A seventeen-year-old female minor, reportedly involved in the murders of Gonzalo Rosado and Wayne Cadle, was granted bail when she appeared in court this morning. The young woman was charged with four counts related to conspiracy to commit murder and was represented in court today by attorney Hurl Hamilton. News Five spoke with Hamilton by […]
Today, Eyder Radiel Sanchez, a resident of San Roman Village in the Corozal District was slapped with a slew of charges. He was identified as the driver of a pickup that alleged crashed head-on into a car, killing Assistant Superintendent of Police Fernando Neal and injuring another officer. The accident occurred between miles seventy-six and […]
Last week, the Acting Chief Justice ruled that the past administration violated Maya Customary Land Tenure for the residents of Jalacte. The village and two men were awarded six point three million dollars as settlement in the case which arose after the former administration approved the upgrade of the Jalacte Road between 2013 and 2015. […]
Is there discord within the Maya community and the various organizations that represent them? Earlier today, SATIIM issued a statement celebrating the Supreme Court’s recent confirmation of Maya customary land rights in Jalacte village. While the Sarstoon and Temash Institute for Indigenous Management saluted the legal victory, it has also issued a release calling for […]
Once the communities have given consent, they can still withdraw it any point. Additionally, an FPIC Protocol allows both parties to negotiate the conditions under which an undertaking will be designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated. This is also enshrined within the universal right to self-determination. But the government, according to the Toledo Alcaldes Association, is […]
In putting forward its position, the judicial system, at the Supreme Court and C.C.J. levels, has very precise about who the representatives of the Maya communities are. It is a point that the TAA/MLA spokesperson also made clear during Thursday’s press conference, following a session with the Caribbean Court of Justice. Cristina Coc, Spokesperson, […]
Six point three million dollars – that is what will be awarded to two men and the village of Jalacte following a win in the Supreme Court. Details of the case were made available today during a zoom press conference. For background, the construction of the Jalacte Road was an undertaking of the Barrow administration […]
The Supreme Court has refused an application filed by the Belize Fishermen Cooperative Association for leave to apply for judicial review. The claim was filed on behalf of the association, following a ban by the Government of Belize on the use of gillnets. Representing the collective was attorney Nazira Myles, who was seeking a constitutional […]
Recological Systems Limited and the Government of Belize are heading to court over the lease and rental of the Commerce Bight Port in Dangriga. In a release today, Recological Systems Limited announced that both the lease and rental agreements it entered into with the Government of Belize and the Belize Port Authority have been declared […]
Police busted five people, including a minor, with five parcels of cocaine in Dangriga. According to police, a search was conducted at a residence on Poots Martinez Street on Thursday afternoon. They uncovered the five parcels of cocaine in a washing machine inside the house. Police detained Rashad Garcia, Anthony Garcia, Anthony Castillo, Kevin Welcome […]
In court news, a man who pleaded guilty to threatening his brother, hacking him with a machete and then chopping up his personal belongings was given until September thirtieth to pay the three fines associated with the offences. This morning Venicio Guevara admitted to Magistrate Audrey Grinage that on June eight, he went to his […]
A man and woman who have been in a common-law union for over sixteen years and brought charges of aggravated assault against each other ended up dropping the charges today in court and ending their relationship. The pair, sixty-four year old Miguel Alamina and thirty-eight year old Shantel Reneau pressed charges against each other following […]
After spending eight days on remand at the Belize Central Prison in Hattieville, Canadian national Jasmine Hartin has received bail. Within three hours, she was released from custody – notwithstanding the conditions put in place by Justice Herbert Lord. News Five’s Duane Moody reports from the Supreme Court in Belize City. Duane Moody, Reporting […]
The detailed submission that Justice Herbert Lord ruled was due from the D.P.P.’s office, stating the reason for objection to bail for Jasmine Hartin, was filed today. Attorneys for Hartin are expected to respond to these arguments with full points of their own to be submitted on Monday, and Justice Lord will preside over the […]
The two bus operators from Serrano’s bus company have been arrested and charged after allegedly assaulting a female conductor in Ladyville earlier this week. On Thursday Hernan Serrano and Ronald Mejia were slapped with separate charges after being detained Wednesday. Their alleged victim, however, says her injuries warranted stronger charges. News Five Paul Lopez takes […]
Two days after she was charged with manslaughter by negligence in the shooting death of Superintendent Henry Jemmott in San Pedro, today Jasmine Hartin was back in the court. Her attorneys Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith and Hector Guerra appeared before Supreme Court Justice Herbert Lord while Hartin attended the bail application hearing via video link […]
The story is garnering international media attention and causing Belizeans to put forth all sorts of theories about the case that seems straight out of a murder mystery. But while the speculation continues and the foreign media join local reporters in the hunt for interviews and footage, tonight the woman who has been questioned by […]
The man charged with the murder of a Ladyville man in 2018 has been sentenced to fourteen years in prison. Robert Brown, who was charged with the murder of Gavin Palmerston, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. But the former heavy-duty equipment operator from Mitchell Estate, Ladyville, will spend only six years and […]
Three days after the shooting death of Superintendent Henry Jemmott on San Pedro, the main suspect, Canadian national Jasmine Hartin was charged for his killing. Along with attorney Godfrey Smith, Hartin appeared before the magistrate where she was charged with Manslaughter by Negligence. While it is not known if she was being given special treatment […]
This just in….Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith at the conclusion of today’s arraignment told the media that his client Jasmine Hartin was denied bail. She remains in police custody, pending remand to the Central prison in Hattieville. Godfrey Smith, Attorney for Jasmine Hartin “We are not gonna give a statement today, but we are going […]
Nicholas Swazo, the man who was on trial for the shooting murder of George Street gang boss, Gerald “Shiney” Tillett, was found guilty of the crime on Tuesday. The trial without a jury started almost three months ago before Supreme Court Justice, Antoinette Moore in the southern session, but Justice Moore had reserved her decision. […]
The court case for the two Benque Viejo del Carmen teachers who were arrested on Monday has been adjourned. As was reported, two teachers were arrested and charged for a single count of “attempting to set a bonfire without the permission of the police.” Police say the teachers were seen putting tires on the highway […]
Three men who Police say were nabbed on Wednesday at a checkpoint in Ladyville with a hefty load of marijuana were today denied bail when they appeared before Senior Magistrate, Aretha Ford. The men, Ian Poot from Patchakan Village, Corozal, and Edwin Bowen and Eustace Andrews from Belize City, appeared with their attorneys, Ellis Arnold […]
A new president took the helm of the Police Association back in January, but that did not stop a protracted legal matter from going before the judiciary. The case against Commissioner of Police Chester Williams goes back to two and a half years ago, when Corporal Eldon Arzu filed a claim against him. Arzu was […]
In his decision, Justice James indicated that the Commissioner of Police acted in “bad faith” when he made several decisions that adversely affected Arzu’s ability to function as president of the Police Association. During an interview with the press on Monday, ComPol Williams said that he will be appealing the decision. Nazira Uk Myles, […]
