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For the fourth consecutive year, the Ford Motor Company is accepting applications for its grants programme. According to Corporate Communications Manager for the Caribbean and Central America, Rita Solis, successful candidates will be financially supported in both their efforts to conserve cultural heritage as well as protect the jaguar. Solis says anyone can apply. Rita […]
Written on June 14, 2006 | Posted in
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In most studies of the social situation in Belize and the Caribbean the fifty percent of the population that is male usually takes a licking. With so many men on drugs, in jail or avoiding their family obligations, it’s hardly surprising that our collective life often seems to be trapped in a downward spiral. But […]
Written on June 14, 2006 | Posted in
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Two of the four finalists in Channel Five’s Karaoke Television have now been selected. In case you missed their performances last night, here’s how it went. William Neal, Host, KTV ?The first person to move on to the finals of KTV this year is none other than contestant numberrrrr ? three.? (Ronald Casimiro singing ?So […]
Written on June 14, 2006 | Posted in
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Tonight we are happy to report that thirteen year old Daniela Olivera, better known as “Marcela”, is back home alive and well. This morning sometime after seven, the standard five St. Ignatius student was found by her vice principal on Amara Avenue. According to the educator, after receiving a tip she went to the area […]
Written on June 13, 2006 | Posted in
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Dangriga police are tonight investigating an apparent homicide following the discovery of a human skull and bones near Silk Grass village. According to investigating officers, around six thirty on Monday morning, a farmer from the village was clearing a piece of land off a feeder road in an area known as “Pine Ridge”. But in […]
Written on June 13, 2006 | Posted in
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It’s the beginning of summer, that time of the year when parents are wondering what they can do to keep the children occupied. Well, over the course of the next few weeks we’ll try to offer a few solutions. Yesterday, NICH announced that through the Institute of Creative Arts it will be hosting its second […]
Written on June 13, 2006 | Posted in
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The development of local television in small poor markets like Belize is not a particularly encouraging proposition. With high costs, relatively few viewers and a tiny talent pool it’s difficult to make the numbers work. But that hasn’t stopped a handful of creative souls from trying to defy the laws of economics … and at […]
Written on June 13, 2006 | Posted in
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It’s a documented fact that the vast majority of people reported to police as missing, are either found or voluntarily return within a day or two. For adults it’s usually a case of marital difficulties or an alcoholic binge, while for absent children it’s most often young love or family rebellion that prompts the flight […]
Written on June 12, 2006 | Posted in
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Tonight we regret to announce the passing of Joyce Barrow, the mother of Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow. Mrs. Barrow, who died on Wednesday, was seventy-eight years old. She is survived by her husband Arthur Barrow and children Denys Barrow and Denyce Barrow-Anderson. Brothers Dean Lindo, James Lindo and Gilbert Lindo. A funeral service […]
Written on June 8, 2006 | Posted in
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It does not look like a case of murder but the family of a drowning victim is no less distraught over the tragic death. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has more. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today the Flores family of Lords Bank Village gathered on the banks of the Belize River after the body of their loved […]
Written on June 7, 2006 | Posted in
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The field of KTV semi-finalists is now complete. On Tuesday night the tenth and last contestant was selected at the Palm Court. Here’s how it went. William Neal, Host of KTV ?Ladies and gentlemen the winner for the final show, the regular show for KTV 2006, show number ten is none other than contestant numberrrr […]
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And in an item relating to our own industry, we note with regret the decision of Broadcasting Authority chairperson Silvana Woods to resign from her post. The veteran media worker’s departure comes on the heels of Cabinet’s decision to defer action on a new broadcasting policy that Woods and her board have been working on […]
Written on June 7, 2006 | Posted in
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And while the U.S. State Department has its problems with Belize’s efforts to curb human trafficking, tonight we are happy to report that Diana Baños, the four year old child whom police suspect was smuggled into the country one month ago, has been returned to her family in El Salvador. On April twenty-eighth local authorities […]
Written on June 6, 2006 | Posted in
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In an era when money for conservation is typically hard to come by, there is one organisation in Belize that seems immune to liquidity problems. Today that unique institution celebrated a milestone. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Ten years after its creation, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust today celebrated its anniversary under the theme, ?Contributing to the […]
Written on June 6, 2006 | Posted in
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We’re not sure if it’s the thrill of competition, the sumptuous food or the exotic drink, but the annual party known as Taste of Belize always seems to be a sell-out. News Five’s Alyssa Noble was among the thousand or so guests at the Biltmore Saturday night and managed to recover in time to file […]
Written on June 6, 2006 | Posted in
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B.E.L. has issued warning after warning but some folks just don’t seem to get the message. And that communication failure has resulted in two more deaths by accidental electrocution. The latest to lose their lives are thirty year old Raul Copo and twenty-three year old Filiberto Rash, both of Chan Chen Village in the Corozal […]
Written on June 5, 2006 | Posted in
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In related news the Ministry of Natural Resources has issued the first production sharing agreement under the new oil exploration strategy approved by Cabinet. That contract, concluded with Spartan Petroleum Corporation of Texas, provides for a twelve point five percent royalty on oil, seven point five percent on natural gas and a minimum of eleven […]
Written on June 5, 2006 | Posted in
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This morning young leaders gathered in Belize City to participate in a two day seminar entitled “Working with young men and women in the promotion of gender equity and health”. According to the workshop’s co-facilitator, Eva Burgos of the National 4H- Youth Development Centre, the idea is to examine how we treat each other. Eva […]
Written on June 5, 2006 | Posted in
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The last few weeks have been disastrous for Cayo tourism and while the P.R. machinery is working overtime to bolster Belize’s image as a fun and safe place to visit, law enforcement–with a bit of welcome help–is focussing on how to solve the problem on the ground. Alyssa Noble reports. Caesar Sherrard, Cayo Tour Operator […]
Written on June 5, 2006 | Posted in
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It might have taken almost two years to complete but today, the Customs Department has officially released the findings of its investigation into the discovery of two containers filled with contraband cigarettes. According to Comptroller of Customs Gregory Gibson the case of the counterfeit Marlboros led investigators to a local broker in Corozal but because […]
Written on June 2, 2006 | Posted in
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Few Belizean products have been able to successfully break into international markets, but one group of Toledo educators is hoping that traditional practices and modern day marketing will spell success in the honey industry. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Having convinced the bees that their plan for harvesting and marketing honey was […]
Written on June 2, 2006 | Posted in
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In case you’ve missed all the warnings, today marks the official start of hurricane season. Belize might have escaped disaster last year but as News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports, preparedness is key. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Hurricanes remain one of the most unpredictable forces of nature but scientists have been getting better in tracking these often […]
Written on June 1, 2006 | Posted in
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The Public Utilities Commission has put the brakes on an April advisory by B.T.L. to its analogue and fixed cellular customers that itemized bills would cost an extra five bucks a month. According a P.U.C. press release issued this afternoon, the implementation of a new billing system has in fact “constituted a change in the […]
Written on June 1, 2006 | Posted in
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May thirty-first has also marked the official end of the contract of the Solicitor General Elson Kaseke. Fonseca today told us who has been tapped to fill the post of government’s top lawyer. Francis Fonseca, Attorney General ?We have been able to secure the services of Mr. Edwin Flowers. Senior Council Edwin Flowers, who will […]
Written on May 31, 2006 | Posted in
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A construction worker employed at San Pedro, Ambergis Caye, has died in an accidental electrocution. According to police, thirty-two year old David Pott of Buena Vista Village in Corozal, was mixing cement at a site on the southern part of the island this morning, when he came in contact with an exposed extension cord. That […]
Written on May 30, 2006 | Posted in
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