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Written on April 30, 2002 | Posted in Miscellaneous | No comment
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Carmen Zetina is new Police Commissioner
It was confirmed this evening by no less than the Prime Minister that the man who will become Belize’s number one law enforcer is none other than Carmen Zetina. The veteran police officer, currently serving as assistant commissioner, was chosen over a number of candidates to succeed retiring top cop Hughington Williams. Zetina takes over […]
Written on April 30, 2002 | Posted in Social Issues | No comment
Amnesia victim needs your help
We’ve all heard of the phenomenon called amnesia–that is a sudden loss of memory. Usually, the rare condition is caused by a blow to the head or an extremely traumatic emotional experience. We don’t know what has caused the particular case of amnesia covered in our next story, but suffice to say, it is nothing […]
Written on April 30, 2002 | Posted in Social Issues | No comment
Two arrested for banana farm murder
While Placencia police try to solve one mystery, another has been resolved. The body found Saturday in a drain at the Sagitun banana farm has been identified as twenty-seven year old Salvadoran, Jose Angel Nunez. Nunez was a worker at the same farm. Two men have been arrested in connection with the death: eighteen year […]
Written on April 30, 2002 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Red Bank resident dead in hit and run
As if police down South didn’t have enough to keep them busy this weekend, on Saturday night a man was knocked down in a hit and run on the Southern Highway. Thirty-eight year old Sebastian Salam of Red Bank died in the K.H.M.H. Sunday morning after he was found severely injured, lying on the road […]
Written on April 30, 2002 | Posted in Auto Accidents | No comment
UNICEF takes new initiatives for children
It is an international organisation that has breathed much needed life into the nation’s efforts at improving the life of young people. Today, UNICEF briefed members of the press on its latest activities. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The five-year programme is a continuation of the working co-operation that exists between the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, […]
Written on April 30, 2002 | Posted in Social Issues | No comment
Gwen Liz High looks for students
It’s that time of the year when standard six students, about to leave primary school behind them, must decide on a future educational path. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods today visited one more high school hoping to attract worthy students. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Today Gwen Lizarraga High School opened its gates to their special guests who […]
Written on April 30, 2002 | Posted in Education | No comment
Gladden Spit and cayes declared protected area
With the hemisphere’s longest barrier reef, three atolls and countless cayes and patch reefs, Belize’s marine resources have never been more valuable to our future. That’s why successive governments over the last two decades have taken steps to increasingly regulate activities in the country’s waters. On Monday, another large portion of Belizean sea was given […]
Written on April 30, 2002 | Posted in Environment | No comment
Bz. City fire leaves 11 homeless
A weekend blaze has left three Belize City families homeless and the Fire Department still searching for answers. Tonight, eight children and three mothers are staying with family and friends after their homes and personal belongings were destroyed. Jacqueline Woods reports on the tragedy. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Around midnight on Sunday, residents of Pelican Street […]
Written on April 29, 2002 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
Four busted for Cayo robbery
Tonight police are still searching for a man believed to be part of a gang of thieves that stole one hundred thousand dollars from a San Ignacio resident. Police say around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday, they were tipped off that there was a robbery taking place at the home of Zane Robinson on Orange Walk […]
Written on April 29, 2002 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Body found by banana farm remains unidentified
Placencia police are still trying to determine the identity of a man found dead in the drain near a banana plantation. Employees from Sagitun Banana Farm reported to police that on Saturday they found a man laying face up in one of the drains on the property with several injuries to his head and showing […]
Written on April 29, 2002 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Thieves hit Queen St. grocery
Over the weekend a Belize City business, just up the street from the Queen Street police station, was held up at gunpoint and robbed. Manoj Sharma, owner of Save-A-Lot supermarket, says the incident unfolded around 7:00 that night when four men entered the establishment. Sharma says three of the men were armed with handguns and […]
Written on April 29, 2002 | Posted in Crime | No comment
O.W. man shot in bar brawl
A Sunday afternoon bar brawl has left a man from the Orange Walk District suffering from gunshot wounds to his face. Details from police are sketchy, but apparently Ramiro August and a man identified only as “Julio” started fighting. August says his opponent pulled out a gun, hit him over the head several times with […]
Written on April 29, 2002 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Police and gunman shoot it out on Sarstoon St.
