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Courts Belize, the giant furniture store has added five more students to its annual scholarship program. For fourteen years, Courts has been awarding bright students from across the country with the opportunity to go to a high school of their choice. News Five spoke with Marketing Officer, Rochelle Tucker, who says that today’s recipients are […]
Written on August 26, 2011 | Posted in
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The energy was flowing on Thursday night on Dolphin Street as Southside Masqueraders displayed their colorful water-themed costumes and gyrated to soca beats. The band is one of the biggest senior bands for this year’s grand road march on September third. They have been practicing for months and are just about ready to put on […]
Written on August 26, 2011 | Posted in
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Sonia Harris is in Belize on vacation but her holiday became terrifying after two encounters with the Gang Suppression Unit (GSU). Harris says that on Sunday she was on Supaul Street and witnessed the GSU harassing some young boys. She also claims that the GSU was verbally abusive and tried to take her camera. Harris […]
Written on August 26, 2011 | Posted in
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The Council of Churches has played a major role in the government’s removal of certain ouster clauses that bars access to the courts in the proposed ninth amendment. But the Bar Association of Belize, another powerful group, is maintaining its position against the ninth. In a release today, the Bar recognizes the Church’s efforts, but […]
Another group that came out today against the ninth, is the northern rural branch of the Belize National Teachers Union. The union, in its entirety, discussed the revised ninth amendment at a consultation in Belmopan on Wednesday. While it deferred its official position until October, the Corozal Rural Branch of the union is saying a […]
Written on August 25, 2011 | Posted in
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For the B.T.L. Employees Trust, the dangers in the ninth concern the issue of parliamentary supremacy. The Trust has written to Canon Leroy Flowers as president of the Council of Churches which earlier this week expressed support for the Bill. The trust applauds what it calls the churches’ significant achievement in blunting the edge of […]
Written on August 25, 2011 | Posted in
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Relations with Mexico have significant importance to Belize. That country’s new Ambassador presented his credentials this past Tuesday and this morning Ambassador Mario Velazquez hosted a breakfast with members of the media at the Belize Biltmore Hotel. There are two major issues that were raised with the head of mission: Mexico’s bus line ADO is […]
Turning back to the proposed ninth amendment to the constitution; since the modifications have been made to the bill, reaction is beginning to flow. Attorney and Senator Lisa Shoman appeared on this morning’s Open Your Eyes to discuss the changes to the bill that were agreed to by the government, the Evangelical Association of Churches […]
Written on August 25, 2011 | Posted in
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The Bar Association and the Corozal Rural BNTU today said no to the ninth. Up north, one Wednesday night the Government held public hearings on the revised Ninth Amendment. And as it was on the first round in Belize City, the hearing had an air of politics. The U.D.P. was better organized and dominated the […]
Written on August 25, 2011 | Posted in
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It’s a little over a week away from Carnival on September third. Mas bands are busy practicing and putting the final touches to the elaborate costumes for the spectacular road march. The revelry and hype got into full swing on Wednesday night in the junior division over at McKay Boulevard and Magazine Road. Two aspiring […]
Written on August 25, 2011 | Posted in
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Sharon Muschamp, a housewife and mother of two in Mango Creek is the latest winner of Mega Bingo’s one hundred thirty eight thousand six hundred and eighty six dollars progressive jackpot. Muschamp, who is ill, was playing the game on Wednesday night when she discovered she had the winning ticket. Her brother, Hilberto Muschamp travelled […]
Written on August 25, 2011 | Posted in
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Good old fashion fire hearth cooking is still preferred by many Belizeans. But in the era of butane stoves, fire hearths are now limited to villages and rural areas. This weekend the residents of Willows Bank want to go back to the basics with a Firehearth Festival, which features a cooking competition among the villages. […]
Written on August 25, 2011 | Posted in
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The views of the Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) have always been a litmus test of the people’s views on issues. The BNTU has not given any comment on the proposed Ninth Amendment to the Belize Constitution. Today in Belmopan the union organized its own consultation process with information and speeches given to teachers by […]
Written on August 24, 2011 | Posted in
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The Belize Defence Force, the Guatemalan military and OAS representatives convened today in Santa Elena, Petén. The meeting is taking place on the heels of an incident along the border on Monday in which a Guatemalan national was shot by a B.D.F. patrol. The B.D.F. has increased presence along the borders because of persistent illegal […]
Frank’s Eddy is a growing community on the Western Highway and the gateway to some of Belize’s many wonders. Thousands of tourists trek through the village and visit businesses along the way every year. But what many don’t know is that for years the village has had to do without potable water. The problem is […]
UNICEF released a study on the status of women and children’s development today. Women and children are lagging behind in education and according to the report school success is hindered by low public awareness due to the lack of supplies. There are also limited opportunities and job skills training. The weak economy and extremely high […]
Written on August 24, 2011 | Posted in
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After receiving the full report, the Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega and Minister of Social Transformation Eden Martinez acknowledged the need to take the findings seriously, while the Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño contended that it’s time to get to work. Gaspar Vega, Deputy Prime Minister “We have to ensure that we work hand […]
Written on August 24, 2011 | Posted in
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This Wednesday, the second round of consultations on the Ninth Amendment Bill will take place in Corozal. At the same time the Belize Teachers Union will be meeting in the nation’s capital also on the ninth. The two events will provide a sense of what the pulse of the people is to the amended Ninth. […]
Written on August 23, 2011 | Posted in
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The Bar Association and the Chamber of Commerce initially were against the ninth; they are yet to pronounce their positions on the new version. The opposition from the churches, however, proved to be too much to ignore and the government has taken out offensive or contentious language from the bill that barred access to the […]
Written on August 23, 2011 | Posted in
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The next Municipal elections will test the popularity of the ruling party, which controls all municipalities. It is also a precursor to the landscape of the next general elections. In the City, the red council has gone from scandal to scandal and will have a tough time convincing city residents that they deserve their votes […]
Written on August 23, 2011 | Posted in
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There are lingering questions tonight about a list of single entry visas issued to a long list of Sri Lankan and Indian nationals. The twenty-one visa approvals were granted by Immigration and Nationality Services to two Indian and nineteen Sri Lankan nationals to scout film locations in the country. The visa approvals are dated July […]
Earlier we told you the views of the opposition and the churches, but what’s the thinking of others who have been vocal on the ninth? Well, the modified version of the ninth still does not enjoy the support of Attorneys Arthur Saldivar and Hubert Elrington. Saldivar said this morning that the changes to the ninth […]
Written on August 23, 2011 | Posted in
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Attorney Hubert Elrington is also unimpressed by the changes. He questions the government’s ability to properly conduct consultations and says the recent article in the Jamaica Gleaner placed the prime minister on a bad footing. Hubert Elrington, Attorney “Belmopan does not have the mental equipment to guide the conversation. What is up in Belmopan does […]
Written on August 23, 2011 | Posted in
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The St John’s Cathedral is the oldest Anglican cathedral in Central America. It is where Moskito Indians were crowned and forms an intrinsic part of the history of the former capital. While the historic building has withstood the tests of time, restoration has been going on for more than a decade to retain its originality. […]
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On August ninth, Rhett Fuller lost his years of battle against extradition. The Privy Council in London dismissed Fuller’s appeal, which essentially means that he could be sent to the United States where he is wanted for a murder that happened in 1989. Fuller, a businessman, is an inch closer to finding out his fate […]
Written on August 22, 2011 | Posted in
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