All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Cristo Rey villager dies in traffic accident

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The family of Cristo Rey village resident, thirty two year old Orlando Madrid is preparing to lay him to rest following his demise in a road traffic accident early on...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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  • Man dies hours after being knocked down

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Wednesday, March 16, 2016. A man from the village of Duck Run 2 died this afternoon, about eight hours after he was knocked down in Spanish Lookout. Alejandro Padilla, 88, had left his home...

    • Posted March 16, 2016
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  • San Ignacio cab driver robbed at knife-point

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Wednesday, March 16, 2016. A San Ignacio taxi man was robbed of his car at this afternoon on the Calla Creek road while delivering fares. According to reports received, the taxi man was hired by...

    • Posted March 16, 2016
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  • President of Taiwan visits Guatemala; Belize next

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Tuesday, Match 15, 2016. The president of the Republic of china, Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou, has arrived in Guatemala City, Guatemala on the first leg of his farewell visit to Central America. President Ma will...

    • Posted March 15, 2016
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  • Guatemala provokes incident at the Sarstoon

    Punta Gorda town, TOLEEDO. Monday, March 14, 2016. Tensions were at fever pitch on Saturday evening on the Sarstoon. The Guatemalan military provoked the entire incident by behaving in what the government of Belize calls, “an extremely...

    • Posted March 14, 2016
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  • Cayo Softball honors veteran coach

    Roaring Creek, CAYO. Sunday, March 13, 2016. In keeping with the spirit of the saying “no wait ’till the man dead, fuh tell am ih good” (don’t wait until the man is dead to tell him he...

    • Posted March 13, 2016
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  • Belize High School of Agriculture gets grant from Japan

    Orange Walk Town, ORANGE WALK. Saturday, March 12, 2016. The Belize High School of Agriculture is getting assistance to expand its classroom facilities in the Orange Walk district. On Friday, the government of Japan, through its embassy...

    • Posted March 12, 2016
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  • MOH gets vehicles for use in Maternal and Child Health services

    Belmopan, CAYO. Friday, March 11, 2016. Yolanda Habet-Jones Reporting.  Three new vehicles, valued at $120,000, were donated to the Ministry of Health for use by the Maternal and Child Health program. The vehicles were procured through the...

    • Posted March 11, 2016
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  • Galen University wins SSB regional debate competition

    Belmopan, CAYO. Thursday, March 20, 2016. Yolanda Habet-Jones Reporting. The Regional Debate Competition sponsored by the Belize Social Security Board continued this morning in the nation’s capital, Belmopan. It was the regional phase which saw John Paul...

    • Posted March 10, 2016
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  • Gaspar Vega is retiring from electoral politics

    Orange Walk Town, ORANGE WALK. Thursday, March 10, 2016. The United Democratic Party (UDP) today announced that Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega is retiring from electoral politics at the end of the current term. An official release...

    • Posted March 10, 2016
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