March 20, 2025

Belize City man fined for cannabis possession; girlfriend cleared of charges

The accused, 30-year-old Shane Michael Pope and his girlfriend, 31-year-old Shania Leanne Hemmings, a call center agent, were arraigned yesterday before a Senior Magistrate in Court [...]
March 20, 2025

Belize City woman charged for allegedly stealing fan

The accused, 31-year-old Breth-Tesha Alex Copious, an unemployed resident of Raleigh Street, appeared before a Senior Magistrate in Court #6 on Thursday morning. She was read [...]
March 19, 2025

Sticky finger Orange Walk teen on spree avoids jail for theft and escape

Shawn Rivas appeared before a Senior Magistrate in Court #2 on Wednesday afternoon, where he admitted to stealing two bicycles and a gas tank, as well [...]
March 19, 2025

New York hostess fined $800 for bringing weed to Belize

Buie, 21, was detained upon arrival on American Airlines Flight #583 from Miami on March 18. Authorities at the airport detected the smell of cannabis, prompting [...]
March 19, 2025

Belize City pastor and six fishermen remanded to prison over cocaine bust

Pastor Mark Anthony Humes, 52, a taxi driver from Burrell Boom Village, and six fishermen—Lerman Norman Leslie(31, Chunox), Freddy Estuardo Chavez (43, San Estevan), Angel Aragon [...]
March 18, 2025

Sibling strife: Gilroy Usher Jr. charged for allegedly trying to run over sister on Election Day

Usher Jr., 44, a businessman and attorney-at-law, is accused of attempting to run over his sister with a dark blue Ford F150 pickup truck. According to [...]
March 18, 2025

Sandhill man out on bail after being charged for selling ex sister-in-law’s bed

Elon Emmanuel Tillett, 26, is accused of stealing an $850 bed from a woman. The alleged theft took place on January 9, 2025. Tillett appeared unrepresented [...]
March 18, 2025

San Pedro bar owner arraigned for employing 14 undocumented Honduran women

Nelson Raynaldo Gomez, 38, a business owner from the Emerald area of San Pedro Town, appeared before the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday afternoon at [...]