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In addition to a new bridge, government will also be building new police stations in three communities that receive heavy use by tourists. The reinforced concrete structures, to be erected in San Pedro, Placencia and Gales Point, will be financed in a unique manner. Since they are all either hurricane damaged or in poor repair, […]
Written on August 21, 2002 | Posted in
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On the immigration front, former Minister of National Security and Immigration, Jorge Espat, has denied a report aired last night on News 5 that he issued a directive to withhold the processing of nationality applications by certain groups of immigrants. Speaking over the phone, Espat told News 5 today that upon assuming the immigration portfolio […]
Written on August 21, 2002 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Law enforcement officers in the nation’s capital are tonight on a manhunt for two “bad men” while one of their accomplices recuperates in the hospital from gunshot wounds. According to Belmopan police, during their investigation of a series of robberies in several villages along the Western Highway and Belmopan, they found themselves at a home […]
Written on August 21, 2002 | Posted in
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Most of us can probably remember going to school and having to learn to speak and write proper English or Spanish. And while the vision of sitting in a classroom conjugating verbs may not fill you with warmth, the two girls in this next story were not put off by the prospect of learning a […]
Written on August 21, 2002 | Posted in
Education |
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For the last several weeks we’ve kept a low profile on the immigration story as the police gather evidence for their investigation into the illegal sale of Belizean nationality. But while that probe progresses there is another side to the scandal, perhaps no less shameful. News 5’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting With strong […]
Written on August 20, 2002 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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It is not an easy task to report on a fellow member of the journalistic profession, let alone a colleague who until very recently worked at this station. But it’s no secret that former News 5 reporter, Ann-Marie Williams, wants to be the next Mayor of Belize City. Today she formally announced her intention to […]
Written on August 20, 2002 | Posted in
Politics |
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And while the name of Laura Esquivel may be a new one for Belizean voters, that of her father Manuel is not. While the former Prime Minister and UDP leader will not be running this time around, it has been widely rumoured that he would play a prominent role in any future UDP administration. Today […]
Written on August 20, 2002 | Posted in
Politics |
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A Caye Caulker policeman has been detained in a bizarre incident that occurred last night in Belize City. Jacqueline Woods reports from the scene on Flamboyant Street. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Twenty-three year old Stephanie Francis’ left hand remains bandaged after she tried to protect her common-law husband Mark Arzu from being stabbed to death. Around […]
Written on August 20, 2002 | Posted in
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With primary-schoolers just about ready to hit the books, Belizean educators are making their preparations. And right behind them is the School Security System, that is: the school wardens. For the past three weeks, wardens from all over the country have participated in training aimed at strengthening their public relations skills, knowledge of the law […]
Written on August 20, 2002 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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There is good news and bad news in the tourism industry tonight. First, the positive, and that is that cruise tourism in Belize is going through the roof. According to a government release, Belize is the fastest growing cruise destination in the Caribbean, with arrivals in the first half of 2002 running forty percent ahead […]
Written on August 20, 2002 | Posted in
Economy |
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With the disease known as dengue fever sweeping through neighbouring Guatemala and El Salvador, medical authorities in Belize remain on a high state of alert. And nowhere in the country are officials more vigilant than in the town of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. With its large number of Central American labourers and an economy based […]
Written on August 20, 2002 | Posted in
Health |
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The two men accused of murdering four Belize City residents were back in Magistrate’s Court today. This morning, Patrick Robateau and Leslie Pipersburg were brought before Magistrate Dorothy Flowers as part of the legal formalities in their case, but the hearing was adjourned until September thirteenth. Accompanying the men was their attorney Simeon Sampson. Police […]
Written on August 19, 2002 | Posted in
Trials |
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A man detained in the beating death of his common-law wife has been charged with murder. On Thursday night forty-one year old Gilbert Mayen allegedly got in a fight with twenty-six year old Pauline Williams after which both went to sleep. When Mayen woke up he found his wife dead. A post-mortem determined that Williams […]
