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It was an event that lit up switchboards at police stations and media houses all over the country. Sometime after 9:00 Tuesday night, Belizeans witnessed a rapidly moving object streaking across the sky followed by a plume of white smoke and accompanied by what sounded like a massive thunder clap. Explanations for the UFO ranged […]
Written on July 25, 2001 | Posted in
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This afternoon Attorney General Godfrey Smith handed over to Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh electronic court reporting equipment that should expedite trials in the Supreme Court. The Lanier Advocate V recorders will provide up to six hours of unattended four-channel recording and allow judges to focus on the case instead of taking notes. The Attorney General […]
Written on July 23, 2001 | Posted in
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On Friday night much of Belize was unable to watch this newscast–or anything else requiring electricity–due to a massive blackout…and now Belize Electricity Limited is explaining why it happened. According to a B.E.L. release the problem can once again be traced to Mexico. Around four-thirty a substation at Xul-Ha near Bacalar shut down due to […]
Written on July 23, 2001 | Posted in
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While the daily litany of media reports may sometimes make us feel that the crime problem is insurmountable, government continues to seek solutions and upgrade the quality of law enforcement. As a result of a trip last week to the United States by National Security Minister Jorge Espat, Police Commissioner Hughington Williams and Chief Forensic […]
Written on July 23, 2001 | Posted in
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The three man Commission of Inquiry which recommended a reprimand for serologist Leona Garbutt was heavily criticized by Garbutt’s brother, Dr. Bernard Bulwer on last night’s One On One with Dickie Bradley. Commissioner Paul Rodriguez, who was also on the show, defended the work of the Commission, saying a week of testimony was thoroughly sifted […]
Written on July 20, 2001 | Posted in
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The second annual BELPRO CONEX opened earlier this evening and News Five’s Ann Marie Williams found out that there’s plenty of local stuff worth seeing…and buying. Merilyn Young, Organizer, BELPRO CONEX “There’s some products that have just come out on the market that Belizeans will be able to sample. There are also some new items […]
Written on July 20, 2001 | Posted in
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While the upper Stann Creek Valley has long been known as a lovely place to drive through, it has never been much of a destination on the tourist map. That may be changing thanks to the efforts of a group called Friends of the Valley. On Wednesday the Belize Tourism Board handed a five thousand-dollar […]
Written on July 20, 2001 | Posted in
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Last Tuesday morning two armed robbers were shot by a downtown merchant and on Thursday one of them, Erlin Budram, died from his injuries. Today Budram was buried, but what happened during the six days following his death is evidence of a growing crisis in how the law, police and medical system deal with sudden […]
Written on July 18, 2001 | Posted in
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“Made In Belize” is a campaign that government is promoting and one local private sector organisation seems to be responding. The second annual Belizean Producers Convention and Exhibition (BELPRO CONEX) affords local producers, exporters and manufacturers the chance to show off their products. Organiser Lourdes Smith says the two-day expo opens on Friday at 5:00 […]
Written on July 17, 2001 | Posted in
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The dead body of a Hispanic man was found floating in the Mopan river at Garbutt’s Falls near the Western Border on Saturday morning. Police are asking the public’s help to identify the corpse, which displays no signs of injuries. The man was barefooted, with a green T-shirt and brown trousers with dark blue belt. […]
Written on July 16, 2001 | Posted in
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Another apparent drowning occurred, this time the victim is a toddler. Foster mother Sandra Santos, of 2 1/2 miles Northern Highway, told police that Anthony Gentle, her three year old foster son went missing sometime around 4:00pm on Thursday. That night an intensive search of the area turned up Gentle’s body around 10:30 in the […]
Written on July 16, 2001 | Posted in
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Contracts were signed today for the rehabilitation of several sections of road damaged by Hurricane Keith. The first, between government and Cisco Construction, covers improvements to the Western Highway and Coastal Road. This includes replacement of culverts between mile nine and ten on the Western Highway, as well as the paving of the first kilometre […]
Written on July 9, 2001 | Posted in
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As promotions go, it’s about as slick as they come: a combination of luck, skill and drama that the folks at Courts believe will keep customers coming back for more. Today, however, as Jack Flash reports, it was all about money. Jack Flash, Catch the Cash Emcee “Hi everybody, Jack Flash here, we’re here in […]
