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This Saturday Nigerian culture will be on display at the Princess Hotel in Belize City for the launch of the Belize chapter of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, NIDO. According to public relations officer Chinonye Achilefu, the group has several purposes, all with the goal of helping their fellow citizens. Chinonye Achilefu, P.R. Officer, NIDO […]
Written on November 22, 2007 | Posted in
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No matter where you look around Belize it’s hard not to notice the vastly increased number of vehicles on our streets, roads and highways. And while there’s a fair share of rustbuckets and junkers in the mix, there’s also a surprising number of gleaming new pickups and SUVs fresh off the boat from Japan, Korea […]
Written on November 22, 2007 | Posted in
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A body has been found in Belmopan and police need your help to solve the mystery of how it got there. The corpse, identified as thirty-three year old Guatemalan Hugo Lionel Ramirez, was discovered lying in the middle of the Hummingbird Highway near the Agriculture Show grounds around ten Tuesday night. The dead man displayed […]
Written on November 21, 2007 | Posted in
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When the butane dealers went on strike she was forced to close her restaurant because the gas ran out. Today the popular fried chicken emporium Li Chee is again shut tight … only this time it’s because proprietor Yanli Tan was raided by immigration officers and charged with employing five foreign workers without obtaining work […]
Written on November 21, 2007 | Posted in
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The fast talking salesmen hawking those volcanic fry pans are singing a different tune tonight as quite a few Belizean buyers are convinced they were duped. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Gerardo Garcia Flores, P.R., Vafiponce “A you are here I invite you to see that right here we have the thin model and the […]
Written on November 16, 2007 | Posted in
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It wasn’t a major donation, but this morning Governor General Sir Colville Young officially presented a guitar and ten recorders to the students of the Tubal Training and Vocational Institute. According to Tubal’s founder Lyndon Bailey, the contribution will greatly enhance the institution’s curriculum. Lyndon Bailey, Founder, Tubal Institute “Definitely the instruments that we received […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
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The ads and infomercials saturated the TV and radio airwaves and reports indicate that thousands of Belizeans flocked to the Global Discovery Trade Show at the Princess, leaving thousands of dollars with the fast talking hawkers of housewares. But not all of those customers are satisfied… as News Five’s Kendra Griffith discovered today when one […]
Written on November 14, 2007 | Posted in
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The body of an Orange Walk teenager who reportedly drowned on Monday has been recovered. Police say the corpse of eighteen year old Alfonso Cawich was retrieved around ten-thirty last night in the Honey Camp Lagoon not far from where he was seen to go under while swimming toward shore. There were no visible signs […]
Written on November 7, 2007 | Posted in
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Viewers may recall a story we ran last month in which Jacqueline Godwin reported on the hardship caused by the destruction of a hammock bridge near the village of Calla Creek in the Cayo District. The loss of the bridge, which succumbed to heavy flooding, prevented residents from attending school and reaching their workplaces, as […]
Written on November 7, 2007 | Posted in
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The situation at the Western border remains uneasy tonight as local importers continue to object to the imposition of new fees by Belize’s Border Management Agency. According to broker Edgar Garrido, the fees now being charged to importers for use of the compound, ramp, and unloading crews is unjustified because the facility is inadequate. Responding […]
Written on November 6, 2007 | Posted in
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The Department of Geology and Petroleum was quick to deny a report appearing in today’s Amandala that another well drilled by Belize Natural Energy has struck oil. Director of Petroleum Andre Cho told News Five that while the well near Belmopan, named “Never Delay Number One” did encounter some zones with petroleum, such has been […]
Written on November 6, 2007 | Posted in
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Seven men are missing at sea tonight having gone on a fishing trip and failed to return. Magistrate Richard Swift, Derrick Escobar, Ismael and Abner Quiros, Egbert “Nick” Nicholson, Ealon Reyes and Gustavo Briceno left Belize City aboard a twenty foot Mexican style skiff around nine Sunday morning en route to their usual fishing grounds […]
Written on November 5, 2007 | Posted in
