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February 7, 2023

Interdicted police officer convicted of damage to property says he will appeal

Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser found 33-year-old James Usher guilty after considering the prosecution's evidence and determining that the standard of proof was met. The Chief Magistrate [...]
February 7, 2023

Sandhill man fined for public drinking

Antonio Cal appeared in the Belize City Magistrate's Court on Monday answering to a single charge of public drinking for consuming white rum in front of [...]
February 7, 2023

Woman who pleaded guilty to stealing cell phone remanded to prison for unpaid fines

Twenty-five-year-old Celina Jones confessed to stealing a phone valued at $750 from a man she befriended. She was also charged for possession of a pipe used [...]
February 7, 2023

Man who stole close to $40,000 from his own mother spared prison time

Twenty-five-year-old Jose Pineda appeared unrepresented in court for his sentencing hearing, after pleading guilty to a charge of theft on January 30, with respect to a [...]
February 7, 2023

Man who robbed minor with fake gun says he remembers nothing because he was drunk

Twenty-one-year-old Rupert Codd appeared in the Belize City Magistrate's Court on Monday, charged with a single count of armed robbery. The Magistrate stressed to him that [...]
February 7, 2023

Man charged with theft pleads not guilty despite reportedly being caught on camera

Forty-eight-year-old Rene Castillo appeared in the Belize City Magistrate's Court on Monday, charged with a single count of theft, to which he pleaded not guilty.
February 6, 2023

Freddy Vasquez denied bail again for burglary

Freddy Vasquez has no less than seven active charges before the courts, including four allegations centered around “crimes of dishonesty” – theft, robbery, and burglary.
February 6, 2023

Telemedia on the hook for more than 400 thousand dollars to 15 former employees

High Court Justice Sonya Young issued her decision on January 4, ruling for the ex-employees for a combined sum of $409,919.04 along with six percent interest [...]