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January 28, 2023

Corporal Kareem Martinez’s trial commences in Dangriga High Court for manslaughter, but what will “justice for Laddie” look like?

Corporal Martinez is accused of shooting 14-year-old Laddie Gillett in Placencia in July of 2021 while responding to a report of trespass and attempted burglary at [...]
January 28, 2023

Convicted rapist Andre Gordon handed 16 years in prison, must serve at least half of the term for parole

Presiding Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft, who found Gordon guilty last July, broke down the sentence as follows: an initial term of eight years, the minimum under [...]
January 26, 2023

Trial of Kareem Martinez to have limited court attendance; Commissioner of Police says “we have done our part”

Presiding Justice Antoinette Moore has instructed that five family members from each side, prosecution, and defense, will be allowed inside the courtroom, with more permitted on [...]
January 18, 2023

Attorney General: “We have overcome many challenges”

Her office has been busy recruiting the judicial staff and officers its needs to more effectively administrate justice, but there were setbacks in the relocation of [...]
January 18, 2023

Judiciary needs its own money and people, says Bar

The vehicle of justice needs to be fueled with sufficient funding, Marshalleck said, as he proposed a Judicial Fund, separate and apart from the Consolidated Revenue [...]
January 18, 2023

Chief Justice Louise Blenman opens Legal Year 2023

There was the usual church service at St John's Cathedral, followed by a ceremony in front of the old Supreme Court Building. (The Old Treasury Building [...]
January 13, 2023

Fourth form student Adrian Hernandez charged for murder; Remanded to prison

Hernandez was arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate's Court on Thursday, accused of the murder of 61-year-old Emert Reginald Flowers.
January 12, 2023

Leader of the Opposition wins defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister in Supreme Court

As Barrow explained, the claim arose from a social media statement he made in rebuttal of the-then Leader of the Opposition’s New Year’s Address, in which [...]