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The United Democratic Party lost another round in its fight with the P.U.P. government today when the Supreme Court refused to revoke an injunction obtained by the government. That injunction prevented the U.D.P. from interfering with government efforts to enter the property, part of which is occupied by U.D.P. headquarters, and presumably build low income […]
Written on August 19, 1999 | Posted in
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The Belize Electric Company Limited, better known as BECOL, today has a new owner. The company, which operates the Mollejon Hydro Plant and supplies Belize with the majority of its electrical power, was 95 percent owned by Virginia based Dominion Resources Incorporated. That company has now sold its interest in BECOL to Duke Energy Corporation […]
Written on August 19, 1999 | Posted in
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Delegations from government, NGOs and the private sector frequently travel abroad for training or to meet with colleagues. What made a recent trip somewhat unusual for a group of Belizean union leaders was that while in St. Vincent and the Grenadines last week members of the P.S.U. delegation got to take part in some industrial […]
Written on August 19, 1999 | Posted in
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It is the conventional wisdom that whenever you go into a government office you can expect to be met at best with indifference and at worst with a downright bad attitude. Perhaps the conventional wisdom is right but after attending a training session in Belize City this morning, I’m not so sure. Have you ever […]
Written on August 19, 1999 | Posted in
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It began life as the Sea and Air Festival and eight years later the massive party now known as Costa Maya has San Pedro, Ambergris Caye rocking harder than ever. Tonight and for several more to come News Five will be bringing you the highlights of the action, courtesy of the Belize City Marine Terminal […]
Written on August 19, 1999 | Posted in
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Since Monday, Belize City and the Northern Districts have been experiencing heavy downpours from a flare up of thunderstorms all along the coast of Belize up to Chetumal. The constant rains have caused flooding in a number of villages in the north. The knee high water flooded homes in the low lying areas of the […]
Written on August 18, 1999 | Posted in
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After allegedly losing his gun in a tousle with a 66 year old taxi driver Tuesday morning, 23 year old Ryan Horne was charged today with robbery, possession of an illegal firearm and handling stolen goods. Ryan is accused of hiring Lionel Tillett to take him to Neal Pen Road and then pulling a gun […]
Written on August 18, 1999 | Posted in
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One of the Hattieville prisoners who escaped while on an outing in Belize City August 14 has been recaptured. Prison officials say Clarence Gentle was under surveillance on Neal Pen Road Tuesday night. When they tried to take him into custody he jumped over a fence. The Department of Corrections officers called for police back […]
Written on August 18, 1999 | Posted in
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Late this evening, News Five was informed that a tourist drowned while on a dive trip to the Blue Hole at Turneffe. While at this time information is sketchy, we understand the victim was an elderly woman aboard the Wave Dancer, a live aboard dive boat. The body was brought back to Belize City and […]
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An ambulance collided into a Belize City Council tractor this afternoon near the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery. So far all injuries reported have been minor but police are still checking into the incident. What they know so far is that Ignacio Lopez was driving a B.C.C. Massy Ferguson tractor towards Belize City, towing two small empty […]
Written on August 18, 1999 | Posted in
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While some Corozalenos are facing flooding from heavy rains, Cabinet this week continued its review of the nation’s hurricane shelters. The status of contracts for the retrofitting of shelters countrywide and the cost of the work were reviewed. One hundred shelters will have to be upgraded. Minister of Latin American Affairs Florencio Marin reported on […]
Written on August 18, 1999 | Posted in
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The Government has responded to statements made at Tuesday’s United Democratic Party press conference. U.D.P. Leader Dean Barrow said the party had rejected the Government’s offer to allow them to purchase the land their headquarters is situated on for 100 thousand dollars since they maintain they already have legal title to the land. The U.D.P. […]
Written on August 18, 1999 | Posted in
