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As the domains of computers, telecommunications and media merge under one all-encompassing digital umbrella, the world’s broadcasters are rapidly moving to cross the technological borders which had previously kept them in isolation. Belize is no exception and starting tonight this newscast makes its debut on the Internet. Patrick Jones, himself no stranger to cyberspace, surfed […]
Written on January 14, 1998 | Posted in
Education |
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As a reporter for Channel Five I’ve done a fair bit of traveling and covered my share of emergencies like fire, flood and traffic accidents. But last Saturday on a trip to the village of Monkey River I discovered that not all disasters occur suddenly. The community of Monkey River is no stranger to boom […]
Written on January 14, 1998 | Posted in
Environment |
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It has been a long and frustrating investigation for police, who for almost a month now have been trying in vain to find the driver and vehicle that killed a fellow officer while he rode his bike down East Collet Canal. But it is not that the police haven’t been busy. in fact one man […]
Written on January 13, 1998 | Posted in
Auto Accidents |
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In other crime news a Belize City store has been burglarized. Hassaram Bushrani, proprietor of Pinky’s store on Orange Street reported to police that sometime late Sunday night or early morning over 7 thousand dollars worth of goods were taken from his shop. Police have detained two suspects and recovered a number of the missing […]
Written on January 13, 1998 | Posted in
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The Organization of American States has made a grant of 60 thousand Belize dollars to help promote Belize’s exports. O.A.S. Director in Belize Kenrick Texel presented the cheque to Mario Castellanos, head of Government’s Trade and Investment Promotion Service. The funds will be used to acquire trade publications to keep exporters abreast of market developments, […]
Written on January 13, 1998 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs |
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For the second straight day protestors in Guyana have taken to the streets of Georgetown. Supporters of the defeated People’s National Congress today defied a government ban on public demonstrations and their parade was forcibly broken up by police using teargas. There were also reports of looting and vandalism in the capital. Newly elected President, […]
Written on January 13, 1998 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs |
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It was scheduled to pass through the Caribbean a few years ago but the ship transporting nuclear waste from Europe to Japan was rerouted at the last minute. now, according to the environmental organization Greenpeace, they’re at it again. Greenpeace claims to have a document stating that on January 23rd a French company intends to […]
Written on January 13, 1998 | Posted in
Environment |
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While shipments of nuclear waste threaten to cross the Caribbean, not all the region’s environmental news is bad. today in Belize city Honda Motors introduced a radically new typed of outboard engine that the company claims will make all those floating plastic oil bottles a thing of the past. Patrick Jones reports. Its the kind […]
Written on January 13, 1998 | Posted in
Economy |
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Life behind the fence at Hattieville prison is a frequent topic on this newscast, but it is not often that we send our cameras into the section reserved for those convicted criminals who happen to be female. This weekend News Five’s Patrick Jones and Wilson Pat made the journey…as guests of a group of radio […]
Written on January 13, 1998 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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It could have been worse…much worse. That’s the conclusion of both residents and firemen who witnessed the blaze which erupted on Plues Street around 7:30 this morning. Patrick Jones has the story. PATRICK JONES REPORTING When the fire service arrived on the scene, two wooden buildings had already been gutted and the flames were licking […]
Written on January 12, 1998 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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On Sunday morning residents of Cemetery Road near the Pound Yard awoke to a commotion, when a car had collided with a bicyclist. But according to the victim, what at first appeared to be a routine accident, was no accident at all. Patrick Jones, Reporting Twenty year old Aaron Chavez could barely move out of […]
Written on January 12, 1998 | Posted in
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In other traffic news a Honduran man has died after being knocked down by a car on the Northern Highway. 58-year-old Domingo Abrego of Tower Hill Village was crossing the highway between miles 51 and 52 on Sunday evening when he was struck by a vehicle driven by 33-year-old Alfred Dominguez of West Landivar in […]
Written on January 12, 1998 | Posted in
Auto Accidents |
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Belizeans travelling to Mexico and Mexicans coming to Belize today got some good news. The two countries reached agreement relaxing entry requirements for citizens crossing the common border. Mexican Ambassador Enrique Hubbard says this is only one of several accords reached on day one of a series of meetings leading up to the fourth Belize-Mexico […]
Written on January 12, 1998 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs |
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There are many people in Belize whose lives are interesting enough to provide material for a book. But few of them have the talent and discipline necessary to actually become a published author. Today, however, a well traveled citizen of Dangriga demonstrated that he has both qualities in abundance, as he launched not one book, […]
Written on January 12, 1998 | Posted in
Education |
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Good Evening?I?m James Adderley and welcome to this serving of Sports Monday. National defending BFL champion Juventus of Orange Walk took its undefeated record into the Norman Broaster Stadium against a struggling Real Verdes ball club. Let?s pick up the action. Right off the bat we?re not sure if Carlos Rodriguez wants to shake Fred […]
Written on January 12, 1998 | Posted in
Sports |
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