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There is trouble in the ranks of the newly formed association of tender of operators. On Monday the ad hoc association of tender owners was thrown together during a meeting that succeeded a sit down with Prime Minister Dean Barrow on his return from a meeting with cruise executives in Miami. The group of twelve […]
Written on January 14, 2011 | Posted in
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There is an unconfirmed report that a major shakeup is in the pipeline at the Central Bank of Belize. Multiple, credible sources say that Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Belize, Allan Slusher, who comes with substantial experience from the Caribbean Development Bank, is to be replaced by former Prime […]
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A major ruling was handed down in the Appeals Court this afternoon by Judge Manuel Sosa. Sosa ordered the Commissioner of Sales Tax and the Attorney General’s Ministry to hand over one million seven hundred and fifteen thousand dollars nine hundred and seventy one dollars and thirty five cents to the Barrow and Company by […]
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We told you on Monday of allegations made that the Elections and Boundaries Corozal office was kept open past its usual hours on the night before the UDP convention in Corozal Bay. The charge was that last minute registrations were facilitated to sway the vote in favor of the incumbent Pablo Marin. Tonight we can […]
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We told you earlier in the newscast about five murders since the beginning of the year; four of them in the city. And while police increase patrols to prevent further bloodshed, the Belizeans for Justice Movement is asking the community to stand together against crime. Two vocal members of the Movement who have lost relatives […]
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There’s a new kid in town. Earlier today, the Belize Tourism Board introduced National Geographic writer, Costas Christ, as Global Ambassador of Tourism. Christ says he will be promoting the jewel to increase the number of visitors and he is safely on the side of cruise tourism. News Five Isani Cayetano caught up with him. […]
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Renowned Belizean personality Carrie Fairweather-Belgrave lost her battle with pancreatic cancer on Thursday evening. Fairweather, better known for her role as Gran Tomasa in ‘Noh Matta Wat,’ struggled for several months after being diagnosed with the terminal illness. On December second last year her lifework in literature was presented at the Bliss Center for the […]
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In a telephone hearing held on Wednesday by the Caribbean Court of Justice, the Government of Belize, through its attorney, Lois Young, gave the CCJ an undertaking that all monies received from the sale of Telemedia shares compulsorily acquired by GOB would be held separate and intact in accounts held by the Central Bank or […]
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The President of the Court of Appeal Manuel Sosa heard his first case today since assuming the post. It was an application by the Government for a stay of execution. The facts are that on December twenty-second, 2010 Justice Legall ordered the Government to pay approximately one point seven million dollars to attorneys-at-law Barrow & […]
Thirteen applied to fill the post of Chief Justice, but that has been narrowed down to three applicants, two who have been interviewed. Justices Colin Henry of New Zealand and Kenneth Benjamin of St. Lucia were both interviewed for about an hour each early this week in the Chief Justice’s chambers. Both have since departed […]
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The authorized biography of Belize’s first Prime Minister and Father of the Nation, George Cadle Price is to be published later this year. The book entitled George Price: A Hidden Life Revealed, will be released by Ian Randle Publishers of Jamaica. Price’s biographer is well known attorney Godfrey Smith, who conducted many hours of interviews […]
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Edgar “Bally” Gegg passed away quietly at his Belize City home at two-thirty p.m. on Wednesday. His family was preparing to mark his one hundredth birthday; instead, they are now planning a celebration of his life. While he had receded from public life, Gegg was a well known businessman who had spent much of life […]
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Wednesday was the anniversary of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. Many local organizations in Belize contributed to the relief effort and donated their contributions to the Red Cross, who also sent volunteers to the ravaged country. Another international organization, the Inter-American Development Bank (I.D.B.) has also played a vital role. On anniversary of the earthquake, I.D.B. President […]
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Raymond “Killa” Gentle, the reputed boss of Kraal Road was gunned down at a construction site in a congested neighborhood where at least twenty children reside. There had been previous attempts on his life, but on Wednesday afternoon, he did not survive the hail of bullets that hit him on the chest. He was rushed […]
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While the major cruise lines are working out the kinks for a new tendering policy, one cruise ship sailed smoothly into our waters today. Belize is one of the regular stops for the cruise ship carrying missionaries who travel the world doing volunteer work and sharing their faith. It’s called the Mission Cruise and through […]
Written on January 12, 2011 | Posted in
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On Tuesday’s newscast we showcased some of the talent that will be honed with Youth Voices. The participants came forward in what was clearly a rebirth of the poetry movement in the old capital. Here are more highlights of artists at the Launch. {Highlights from performances…}
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There are two murders to report tonight and both of them are leaving more unease because of who they are. The body of a missing twelve year old girl was found at about midday and just before news time tonight, the boss of Kraal Road was shot and killed. Raymond ‘Killa” Gentle, was overseeing the […]
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A Puerto Rican National who went missing while on a cruise ship in Belizean waters on January fifth has still not been found. Jose Miguel Pietri Tello was on board Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas with his mother when the incident occurred. The Belize Coast Guard and the Belize Port Authority conducted a search […]
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Tender owners who recently came together to form an association to ferry cruise tourists exclusively to the Fort Street Tourism Village are tonight putting final touches to the structure of the organization. News Five spoke with Prime Minister Dean Barrow late this evening who gave us an update on a teleconference with Carnival executives Ruben […]
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There are currently twelve members appointed to the Senate. But there was a promise of a thirteenth senator to represent non-governmental organizations. NGO’s had already nominated Greg Choc as their candidate, however, the prime minister has said that he will not proceed with the thirteenth senator. Belizeans for Justice believes that senator thirteen can balance […]
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Restore Belize was established in June 2010 as a crime reduction initiative to operate from the Office of the Prime Minister. The program became necessary since violent crime has been consistently increased over the past decade. A workshop to formulate a strategy has been underway all week and it is being attended by the Minister […]
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It has been one year since an earthquake measuring seven point one on the Richter Scale shook the lives of residents of Haiti. The National Palace, one of the strongest structures, was amongst the rubble by the time the earth stopped shaking. Those who were spared of their lives lost their homes and dreams. Over […]
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It was a small protest, but the men on the front line made known their disapproval that they were being excluded from construction jobs in their own backyards. This morning a group of six staged their protest in front of the Gulisi Monument in Dangriga where the Social Investment Fund has awarded a school contract […]
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There’s a major upset to an announcement made by the prime minister on Monday that Carnival Cruise Line had agreed to a stay of execution in the new tendering policies by the cruise lines. All day today, the newly formed association of tender operators has been meeting on what seems to be a reversal of […]
The Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) is a powerful lobby of fourteen cruise lines that operate in the Latin America and the Caribbean. Their combined power can make or break the multi-million dollar industry in Belize. Their mission is to advance the development of cruise ship tourism which means that improved standards at destinations along […]
