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When you approach Dangriga and hear the familiar Garifuna drums, it is usually motivated by a party or celebration. But for the group, the Concerned Builders of Dangriga, who gathered at the Drums of My Fathers Roundabout at the entrance to that municipality, there was little to be happy about. They were voicing their discontent […]
Written on September 7, 2009 | Posted in
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It is two weeks since the government compulsorily acquired ninety four percent of Belize Telemedia through legislation that was passed through the House and Senate with indecent haste on August twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth. The PM said he would re-Belizeanize the company, but in the same statement he said he would sell it off to foreign […]
Written on September 7, 2009 | Posted in
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Seventy-six year old Rupert “Jack” Frost is a former accountant for the government. But these days, Frost has fallen victim to hard times and needs urgent help. He is penniless, ill and homeless and no one wants to take him in, not even the relevant government agency. Earlier today, a family friend, Karen White, made […]
Written on September 7, 2009 | Posted in
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There’s nothing like soca music to bring the September celebrations to life. And this year Allison Hinds is in Belize to bring in the tenth day activities with a massive concert on the ninth night. This will be her first performance in Belize since she formed her own band, the Allison Hinds Show and she […]
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This past Saturday night, the annual Queen of the Bay designate was chosen. Ten delegates from across the country competed to win the title as the sixty-fourth Queen of the Bay. But after the various rounds of competition, Reena Usher, who represented Stann Creek, was top of the class. Here are some highlights of the […]
Written on September 7, 2009 | Posted in
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Remember the recent earthquake on May twenty-eight that shook homes countrywide and measured at a whopping seven point one on the Richter scale? While the epicenter of the quake was off the coast of Nicaragua, locally it created sinkholes and caused extensive damages, destroying parts of the reef, houses in the south and water reservoirs […]
Written on September 4, 2009 | Posted in
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You know by now that Open Your Eyes, Channel Five’s immensely popular breakfast show, is now airing from our headquarters on Coney Drive. The line-up of guests and issues has been phenomenal. In keeping with the theme of the celebrations, next week, on Tuesday Allison Hinds will take the couch with William Neal and I. […]
Written on September 4, 2009 | Posted in
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The Belize Tourism Board’s I Am Belize campaign officially got underway today and the winning logo was selected. Twenty-two year old John McDougall caught the selection committee’s attention with his piece that brought together several important aspects of the Jewel. This morning McDougall was presented with a cheque for five hundred dollars and signed over […]
Written on September 4, 2009 | Posted in
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It’s carnival season and before the big day on September nineteenth, pre-judging is taking place. We have reported on Black Pearl and Sunshine Masqueraders. News Five’s Duane Moody hit the streets in the north and south sides of the City for day two of the junior mas camp. This is how that went… Duane Moody, […]
Written on September 4, 2009 | Posted in
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It’s a month of celebrations and that means there are many activities to attend. This includes sound fest, queen of the bay and much more. Safiyyah has the details. Hey guys, I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize and the September celebrations have begun. Tonight inside the City Center the eighth annual Sound Fest […]
Written on September 4, 2009 | Posted in
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Arthur Innes Barrow, the father of the Prime Minister, died today shortly after noon. The eighty-five year old passed away at Belize Medical Associates following a stroke he suffered earlier in the morning. Barrow was the owner of AB Drugs on Church Street but had retired for years now. Doctor Fernando Cuellar attended to the […]
Written on September 3, 2009 | Posted in
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Cases of Domestic Violence often go unreported and in instances when they are, they are often withdrawn. But there are statistics available on the number that actually made it to the police for the first half of the year. According to the Ministry of Health, between the months of January and June, a total of […]
Written on September 3, 2009 | Posted in
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Hold on to your seats because this year’s National Military Tattoo promises to knock your socks off. The annual event takes its rightful place each year on the September calendar of events and features the skills of the Military, Police and Fire Services of Belize. According to Training Officer with the National Fire Service Kenneth […]
