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The occasion was the inauguration of a project to strengthen the Public Utilities Commission, but after delivering his short keynote address, Prime Minister Said Musa agreed to sit down for a half hour with what has become an increasingly aggressive press corps. The Q and A covered a variety of subjects ranging from the Carnival […]
Written on October 20, 2004 | Posted in
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For a more detailed explanation how this issue may play out, we spoke to Minister of Foreign Trade Eamon Courtenay. Courtenay, a former Attorney General, has been working closely with the Belize Tourism Board to move the discussions forward. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Trade ?Carnival has a legally binding contract with the Government of […]
Written on October 20, 2004 | Posted in
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Unfortunately, for Said Musa, the boys from Carnival are not the only foreign businessmen on his case. The new owner of B.T.L. appears to be promoting deals even far more convoluted than his predecessor…and the ignominious collapse and purchase of Intelco has left most Belizeans with the uncomfortable feeling that–once again–we’ve been had. How does […]
Written on October 20, 2004 | Posted in
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And while the PM’s views on the INTELCO fiasco may be in the minority, his explanation of the impending visit by the I.M.F. seemed somewhat more plausible. Said Musa ?They are coming because I invited them. And they are not coming to prescribe medicine for Belize. They are not coming to give us the usual […]
Written on October 20, 2004 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Said Musa was not the only one answering questions today. Speaking at a ceremony inaugurating a million-dollar-plus project to improve the abilities of the Public Utilities Commission, P.U.C. chairman Gilly Canton admitted that the first few years of his tenure have been hectic. Acknowledging a full plate of issues with private purveyors of […]
Written on October 20, 2004 | Posted in
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Seven non-profit organisations that are working with people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS today received financial support for their programmes from the United States embassy in Belize. During brief ceremonies at his residence, Ambassador Russel Freeman handed over cheques totalling over thirty-three thousand dollars, which the recipients agreed will be used to help in their […]
Written on October 20, 2004 | Posted in
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A mid afternoon traffic accident on the Western Highway has left four people, including two police officers, hospitalized in Belize City. Around two o’clock this afternoon Special Constable Steve Wade was heading towards Belize City in this Ford Escort when between miles seven and eight, he apparently lost control and the vehicle ran off the […]
Written on October 20, 2004 | Posted in
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When the Ministry of Education introduced the teaching of African history into the primary school curriculum it was never meant to be a one-dimensional effort. Today, with the opening of an exhibition of paintings at the Belize City House of Culture, that learning experience moved out of the classroom. Patrick Jones, Reporting Children see…and then […]
Written on October 20, 2004 | Posted in
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Fifty-seven year old Gabriel Pinelo, the victim of a brutal murder in his home last weekend, was today buried in San Ignacio Town. Two men were detained by police, pending the outcome of investigations and today a single charge of murder was brought against twenty-five year old Darwin Soberanis, a resident of the Sabido Juan […]
Written on October 19, 2004 | Posted in
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Twenty-four hours after they collared two suspects believed to have robbed a Belize City shopkeeper, police have brought charges against one of the youths. Twenty one year old Kyle Blades was today charged for the crime of keeping an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Blades and another man fitting the description given to police by the […]
Written on October 19, 2004 | Posted in
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Institutions are in short supply in Belize, particularly those that grow up in highly competitive, capital intensive businesses like the airline industry. Today, after twenty-five years of steady growth and solid service, San Pedro based Tropic Air can certainly lay claim to institutional status. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods was on hand this morning as the […]
Written on October 19, 2004 | Posted in
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It’s a complex subject involving the often-arcane rules of international trade, but bottom line is that Belize lost big time when the World Trade Organisation ruled on Friday against the European Union’s system of preferences for ACP sugar. The negative ruling was not unexpected but negotiators had hoped for some softer language on certain parts […]
Written on October 19, 2004 | Posted in
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Several times over the past twenty years, major devaluations of the Mexican peso have sent Belizeans by the thousands across the border to shop in Chetumal. In recent years, as the peso recovered and a free zone opened on the Belize side of the border, that flow was reversed, with bargain hunting Yucatecans crossing the […]
Written on October 19, 2004 | Posted in
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It’s a public lecture set for Wednesday night at six…which means that if you attend you’ll miss your favourite TV newscast. But that’s ok with us because the subject of the discussion is an important one for Belize. It’s called climate change–better known as global warming–and it’s already affecting everything from agriculture to tourism. This […]
Written on October 19, 2004 | Posted in
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If a poll were taken among Belizeans and visitors it would probably be voted the most popular part of Belize. And while the Cayo District has always been special, the area, like much of Belize, has undergone great change. Today a new exhibition opened in San Ignacio that chronicles that change from the days when […]
Written on October 19, 2004 | Posted in
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It may have been a rainy weekend for many Belizeans but that did not prevent a fatal fire in Belize City. I visited the scene this morning and found that while the embers may have been cooled, emotions have not. Patrick Jones, Reporting The early morning fire on Sunday claimed the life of eighteen year […]
Written on October 18, 2004 | Posted in
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A San Ignacio man met a violent death over the weekend but three days after the brutal act police have few details to report. Around four-thirty on Friday evening, police discovered the body of fifty-seven year old Gabriel Pinelo lying under his bed at his house on Eighteenth Street. It had a large wound to […]
Written on October 18, 2004 | Posted in
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A cyclist fatally injured in a road accident may have died due to his own refusal of medical treatment. Forty-seven year old Estelito Catch of Xaibe Village in Corozal was riding his bike through the intersection of Seventh Avenue and the San Andres Road on Friday afternoon when he was knocked down by a taxi. […]
Written on October 18, 2004 | Posted in
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Sometime after one this afternoon three armed men walked into Quang Singh 23 supermarket on Racecourse Street and held up the proprietors. According to the police, the owner was relieved of three hundred dollars in cash while one of the robbers held a gun to his wife’s head. The men then ran out of the […]
Written on October 18, 2004 | Posted in
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And in a final crime story, two corporals in the Belize Defence Force have been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of an M-16 rifle and ammunition. Thirty-seven year old Elroy Hemmons and thirty-three year old Hansel Petillo were taken in after the search of a house in the West Landivar area of […]
Written on October 18, 2004 | Posted in
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For the last two decades the United States government has been talking about building a new embassy in Belmopan to replace the charming, but hopelessly vulnerable old house on Gabourel Lane…and now it finally looks like it’s going to happen. In a press release issued today the embassy announced that a construction contract has been […]
Written on October 18, 2004 | Posted in
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The teenage years can be confusing in the best of circumstances and when the ever present temptation of alcohol and other drugs is thrown into the mix, that confusion can become deadly. That’s why Red Ribbon Week at one Belize City school is meant to make a difference. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This is the time […]
Written on October 18, 2004 | Posted in
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If you happened to pass the Cemetery on the outskirts of Belize City tonight and see a large number of people lurking in the shadows, don’t be scared into thoughts about the night of the living dead. No, these zombies are more likely to be motivated by profit than any thirst for blood. News 5’s […]
Written on October 18, 2004 | Posted in
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It’s been tried before and, as of Friday night, the measure has made a reappearance. I’m talking about a curfew for children. Jacqueline Woods has an update. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Tonight at eight, any child thirteen years and under found on the streets will be picked up and taken back to their homes or held […]
Written on October 18, 2004 | Posted in
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James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I?m James Adderley with this week?s version of Sports Monday. The second annual CLB Rogers Softball Triangular took centre stage over the weekend at Rogers Stadium where Boomers made an early exit leaving Bros. Habet Lady Rebels and Independence United to battle it out for this year?s title. We join […]
Written on October 18, 2004 | Posted in
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