He was busted last night with of twenty-one parcels of cocaine containing two point nine grams. And this morning nineteen year old Evan Ferguson, who claims he is a fourth form student, was arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate Court for Drug Trafficking. According to police, at about eight o’clock while on patrol on Pickstock […]
Also in court, the book was thrown at two men accused of burglarizing the home of Pastor Allan Kingston of Bermudian Landing. Twenty-eight year old Deon Brackett and twenty year old Herman Garbutt appeared in front of Magistrate Sharon Frazer and were charged for Burglary when they were caught red-handed with a passport belonging to […]
While the Ahmad family is homeless, a construction worker will spend the night in jail. Eighteen year old Ashton Grant who allegedly robbed a ten year old boy of his stunt bike on Friday, found himself before the courts today. The culprit was surprised by the police riding the minor’s bike on Princess Margaret Drive. […]
Early on the morning of the tenth September, quick police work averted a major break-in at the Customs Department on Caesar Ridge Road. It is believed it was an inside job and the thieves were looking for weapons. Today five men were charged for the break-in including two employees of the department who were on […]
He came to Belize in July of this year, and tonight forty one year old Guyanese national, Calvin Fitzpatrick Lewis, finds himself in trouble with the law. The charge against him is a rare one, Preparation to a Crime. Police allege that on September third they searched Lewis’ house on Freshman Lane in the West […]
And a Honduran man living in Belize City is spending his first night behind bars after he allegedly stabbed his neighbor and her two children. Twenty-five year old Alexis Rojas is accused of inflicting the injuries on the family on Saturday September twelfth on Mahogany Street Extension. According to police, they responded to a report […]
Buca Shell Gas Station at Miles two and a half on the Northern Highway was jacked on Wednesday. The culprits were captured on surveillance camera and were soon busted in a green Ford escort with the stolen cash. They were taken to court this morning and two of the four pleaded guilty to Robbery and […]
A man charged with the Robbery of a supermarket is one of the Hattieville Prison’s latest guests after he was denied bail today. Thirty one year old Albert Middleton, also known as “Cracker”, is accused of holding up Miami Shopping Center on Euphrates Avenue on Thursday afternoon. Middleton allegedly entered the business, and pointed a […]
Also in court, a man accused of setting a fire in January 2008, that almost gutted his sister’s home was found unfit to stand trial. Shortly before midday, a jury of seven women and two men, who had deliberated for less than thirty minutes, found that thirty-six year old Ernest Billary could not stand trial […]
Last week, the government made much ruckus about the release of the Accommodation Agreement signed back in 2005 with Belize Telemedia. Belmopan claimed that the documents were secret and had never seen the light of day until government forcibly took over Telemedia two weeks ago. Never mind that the agreement has been in the headlines […]
An eighteen year old tonight faces life behind bars instead of a bright future with endless possibilities. Kevin Santos was sentenced to life in prison today after he was convicted of murder. The jury deliberated for almost three hours before returning a unanimous guilty verdict in the case against Santos. It was pure mischief that […]
A Rock Stone Pond resident was arraigned in Magistrates’ Court today on one count of Cultivation of Cannabis. The charge follows a huge bust by police when they searched the home of Ernel Herbert early this morning. The cops found one thousand weed plants on Herbert’s property and hauled him off to the station. He […]
A DJ and businessman—on trial for rape—was remanded late this evening after a jury of nine found him guilty of the charge. Thirty eight year old Lewis Leiva faces a minimum of eight years in prison. The jury took two hours and ten minutes before they delivered a unanimous verdict. In his testimony on Tuesday, […]
A Lemonal villager, thirty-three year old Wayne Anthony, is expected to have his parole revoked. That’s because he is accused of robbing city resident, twenty-one year old Lueton Williams, while out on parole. Anthony is being accused of punching Williams in the face and then robbing him of seventy five dollars in cash. Williams told […]
Also in court, the trial of accused rapist, DJ/hotel owner Lewis Leiva, continued today. During day four, very interesting tidbits came out in testimony. Leiva testified and gave his version of the events on the night of July eleventh, 2007, for which he is being charged. Leiva admitted to having sexual intercourse with an American […]
He is an ex-cop who finds himself in plenty trouble with the law. Last week, the ex-cop turned businessman was slapped with theft charges, but tonight there are fresh allegations involving a parcel of land in the south. Vidal Campos is accused of transferring to his name on June sixth, a property situated in Hopkins […]
He was taken before the courts for car theft earlier this week, and tonight the ring leader of the cartel is facing additional charges. Thirty-three year old Karl Hemsley, along with his older brother, forty-one year old Paul Hemsley, appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare and were charged jointly with one count of Handling Stolen Goods. […]
Another man busted for car theft is forty-two year old Vidal Campos, who should have known better than to get caught up in illegal activities. That’s because Campos, who is now a contractor, previously served as a police officer. Campos allegedly rented a Jeep Grand Cherokee from Varela’s Auto Rental on June fifth and according […]
It was a big step for Western Union when they moved into their new offices on Coney Drive, but the bigger news was that the building was burglarized only a week later, on August twenty-ninth. The loot was initially reported at sixty thousand dollars but when the suspect in custody was taken to court, the […]
And in the courts, a deejay is on trial for the alleged rape of an American tourist vacationing at la Isla Bonita. The incident happened on July twelfth 2007 and the victim is a twenty year old who had just graduated from a U.S. high school. The man facing the music is thirty eight year […]
A prison inmate serving time for Robbery got himself in more hot water when he was busted with weed. Twenty-six year old Noel Herrera was found with four ounces of weed inside his cell at the Hattieville Prison. Herrera, who is now out on bail for the Robbery charge, initially pleaded not guilty to Drug […]
Also in court, twenty-nine year old Randy Williams learned his fate. The Ladyville labourer is spending his first night at the Hattieville Prison after he was denied bail for allegedly robbing two city residents. Police allege that around nine ten on Wednesday night Williams accosted thirty-three year old David Jones and twenty-two year old Velda […]
His romantic advances in public may have been more than is acceptable and tonight forty-six year old David Moralez is free only because he managed to meet bail. Moralez, a yard keeper, is accused of attempting to kiss a woman and then punching her while inside Popular Supermarket on Central American Boulevard. That is the […]
On Wednesday, News Five reported on a court case involving the Baptist Association of Belize and former Pastor, Percy Lewis regarding a parcel of land. Justice Oswell Legall ruled in favor of the association and gave the property to them. This morning Lewis came to our studios and refuted Ashley Locke’s version of the events […]
An interesting ruling was handed down this morning in a case involving a Church and one of its former pastors who is now in government employ at the Foreign Ministry. The dispute between former Baptist Pastor, Percy Lewis, and the Baptist Association of Belize, was over a piece of property and the church building on […]
