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Over the weekend, consumers will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the most successful Belizean businesses, thanks to the annual trade show, BelPro ConEx. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Today more than seventy businesses were busy setting up their booths at the Princess Hotel to […]
Written on July 28, 2006 | Posted in
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This week, the Belize Chamber of Commerce welcomed its regional partners for a round of talks. And while the meetings are routine, News Five’s Alyssa Noble discovered that our businessmen are using the opportunity to find out what’s happening beyond our borders. Arturo Vasquez, Immediate Past President, B.C.C.I. ?FECAMCO meets every two months, you know, […]
Written on July 28, 2006 | Posted in
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There are parents across the country who are at their wits end when it comes to dealing with problem children. But tonight we take a closer look at one institution that’s fighting to save Belize’s troubled youth. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today there are forty youths between the ages of twelve and sixteen years old at […]
Written on July 28, 2006 | Posted in
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On Saturday thousands of Belizeans will line up to place their bid for the record Lotto jackpot of one hundred and sixty seven thousand, five hundred dollars. One person who is hoping that lady luck smiles on him is Belize City resident Stuart Simmons. As he stood in line this afternoon, Simmons told us that […]
Written on July 28, 2006 | Posted in
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Without a doubt, pageants are one of the most popular Belizean activities … and in the next week, two of the year’s biggest events will hit the local entertainment scene: Miss Belize will be crowned this Saturday night, but next week belongs to the beauties of Central America. News Five’s Alyssa Noble explains. Alyssa Noble, […]
Written on July 28, 2006 | Posted in
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The Young Men’s Christian Association today completed the July session of its annual summer youth programme. The camp is the Y’s signature event and includes activities such as swimming, high school prep, math, reading, volleyball, football and basketball lessons. According to a press release issued today by the organisation, over one hundred and twenty-five kids […]
Written on July 27, 2006 | Posted in
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Are you a graduate of St. John’s College? If so you are invited to attend a General Meeting this Saturday, which according to Allan Sharp, President of the S.J.C. Alumni Association, promises to outline some innovative plans for the school’s future. Allan Sharp, President, S.J.C. Alumni Assoc. ?In this year, we are going to be […]
Written on July 27, 2006 | Posted in
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The Miss Belize Beach Beauty and Top Fashion Model Competitions were held this past weekend at the Princess Hotel and although nine ladies competed, only two could walk away as winners. At the end of an evening filled with countless runway struts and numerous outfit changes, twenty-four year old Maria Jeffrey was declared the first […]
Written on July 27, 2006 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, Alberto Vellos, the regional representative of the Commonwealth Youth Programme, was looking for a few good men and women willing to give of their time for its summer volunteering programme, entitled Volunteers ‘R Us. And from the looks of things, it seems that he’s found them. Kendra Vernon, Volunteer, Volunteers R? Us […]
Written on July 26, 2006 | Posted in
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When you think about those institutions in society that are leading the fight against HIV and AIDS, the church is not likely to be the first one to come to mind. But things are not always what they seem, as News Five’s Kendra Griffith discovered this morning. Canon Leroy Flowers, Pres., Belize Council of Churches […]
Written on July 26, 2006 | Posted in
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After weeks of declining requests for interviews, former Social Security C.E.O. Narda Garcia has finally made a public statement … albeit in the form of an email. In her three paragraph release addressed to the media, Garcia rejects the findings of the Senate Special Select Committee, maintaining that (quote) “I do not accept that there […]
Written on July 25, 2006 | Posted in
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Partners of the Americas is a network of volunteer organizations in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. For forty years Belize has partnered with the U.S. State of Michigan. It is this joint venture that is responsible for the establishment of the 4-H Centre in Belmopan and a series of service oriented projects […]
Written on July 25, 2006 | Posted in
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Saturday’s Lotto draw, like every one since April fifth, 2006, failed to produce a winner. That means the record jackpot climbs to one hundred sixty-five thousand for Wednesday’s big event.
