All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Car belonging to Berne Velasquez goes up in smoke

    Belizean artist Berne Velasquez escaped injuries after his car caught fire and was completely gutted as he traveled on the Phillip Goldson highway a short while ago. The incident happened about 5 miles away from Belize’s border...

    • Posted November 1, 2013
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  • Demonstration against corruption to be held in Belize City

    The Supreme Court building in Belize City will be the staging ground for a demonstration on Saturday.  Organizers of the event are appealing to all citizens who are concerned about the need for change in Belize’s culture...

    • Posted November 1, 2013
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  • American father and son convicted of band fraud and money laundering

    A father and son duo is facing serious jail time in the United States after they were found guilty of bank fraud and money laundering involving offshore banks in the Cayman Islands and Belize. According to a...

    • Posted October 30, 2013
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  • Belize chairs CIDI debate at the OAS headquarters

    Belize’s ambassador to the United States and permanent representative to the OAS His Excellency Nestor Mendez this week chaired a debate on urban planning and the construction of cities and communities in greater harmony with the environment. ...

    • Posted October 30, 2013
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  • Duo busted with suspected marijuana in their car

    Two people are in police detention today after they were busted, allegedly with marijuana in their car.  The bust happened around 6:15 pm on Tuesday on the George Price Highway near to the Ministry of Works Compound...

    • Posted October 30, 2013
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  • Flooding in rural Toledo district strands students

    Underneath all this water is a bridge. The sudden rise in water levels this afternoon left students of both the Toledo Community College and Julian Cho Technical High School stranded. According to Aurelio Sho of Ak’ kutan...

    • Posted October 24, 2013
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  • Organic fair set for this weekend in Punta Gorda town

    If you are interested in knowing more about organic farming, then the place to be this weekend in Punta Gorda town.  The fifth annual organic fair, organized by the Belize chapter of Sustainable Harvest International is scheduled...

    • Posted October 24, 2013
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  • Lights repaired at Jane Usher Boulevard basketball court

    Residents of the Jane Usher Boulevard area of Belize City can now use their basketball court in the night. That is because the lights at the facility have been repaired.  According to a press release issued today,...

    • Posted October 24, 2013
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  • Teen arrested for assault of young lady and theft of her phone

    Police in Belize City have arrested and charged two teenagers, one of them underage, following an attack on a female student on Tuesday of last week.  The female student reported to police that on October 15, she...

    • Posted October 23, 2013
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  • Teenage girl reported missing in Belize City

    The Belize Police Department today reported that a 14 year old girl was reported missing by her mother. Moesha Chee, 14, a resident of Bradley Crescent in Belize City, is reported to have left home on Friday...

    • Posted October 23, 2013
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