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January 18, 2024

Leroy Haulze sentenced to life in prison for role as watchman in 2019 murder, while the alleged murderer goes free

Haulze appeared in court on Wednesday and was handed down a life sentence without the possibility of parole until after serving 31 years for the crime. [...]
January 17, 2024

Region pays tribute to Caribbean Court of Justice judge Jacob Wit, dead at 71

Wit, first appointed in 2005, retired due to ill health and was one of two non-Caribbean jurists to serve on the Court.
January 17, 2024

Accused burglar granted bail after four months on remand in prison

Flowers appeared in court on Tuesday and was offered bail in the sum of $3,000 plus two sureties of $1,500 each. He is not to contact [...]
January 17, 2024

Trio on remand for Gabriel Tillet’s 2023 murder brought to court but disclosure not ready; court allows one final adjournment

Samuel Halliday, Robert Lamb and Kenrick Lanza appeared in court on Tuesday expecting disclosure in their case after 6 months on remand. Instead, the prosecution informed [...]
January 16, 2024

Man charged for being busted with crack and jumping out of police truck in escape attempt

Montes appeared in court unrepresented and was read two charges; one of possession of a controlled drug for an undetermined quantity of crack cocaine and for [...]
January 16, 2024

Third man in recent weeks busted for knife between 8:30 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.

Sherwin Stephen Baizar, 37, a resident of the Mile 8 Community on the George Price Highway, appeared in court unrepresented on Tuesday. He was read a [...]
January 16, 2024

Backlogs continue to tax Judiciary at all levels: Chief Justice

Chief Justice of Belize Louise Blenman said 232 dormant ordinary claims in the Civil Division of the High Court were uncovered due to internal audits and [...]
January 16, 2024

Chief Justice: Judiciary overcoming challenges, delivering justice more effectively

Morale within the Judiciary and confidence in it from the public entered the year low, as facilities were not fit for purpose and cases were backlogged [...]