All posts tagged "Belize"

  • Police say robbery suspect was killed in shootout with authorities

    Police say a suspect in a robbery case in Ladyville village, Belize district was fatally wounded in an exchange of gunfire with the police on Wednesday afternoon.  Travis Akeem McKay, 22, died on the scene on Sea...

    • Posted November 28, 2013
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  • Corozal woman says radio announcer raped her

    A woman from Corozal has reported that she was raped, allegedly by a radio announcer.  The victim, an 18 year old woman, told police that around 9:30 pm on November 20, she went to the radio station...

    • Posted November 28, 2013
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  • University of Belize brings health fair to Corozal villages

    Residents of Libertad village in the Corozal district and surrounding areas were the beneficiaries of medical services and important health information last week.  Faculty members and students of the Faculty of Nursing, Allied Health and Social Work...

    • Posted November 28, 2013
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  • Family business damaged by cargo truck in Punta Gorda

    The proprietors of a small business establishment in Punta Gorda town are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the owner/driver of a cargo truck which they claim wrecked their building earlier this month.  The incident happened...

    • Posted November 28, 2013
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  • Man charged after he allegedly had sexual intercourse with teenage girl

    Police in the Belize district have arrested and charged a man for the crime of carnal knowledge, allegedly for having sexual intercourse with a 13 year old girl.  The child, a resident of La Democracia village went...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • Belmopan boy needs help to get Leukemia treatment

    The family of a 12 year old boy diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia is appealing to the public for assistance in getting him to the United States for treatment.  The boy, Henry Griffin, has been undergoing tests...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • Canadian couple injured during aggravated burglary in Placencia village

    The death of Dangriga resident Tyson Rodriguez, 27, while in police custody has overshadowed a brutal home invasion on the Placencia Peninsula late last week.  David Baier, 59 and his wife Sonia Baier, 61 were viciously attacked...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • Prime Minister Barrow plans Wednesday press conference

    The Rt. Honorable the Prime Minister, Mr. Dean Barrow will hold a press conference on Wednesday morning in Belize City.  According to a media invite sent out by the Government Press Office, the purpose of Mr. Barrow’s...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
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  • Family of deceased detainee says he was murdered, police version has inconsistencies

    The Belize Police Department issued a rare weekend “sitrep” concerning the death of Tyson Rodriguez, the 27 year old Dangriga resident who died while in police custody on the Placencia Peninsula over the past weekend.  On Monday,...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • Teenage girl reported missing in Toledo

    A teenage girl from San Antonio village, Toledo has been reported missing.  The girl’s name is Detrina Cowo and she is seventeen years old.  Her mother, Mrs. Ortillia Cowo, went to the police station to report that...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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