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For the first time, the Ministry of Natural Resources has set aside a week to raise awareness about the work they do to promote sustainable development. Over the next five days, the observance will be marked with a number of activities co-sponsored by community and non-governmental organisations and the Government of Belize. On Monday the […]
Written on April 19, 2005 | Posted in
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It took three months to complete, but the children of Belize City’s southside have another park to enjoy. The facility overlooks the Haulover Creek just behind the Belize City Centre and was built by Belize Water Services Limited and the Belize City Council. It was officially opened Monday morning, and as expected, a large number […]
Written on April 19, 2005 | Posted in
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After three days without telephone, email, and internet services, a limited number of land lines were restored over the course of today by Belize Telecommunications Limited. Those repairs, presumably made by management personnel, came in the wake of what is widely believed to be sabotage by members of the Belize Communication Worker’s Union. That labour […]
Written on April 18, 2005 | Posted in
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After trying all day to get an official reaction from government we received a call from the Press Office around five-thirty that the Prime Minister, after a long day of meetings, was in a position to talk. News 5’s Stewart Krohn is just back in the studio with that tape…here’s what Said Musa had to […]
Written on April 18, 2005 | Posted in
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Good evening, I?m James Adderley with this week?s edition of Sports Monday. As the spectre of missing the 2005 Regent?s Cup playoffs looms over Kulture Yabra, the city team hosted the San Pedro Seahawks yesterday at the MCC Grounds in a must-win situation. With two outings to the conclusion of regular season play, Yabra captain […]
Written on April 18, 2005 | Posted in
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It was a frustrating day for anyone trying to use land lines, cellular phones, faxes, or internet because of a protest by some B.T.L. employees who effectively shutdown the entire system from early this morning. They are protesting the return of either Jeffrey Prosser’s Belize Telecom personnel or any belonging to Sir Michael Ashcroft’s E-COM […]
Written on April 15, 2005 | Posted in
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If you live along the river or rely on wells for water, you have probably noticed extremely low water levels. What you probably do not realize is how serious the situation is, or that Belize is actually experiencing a drought. Authorities are concerned enough at this point to convene a special meeting in Belmopan with […]
Written on April 15, 2005 | Posted in
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Next to the record shops, News Five seems to be one of the main stops for recording artists who have released a new album. This time, the CD comes with a message: “don’t depend on drugs.” Jacqueline Woods Thirty-nine year old Francisco Escobar is a recovering alcoholic who has been using his musical talent to […]
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In Belmopan today, the University of Belize signed a memorandum of understanding with the George Price Centre for the sharing of resources, facilities, and personnel. U.B. President Corinth Morter-Lewis and Price Centre Coordinator Elsie Alpuche say they have common goals in terms of education and the development of Belize. Since the George Price Centre is […]
Written on April 15, 2005 | Posted in
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She may be the only Belizean ambassador who never gets to travel abroad, and she certainly has the most humble home of the whole diplomatic corps. But this young gal, who turned a tender twenty-two today, never complains. Why should she? She has been visited by thousands of people from Belize and abroad, featured on […]
Written on April 15, 2005 | Posted in
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We see cruise ships in our waters almost every day, but how many of us have ever been on one ourselves? Today News Five was fortunate to be invited aboard the Coral Princess for a special ceremony and tour. We thought you might like to go along and see it for yourself. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting […]
Written on April 15, 2005 | Posted in
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Five days after she was brutally stabbed during a robbery at her family store in Orange Walk, services were held today for the young businesswoman, wife, and mother. A large crowd gathered to say farewell. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Following funeral services for twenty-six year old Lou Xiao Yue, better known as Susan, there was a […]
Written on April 14, 2005 | Posted in
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To protest the killing, Chinese shops shut nationwide. In Belize City, Chinese businesses from Barrack Road to Mahogany Street to Cemetery Road and beyond were closed. A sign posted outside the shops and restaurants from the Belize Chinese Association read in part, “This is to mourn the violent murder of Mrs. Lou Xiao Yue…in Orange […]
