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Tonight we regret to announce the passing of former police commissioner Kent Haylock. Haylock died around three this morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Last Thursday he was rushed to the K.H.M.H. after being involved in a traffic accident that occurred earlier that day near mile eight on the Western Highway. Reports are that […]
Written on July 18, 2006 | Posted in
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While the Police Department is mourning its former leader, it also took time today to honour those young citizens who have defied the stereotype of disaffected youth. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting You are looking at the faces of some of young Belizean men and women who have been doing the right thing. The students, who represent […]
Written on July 18, 2006 | Posted in
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Whatever your personal opinion, it would appear that along with those staples of rice ‘n beans, fried chicken, and politics … Belizeans love beauty pageants. Today, News Five’s Janelle Chanona presents the first of what may be many reports on this seasonal phenomenon. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This week eight young Belizean women will begin rigorous […]
Written on July 18, 2006 | Posted in
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For those who may not remeber, there was a time when the most prestigious vehicle a Belizean could ever hope to drive was a Land Rover. No, not a Range Rover, but that big old, slow moving, ugly and uncomfortable boxy Land Rover … the kind George Price rode in for years. But times have […]
Written on July 18, 2006 | Posted in
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A post mortem scheduled for Tuesday should tell authorities what caused the death of twenty-nine year old Damian Recinos. Recinos’s motionless body was found lying next to an electric meter situated outside of the compound where he resided in the St. Martin De Porres area of Belize City. Police say based on their preliminary investigation […]
Written on July 17, 2006 | Posted in
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A well known personality known as “snake man” is dead. On Sunday, fifty-nine year old Reynaldo Smith lost his battle with AIDS and around ten thirty that morning he died inside the shed in which he lived on North Front Street. According to a close friend, Smith became gravely ill a month ago but refused […]
Written on July 17, 2006 | Posted in
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We’ve seen them in the streets of Belize City as well as the halls of the Supreme Court. But on Friday members of the Toledo based organisation called SATIIM hosted journalists in their own backyard. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting The Sarstoon-Temash National Park is named after the two rivers that drain […]
Written on July 17, 2006 | Posted in
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The sale of the Belize City port remains a controversial issue but tonight, the project’s local developer is confident that one day soon, the southside of the old capital will boast a modern cruise terminal and docking facility. Earlier this week, News Five’s Janelle Chanona participated in a quick tour conducted by businessman Luke Espat […]
Written on July 14, 2006 | Posted in
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In news from the labour front, today D.F.C. employees who walked out on Thursday returned to work as “a sign of good faith”. According to Vice President of the Christian Workers Union, Emerson Burke, the staff of the Development Finance Corporation was back at full strength at all branches. Burke says meetings were scheduled for […]
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On Wednesday night’s newscast, Corozal Free Zone businessman Winston Smiling publicized his strong objections to his being denied the use of proxy forms during elections of private sector representatives to the zone’s board. Today, Smiling’s running mates, Gulab Sharma and Carlos Parra, who were elected to the board, have tendered their resignations as a show […]
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As part of official celebrations for the fortieth anniversary of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, today the unionists adopted one of the oldest parks in the city. In partnership with the Belize City Council, N.T.U.C.B. officials say the initiative is an attempt to give back to the community. Laura Esquivel, Councillor in Charge […]
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Across the country today, employees of the Development Finance Corporation staged a walk out as part of a union sanctioned move against the Government owned lending institution. According to the Christian Workers Union, the seventy-two employees they represent in Belize City, Belmopan, Orange Walk and Dangriga left their posts to protest cabinet’s decision to discount […]
Written on July 13, 2006 | Posted in
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From his office in Belmopan today, Prime Minister Said Musa responded to the union’s allegations that Government has not kept its part of the bargain when it comes to keeping the union informed. As for the future of the D.F.C., it would appear that the union’s fears of liquidation may be well founded. Said Musa, […]
Written on July 13, 2006 | Posted in
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Just back from a regional summit in Panama, Prime Minister Musa also addressed the issue of the report of the Senate Select Committee on Social Security. Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize ?I was hoping to have gone through it completely on my recent visit to Panama, on the plane, but I haven?t concluded my […]
Written on July 13, 2006 | Posted in
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Earlier this week we ran a story on meetings being held to establish new protocols for the nation’s search and rescue activities. Tonight we need them more than ever, as police report a fisherman missing at sea. The last anyone saw of Albert Johnson of Cattle Landing, Toledo was Tuesday morning at nine, when his […]
Written on July 13, 2006 | Posted in
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Don’t bother to check those Lotto tickets you left in your pocket last night because there was no winner. Consequently the jackpot for Saturday’s draw increases to a record one hundred and fifty-two thousand, five hundred dollars.
Written on July 13, 2006 | Posted in
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Heavy rains are not unwelcome in the television news business as the resulting flooding is usually good for at least one visually rich story. This week’s adverse weather is no exception, but as I discovered in the Belama Phase Three area of Belize City, there’s more to a flood than just water. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting […]
Written on July 13, 2006 | Posted in
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There were a lot of hard words thrown around Belize today. One set involved the operation of our health care system; the other the running of a lucrative free zone at our northern border. We’ll begin tonight’s coverage with a story that combines money and politics, two subjects that seem to converge much more than […]
Written on July 12, 2006 | Posted in
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Summer: it’s a time for fun, relaxation and, of course, vacation activities for young people, the latest of which comes courtesy of the Commonwealth Youth Programme. According to Alberto Vellos, the regional representative of the programme, they are looking for a few good men and women. Alberto Vellos, Regional Youth Caucus Rep., Commonwealth Youth Prog. […]
Written on July 12, 2006 | Posted in
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In the twelve years that Tropical Gaming Company has been running the Belize Lotto franchise the biggest jackpot has been one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Tonight that record stands to be equalled as Belizeans lined up to buy tickets for tonight’s draw. At least one journalist, News Five’s Alyssa Noble, was among those hoping […]
Written on July 12, 2006 | Posted in
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A teacher from Independence primary school is dead tonight, an apparent drowning victim. Police report that around nine thirty this morning, thirty-six year old Edelmira Morey, accompanied by nine other adults and eleven students on a summer camp, was tubing in the South Stann Creek in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary when she became entangled […]
Written on July 11, 2006 | Posted in
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If there’s one thing that Belize has in abundance, its young people … so when the United Nations looks at Belize’s population it?s not hard to figure out what they see. News Five’s Alyssa Noble has more. Arnulfo Kantun, Project Coordinator, U.N.F.P.A. ?This celebration is really celebrating people, young people and not just the statistics, […]
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Last week we premiered the comeback C.D. of Punta Rocker Super G. Tonight we look at a less well known artist with a different kind of music. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Twenty-one year old Gilbert Alamilla a.k.a. ?Mr. Program? started out his career as a disc jockey. But he soon grew tired of buying music and […]
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There is little that any of us can do to ease the pain suffered by the family of Vicente Avila following the boat captain’s death on Sunday on the New River. But today authorities and tour operators are looking for ways to make sure that this kind of accident will never happen again. Jacqueline Godwin, […]
Written on July 11, 2006 | Posted in
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An accident on the New River in the Orange Walk district over the weekend has resulted in the death of a boat captain and left several tourists injured. Around ten on Sunday morning, Captain Vicente Avila, his sideman and a tour guide left the dock at Tower Hill with fourteen passengers and headed to the […]
Written on July 10, 2006 | Posted in
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