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Four men charged with burglary in connection with the April twentieth looting spree in downtown Belize City walked out of Magistrate’s Court free men Tuesday morning. Brent Gibson, Joel Bishop Jr., Charles Ramsey and Cordell Banks were apprehended by police inside Gaylord’s Store on King Street, but in court the store’s owner, Preeti Sadarangani offered […]
Written on October 12, 2005 | Posted in
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He was convicted of carnal knowledge in February in the court of Justice Simeon Sampson and sentenced to twelve years in prison. But this week the Court of Appeal quashed that conviction and ordered a retrial for Dario Cal. The Appellate Court agreed with Cal’s attorney, Merlene Moody, that Sampson had usurped the jury’s function […]
Written on October 12, 2005 | Posted in
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It will not go down in history as one of the U.D.P.’s most dramatic press conferences… but as the atmosphere heats up in advance of the March first nationwide municipal elections, the rules of engagement read no holds barred. Today’s affair at the Radisson featured the defection of Punta Gorda’s deputy mayor, Darlene Parham, from […]
Written on October 12, 2005 | Posted in
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Two days after ten year old Neville Bermudez was air ambulanced to Tampa, Florida, we are informed that the young patient underwent emergency heart surgery on Tuesday night. That operation appears to have been successful and Bermudez is reportedly doing well. Two weeks ago the boy complained about pain in his hands and an examination […]
Written on October 12, 2005 | Posted in
Health |
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When we last heard from Milton Palacio he was coming off a solid season as a backup point guard with the N.B.A.’s Toronto Raptors, averaging almost six points and three and a half assists per game. And while the twenty-seven year old born-in-L.A. Belizean has now moved to Utah–his sixth team in seven years–there is […]
Written on October 12, 2005 | Posted in
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Belizeans are well acquainted with April, that fine specimen of our national animal that has warmed the hearts of zoo goers for what seems like… decades. But the Belize Zoo has other stars waiting in the wings and today News Five’s Jacqueline Woods got up close and personal with one such emerging performer. Jacqueline Woods, […]
Written on October 12, 2005 | Posted in
Environment |
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Residents of Cayo’s twin towns are still in shock tonight following a deadly shooting incident that has claimed the life of a young mother. It appears to be a case of murder followed by attempted suicide. Neighbours tell News Five that around seven on Monday night two gunshots shattered the silence, then came a scream. […]
Written on October 11, 2005 | Posted in
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A second homicide occurred on Sunday night around midnight in the Newtown Barracks area of Belize City. According to police, forty-five year old Reno Castillo was stabbed to death by a group of assailants after he resisted their attempts to take his hat and sunglasses. Castillo was part of a group of two men and […]
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It is most likely another case of murder, but the crime is at least a year old. That’s the conclusion of police investigating the discovery of a human skeleton in Dangriga. The remains, along with the victim’s clothing, were discovered in the septic tank of a residence in the Rivas Estate area of the town […]
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Holdups on the Hummingbird Highway have ranged from one man brandishing a machete… to multiple gunmen using guerrilla tactics. About a year ago police thought they had broken up the most active band of robbers, but in the last month residents say motorists frequenting the road have once again become easy targets for a group […]
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Hassan El-Sayed, the man charged in the passport scandal and wanted for questioning in the B.T.L. money-changing affair, remains a fugitive from justice. This morning Justice Adolph Lucas declared his two hundred thousand dollar bond forfeited, while at the same time postponing his decision on the forfeiture of a surety for the same amount posted […]
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With the accused fugitive sex offender safely transported from Belize to a jail cell in Ohio, legendary talk show host Oprah Winfrey today dedicated her show to thanking those people responsible for the apprehension of Niles Scott and a second child predator arrested in North Dakota. And while Oprah personally presented cheques to a pair […]
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Social Issues |
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This week is being observed as Mental Health Week. The event will be marked by a number of activities to help raise awareness about the issue and promote mental health under the theme “Mental and Physical Health Across the Life Span.” This morning, the forty-nine patients at Rockview Hospital were among the guests invited to […]
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Official orientation ceremonies were held at the University of Belize, Belize City campus this afternoon to mark the beginning of the fourth session of the Executive Masters in Business Administration course. The degree programme is a joint initiative of the University of the West Indies and U.B. and is designed to arm local professionals with […]
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Education |
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Since St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Primary School was established in 1987, the enrolment has grown to the point where there is just not enough space to hold its six hundred and fifty students. Today the principal, staff, boys and girls launched a fundraising drive that hopefully will bring in the money needed to construct […]
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this latest dish of Sports Monday. Week Five of the RFG Cup Tournament brought part one of the Belize City derby to the M.C.C. Grounds where Kremandala hosted FC Belize in a battle for dominance inside the metropolis. And two minutes into the bitter rivalry it’s […]
Written on October 11, 2005 | Posted in
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At this hour fifty year old Niles Scott, the U.S. fugitive apprehended this week, is safely behind bars, in either Texas or Ohio. But here in Belize the drama is only just beginning, because with a hundred thousand U.S. dollar reward on the line, the details of his capture are mighty important. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting […]
Written on October 7, 2005 | Posted in
Crime |
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Monday is a public holiday, but when business resumes on Tuesday government employees belonging to the Public Service Union will be instituting a “work to rule” industrial action. This means that civil servants will perform their duties only during their scheduled working hours and not beyond. They are protesting the freezing of annual increments, instituted […]
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In related news, the Belize Government has won a minor victory in its continuing legal battle with Jeffrey Prosser in the U.S. courts. It seems that in a preliminary attempt at mediation in connection with Prosser’s appeal of the ruling against him in Federal District Court, his attorneys were angry that only G.O.B.’s lawyers showed […]
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Government has made up its mind over who will meet with U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his Central American counterparts next week in Miami. The delegation will be led by Home Affairs Minister Ralph Fonseca. According to a Press Office release, Fonseca was selected over Defence Minister Vildo Marin because the themes of the […]
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Defense |
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A police officer has been charged with rape following a report by the alleged victim, who happens to be a female cop. The twenty-nine year old woman claims Sergeant Leslie Wade had sex with her against her will in late September while she was staying at his home in Belmopan. The woman, who had accepted […]
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An unruly passenger who would not get off a bus was shot in the leg by police on Wednesday. Police say the driver asked an officer at the Burrell Boom checkpoint on the Northern Highway to remove twenty-two year old Daniel Flores, who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. Flores did not agree […]
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On Monday the Republic of China on Taiwan will celebrate its ninety-fourth birthday. To mark that milestone News Five’s Stewart Krohn sat down with Ambassador Charles Tsai to find out how the two countries, so far apart in so many respects, could wind up as such close friends. Charles Tsai, Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize “As […]
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Foreign Affairs |
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For many of us, the Belize-Guatemala talks under the auspices of the Organization of American States are a rather abstract concept, but today, some very concrete and visible strides were made towards resolving our differences through an activity at the border. The all day event brought together the people of Benque Viejo Del Carmen and […]
Written on October 7, 2005 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs |
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Viewers are informed that due to a public and bank holiday on Monday, there will be no newscast. The next broadcast will be on Tuesday, October 11th.
Written on October 7, 2005 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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