All posts tagged "ticker"

  • Suspect detained in murder of high school student

    Police in Orange Walk have detained one man pending charges in connection with the murder of a high school student on Tuesday evening.  Darrel Wade, 18, a resident of Biscayne village who attended the New Hope High...

    • Posted September 25, 2013
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  • Armed assault reported in PG

    A Punta Gorda man was the victim of an armed assault.  Fabian Martinez, 66, went to the police station with duct tape still attached to his neck, hands and legs and reported that he was bound and...

    • Posted September 25, 2013
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  • Youth busted with marijuana in San Ignacio town

    A Belize City man was busted with marijuana in San Ignacio town on Tuesday.  Reports are that Denmark Dougal, 23, was intercepted as he alighted a taxi at the Welcome Center.  Acting upon intelligence received, officers searched...

    • Posted September 25, 2013
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  • Coast Guard incident involves visiting Dominica Prime Minister

    Dominicans are reacting with a mixture of surprise, amusement and mild outrage after reports reach Roseau that there was an incident involving a breach of protocol involving Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.  Prime Minister Skerrit was a guest...

    • Posted September 25, 2013
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  • High School student stabbed to death

    A student attending the New Hope High School in Orange Walk town was stabbed and killed this evening. The victim has been identified as Darrel Wade, 18. Reports are that Wade was walking on Stadium Street, Orange...

    • Posted September 24, 2013
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  • Belmopan community group gets grant funding from US Embassy

    A community organization in the nation’s capital has been given grant funding of US$100,000 to implement a program help young people stay drug free.  The organization known as the Belmopan Active Youths will target a group of...

    • Posted September 24, 2013
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  • Immigration department suspends three officers over passport scandal

    The fallout from the issuance of a Belize passport to a Korean National continues, even as an internal investigation by the Immigration Department is ongoing. This afternoon, the update on the investigation announced that “a serious breach...

    • Posted September 23, 2013
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  • Captive parrots rehabilitated, returned to the wild

    The Belize Bird Rescue is celebrating the successful rehabilitation and return of wild parrots to the forest.  According to BBR, after two years of rehabilitation, two former captive parrots were set free.  During their rehabilitation, Belize Bird...

    • Posted September 23, 2013
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  • Public Accounts Committee public hearings begin

    The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives began its public hearings of the reports of the Auditor General this morning at the National Assembly building in Belmopan.  The second meeting will take place on...

    • Posted September 23, 2013
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  • Anonymous donor gives half a million dollars for PICU project

    An anonymous donor has gifted half a million dollars for the new pediatric intensive care unit under construction at the KHMH. The announcement of the “generous donation” was made this morning via a press release by the...

    • Posted September 23, 2013
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