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In a noteworthy collaboration, the Ministry of Infrastructure & Development has joined forces with the Kolbe Foundation to enhance road safety in the Belize District. This initiative is being spearheaded by deploying a 12-member work crew composed entirely of inmates from the Belize Central Prison.
The investigation on the February boating accident that took the life of 17-year-old American tourist Logan Ceylon Pratt ended with the arrest of island boat captain Jessie Smith. He has been arraigned at the San Pedro Magistrate Court on the charge of Causing Death by Careless Conduct and remanded to the Kolbe Foundation-Belize Central Prison. According to police, Smith’s arrest and indictment were on directives from the Director of Public Prosecutions office.
A 19-year-old San Mateo resident identified as Jamal Quiros was murdered in the early hours of Friday, August 11th, while inside his home. According to preliminary reports, the culprit lured Quiros to open his residence door after pretending to be a police officer. Quiros was fatally shot when he opened the door.