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With the Costa Maya Festival this week and the September Celebrations just around the corner, the Central Drum Corps of Orange Walk has been practicing all summer to entertain the crowds. Sen-TV of Orange Walk has a profile of the group. As the September Celebrations draw near the Orange Walk Central Drum Corps starts preparations […]
Written on August 18, 1999 | Posted in
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Every three years the Mennonite community opens its hearts to over one hundred Belizean children giving them a week in the country and the chance to learn new skills. But as News Five found out this summer camp is special, and so are the children. They look like typical kids sent to camp for the […]
Written on August 18, 1999 | Posted in
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A robber in Belize City chose the wrong taxi this morning when he approached the Pound Yard Taxi Stand. 66 year old Lionel Tillett told News Five that the man asked to go to Neal Pen Road, but when they got there the youth pulled a gun. Tillett says he was forced to “get down […]
Written on August 17, 1999 | Posted in
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This morning as a young woman stepped out of Barclays Bank with a deposit bag in hand, two young men snatched the bag and ran down the street. What the thieves didn’t know was that she had already made the deposit and had picked up an empty bag. Unfortunately most businesses targeted by criminals are […]
Written on August 17, 1999 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party this morning gave new meaning to the words “saturation coverage” when it convened yet another press conference. The purpose was to plead its case in the dispute with government over the valuable strip of land the party gave itself when it was last in power. The only new development reported by […]
Written on August 17, 1999 | Posted in
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This Thursday an Indian cultural night will be held at Planet Hollywood. The event is not just a celebration of Indian music and food, but a fundraiser to help Dr. Greg Castillo and his family. In March this popular internist and the Chief of Medicine at the K.H.M.H. was diagnosed with Pancreatitis. His pancreas was […]
Written on August 17, 1999 | Posted in
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The Costa Maya Festival was to have kicked up a little dust, or should we say sand, in San Pedro tonight, but bad weather has led the organizers to postpone the pageant until Wednesday in conjunction with Guatemala night. But never fear, El Salvador night which was to have been tonight has been pushed back […]
Written on August 17, 1999 | Posted in
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Many of the Belizeans and tourists heading out to San Pedro this weekend for the Costa Maya Festival will be catching water taxis from the Marine Terminal. But San Pedro is not the only beautiful spot in Belize accessible by water taxi. As Janelle Chanona found out, the new southern route is also a really […]
Written on August 17, 1999 | Posted in
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For their first international performance, Grace Primary School’s steel band “Pantastick” has chosen their stage… at the Latin American Cultural Festival in Mexico. Despite the fact that Belize has never been represented by an all children delegation, the Belize Arts Council is confident that the youngsters will put on top rate performances. Janelle Chanona caught […]
Written on August 17, 1999 | Posted in
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Two prison inmates took advantage of an outing to Belize City to escape. On Saturday night Gilbert Humphrey and Clarence Gentle who play on the prison basketball team were with the group taken to the Lake Independence Basketball Court for a game. However, sometime between nine fifty and ten thirty, the duo decided to make […]
Written on August 16, 1999 | Posted in
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The largest association of tax administrators in the world is meeting in Belize this week. The delegates from Commonwealth countries throughout the world met at the Belize Biltmore Plaza this morning for opening ceremonies and a welcome from Minister of Economic Development Ralph Fonseca. The Executive Director of CATA says the meeting of managers and […]
Written on August 16, 1999 | Posted in
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A primary school, which has built a reputation for itself in the performing arts here in Belize, will be showcasing their steel band, voice and dance talents in Mexico. The Belize Arts Council announced today that 25 children from Grace Primary School will participate in the Latin American Cultural Festival in Vera Cruz, Zacatecas and […]
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Residents of Barranco and Santa Ana Villages in the Toledo District have twice the reason to celebrate this week with the opening of a new bridge and a health center. On Friday August 13th, the Minister of Works Henry Canton and Area Representative Mike Espat cut the ribbon for the bridge which spans the Moho […]
Written on August 16, 1999 | Posted in
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