In the streets, gang violence appears to be spreading to women. For the second time this week, a group of females attacked one of their own. The four accused are Karen Pinto, Alisha Bowden—both eighteen—and Shishawn Castillo and Shanice Meighan—both twenty. They were brought to court and each charged with Aggravated Assault upon Shirley Lambey […]
Last September fourth, eighteen year-old Ryan Alvarez was busted by the cops when they retrieved a firearm that he allegedly threw over a fence near Castle Street. In court today, two main witnesses for the prosecution, P.C. David Griffith and Corporal Renaldo Bruhier said that they both spotted Alvarez riding a bicycle in front of […]
After numerous trips to the courts, the United Cane Farmers Association was officially recognized on December twenty-fourth, 2009 when it signed an agreement with the Sugar Industry Control Board, B.S.C.F.A., Belize Sugar Industries Limited and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. While its status is formalized, it is not the end of their struggle because […]
In recent days two US nationals William Jewett Junior and Martin Petrella, have been before the courts for their immigration status. Today, a Honduran National, who was caught by Ladyville police in the Lord’s Bank Area, finally appeared in court after four days in custody. Forty-four year old Whilman Oswald Bowden, pleaded guilty to Disembarking […]
Also in court, well known criminal figure, Giovanni Lauriano, also known as “Nose”, has been charged with customs offences for allegedly importing a gun. The thirty two year old Lauriano has been in police custody since last week Thursday and today he was charged with one count of Knowingly Acquiring Possession of a Glock nine […]
There are frequent outbreaks between rival gangs in the streets, but tonight the CYDP has intervened to try and make peace between two sets of young women making violent attacks against each other. Nineteen year old Tiffany Lewis, a young mother to be, was today charged in Magistrates’ Court with Aggravated Assault with a Firearm […]
Turning to the courts, five months after fifty-three year old Alton Roy Peyrefitte was killed in a traffic accident, a forty-two year old contractor, of Belama Phase two, Carlo Magno Romero, was slapped with three traffic offences when he appeared in court today. Peyrefitte, who was represented by attorney, Dickie Bradley, was charged with Manslaughter […]
One of two police officers under investigation for securing the release of Keon Williams, aka “Gambis” was charged today. Last Friday, Williams was captured and this morning, police levied criminal charges against one of the cops in the center of the investigation. He is thirty-five year old Special Constable, John Myvett, a police attached with […]
But back to William Russell Jewett Jr., who has been in and out of court since Monday. Today he appeared once again to answer to charges brought by the Financial Intelligence Unit, Customs and Immigration departments. But after he decided to plead guilty to the Money Laundering charge filed by the FIU, all other charges […]
Former Minister of Health, Joe Coye was charged in April of 2008 for theft and obtaining property by deception. The proprietor of J.E.C., Alfred Schakron, alleged that he gave five hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars to Coye and his driver Cornel Flowers for the government property on which the Putt-Putt Bar was located on Newtown […]
A US fugitive, William Russell Jewett Jr., has been in the news since Monday because he was found in Belize with a large bundle of cash. Jewett was busted with over a hundred and twenty thousand dollars on his boat and slapped with charges from the F.I.U., Customs and Immigration. But now, thirty-three year old […]
A case which impacts on fundamental rights and freedoms, that took root in Belize in 2008, has now been elevated to the Privy Council, the highest court of appeal. Full arguments have been heard in which attorneys Lois Young represented the government and Lisa Shoman appeared on behalf of a group of concerned citizens that […]
After four days in police custody and two nights remanded at the Hattieville Prison, thirty three -year-old American national, William Russell Jewett will be spending more time behind bars. Jewett’s arrest came as a result of a search of his vessel on Friday, January fifteenth. The police in collaboration with the Financial Intelligence Unit personnel […]
On the night of February seventh 2008, at the UDP’s election celebration, victorious UDP candidates swore to jail corrupt PUP ministers. Former Minister of Health Jose Coye was among the first to be criminally charged. Coye was charged with theft of over two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars being the property of one Alfred Shakron, […]
Calvin Young, the son of James Young Sr., a businessman of Belama Phase 1 was stabbed twenty five times to the body after an altercation inside Apartment on Juliet Soberanis Street. That was in November of 2007. In April 2009, a prison inmate Floyd Wade told the DPP’s office that Arthur Young and Errol ‘Butchy’ […]
As our newscast ended at seven-thirty Monday night, a ruling was made in the Telemedia appeal against Speednet, the owner of SMART. The Appeals Court panel of Justices Manuel Sosa, Elliot Motley and Dennis Morrison decided to uphold an original ruling by Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh in favor of Smart. That means SMART’s services will […]
The Supreme Court opened on a calm note on Monday, but the tone was much different today when the case of a gruesome murder came up for trial. While the case is already sensational, more drama was added this morning when it took almost an hour to select the twelve member jury due to clashes […]
The Supreme Court opened today and simultaneously taking place, is an unprecedented special sitting of the Court of Appeal to hear the appeal by Belize Telemedia Limited against the CJ’s injunction preventing it from interrupting Smart’s services. It is an unusual occurrence taking place more infrequently than a solar eclipse. For the first time in […]
In other legal news, Senior Counsels Lois Young and Lisa Shoman, appeared on opposite sides before the Privy Council in London this morning over what is called “the referendum case”. This goes back to 2008 when the government tried to amend the human rights provisions of the Belize Constitution without taking the matter to a […]
Also in the Magistrate’s Court, a student who has been in police custody since last Thursday was charged for stabbing twenty year old Giovanni Abraham with a knife. Eighteen year old Mark Anthony Usher Junior was taken to court and slapped with charges of Dangerous Harm and Use of Deadly Harm. The incident occurred sometime […]
And an Orange Walk resident, twenty year Darrel Berry spent Christmas Day in the hospital after he was shot several times in the wee hours of December twenty-fourth. And now the man police believe shot Berry, is spending time in the Hattieville Prison until he has his day in court. Twenty-seven year old Kareem Barona […]
And in the courts, a citrus farm manager of la Democracia was charged today for hiring nineteen Central Americans who did not have employment permits. Thirty-three year-old Ray Ogaldez, of the Hummingbird Citrus Farm was escorted to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court by Immigration Personnel where he appeared before Magistrate Kathleen Lewis. Ogaldez pleaded not […]
In news from the courts, a well-known and popular tailor of New Road in Belize City finally had his day for a charge of fondling a fourteen year old primary school girl back in June of 2009. It took months for the case to come to trial, but today fifty one year old amputee, Angel […]
Four persons, including a pre-school teacher, an office assistant at Sadie Vernon High School and their two friends were today charged with Handling Stolen Goods. The couple, Julia Santos and Dwayne White, appeared along with Marvin McFoy and Kurt Smith in the Magistrate Court where the charges were read against them. The city residents were […]
Five men charged with a sensational murder at La Isla Bonita are free tonight after the charges against them were withdrawn earlier today in the San Pedro. The men were charged in connection with the shooting murder of twenty-eight year old John Paul Saldivar, a tour guide who worked at Patajos in San Pedro Town […]
