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It is only the latest in a disturbingly long list of outrageous incidents perpetrated by Guatemalans on the Belize side of the border. But for one newly employed Belizean worker, the prospect of being abducted at gunpoint was definitely not in his job description. News 5’s Patrick Jones reports from the Cayo District. Patrick Jones, […]
Written on May 8, 2003 | Posted in
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It was the kind of a bizarre medical emergency that is every mother’s worst nightmare. And in the case of Sandra Lewis, not only did she have to cope with the grim reality of a pin stuck in her son’s throat, but the added burden of not having the money to have it removed. Over […]
Written on May 8, 2003 | Posted in
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The lifeless body of B.D.F. recruit Rafael Pop tonight remains connected to a respirator machine, but it is expected that the family will soon consent to its removal. Pop collapsed on Friday afternoon during a training run in Ladyville and his demise has raised concerns about the sometimes harsh treatment endured by incoming members of […]
Written on May 7, 2003 | Posted in
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Police continue to keep the city’s heavy equipment busy as this afternoon they knocked down an abandoned building on Sarstoon Street that was being used as a crack house. According to police press officer, G. Michael Reid, the action is part of the department’s plan to keep the pressure on all aspects of the drug […]
Written on May 7, 2003 | Posted in
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This morning, the Belize Police Department accepted a valuable piece of equipment…that is expected to help victims identify the perpetrators of crimes against them. The Belize Chinese Association handed over a computer to the Central Intelligence Unit based at the Queen Street Police Station in Belize City. Both Police Commissioner Carmen Zetina and President of […]
Written on May 7, 2003 | Posted in
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While computers may help catch criminals, they will not prevent crime. Tonight police are looking for yet another rapist, who allegedly struck in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A twenty-nine year old Honduran resident of a Dean Street apartment complex told police that she got up around four a.m. to use the common bathroom […]
Written on May 7, 2003 | Posted in
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A month ago News 5 covered the upheaval at Belmopan Comprehensive School, where eight students had been suspended…and charges flew regarding lax discipline and incompetence on the part of teachers, students and administrators. Tonight we can report that at least a measure of calm has returned to the campus. The eight students have been expelled […]
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Placencia’s lobster fishermen will be upgrading their skills thanks to a grant from the United Nations Development Program. In a ceremony held Tuesday, a cheque for over forty-two thousand dollars was presented to Carlton Young Senior, chairman of the Placencia Producers Co-op. This represents the first instalment of a total of ninety-eight thousand dollars that […]
Written on May 7, 2003 | Posted in
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Earlier this week we covered the dedication of a new road to the village of More Tomorrow in the Cayo District. Tonight, we take note of another road project just completed in the Toledo District. On Tuesday, ceremonies were held to mark the completion of eight miles of all weather road to the village of […]
Written on May 7, 2003 | Posted in
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Six down, four to go. That’s the latest tally in Channel 5’s Karaoke Television competition. The latest KTV winner was selected last night at Club Calypso. Here’s how it went. Neil Hall, KTV Host “And our winner is…contestant…number four. Ladies and gentlemen Adilean Coffin is our KTV 2003 winner.” (Adilean sings “Think Twice” by Celine […]
Written on May 7, 2003 | Posted in
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It’s not a programme that runs here on Channel 5, but we’ll still pause to big up a colleague in Cayo. Tonight marks the eleventh year for the ever-popular Pandy Show. Kent Pandy has been hosting his weekly one-man band from the studios of Channel 3 in San Ignacio since 1992…and the children of that […]
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War is hell, say those who have been in combat…and that’s one reason why in preparation for that unpleasant experience, military training is so rigorous. But on Friday a training exercise turned tragic for seven Belize Defence Force recruits, one of whom lies brain dead tonight at the K.H.M.H. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Marcella […]
Written on May 6, 2003 | Posted in
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With Rafael Pop unable to speak, and his family searching for answers, this afternoon Jacqueline Woods headed up to Price Barracks, where the Deputy Commandant of the Belize Defence Force promised that the incident will not be the subject of a cover up. Jacqueline Woods “Is the army responsible for what occurred Friday afternoon?” Lt. […]
Written on May 6, 2003 | Posted in
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In news from the crime beat, police have made arrests in at least three recent cases. Tonight, a thirty-four year old Corozal woman is behind bars, charged with abetment to commit abduction…of her sister. On Friday, the accused’s sister reported to police that she was at the Corozal market when her sibling called her over […]
Written on May 6, 2003 | Posted in
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Having just recovered from a nationwide blackout over the weekend, Belize Electricity Limited is today warning consumers that an energy shortage in Mexico may mean big trouble for Belize. A company press release reports that due to problems at two substations in Mexico, that country’s government owned Comision Federal de Electricidad has been forced to […]
Written on May 6, 2003 | Posted in
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They are becoming almost as well known to the public as their male counterparts…and why not? Belize’s female cyclists have come a long way. On Sunday we’ll find out just how far. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For more than a decade, Belizean female riders have been fighting for a seat in local cycling circles, and for […]
Written on May 6, 2003 | Posted in
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In the real estate business it is well known that a house on or near the water is more desirable than one further inland. And for the residents of Belize City’s Belama neighbourhood, the winding maze of navigable canals has always been one of the area’s greatest attractions. But on Saturday evening those waterways proved […]
Written on May 5, 2003 | Posted in
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It was never fully explained why the SARS virus should have barred citizens of India from entering Belize in the first place, but as of today that ban has been lifted. According to an update issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the only four territories whose citizens will not be issued visas to visit […]
Written on May 5, 2003 | Posted in
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Around two on Sunday morning, most of the country was plunged into total darkness after Belize Electricity Limited suffered a major equipment breakdown. According to B.E.L.’s Corporate Communications Manager, Neville Samuels, the power failure occurred after one of the switches at their Corozal substation was damaged because of dust contamination. Samuels says at the time […]
Written on May 5, 2003 | Posted in
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The drop in worldwide petroleum prices continues to trickle down to Belize and today was felt in the form of radically lower rates for imported butane gas. New retail prices for a one hundred pound cylinder are sixty-three dollars in Belize City, sixty-five for Belmopan, sixty-six in San Ignacio, sixty-seven in Benque Viejo, sixty-two for […]
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It’s called Ibrahim Abdullah Drive, and seldom has a piece of road been more closely associated with the person it’s named for. Today the link from mile forty on the Western Highway to the village of More Tomorrow was officially dedicated and, speaking on behalf of the community’s sixty-three families, the long time activist spoke […]
Written on May 5, 2003 | Posted in
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It’s that time of year again when the Belize District’s primary school students take to the stage…and while it’s not exactly “Star Search”, don’t tell that to the anxious teachers in the wings or proud parents in the audience. Patrick Jones has more. Patrick Jones, Reporting The stage at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall will […]
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While some of Belize’s primary school students where showing off their creativity at Parish Hall, thousands of their colleagues were feeling the heat of the most important exam of their young careers. Although it’s gone through a number of name changes, the Primary School Exam is still the benchmark for scholastic achievement. Today I looked […]
Written on May 5, 2003 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this fresh dish of Sports Monday. For those of us who have been waiting rather impatiently for the football season, well the Belize Premier Football League has done something about it with the opening of the Knockout Tournament over the weekend. Here in Belize City, the […]
Written on May 5, 2003 | Posted in
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It was one of the biggest news stories of 1998, but most of you may have forgotten that five years ago on May second, hundreds of our Belizean brothers and sisters were huddled together in fear as armed terrorists ambushed them on the Hummingbird Highway. But this morning, a group of men and women, who […]
Written on May 2, 2003 | Posted in
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