In December 2002, Hillaire Sears was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after being convicted of the murder. That conviction was later reduced to manslaughter before Sears was [...]
According to Mendez, the case involving Hillaire Sears highlights a number of issues within the criminal justice system. Leslie Mendez, Attorney-at-law “I think it’s important for us to also [...]
A man who was found guilty of murder has been sentenced to thirteen years imprisonment in the southern session of the Supreme Court. Andre Valle Diaz was convicted of the [...]
A man who was found guilty of the manslaughter of his common-law-wife was sentenced to three years in prison today. Andrew Caliz will only spend another eighteen months since he [...]
A man, who was convicted in March of the double murder of two sisters, has been condemned to two life sentences at the Belize Central Prison. This morning, Justice Antoinette [...]
Fausto Teck was arraigned on a single charge of murder this morning, in the San Ignacio Magistrate’s Court for the stabbing death of Chris Rodriguez. Today, family and friends of [...]
The case of the Cuban immigrants who are on remand awaiting a court proceeding has been adjourned. Today, the proceedings took place virtually but in closed session among the parties [...]
The case of seven Cubans who are charged with immigration offences has been adjourned until next Tuesday. This is to give the Human Rights attorneys who have filed a case [...]
Eddie Sierra believes that the conditions of imprisonment are just too harsh for the infraction the Cubans have committed, and he is here to follow their plight. Eddie Sierra, [...]
He holds the position of co-agent for Belize when we present our memorial to the I.C.J. in response to Guatemala, but today, a dark cloud looms over the future of [...]
Late Tuesday evening, police charged a B.D.F. Soldier with the murder of a civilian from Orange Walk. News Five’s Marion Ali was at the court today. She also spoke with [...]
The F-PIC protocol, which has now been renamed by the Briceño administration as the free prior, inform consultation process, has been filed with the Caribbean Court of Justice, despite objections [...]
It took a long time coming, but on Friday the family of an American man killed in Belize eight years ago finally got some justice. A jury in Washington State [...]
A Black-man Eddy family is trying to get justice for the 2017 murder of Keona Ara. Two men were charged in connection with the homicide and while the family was [...]
Accused of manslaughter by negligence in the death of Senior Superintendent of Police, Henry Jemmoth, Jasmine Hartin appeared before the San Pedro Magistrate Court this morning. There, the prosecution submitted [...]
She was put to death in 1963, after a skewed justice system condemned her for the death of her abusive policeman common-law-husband. Now, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, [...]
As to the historic wrong that Cabinet is seeking to correct, Minister Garcia says no right thinking member of society today would have wished for Ms. Parham to be convicted. [...]
The Supreme Court has struck down an application for judicial review by the United Democratic Party in connection with the Microsoft contract awarded to SMART Belize Limited by the Government. [...]
An application for judicial review, filed on behalf of Stake Bank Enterprise Ltd. by Glenn D. Godfrey and Company, was struck out on a technicality in the Supreme Court earlier [...]
Appearing on behalf of Waterloo and two other interested parties was Marine Parade Chambers. Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith and Hector Guerra were also in court today. Following the ruling, attorney [...]
Today, attorneys for David Gegg were back in court where they argued on behalf of Portico Enterprises, the parent company for Port of Magical Belize. The suit which has been [...]
She was to appear in the San Pedro magistrate’s court this morning where further disclosure would have been handed over to her, but Jasmine Hartin was unable to attend the [...]
Last night we told you about the legal challenge that Belize brought against Trinidad and Tobago before the C.C.J. The Government of Belize accused the Republic of importing non-CARICOM brown [...]
An appeal has been lodged by Waterloo Investments Holdings Limited to challenge a decision by the Department of Environment which has denied environmental clearance for its proposed tourism development project [...]
An application to strike out the re-districting case brought before the Supreme Court by the Belize Peace Movement has been filed by Senior Counsel Oscar Sabido, Chair of the Elections [...]
