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In news from Belmopan, a report from the confines of the Cabinet is that Belize has taken up the rotating presidency of the Central American Integration System, known as SICA. According to the release, an inter-ministerial commission has been appointed to ensure that Belize capitalizes on the appointment. That commission will be chaired by Ambassador […]
Written on April 9, 2003 | Posted in
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If you weren’t at Calypso last night or tuned in to Channel 5, then you missed quite a show. The standing room only crowd cheered for each of five KTV contestants, but when it was over, only one could be declared this week’s winner. Here’s how it went. Neil Hall, KTV Host “Our winner is…contestant […]
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Almost a decade old and still gaining strength, the annual Coca Cola Spelling Bee is in the process of selecting its district champions. Today the big show stopped off in Belize City where I joined the competition in progress. Pronouncer “These words are worth ten points each and you have twenty seconds. Take your time […]
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It’s an ancient art that has been rediscovered with a modern twist…and this weekend an elaborate display of macramé just may inspire Belizeans to learn how it’s done. This morning I received a preview at the Embassy of Taiwan. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the past two months these macramé masters have been hard at work, […]
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In the not-too-distant past, it enjoyed a reputation as one of the nation’s premier high schools. Today, Belmopan Comprehensive is embroiled in a controversy that has students, teachers and administrators locked in combat, both verbal and physical. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods is just back from Belmopan with the following report. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It was […]
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Globalisation…it’s a term routinely tossed around by politicians, the media and the public…but what does it mean? Despite different definitions, the reality is that for small countries like Belize, globalisation is largely bad news. Within that context, the academic community of the Caribbean has enlisted Sir Shridath Ramphal, Chancellor of the University of the West […]
Written on April 8, 2003 | Posted in
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It has been the standard issue of the U.S. military since the Vietnam War…and in the ensuing years the M-16 has been adopted as the rifle of choice for scores of armies around the world, including Belize. Well tonight, two of those most lethal of weapons are in the wrong hands, as the Belize Defence […]
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Police are reporting tonight that a woman was raped last night on the north side of Belize City…but that the attack could have been much worse had a good Samaritan not intervened. The incident occurred around eight when, according to the victim, she was walking along Coney Drive. A man, described as fair complexioned, approached […]
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She’s a small town girl who is trying to hit it big on the world music scene. Nineteen-year-old Marie Reimer of San Ignacio has just returned from the United States to promote her first professional work, done under the B.F.I. label of Nashville, Tennessee. Reimer is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with […]
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In a time when international airlines are cutting back on operations, one local airline has committed itself to expand. Today, Tropic Air improved its customer services by opening a new office in downtown Belize City. According to Tropic Air President, John Greif the Third, the airline serves up to six hundred passengers a day, and […]
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For decades the fishing of lobster, whether by trap or free diving, has been one of the most lucrative of Belize’s economic activities, providing the nation with valuable foreign exchange and several thousand families with a better than average living. But, given the history of both legal and illegal exploitation, there is no guarantee that […]
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Growing up–long considered to be a wonderful stage of life–can also be dangerous. Today, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods visited an educational exhibition that’s trying to teach our kids how to take some extra care. Damira Noralez, Concerned about child abuse “When people leave their children at home, sometimes the people go out and sometimes a […]
Written on April 8, 2003 | Posted in
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Among all the government ministries, departments and statuary bodies, it is the one entity that consistently blows its own horn the loudest. And for good reason. In the face of war, terrorism, hurricanes, recession, and fear of flying, Belize’s tourism industry has not only held its own, but consistently grown and prospered. Much of the […]
Written on April 7, 2003 | Posted in
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A young girl from the Stann Creek District is dead tonight, the victim of a traffic accident on the Southern Highway. According to police, just after six on Sunday evening, fifteen year old Suzie Teul of Maya Mopan Village had just gotten off a bus near mile twenty-five and was running across the road when […]
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Meanwhile, a Corozal man is detained tonight pending charges for the hit and run of a police officer. On Sunday evening, Sergeant Francisco Ack and several other colleagues were manning a checkpoint near Trial Farm, just north of Orange Walk Town on the Northern Highway. Around six-twenty, a cane truck approached the officers, but instead […]
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Another errant driver in Orange Walk has been charged with crimes, but not your everyday traffic offences. Police report that on Saturday thirty-one year old Leonardo Chell was involved in a traffic accident and was suspected of being drunk. He was injured in the incident, so police took him to the Northern Regional Hospital. But […]
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A cool swim on a hot day turned tragic for a group of friends from Sandhill. Police say that on Saturday, twenty-year-old Hilberto Villa went for a dip in the Belize River at Grace Bank just after one, but a short time later disappeared. The group immediately started looking for their friend, but it was […]
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In more police news, a Belize City man has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting of Michael Henry late last month. Twenty-four year old Kenneth Daniels, a resident of West Street in Belize City, will face charges of attempted murder, dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm. It is alleged […]
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On Saturday, Courts held its third Megabucks spin. Belize City resident, Carlos Rodriguez, whose name was drawn from the barrel last week, had the opportunity to win up to five thousand dollars. However, a faulty spin gave Rodriguez two chances at the wheel. Here’s how it went. (Rodriguez spins and wins two thousand dollars) The […]
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Miscellaneous |
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Today is World Health Day, one of those dates on the calendar that is supposed to arbitrarily prompt us to think and act on a subject that does not always come to mind. But this year’s observance, which focuses on children, is especially relevant to Belize, where, on almost a weekly basis, we seem to […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Belize City softball Association kicked off its annual season with the usual marathon package staged yesterday at Rogers Stadium. We go to the female finals as defending champion Brothers Habet Body 2000 Lady Rebels clash with B.T.L. for the 2003 title. And for Mary […]
Written on April 7, 2003 | Posted in
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So far this year we have had the grim task of reporting the murder of eleven Belizeans. While it was painful to recount the details of those crimes, tonight, murder number twelve is particularly traumatic. Just after seven p.m. on Thursday an elderly Belize City man was viciously beaten to death by a mob of […]
Written on April 4, 2003 | Posted in
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This morning, the frightening sight of thick, black smoke rising in the air over the fire prone Pickstock Division, sent nervous residents into panic mode and left one family without a home. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Thick smoke filled the skies over Belize City this morning as flames engulfed the upper […]
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Disasters |
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The Police Department is on a natural high tonight, after arresting five men and confiscating close to eighty pounds of weed in two separate incidents along the Western Highway. Police officials in San Ignacio say that around nine Thursday morning officers on patrol spotted two men walking on the highway carrying backpacks. But as the […]
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They were major issues pushed by the People’s United Party in their campaign leading up to the March fifth general elections. But this week, it looked like reality might override the rhetoric. First, there’s the income tax exemption for Belizeans making twenty-five thousand dollars or less, which was promised to take effect on April first. […]
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Social Issues |
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