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The Protected Areas Conservation Trust, PACT, has a new Executive Director. Valerie Woods, former Director of Tourism, and recently appointed permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Information takes over the directorship of PACT on December first. In a press release this evening, Woods said that while invaluable experience could be gained from being […]
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They’re back from their performance at Festival of the Caribbean ’99 in Cancun, Mexico. But while the children pleased the audience, the Pantastick Steel Band Orchestra, and their parents weren’t too pleased with the trip. In a press release today, the Belize Arts Council said while Grace Primary students captivated their audiences, they weren’t treated […]
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A Placencia man was killed in an accident on the Northern Highway around eleven Saturday night. Twenty-three year old Daniel Perez was driving a car towards Belize City when he collided head on with a pick-up truck on a curve between miles six and seven. He suffered severe head and body injuries and died on […]
Written on November 15, 1999 | Posted in
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The Xtra House Shopping Center on Church Street as well as its branch on Cemetery Road seem to have more than their share of hold-ups and robberies. This time owner Vinod Chawla is reporting that a briefcase he left overnight in the Cemetery Road store was stolen and over thirty-seven thousand dollars in cash and […]
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Police have made an arrest in the shooting of a shopkeeper on Neal Pen Road on November seventh. Eighteen year old Delbert Hines of fifty-eight Iguana Street Extension has been charged with the attempted murder and robbery of Zhou Liang Huai. Hines is accused of approaching Huai as he was closing Eighty-eight Shopping Center and […]
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Two men accused of a shooting spree at the corner of Mayflower and Vernon Streets on November seventh, appeared in Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Brian Brown and Carlos Abram were charged with four counts of attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm after a civilian and two undercover police officers were injured by […]
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The Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit ended today in Durban, South Africa with fifty-two countries, including Belize, promising to take steps to eliminate poverty and use the forces of globalization for the advancement of their people. The summit, which marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Commonwealth, included a retreat in which the leaders drafted the […]
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Even as communication technology continues to advance, some Belizean communities have had to live with the fact that contacting the outside world is still not as easy as picking up the phone. This not only applies to homes, but even rural police stations. In a joint effort with the Ministry of National Security, today, Belize […]
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The Youth Development Department has received a supply of sporting equipment from the British Army. The donation of cricket gear from the United Kingdom was made possible through the efforts of Colonel Mike Bradley, of the British Loan Service who worked and lived in Belmopan a few years ago. Lieutenant Colonel Bruce Russell, the Commanding […]
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Garifuna music is flooding the airwaves in the days leading up to Garifuna Settlement Day this Friday, but images of Garifuna life in the old days are being featured in an exhibit at the House of Culture. The works of Benjamin Nicholas fondly recall his boyhood in Toledo while Pen Cayetano’s paintings depict Garifuna life […]
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Garifuna Settlement Day activities kicked off in Dangriga last Friday with a tribute to Thomas Vincent Ramos. The event at the Alejo Beni Park honored Ramos forty-four years after his death for his efforts to improve the social and economic conditions of his people. Chairwoman of the Garifuna Council Dangriga branch Sylvia Flores says the […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into another dish of Sports Monday. Let’s jump immediately into the Regent’s Millennium Cup Play so we go to the National Stadium where Sir George’s Acros Bombers call home as they host league leading and undefeated Culture Yabra Sunday in a turf war for bragging rights in […]
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After six days of beating the bushes, rounding up and bringing in a continuous parade of suspects, police have made their first arrests in connection with the shooting of two undercover police officers and a civilian last weekend. Forty-two year old electrician Brian Brown and twenty-eight year old stevedore Carlos Abram have been charged with […]
Written on November 12, 1999 | Posted in
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On Saturday the National Committee for Families and Children celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 1990, Belize became the fifth country to ratify the United Nations Convention. Four years later the N.C.F.C. was established to ensure that Government meets its national and international obligations. Ruby Conrad, N.C.F.C.’s […]
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It’s that time of the year when the community is asked to give generously to the Salvation Army Kettle Appeal. The effort got underway today on Albert Street in Belize City. Captain James Garth, General Manager, Salvation Army “We raise funds so we can help the needy children in our community and even outside of […]
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A former Miss Garifuna, Julia Martinez has taken the Miss Garifuna Cultural Pageant to the cayes. On Saturday, San Pedro will have its first competition and five young ladies will be demonstrating their ability to speak Garifuna, dance traditional dances and talk about their culture. The young women are Elsie Soriano, Lucy Vasquez, Amancia Martinez, […]
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For the first time since his death forty-four years ago, a Garifuna leader was honored today in Dangriga. The ceremony at the Alejo Beni Park paid tribute to Thomas Vincent Ramos, a community activist who promoted programs to improve the social and economic conditions of his people. Chairwoman of the Garifuna Council Dangriga branch Sylvia […]
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For the children of St. Ignatius Middle School, Social Studies has taken on a whole new meaning. They have the privilege of learning how to talk Garifuna, as well as learn about traditional dances and food. Their teacher, Garry Baltazar, was unemployed up until a week ago, when he approached the principal about teaching a […]
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Earlier this year, Belize’s Honorary Counsel to Louisiana, Jean Smith-Benard, brought a medical team to work in Belize. One of the members of the team was Dr. Mayer Heiman, President of the International Hospital for Children. Mayer worked in the Independence, Bella Vista and San Juan Clinics in southern Belize where he saw the need […]
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The Belize Tourism Board is reporting a nineteen percent increase in arrivals for the month of October compared to last year. The figure is based on information provided by the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport. Arrivals for visitors overall, including business and official travelers increased by seventeen point four percent from five thousand six to […]
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There has been speculation in some segments of the press that an escaped prisoner, Raymond Flowers, is a suspect in the murder of Raymond Williams at “the Hangar” last Thursday night. However, Commissioner of Police Hughington Williams told News Five today that this is not the case. He also said that there have in fact […]
Written on November 11, 1999 | Posted in
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Belize’s garbage problem has reached a critical point and Belizeans have to start disposing of their trash properly. That’s the assessment of the Department of the Environment. This week they held a public consultation to review the draft of the Solid Waste Management Plan and the proposal for a sanitary landfill. News Five spoke with […]
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After the detection of the Pink Hibiscus Mealy Bug and subsequent measures to control its spread in August and September, the Ministry of Agriculture has conducted a week-long survey to determined the extent of the infestation. The districts of Corozal, Orange Walk and Punta Gorda have been found to be totally free of the insect. […]
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Today the Belize National Football Association announced that the contract of the coach of the Belize National A team and the Under twenty-three football team, Manuel Bilches has been renewed for another year. In a press conference at it’s headquarters this morning, the association announced that despite the track record of the team and public […]
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The Ugundani Dance Company invites you to their fifth annual dance show entitled, “Gudemein”. This year the presentation is dedicated to Garifuna leader Joseph Chatoyer who was assassinated on March fourteenth, 1795. The show will be based on two hundred and four years of struggle since Chatoyer’s death. The twenty members of Ugundani will present […]
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