All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Government announces new price structure for butane gas

    The government of Belize today announced changes in the price structure for the sale of liquid petroleum gas, commonly known as butane.  The new price structure becomes effective on Saturday, November 16, and as a result the...

    • Posted November 15, 2013
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  • Three Belizeans caught up in cocaine bust in Mexico

    Three Belizean men are under arrest in Chetumal Quintana Roo, Mexico, after they were caught with about 900 grams of cocaine in their vehicle in the Subteniente López community near the Belize-Mexico border.  According to the Mexican...

    • Posted November 15, 2013
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  • More rain, even as Weather Bureau says gradual improvement is coming

    The Belize Weather Bureau says that a gradual improvement in the bad weather is coming. But for now we continue to endure the rains.  Today it will be generally cloudy and there will be a few showers,...

    • Posted November 15, 2013
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  • Washed out approaches to the Cristo Rey bridge restored

    Personnel from the Ministry of Public Works have carried out the restoration of the washedout approaches to the Cristo Rey bridge, Cayo district.  The approaches were washed away during an early Thursday morning flash flood.  The Cristo...

    • Posted November 14, 2013
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  • Toledo teachers going the extra mile to help their students

    A handful of teachers at the St. Peter Claver RC School in Punta Gorda town are going the extra mile to help their students who are facing challenges in reading and mathematics.  Realizing that there was a...

    • Posted November 10, 2013
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  • Prime Minister Barrow is out of surgery

    Reports from Los Angeles, California are that the Rt. Honorable the Prime Minister, Mr. Dean Barrow has successfully undergone surgery at the  DISC Sports & Spine Center in Newport, California.  Information received say that Prime Minister Barrow...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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  • Infrastructure development works ongoing in San Ignacio town

    The Joseph Andrews Drive in San Ignacio town is one of the major parts of the road network in the twin towns.  The infrastructure work that is currently underway will go a long way in improving the...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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  • Fatal traffic accident on the George Price Highway

    A man was knocked down and killed on the George Price highway in Hattieville village just before seven o’clock on Tuesday night.  The victim has been identified as James Harold Gongora, 47.  According to police, Gongora was...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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  • Prime Minister arrives at medical center for back surgery

    The Rt. Honorable the Prime Minister Mr. Dean Barrow has checked in at the DISC Sports & Spine Center in Newport Beach, California, where he will undergo surgery for a herniated disc to relieve chronic back pains which...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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  • Supreme Court says Luke Espat owes millions to the Belize Bank

    Businessman Luke Espat was dealt a punishing blow when the Supreme Court ruled recently that he is liable to the Belize Bank to the tune of $29.4 million.  Channel 7 News is reporting that the Belize Bank...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
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