Home » Economy Featured Law People & Places
You are currently browsing entries filed in: Economy Featured Law People & Places
So, what are the Commissioner of Police’s thoughts on the establishment of a Firearm and Ammunition Control Board? The ComPol, under the old system, has been responsible for signing off on firearm and ammunition license. That responsibility will now be stripped from him in the midst of public scrutiny. He says that we will have […]
Written on July 20, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on ComPol Weighs in On Firearm and Ammunition Control Board
And, while the Commissioner of Police is of the view that police officers will always be stricter in the granting of gun license, Minister Musa contends that the board will offer a greater level of oversight. Musa says it will no longer be one individual determining who gets a gun license. Kareem Musa, Minister […]
Written on July 20, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Home Affairs Minister Further Details Purpose of Firearm Control Board
Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow today revealed that the United Democratic Party also intends to bring a lawsuit against Prime Minister John Briceño. Barrow explained that the U.D.P. intends to use the same tort that Waterloo has invoked against Erwin Contreras for misfeasance in public office, related to the Definitive Agreement. Here is […]
Written on July 11, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Opposition Threatens Legal Action against PM
Caribbean International Brewery, maker of Mine Beer, was raided by immigration authorities, as well as the Financial Intelligence Unit, in October 2022. Eleven persons were taken into custody and three point two million dollars was confiscated by the F.I.U. Earlier this month, all persons, Asian nationals, were found not guilty and subsequently released. On Friday, […]
Written on July 10, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on FIU to Return $3.2M to Caribbean International Brewery
Nineteen-year-old Mark Godoy has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison after he appeared unrepresented in the lower courts this morning. The Santa Barbara Street resident was busted on Saturday in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ten live rounds of ammunition. He was taken before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman where he was read charges […]
Written on July 3, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Law,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on Mark Godoy Busted for Unlicensed Firearm
A new attorney general was administered the oath of office this morning in Belmopan, before Governor General Dame Froyla Tzalam. Anthony Sylvestre’s appointment as chief legal officer took effect on July first, succeeding Senior Counsel Magali Marin Young who held the post for just over two years. Prime Minister John Briceño was on hand for […]
Written on July 3, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Anthony Sylvestre is Sworn in as New Attorney General
Today the House moved to repeal Section forty-six A and seventy-three A of the Laws of Belize that criminalize the spread of H.I.V.-AIDS. The twenty-two-year-old statute holds H.I.V.-positive individuals criminally responsible for any risk of transmission, including from mother to child. Minister of Human Development, Dolores Balderamos Garcia, supports the repeal of the Bill, pointing to […]
Written on June 30, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Health,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Punitive H.I.V-AIDS Laws Repealed
Twenty-three-year-old Rayford Mejia has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the murder of Police Constable Osbourne Martinez. That decision was handed down in the courtroom of Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft earlier today. Mejia won’t be eligible for parole until after serving twenty-five years of his sentence. PC Martinez, who was […]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on Convicted Cop Killer, Rayford Mejia, Gets Life Sentence
Port Loyola Area Representative Gilroy Usher Senior and his son, who bears his namesake, appeared in court before the Chief Magistrate. Gilroy Usher Junior has been charged with damage to property after he allegedly damaged shutters, as well as a glass door, at his father’s place of business. A family dispute resulted in criminal charges […]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places,
Travel |
Comments Off on Gilroy Usher Sr. Takes Gilroy Usher Jr. to Court
A letter from Morales and Company, the law firm representing Portico Enterprises Limited, has been sent to Chief Environmental Officer Anthony Mai. This is in respect of an alleged breach of the conditions of an Environmental Compliance Plan granted to Stake Bank for the construction of Port Coral. The correspondence refers to an appearance on […]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law |
Comments Off on Portico Seeks Revocation of Stake Bank’s Environmental Clearance
Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow has been candid in his position on the issuance of gun licenses, as well as the resulting scandal involving the Belize Police Department. While he has been very vocal on the matter, as someone who has been convicted and served time for a firearm offence in another jurisdiction, he too has […]
Written on June 28, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Shyne Explains His Position on Gun Licenses
When a trio of food vendors arrived at their respective stalls on Coney Drive earlier today, they were surprised to have been met with summonses to appear before the High Court. That’s because a property owner in the immediate vicinity has lodged a claim demanding their removal from that location. The women are up in […]
Written on June 28, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Coney Drive Vendors are Summoned to Appear in Court
