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There was an arrest for child molestation today as thirty-four year old Glenford Villanueva Baines, a construction worker of Hattieville was handcuffed and taken over to Magistrate’s Court. The arrest comes after an intensive investigation police have been conducting over the past several months. According to the police, a fourteen year old student of the […]
Written on May 13, 1999 | Posted in
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A twenty five year old Chinese businessman lies in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital with a broken nose after he was attacked in his shop around nine thirty on Wednesday night. According to the police, Lue Xui Ming, proprietor of Ming’s Shop at number three Lakeview Street, was about to close his grocery store, when […]
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With the near miss by Hurricane Mitch and plans for satellite towns in the works, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Housing feel the establishment of comprehensive building codes is long overdue. Today the Chamber and the Organization of American States sponsored a workshop on modernizing and enforcing these codes. OAS consultant […]
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If you ever had to undergo surgery and needed anesthesia, no doubt you have had the overwhelming fear and concern about how it will be done, how you will feel and if the procedure is safe. But once you have had the operation and recovered from either the local or general anesthesia, you can’t help […]
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The hurricane season officially starts on June first, however, the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO has been preparing itself in case the country is threatened by another storm this year. Last week, NEMO began a hurricane simulation exercise revolving around the fictitious storm Sylvia. Today the pretend storm was “located” two hundred and fifty-five miles […]
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When you remember your school days what do you think of? You probably remember hours spent sitting in rows copying work from the board. The Belize Teacher’s Training College is trying to change this way of conducting class by getting the students more involved. So far the new approach seems to be working. News Five […]
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Channel 5 is looking for a cameraman/editor to work in our news/production departments. Must have experience in a broadcast environment. Reply to personnel director at gbtv@btl.net.
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After the shooting of fifty-three year old Armando Warren Gomez, a businessman from Orange Walk on April 15th, police launched a manhunt for suspects Alex O’Brien and Charles Stevens. Their search was unsuccessful, but almost one month later O’Brien and Stevens turned themselves in to police. Today they were escorted to Magistrate’s Court where they […]
Written on May 12, 1999 | Posted in
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A man shot during an altercation with a B.D.F./police patrol at the end of April has been charged with obstruction and aggravated assault. Rodwell “Granny” Tasher was arraigned today in Magistrate’s Court in connection with the incident on the night of April 29th. Details are sketchy, but the police say Tasher was stopped by a […]
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Actual counting will begin a year from today, but already the Central Statistical Office is preparing for the Population and Housing Census 2000. Beginning May 12, 2000 at least 500 enumeration officers will be deployed throughout Belize to find out not only how many people live in Belize, but what ethnic group is largest, if […]
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Tour operators will now have to be licensed and a special committee has been set up to monitor the process. The statutory instrument regulating tour operators was signed today by Tourism Minister Mark Espat. The Tour Operators Committee, which will be controlled by the private sector, will work with the Belize Tourism Board to ensure […]
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This afternoon Prime Minister and Fort George Area Representative Said Musa officially opened the area’s new education center on North Front Street. Musa said the center is the result of what he observed happening to Belize’s children when he was on the campaign trail in 1998. He said far too many students do not have […]
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In other education news, a new deaf education unit was inaugurated today at Stella Maris School. The facility, which consists of three classrooms, will accommodate 34 students who were attending the Belize School for the Deaf. Last month the government withdrew its financial support amounting to forty-two thousand dollars per year from the school saying […]
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The Belize branch of the Belize National Teacher’s Union is celebrating Education Week with a number of activities. Today the children got a chance to participate in an elocution contest at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. News Five was there. Child #1 “I am a serious child with serious goals. My life is destined to […]
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Channel 5 is looking for a cameraman/editor to work in our news/production departments. Must have experience in a broadcast environment. Reply to personnel director at gbtv@btl.net.
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Police continue to remain tight-lipped about the case of twenty-two year old Rodwell “Granny” Tasher who was allegedly shot by a B.D.F. Corporal during a police patrol on the night of Thursday, April twenty ninth. Today the young man was escorted to the Criminal Investigations Branch for questioning. Tasher, who has been in the Karl […]
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Disturbing details are emerging about an instance of child molestation that occurred at a place most people feel children should be safest of all: a police station. Sources tell News Five that on Sunday a seven year old boy was attacked by a known child molester at the Belmopan Police Station. Reports are that the […]
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The government will be streamlining its operations. At the weekly Cabinet meeting in Belmopan today it was announced that the Ministry of Works will be identifying all public buildings, taking inventory and grouping them according to ministry. The ministries will then be responsible for all rehabilitation or maintenance. The assessment program encompasses road infrastructure and […]
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This afternoon Dolores Balderamos Garcia toured the various centers of the Salvation Army as part of the Ministry of Human Development’s commitment to care and provide the best for the elderly and destitute. Dolores Balderamos Garcia, Minister of Human Development “It has been a while since the Salvation Army invited me to visit and as […]
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There were lots of smiles today at the Belize School of Nursing as nurses looked at photographs from the archives and equipment once used at the hospital. The exhibit, which included the student uniform which remained unchanged for 80 years, is part of Nurse’s Week celebrations. Our guide for the walk from memory lane to […]
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You’ve no doubt noticed the extensive renovations underway at Eastern Division Police Station on Queen Street. Tonight, the Government Press Office takes you behind the fence to see the work being carried out on the busiest police station in the country. Construction work continues on the Queen Street Police Station in Belize City to improve […]
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Because most schools cannot afford to hire a security service and teachers cannot be everywhere, the Ministry of Education is testing a program which involves posting a specific person at each Belize City primary school to help monitor the children. As News Five found out, so far the program is working well, but the schools […]
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Channel 5 is looking for a cameraman/editor to work in our news/production departments. Must have experience in a broadcast environment. Reply to personnel director at gbtv@btl.net.
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A man drowned fourteen miles north of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye on Saturday morning. According to reports reaching News Five, Luis Javier Campos, who works nine miles outside of San Pedro, went on a fishing trip with his boss Lee Karlston and another male companion. When they reached the Basil Jones area a large wave […]
Written on May 10, 1999 | Posted in
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A man was chopped to death outside Belmopan at the Salvapan Cemetery over the weekend. The body has been identified as Ronald Galdanez. Reports are that he and another man had a confrontation in the cemetery. News Five’s attempts to get additional information from Belmopan police were unsuccessful.
Written on May 10, 1999 | Posted in
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