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But a man, who allegedly broke into the law office of former Belize City Mayor, Darrell Bradley and stole artwork and miscellaneous items worth over two thousand dollars, was denied bail. Jason Hernandez, a resident of Albert Street, is accused of removing the wood carving, a fan, and other office fixtures from the law firm […]
Written on March 27, 2020 | Posted in
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It’s been almost a week since five-year-old Kia Herbert was senselessly murdered inside her house on Pitter Street in Belize City; she was with her mother, Frances Herbert when shots were fired from outside towards the bedroom in which they were sleeping. On Saturday, police charged two men for her killing as well as the […]
Written on March 23, 2020 | Posted in
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A police corporal, who allegedly shot and killed a teacher as he drove in a vehicle in downtown Belize City last July, was today committed to stand trial in the June session of the Belize City Supreme Court. Corporal Kent Martinez is accused of the shooting death of Allison Major, who was struck to the […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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A man, who is charged with a murder that occurred in 2017 and for whom a preliminary inquiry has still not been completed, was denied bail today in the Supreme Court. Crown Counsel Reese Cattouse explained that George Bull has still not been committed to stand trial in the Supreme Court because there was a […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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A woman, who claims she is a chef in San Pedro, was today arrested and charged with possession of an illegal firearm and sixteen rounds of ammunition. Ana Herrera, represented by attorney Kathleen Lewis, appeared before Justice Francis Cumberbatch and was granted bail in the sum of ten thousand dollars plus two sureties of the […]
Written on March 20, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Elrington, a statutory instrument would have to be instituted in order to effect a travel ban for passengers entering the country via the P.G.I.A. In that case, he says, all travelers would be barred from arriving in Belize, no matter their country of origin. Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs “Unless […]
Written on March 19, 2020 | Posted in
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Earlier today in a Utah court, a jury convicted Lev Aslan Dermen of conspiracy and money laundering. Dermen, as we have been reporting, was accused of defrauding the U.S. government of one point one billion dollars in a bio fuel programme. Dermen, who acquired Belizean nationality under the name Levon Termendzhyan, was convicted of two […]
Written on March 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The parties in the redistricting case before Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin have reviewed the affidavits of the expert witnesses that are to be brought forward by interested party in the case, Lord Michael Ashcroft. The case is brought before the Supreme Court by the Belize Peace Movement against the Elections and Boundaries Commission and the government, […]
Written on March 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Closing arguments were heard earlier this weekend in the U.S. case against Lev Aslan Dermen. He stands accused of defrauding the U.S. government of more than one billion dollars in a bio fuel tax fraud scheme. The fifty-three-year-old alleged fraudster was granted Belize nationality in September 2013 and was recommended for a c consular post […]
Written on March 13, 2020 | Posted in
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A mechanic of Maskall Village was escorted before Magistrate Aretha Ford this afternoon to face a charge of harm upon Sherlette Arnold. The incident allegedly happened on March eleventh in Belize City. This was the second time in as many weeks that twenty-five-year-old Malik Stuart has appeared before the courts with a charge upon the […]
Written on March 13, 2020 | Posted in
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A man and two minors were denied bail this afternoon when they appeared before Magistrate Aretha Ford on a charge of robbery. Twenty-year-old Kenroy Daly, a resident of Sarstoon Street and the two minors, aged fifteen and seventeen, are accused of robbing Christian Ruiz by force of a Samsung phone and other personal belongings on […]
Written on March 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Twenty-year-old Tayvon Castillo today found himself before the courts, charged with Obtaining Property by Deception, for allegedly collecting money for a vehicle that he never delivered to its buyer. Castillo is accused of collecting two thousand dollars as down-payment from Rigoberto Enriquez for a vehicle worth eighteen thousand dollars with monthly instalments of five hundred […]
Written on March 13, 2020 | Posted in
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A special constable who is charged with eight counts of Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Minor today made his second appearance before a Supreme Court Judge to seek bail while he awaits his trial. But his application could not be reviewed because the documents pertaining to his case were served too late for his attorney […]
