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They say lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but for U.S. fugitives hiding out in Belize, the nation’s once blue skies have become filled with electrical storms. Only two days after convicted sexual offender William Lightner was discovered in Chunox Village and returned to Idaho for parole violations, another American criminal on the […]
Written on October 6, 2005 | Posted in
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And while we’re on the subject of fugitives, News Five was today alerted to the presence of a shipping container at the Belama home of Hassan El-Sayed. El-Sayed, it may be recalled, failed to show up for his trial on charges of forgery in connection with the 2002 passport scandal and is also wanted for […]
Written on October 6, 2005 | Posted in
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An inmate at the Hattieville prison has dropped his case against an accused arsonist saying jail is no place for a young man. On Wednesday Justo Swaso told Justice Troadio Gonzalez he wanted to give twenty year old Vicente Reina a break since he has seen first hand what prison is like. The judge then […]
Written on October 6, 2005 | Posted in
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At this hour, employees of Belize Telecommunications Limited are at the Belize National Teacher’s Union headquarters off Coney Drive planning their next move. Having already instituted “a work to rule” against the company, members of the Belize Communications Workers Union have promised to “go slow” starting next week Tuesday. Both moves are in response to […]
Written on October 6, 2005 | Posted in
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On Monday we introduced you to a boy who was desperately ill and needed your help. Tonight, while we still have our fingers crossed for his survival, thanks to the community’s generosity, there is now some hope. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Tonight ten-year-old Neville Bermudez is fighting to survive the weekend. On Monday, a critical care […]
Written on October 6, 2005 | Posted in
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Not all stories that begin at the hospital have a happy ending. Such is the case with a story we reported on Friday. Luwiena Garnett, Sherida’s Sister “I mi deh right there. I mi di hold ih hand until she tek her last breath. Her brain done dead the docta say.” Janelle Chanona, Reporting Shortly […]
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United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is hosting a meeting of Central American Defence Ministers next week… but it is not certain who, if anyone from Belize will attend. The two-day gathering on October twelfth and thirteenth in Key Biscayne, Florida will focus on regional security issues involving Panama, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, […]
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Not a full meal, it’s more like a series of tasty appetizers… But the ten watercolour paintings on display at the Belize City House of Culture are sure to tickle your palette. News Five spoke with Rachael Heusner-Superville today about the exhibition, entitled simply “Ten Paintings.” Rachael Heusner Superville, Artist “All my paintings are real […]
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They say into every life a little rain must fall. But some people are able, somehow to turn their own flood of tears into showers of blessing for someone else. Tonight we bring you one such story, graced by a loving sister, friends, and some ballroom dancers. Daedra Haylock files this special report. Daedra Haylock, […]
Written on October 6, 2005 | Posted in
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It will likely be remembered as one of those surreal and perhaps comic footnotes in Belize’s political history… that is the dramatic arrest of Collet representative Patrick Faber in Belmopan. Today his legal problems were resolved, but let’s first return to the scene that unfolded that fateful day in April during a public forum organised […]
Written on October 5, 2005 | Posted in
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He is one more in a growing list of U.S. criminals who flee to Belize but find out that Uncle Sam has long arms and good friends in the local police department. William Lightner, also known as William Beagles, has been rounded up and shipped back to Houston and will soon be sent to Idaho […]
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Police have acted quickly to arrest a suspect in a Belize City hold-up. Twenty-six year old Kareem Bowen of Sibun Street has been charged with robbery as the result of an incident that occurred Tuesday night on Freetown Road. Twenty-two year old Joseph Arteno told police that he was walking down that street around ten […]
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In the Supreme Court on Tuesday a charge of murder was dismissed against a Belize City man after the prosecution entered a motion of nolle prosequi. Court reports are that the case against twenty-two year old Jeffrey Flowers fell apart when the main witness in the case, Francis Petillo–himself in handcuffs for other offences–told the […]
