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They have established a trend by naming their pronouncements after various meeting rooms at the Radisson Fort George Hotel, which are themselves derived from the names of popular ancient Maya sites. Hence today’s gathering of tourism interests produced the Caracol Declaration, not to be confused with last year’s Lamanai Declaration. But whatever you call it, […]
Written on March 31, 1998 | Posted in
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While those in the tourism industry try to hammer out a unified position, one group involved in the business of conservation says it is prepared to fight to the bitter end for what it believes is rightfully theirs. In May of 1993, the Belize Audubon Society was issued a title for the land and building […]
Written on March 31, 1998 | Posted in
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It may not be as flagrant a violation as the twice reported dumping of raw medical waste in residential areas, but the pile of debris, dumped and burn today on the old Western Highway near the Burdon Canal Bridge, is still a danger. After receiving a call from a concerned viewer I traveled to the […]
Written on March 31, 1998 | Posted in
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Monday’s official release by the U.D.P. that it will hold formal talks with Derek Aikman on his political future have aroused a wide range of opinions and emotions on both sides of the political fence. While Aikman himself has not publicly commented on the meeting, scheduled for Thursday, his political opponents have pointed out that […]
Written on March 31, 1998 | Posted in
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When the eruption of the Montserrat volcano drove a medical school on that island to temporarily relocate at Belize’s Biltmore Plaza Hotel, it raised a storm of controversy between government and Belizean doctors. That school eventually moved elsewhere, but unknown to many Belizeans a much smaller and lower profile institution has grown up almost directly […]
Written on March 31, 1998 | Posted in
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Three people lost their lives in two separate traffic accidents over the weekend. The first incident was reported shortly after eleven o’clock Friday night in the nation’s capital. According to Belmopan police, forty five year old Ramon Cante, a resident of Salvapan Village was knocked down by a truck as he walked on the Ring […]
Written on March 30, 1998 | Posted in
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But the roads were not the only place where death was visited this weekend. Shortly after one o’clock this afternoon, police in Belize City retrieved the body of an elderly man from the sea near the old Custom’s House near Fort Point. It has been identified as that of seventy three year old Patricio Lopez […]
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The United Democratic Party today officially announced it has decided to enter into negotiations with former Freetown Area Representative Derek Aikman, regarding his possible re-entry into the party and into electoral politics. A press release from the U.D.P. Secretariat says the leadership of the party will be meeting with Aikman on Thursday afternoon to begin […]
Written on March 30, 1998 | Posted in
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Observers in Belize’s fishing industry have noted that the number of fishermen plying their trade in our territorial waters is on a steady increase, while at the same time the precious resource they are all after keeps getting less and less. Experts at the Fisheries Department say the country’s fisheries resources are under pressure, and […]
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A new approach to Primary School education in Belize is about to be set in motion. The Ministry of Education has given the green light for a new curriculum to be used in teaching, not only the usual reading, writing and arithmetic; but also other subjects that will better prepare students for the world outside […]
Written on March 30, 1998 | Posted in
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Good evening. I’m James Adderley and welcome to this version of Sports Monday. The Civic Center Basketball Tournament is rapidly moving into the 18th playoffs. So Friday night we took our cameras to view M & M’s Christian Ambassadors against the lowly Port Loyola Jackals. At the tip off it’s Curtis Lewis beating Andrew Robateau […]
Written on March 30, 1998 | Posted in
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There is another shooting incident in Belize City to report this evening; only this time it does not involve young boys fighting over drugs or firearms. Around eight o’clock last night, the relative peace and tranquility of Louise Bevans Street in the Port Loyola Area of the City was shattered by the single gunshot, which […]
Written on March 27, 1998 | Posted in
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Police have still not been able to track down the suspect in last week’s gruesome murder of twenty one year old Geneive Robinson and her unborn son in the village of La Democracia in the Belize District. But they believe they have made a positive step in the right direction. Forty two year old Ellis […]
Written on March 27, 1998 | Posted in
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While Taibo claims he has no knowledge of the whereabouts of the suspect and his wife, police say they are certain that the couple was in touch with Taibo shortly after the day they were seen together. And the police have now drawn up a behavioral profile of the suspect and his wife. A.I.P. Simeon […]
Written on March 27, 1998 | Posted in
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Two days of debating the budget in the House of Representatives wrapped up today. Prime Minister Esquivel and his colleagues were the only ones doing the debate as the Opposition, People’s United Party, as was expected, boycotted the event. The four hundred and thirty two point one million dollar budget for fiscal year 1998-1999 was […]
Written on March 27, 1998 | Posted in
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While the opposition was a no-show in Belmopan for the reading of the budget or the debate, which followed, it did not stop them from saying what they thought of the presentation. Opposition Leader Said Musa used the platform at the St. Mary’s Hall in Belize City to make his rebuttal, during the first session […]
Written on March 27, 1998 | Posted in
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce today hosted a one day workshop for its staff and members in Belize City. The workshop is part of the Chamber’s efforts to equip its staff and members with the necessary information the organization feels they need to compete in a globalized economy. According to Narda Garcia, the Chamber’s Marketing […]
Written on March 27, 1998 | Posted in
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A high ranking officer of the Salvation Army’s Territorial Headquarters in Jamaica is on an official working visit to Belize. Financial Secretary Major Neil Suanders arrived in the country this afternoon and will spend the week reviewing the Army’s work throughout the country as well as conducting an internal audit of the church’s finances. Major […]
Written on March 27, 1998 | Posted in
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In last week’s edition of the Last Word, G. Michael Reid discussed some critical observations in the annual Children’s Festival of Arts. While presenting his views on the performance of students from some Belize City primary schools, it seems that the commentator left a bitter taste in some people’s mouth. So this week, he revisits […]
Written on March 27, 1998 | Posted in
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As police continue their vigorous efforts to rid city streets of illegal firearms and ammunition, certain members of the force have come under fire for the way they are going about doing their job. In our newscast yesterday, we brought you the story of a young man, who is claiming he was the victim of […]
Written on March 26, 1998 | Posted in
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A prominent figure in Belize’s Tourism Industry has passed away. Homer Leslie, owner of Native Guide Systems in Belize City died last evening at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after a long bout with liver cancer. Up until the time of his passing, Leslie was serving his second consecutive term as president of the Belize […]
Written on March 26, 1998 | Posted in
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A nineteen year old Belize City man is back home from the United States, but there was no red carpet rolled out for him at the airport this afternoon. Orin Arnold, who also goes by the name Arthur Shabir Martin was deported from Chicago after he was picked up for the possession of illegal documents. […]
Written on March 26, 1998 | Posted in
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A number of young men from the Dog Pound area of Central American Boulevard were taken into custody by police on Wednesday evening following the burial of their close friend Alden Quilter. Quilter, you will recall, was killed by a single gunshot to his chest last week. According to Elwein Pollard, he and his friends […]
Written on March 26, 1998 | Posted in
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The Former President of Honduras, Carlos Roberto Reina was in Belize today on a whirl wind visit. According to Foreign Affairs Minister Dean Barrow, Reina’s visit to the country was to lobby support for his future presidency of the United Nations’ General Assembly. It is not yet known whether or not Belize has decided to […]
Written on March 26, 1998 | Posted in
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The Belize Red Cross Society is the beneficiary of some much needed medical supplies for its clinic in Belmopan. The donation was handed over earlier this week to the Director of the Society Audrey Courtenay, by a group of ladies who are originally from Guatemala that sees this small gesture as a way of repaying […]
Written on March 26, 1998 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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