BELIZE CITY, Wed. Oct. 22, 2008 - Prison inmate Emerito Reyes, 36, serving time for 5 counts of burglary, was sentenced to 3 years in the #2 Magistrate’s Court on Monday, October 20, after he pled guilty to drug trafficking for 67 grams of cannabis he had in his possession in prison at around 12:30 pm on Saturday, October 18.

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 23, 2008 - Lester Young, one of three persons charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the shooting of Alpheus Smith, 22, was freed on the charges in the #1 Magistrate’s Court on Monday, October 20.

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 23, 2008 - John Williams, 32, a laborer of Tibruce Street who was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter last Friday, was sentenced to 15 years today by Justice Adolph Lucas.