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Six Belizeans representing the various districts of the country are two thousand dollars richer. They are winners in the third Courts Two Thousand and Win draw. They received their cheques this morning from Courts advertising and promotions assistant Danalee Gordon. News Five spoke with Gordon and Rosendo Gonzalez of Chunox Village in Orange Walk. Gonzalez […]
Written on October 24, 2000 | Posted in
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On yesterday’s newscast we reported that even though the state of emergency had been lifted by NEMO, the communities of San Pedro and Caye Caulker wanted to retain their nighttime curfew. Today we find it’s not quite that easy. Cabinet Secretary Robert Leslie told News Five that a curfew is only constitutional when imposed under […]
Written on October 19, 2000 | Posted in
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With recovery efforts proceeding well, Cabinet today decided to lift the state of emergency, which has been in effect since October fourth. This means that all remaining curfews have been lifted as well as bans on the sale of alcohol. The National Emergency Management Organisation, NEMO, has expressed its thanks to all those individuals and […]
Written on October 17, 2000 | Posted in
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During the recent experience with Keith many Belizeans discovered that a once proud tradition had somehow been neglected. Ann-Marie Williams asks why. Yvonne Vernon, Sales Clerk, William Quan “The sales would increase during the rainy season, the hurricane season, and when school is about to re-open, people would be asking for boots for children.” And […]
Written on October 12, 2000 | Posted in
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While over the last week we have been reporting on the disastrous rise of floodwaters in the northern third of the nation, there is one small bit of economic news that is not negative. Reports from the Mollejon Hydro Plant in Cayo indicate that the heavy rains flowing into the Macal basin have the facility […]
Written on October 11, 2000 | Posted in
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6 people are $2,000 richer after their names were picked in the Courts Millennium Draw. Boxes representing the 6 Courts branches across the country were lined up as a winner representing each district was picked. Dawnalee Gordon, Court’s Advertising and Promotion officer says the draw gives more people a chance to win some much needed […]
Written on October 10, 2000 | Posted in
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Seven million dollars in heavy equipment was today handed over to the Ministry of Works. The road building machinery and fleet of Mercedes Benz dump trucks was purchased using credit provided by Germany’s Deutsch Bank. This is the third consignment of equipment to arrive since December of 1999. In addition to the hardware, Ministry of […]
Written on September 26, 2000 | Posted in
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The United States government has donated equipment and supplies to the National Emergency Management Organization. Commenting on the assistance, said to be worth in the neighbourhood of a million dollars, U.S. Ambassador to Belize, Carolyn Curiel, said that “Should a disaster strike, the people of Belize must be ready, and these supplies will help.” General […]
Written on August 30, 2000 | Posted in
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In the past we’ve run stories on the electronic tracking of monkeys and manatees…and recently took a frightening look at a project to implant radio transmitters in the deadly fer de lance snake. Tonight we are told of the arrival of an electronically tagged sea turtle in our waters. “Zenit” is the name of the […]
Written on August 29, 2000 | Posted in
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The Youth Development Department is now under new leadership. Shawn McKoy Gill, has been appointed Director by the Ministry of Tourism and Youth. Besides having a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University College of Belize, Gill, also served as president of the YWCA, Trainer with NCH Action for Children and as a representative […]
Written on August 25, 2000 | Posted in
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This is not only a time for carnival and jump up, but many young ladies look forward to the September celebrations so they can compete in the many pageants that normally take place around this time of the year. This past weekend six ladies contested for the title of Miss Middle Age Cayo. Kent Pandy […]
Written on August 25, 2000 | Posted in
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We haven’t seen many Lotto success stories lately, largely because the game has been suspended since December. But while the big draw is off the air, the scratch game has never stopped. Today Vern Usher of Dangriga is ten thousand dollars richer after winning that particular game of chance. News Five caught up with him […]
Written on August 17, 2000 | Posted in
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It has not been a good week to show off the attributes of sea, sand and sun, but the five young ladies competing for the title of Miss Costa Maya International have been lighting up the town of San Pedro on their own. News Five’s camera caught up with them as they rehearsed for next […]
