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On Thursday night around ten o’clock a fatal crash near a wooded area northwest of the Belize Zoo claimed the lives of two Colombian nationals piloting a single engine turboprop airplane registered in Mexico. While the direction in which the Cessna T210 aircraft was heading remains unknown, it was later discovered that its occupants, Miguel […]
Written on November 28, 2011 | Posted in
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With OCEANA at the forefront of a petition to trigger a national referendum on oil drilling, the Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage collected the required seventeen thousand signatures. Government, however, disregarded the success of the campaign and chose not to take the issue to a vote, claiming that Oceana did not move the issue […]
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While the P.U.P. family seems to be sorting out national issues, a village council is having a hard time with its own household matters. A family land dispute has driven a wedge between the Maskall Village Council Chairman, Michael Jones and residents, David and Maria Lambert. According to David, there have been two physical confrontations […]
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Lambert also claims that four persons were arrested, but only after he sought out witnesses from surrounding villages to support his report. He alleges that false reports were made against him and his wife, leading police to detain them briefly. David Lambert “I understand that four of them have been charged but in order for […]
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Belizean Author, Jorge David Awe, now lives in Canada, but he honors his hometown in his book “Essence and Folly”. It is a collection of short stories that combines humor with a lesson in history and culture. Awe says that while they are fictional, the stories are a reflection of his younger years, growing up […]
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When a Super King Air landed on the Southern Highway in November 2010, a massive load Colombian cocaine was found hidden nearby and charges followed for several officers. Another plane fell from the sky in June 2011, on the outskirts of Guinea Grass Village in the Orange Walk district. That plane carried the Mexican flag […]
Written on November 25, 2011 | Posted in
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International Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated world-wide on December ninth and this year the Vision Inspired by the People (VIP) is holding a poster competition to observe the day. Paco Smith, V.I.P’s mayoral candidate says the awareness building initiative is to sensitize people on the importance to act against corruption and to encourage transparency and values […]
Written on November 25, 2011 | Posted in
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Cabinet met in a regular session on Tuesday and there is some good news for Belizeans and Caribbean Community importers alike. It is expected that the approval for the removal of environmental tax from CARICOM will mean lower prices for consumers of CARICOM imports. The other order of the day concerned the cane farmers. And […]
Written on November 24, 2011 | Posted in
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However, environmentalists are paying keen attention to Cabinet’s announcement of the establishment of the Environmental Common Fund (ECF). The ECF is observed in Regulation fifteen (two) of the Petroleum Regulations. It states that current Production Sharing Agreements require contractors to contribute a percentage of the annual gross revenues to the ECF after a production commences. […]
Written on November 24, 2011 | Posted in
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The international observance of the annual Sixteen Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence starts this Friday. Locally, several activities are planned that seek to educate the public about different forms of gender-based violence while promoting steps to stop them. The campaign is being launched on November twenty-fifth, which is also the International Day […]
Written on November 24, 2011 | Posted in
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And while activities regarding gender-based violence usually focus on women, there’s another event being held on Sunday that’s just for the men. The Champions for Change and Caribbean Male Action Network (CARIMAN) are calling out men of all ages to a workshop at the YWCA to discuss issues that result in domestic and sexual violence. […]
Floyd Ellis came to News Five last Friday to complain about his missing firearm, which he says was left in the care of a police officer following a domestic dispute with his common-law-wife, Sherry Rosado. Ellis said he voluntarily handed in the weapon to the police officer who responded to his 911 call after Rosado […]
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And though the earlier stories dealt mainly with vulnerable groups and gender based violence, there are women who, despite hardships, have molded themselves into leaders. And though there aren’t any women in the House of Representatives that may soon change. In the upcoming municipal as well as general elections, a number of women have offered […]
Written on November 24, 2011 | Posted in
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Voice Over Internet Protocol, or VOIP as it is commonly known, was part of the United Democratic Party’s campaign manifesto going into the general elections of 2008. The introduction of the service would significantly reduce the cost of overseas and long distance calls to consumers, but would result in a steep decline in telecommunications revenues. […]
Written on November 23, 2011 | Posted in
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While one illegal logger is safely behind bars, there is another report of unease along the Belize/Guatemala border. Residents of southern Belize told News Five earlier today that the Jalacte border is closed. It is an area where cross border trading is brisk between Belizeans and Guatemalans. The closure follows an incident that reportedly took […]
Written on November 22, 2011 | Posted in
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A Canadian, who is a retired investor residing in the Cayo District was detained at the Western border and threatened with arrest by Immigration officials on Monday as he returned to the Jewel. The allegation is that no explanation was offered and the retiree’s passport was seized by immigration officials. Despite numerous requests for the […]
Written on November 22, 2011 | Posted in
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Renowned anthropologist Dr. Joseph Palacio, a native of Barranco Village, the southernmost Garifuna enclave in the country, along with Carson Tuttle and Judy Lumb, has spent the past thirty years researching and studying land ownership and occupation in that community. It was a broad project which saw the trio in pursuit of information which brings […]
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The Belize Electricity Limited’s Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Locke and the European Union’s Country Representative in Belize Cosimo Lamberti Fossati signed an agreement this morning to implement a three-way initiative between the Government of Belize, the European Union and Belize Electricity Limited. The two-year project will provide several communities throughout the country including Belama Phase […]
Written on November 22, 2011 | Posted in
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Jerome Flores, a paraplegic cyclist, completed his two-day ride from the capital to Dangriga on Saturday. Flores’ handlers estimated that the ride would take him six hours but when he rode into culture capital on Saturday, he finished in record time of five hours and ten minutes. Flores described his Garifuna Settlement Day Reef Ride […]
Written on November 21, 2011 | Posted in
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Call centers have been growing in numbers as many overseas companies turn to the region looking for trained personnel. It is a relative new industry that has the potential of providing employment opportunities to hundreds of otherwise jobless persons. With unemployment hovering at close to twenty-four percent, BELTRAIDE has embarked on a program to train […]
Written on November 21, 2011 | Posted in
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Retirement from public service does not normally qualify an individual to be featured on the news. But in our records, Doctor Michael DeShield has been a staple in our newscast dating back as far as 1998. He has a long and impressive CV that looks like this. Since 98 to last year he was the […]
Written on November 18, 2011 | Posted in
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Smart’s third generation platform, which was recently unveiled, is the latest upgrade to the company’s mobile wireless network. Its 3G system offers high speed Internet and a range of other services including Zoom Data, an information transfer package that Public Relations Manager Ian Courtenay says rivals similar services in the local telecommunications market. Today Smart […]
Written on November 18, 2011 | Posted in
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Earlier today a high profile group gathered for a press conference in Belize City. The guest list included Ralph Fonseca, former Prime Minister Said Musa, current Minister of Housing Michael Finnegan, the Novelo brothers David and Tony and prominent members of the business community including Bob Hotchandani. What pulled all newsmakers into a small room […]
Written on November 17, 2011 | Posted in
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The Mexican Institute of Culture on Princess Margaret Drive regularly promotes cross-cultural exchanges in the arts and bridges dialogue for both Mexicans and Belizeans who want to promote their product in a new market. Earlier today a company from Mexico introduced a product that it hopes you would bury in your back yard. It’s a […]
As reported on Tuesday night, four persons have been put on administrative leave following the heist at the B.D.F. headquarters in Ladyville back in early October. Forty-two guns were missing from the armory, including high powered weapons. C.E.O. Allen Whylie’s report dispatched under secret cover to the Minister of Defence, showed that there was a […]
Written on November 16, 2011 | Posted in
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