All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Man charged for encounter with police

    Belize City, Belize. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. A man who menaced a police officer with a firearm and then tried to run away has been charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and keeping a prohibited firearm...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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  • Court of Appeal to decide on sentence for convict

    Belize City, Belize. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The Court of Appeal heard a second appeal by Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl Lynn Vidal today in relation to the sentence given to Wilbert Cuellar of Orange Walk. Cuellar...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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  • Big heroin bust in rural Corozal

    Ranchito village, Corozal. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Police in Corozal made a huge heroine bust on Tuesday evening in Ranchito village. The bust, conducted by the Anti-Drug Unit of the police department, took in sixteen pounds of...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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  • Corozal man accused of trying to kill his wife

    Santa Clara village, Corozal. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. A man from Santa Clara village in the Corozal district is in police detention, accused of the attempted murder of his wife. The terrifying ordeal for the woman happened...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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  • Placencia police recover firearm from culvert in Independence village

    Placencia village, Stann Creek. Wednesday, June 17, 2015. As the Lobster Fest weekend approaches, the police in Placencia is stepping up its vigilance to keep criminals on their toes and make it a safe environment for residents...

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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  • Mid-week weather forecast is for improved conditions

    San Ignacio Town, Cayo. Tuesday, June 16, 2015. A gusty and relatively dry east to southeasterly airflow will continue to dominate the weather over our area for at least another day or so. Then changes will come...

    • Posted June 16, 2015
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  • Men acquitted of security guard’s murder

      Belize City, Belize. Monday, June 15, 2015. Supreme Court Justice Troadio Gonzalez today directed a jury of seven men and five women to declare Talbert Mena and Jamal Jackson not guilty of the murder of Nigerian...

    • Posted June 15, 2015
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  • Belize City man killed in shooting incident

    Belize City, Belize. Saturday, June 13, 2015. A man was shot and killed last night in Belize City. The victim has been identified as 28 year old Allison Williams, also known as Wally. Police say that Williams...

    • Posted June 13, 2015
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  • Businessman accused of aggravated assault of his patrons

    Punta Gorda town, Toledo. Thursday, June 11, 2015. A Punta Gorda businessman has been detained by police pending investigations of aggravated assault. Thirty six year old Jin Zhou is accused of hitting one of his patrons in...

    • Posted June 11, 2015
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  • Bye-Election logistics announced by Election and Boundaries Department

    Dangriga Town, Stann Creek. Thursday, June 11, 2015. The Election and Boundaries Department today announced logistical details regarding next month’s Bye-Election to choose a new area representative for the Dangriga constituency. The seat became vacant when the...

    • Posted June 11, 2015
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