Sea Pirates Charged for Long Middle Caye Robbery
A trio has been charged in connection with a robbery on board a vessel anchored near Middle Caye last Thursday. On board was US retiree, John Picard who was awoken by two men who demanded money,...
View ArticleAlbert Valentine and a Minor are Indicted for Separate Murders in Punta Gorda...
Albert Valentine A pair of young men is tonight on remand at the Belize Central Prison after being arraigned for separate murders in Punta Gorda Town. Twenty-one-year-old Albert Valentine Junior,...
View ArticleCalvin Cumberbatch Arraigned for New Year’s Weekend Traffic Fatalities
Calvin Cumberbath Well-known Belize City money lender Pamela Bennett and Burrell Boom resident Alfredo Navarette perished in a horrible traffic accident on the Philip Goldson Highway on January second....
View ArticleSan Pedro Cop Acquitted of Extortion Charge
Oscar Ramirez A cop from San Pedro AC walked free today from a single charge of extortion. That’s because a seventeen year old girl who made the allegation against thirty-eight year old police officer...
View ArticleFisheries Offenses: Business Owners Charged for Undersized Lobsters
Brian Perriott A U.S. businessman who is the owner of The Split, a restaurant located on Caye Caulker, could not make it to court but sent an employee to enter a guilty plea on his behalf for three...
View ArticleTitans Awarded Millions in Damages or Unlawful Raid
The Government of Belize has been ordered to shell out a total of four and a half million U.S. dollars to Titan International Securities after losing a major case in court last Friday. As we’ve...
View ArticleA Father is Charged for Beating Up His Teen Daughter
Alexander Garcia Forty-five year old Alexander Garcia, a father and resident of Belize City, appeared in court today on a charge of harm upon his sixteen-year-old daughter. According to the minor, her...
View Article2 Students Offered Bail for Possession of Stolen Firearm
Stradni Cassasola & Demrey Lewis After three nights on remand for a stolen firearm from the police, two students were granted Supreme Court bail. Stradni Cassasola, a resident of Faber’s Road...
View ArticleWill Titanic Supreme Court Ruling be Appealed by G.O.B.?
Dean Barrow In a judgment which must have given Prime Minister Dean Barrow a world-class migraine, the Government of Belize has been ordered to pay Titan Securities eight point nine million dollars. In...
View ArticleSupreme Court Grants Bail to Two of Paumen’s Associates
Ian Skeen As the Paumen story continues to unravel, two of his employees were granted bail after appearing before Justice Antoinette Moore this morning in the Supreme Court. Ian Skeen and Linzburn...
View ArticleMennonites Busted With Weed at Checkpoint
Bobby Hiebert Four persons, two Americans and two Mennonites, of the Spanish Lookout area were busted on Sunday, inside a Toyota Four-Runner. They were found to be in possession of twelve point four...
View ArticleWoman Assaulted by Ex-boyfriend
Shawna Gillett Victims of domestic abuse don’t normally go public about the violence. But tonight, Shawna Gillett, a single mother of four children, has come to the media to expose what she claims has...
View ArticleInmates Caught Smuggling Weed
Jarold Lamb Arthurs Magistrate Mendoza also dealt with the case of two inmates who were caught attempting to smuggle weed inside the Tango Eleven area of the Hattieville prison. Twenty-five year old...
View Article2 Teenagers Remanded for Stealing Nike Slippers
Ulide Allen Two teenagers were in court today for allegedly stealing a pair of Nike slippers from a fourteen year old boy; an allegation for which they are now behind bars. Ulide Allen of an Antelope...
View ArticleFormer AG Says Lawsuits Against G.O.B. Cost Taxpayers
Prime Minister Dean Barrow was visibly angry when we asked him about another judgment against G.O.B. recently. That one concerns Titan Securities. Government has been ordered to pay almost nine million...
View ArticleMelonie Coye to Get $3 Million from G.O.B.
The Government of Belize has been dealt another blow, on the heels of a recent loss in the Supreme Court where Justice Courtenay Abel ruled in favor of Titan International Securities awarding the...
View ArticleCousins Charged for Burglary Are Freed
Kenrick Pitts In a similar case, a pair of cousins, who were accused of burglarizing Quality Used Tires which is owned by businessman Rene Gordon, walked free. Thirty-five year old Kenrick Pitts, aka...
View ArticleReynolds Fined for Handling Stolen Goods
Glenroy Reynolds In March of 2015, the Belize Traffic Department was burglarized and twenty decal license stickers were stolen. A surveillance camera picked up a security guard entering the building on...
View ArticleEdward P. Yorke Cafeteria Burglar Identified
Julian Edward Cowling Tonight, the man accused of burglarizing the Cafeteria at Edward P. Yorke High School has been identified as Julian Edward Cowling. Cowling, a resident of Belize City was...
View ArticleSentencing Deferred in Anderson Murder Trial
Daniel Anderson After more than a week, the murder case of Belize City Daniel Anderson, accused with the 2011 murder of Joyce Mitchell came to an end. Mitchell was gunned down in a hail of bullets...
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