All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Congress of Maya Teachers speaks on Santa Cruz incident

    Punta Gorda town, Belize. Tuesday, July 7, 2015. The Congress of Maya Teachers, a group of educators from rural and urban Toledo district today issued a statement on the incident in Santa Cruz village which happened on...

    • Posted July 7, 2015
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  • Roman Catholic Church calls for repeal of Petro Caribe Loans Act, 2015

    Belmopan, Belize. Monday, July 6, 2015. The head of the Roman Catholic Church of Belize Bishop Dorick Wright and Senator for the Churches Reverend Noel Leslie have called for a repeal of the Petro Caribe Loans Act,...

    • Posted July 6, 2015
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  • Family and colleagues mourn the murder of Belize City journalist

    Belize City, Belize. Monday, July 6, 2015. Police in Belize City are investigating the murder of journalist Kareem Clarke. The body of the twenty seven year old man was found near the Vernon Street bridge around one...

    • Posted July 6, 2015
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  • Woman acquitted in trial involving fatal attack by dogs

    Belize City, Belize. Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The case made national headlines five years ago when two dogs bit a senior citizen so badly that he died in the Tropical Park area of Hattieville village in the...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • Attempted murder charge for man who allegedly attacked an on-duty policeman

      Belize City, Belize. Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Formal charges have been brought against Darren Gillett, the man who police believe viciously attacked Constable Jason Hall on Monday on the Phillip Goldson Highway. PC Hall was brutally beaten...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • Tropical Wave approaches; increase in showers expected

    San Ignacio town, Cayo. Wednesday, July 1, 2015. A Tropical Wave will cross the country on Thursday and support an increase in cloudiness and showers. The forecast for Belize and her coastal waters is for partly cloudy...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • Salary increase for Central Bank security guards under new Collective Bargaining Agreement

    Belize City, Belize. Wednesday, July 1, 2015. A new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Christian Workers Union and the Central bank of Belize covering the Bank’s security officers was signed on Tuesday afternoon in Belize City. At...

    • Posted July 1, 2015
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  • Duo arraigned for murder of Hattieville taximan

      Belize City, Belize. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Thirty Nine year old Patrick Spencer, also known as Patrick Dean Tillett, was murdered on Wednesday night, June 24, in Belize City. The taxi operator of Hattieville who worked...

    • Posted June 30, 2015
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  • Man who stole a weed-eater awaits sentencing

    Belize City, Belize. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. A Belize City man admitted to stealing a grass cutting machine, known as a “weed eater.” He is Lockhart Bevans, also known as “Vicious”, and he will be sentenced for...

    • Posted June 30, 2015
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  • Alleged burglar released on bail

    Belize City, Belize. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Forty year old Sheffield Brown says he had gone to his female companion’s residence, but he is being accused of breaking into another woman’s home and stealing her valuables. He...

    • Posted June 30, 2015
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