Lucky Strike Village Chairman Oscar Pollard and Belize Rural North Area Representative
Edmund Castro are not friends, in fact you could say they are enemies. And that‘s
why Castro took it very seriously when he claims Pollard pointed a 16 gauge
shotgun at him and his driver in December of last year.
41 year old Pollard was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm on Castro
and his driver Norman Middleton. But today in court, Pollard was declared not
guilty of the assault and not guilty of using threatening words. Magistrate
Tracy Sosa who made the ruling said she was not satisfied that the prosecution
proved its case against Pollard beyond a reasonable doubt.
For background we note that Castro and Pollard had a running dispute as Pollard
was the contractor for a community center and Castro maintained that his work
was substandard. The two are also fierce political opponents.
Butane Price Increase by $2
The controlled price of a tank of butane went up earlier this week. The increase
is modest, $2 per 100 pound tank, bringing the price in the city from $98 to
an even $100.
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