Written on April 14, 2005 | Posted in
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In related news, police say they have caught a notorious chain-snatcher. According to the authorities, this man, twenty-seven year old Rudolph Smith of Plues Street in Belize City is the person responsible for several robberies of jewellery, cell phones, and purses. Smith was positively identified by at least three of his victims and as a […]
Written on April 14, 2005 | Posted in
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Around nine this morning approximately one hundred employees of Belize Telecommunications Limited lined the street in front of the company?s headquarters on St. Thomas Street. A bomb threat had been called in to the facility, forcing workers outside. But when News Five arrived at the scene, one allegation was that when B.T.L.?s unionists had problems […]
Written on April 14, 2005 | Posted in
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If you listened on the radio or watched portions of the Senate Select Committee hearings into the Social Security Board, you were probably riveted by the testimony from General Manager Narda Garcia. Well this week, Chairman of the United Democratic Party, Douglas Singh, sent not one but three separate letters requesting urgent action be taken […]
Written on April 14, 2005 | Posted in
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The Youth Business Trust, a worldwide initiative founded by the Prince of Wales, is launching its programme in Belize. Described as a private sector driven enterprise, the Y.B.T. has assisted more than sixty thousand young entrepreneurs in countries all over the world. A programme team has spent the last four months preparing for tonight’s launch […]
Written on April 14, 2005 | Posted in
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There is a new exhibition in Belize City featuring Mexican artists. And while the theme may intrigue you, the works themselves are sure to surprise you. Janelle Chanona, Reporting It?s called ?Memories? and it?s the latest exhibition to hit the gallery of the Mexican Cultural Institute on Newtown Barracks. According to curator Gerardo Espejo, each […]
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The latest ruling from the U.S. district court in Miami in the B.T.L. case came through today and it is not a good one for the Government of Belize. Judge Ursula Ungaro-Benages has held the G.O.B. in contempt and ordered it to pay a fine of fifty thousand U.S. dollars per day retroactive to March […]
Written on April 13, 2005 | Posted in
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Another child has drowned, this time in the village of Camalote. According to police reports, on Tuesday afternoon three year old Eldelmira Serrano went down to the Belize River to swim with his parents and two other children. While playing in the water, the child went under and did not come up. His body was […]
Written on April 13, 2005 | Posted in
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Murder: that’s the charge facing a Cayo resident after a man he hit with a two-by-four succumbed to his injuries. George Requena of Georgeville died this morning at the K.H.M.H. following an altercation at a bar around two Sunday morning in his village. Requena and Nelson Lopez, a twenty-five year old described as mentally unstable, […]
Written on April 13, 2005 | Posted in
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Belize City police say they have no leads into a hold up and robbery at the New World Store on Barrack Road. Authorities say three armed men entered the establishment and pulled the shutters. Once securely inside the building, authorities say the men tied up five of the store’s employees and stole an undisclosed amount […]
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It has been an academic tradition for fifteen years: the Signa Yorke Lecture series. This year, organisers at St. John’s College Junior College have announced that three panellists will present their thoughts on a topic that can only be described as timely: Political Reform. Moderating the discussion will be committee representative Andrew Lopez. According to […]
Written on April 13, 2005 | Posted in
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There is a whole lot of good that takes place between Belize and Guatemala that we may not be aware of. That’s the word from the Belize Chamber of Commerce, which hosted a first of it kind cultural day to raise awareness about the activities going on between both countries. Alyssa Noble, Organizer, Cultural Day […]
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Activities for Music Week continued today on the grounds of the House of Culture with the official opening of the Music Industry Association Resource Centre. The ribbon was cut by Minister of Education and Culture, Francis Fonseca, who, along, with MIAB President Ivan Duran, signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Institute of Culture […]
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