All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Patrick Andrews picks up endorsement

    The Belmopan branch of the People’s United Party (PUP) today announced that the aspirant for the standard bearer position in the nation’s capital Patrick Jason Andrews has been endorsed by defeated candidate Dr. Amin Hegar.  Hegar lost...

    • Posted July 24, 2013
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  • Tropical Storm Dorian forms

    The fourth named storm of the Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season formed today.  Tropical Storm Dorian is located near latitude 14.3 north…longitude 29.9 west, which is about 410 miles west-south-west of the Cape Verde Islands.  Tropical Storm Dorian...

    • Posted July 24, 2013
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  • Belizean man dies in traffic accident in Guatemala

    A Belizean man identified as Luis Mendez, 20, of Benque Viejo del Carmen is reported to have been killed in a road traffic accident on Tuesday evening in Guatemala.  According to Emisoras Unidas, an online Guatemala news...

    • Posted July 23, 2013
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  • UNIBAM says newspaper columnist and TV talk show were not being totally truthful

    The United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM) today issued a statement taking issue with a newspaper columnist’s describing grant funds for the organization as siphoned money. The column in question was published last weekend and quoted extensively on...

    • Posted July 23, 2013
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  • Teenage girl reported missing in Toledo district

    A 13 year old girl has been reported missing by her parents.  Maria Esmeralda Rivera, a resident of Trio village, Toledo left home on Saturday night with an 18 year old man from the same village. The...

    • Posted July 23, 2013
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  • Robbers target Teakettle village business establishment

    An armed robbery was reported in Teakettle village, Cayo on Monday night.  It happened at a business establishment owned by businesswoman Julia Cruz, 65. According to police reports, around 7:40 pm Monday two men, one of whom...

    • Posted July 23, 2013
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  • Early morning fight leaves 5 injured; 4 arrested and charged

    A fight on Sunday morning in Belize City sent 5 people, including a 16 year old girl to the emergency room.  The fight, according to police reports, happened at a party on Iguana Street Extension after 2...

    • Posted July 22, 2013
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  • Boy drowns in pond in Shipyard village. Orange Walk

    A 10 year old boy drowned on Sunday afternoon in the Orange Walk district. The victim has been identified as Johan Schmitt, a resident of Shipyard village.  According to police reports, Schmitt and 5 of his friends...

    • Posted July 22, 2013
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  • BDF volunteers attend annual battle camp

    The annual Battle Camp for the volunteer battalion of the Belize Defense Force (BDF) is winding down in Cayo.  Since July 12, the men and women of the Volunteer Battalion have been engaged in the military exercise...

    • Posted July 22, 2013
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  • Home invasion reported in Santa Elena town, Cayo

    There was a home invasion in Santa Elena town in the Cayo district on Thursday night. According to reports, the couple, whose name is being withheld for their safety, was at home around 8:30 pm on Thursday...

    • Posted July 19, 2013
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