All posts by Patrick E. Jones

  • Woman dies after being knocked down; police detain motorcyclist

    A Belize City woman lost her life in a road traffic incident on Tuesday night on the Phillip Goldson Highway.  Patricia Johnson, 64, a resident of Bella Vista, Belize City, was knocked down around 7 pm Tuesday...

    • Posted October 23, 2013
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  • WIN-Belize speaks out against Amandala newspaper article

    The Women’s Issues Network of Belize has also issued a statement condemning the Amandala article on the issue of rape which appeared in the Sunday, October 20 edition of the newspaper.  WIN-Belize in its statement condemned the...

    • Posted October 22, 2013
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  • Special Envoy speaks out against Amandala newspaper article

    The Special Envoy for Women and Children, Mrs. Kim Simplis Barrow, has taken aim at the substance of an article publishes in the October 20 edition of the Amandala newspaper.  In a statement issued this morning, Mrs....

    • Posted October 22, 2013
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  • American fugitive caught in San Ignacio, returned to USA

    An American man wanted for murder in the US was caught last week in San Ignacio town, Cayo.  Everett James Morris, according to Action 4 News, surrendered to authorities at the US embassy in Belmopan after he...

    • Posted October 22, 2013
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  • Minister of Education expresses concerns over PG protest

    The Honorable the Minister of Education Mr. Patrick Faber is expressing concern about the staging of a protest in Punta Gorda town on Monday by parents of children attending the Julian Cho Technical High School in Toledo....

    • Posted October 22, 2013
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  • Belize represented at “Silk Road” forum in South Korea

    Belize City Councilor Dion Leslie has traveled to Yeosu, South Korea.  There, Mr. Leslie will represent Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley at the 8th Silk Road Mayors Forum.  The three day event opens on Tuesday and continues...

    • Posted October 20, 2013
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  • Early morning anti-drug operation results in three arrests

    An early morning police operation on the Placencia Peninsula today resulted in the arrest of three persons on drugs charges.  The anti-drug operation involved the Placencia polive as well as the Special Branch.  According to the police...

    • Posted October 18, 2013
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  • Belize City shopkeeper robbed at gunpoint

    Police are looking for two men who held up and robbed a businesswoman of Belize City.  The incident happened just before midday on Thursday morning at Kevin’s shop on Campos Avenue in Belize City.  Police say the...

    • Posted October 18, 2013
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  • House destroyed by fire, burnt body found in the rubble

    There was a fire in Belize City early this morning.  A 20 by 14 feet plywood structure situated at #139 Antelope Street extension was gutted. Police say when arrived at the scene around 2:26 am Friday, they...

    • Posted October 18, 2013
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  • Plane full of cocaine intercepted, forced to land in Mexico

    Authorities in three countries collaborated to force a small plane laden with cocaine to land in Mexico last week during an air interdiction exercise.  The regional exercise involved the air forces of Colombia, Honduras and Guatemala.  According...

    • Posted October 18, 2013
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