Written on August 19, 2002 | Posted in
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Routine busts for crack cocaine don’t usually find their way to this newscast, but the one which occurred on Saturday night definitely rates a mention. When police on mobile patrol searched the premises of thirty-four year old Durant Rhaburn on Dean Street in Belize City they not only found eleven point six grams of crack, […]
Written on August 19, 2002 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Said Musa returned over the weekend from St. Lucia, where CARICOM Heads of Government met at a special summit to deal with the economic crisis now threatening the region. That crisis has its roots in a drastic drop in tourist arrivals since September eleventh, the concurrent slowdown in the world economy and a […]
Written on August 19, 2002 | Posted in
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For years, the policy of the United States government in its war against drugs has been to publicly applaud or shame the countries of the Americas in a process called certification. Belize is no stranger to the bad list and with that in mind, this week Belize and other Central American nations successfully lobbied with […]
Written on August 19, 2002 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Over the last twenty-five years Belizeans have watched the nation’s literacy rate plunge from a percentage in the upper 90’s to somewhere in the mid 70’s. While some of this embarrassing decrease can be attributed to the arrival of large numbers of uneducated migrants from Central America, much of the blame must be placed on […]
Written on August 19, 2002 | Posted in
Education |
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Following the crowning of its new queen on Thursday night, San Pedro’s annual Costa Maya International Festival continued over the weekend…and News 5 stayed around for the fun. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The second night of the festival included cultural performances from the five Mundo Maya countries: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and Belize. However, it […]
Written on August 19, 2002 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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James Adderley Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re logged on to the show we’re proud to call Sports Monday. The Capital Life Basketball Championships reached the decisive game five Friday night at the City Centre. It would determine who wins the 2002 basketball title after a four game split right down the middle between […]
Written on August 19, 2002 | Posted in
Sports |
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It was signed almost six years ago by Dean Barrow when he was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the last government… and today a treaty for the return of stolen vehicles between the U.S.A. and Belize was finally brought into effect. The ceremony took place this morning in Belmopan between Foreign Minister Assad Shoman and […]
Written on August 16, 2002 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs |
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In crime news, a Roaring Creek man has been detained after his common-law wife died of injuries following a beating he inflicted on her. According to police reports, forty-one year old Gilbert Mayen told them that he and his wife, twenty-six year old Pauline Williams, got into an argument on Thursday night after they had […]
Written on August 16, 2002 | Posted in
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A Corozal man has been charged with murder after he killed a man who had allegedly stolen from him. Twenty-one year old Roberto Sanker of Carolina Village in the Corozal District was chopped in the head Thursday afternoon and died early this morning at the K.H.M.H. His assailant, thirty-five year old Andrew Pirtu, reported to […]
Written on August 16, 2002 | Posted in
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Another man on remand tonight is Luis Urbina of Orange Walk. On Wednesday we reported on the twenty-two year old’s detention as a suspect in the June crime rampage by a group of men in the northern districts. Today Urbina has been charged with a list of crimes so long that it may take years […]
Written on August 16, 2002 | Posted in
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On Saturday morning, the twelfth National Women’s Softball Championship gets underway at Rogers Stadium. This year, eight teams will be competing. Patrick Henry, Vice President of the National Softball Federation, says they are counting on the fans to support the games. Patrick Henry, Vice President, Nat’l Softball Federation “We’re looking forward to a very exciting […]
Written on August 16, 2002 | Posted in
Sports |
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They call themselves the 20-Sumt’n Club, a group of young professionals who, working with the YWCA, are trying to promote positive change in the community. Their latest activity is to provide scholarships for two different educational programmes. Club President Roslyn Rowland came by News 5 to explain. Roslyn Rowland, President, 20-Sumt’n Club “The 20-Sumt’n Club […]
Written on August 16, 2002 | Posted in
Education |
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