All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Two announced dates for the resumption of classes

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Monday, January 2, 2017. Classes are to resume on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 according to the Ministry of Education, (MOE). But the Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) says that “our children and teachers deserve...

    • Posted January 2, 2017
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  • Dry airflow makes for good weather heading into 2017

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Saturday, December 31, 2016. A drier airflow is now settling in over our area. The result will be sunny skies today with a few cloudy spells. Tonight will be partly cloudy and showers will...

    • Posted December 31, 2016
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  • Police find handguns in Belize City operations

    Belize City, BELIZE. Friday, December 30, 2016. The Belize Police Department today announced that two handguns have been recovered from the streets of Belize City. According to a report sent out by the Press Officer, on Thursday...

    • Posted December 30, 2016
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  • Los Phoenix del Peten band leader killed in traffic accident

    Benque Viejo del Carmen, BELIZE. Friday, December 30, 2016. The Prensa Libre newspaper is reporting that the director of the musical group Los Phoenix del Peten Manuel Tager, 70, perished in a road traffic accident early this...

    • Posted December 30, 2016
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  • Improving weather conditions expected

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Friday, December 30, 2016.  A relatively moist northeasterly airflow is the dominating factor in our weather heading into the weekend. The general forecast for Belize and her coastal waters is for cloudy spells during...

    • Posted December 30, 2016
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  • Passenger bus and pickup truck collide; one fatality reported

    Belize City, BELIZE. Thursday, December 29, 2016. There was a fatal crash involving a pickup truck and a passenger bus last night on the Phillip Goldson Highway. The victim has been identified as Jose Alfaro. The official...

    • Posted December 29, 2016
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  • Newspaper Editor charged in fatal road traffic incident

    Belize City, BELIZE. Wednesday, December 28, 2016. The Editor of the Guardian Newspaper, Alfonso Noble, is out on bail after being arraigned on multiple charges relating to a fatal Christmas Eve road traffic incident. Noble, who is...

    • Posted December 28, 2016
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  • Queen Elizabeth focuses on inspiration in her Christmas Day Message

    Belmopan, CAYO. Sunday, December 25, 2016. Queen Elizabeth II, 90, the head of the Commonwealth, has praised the world’s unsung heroes. In her Christmas Day message, the Queen said that these unsung heroes gave her inspiration and...

    • Posted December 25, 2016
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  • Cyclist dies after being knocked down

    Belize City, BELIZE. Sunday, December 25, 2016. A traffic incident on the George Price Highway on Saturday night has left one man dead. The victim has been identified as Gilbert Myers. According to reports, Myers was west-bound...

    • Posted December 25, 2016
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  • BECOL spreads Christmas cheer in San Ignacio/Santa Elena

    Santa Elena, CAYO. Tuesday, December 20, 2016. There were tears of joy today in the twin towns of San Ignacio/Santa Elena as families received Christmas hampers from Belize Electric Company Limited, BECOL. The families were chosen to...

    • Posted December 20, 2016
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