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There has been no announcement of early General Elections, but that is not stopping the United Democratic Party from getting their machinery in shape, just in case. This weekend, the U.D.P. is holding its Port Loyola Convention and Area Representative Anthony “Boots” Martinez intends to retain the division and take the needs of his people […]
Written on June 3, 2005 | Posted in
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In an update to what is becoming the hottest soap opera in Belmopan, the Commission of Inquiry investigating the financial affairs of the Development Finance Corporation has taken another legal turn. But in a weird twist of events, the commission has fired off a press release this week questioning what it says was the “unauthorized” […]
Written on June 2, 2005 | Posted in
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Within the context of the latest developments of the D.F.C. Commission of Inquiry then, it seems conflicting that at the last Cabinet briefing, on Friday May twenty-seventh, the same morning Gabb was due to produce the documents in question but didn’t, Attorney General Francis Fonseca maintained that the Government of Belize was doing everything in […]
Written on June 2, 2005 | Posted in
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And while the D.F.C. inquiry is the subject of controversy on the domestic front, in terms of international relations, the Government of Belize does appear to be exploring its options for settling the Guatemala claim. Recently, the Prime Minister told the Jamaica Observer that Belize would consider going to the International Court of Justice if […]
Written on June 2, 2005 | Posted in
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The Caribbean Tourism Organisation, C.T.O., has announced five scholarship winners chosen from the region… and a Belizean student is among them. Zerith Eiley will be awarded a six thousand U.S. dollar scholarship towards her two-year study in Tourism and Hospitality Management at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. The other scholarship winners were […]
Written on June 2, 2005 | Posted in
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In the Supreme Court today charges were withdrawn against Kyra Plunkett, accused of causing the death of a four-year-old child in 2002. The D.P.P.’s office declined to prosecute because the family of little Honey Flowers left for the United States just months after the incident and has expressed no desire to press the case. Plunkett […]
Written on June 2, 2005 | Posted in
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In another case today, this time in Magistrate’s Court, a man facing a charge that he stole a bag of corn chips from a primary school was remanded to prison to await trial. Thirty-seven year old John Hernandez was charged with burglary after he stuck his hand into the Grace Primary School window on Wednesday […]
Written on June 2, 2005 | Posted in
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Tis the season for graduations, proms, and pageants. This weekend the pageant excitement takes place at the City Centre, and taking the stage are the lovely ladies of Gwen Lizarraga High School. News Five met the young women today. Shadene Ottley, Contestant ?They are going to see elegance, beauty and talent.? Patrick Jones, Reporting Eight […]
Written on June 2, 2005 | Posted in
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The Young Women’s Christian Association is once again getting ready to hold its annual summer swimming programme, scheduled to get underway in July. It’s just one of the many pool activities the Y.W.C.A. has planned. And as with all public service oriented programmes, the activity’s success depends on the community’s support, which is why a […]
Written on June 2, 2005 | Posted in
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It may be the busiest venue for exhibitions in Belize City, and once again, there is a new show on at the House of Culture… this time featuring students. And once again, viewers will be impressed by the promising talent of our young people. Janelle Chanona, Reporting As part of the second annual art competition […]
Written on June 2, 2005 | Posted in
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As the academic year comes to a close, a lot of students are doing class projects. But one group of students at the University of Belize has not only refurbished some computers, they networked them and then donated the whole set to a primary school. It is a gift which taught both the university students […]
Written on June 2, 2005 | Posted in
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They are releasing planks of their manifesto as if elections were just around the corner–as indeed they believe they are. But whether a national vote is near or far, given the state of the nation’s finances, the leaders of the opposition United Democratic Party would be insane to pass up the chance to hammer away […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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And with the lightning quick reflexes of an administration under pressure, Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Briceño was immediately ready to give the official reaction to the U.D.P. analysis. John Briceño, Deputy Prime Minister ?We are a responsible government. We are totally committed to protecting the peg, the official exchange of two Belize dollars to one […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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On the heels of the U.D.P. press conference, came news that the international credit rating organisation Standard & Poor?s has once again downgraded Belize’s long-term foreign currency rating, this time from a precarious CCC to a perilous CCC minus. With the S&P outlook negative, Briceño maintains the news is not necessarily all bad. Johnny Briceño […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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Corozal Police remain tight-lipped tonight following the discovery of a woman’s body on Tuesday evening. The deceased, apparently the victim of murder, has been identified as thirty-four year old Guatemalan, Vivian Ysenia Mendez Cruz, a resident of Buena Vista Village. Sources indicate to News Five that Mendez was an itinerant commercial sex worker who operated […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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Three Belize City men were today brought before Magistrate’s Court, accused of the execution style killing of twenty-four year old Arleigh Guild on Monday night. Twenty-two year old Dwayne Saldano, eighteen-year-old Richard Wallace, and seventeen-year-old Ryan Welcome are jointly charged with the single count of murder and have been remanded to Hattieville prison. Police believe […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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Two law enforcement officers who were found guilty of manslaughter and abetment to manslaughter were today sentenced to ten years each for the fatal shooting of Belize City resident Aaron Mariano almost two years ago. Giovanni Gutierrez, a Belize Defence Force soldier, and Police Constable Dennis Palacio were found guilty of the crimes last week […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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Police in Orange Walk have picked up two people for questioning following an unusual attack on a businesswoman in Guinea Grass village. According to thirty four year old King Pint Li, she was inside the Dragon Entertainment Centre on the Belize Corozal Road when two of her patrons attacked and robbed her of two hundred […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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His name appeared in the media last March when he lost his job as head of U.B.’s Continuing Education Programme and was charged with theft for allegedly embezzling university funds. But today twenty-nine year old Mohammad Kamruzzaman has been given a clean slate as Crown Counsel Marjorie Moyston of the D.P.P.’s office told Justice Troadio […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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It resulted in the loss of a man’s life on Monday morning. Today, the sliding gate at the Mahogany Street Government Complex that fell on Security Guard Calvin Neal, Sr. was being repaired. In the story we reported on Monday, the deceased’s son mentioned that it had been brought to his attention that the gate […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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It’s one of the world’s largest organisations dedicated to the advancement of young women… so it’s no wonder that the folks at the Y.W.C.A. are taking a hard look at the global AIDS epidemic–a scourge that is increasingly affecting Belizean females. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has more. Sheryl Terry, Membership Chair, Y.W.C.A., Belize ?I mean […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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It is an institution that is no stranger to publicity… particularly as the recipient of donations. But this week the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre–often called the Children’s Home–is getting the kind of help that means a lot more than the handing over of a cheque. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Dorothy Menzies Child Day Care […]
Written on June 1, 2005 | Posted in
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