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“Believing in Ourselves-Uniting for the Future”, is the theme for Women’s Week being observed March fourth to tenth. Acting Women’s Department Director, Christy Castillo, says Belizean women have come a long way. Christy Castillo, Acting Dir., Women’s Department “We’ve created a referral system with the Ministry of Health and the Police Department. We’ve held workshops […]
Written on March 5, 2001 | Posted in
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Good evening I’m James Adderley and we are rolling into another blast of Sports Monday. Last year Kulture Yabra and Griga Tropical were bitter rivals, but 2001 there has been an obvious decrease in the tension of this particular confrontation. After all, Griga Tropical shows only four wins through seventeen ballgames, while Kulture Yabra has […]
Written on March 5, 2001 | Posted in
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Reports from the border indicate that all the residents of the illegal settlements at Rio Blanco and Valentin Camp have accepted compensation from the Guatemalan Government and are in the process of moving west. The situation is not so clear cut at Machaquila, however, as word from Belmopan this afternoon indicates that only fifteen of […]
Written on March 2, 2001 | Posted in
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The big break that was hinted at yesterday has yet to be announced, but police investigators are apparently putting the heat on their own in an effort to crack the case of eleven high powered guns stolen from the Belmopan armoury in January. Seventeen more officers have been questioned in addition to the two detained […]
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Looking at the flipped over sports car, it’s hard to believe that its two occupants emerged with barely a scratch. The vehicle, driven by fourth form SJC student Alfonso Chicas with his brother, second former Israel in the passenger seat, went out of control shortly before eight this morning on Princess Margaret Drive near St. […]
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We don’t often report marijuana busts, except perhaps when large plantations are discovered and thousands of plants put to the torch. The one we report tonight is unusual, however, not for the quantity, which at five pounds of cannabis is worth only a few thousand dollars, but for the severity of the sentence. Ramon Cus […]
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It’s an annual rite of passage for thousands of Belizean students, and while they no longer get the day off or even a bag of goodies, Children’s Day is still a chance for the kids to let off steam and make some noise. Ann-Marie Williams has the story. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The words “Stay in […]
Written on March 2, 2001 | Posted in
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When they first arrived on these shores, those of us not so well acquainted with the English language called them “Peace Corpse”. But the corpse proved to be very much alive and is still going strong today. Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Today the Peace Corps celebrated its 40th birthday throughout the world and […]
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If you think that the new boat in the Bahamas is hot,(referring to previous story from the Caribbean) then the pair featured in the next story will really get you excited. They are the products of local maritime tradition and craftsmanship combined with modern materials and technology. Very shortly they will rule the seas of […]
Written on March 2, 2001 | Posted in
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At last there is forward movement to report on the evacuation of three illegal Guatemalan settlements in Toledo. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guatemalan authorities on Wednesday began to pay compensation to heads of households and some have already headed west across the border. The process began slowly with only three of approximately […]
Written on March 1, 2001 | Posted in
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Police have announced the long awaited break in the case of eleven high powered weapons stolen from their Belmopan armoury on January twenty-ninth. An official release this morning cites the recovery of six of the weapons and asks the public for assistance in finding the rest. Police press officer G. Michael Reid told News 5 […]
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In crime news a Western Dairies salesman was robbed of his bankroll this morning as two thieves attacked him as he made a delivery near the corner of Dean Street and East Canal. They ran off with his waist bag containing between fifteen hundred and two thousand dollars.
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An arrest has been made in a shooting that occurred on Sunday. Twenty-year old Cecil Gill has been charged with attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm in the attack on James Whylie, which occurred at Whylie’s house on Tanoomah Street.
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The injunction preventing BTL from blocking the use of money saving Internet telephone devices has been overturned by the Belize Court of Appeal. The order nullifies last year’s Supreme Court decision by Justice George Meerabux that prevented the phone company from barring the use of the I.P. Star machine and similar services under its exclusive […]
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While Glenn Godfrey may have lost a legal battle today, he’s still hoping to win the larger telecommunications war. Last week in his budget speech Prime Minister Said Musa announced the signing of a contract with Godfrey’s ITL and Korea’s LG Electronics, which would give the newcomers the right to install a wireless Internet network […]
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Caves Branch now boasts a new bridge as part of the completion of the Hummingbird Highway upgrade. The new road was built by Cisco Construction Company in two phases with work starting in April 1998. The first part of the project, which covered eight miles from the Sibun Bridge to Caves Branch, cost over nine […]
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A new machine to aid in the processing of beans has been installed in Spanish Lookout. The pre-cleaning machine, which will be used by bean farmers in the area, separates cracked beans from whole kernels and is expected to make exports more efficient. Minister of Agriculture, Dan Silva, and company chairman Levy Penner were on […]
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Belmopan farmers are one group who will have to deal with the effects of global changes in climate. This week a workshop is underway to outline policy options for dealing with what could be one of the major environmental challenges of the new millenium. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Chief Meteorologist, Carlos Fuller says climate change affects […]
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Belizean novelist Zee Edgell is back home, this time as special guest of the Ninth International Congress of Central American Literature underway at the Princess Hotel. The congress opened last evening and News 5 took time out to speak to Edgell about the event as well as her next novel. Zee Edgell, Belizean Novelist “I […]
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An art show opened today in Orange Walk and News 5’s Jose Sanchez discovered that while the medium may have been familiar, the message was not. Jose Sanchez, Reporting After Hurricane Keith faded, the damage left behind was thought to be primarily to buildings and crops. But that’s not necessarily true; our minds are also […]
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