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It might not have had the bombshell effect of a political press release just before elections, but documents released by the United Democratic Party this afternoon came very close. The opposition party says they now have proof that the Government of Belize and the Belize Social Security Board are the guarantors of telecommunications company Intelco?s […]
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The death has yet to be officially announced of Government?s badly needed bond issue, but news from the international scene might just be another nail in the coffin. Belize?s international credit rating took a hit it didn?t need today, as Moody?s Investors Service downgraded our credit status on Thursday. The ceiling for bonds and notes […]
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In more news involving Belize Transportation Agencies Limited, BTALCO, tonight News 5 understands that the company, remains under investigation, this time by the Financial Investigation Unit. According to the Unit?s Director, former Central Bank Governor, Keith Arnold, Western Union, and other companies operated by BTALCO are under inquiry for possible financial crimes. Arnold told News […]
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Hang on to your gas tanks, the price of butane has just gone up. Today, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, Commerce, and Industry announced via a press release, that effective Wednesday August fourth, the retail price for a hundred pound cylinder of butane has been increased by as much as six dollars. […]
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A vicious attack in the Cayo district has left an elderly man hospitalized. According to police reports, around seven thirty on Wednesday morning, eighty-six year old Alejandro Itzab was in his yard working when he was physically assaulted by a man with a machete. Itzab received chop wounds to his face, left arm, chest and […]
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In an update to a shooting incident which left a homeless man injured and a police officer under investigation, tonight the wounded has been charged. Thirty year old Norman Bernard will answer to the charge of aggravated assault against Police Constable, Geovanni Denis. It is alleged that on Tuesday night, Bernard attacked the cop with […]
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It has been in the works for the last eight years, and today officials of the Ministry of Health proudly unveiled their latest tool in the health sector reform process. It?s a million dollar computer software programme that will put vital information on every patient who seeks treatment at hospitals and clinics countrywide at the […]
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With summer almost over, this month camps around the country are closing up shop. This morning, News 5?s Jacqueline Woods spent time with youths at the University of Belize?s School of Agriculture, Central Farm where she found young men and women eager to share their experiences. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It was the first national youth […]
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While there is no doubt that Belize is steeped in talent, there?s also no denying that local artists have very few opportunities to develop their gifts. But one young lady refused to be overwhelmed by reality and has continued to make strides in her aptitude, music. And this weekend, she is just one Belizean that […]
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