United States lasted fifteen years, but tonight, Rhett Fuller is finally a free man. Following a decision handed down by Minister of Foreign Affairs...
View ArticleB.D.F. soldier charged for the manslaughter of Staff Sergeant Abimael Carrillo
On December twelfth, 2013, B.D.F. Soldier Abimael Carrillo, who had been serving the Belize Defence Force for almost two decades, was killed in a traffic mishap. Today, one of his own surviving...
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Extradition request for Deon Bruce is granted
Deon Bruce In July of last year, twenty-eight-year-old Deon Bruce was arrested by Belize City police and held in detention at the Queen Street Precinct pending what his family believed would have been...
View ArticleFamily devastated when Darrell Henry could not get bail
A family in Belize City was devastated today by the news that their loved one would not be coming home from court with them. Thirty-three year old Darrell Henry has been behind bars since December on...
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Uncle arraigned for attempted murder of his nephew
Frank Garcia Also appearing in court was a man who was remanded to prison this morning after he was charged for attacking his own nephew on January twelfth. He is fifty-four year old Frank Garcia, of...
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Alrick Lamb sentenced to fifteen years for possession of firearm and ammo
Alrick Lamb An eighteen year old youth, Alrick Lamb, is serving his first night of a fifteen-year jail term after he pleaded guilty to possession of prohibited firearm, ammunition and an extended...
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Belize’s Military Top Brass visit the United Kingdom
Late last week, the top brass of the Belize Defense Force and the Coast Guard concluded a visit to United Kingdom. Brigadier General David Jones and Rear Admiral John Borland were in London on an...
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2 Belize City youths committed to stand trial for 2012 murder of Dennys Williams
Stephan Jenkins Two young Belize City men were in court this morning for a preliminary inquiry into a murder they are accused of. The homicide took place on November 2012, at Three Stars Quality...
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Beverly Castillo and family in court over land taken from the Pickwoad family
Beverly Castillo – she’s the former deputy in the Ministry of Natural Resources turned political aspirant in Belize Rural Central. She’s been making headlines right from the get-go, but it’s probably...
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Camille Ferguson spared jail time for proof of her identity
Camille Ferguson After being unable for the third time to produce any proper identification to prove her true identity, Camille Ferguson was spared jail time today. When Ferguson appeared before...
View ArticleJustice for Jesus Bol; Tito Martinez found guilty for his attempted murder
A conviction has been secured for the attempted murder of Jesus Bol. The decision was handed down in the Supreme Court of Justice Denis Hanomansingh in the Southern Session of the Supreme Court on...
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Roberto Gilharry freed of Handling Stolen Goods
Roberto Gilharry Also before Magistrate Dale Cayetano, thirty-seven year old Roberto Gilharry walked from a charge of handling stolen goods. The matter was initially before Chief Magistrate Anne...
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Godsman Flores charged for being in possession of Mayan artifacts
Godsman Flores Thirty six year-old Godsman Flores, a food vendor of Church Street in Belize City, appeared in court this morning for Failure to Produce a License to Possess or have in Custody or...
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3 grown men charged for attempted murder of 15 year old
Joseph Vacarro In the magistrate’s court three grown men were arraigned for the stabbing of a minor. The trio appeared before Magistrate Hettie-Mae Stewart. They are fifty-four year old Joseph Vacarro,...
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George Street Associate remanded for attempted murder
Brandon Tillett Also in the courts, a well-known George Street associate is tonight on remand at the Belize Central Prison after he was accused of attempted murder. He is Brandon Tillett, aka “BT”, who...
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CCJ hands down judgment on challenge to an amendment to the Supreme Court of...
But in the regional Caribbean Court of Justice, a judgment was handed down last Friday concerning a challenge to an amendment to the Supreme Court of Judicature Act. The parties to the CCJ appeal were...
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Cop behind bars for a firearm conviction
Gino Peck There was a sensational conviction in court today. A police corporal was convicted this afternoon inside the courtroom of Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith in a trial that began six months...
View Article2 men freed of murder charge
Tonight, two men who were on trial for the gruesome murder of Rudolfo Villatoro were freed of the charge. After deliberating for hours, a jury of twelve on Monday afternoon determined that Guillermo...
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