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The controversy over oil exploration in Toledo’s Sarstoon-Temash National Park has largely been a battle for the hearts and minds of the area’s residents, waged between the oil company, U.S. Capital Energy, and the community group SATIIM. While SATIIM has grabbed the headlines with press conferences and a successful lawsuit against the government, over the […]
Written on November 5, 2007 | Posted in
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The winners of the regional media awards sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization have been announced and a story by News Five’s Janelle Chanona has been singled out for recognition. Janelle’s 2006 stories on the closing and subsequent reopening of Kenji Bakery by Health inspectors earned the F.A.O. award for best television news report. […]
Written on November 5, 2007 | Posted in
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Halloween has come and gone but don’t tell that to organisers who are promoting this weekend’s reggae concert at the Cahal Pech nightclub. This evening Public Relations officer for Synergy Promotions Nigel Petillo stopped by our studios with the visiting artists to preview the show. Ghost Rider, Performer “[Ghost Rider singing]…Belize just be there tomorrow. […]
Written on November 2, 2007 | Posted in
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Virtually all its ingredients are imported but that has not stopped Belizeans—and people all over the world—from making bread a staple of their diet. And come Monday that staple will cost an extra shilling. This afternoon News Five’s Janelle Chanona stocked up in anticipation of the increase. Zebedee Pitterson, Sunnyside Bakery “I think haad fu […]
Written on November 1, 2007 | Posted in
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The lack of a proper docking facility in Belize City is not the only problem facing cruise tourism. Today it was the question and qualifications for tour guides and taxi drivers that created a buzz.
Written on November 1, 2007 | Posted in
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For the second time in just over a month, a child from the Stann Creek district has died in what appears to be a tragic accident. Police say around five on Wednesday evening, they visited a home in Bella Vista village where they saw the body of a baby girl floating inside a well. According […]
Written on November 1, 2007 | Posted in
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It may not be fatal but a report from San Ignacio indicates that instead of Halloween sweets, one household in that town was dispensing heart medicine. The flavoured substance, wrapped in white paper with green Spanish writing, was handed out to children somewhere in the area below the Cahal Pech hill. Parents are asked to […]
Written on November 1, 2007 | Posted in
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There are probably more Belizeans who have fought—and died—for the U.S. cause in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan than for the allied effort in World Wars One and Two … but wherever soldiers have fallen they are honoured each year on November eleventh. News Five’s Marion Ali reports on the upcoming observance by Belize’s Ex-Services League. […]
Written on November 1, 2007 | Posted in
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In an election year, most politicians agree that all is fair in love and war. But following the release of separate advertisements using recordings of closed door conversations, the People’s United Party has taken off the gloves. One ad prepared by the P.U.P. purports to include the voice of United Democratic Party standard bearer Melvin […]
Written on October 31, 2007 | Posted in
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A generation ago most Belizeans—not to mention foreigners—would have characterised Kriol as “bad English.” How times have changed. Thanks to the tireless efforts of a handful of committed activists, Kriol is today ready to take its place as a full and equal partner in Belize’s family of languages. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, […]
Written on October 31, 2007 | Posted in
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Belize has a new queen tonight. No, Elizabeth the second is still very much alive; the royalty I’m talking about is the Queen of Belizean Karaoke. The winner of Channel Five’s Ultimate KTV competition was announced last night before a standing room only crowd at the Bliss. Prior to the announcement the show’s usual format […]
Written on October 31, 2007 | Posted in
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For almost three months, Channel Five’s Ultimate KTV has come to dominate the local entertainment scene. Each contestant has their own following of faithful fans who will be feverishly texting their votes until the midnight deadline on Sunday. But before the winner is announced next week, News Five’s Janelle Chanona decided to follow the finalists […]
Written on October 26, 2007 | Posted in
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Yesterday we showed you a section of Tribuce Street that had been neglected for months and how it literally turned into a pond. As we reported, the Belize City Council, headed by its Works Councilor Anthony Michael, carried out immediate road and drainage repairs after we jumped on the story. The councilor promised that by […]
Written on October 25, 2007 | Posted in
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