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Sanctuary Belize is back in the news tonight. The actions by the Federal Trade Commission against the defendants in the massive Sanctuary Belize real estate scam continue, as well as its investigations. On August second, a federal judge in Maryland, U.S.A. supported the F.T.C.’s application for a preliminary injunction against the defendants, “ruling their allegedly […]
The land dispute between the Department of the Environment and seventy-six-year-old Primrose Gabourel and her son, Dion Zabaneh, has been languishing before the courts. It involves a property on Seashore Drive on which the Government has halted work. This morning, attorney Emil Arguelles, on behalf of Gabourel and Zabaneh, asked the lower court to stop […]
Written on August 5, 2019 | Posted in
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Saul Perez, a former Assistant Quarantine Officer with OIRSA-Belize, is out of a job after he lied to his boss and the police when he claimed he was robbed of money belonging to the company. Perez later admitted to stealing a total of two thousand two hundred and fifty-nine dollars belonging to OIRSA. In court […]
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A Maxboro resident, who shot his former neighbour at a bus shed, is tonight on remand at the Belize Central Prison. Kareem Harvey appeared before Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson and was charged with attempted murder, dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm upon Jordan Murrillo, a resident of Sand Hill Village, Belize District. […]
Written on August 1, 2019 | Posted in
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Fifteen days after a former teacher was shot to the back of his head in a police chase, a cop was arraigned for manslaughter by negligence. According to a ballistic report, it was Corporal Kent Martinez who pulled the trigger leading to the death of Allyson Major Junior two weeks ago at the foot of […]
Written on July 31, 2019 | Posted in
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The decision to charge Corporal Kent Martinez with the lesser charge of manslaughter by negligence has the family of Allyson Major Junior up in arms. On Tuesday, through attorney Kareem Musa, the family fired off a statement in which it said that the decision is disappointing if not scandalous. They say that “this travesty deserves […]
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According to Bradley, the case will be tried at the Supreme Court level. He says that the circumstances surrounding the case have undoubtedly left the public enraged. Major Junior is not the first victim who has been killed by a police officer. Bradley says that the Belize Police Department should apologize to the victim’s family […]
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This morning in the Supreme Court, Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington, one of three parties involved in ongoing litigation over the sale of land in the Corozal District, appeared before Justice Courtney Abel in various capacities in a most peculiar case.. Not only is the Pickstock Area Representative his own defense attorney in the matter, he […]
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Following this morning’s session, attorney Wilfred Elrington spoke briefly with the media, explaining how that piece of corporate law works. Secondly, when pressed about his role in the company, Elrington said that he attempted to explain to the directors that they were acting outside of the law and that’s when the legal battle commenced. […]
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To make his point, Elrington uses the example of B.T.L. and Holy Redeemer Credit Union, both organizations that are legally required to hold annual general meetings during which auditors are appointed. Furthermore, he admits to being laid-back when it came to advising the father and son directors that AGMs should have been held yearly as […]
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A significant event took place today in the murder trial of William “Danny” Mason and four other accused men. The judge and prosecution as well as attorneys visited the sites linked to the murder of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas. Mason’s house on the Intelco Hill in Belmopan where it is known that Pastor Lucas had gone […]
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A Belize City man who was on remand for a 2016 murder along with two brothers is tonight home after he was told he was a free man. Thirty-four-year-old Brandon Baptist, along with brothers John and Sheldon Grinage, was charged jointly with the murder of Stann Creek resident, Mariano Castillo who was allegedly attacked, beaten […]
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As the trial of William “Danny” Mason and four other accused men continues in the Supreme Court, an investigating officer took the stand today. The officer testified as to how he found the head of Pastor Llewelyn Lucas inside a bucket in Mason’s vehicle which was parked at the lot of Sanchos Bar in Belmopan. […]
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Police have cracked the murder of a Belize City businessman, Jose Hilario Diaz, and have charged another individual. Diaz was gunned down at his store on Cemetery Road on July sixteenth, 2019. Emmerson Garnette, a construction worker of Freetown Road, appeared this morning in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court before Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser. Garnette […]
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Also in the court was BiJay Palacio who was today fined for possession of a controlled drug. Before he pleaded guilty, Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser made it clear to him that a guilty plea for marijuana can come back and haunt him if he should ever decide to visit the United States and needs to […]
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Henry Palma is being accused of attempting to kill his own mother, Rosalie Palma, during an incident on Saturday at the Pickstock Hutment area in Belize City. This afternoon, the twenty-one-year-old was handcuffed and taken to the courtroom of Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser. Henry is believed to be suffering from a mental health condition and […]
Written on July 29, 2019 | Posted in
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The murder trial of William “Danny” Mason continued in the courtroom of Justice Antoinette Moore in the Belmopan Supreme Court. Mason and four other men, accused with the beheading of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas, are escorted in handcuffs to the court at every session. Today was no different as they arrived with heavy police escort. So […]
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Nine persons from Hattieville, Belize District were dragged to court this afternoon to be arraigned on a single count of possession of a controlled drugs, to wit, one thousand and seventy-four grams of cannabis. The drugs were found inside a pickup truck at the junction of the Coastal Road and the George Price Highway. Inside […]
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While Christopher Hyde is free, he has a fine of five thousand dollars to pay for being the leader of a gang. Hyde, of a West Street address, claims he is the leader of the Rocky Road Bloods Gang in Belize City. But such charge can carry up to twenty-five thousand dollars so today Hyde […]
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In our continued coverage of one of the most heinous murders, we headed to the Belmopan Supreme Court where the notorious William “Danny” Mason and four other men are being tried for the beheading of Pastor Llewellyn Lucas. The pastor’s head was found in a bucket in the pan of a vehicle belonging to Mason; […]
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In the Belize City Supreme Court, the trial of twenty-eight-year-old Elijah Burke came to an end today. Burke took a guilty plea to killing his own sister by hacking her to death more than two years ago. Today, Justice Marilyn Williams sentenced Burke to twenty-five years imprisonment, less five years, which means that he will […]
Written on July 25, 2019 | Posted in
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Two minors, who were seen in a video, bullying another minor, have been charged by police for targeting the minor. The video was widely circulated on social media, but the young victim took time to make a police complaint. The oldest of the girls, who is sixteen years, is facing charges of harm while the […]
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Progresso Heights Limited, a master development plan situated along Cocos Lagoon in Progresso, Corozal District, remains in the headlines for several lawsuits that have surrounded the real estate company. Notwithstanding matters that have gone before the Court of Appeal and the Caribbean Court of Justice, respectively, a longstanding claim continues to languish at the Supreme […]
Written on July 24, 2019 | Posted in
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While an attempt will be made ahead of July thirty-first to get the cautions lifted, Courtenay says that there has been a complete abuse of process where it concerns the lands registry. Eamon Courtenay, Attorney for Progresso Heights Ltd. “It seems to me that we will make every effort now, between now and Wednesday […]
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The murder trial for slain Pastor Llewellyn Lucas continued today in the Belmopan Supreme Court. The day’s proceedings focused on the forensics with four witnesses appearing in court. This morning, the F.B.I. analyst took the stand once again via a Skype call. The analyst was questioned about whether the D.N.A. samples collected from three of […]
Written on July 24, 2019 | Posted in
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