Written on March 13, 2020 | Posted in
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Today, police escorted Alden Lara before Magistrate Kadeem Palmer to face a charge of murder. Lara is accused of Tuesday evening’s shooting that claimed the life of Michael Barrera. The social worker had just placed an order for food at a takeout outlet on Central American Boulevard near its junction with Iguana Street. Police said that the […]
Written on March 6, 2020 | Posted in
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Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin today adjourned the redistricting case until next Friday to allow Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck, on behalf of Interested Party in the case, Lord Michael Ashcroft, to present affidavits as it relates to the expert witnesses who they are seeking the court to consider to give testimony. Marshalleck explained, with apology, that […]
Written on March 6, 2020 | Posted in
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When he appeared last on the media, Chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, Doug Singh explained that it would be too time-consuming to conduct a redistricting exercise before the General Elections; and that it was the same people who are now trying to get the government to carry out the exercise that demanded that […]
Written on March 6, 2020 | Posted in
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Supreme Court Justice Francis Cumberbatch today granted bail to twenty-eight year-old Edgar Orellana. Orellana is charged with sexual assault upon a minor. The incident allegedly happened in the month of October 2019 in Belize City. Orellana was granted bail of five thousand dollars on the conditions that he must not interfere with the victim and […]
Written on March 6, 2020 | Posted in
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A Belize City man was taken before Magistrate Aretha Ford this afternoon to face a charge of Aggravated Assault upon his mother, after he allegedly raised a pickaxe with which to hit her. The prosecution alleges that on March fifth, 2020, Mauricio Lemus went home on Banak Street and asked his mother Maria Enriquez for […]
Written on March 6, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize City jeweler, Manuel Pacheco this morning walked out of the Supreme Court a free man after he was found not guilty of the murder of his next-door neighbour, Jose Manuel Villanueva. In acquitting Pacheco, Supreme Court Justice Colin Williams found that in self-defense, a person reacts to defend himself based on perception that at […]
Written on February 28, 2020 | Posted in
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San Pedro resident, Louis Carter today received a thirty-year prison sentence for the murder of mechanic, Dwayne Hyde. Justice Colin Williams handed down the sentence after Carter told the court that he killed Hyde in self-defense. Carter’s defense attorney, Senior Counsel Simeon Sampson had reportedly advised his client to plead guilty to the lesser charge of […]
Written on February 28, 2020 | Posted in
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The murder trial of Carl Reneau adjourned this afternoon after defense attorney Baja Shoman informed the court that she intends to make a no case submission. The crown, defense, accused and presiding judge paid a visit to the scene of the incident where fifteen-year-old Jaheem Mahler, a student of Gateway Youth Center, was gunned down […]
Written on February 28, 2020 | Posted in
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Twenty-four year-old Darwin Prado, charged with the double murder of Casey Lozano and Marlon Spain, remains behind bars after being denied bail by Supreme Court Justice, Antoinette Moore on Friday. Lozano and Spain were socializing along with others on Marage Road, in the Japan area of Ladyville, in January of 2018 when two armed men […]
Written on February 24, 2020 | Posted in
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In the court today, street figure Michael Arnold, aka “Teetie,” a Pickstock resident, was found guilty of robbery. Arnold was given a non custodial sentence and was fined two thousand dollars. In 2016, he robbed Maria Pou, the owner of the popular Pou Meat Pie located on New Road. Pou was collecting rent from a […]
Written on February 24, 2020 | Posted in
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San Pedro resident Louis Carter was found guilty of murder today by Justice Colin Williams. Carter was on trial for the murder of Dwayne Hyde, a mechanic also of the island, who was shot dead in 2016 inside his yard in the Escalante Subdivision of San Pedro Town. Two weeks ago, Carter gave an unsworn […]
Written on February 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize City jeweler, Manuel Pacheco, who is on trial for the murder of his next-door neighbour, today pleaded with the court that he killed Jose Manuel Villanueva in self defense. Pacheco, defended by Senior Counsel, Ellis Arnold, told the Court in an unsworn statement from the dock that on the evening when the incident happened, […]
Written on February 21, 2020 | Posted in
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