All posts tagged "ticker"

  • 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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  • Man detained in Placencia, escapes, found dead later

    A criminal and internal police investigation is underway in connection with the death of a man who was in police custody in Placencia village, Stann Creek district.  Tyson Rodriguez, a resident of Dangriga was found dead around...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • Police find revolver in open lot in Belize City

    Police in Belize City are reporting the discovery of a firearm with ammunition.  Police say that on Saturday, they acted upon information received and went to an open lot on Gabourel Lane where they found a .357...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • Armed robbery in San Ignacio town, Cayo

    Police in San Ignacio town today released details of an armed robbery on Sunday morning.  The incident happened around 8:15 am in Sunday at Kenny’s Store. The proprietor of the establishment, Xian Rong Chen, told police that...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • American dentist jailed for fraud

    An American national who had absconded to Belize and was caught in Punta Gorda earlier this year was today sentenced to 7 years in jail.  Kenneth Morris Wiggins, Junior, a dentist who owns and operated Cosmetic and...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • A cold front is approaching, rain will increase later this week

    A cold front is approaching the country and will bring with it an increase in rain.  The atmosphere over Belize and her coastal waters right now is relatively moist and unstable, but still supporting sunny periods today....

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • Vehicles crash on the George Price Highway; children received injuries

    Two vehicles, one belonging to the University of Belize, crashed tonight on the George Price Highway near the junction of the Hummingbird and George Price Highways.  Information is still sketchy, but reports are that children were hurt...

    • Posted November 23, 2013
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  • Detainee escapes from police; found dead later

    A criminal and internal police investigation is underway in connection with the death of a man who was in police custody in Placencia village, Stann Creek district.  Tyson Rodriguez, a resident of Dangriga was found dead around...

    • Posted November 23, 2013
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