Civilians weren’t the only ones dodging bullets over the weekend, as Belize City cops were fired upon while on duty. In the early morning hours of Sunday, officers were on mobile patrol near Central American Boulevard when they heard gunshots ring out. Police turned into Sarstoon Street where they spotted a lone cyclist, who according […]
Written on April 29, 2002 | Posted in Crime | No comment
PACT provides money for manatees
This week, Belize’s two most famous manatees are back in the news. That’s right, Woody and Hercules, two manatee calves saved from certain death by the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute are to be the beneficiaries of a small grant from the Protected Areas Conservation Trust, PACT. According to a press release from PACT, […]
Written on April 29, 2002 | Posted in Social Issues | No comment
Ms. Y crowned in 10th anniversary pageant
It’s one of Belize’s most popular pageants, complete with lovely ladies and Brukdown music…but best of all, it’s for a good cause. This year the YWCA celebrated ten years of entertaining audiences with their annual fundraiser and as usual, the contestants did their best to wow the crowd. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The […]
Written on April 29, 2002 | Posted in Social Issues | No comment
Kulture Yabra take football title
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you are in attendance for this latest issue of Sports Monday, and yes we do have pictures. So we take you out immediately to the People’s Stadium Orange Walk where the defending Regent’s Cup champion Kulture Yabra goes into game two of the three game title series with a […]
Written on April 29, 2002 | Posted in Sports | No comment
G.O.B.: Mistakes made on printed list of bus fares
Exactly two weeks ago, Belize’s bus operators announced to the nation that due to several factors, consumers would be asked to pay more to ride the bus. The proclamation set off a series of protests from different sectors of society, especially after the government told the public the many of the revised rates were illegal […]
Written on April 26, 2002 | Posted in Social Issues | No comment
Bacongo takes P.U.C. to court over Chalillo dam
This morning, the Chalillo hydro-project was once again the centre of legal attention as lawyers representing BACONGO are now saying that government made questionable decisions when it approved the project. Before Justice Christopher Blackman in the Supreme Court, attorney Lois Young Barrow argued that the Public Utilities Commission violated several parts of the electricity act […]
Written on April 26, 2002 | Posted in Trials | No comment
Park Avenue home robbed of thousand in goods
A lunchtime robbery at a Buttonwood Bay home has left one Belize City woman several thousand dollars short. According to Lavern Swift, on Thursday between 12:30 and 1:00 in the afternoon, a thief or thieves broke into her home on Park Avenue and stole her VCR, computer, and a collection of compact discs. Swift has […]
Written on April 26, 2002 | Posted in Crime | No comment
S.P. woman claims rape; police suspect mischief
Tonight, a man remains in the custody of San Pedro Police as officers from the island investigate a report of rape, even though new information suggests it might be a mischievous act. According to police, a twenty-year old woman originally told them that she was at a hotel in town when she went to use […]
Written on April 26, 2002 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Local and foreign fishermen busted on high seas
Three fishermen from across the border are tonight in police custody after they were busted plying their trade in Belizean waters. The three Hondurans, identified as Marcus Castillo, Walter Perez and a sixteen year old minor, were intercepted by a Belizean patrol off the Dangriga shore this afternoon. According to Fisheries Inspector Errol Diaz, the […]
Written on April 26, 2002 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Acrobatic circus prepares for Belizean crowd
If you are looking for something to do this weekend it might be worth your while to take a swing by the Pallotti roundabout where a visiting circus has set up shop. The big top, in the form of a large blue tent, will feature the performers of the Grand Chinese Circus. Today News 5 […]
Written on April 26, 2002 | Posted in Miscellaneous | No comment
April the tapir turns 19
It’s a story we’ve covered for more than a decade and it’s quite something to watch the transformation of an animal found on the brink of death transformed into a public attraction. That’s right, today is April’s birthday and this morning, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods showed up to help her favourite tapir celebrate in what’s […]
Written on April 26, 2002 | Posted in Social Issues | No comment
Wesley students spice up open-day w/insect food
They made sure they conformed to the normal open day activities: profiling their academic achievements and making sure there were plenty of games and prizes to impress and entertain their peers. But the students of Wesley College added a new ingredient to the recipe of getting primary-schoolers interested in enrolling in the institution. News 5’s […]
Written on April 26, 2002 | Posted in Education | No comment
