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On the August first, 2014 at about three-thirty a.m. Andrew Augustine was shot in the foot on Holy Emmanuel Street in the Lake Independence area of Belize City. The altercation had apparently started earlier that day when Augustine and two other men had a misunderstanding over a bag of mangoes. As trivial as it seems, […]
Written on August 5, 2014 | Posted in
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There is an apparent dissention within the Maya community to report on tonight, following a release from the elected leaders of Conejo, Crique Sarco, Midway and Graham Creek. The group of four, having met to discuss recent statements in the media by representatives of U.S. Capital Energy, says that it flatly rejects the decision and […]
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As we told you, a seventeen year old Wesley High School graduate has been charged with the murder of sixteen year old Chryslin Gladden. That has sparked a vigil for the fallen youth. This morning, a group of former Wesley College students was also at the Raccoon Street police station. Their purpose was to acquire […]
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There is another death to report. Forty-four year old Orange Walk resident Gregorio Medina was pulled out of the New River this afternoon. His decomposed body was spotted floating in the river on Sunday, and was left there under Police guard until a post-mortem examination could be conducted today. The Trial Farm resident was last […]
Written on August 4, 2014 | Posted in
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The U.D.P. held a successful convention on Sunday attracting throngs of voters. That story is coming up, but among those who went out to support Mayor Bradley’s ticket, were employees of the Belize Maintenance Limited. This morning when they presented themselves to work, more than forty employees heard that they had lost their jobs because […]
Outspoken radio personality and well-known P.U.P. stalwart Albert Vaughn was also on North Front Street this morning taking pictures and providing coverage of the BML protest for Vibes Radio when he was arrested and detained by police. Vaughn was following a garbage truck and a BML bus, both of which were being escorted to Precinct […]
Just prior to the firing of the sanitation workers, the U.D.P.’s convention to elect candidates for its city council slate, took place. On Sunday it was not known that the bread and butter of some workers were at risk and by all accounts, the convention was one of the biggest for the U.D.P. News Five’s […]
Written on August 4, 2014 | Posted in
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On Friday, police investigating the disappearance of Hattieville chairman Kevin Carcamo made a mild breakthrough when they swabbed a piece of stick found in the area where he was reported missing two weeks ago. A subsequent test conducted by personnel attached to the Scenes of Crime Unit indicated that traces of human blood were […]
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Academic success is not confined to the work of teachers and principals; it extends to the hours put in by school counsellors. For the rest of the week, the counsellors will be meeting at the ITVET in a conference billed to unleash their potential. At the opening this morning, their role was recognized as an […]
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Charlys Nunez, who also goes by the name Ninja, is known for his dancing skills having competed in many of Channel Five’s entertainment shows such as Duets, Superstar and Masters of the Floor. Today, Nunez came to our studio on Coney Drive claiming he was wrongfully detained at the Raccoon Street Police Station for forty-eight […]
On Wednesday at his press conference, Prime Minister Dean Barrow boasted at length about the infrastructure projects being carried out across the country. He spoke about works in all districts, and made special mention of two projects in Orange Walk. One is the paving of the Phillip Goldson Highway running through the town itself. We […]
The Supreme Court is advancing mediation as an option to reach early settlement in civil case matters. The court believes that mediation is a win-win situation since it would reduce costs among parties and would clear up the backlog in cases. In fact, it is felt that chances of settlement are high in court ordered […]
Written on August 1, 2014 | Posted in
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The Bar Association of Belize has been most critical about the delay in judgments for cases, primarily blamed on an overwhelming backlog. Supreme Court Justice Courtney Abel says mediation will help, but not to any very great level. He says the Chief Justice is putting other measures in place to deal with that, though the […]
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Like any other organization that’s serious about its work, the mediators who are trained in civil matters are seeking to structure themselves as one unit. Like attorneys, these mediators want to be part of a body which is credible, united and organized. Consuelo Godfrey is a trustee of the steering committee which is pushing the […]
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The Government of Belize has stated that very shortly it will be looking at the training call centre employees to feed a fast-growing business processing outsourcing industry. But G.O.B. is also looking at training at another level – high level skills training and graduate programs to meet the needs of the nation’s largest industries. The […]
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Belizean cultural music made it today at an incredible sixteen-day pop-up festival celebrated at the River Clyde in Scotland where the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games are coming to an end. The final connections Heritage Track was submitted to the B.B.C. by attorney and jazz aficionado, Dolores Balderamos-Garcia. The two songs were “Budd Bank Wedding” by […]
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Delegates from Central America and Mexico are now in San Pedro for the annual Reina de la Costa Maya Festival. The pageant is one of the main events of the annual festival that seeks to promote culture in the Spanish speaking region. The Belizean delegate is from orange Walk, she hopes to keep the title […]
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This morning, Denny Grijalva was in court, but it had nothing to do with Noh Mul, that well known and previously pristine Mayan monument which was destroyed by Grijalva’s company. In fact, this time the U.D.P. standard bearer for Orange Walk Central is the claimant, since Grijalva’s company is suing the Orange Walk Town Council […]
Written on July 31, 2014 | Posted in
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Belize City Mayor, Darrell Bradley, says the council’s debts to sanitation companies are perennial, but while he seems content with that explanation, the fact is that the Council is getting services and cannot pay for them. News Five is informed that where Belize Maintenance Limited is concerned, the Council owes close to eighteen weeks, more […]
Written on July 31, 2014 | Posted in
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But while the Mayor is focused on the bottom line, the fact is that the lives of more than one hundred employees will be drastically impacted when BML’s contract is discontinued. Employees of BML are already crying foul, claiming that the Mayor intends to do away with their daily bread. Well, with no apologies…he is […]
Written on July 31, 2014 | Posted in
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Three organizations were awarded grant funding for initiatives across the Belize District including small ruminants, home gardening and nature appreciation. The grants were presented by officials of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and the Ministry of Rural Development. In the case of the National Kriol Council, the funding will be used for gardening […]
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At his marathon press session on Wednesday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow updated the media on infrastructure works across the country. Those works have been lauded at every turn by the PM, but there’s one long-delayed and bedevilling project which definitely evokes no joy in the PM or in residents and commuters. We’re talking about the […]
Written on July 31, 2014 | Posted in
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The ongoing work on Belize City streets is absolutely wonderful, and absolutely frustrating…in equal measures. Take Central American Boulevard, for example. Works on that pothole ridden, rutted stretch started months ago, and it can’t seem to get finished. To the observer, it seems that the contractors do one short stretch, then move down the line […]
Written on July 31, 2014 | Posted in
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The Eternal Garden Cemetery is Belize City’s new cemetery, located outside city limits in Hattieville. It replaced the Lord Ridge Cemetery a year ago when that place of rest simply had no more space for the eternally weary. Recently City Hall has been investing heavily in the facility with additional staff, additional works and additional […]
Written on July 31, 2014 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister hosted a marathon press briefing today on the heels of a one hour televised interview on Sunday with banker Steve Duncan. PM Dean Barrow spoke on a long list of issues, but we start with his response to a question on Doctor Errol Elrington. Now, Wilfred ‘Sedi’ Elrington may be the Minister […]
