Rhett Fuller spent his birthday in court. The extradition appeal of the thirty-eight year old finally made it to court after six years and today Fuller and his attorney, Eamon Courtenay, appeared before Justices Elliott Mottley, Dennis Morrison and Manuel Sosa in the Appeals Court. But while Courtenay was ready to proceed, Attorney Priscilla Banner, […]
But before the appeal of Rhett Fuller was dealt with, the Appeals Court heard an application for leave to appeal a stay of proceedings in the case of five claimants, among them, Belize Telecom Limited, who are claiming compensation for shares they lost when Belize Telecom became Belize Telemedia Limited. The case had started in […]
While his job is to uphold the law, today a traffic officer was charged for just the opposite when he appeared in court for Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Thirty year old, Mark Banner of Hattieville is spending his first night behind bars on remand for the offense he allegedly committed against a fourteen year old girl. […]
San Pedro police have caught up with thirty-seven year old Alvaro Gregorio, who was on the run since the stabbing death of Salvadoran Roberto Jimenez of the San Mateo area of the island shortly after midday on Wednesday. Gregorio was nabbed in a police manhunt around ten this morning in an abandoned house about two […]
In the Magistrates’ Court meanwhile, thirty-one year old Roger Pennil of Belama Phase Three, Belize City pleaded guilty to Theft in connection with an incident at the Princess Hotel and Casino marina on Wednesday night. The charge for which Pennil was arrested follows a report by the Marina manager, forty-four year old Angel Espat, who […]
And because of escalating crime and violence, the fight against it is everyone’s business and there is one group that has been active but intends to do more. They previously existed under a different name and their mandate was to advise the Belize Police Department on ways to improve their fight against the scourge. Now […]
A delegation of athletes that represented Belize in Nicaragua for the Special Olympic Games returned home today with two gold medals. Ambassador for Special Olympics, Kim Simpliss and Chairman of Special Olympics Belize, Alan Auil, were at Stella Maris to greet the twenty-fourth athletes and handed out certificates for their accomplishments in winning a total […]
They did not get medals but they were recognized with special awards as the Police Department’s Belize District Officer of the Month Award programme came back on stream. The programme seeks to single out those junior officers who go beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the community. The programme’s revitalization started […]
Aside from postmasters and mailmen, not many people may know that October ninth is commemorated as World Post Day. To kick-off the celebrations, on Wednesday, instead of delivering mails, the Belize Post Office handed out meals to homeless and needy individuals at the Battlefield Park in Belize City. Today, in conjunction with the Universal Postal […]
And to show appreciation for the continuous assistance from Cuba, Belize today deployed its second shipment of supplies to the island that was ravaged three times in a matter of just months by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and Tropical Storm Fay. The recovery process is well underway but since every ounce helps, today’s supplies will […]
Poverty is the deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life and statistics show that there has been an increase in the level of poverty in the jewel. In fact, thirty-three percent of Belizeans are victims of poverty. This is the message that Photographer Richard Holder captured through his lens in an assignment […]
At some point you have experienced feelings of sadness. Most of the time we learn to overcome these feelings and as some say: what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. But when a person suffers from depression their gloom and despair become debilitating, preventing them from experiencing happiness. As part of Mental Health Week, Healthy […]