Written on July 24, 2006 | Posted in
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It took a few days for everyone to learn the script but in the end the actors finally got it right. This afternoon, following a sometimes acrimonious meeting of the Social Security Board, C.E.O. and General Manager Narda Garcia was fired from her job. According to a terse press release from the S.S.B., Assistant G.M. […]
Written on July 21, 2006 | Posted in
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The report of the Senate Select Committee investigating Social Security has finally been made public. A release from the clerk of the National Assembly indicates that the one hundred twenty-five page report has been mailed to a long list of organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors. It is also accessible online at […]
Written on July 20, 2006 | Posted in
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It appears that some progress is being made to redress the inequities that have arisen in the application of G.S.T. to electricity bills. The problem arises from B.E.L.’s decision to apply the ten percent tax on all bills issued after July first, even though the bulk of the electricity was delivered prior to that date, […]
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Today three members of the Heavenlies Gospel Band left the country en route to the Bahamas to attend the Caribbean Gospel Marlin Awards. The group is nominated in the Soca-Calypso category for the song “Hands in the Air” from their 2004 CD, Next Level. But according to band leader Burton Brooks, the song almost didn’t […]
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The Consortium for Belizean Development was formed twenty years ago with a mission to assist Belize and Belizeans throughout the world. And for the last week, members of the U.S. based NGO and the Elegant Flair Cultural Dance Group, have been touring the country. But the visitors are doing more than just sightseeing as on […]
Written on July 20, 2006 | Posted in
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And those programmes of the “Y” are proving extremely popular. News Five’s Alyssa Noble stopped by the St. Thomas Street headquarters this morning for a progress report. Alyssa Noble, Reporting The first round of Y.W.C.A.?s summer program came to a close today with some moving performances. Sonia Lenares, General Secretary, Y.W.C.A. ?I think this year […]
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The Senate Select Committee has asked for his head, the Prime Minister confirmed he would be fired and today Social Security Board Chairman Yasin Shoman pursued his only honourable option: he resigned. In a letter dated Saturday July fifteenth, but released to the media only this afternoon, Shoman defended government’s securitization initiative and the Board’s […]
Written on July 19, 2006 | Posted in
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We spoke to him in the early afternoon–before learning of the Shoman resignation–but Investigating Committee Chairman, Senator Godwin Hulse did not hesitate to offer his opinion about what should happen next. For him, it’s all about good governance. Godwin Hulse, Senator ?The next stage is of course to have the judiciary also accept and work […]
Written on July 19, 2006 | Posted in
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A fourteen month old child of Corozal Town is dead tonight, an apparent drowning victim. According to police reports, sometime around noon yesterday, twenty-three year old Alma Hall went to buy fish, leaving her son, Daniel Hall, in the care of her mother. When she returned, Daniel was nowhere to be found. Hall immediately proceeded […]
Written on July 19, 2006 | Posted in
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Four residents of Belize City received a scare and some cuts and bruises today when the Regent Street veranda on which they were walking, collapsed. For Allen Valdez, it all happened in a flash. Allen Valdez, Victim ?This is a building, a warehouse for Tourist Board. We were offloading some hundred boxes, these boxes right […]
Written on July 19, 2006 | Posted in
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It’s been almost one year since the launch of the XChange movement in Belize, and today XChangers from around the Caribbean gathered at the Belize City House of Culture to celebrate their achievements and plan for success. Rana Flowers, Country Representative, UNICEF Belize ?XChange is a positive movement of change for young people across the […]
Written on July 19, 2006 | Posted in
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The suspense is over. After a week of waiting to hear the reaction of Prime Minister Said Musa to the recommendations of the Senate Select Committee on Social Security, this evening the P. M. released an official address to the nation. Minutes into the televised statement, he announced that all eleven suggestions made by the […]
Written on July 18, 2006 | Posted in
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