Written on August 11, 2000 | Posted in
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The rains were back in Belize City today and while the flooding was not as bad as on Tuesday, News Five’s Jose Sanchez discovered that it’s not just the precipitation that makes the streets hold water. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Its, not black gold. And the petroleum magnates have not come to Belize City to drill […]
Written on August 10, 2000 | Posted in
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Between the escapes, whippings, stabbings and shootings there’s not a whole lot of good news that comes out of Hattieville Prison these days. But if you watch the news you’d barely know that along with eight hundred or so troublesome men there are a couple of dozen apparently well behaved women. Today they were rewarded […]
Written on August 2, 2000 | Posted in
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The Lions of Belize have a new leader. He is Dr. Chris Bennett. Bennett was installed in ceremonies held on Sunday in Belize City. His plans for the 2000-2001 year include the revival of commitments from existing clubs in District Fifty-Nine and the formation of new clubs in downtown Belize City, Ladyville, Burrell Boom, Caye […]
Written on August 1, 2000 | Posted in
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To celebrate its one-year anniversary, St. James National Building Society is going to give away a house to one of its members. The society will be holding an open house at the site of the newly built bungalow in the Belama Phase Three area. St. James’ Frank Ramclam was proud to give us the details. […]
Written on July 28, 2000 | Posted in
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Guardian Life, one of the Caribbean’s largest life insurance companies, last night formally inaugurated its operations in Belize. While the Trinidad based company begins its involvement here after purchasing the portfolio of Mutual Life, a Jamaican insurer which became insolvent, its executives explained that it will quickly seek to expand the company’s operations. At a […]
Written on July 26, 2000 | Posted in
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Usually, parents would turn to a book in preparation for the naming of a newborn child. But what would you do if you had to name one hundred and one babies? That’s not exactly the problem faced by the Belize City Council, but it did have the task of naming one hundred and one of […]
Written on July 25, 2000 | Posted in
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It’s official. Belize is no longer on that select list of nations that are without a single movie theatre. To the delight of Belizean film fans, the first movie projector to roll in nearly eight years went into operation on Friday night at the Princess Hotel in Belize City. The opening night VIP crowd watched […]
Written on July 24, 2000 | Posted in
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Usually when we think of movies we think of reaching for the remote control and turning on the television. Things are about to change. News Five’s Arreini Palacio visited Belize’s latest movie theatre. Arreini Palacio “Get your popcorn, candy and soda, the movies are about to begin.” It’s been ten years since the movie theatre […]
Written on July 20, 2000 | Posted in
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Insurance regulators from offshore jurisdictions around the globe are meeting this week in Belize. The Offshore Group of Insurance Supervisors is being hosted by Belize’s office of the Supervisor of Insurance. The three days of discussions at the conference centre of Cayo’s Chaa Creek Resort feature speakers from the United States, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and […]
Written on July 17, 2000 | Posted in
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The tragedy which struck Barry Bowen Monday morning could easily have been repeated last night, as shortly before 10:00 the entire nation was plunged into darkness–at least that part of the nation served by BEL’s national electricity grid. According to BEL, the massive power outage was caused when a large newly commissioned generator in Mexico […]
Written on July 11, 2000 | Posted in
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Residents of San Pedro should rest easier tonight as they received a new fire truck courtesy of the government of Belize. The vehicle comes as the last of five, which were bought by the National Fire Service and built to meet local specifications. Among other items purchased were 100 fire hydrants, which will be placed […]
Written on July 5, 2000 | Posted in
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Today one person from every district became $2000 richer as consistent Courts shoppers cashed in as part of the company’s 2000 and Win campaign. Isoline Banos may live in Belize City, but she won for San Ignacio. Homer Ivan Tamay is Orange Walk’s winner; Wayne Jones is the lucky man from Belmopan, while Peter Whyte […]
Written on July 3, 2000 | Posted in
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