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If that is not enough Courts Belize Limited news, this morning the Belize Red Cross was also at Courts to collect two checks which will assist the victims that suffered from the wrath of Hurricane Mitch. Sherlette Lopez says that because of the great concern for victims in Central America employees and management decided to […]
Written on January 7, 1999 | Posted in
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This morning the Ministry of Education and representatives from different ministries of government as well as teachers, principals and non-governmental organizations got together to develop recommendations for a ten year Education Sector Strategy. One of the main objectives of the seminar is to review the development and delivery of education services in Belize. News Five […]
Written on January 7, 1999 | Posted in
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Because there have been incidents in which prisoners have been murdered in their cells in the Hattieville Prison, one of the most infamous just this past November, people are naturally skeptical when they hear a prisoner has been found dead. Yesterday, another inmate died and for the first time it was an inmate of the […]
Written on January 7, 1999 | Posted in
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This afternoon around one thirty police received a call from the Youth Enhancement Academy about an alleged suicide. When they arrived at the scene they say twenty-two year old inmate Jeffery Bradley with a sheet tied around his neck and hanging from an iron bar inside cell number three. Police say the discovery was made […]
Written on January 6, 1999 | Posted in
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Two men are hospitalized following an accident on the Western Highway yesterday evening. Police say around three-thirty a construction worker from St. Matthews Village Jose Linares, who was accompanied by Jose Maldonado, was driving a pick-up truck towards Belmopan. Between miles ten and eleven he collided with a car which had no license plates which […]
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During their weekly Cabinet meeting yesterday in Belmopan three amendments were approved to legislation affecting local government. The Towns Property Tax Act was amended so that the Belize City Council could continue to levy property tax based on the annual rental value until the transition to a system based on the market value of the […]
Written on January 6, 1999 | Posted in
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While we noted with relief the very visible presence of the Belize Defense Force during the Hurricane Mitch threat, it seems there were a few police officers missing in action during those tense days. The Ministry of National Security has announced that disciplinary action is being taken against eleven officers found guilty of being absent […]
Written on January 6, 1999 | Posted in
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Although Christmas is over, yesterday the children at the Karl Heusner Memorial pediatric ward were all smiles as they were entertained by twelve missionaries from the United States using bells to make music. The group visited different churches, schools and hospitals throughout Belize sharing their music. They arrived Saturday and held their last performance last […]
Written on January 6, 1999 | Posted in
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Today the Minister of National Security handed over communication equipment, donated from an Israeli family to the Police Force to enhance law enforcement countrywide. In his address, Minister Jorge Espat, says his government is committed to modernizing and transforming the Belize Police Department as well as the Department of National Security and Immigration. The equipment, […]
Written on January 6, 1999 | Posted in
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Although this afternoon’s press conference was mainly to highlight the equipment donation, the media took the opportunity to ask Minister Espat about his recent directive to the police that press releases on criminal activity only be issued on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Jorge Espat, Minister of National Security “I believe we have the most open Ministry […]
Written on January 6, 1999 | Posted in
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The Prime Minister of Taiwan will visit Belize next week as part of a three nation tour. Prime Minister Vincent C. Siew will head a delegation of officials, journalists and entrepreneurs who will arrive on the fifteenth. First Secretary of the Taiwanese Embassy Benjamin Ho tells News Five the one day visit which is reciprocal […]
Written on January 5, 1999 | Posted in
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A ten year old student was reportedly raped after being offered a ride home by a friend. According to Dangriga police, around twelve, Saturday morning, the young student of Dangriga Town was walking in front of the market, when she was approached by Jason Flores who offered to drop her home. But after the young […]
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A Dangriga policeman who wanted to make fast and easy money has found himself in a heap of trouble. According to the police, on New Year’s Eve, an American resident of Dangriga Town reported to them that while his car was parked on Commerce Street, he was given a traffic violation ticket. The following day, […]
Written on January 5, 1999 | Posted in
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It appears as if the case of the missing Belizean flag has been solved. According to police it was a little girl who observed the theft and alerted her father, who happens to be a police officer. According to Assistant Superintendent of Police, David Henderson, he and his young daughter, Fiona were coming from a […]
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Belize Electricity Limited announced this week that it has reorganized its management structure. Lynn Young, who has been with B.E.L. for the past fourteen years, is the new Chief Executive Officer, replacing Luis Lue who retired at the end of December. According to Young, a study of the company’s needs recommended separating the financial and […]
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After almost two years of negotiations, a non-profit organization which focuses on health education, Omni Med is in Belize conducting a workshop with Belizean doctors at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Omni Med is working in partnership with Rotary International’s Medical Equipment Donation Program. The organization’s specific goal is to help to bridge the gap […]
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If children are to get a good education they have to be well-fed and able to concentrate on their studies. The Belize School Canteen Association has been at the forefront of the school feeding effort. Today they got a financial boost from a member of the private sector. Albert Moore, General Manager, Roses Paper Products […]
Written on January 5, 1999 | Posted in
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There is an old adage that says “all good things must come to an end.” Well, tonight we have the disappointing obligation to report on the end of one good thing for Belize that was gone before we ever got to enjoy it. That thing was a car and passenger ferry that in November began […]
Written on January 5, 1999 | Posted in
Travel |
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The United Democratic Party held a press conference this morning hosted by Michael Finnegan to outline three areas they say are cause for concern. Finnegan claimed that he has received information that the Social Security Board is engaged in secret negotiations with Vernon Harrison Courtenay and W.H. Courtenay and Company for the payment of a […]
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An incident on Friday in Burrell Boom allegedly sparked by the unwanted advances by a Belize City man and his police corporal companion led to a shot being fired and a vehicle overturned. Four men from Boom have been charged with attempted murder and another with common assault. Villagers are sending a petition to the […]
Written on January 4, 1999 | Posted in
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Well, it appears nothing is sacred, not even the Belizean flag. Just before Christmas the Scout Association of Belize was proud to announce that they had been asked by the Ministry of National Security to do the honors of raising the flag at the Pallotti Roundabout every morning at 6:30. Today the scouts are asking […]
Written on January 4, 1999 | Posted in
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A release from the Fisheries Department announces the implementation of a new licensing and registration system for all anglers and their boats. In an effort to improve the organization of our fisheries resources, the Ministry says, all fishermen will be required to obtain a laminated identification card. All fishermen are asked to report to the […]
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In a press release issued about a month ago, the Ministry of Housing said they would be demolishing thirty derelict buildings they believe pose a threat to our community. The Ministry says that these structures are often abandoned by their owners who have left for the United States. As a result, they become hideouts for […]
Written on January 4, 1999 | Posted in
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According to the Ministry of Health twenty-four year old Marie Lou Smith gave birth to the first baby of 1999 at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Smith told us more about the birth and her new bundle of joy. Marie Lou Smith, Mother “I went into labor about quarter to nine and I had her […]
Written on January 4, 1999 | Posted in
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Courts Belize Limited held its final Serious Cash Two drawing this morning for their largest single amount ever… fifty thousand dollars. In October, thirty-two year old reservations and front desk manager for the Radisson Fort George Hotel, Camille Estell purchased a Technix stereo system. Today her name was chosen from a barrel containing over six […]
Written on January 4, 1999 | Posted in
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