All posts tagged "Belize news"

  • 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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  • Thief withdraws thousands using stolen ATM cards

    A man from Corozal is the victim of theft and the culprit used his own bank cards to pull off crime.  Cyril Perfecto Nal, a resident of San Narcisco village, reported that on Saturday, November 16, he...

    • Posted November 22, 2013
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  • Apartment burglarized; DJ looses electronics and cash

    A Belizean disc jockey was the victim of a burglary on Thursday.  Linda Blease reported to police that sometime between 2:20 pm and 6:30 pm on Thursday, her apartment situated on Santa Barbara street in Belize City...

    • Posted November 22, 2013
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  • Anglican Church votes to endorse woman as bishops

    The governing body of the Church of England has voted to endorse women as bishops in the Anglican Church.  The vote this morning ended a 20-year impasse and reports from London, England say that today’s development could...

    • Posted November 21, 2013
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