Written on July 5, 2001 | Posted in
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It may not have quite the same impact as the recent one hundred and forty-one million U.S. dollar lottery jackpot in California, but Saturday’s lotto draw here in Belize has a winner. The prize is a not too shabby sixty-five thousand dollars, but as of this afternoon no one has yet come forward to claim […]
Written on July 2, 2001 | Posted in
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Six lucky customers were selected today to compete in the second “Catch the Cash” promotion at Courts. They are Gustavo Turcios representing the Dangriga store, Solomon Mas from Belmopan, Julio Huertos representing Orange Walk, Demetrio Choble from Corozal, Sherylee Castillo of Belize City and Chiah Lin from San Ignacio. For Lin it will be the […]
Written on July 2, 2001 | Posted in
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After three and a half days aground near English Caye, the cargo ship Atlantis is once again back in business. The vessel, belonging to the Hybur Line, was pulled off the edge of the Belize City harbour channel shortly after four Thursday evening. A local tug and another Hybur freighter combined to free the stranded […]
Written on June 29, 2001 | Posted in
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Many Belizean importers are still literally waiting for their ship to come in. The ship in question, The Atlantis, remains stuck high and dry on the edge of the harbour channel near English Caye. The cargo vessel, which runs to Belize weekly from Miami, went aground early Monday morning after its rudder became stuck due […]
Written on June 28, 2001 | Posted in
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Word from English Caye is that the cargo ship Atlantis remains aground near the entrance to the Belize City harbour channel. The ship lost control of its rudder early Monday morning and ran up on a sand bank. The vessel along with sister ships of the Hybur Line, makes the run between Miami and Belize […]
Written on June 27, 2001 | Posted in
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In technology news, scientists have discovered a fungus that eats supposedly indestructible compact discs. The interesting thing is the place the fungus was first detected is Belize. A report in Britain’s “Telegraph” newspaper says that a leading scientist from Spain’s top research institution made the discovery two years ago while visiting friends in Belize. The […]
Written on June 18, 2001 | Posted in
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What do you get when you combine one of Belize’s hottest Punta bands–Griga Boyz–along with an equally talented solo artist like Aziatic? Well you get “Crazy Fi We,” a thirteen track Puntarock album from Stonetree Records. Stone Tree’s Kidd Notch, says that they were skeptical about doing the project but eventually realized the mass appeal […]
Written on June 1, 2001 | Posted in
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The new Ambassador of Mexico today presented his credentials to the Governor General in Belmopan. Jorge Trejo Nava is the sixth ambassador to represent his country here since 1981. Mexico was the first nation to officially recognize the independence of Belize and appoint a resident ambassador. Trejo’s predecessor, Enrique Hubbard, has been appointed as Mexico’s […]
Written on May 28, 2001 | Posted in
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The stage at Bellevue’s King Street Station is now quiet, but last night and for the previous twelve weeks sixty contestants sang their hearts out and thousands of viewers responded with enthusiasm. The competition is now over and a more dramatic finish could not have been scripted in Hollywood. William Neal, Host, Karaoke TV “Now […]
Written on May 23, 2001 | Posted in
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It was high drama last night as the last semi-final competition in Karaoke Television was held at the Bellevue’s King Street Station. After five fine performances the judges rendered their decision on which two singers would advance to the finals. William Neal, Host, Karaoke TV “Our first winner for tonight is Darwin Cayetano.” (Darwin singing […]
Written on May 16, 2001 | Posted in
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If you’re planning to watch the Miss Universe Pageant later tonight don’t expect to see Miss Belize among the seventy-seven other beauties. According to Pageants Belize Director Soli Arguelles, a Miss Belize was not chosen last year, as she was in the process of re-organising the local pageant. A contestant will be selected this year, […]
Written on May 11, 2001 | Posted in
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As tourism week comes to a close, the Belize Tourism Board has sponsored several contests for industry professionals. At the Radisson, twelve Chefs have been baking, steaming and frying, all in an effort to appease the palates of the judges in the culinary competition. News 5’s Jose Sanchez stopped by the hotel this afternoon to […]
Written on May 11, 2001 | Posted in
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