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October 8, 2023

Two fishermen charged and handed hefty fines for illegal harvesting of conch from Turneffe Atoll Reserve

57-year-old Francisco Chan of Otro Benque Road, Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District; and 23-year-old Russell Melendez of Copper Bank, Corozal District, were each charged with [...]
October 8, 2023

41-year-old Belize City man pleads guilty to fleeing police while held on rape charge

Back in June of 2022, Lopez was charged with rape and escape from lawful custody. He had been detained by police on June 16 on a [...]
October 6, 2023

Court dismisses spit charge against man who says his brother provoked him by suggesting having a ‘threesome’with his woman

57-year-old Colin Cain of Burrell Boom, Belize District, was charged with common assault on his younger brother Orin, 55, when he allegedly spat at him during [...]
October 6, 2023

Belize City man jailed for inappropriately touching nine-year-old girl and giving her $5 not to tell

Garnett was charged in August of 2021 for touching the girl’s private area, as she testified in camera, which she said made her feel frightened and [...]
October 6, 2023

Teenager convicted of A&R Store robbery and shootout with police fined $5,000

Now-23-year-old Keon Alexander Budnah was convicted in September and today he was sentenced not to imprisonment but a total of $5,000 in fines and cost of [...]
October 5, 2023

Trio charged with handling cop’s stolen laptop defend themselves in court, beat case

Clarence Thompson; Christian Ayala and Robert Hernandez were charged with handling stolen goods after they were allegedly caught with a $1,400 laptop belonging to a police [...]
October 5, 2023

Government to increase penalties for use of threatening words and aggravated assault and expand to protect court officers, elected officials, media personnel and others

It will now be a serious offence to use threatening words or behavior as defined in Section 4 (1) (xi) of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act [...]
October 5, 2023

Machete wielding Honduran charged with assault out on bail

Marvin Santamaria Bardalez, 45, appeared in court unrepresented and was read a single charge of aggravated assault. He pleaded not guilty and was offered bail in [...]