Jul 26, 2021
Ramiro de la Rosa
Today, Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser granted a stay of execution in the case of Ramiro De la Rosa. He was sentenced earlier this month after police searched his home in Duck Run Two community and rounded him and his wife up for a loaded shotgun that was licensed to his recently deceased father. De la Rosa, who was ill-advised, pleaded guilty to possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition, was sentenced the same day to three years imprisonment. His sentence has drawn outrage from residents in the Cayo community who thought it was too harsh. Attorney Orson Elrington now represents De la Rosa filed an appeal of the sentence. Elrington updated us on what happened in court today.
Jul 7, 2021
Ramiro de la Rosa
On Tuesday we brought you the story of Ramiro de la Rosa, the twenty-seven-year-old father from Duck Run Two community who received a three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to a gun charge. De la Rosa’s father had died, but late last week police in San Ignacio got wind that there was a gun in the house, searched the premises and found the shotgun. Ramiro and his wife were taken to the station where Ramiro agreed, after taking advice from a Justice of the Peace and the police but not an attorney, that pleading guilty to possession of an illegal firearm was the right course of action. He apparently wanted to prevent his wife from being charged, and did not know the penalty that accompanies the offence. The sentencing drew outrage from a cross-section of Cayo residents and prompted activist, businesswoman and politician, Nancy Marin, to take action. She told News Five today that she has submitted a letter to Governor General Froyl
Jul 6, 2021
Man Sentences to Jail for Gun Found in his Dead Father’s House
A recent prison sentence of a father of two young children has drawn fire on social media. On Friday, Ramiro de la Rosa from Duck Run Two was sentenced to three years in prison after police found a gun inside a house his father had occupied until his recent death. Although the gun was licensed to his father and would not expire until October, police detained Ramiro. He was arraigned in the San Ignacio Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty to the charge of being in possession of an unlicensed firearm. News Five spoke with attorney Arthur Saldivar who told us while survivors ought to report guns to the department, he believes the police acted unreasonably and the case is ripe for appeal. He also talked about what people can do if someone dies leaving behind a gun they would like to keep.
July, 2021
After over eighteen long months, the wait for cruise ships is about to end. On Wednesday, the first ship from the Carnival Cruise Lines docks in Belize City. Today, Duane [.]