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Acting Chief Justice George Meerabux has ruled that American reptile dealer Tommy Crutchfield should be expelled from the country. The ruling confirms an order made on February twenty eighth by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dean Barrow. Crutchfield is allegedly wanted in the United States on charges of smuggling animals into the U.S. in violation of […]
Written on May 14, 1998 | Posted in
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On Friday teachers from across the country will converge on the M.C.C. Grounds in Belize City for a day of celebration in honor of their contribution to education. This year the Belize National Teachers Union has taken steps to ensure that Teachers’ Day is celebrated the way it was intended when it was first observed […]
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Hopefully all those teachers at the M.C.C. Grounds will be carrying plenty of water because as we all know, the heat is on. News Five’s Patrick Jones visited the Weather Bureau this afternoon to see if any relief is in sight. Forecasters at the Belize Weather Bureau say that apart from a few record breaking […]
Written on May 14, 1998 | Posted in
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Two new schools were inaugurated today by newly arrived British High Commissioner Tim David. The building in Crique Sarco, valued at sixteen thousand dollars, was funded by the High Commission’s small grants scheme, while the twenty two thousand dollar project at Bella Vista was jointly financed by the High Commission and the European Union. Construction […]
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In the beginning of May, the Central Bank of Belize launched an educational campaign on the revised issue of our one hundred, fifty, twenty and ten dollar currency notes. According to Marilyn Gardiner, the Manager of the Banking and Currency Department, while the new bills will retain their basic design, they will be smaller in […]
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While most of the news from the world of sports has been dominated by the selection of a coach and players for the national basketball selection other sports have been engaged in some less dramatic institutional development. Over the next twelve days, teachers and volleyball coaches will be brushing up on their game skills, thanks […]
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Earlier in this newscast we reported on relations between the City Council and Central Government. One point of contention not mentioned in that account was that involving a bridge… or more accurately, two bridges. Patrick Jones reports. The wooden structure was erected over the Haulover Creek to divert pedestrian traffic while the historic Swing Bridge […]
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Social Issues |
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It was a vintage performance by a veteran politician… one who by his own admission has been nothing if not consistent in his views. Minister of Local Government, Hubert Elrington, took the opportunity to respond to accusations made yesterday by Belize City Mayor Jose Coye that government had unreasonably withheld over a hundred thousand dollars […]
Written on May 13, 1998 | Posted in
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According to police they are working swiftly to crack the shocking case of murder and robbery on the Hummingbird Highway. But residents from the villages surrounding Belmopan have another view. Patrick Jones reports from National Police Headquarters. It was a testy crowd of close to two hundred residents of the refugee communities of Salvapan and […]
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A young inmate has been found dead at Hattieville Prison. The body of nineteen year old Mike Fabro was reportedly found at around six thirty this morning at the correctional facility, but details surrounding the death, including where and how the body was discovered, remain unclear. Prison authorities declined to answer questions, saying that the […]
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While the police and other authorities have been under fire from a number of different quarters the news is not all bad for the force. Today I visited a group of officers who are trying to improve relations with the people they are sworn to protect. Four years after the Police Department introduced its zone […]
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Belize Telecommunications Limited and the Belize Communication Workers Union today signed a new two-year agreement. The pact, which calls for a salary hike of three percent retroactive to October first, 1997, and an additional three percent effective October first, 1998, was signed this afternoon at a ceremony at B.T.L. headquarters on St. Thomas Street. Other […]
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While as Belizeans we were rooting hard for Miss Belize in last night’s Miss Universe Pageant, when it became apparent that she was out of the running, most of us at least took solace from the performance of Miss Trinidad and Tobago. The statuesque Wendy McWilliam mashed up the competition on the way to winning […]
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The searing heat now enveloping Belize may not be particularly conducive to learning, but despite the weather outside a number of students are gathering inside the Leo Bradley Library this week to celebrate the art of reading. There are ten primary school students competing in the second annual Reading Contest. The competition, which was established […]
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Less than a week after the dramatic armed holdup of hundreds of people on the Hummingbird Highway near Roaring River, authorities have made a significant breakthrough in the case. Two people have been detained by police in connection with the incident, along with a sizeable amount of items, including money, suspected of being taken in […]
Written on May 11, 1998 | Posted in
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In other police news, a hit and run accident on the Northern Highway on Sunday night has claimed the life of a man. Thirty seven year old Elsworth Armstrong of Grace Bank Village was reportedly knocked down as he was walking on the road towards Maskall Village. When police visited the scene of the crime […]
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A freak accident occurred in downtown Belize City this evening but miraculously no one was injured. Just before five p.m. a truck from Dangriga turning from Queen Street into the Majestic yard caught a low hanging B.E.L. wire, but instead of simply snapping the wire the truck’s momentum triggered a chain reaction which brought down […]
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For the second time in the last seven days, Belize City firemen were called upon to put out an early morning fire, this time on the north side. According to Fire Chief Henry Baizar, the call came into the station around four twenty Sunday morning. When fire fighters arrived on the scene at number fourteen […]
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Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel has traveled to St. George’s, Grenada for the twenty eighth annual general meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank. The meeting, which opens on Tuesday, will run until Friday and will discuss several issues including the alleviation of poverty in the region and new financing initiative for […]
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The People United Party has announced its platform on the management of Belize’s environment. Party Leader Said Musa, accompanied by P.U.P. standard bearers from across the nation traveled to San Pedro Town on Friday night to make the presentation during the fourth in the series of consultations known as the People’s Assembly. Said Musa, Leader, […]
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Good evening. I’m James Adderley and welcome to this fresh serving of Sports Monday. One of the richest races on the Belizean cycling circuit just happens to be the Bel-Chi Mother’s Day Cycle Classic. So we take you out to the Capital City Belmopan for yesterday’s start of the eighth edition of this one hundred […]
Written on May 11, 1998 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council today got official word from Belmopan that it will be responsible for the management and operation of the temporary bridge across the Haulover Creek. But a quick and fiery response from City Hall indicates that those who run the city’s affairs are anything but prepared for such an assignment. In a […]
Written on May 8, 1998 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Most people were sound asleep when the fire alarm was sounded in the Conch Shell Bay area this morning, and by the time the smoke had cleared, three small wooden structures were no more. Jacqueline Woods reports. The peace and quiet of Conch Shell Bay was interrupted early this morning, as seven members of the […]
Written on May 8, 1998 | Posted in
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If you haven’t yet made plans for the weekend, here’s something that might be of interest to you. Jamaican Dancehall artist Sean Paul, fresh off a performance in the Bahamas arrived in the country today for a whirlwind tour and will appear at one of Belize City’s popular nightspots. Sean Paul, Dancehall Artist “Today at […]
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Young Belizeans between the ages of seventeen and twenty five are being invited to try out for the second Raleigh International Expedition scheduled to take place from the eight of July to the twenty fourth of September. The assessment, which will take place at Camp Oakley in Burrell Boom, gets underway at eleven thirty on […]
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