March 17, 2025

Jaime Pena jailed for crashing boss’ car on drunken joyride

Jaime Antonio Pena pleaded guilty to four charges in Court #4 on Monday morning, including taking a motor vehicle without authority, driving without due care and [...]
March 17, 2025

Police officer David Griffith acquitted of manslaughter charge in 2013 shooting

Griffith’s attorney, Dickie Bradley, confirmed the acquittal, stating that the prosecution failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Griffith was the officer who fired the [...]
March 17, 2025

Jaheem Young faces sexual assault charge in connection with 2024 burglary

Young, a boat repairer from Saint Joseph Street, Belize City, was initially charged in December 2024 for burglarizing his cousin's home and stealing her speaker. However, [...]
March 17, 2025

Two men indicted for 2023 murder of Sylvian Swift

Anthony Carballo Jr., 29, and Christopher Pitts Jr., 20, appeared before Justice Nigel Pilgrim, where they were formally charged with murder. Carballo Jr. is being represented [...]
March 17, 2025

Kareem Hamilton indicted for kidnapping after allegedly taking 5-year-old girl from yard

Kareem Hamilton, 37, an unemployed resident of Jane Usher Boulevard, appeared before Justice Nigel Pilgrim last week, where he was read a single charge of kidnapping. [...]
March 17, 2025

Police unable to locate Belizean-American who allegedly assaulted Commissioner of Police

McKay pleaded guilty to aggravated assault against the Commissioner and was fined $1,505 by Chief Magistrate Jayani Wegodapola on September 24, 2024. However, the Director of [...]
March 17, 2025

Jayme Marin murder case stalled as mental fitness comes into question

During a High Court session on March 7, 2025, before Justice Nigel Pilgrim, defense attorney Arthur Saldivar argued that Marin is "not of sound mind" and [...]
March 15, 2025

Immigration Officer to stand trial for extorting Jamaican national in High Court

Escalante, 32, who hails from Santa Rita Heights, Corozal Town, appeared unrepresented in her Preliminary Inquiry (PI) but had previously sought legal aid from Attorney Leslie [...]