Defense attorney Oscar Selgado has been found guilty of abetment to commit murder in an unprecedented ruling handed down by High Court Justice Nigel Pilgrim. Justice Pilgrim determined that Selgado had attempted to hire a gang member to carry out the murder of Marilyn Barnes,
It’s been several weeks since we broke the story of an incident that allegedly involved a prominent Belize City attorney who stands accused of raping a pair of women. Tonight, forty-two-year-old Orson Jerome Elrington, better known as OJ, is out on bail after appearing before
Meanwhile, in the lower court, Elrington was accompanied by his father, Hubert Elrington, and fellow attorneys Norman Rodriguez and Michelle Trapp. The Senior Magistrate explained to Elrington that due to the nature of the offense, she will not take a plea. When the prosecutor was
An accused murderer is a free man tonight after a crown counsel in the D.P.P.’s office failed to show up in court. As we reported on Thursday, Shawn Hertular saw the charge dismissed by Justice Derick Sylvester because no one from the Office of the
Anke Doehm is the sixty-three-year-old American woman who the High Court found guilty of cruelty to a child earlier this week. Doehm was remanded to the Belize Central Prison after a nine-member jury unanimously found that she neglected her adopted daughter, thirteen-year-old Fay Lin Cannon,
The Caribbean Court of Justice today dismissed an appeal brought by Nevis Betancourt. He is the man who was convicted of the murder of Jose Castellanos. In July 2017, Castellanos was shot inside a restaurant in Santa Elena Town. Betancourt was subsequently indicted and tried
This morning, during a sitting of the House of Representatives that succeeded a landslide victory at the polls in the recent municipal elections, the Briceño administration presented the 2024 budget. It’s another billion dollar financial plan that is expected to be implemented as of April
PM Briceño then proceeded to emphasize that of every dollar government earns, only twenty-three cents is invested in social programs and infrastructure projects. He also spoke on public investment programs, including the expansion of National Health Insurance. Prime Minister John Briceño “In effect, seventy-three cents of every
The prime minister only focused on two primary areas, including health, during this morning’s budget presentation. PM Briceño also spoke about the recent breaking of ground for the construction of the San Pedro General Hospital. He also spoke about CABEI’s involvement in funding assessments of
Tonight, Prime Minister John Briceño is celebrating victory in eight municipalities, following Wednesday’s municipal elections. He says that the results at the polls indicate that Belizeans continue to support Plan Belize. PM Briceño thanked voters for coming out to exercise their democratic right. So, will
