All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Belize celebrates St. George’s Caye Day

    The official St. George’s Cay Day ceremonies were held on Tuesday morning in Belize City.  It included an address by the Charmian of the September Celebrations Commission, Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia, the Mayor of Belize City...

    • Posted September 10, 2013
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  • Police officer gunned down, allegedly by a colleague

    The Belize Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Detective Constable Dean Yearwood who was attached to the Crimes Investigations Branch at Precinct Two at the Racoon Street police station was shot and...

    • Posted September 8, 2013
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  • Vehicles crash in Santa Clara village

    There are reports of multiple injuries resulting from a road traffic accident on Friday night on the Phillip Goldson Highway in the Corozal district.  Initial reports say that the incident happened in Santa Clara village.  It involved...

    • Posted September 6, 2013
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  • Roaring Creek man shot dead

    A man was shot dead this morning in Roaring Creek village, Cayo.  The victim has been identified as Nigel Neal, 34. Neal, according to initial reports was shot as many as six times by a man who...

    • Posted September 6, 2013
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  • Veterinarians undergo accreditation training

    Over a dozen veterinarians from all over the country today began a four-day accreditation training course. Opening ceremonies were held this morning at the conference room of the Faculty of Agriculture (University of Belize) in Central Farm....

    • Posted September 3, 2013
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  • Prime Minister accompanies his wife to the U.S.

    The Honorable the Prime Minister, Mr. Dean Barrow has traveled to the United States.  A brief statement from the office of the Prime Minister announced Mr. Barrow’s departure on Monday to join his wife Kim as she...

    • Posted September 3, 2013
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  • Armed gunman makes off with large sum of money

    Police in Belize City have one person detained for questioning following a weekend armed hold up that netted thieves over $46,000.  The heist happened on Saturday evening. Police say that around 4:30 pm, a security officer working...

    • Posted September 2, 2013
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  • September celebrations officially launched

    The official ceremony marking the opening of the September Celebrations was held this morning in St. George’s Caye village, Belize district.  Present on the first capital of Belize for the festivities were dignitaries, including the Governor General...

    • Posted September 1, 2013
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  • Mother charged for the crime of child abandonment

    Belize City resident Shannel Robinson, 25, has become an inmate of the Belize Central Prison after she was unable to meet bail offered when she appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.  Robinson was charged with two...

    • Posted August 30, 2013
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  • Children injured in apartment fire; mother in police detention

    Police have detained the mother of two young children who were injured in a fire on Thursday morning in Belize City. Shevaun and Skanika Reneau received minor burns and are undergoing treatment at the Karl Heusner Memorial...

    • Posted August 30, 2013
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