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In the wake of the public outcry against increasing incidents of drunk driving, the National Drug Abuse Control Council has launched an awareness campaign to highlight its prevention and education programmes. According to officials of NDACC’s Orange Walk branch, alcoholism is a dirty little family secret in many Belizean homes and that silence is costing […]
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It may be one of the most recognizable shapes on the planet… and whether or not you’re a fan of Coca-Cola or the triumph of global capitalism, there’s no denying that Belize’s artistic rendering of the ubiquitous coke bottle is a masterpiece. Today I was in Orange Walk for its homecoming. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Standing […]
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It’s Belize’s number one cause of death, so I must be talking about heart disease, right? No. Cancer? Uh uh. Diabetes? Try again… Aha you say, must be murder. Nope… It’s traffic accidents that kill more Belizeans than any other single cause. And far too many of those fatal–and non fatal–collisions are rooted in drunks […]
Written on October 4, 2005 | Posted in
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The verdict is in and Crispin Jeffries Junior has been found guilty of rape. The thirty year old police officer, son of Assistant Commissioner Crispin Jeffries Senior, was unanimously convicted this afternoon by a jury of seven men and two women in the courtroom of Justice Adolph Lucas. Testimony during the trial indicated that following […]
Written on October 4, 2005 | Posted in
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In other news from the Supreme Court, the trial of an accused arsonist was interrupted when a psychiatrist testified that the defendant was incompetent to face the charges. Dr. Roy Lopez of the Ministry of Health told the court that Mark Garnett does not have the intellect to follow the evidence at his trial and […]
Written on October 4, 2005 | Posted in
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Members of the Belize Communication Workers Union have decided to take industrial action to express their displeasure over what it calls the lack of commitment by B.T.L.’s Board of Directors to facilitate their purchase of a twenty percent stake in the company. According to a union press release, members have instituted a “work to rule” […]
Written on October 4, 2005 | Posted in
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Belizean negotiators continue to lobby for a better deal for the nation’s banana growers. The European Union has submitted a new proposal to the World Trade Organization which calls for a reduced tariff for non-A.C.P. producers of one hundred and eighty-seven Euros per ton and an annual A.C.P. quota of seven hundred and seventy-five thousand […]
Written on October 4, 2005 | Posted in
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For several decades we have seen a steady stream of Belizean students head off to Cuba for courses of professional study that are known to be long and rigorous. Now, in ever increasing numbers, these scholars are returning home. Today, the latest batch of graduates were honoured for their achievements. Janelle Chanona, Reporting During brief […]
Written on October 4, 2005 | Posted in
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Whale Sharks: these difficult to find giants are increasingly becoming the target of both scientific and touristic interest. And guess what? Belize has one of world’s most dependable sites for viewing these biggest of fish. In 1999, long before whale shark watching became fashionable, News Five’s Stewart Krohn travelled with a group of divers to […]
Written on October 4, 2005 | Posted in
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It’s official: the government–and presumably the people of Belize–are once again owners of the country’s sole supplier of water. In a ceremony today at the Central Bank in Belize City, Prime Minister Said Musa and Stephane Richer, C.E.O. of CASCAL, signed an agreement for the re-nationalization of the company. The old Water and Sewerage Authority […]
Written on October 3, 2005 | Posted in
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The International Monetary Fund has published its executive report following Article Four consultations with the Belize government earlier this month. Essentially the report confirms what most observes have long known, namely that Belmopan may be trying to reform its free spending ways, but if it doesn’t try harder there’s going to be trouble. To get […]
Written on October 3, 2005 | Posted in
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Two pedestrians are dead as the result of separate traffic accidents and in each case drivers have been criminally charged. On Friday afternoon thirty-six year old Samuel Yarde Junior, an employee of S.E.L., was working in the area of Amara Avenue and Dean Street when he was hit by a pickup truck. That truck had […]
Written on October 3, 2005 | Posted in
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