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The local office of the Interamerican Development Bank held a raffle of its own this morning and three journalists got lucky. Karla Heusner of the Belize Times, Desiree Cain-Smith of Krem Radio and Channel Five’s Ann-Marie Williams will visit Washington D.C. next week to cover a conference of organisations interested in providing financial assistance to […]
Written on November 27, 2000 | Posted in
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This is National AIDS Week and as one of the activities the National AIDS Commission and U.B. have joined forces to raise awareness. The first in a series of programmes was held at U.B.’s Faculty of Business this morning. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting It was a regular school day for the students of the University of […]
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Belize’s largest soft drink manufacturer, Bowen and Bowen Limited, along with Coca Cola International, presented a check to the Ministry of Education for almost eighty thousand dollars. The money will be used to assist forty-six schools that were damaged by Hurricane Keith. Today News Five spoke to Bowen’s sales manager Nick Pollard about the donation. […]
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The Belize Elementary School is getting an early start into the spirit of the holidays by putting on its annual Christmas programme. Fifteen of the classes will be singing, dancing and acting on stage tonight and tomorrow night under the theme Christmas Around The World. Leslie Nisbet, Teacher, Belize Elementary “We figured this year instead […]
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If you happened to visit the lobby of Channel 5 today you would have seen a steady stream of people, all getting in their last minute entries for the annual Gimme 5 promotion. The event, now in its ninth year, promises to be another week of fun and free gifts. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This year’s […]
Written on November 27, 2000 | Posted in
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Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this fresh serving of Sports Monday. Defending BFL champions Sagitun rolled into the MCC Grounds for a crucial match-up with the city team Kulture Yabra, the only team in the jewel with a winning record against the Independence team. Would the Yabra dominance continue today? We […]
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Long before most of us were up this morning, a Guatemalan vendor was getting ready to go out and sell his wares. His day did not go as usual, however, as was he shot and almost killed in an attempted robbery. Ann-Marie Williams has the story. Ann-Marie Williams “Police are investigating an early morning shooting […]
Written on November 24, 2000 | Posted in
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This morning a small ceremony was held commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Port Loyola Area Health and Development Project. News Five spoke to Port area representative Dolores Balderamos Garcia, who told us about the project and future plans for the area. Dolores Balderamos Garcia, Area Rep., Port Loyola “During that year the major accomplishments […]
Written on November 24, 2000 | Posted in
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A credit agreement between the Government of Belize and BANCOMEX was signed in Belmopan this morning to partially finance the Belize Cultural Infrastructure Project. The loan agreement for five point three million U.S. dollars will be used to transform the Bliss Institute into a contemporary theatre, renovate the old Government House now known as the […]
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“Techniques For Safety For Women” will be the topic of discussion at a seminar on November twenty-fifth. The seminar, which will be hosted by the Ministry of Human Development, Women and Civil Society, is in celebration of International Day to End Violence Against Women. Anita Zetina of the Department of Women’s Affairs tells us more. […]
Written on November 24, 2000 | Posted in
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A Belizean is making waves on the international scene, as a budding fashion designer. This morning twenty-two year old Belizean, Emil Alvarez was featured on “Despierta America”, the popular morning show on Univison. In January Alvarez enrolled at the International College of Fine Fashion Design and gradually Arts of Miami Florida. Today, he has not […]
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An outstanding Belizean in his own right was honoured this afternoon by the community he helped to build. Ann-Marie was at Cinderella Park for the ceremony. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting A handful of Belizeans, mainly family, friends and former co-workers of Noel “Fargo” Ferguson gathered at Cinderella Park in Baymen Avenue in Belize City to rename […]
Written on November 24, 2000 | Posted in
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“Christian people, Are You Ready?” is the title of an album just released by Peter Velasquez. The CD is a first for Velasquez, who says it was not hard for him to compose the songs. Peter Velasquez, Musician “I am a person who love to meditate and most of the time… I use to work […]
Written on November 24, 2000 | Posted in
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The theme for this year’s National Nutrition Week is “Make the right choices.” That is exactly what some students had to do earlier today at the first ever National Nutrition Quiz Competition. Emcee “Question number seventy-five reads “The food group which forms the backbone of a multi-mix meal is A) food from animals B) staple […]
Written on November 24, 2000 | Posted in
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On Saturday, the Belize National Dance Company will be celebrating its tenth anniversary. For the past two weeks, the group has been busy rehearsing for “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” an evening of entertainment, to honour their founding director Eduardo Rivero. On Thursday night News Five visited the group as they were getting ready. Jacqueline Woods, […]
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Last night we reported that the Ministry of Housing has appointed Celine Cleland as its new Chief Executive Officer. Cleland in an interview on Wednesday, stated that she would like to see a more efficient administration at the prisons, and certainly didn’t waste any time making the changes she has put before the Public Service […]
Written on November 23, 2000 | Posted in
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A mason of Hattieville was attacked and robbed while returning home from a Chinese shop. At eleven-thirty p.m. on November sixteenth, Barry Patnett was confronted by three men who asked him about the whereabouts of a man named Anthony. Patnett told the men that he knew anyone named Anthony and the three men then became […]
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On November nineteenth the police pulled up outside of Mama Noots, an eco-tourist inn located at mile six on the Southern Highway, near the Maya site of Mayflower. However, the authorities were not there to check-in, but rather to conduct a search of the premises. As a result, the police discovered a tech-nine APR with […]
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Some two hundred and fifty primary school teachers countrywide were informed on November tenth, via a Ministry of Education memo, that they had to make up for time lost during hurricane Keith. What the Belize National Teacher’s Union did not say earlier, was that there were several options available other than extending the school year. […]
Written on November 23, 2000 | Posted in
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Changes continue at the Belize Electricity Limited. The company has recently appointed Yaksim Betty Tam as the new financial controller. Tam will be responsible for the financial reporting and treasury management of the company. Rene Blanco, BEL’s Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, says Tam’s appointment will help the company in its quest […]
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Celebrating youth will be the focus for this year’s Youth Week, which will held from November twenty-seventh to December third. Icilda Humes, a youth development officer, says far too many youths are falling victim to the many social ills that exist in our society. Humes says a number of activities are planned for the week […]
Written on November 23, 2000 | Posted in
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They say that progress brings problems… one high school in the Coney Drive area is experiencing the effects of a developmental project that has them literally in the mud. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Slush, slush that’s the sound being made as students on their way to Canaan Seventh Day Adventist High School trudge through the slick […]
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The Garifuna celebrations did not go by without the return of one of the south’s most creative sons, Pen Cayetano. Cayetano and his paintings have travelled around the world, and he brought back some new pieces which are now on display. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Pen Cayetano’s latest art Exhibit at the Mexican Cultural Institute speaks […]
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It’s been in the pipeline almost since the winds of Hurricane Keith crossed the border into Mexico…but now it’s official. On Tuesday evening in Washington, D.C. Interamerican Development Bank president Enrique Iglesias and Belize’s ambassador Lisa Shoman signed the documents for a twenty million U.S. dollar hurricane emergency loan. The loan was processed in record […]
Written on November 22, 2000 | Posted in
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While wealthy international organisations will be asked to haul out their chequebooks, there is one neighbouring country that is offering hurricane relief, which may be more meaningful than cash. News Five has learned that the government of Cuba will be sending a fifty-member team to help erect a hundred new Cubel homes. Housing Minister Dickie […]
Written on November 22, 2000 | Posted in
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