November 27, 2024

Robert Usher, 34, convicted of 5 counts of sexual crimes against minor

Now 22, the complainant testified in court that she was taken advantage of between the ages of eight and 17, despite telling her mother about the [...]
November 25, 2024

16 Days of Activism kicks off – women say #NoExcuse for gender-based violence

On Friday morning, the Ministry of Human Development, Families, and Indigenous People’s Affairs, along with the National Women’s Commission (NWC), hosted a ceremony at the House [...]
November 25, 2024

Libertad residents shot

The victims are identified as Edwin Gomez and Reyna Tobar. They were taken to hospital and the scene processed, although the circumstances of the case are [...]
November 21, 2024

Vacation from hell? Jamaicans detained by police, plead guilty to escape from and harm to Immigration officers

They first arrived between October 24 and 26 and remain here as their attorney has filed an application for judicial review into their detention.
November 17, 2024

San Pedro Town man wanted for alleged kidnapping/burglary

One of the women reported to police that she and her friend/ roommate were sleeping in their one-bedroom apartment, when her roommate's husband managed to forcibly [...]
November 15, 2024

Ladyville man charged with rape in Eruption Night Club case wanted for not showing up to court

The case of Michael Llewellyn Flowers, 27, a resident of the Ladyville area, Belize District, was called up on Wednesday before Justice Derrick Sylvester, who issued [...]
November 13, 2024

Father charged for injury to daughter, 10, as he forced his way into house

The 10-year-old and her mother visited the King Street Police Station, Precinct 1 and reported that at about 10:30 p.m., after her mother had left home [...]
November 7, 2024

Brett “Pito” Mejia remanded for attempting to kill his brother-in-law – but woman at center of case disagrees

No plea was taken from Mejia and he was remanded to the Belize Central Prison in the first instance as the charges are indictable and do [...]