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They took to the streets in the mid-morning sun, determined to have their say, even though they had more complaints than protestors. That was the scene this morning as angry Dangrigans held a peaceful demonstration at the Southern Regional Hospital alleging sub-standard care. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting One month ago Lavern […]
Written on September 28, 2001 | Posted in
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Following the brazen murder on Wagner’s Lane on Thursday evening, police say they now have the gunman in custody. According to police, three hours after the shooting, the prime suspect, a fourteen-year-old boy, was turned in to police by his father at the Queen St. station. Up to news time tonight, the minor had not […]
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On Thursday night another argument ended in blood, this time across town. Twenty-nine year old Henry Gaynair told police that he and his brother, Clinton Robateau, were near Castle Street in Belize City around 9:00 p.m. when they got into a fight with a Hispanic male. During the scuffle, a knife was pulled and when […]
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In mid-July of this year, delegations from both Belize and Guatemala met in Washington as part of the negotiating process aimed primarily at settling the border dispute between the two countries. On Thursday night’s One on One, Guatemalan Ambassador Jorge Skinner-Klee took the chair across from host Dickie Bradley and the two soon found themselves […]
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Tomorrow, the Belize Public Service Union will join other public sector unions both regionally and internationally in condemning certain policies of the International Monetary Fund. September twenty-ninth is being observed as the Public Sector Union Day of Action for Global Justice. Specifically, the unions are denouncing business strategies encouraged by the I.M.F. such as downsizing […]
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Over the next week, “wiser” men and women throughout Belize will be honoured with a series of activities as part of “Older Persons Week.” According to Santos Diaz, second vice-president of Helpage Belize, the activities at the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly are aimed at adding life to their years. Santos Diaz, 2nd V.P., […]
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Growing old is a fact of life, but with the years come the wisdom of experience. Tonight, we air the first of five documentaries on older Belizeans whose life stories are filled with lessons for us all. Hortence Robinson has been a traditional healer for more than fifty years. This is her story. Hortence Robinson, […]
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It’s been hard not to notice that the Belize City crime scene has been uncharacteristically quiet lately. But late this evening another gunshot echoed through the streets, claiming one more young life. Wagner’s Lane is the latest murder scene and News Five’s Ann-Marie Williams is just back with the story. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting “Thirty-three year […]
Written on September 27, 2001 | Posted in
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For months now, Toyota Camrys and Corollas have been staples for car jackers. It’s been suspected that there was a set master key changing hands for quite some time and apparently, there was. On Wednesday, twenty-three year old Kareem Fuller parked his 1984 Corolla in front of his house on Neal Pen Road, but when […]
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In August, the actions of officials of the Southern Regional Hospital were called into question when it was revealed that a baby’s corpse had been left in the hospital’s morgue for ten months. Tomorrow, hospital administrators will be in the hot seat again. News 5 has learned that a number of Dangrigans will be holding […]
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Three weeks after the terrorist attacks in the United States, airport security officers all over the world continues to impose stringent security checks. In Belize, it’s the same story. The question now is whether these extra regulations will be replaced by complacency in the future. News 5 took a trip to Ladyville today to find […]
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On Sunday, there will be a boom in pride in the Belize District when fifty families get the keys for new homes. Project “Fresh Pond” in the village of Burrell Boom began almost a year ago as part of the CUBEL housing scheme. According to Ministry of Housing’s public education officer, Rhenae Nunez, the aim […]
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On Wednesday, living conditions at the youth hostel in the Belize District improved significantly as a new dining facility was officially opened. The building, located at mile twenty-one and a half on the Western Highway, will provide plenty of space for the children to use for a range of activities. Residents showed their appreciation by […]
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In mid-August when Tropical Storm Chantal came calling, the islands of Caye Caulker and San Pedro became ghost towns in a matter of hours and sheets of plywood were selling like hot cakes in Belize City and in the northern towns. But many Belizeans were still without a proper hurricane plan. One year after Hurricane […]
Written on September 27, 2001 | Posted in
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Three high level employees of Mount Carmel Credit Union in Benque Viejo were today arrested and charged in what may be the biggest embezzlement case in the nation’s history. The credit union’s manager Rosita Rosado, assistant manager Julio Santos and loan officer Martita Duarte were all charged with theft before Magistrate Joel Genitty. The three […]
Written on September 26, 2001 | Posted in
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The rape of a man or a woman is a horrible crime but when an innocent child becomes the victim, we see just how much evil exists in our society. On Monday, a Belize City woman reported to police that her three-year-old child was having trouble going to the bathroom and was finding it painful […]
Written on September 26, 2001 | Posted in
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When home isn’t a safe place for children, hopefully school is. Today, the Ministry of Education and UNICEF joined forces to create a guide to help teachers create a friendly environment for their students. “My Agenda 2001-2002” will be used in primary schools throughout the country, and Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Education, […]
Written on September 26, 2001 | Posted in
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Today the people of Pickstock welcomed a new addition to their division…a health clinic. The clinic is the brainchild of PUP standard bearer Godfrey Smith and will provide basic health care to residents of the area. Smith says the project is the product of an election promise and something his constituents desperately needed. Ann-Marie Williams, […]
Written on September 26, 2001 | Posted in
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The Attorney General also took the opportunity to offer his comments on the Meerabux case. According to Smith, the Supreme Court justice who was recently removed from office by the Belize Advisory Council, is like every other citizen entitled to a judicial appeal. But that’s not to say his efforts will be successful. Godfrey Smith, […]
Written on September 26, 2001 | Posted in
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Providing shelter for citizens who need it is not an unusual occurrence but it’s still nice to get a look at the grateful tenants. Today, the keys were distributed in an area usually considered part of the affluent side of town…Caribbean Shores. But as News Five’s Jacqueline Woods discovered, parts of the city’s north side […]
Written on September 26, 2001 | Posted in
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With the spelling bee, drug awareness quiz, story telling and elocution contests, there is no shortage in Belize of student competitions. But today we witnessed another academic encounter that seems to be a hit. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Nutrition quiz sponsored by Belize Mills is only a year old but it has been generating some […]
Written on September 26, 2001 | Posted in
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Employees helping themselves to company cash is not a particularly unusual occurrence, but when someone walks away with more than half a million dollars, something is wrong, very wrong. That’s apparently what has happened at the Mount Carmel Credit Union in Benque Viejo. The missing money’s whereabouts are uncertain but at least one employee has […]
Written on September 25, 2001 | Posted in
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Earlier this month Governor General Sir Colville Young informed Supreme Court Justice George Meerabux that he has been removed from office based on several allegations of misconduct during his tenure as a judge. On Thursday Meerabux’s attorney, Kirk Anderson, called News 5 to say that his client will file an application for judicial review and […]
Written on September 25, 2001 | Posted in
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On Friday evening Belize’s largest and most profitable publicly held company holds its annual general meeting. This one may spark some fireworks as BTL’s directors are considering withholding a portion of the year’s expected dividends and issuing loan notes instead. No one from the company would speak on the record, but the issuing of interest […]
Written on September 25, 2001 | Posted in
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Four vehicles were involved in an accident that has left one man hospitalised in the K.H.M.H. The accident took place around 10:00 this morning near Nargusta Street on Central American Boulevard. According to police this dump truck, driven by twenty-four year old Arthur Emmanuel Stevens, a labourer of Lords Bank Village, crashed first into a […]
Written on September 25, 2001 | Posted in
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