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With the mass marketing of Santa Claus and the commercialization of Christmas, the true meaning of the holiday is often lost. But many places, including some parts of Mexico, are still affirming the traditional celebration. Marion Ali has more. Marion Ali, Reporting The display, “El Nacimiento”, currently on at the Mexican Cultural Institute, consists of […]
Written on December 23, 2002 | Posted in
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It’s not the first time he’s had his portrait painted, but the one unveiled this morning appears to have the enthusiastic approval of the subject: former Prime Minister and current Minister of Defence, George Price. The artist, former peace Corps volunteer Suzanne Kohrman, made the presentation herself at the Price Centre in Belmopan. Suzanne Kohrman, […]
Written on December 23, 2002 | Posted in
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News 5’s Jacqueline Woods is just back from Battlefield Park where Coca-Cola and the Belize City Council are sponsoring a Christmas concert. Coke’s Nick Pollard explains what it’s all about. Jacqueline Woods “And folks this is where it will all be happening tonight. We’re at the Battlefield Park and of course going on right now […]
Written on December 23, 2002 | Posted in
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Always a big attraction, no matter what the time of year, is Wilfred Peters and the Boom and Chime Band. Jackie spoke to the musical legend during a break in action. Jacqueline Woods “Mr. Peters Boom and Chime Band is just one of the groups performing in this year’s Coca-cola Christmas concert out here at […]
Written on December 23, 2002 | Posted in
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Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re in tuned with Sports Monday. The “Glimpse of the Future” basketball game Friday night at the City Centre was supposed to bring together our top twenty-five high school players in the country, international scouts and the Belizeans fans in a love triangle. But it didn’t quite happen that […]
Written on December 23, 2002 | Posted in
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For a brief moment in time, the company looked like a knight in shining armour, ready to breech the walls of Belize’s high priced monopoly telecom market, rescue the beleaguered Belizean consumer and carry her off into a fairyland of low cost international calls, high speed instant internet and unlimited rollover minutes on your digital […]
Written on December 20, 2002 | Posted in
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Police in San Ignacio believe they have cracked one of the year’s major unsolved crimes in the Cayo District. Today twenty-five year old Guatemalan Alex Santos was arrested and charged with rape and robbery in connection with the September first attack on a number of tourists on the road to El Pilar. Santos, a resident […]
Written on December 20, 2002 | Posted in
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Police tonight are looking for two men whom they believe can answer some questions about a case of forgery. Alexander Reyes of Mahogany Street and Jose Torres of Barrack Road in Belize City are being sought in connection with the attempted cashing of two government vouchers made out in the names of downtown Belize City […]
Written on December 20, 2002 | Posted in
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A Toledo man is dead following a traffic mishap on the Southern Highway. Omar Palma of Forest Home lost his life when a parked car in which he was sitting was hit by a pickup truck between mile sixteen and seventeen. The other passengers in the car, Martin and Abib Palma, were seriously injured. The […]
Written on December 20, 2002 | Posted in
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T’is the Christmas season, but who says politics can’t be a part of it. The People’s United Party will be holding its City Council convention Saturday at the Wilton Cumberbatch Field on Caesar Ridge Road. Incumbent Mayor David Fonseca says the slate, for what should be an endorsing convention, features four new candidates as part […]
Written on December 20, 2002 | Posted in
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Meanwhile, one politician who went silent over recent years is suddenly back in election mode. Estevan Perera, remembered best for his intimate involvement in the now defunct People’s Democratic Party, says he has been saving up to finance his new campaign. Perera, who is now running an independent race for mayor, says he has a […]
Written on December 20, 2002 | Posted in
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While the environmentalists are going back to their corner to regroup after the Supreme Court ruled against them on Chalillo, B.E.L. is getting ready to move ahead with its plans. According to C.E.O. Lynn Young, his company might have won a legal victory, but the country has taken an economic loss. Lynn Young, C.E.O., B.E.L. […]
Written on December 20, 2002 | Posted in
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The funny sounding acronym seemed to jump out of nowhere, but before long its influence was felt everywhere…from medfly quarantines in Toledo to suspected swine fever in Cayo. And today the folks from BAHA showed off their new home in Belize City. Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting It is the body responsible for the […]
