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The second concern is over the aerial spraying of pesticides in More Tomorrow, which Robinson says had been banned in the past because of health and environmental problems. But the harmful pesticides are again being used and the village councilor claims it is causing illness amongst the children. Jimmy Robinson, More Tomorrow Village Councilor “This […]
Written on September 15, 2011 | Posted in
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The Prime Ministers Forum was billed as thirty years of Independence with reflections from all four prime ministers of Belize. It was broadcast to the nation from the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday night. Former Prime Minister George Price’s views on growing up in the colony and a free Belize were delivered […]
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The Get Up and Program has been running for three months, and today the health conscious group received two hundred and fifty tennis shoes and expect another shipment of the same amount. The participants who have accumulated two hundred sixty points in the program are being gifted a pair of sneakers on behalf of One […]
Written on September 15, 2011 | Posted in
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There is concern tonight over the health of the Father of the Nation. First Prime Minister George Price and leader emeritus of the People’s United Party, slipped in his bathtub at his Pickstock Street home. Price sustained an injury to the head and was rushed by ambulance to the hospital. He underwent surgery before noon […]
Written on September 14, 2011 | Posted in
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But shortly at the Bliss, a Prime Minister’s forum gets underway. It is a first of a kind organized by the Institute for Social and Cultural Research. It is also a rare and unique event because we have hardly seen three heads of government on the same platform to reflect about nationhood. News Five’s Jose […]
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Family, friends and colleagues are mourning the untimely death of Councilor Andrew Faber. The young councilor was killed in a tragic accident on the Placencia Road at around noon when he was returning to Belize City. The Councilor is the brother of the Minister of Education and Sports, Patrick Faber. Two other persons perished in […]
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We have been reporting on the novel case being brought against the Attorney General by UNIBAM, the advocacy group for gay rights. Caleb Orosco, its executive president, is taking the attorney general to court seeking a declaration that section fifty-two of the criminal code is unconstitutional because it criminalizes “carnal intercourse against the order of […]
Written on September 14, 2011 | Posted in
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Two Belizeans are heading to the United Kingdom having been awarded the 2011 Chevening scholarships. Orlando Vera from the Forensics Lab will be pursuing a Masters Degree in Forensic Science and Police Inspector Marcelino Choco will be doing a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management. Both will attend Strathclyde University in Glasgow. Vera and Choco […]
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They say that God won’t give us more than we can handle but Odessa Orosco is being tested. Orosco has been having a rough time; two months ago she buried her son, Christopher Bowman, who passed away after struggling with a vascular tumor. And on Tuesday, the heavy rains have collapsed her small wooden house […]
Written on September 14, 2011 | Posted in
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Undoubtedly, the tragedy has rocked the families of the accident victims as well as Faber’s colleagues at City Hall and his friends in the United Democratic Party. The loss also hit close to home here at Channel Five where Gianni Taylor was the daughter of a staff member and a regular visitor. News Five this […]
Written on September 13, 2011 | Posted in
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Gianni Taylor also interned at City Hall briefly and Mayor Zenaida Moya shared fond memories of her. Zenaida Moya, Belize City Mayor “Gianni of course I’ve known from she was a young girl and a sweet person. She attended Pallotti High School—not with me; of course she is way younger than me. She asked me […]
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On Monday we reported the death of Elston Gentle; he was badly beaten by Mahogany Heights residents who intervened in a domestic dispute between him and his common-law-wife on Friday. Gentle, a repeat domestic abuse offender, had stabbed Yvonne Smith numerous times and neighbors had to physically wrestle him away from her. But Gentle’s family […]
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There’s some positive news to report tonight. A group of thirteen young men and women were bestowed with the prestigious youth awards at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. They were joined by their peers and families for the happy occasion. The awards are in recognition of their high standards of achievement in different […]
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In the heated and drawn-out debate over the proposed ninth amendment to the constitution, several independent thinkers have suggested that the controversial bill should be taken to a referendum. That view has been picking up steam since the debate on the ninth has been totally politicized. Well, today the NGO, Friends of Belize (FOB), launched […]
Written on September 12, 2011 | Posted in
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Twenty-eight Belizeans will be honored at the Tribute to Belizean Patriots ceremony on September fifteenth at the Bliss Center for Performing Arts in Belize City. The Order of Belize will be awarded posthumously to Edward Laing for his contributions to law. Laing is also a former diplomat and a judge on the International Tribunal for […]
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The government proudly announced after Wednesday night’s public consultations in Dangriga, that one hundred and thirty-six out of a total one hundred and seventy-eight residents in attendance support the ninth amendment. But today, one Stann Creek resident is challenging that statement. Emilio Zabaneh called News Five today to say that he was keeping score during […]
Written on September 9, 2011 | Posted in
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Every year Crimestoppers would raffle a house as a fundraising effort to pay for rewards. This year, an organization that intends on developing the minds of the youth, is picking up the slack. Several churches with the help of kids have built a sturdy wooden house that they want to raffle to the public. According […]
The Hol Chan Marine Reserve was established in 1987 and its Board of Trustees was later formed in 1994. It’s Belize’s oldest marine reserve and has expanded over the years to a protected area of seven square miles, including the famous Shark Ray Alley. Today Hol Chan along with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries […]
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The first annual Writers, Artists, Musicians and Intellectuals (WAMI) Conference was held today in conjunction with the September Celebrations. The overview of the conference and introduction of the WAMI panelists was conducted by Adele Trapp. WAMI intends to keep a fresh dialogue on all arts. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The Conference […]
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Belikin is the king of beer in Belize. And to keep the local brand in its top form, the company sent one of its employees to Europe to become skilled in a treasured art. Nolan Michael is Belikin’s new brewmaster. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting For many the satisfaction of an ice […]
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The Ninth Amendment public consultations are clearly drawn along party lines. Supporters of the government offer blind support while those that back the blue vehemently oppose. It’s a recipe for contention and on Wednesday evening in Dangriga, it got pretty heated and confrontational. The U.D.P.s Minister Melvin Hulse was ahead in the queue while the […]
The new Chief Justice arrived in the country earlier today. Guyanese National Kenneth A. Benjamin will assume post on September fifteenth. He has worked in courtrooms for over seventeen years. His experience has made him a Chief Magistrate in Antigua and Barbuda. He is also the former High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme […]
Written on September 8, 2011 | Posted in
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There’s more bad news for the banana growers of the Stann Creek District, whose farms were battered for a third time by thunderstorms on Wednesday night. The first two nights of freak storms caused financial losses estimated at some twenty million dollars and that figure is going up considerably. In an update via phone, General […]
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There are now five expressions of interest for a buyout of the Belize Sugar Industries Limited, which is threatened by foreclosure if it doesn’t pay a debt to ING Bank by the end of the month. Earlier this week the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association announced that it had secured financing from the Sterling Group […]
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If you were on the northern highway this morning, you would have seen traffic come to a halt. That’s because a lineup of beauties from Mexico were guests of the City. Thirty-two Miss Earth delegates from Mexico dropped by for a day of activities in the city. The bevy of beauties and their chaperones gathered […]
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