All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Taxi driver murdered in Punta Gorda

    Punta Gorda, TOLEDO. Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Police in Punta Gorda town are investigating the murder of a taxi driver. The body of Elridgeville resident 61 year old Antonio Rodriguez was found on the side of a...

    • Posted December 16, 2015
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  • Ground broken for Forward Operating Base near Sarstoon Island

    Punta Gorda Town, TOLEDO. Wednesday, December 9, 2015. Ground was broken today at the southern tip of Belize in the area of the Sarstoon Island for the construction of a forward operating base for the Belize National...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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  • Group calls on government to sign on to UNCAC

    Belmopan, CAYO. Wednesday, December 9, 2015. Members of the Belize Progressive Party (BPP) are today holding a mini demonstration in front of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. Carrying placards, the small group of demonstrators is calling...

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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  • Decomposed body found in Spanish Lookout

    Spanish Lookout, CAYO. Wednesday, December 9, 2015. The decomposed body of a man was found last night in Spanish Lookout, Cayo. The identity of the man, believed to be of Hispanic descent, has not yet been determined....

    • Posted December 9, 2015
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  • Costa Rica not happy with Belize’s decision on Cuban migrants

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Tuesday, December 9, 2015. Reaction to the Belize government’s decision not to commit to helping Cuban migrants trying to reach the United States of America “outside of a regional arrangement” has been swift. In...

    • Posted December 8, 2015
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  • Belize makes no commitments on stranded Cuban migrants

    Belmopan, CAYO. Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The government of Prime Minister Dean Barrow will “participate in a regional discussion to identify the necessary mechanisms to address the Cuban migrants transiting through the region.” That is the decision...

    • Posted December 8, 2015
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  • Policeman accidentally shoots himself in the leg in San Ignacio town

    San Ignacio, CAYO. Tuesday, December 8, 2015. A police officer is recuperating in San Ignacio after accidentally shooting himself in the leg this morning. The accidental discharging of his service revolver happened just before midday inside of...

    • Posted December 8, 2015
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  • Belize welcomes 5 new ambassadors

    Belmopan, CAYO. Monday, December 7, 2017. Five diplomats presented their credentials to the Governor General Sir Colville Young today, at the Belize House in Belmopan, accrediting them as ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary. They are Rabah Hadid, Ambassador...

    • Posted December 7, 2015
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  • Police appeal for help to recapture escaped prisoner

    Dangriga, STANN CREEK. Thursday, December 3, 2015. Police are asking for the public’s assistance in capturing an escaped prisoner. Lawrence Bernardez, 27, escaped from custody on Tuesday afternoon as he was being transported from Dangriga town to...

    • Posted December 3, 2015
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  • Belize gets help from Taiwan to develop sheep and goat livestock

    Belmopan, CAYO. Wednesday, December 2, 2015. The Ministry of Agriculture is getting assistance from the Republic of China, Taiwan to develop Belize’s sheep and goat livestock. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today in Belmopan by Minister...

    • Posted December 2, 2015
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