Written on December 20, 2002 | Posted in
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Chances are that a large portion of those watching tonight’s newscast are doing so through watery eyes, distracted by aching joints and a throbbing headache. Well, Jacqueline Woods’ next story may not bring you immediate relief, but at least it offers the comfort that you’re not the only one suffering. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Looking around […]
Written on December 20, 2002 | Posted in
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At first we thought it was a misprint on the police press release. Three hundred thousand dollars is the amount allegedly embezzled over a six week period from the Western Union office belonging to Belize Transportation Agencies on Mapp Street in Belize City. According to the police report, a supervisor noticed something wrong in the […]
Written on December 19, 2002 | Posted in
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We’re not sure if a crime has been committed, or if so who did it, but German businessman Steve Saemmler remains missing tonight…and it appears that his organisation is downsizing in his absence. When News 5 went to the offices of Saemmler’s headquarters, Butterfield Reimer and Associates in Buttonwood Bay, we were confronted by the […]
Written on December 19, 2002 | Posted in
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Word out of the Supreme Court is that the Chalillo Hydroelectric project now has a green light to proceed. A release from BECOL, the company that proposes to build the plant, says that Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh today ruled that the National Environmental Appraisal Committee and Department of the Environment did follow proper procedures in […]
Written on December 19, 2002 | Posted in
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It’s not often that you hear about charitable organisations having excess funds…but that’s exactly what happened to Belize’s Rotaract clubs. And today those funds, totalling six thousand dollars, were put to good use by NOPCAN, the National Organisation for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Laura Esquivel, Country Representative, Rotaract “We chose a charity […]
Written on December 19, 2002 | Posted in
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Christmas was also in the air on Bishop Street as three other charitable organisations received cheques today. Tropical Gaming, the company which operates the lotto, BEL-3, and Scratch draws, gave out the donations to the Salvation Army, the Lions Club, and the Hospital Auxiliary. Manager of Tropical Gaming, Carol Young-Card, says the company chose the […]
Written on December 19, 2002 | Posted in
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Today the initiative called Youth for the Future got down to business–quite literally, as it was time to pass the cash. Money, as News 5’s Marion Ali explains, that will have to be paid back. Marion Ali, Reporting Youth for the Future’s Executive Director, Nuri Muhammad, handed out the cheques to finance the business ambitions […]
Written on December 19, 2002 | Posted in
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In the United States, it’s Sundance…in France, Cannes and soon, maybe Belize will be known for its international film festival. That’s what organizers hope anyway. Beginning on January thirtieth through to the third of February, the Belize Arts Council will feature films from Austria to Venezuela, and will also include workshops by some of the […]
Written on December 19, 2002 | Posted in
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Christmas was also in the air on Bishop Street as three other charitable organisations received cheques today. Tropical Gaming, the company which operates the lotto, BEL-3, and Scratch draws, gave out the donations to the Salvation Army, the Lions Club, and the Hospital Auxiliary. Manager of Tropical Gaming, Carol Young-Card, says the company chose the […]
Written on December 19, 2002 | Posted in
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It’s that time of year when your beat up old wall calendar is about to be replaced. And for many Belizeans–especially men–the calendar of choice is the one published by Belikin Beer. So get ready guys; take your last look at Maria Jeffrey, because Kimberly Haughton is coming in January. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The young […]
Written on December 19, 2002 | Posted in
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Four men will appear in court tomorrow to answer charges of robbery and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The charges against Guatemalans Freddy and Carlos Vasquez, Honduran Porfilio del Cid, and Belizean Kenny de Paz are in connection with Monday evening’s robbery of a Quality Poultry truck near Spanish Lookout. Shortly after the incident, […]
Written on December 18, 2002 | Posted in
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Things behind the walls of the Hattieville Correctional Facility are running a little differently tonight since the resignation of two of its top officials. Sources at the prison tell News 5 that Director Errol Gentle and his deputy, Mark Flowers, both handed in their resignations, effective this past Monday. Taking over as deputy director is […]
Written on December 18, 2002 | Posted in
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