Written on September 3, 2009 | Posted in
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Preparations for this year’s Carnival Parade are well underway and junior and senior bands throughout the city are energized for the road march set for September nineteenth. Pre-judging for the competition started on Wednesday night for junior bands with the annual mas camp. In this preliminary stage of the judging, each band must have thirty-five […]
Written on September 3, 2009 | Posted in
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It’s time for the annual Queen of the Bay. The pageant takes place this Saturday night at the Belize City Centre. Ten delegates will compete in poise, eloquence and elegance to be crowned the sixty-fourth Queen of the Bay. The contestants hoping to take home the traditional crown and scepter represent various districts and the […]
Written on September 2, 2009 | Posted in
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The September celebrations kicked off this afternoon with an opening ceremony held at the earliest capital of Belize, Saint George’s Caye where the battle took place in 1798. And today it declared a national site by the National Institute of Culture and History. News Five’s Duane Moody witnessed the event. Duane Moody, Reporting The opening […]
Written on September 1, 2009 | Posted in
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Also at St. George’s Caye, the September celebrations logo and theme were unveiled. But oops! If you couldn’t read it was because it was upside down. Nonetheless, the winning theme: “Diverse Origins, Common Aspirations…Together We Celebrate as Belizeans” was chosen from seventy-five entries. And the lucky winner was Zelda Wade Hill of Belmopan who received […]
Written on September 1, 2009 | Posted in
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And still on the issue of the hostile take over of the telephone company, in his announcement to the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Barrow said that he intended to re-Belizeanize it. But in follow-up interviews, Barrow contradicted himself and said he would make it available for sale to international carriers. Now that the theatrics […]
Written on August 31, 2009 | Posted in
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It is still not clear if telephone rates will go down or if GOB will allow the introduction of VOIP, what is said is that profits dipped in 2008 at Telemedia. Boyce told News Five this resulted from the exorbitant taxes Telemedia had to pay, the highest in the region, and that there was a […]
Written on August 31, 2009 | Posted in
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And what about the Accommodation Agreement reached between Telemedia and the government in 2005? Boyce said the company was always willing to negotiate with government on this sensitive issue, but he felt government never really intended to work out things. Dean Boyce, Former Chairman, Executive Committee, B.T.L. “We have in the past, on more than […]
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The best of the best culinary experts met to compete against each other on Saturday night for the Belize Tourism Board’s eighth annual ‘Taste of Belize’. And what a showdown it was. There was competition among chefs, bartenders and cake decorators whose biggest goal was to earn bragging rights in their genre, as well as […]
Written on August 31, 2009 | Posted in
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Since Tuesday morning, viewers of Channel Five’s breakfast show, Open Your Eyes, would have seen a different look on our morning show. Channel Five was forced to create a makeshift studio for the show at our Regent Street location following the hasty takeover of Telemedia by the government on Monday August twenty-fourth. The previous Open […]
Written on August 28, 2009 | Posted in
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For the past fifteen years, firefighters from around the country have been competing for the top spot in their field. The friendly competition is known as the National Fire Service Olympiad and this year sixty are battling to become the number one firefighter. Jose Sanchez headed to Yarborough today and has this report. Jose Sanchez […]
Written on August 28, 2009 | Posted in
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Crimestoppers Belize has done their fair share in assisting the Police Department to close cases. It uses anonymous tips from the public and offers rewards to encourage people to report crimes they witness. In celebrating its fifth year of operation, Crimestoppers is also honouring the people that have made the program a success. Those supporters […]
Written on August 28, 2009 | Posted in
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The Liberty Foundation is still strapped for cash. And with the new school year only days away, the foundation is putting off its second annual fund-raising event. In late June of this year, the foundation was threatened with closure which meant that forty-five would have been left without a home. There was some relief with […]
Written on August 28, 2009 | Posted in
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