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This morning at the Corozal Free Zone, the National Emergency Management Organisation took possession of one hundred beds and mattresses. The donation came courtesy of the Princess Hotel and Casino and according to NEMO Liaison Officer Yasmin Shoman, the rest inducing gifts will be passed on to those who need them most. Yasmin Shoman, International […]
Written on October 17, 2006 | Posted in
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It’s a problem that all concerned agree could and should be handled better … but the practice of poisoning Belize City’s stray dogs has persisted for decades. Might last night’s operation be the end of an era? Here’s what I found this morning. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting This dog managed to escape the hunt but eighty […]
Written on October 17, 2006 | Posted in
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Thousands of Belizeans prayed for the safety of Sgt. Ramon Aguilar after the soldier was reported missing during a training exercise in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve. For nine days, more than two hundred of his colleagues and other officials combed the dense jungle in coordinated air and land search and rescue efforts. And even as […]
Written on October 16, 2006 | Posted in
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As a sport, triathlons are fast gaining popularity among Belize’s professional athletes and weekend warriors. But on Saturday, another age group tapped into their physical strengths as a creative way to raise money for a new building. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting A beautiful sunrise set the scene on Saturday morning as […]
Written on October 16, 2006 | Posted in
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Lack of space is a perennial problem for Belize’s educational institutions, with many schools reporting that year after year they have to turn away students because they’ve simply got nowhere to put them. That reality exists at Pallotti High School but this year, the sisters are embarking on an ambitious project to increase capacity. And […]
Written on October 13, 2006 | Posted in
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Across the country, orphanages and homes for battered women are bursting at the seams, which is why it was such devastating news to hear that one such facility in Belmopan had been destroyed by fire. But as News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports, community members have banded together to give the children a reason to smile. […]
Written on October 13, 2006 | Posted in
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As the sun set again today, search and rescue teams in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve continued their efforts to find missing Belize Defence Force Solider Sgt. Ramon Aguilar. Those efforts were fuelled by some excitement today as we understand that something Aguilar had in his possession at the time of his disappearance was found. While […]
Written on October 13, 2006 | Posted in
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Today our roving reporter Jacqueline Godwin and her trusty cameraman Chris Mangar headed south to participate in the annual activities marking World Food Day. But as they discovered, a lack of proper nutrition, especially among the country’s poorest citizens, remains a significant challenge. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today farmers, producers and processors from across Belize gathered […]
Written on October 13, 2006 | Posted in
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A full week has now elapsed since Belize Defence Force Sergeant Ramon Aguilar disappeared during a training course in the Chiquibul Forest … and there is still no hint of his whereabouts. Tonight the only good news to report is that improved weather conditions have allowed more flyovers by B.D.F. aircraft. Those planes are not […]
Written on October 12, 2006 | Posted in
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After months of negotiations, today the Belize City Council signed new contracts with two of the sanitation companies that service the old capital. During brief ceremonies at City Hall, Rupert Marin, representing Sanitation Enterprises Limited and Lawrence Ellis of Belize Maintenance Limited put their respective signatures on the dotted lines. According to Mayor Zenaida Moya, […]
Written on October 12, 2006 | Posted in
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It’s a Caribbean wide competition that seeks to recognise the most positive contributions to societies that all too often are caught up in negativity. This afternoon I was on hand to meet two Belizeans who are following a proud tradition of excellence. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The first recipient, Doctor Leslie Mendez in the past thirteen […]
Written on October 12, 2006 | Posted in
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For even the most experienced Belizean traveller the process of obtaining a visa to visit the United States can be a stressful experience. Well, in a few weeks time that stress will either grow or shrink–depending on your proximity to a computer. News Five’s Kendra Griffith explains. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Starting November first, Belizeans applying […]
Written on October 12, 2006 | Posted in
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Judging from the growing participation in and public support of the annual Lionman Triathlon, it looks like the gruelling sport–which combines swimming, biking, and running–is destined for great popularity in Belize … and not just for men. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting At dawn on Saturday morning, forty-eight young women will divide […]
Written on October 12, 2006 | Posted in
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Over the last several years virtually all of the news coming out of the Immigration Department has been bad: everything from the illegal bucket sale of passports to their outright theft from the office. Today, however, twenty-four hours after the announcement of the director’s dismissal, the tide finally turned. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports from […]
Written on October 11, 2006 | Posted in
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Today the Belize Defence Force expanded its search for Sergeant Ramon Aguilar who remains missing somewhere in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve. According to B.D.F. Chief of Staff, Lt. Colonel Reuel Black, they have now been joined by a specialised rescue team based at Caves Branch which is using dogs to track down the missing soldier. […]
Written on October 11, 2006 | Posted in
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On yesterday’s newscast we reported on the wounding of an innocent bystander as gunmen in a fleeing vehicle shot at a police patrol. Today I stopped in at the home of that shooting victim to see how she’s doing. Melody Williams, Daughter ?Well I would want her to go back in the hospital to take […]
Written on October 11, 2006 | Posted in
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The last hearing took place on August twenty-fourth, but after two months of hiatus due to September celebrations and the illness of Chairman David Price, the Commission of Inquiry into the Development Finance Corporation is back in business. A press release today indicates that public hearings will return on Tuesday, October twenty-fourth and continue on […]
Written on October 11, 2006 | Posted in
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It’s a familiar scene on newscasts in the big cities of North America: that is a troubled individual stands atop a tall building and threatens to end his life by jumping. Well, today that drama was duplicated on the grounds of Hattieville Prison, where a desperate inmate climbed the facility’s water tower. News Five’s Kendra […]
Written on October 11, 2006 | Posted in
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The murder of Mark Gardiner is the country’s sixty-seventh of the year, but as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, his death has triggered more questions than answers about national crime rates and their impact on the country’s resources. Janelle Chanona, Reporting At ten fifteen last night, doctors at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital recorded the […]
Written on October 6, 2006 | Posted in
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In related news from the Cayo district, today we were officially informed of that following ceremonies on Thursday, Senior Superintendent of Police Gilroy Nicholas has retired from the Belize Police Department. Nicholas joined the force thirty-one years ago, the last seven of which he served as the Officer in Charge of the San Ignacio police […]
Written on October 6, 2006 | Posted in
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Does your mouth salivate at the mention of cochinita pibil and relleno? Can’t help but stomp your feet to the tune of the hog head dance? If so, you’ll definitely want to be in San Jose Nuevo Palmar in Orange Walk this weekend for the third annual Fiesta del Pueblo. The event is organised by […]
Written on October 6, 2006 | Posted in
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In news from the region, a young Belizean student has been named a finalist in the fourteenth annual “My Caribbean” essay competition. Ten year old Vivian Courtenay, a standard four student at Humming Bird Elementary was one of more than a hundred entries from twenty-six countries around the Caribbean. The contest is sponsored yearly by […]
Written on October 6, 2006 | Posted in
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Due to a Public and Bank Holiday on Monday, October ninth, there will be no newscast. The next broadcast will be on Tuesday, October tenth, 2006.
Written on October 6, 2006 | Posted in
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Arrests have yet to be made following the disappearance of one hundred Belizean passports earlier this month but today the Immigration Department has recommended the suspension of the two officers being investigated by police in connection with the theft. According to a release issued by the Government Press Office, the formal request to suspend Finance […]
Written on October 5, 2006 | Posted in
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The lights are back on in Toledo following a bad night and a worse morning. According to a release from Belize Electricity Limited, power to the district was restored shortly after noon today following a series of outages during the night and a five hour blackout this morning. B.E.L. says the source of the problem […]
Written on October 5, 2006 | Posted in
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