PC Erwin & Ronny Hernandez Get Bail
Police Constable Erwin Hernandez of Corozal Town, charged with Keeping a Firearm and Ammunition Without a Gun License, was also lucky to get bail today when he appeared before Justice Antoinette Moore....
View ArticleP.S.U. President Comments on Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court has struck out the claim by the Public Service Union against Simplex Design Limited. The union had filed a lawsuit against the Belmopan City Council, the Ministry of Natural Resources...
View Article30-Year Sentence for Valentine Baptist
In the Supreme Court, Justice Colin Williams also handed down sentencing for Valentine Baptist who was convicted for the murder of Devin Parham. Valentine was sentenced to thirty years with effect of...
View ArticleMeighan Brothers Get Bail
The Meighan brothers—namely: Ellis, Tyrone and Shaquille—all got bail today when their attorney, Dickie Bradley successfully argued before Supreme Court Justice Antoinette Moore that someone being...
View ArticleBitcoin Businessman on Trial in the U.S. owns property in Belize
Fraudsters have made Belize their haven. Even as the fallout from the Lev Dermen saga continues, new reports in the U.S. say a bitcoin businessman from Bath, Ohio, U.S.A. was indicted on Tuesday for...
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Popular Jeweler on Trial For Murder
The case of popular Belize City jeweler, Manuel Pacheco started this morning before Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams. Pacheco, who lived on Cockburn Lane, is on trial for the murder of Jose Manuel...
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Peace Movement Has No Issue with Lord Ashcroft Joining Case as Interested Party
Arthur Saldivar Meanwhile, attorney for the Belize Peace Movement, Arthur Saldivar told the media that should the court determine that Lord Ashcroft joins in the case, it would not delay trial, as the...
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CJ Hears Lord Ashcroft’s Redistricting Application
Lord Michael Ashcroft The redistricting case before Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin entered a new stage today when attorney for Lord Michael Ashcroft, Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck was allowed to...
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G.O.B. is Prepared to Go the Distance in Redistricting Challenge
Michael Peyrefitte Minister Peyrefitte also spoke about the Supreme Court decision to grant Lord Michael Ashcroft’s application to join the Belize Peace Movement in its legal challenge to have the...
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The Supreme Court Allows Lord Ashcroft to Join Redistricting Challenge
Lord Michael Ashcroft The Supreme Court this afternoon, granted the application put forth on Monday by Senior Counsel, Andrew Marshalleck, on behalf of Lord Michael Ashcroft. Ashcroft will now be...
View ArticleAccused Murderers are Freed of Charge
A trio of men, accused in the murder of Raheem Requeña in December 2012, is freed of the charge tonight. The case against Kenneth Barrow, Jermaine Garnett and Keshawn Gentle fell apart on Tuesday in...
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Bar Association Ask Court to Declare Commission’s Decision Unconstitutional
Andrew Marshalleck The Bar, according to Marshalleck, is asking the court to rule that the decisions that the commission took over the past two years are unconstitutional and should be reversed. He...
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Bar Association Confident with Case Against the Chief Justice
Andrew Marshalleck The Chief Justice’s position on the matter is that there is a constitutional conflict for Vidal to be both the Director of Public Prosecution and the President of the Bar...
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Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay Weighs In on Case of the Bar Against the CJ
On Wednesday night, we reported on the case of the Director of Public Prosecution. While Cheryl-Lynn Vidal was serving as the President of the Bar Association, she was expelled from meetings held by...
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Manuel Pacheco Says He Killed Neighbour in Self Defense
Manuel Pacheco Belize City jeweler, Manuel Pacheco, who is on trial for the murder of his next-door neighbour, today pleaded with the court that he killed Jose Manuel Villanueva in self defense....
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Louis Carter Convicted for Murder
Louis Carter San Pedro resident Louis Carter was found guilty of murder today by Justice Colin Williams. Carter was on trial for the murder of Dwayne Hyde, a mechanic also of the island, who was shot...
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Michael Arnold is Fined for Robbery Conviction
Michael Arnold In the court today, street figure Michael Arnold, aka “Teetie,” a Pickstock resident, was found guilty of robbery. Arnold was given a non custodial sentence and was fined two thousand...
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Darwin Prado, Charged with Double Murder, Denied Bail
Darwin Prado Twenty-four year-old Darwin Prado, charged with the double murder of Casey Lozano and Marlon Spain, remains behind bars after being denied bail by Supreme Court Justice, Antoinette Moore...
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Carl Reneau on Trial for Murder
Carl Reneau The murder trial of Carl Reneau adjourned this afternoon after defense attorney Baja Shoman informed the court that she intends to make a no case submission. The crown, defense, accused...
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Louis Carter Gets 30 Years for Murder
Louis Carter San Pedro resident, Louis Carter today received a thirty-year prison sentence for the murder of mechanic, Dwayne Hyde. Justice Colin Williams handed down the sentence after Carter told...
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