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June 28, 2023

Further jail term ordered for Belize City man on firearms charges

Baldwin was seen by police disposing of the weapon, a grey and black Smith and Wesson nine-millimeter pistol, on March 16, 2019, along with 20 grams [...]
June 28, 2023

Belize City man spared jail for domestic assault

Hamilton is accused of storming into a residence intending to cause bodily harm to his ex-common-law wife, the mother of his children. He was reportedly carrying [...]
June 28, 2023

‘Better have my money’: Construction worker accused of damaging employer’s vehicle over late pay

The incident happened on April 15 when according to Francisco Grande of Mile 1 ½ George Price Highway, Guerra arrived around 11 p.m. demanding pay for [...]
June 28, 2023

Man admits to drinking in public, avoids jail for previous fines

Soberanis admitted in court that he was drinking alcohol at Maranatha Grocery on Antelope Street Extension on June 25, and drew a $25 fine and cost [...]
June 27, 2023

High Court quashes convictions of two men because courts took too long to hear their appeals

Defense counsel Leeroy Banner separately represented Javan Guzman, convicted of keeping an unlicensed firearm and ammunition three years after being arrested in 2016, and Punta Gorda [...]
June 27, 2023

High Court releases convict with suspended sentence for guns and ammunition after appeal

Moises Garcia, 34, was handed a sentence of 45 months in prison – three years, nine months running concurrently – after pleading guilty before Magistrate Stephanie [...]
June 27, 2023

Man fined more than $150 for less than a gram of crack cocaine

Thirty-one-year-old Jovanni Bardalez appeared in the Belize City Magistrate's Court charged with a single count of possession of controlled drugs in respect to 0.7 grams of [...]
June 27, 2023

Trio charged for unlicensed firearm further remanded to prison

The men - 22-year-old Luis Marin, 25-year-old Clifford Ferguson, and 24-year-old Clinton Medina - appeared in the Belize City Magistrate's Court on Monday, following their initial [...]