All posts tagged "Toledo district"

  • Two Murders In Southern Belize

    Six days into the New Year and the first two murders of 2014 have been reported; both of them in the south. The first murder victim is Rene Arturo Perez, 25, a Guatemalan national. His body, with...

    • Posted January 6, 2014
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  • Christmas outreach in Toledo a big success

    By Patrick E. Jones – On Christmas Day, I had the honor of visiting with some of the elderly folks from the beautiful village of San Felipe in rural Toledo. 18 men and women sat down...

    • Posted December 27, 2013
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  • The Mopan River in Cayo is flooding

    The sun came out on Saturday, but the effects of heavy rains late this week continues to manifest itself.  The Mopan River in beautiful Bullet Tree Falls village, Cayo is in flood state right now.  The flooding...

    • Posted December 14, 2013
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  • YWCA provides training for women in rural Toledo district

    A training program designed to assist enterprising young women from rural communities in the Toledo district is nearing completion.  The training is part of a project being implemented by the Young Women’s Christian Association, the YWCA.  Teresa...

    • Posted December 3, 2013
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  • Businessman says cargo truck destroyed his establishment

    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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