February 10, 2023

Volunteer BDF soldier charged for alleged assault with a bottle causing injury to a woman

Belize City resident, 32-year-old Augustine Lauriano appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate's Court answering to a single count of wounding.
February 10, 2023

Suspended police officer on trial for drug trafficking defends himself in court

Bellini cross-examined the prosecution's main witness, Sergeant George Ferguson, after Ferguson gave testimony on what was done with the drugs and confiscated cash allegedly taken from [...]
February 10, 2023

Belize City man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl

Thirty-six-year-old Jermaine Allen appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate's Court on Thursday, where he was read a single charge of sexual assault.
February 9, 2023

Guatemalan man busted for immigration offense accused of sexually assaulting 13-year-old female

Twenty-two-year-old Samuel Lopez appeared in the Belize City Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, charged with a single count of "deemed a prohibited immigrant."
February 7, 2023

Dexta Daps is coming to Belize after courts “shut down” injunction attempt

A High Court hearing on Monday put paid to that, as a judge refused an injunction filed by the promoters of a 2020 concert that was [...]
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 [...]