An inspector of police finds himself facing criminal charges after he is accused of beating a detainee at the Ladyville Police Station last Friday night. The incident unfolded when the detainee, Aaron Flowers, was at the Ladyville Police Station and the officer, Inspector Christopher Martinez showed up and allegedly beat Flowers in the head. The […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Law,
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on ComPol Says Officer Martinez’s Behaviour Cannot be Countenanced
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also commented on the issuance of a gun license and the process by which it is done. He spoke specific to two cases where he revoked the licenses. In the case of Marybeth Wade where her document fraudulently ended up being signed and was revoked one month later. And then […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on ComPol on the Revocation of Gun Licenses
The Leader of the Opposition has called for a moratorium on the issuance of gun licenses, claiming at that questionable characters have been getting gun licenses. Many are of the opinion, and these recent cases are suggesting, that the process of vetting and approving gun licenses has gaps. Some say it’s who has the money. […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Home Affairs Minister Supports Independent Audit of Gun Registry
One hundred and forty-seven newly-trained officers will be graduating from the Belize Police Training Academy on Thursday. Recruit squad ninety-six is the second group of officers to undergo the Police Training Academy’s newly designed curriculum that entails courses in human rights and constitutional law. During his appearance on Open Your Eyes on Monday, Commissioner of […]
Written on June 20, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Police Intake #96 Passes Out on Thursday
Early Sunday morning, there was a suspected arson on Rivero Street in Belize City that gutted two wooden houses adjacent to each other. And while three families have been left without a roof over their heads, they are battling yet another issue. Today, News Five headed back to the area where the fire victims claim […]
Written on June 16, 2023 | Posted in
Law,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Despite Being Fire Victims, Families Claim Police Harassment
Dulce Sanchez and Joan Ramsey say that police targeting the yard is bringing unnecessary negative attention to the families. So how do they get the harassment to stop? Joan Ramsey, Claims Police Harassment “This chaos di traumatize me darling, it di traumatize me. Watch this chaos. Only God knows how my house noh get […]
Written on June 16, 2023 | Posted in
Law,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Families Want Help to Stop Police Harassment
The murder of thirty-seven-year-old Kurtis Usher that took place nine days ago in Libertad Village sent shockwaves across the relatively peaceful community. Later on we will tell you how the Belize Police Department is working to restore a sense of safety in the community. But first, following the shooting incident, police found a license nine […]
Written on June 12, 2023 | Posted in
Environment,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Why Was Kurtis Usher’s Gun License Not Revoked?
And, while ComPol Williams was waiting on the outcome of Usher’s case before taking action, he did not waste any time in revoking Marybeth Wade’s gun license, after concluding that she received it through fraudulent means. According to ComPol Williams, he signed off on an application that painted a squeaky clean picture of Marybeth Wade. […]
Written on June 12, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on ComPol Says Marybeth Hoodwinked the System to Get Gun License
There numerous claims of bribery by motorists in attempt to catch a break when passing through checkpoints. But tonight, an employee of the Transport Department is in hot water after she was charged for extortion. Last Wednesday, three transport officers were detained in connection with a report made by Diaris Tepaz who claims that she […]
Written on June 12, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Economy,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Transport Officer Andrea Peters Charged for Extortion
The case of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bart Jones against the Security Services Commission was not heard today as initially announced, except for case management. The matter will be heard virtually on another day to be assigned by the court. Jones is asking for leave from the High Court for permission to apply for judicial […]
Written on June 9, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Kareem Musa: Deputy Commissioner Bart Jones Has All Rights to Seek Court Action
The sexual assault accusation against Punta Gorda Town Radiologist, Desmond Arzu, is currently being investigated by police. Reports are that Minister Bernard was among the first persons that the twenty-three-year-old victim reached out to with her complaint. But, it wasn’t until sometime after that Arzu was charged for the crime of sexual assault and placed […]
Written on June 8, 2023 | Posted in
Crime,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Radiologist Charged for Sexual Assault to Be Called Before Medical Council
Former Justice of Appeals Samuel Awich has filed a claim against the Social Security Board and the Attorney General of Belize to the tune of six hundred thousand dollars. Awich served in the judiciary from 2001 to 2022 when he retired from the bench. During his twenty years of service, the judge earned less than […]
Written on June 2, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Former Justice of Appeals Takes S.S.B. and Attorney General to Court
The attorney general says that she doesn’t know what to make of the former justice’s claim. Back in 2014, the People’s United Party and the Bar Association raised several objections to the reappointment of Justice Awich to the Court of Appeal. Two claimants brought a claim for his removal before the Supreme Court. That matter […]
Written on June 2, 2023 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
Law,
People & Places |
Comments Off on AG’s Office Tries to Make Sense of Former Justice of Appeals’ $600,000 Claim
