All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Police release details of fatal traffic accident

    San Ignacio town, Cayo. Tuesday, September 22, 2015. An 8 year old girl died in a road traffic accident on Monday afternoon on the George Price Highway in San Ignacio town. Kaylene Mai received multiple injuries to...

    • Posted September 22, 2015
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  • Teenage girl attacked in Corozal

    Corozal Town, Belize. Sunday, September 20, 2015. Police in Corozal are investigating the attempted rape of a 15 year old girl. The teenager, accompanied by her mother, went to the police station to report that the on Friday...

    • Posted September 20, 2015
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  • Two tropical systems being monitored for development

    San Ignacio town, Cayo. Tuesday, September 15, 2015. Two systems are being monitored in the far Atlantic Ocean for signs of further development. The first is a low pressure system midway between Cape Verde Islands and the...

    • Posted September 15, 2015
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  • Grace weakens to a Tropical Depression

    San Ignacio, Cayo. Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Tropical Storm Grace’s demise in the Tropical Atlantic is supported by a wall of dry air and wind shear. Satellite imagery this afternoon showed limited thunderstorms around the center of...

    • Posted September 8, 2015
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  • Traffic accident on the Hummingbird Highway

    Belmopan, Belize. Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Commuters on a passenger bus got quite a scare late this evening when a bus operated by Belize Bus Owners Cooperative (BBOC) ran off the Hummingbird Highway. The frightening incident happened...

    • Posted September 1, 2015
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  • Ya’axche Conservation Trust recognizes Farmers of the Year

    Indian Creek village, Toledo. Monday, August 31, 2015. The Ya’axche Conservation Trust held its third annual Farmer of the Year Award on Sunday in Indian Creek village in the Toledo district. The event brought together people from...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • GOB and Fortis Inc. reach settlement for BEL

    Belize City, Belize. Monday, August 31, 2015. The government of Belize today announced it has reached settlement with the multi-national company Fortis Incorporated for compensation for the take over of Belize Electricity Limited. At a mid-afternoon press conference...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • Police Corporal charged for murder

    Belmopan, Belize. Monday, August 31, 2015. A Nicaraguan national identified as 32 year old Eduardo Manuel Perez Sanchez was found dead on the side of the Young Gial Road in Teakettle village on Saturday morning. A motorist...

    • Posted August 31, 2015
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  • Tropical Storm Erika devastates Dominica

    San Ignacio town, Cayo. Friday, August 28, 2015. The Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit has been posting pictures of the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Erika which hit the island nation on Thursday. The Caribbean News...

    • Posted August 28, 2015
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  • Duo arraigned on aggravated burglary charges

    San Ignacio town, Cayo. Wednesday, August 26, 2015. San Ignacio police have arrested two men on multiple charges related to a home invasion on Friday night. Julian Garcia and Melvin Budna, Jr., were arraigned in the San...

    • Posted August 26, 2015
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