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A memorial service will be held on Thursday for the pilot killed in the crash of a Blancaneaux Lodge plane over the weekend. The service for thirty-five year old Rene Tam takes place at the Municipal Airstrip at ten a.m. But instead of wreaths or flowers, mourners are asked to give a contribution to the […]
Written on November 23, 2005 | Posted in
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Shares in Belize Water Services Limited are now available for purchase by Belizeans. According to a release from the government press office, thirty-three million ordinary shares, or eighty-two point six-eight percent of the recently repurchased shares from CASCAL are now available from the Central Bank or the Ministry of Finance. Shares are being sold for […]
Written on November 23, 2005 | Posted in
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On Sunday, there was the shocking report of a six year old boy molested by two men in an Orange Walk Village, and now it seems that less than twenty-four hours later in Belize City, a ten year old girl was also victimised. The child, accompanied by her mother told police that a security guard […]
Written on November 23, 2005 | Posted in
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A woman deported from the United States after serving time for burglary, stands accused here at home of the same crime. Fifty-two year old Glenda Neal was picked up by police on Tuesday in the vicinity of a home that was burglarised on November tenth in Port Loyola. When Neal was arrested she had a […]
Written on November 23, 2005 | Posted in
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A U.S. citizen living in Belize has been fined twenty thousand dollars for keeping an unlicensed weapon and ammunition. Donald Richard Cook appeared before Magistrate Margaret Gabb-McKenzie today where he pleaded guilty and was fined ten thousand dollars for the twenty-gauge double barrelled shotgun and ten thousand for the cartridges. He was ordered to pay […]
Written on November 23, 2005 | Posted in
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A man who started smoking when he was only sixteen years old is now paying the ultimate price for his bad habit. Forty-seven year old Mario Ramirez started exhibiting signs of throat cancer in 2003. Unable to afford treatment, he ignored it as long as he could until he was unable to eat. Ramirez finally […]
Written on November 23, 2005 | Posted in
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A flame of awareness is spreading across the country this week as part of the Women’s Issues Network Torch Run 2005. The torch was ignited during official ceremonies in Corozal last Friday morning and since then has travelled through the Orange Walk District. On Thursday, the torch will be carried through the streets of San […]
Written on November 23, 2005 | Posted in
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With Christmas just a month away, the hustle and bustle of the season is in full swing. And so are the fundraising drives intended to put a smile on the faces of thousands of Belizeans young and old. One such initiative kicked off today as the Rotary Club of Belize and the Salvation Army team […]
Written on November 23, 2005 | Posted in
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Today, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust officially launched the third edition of its Christmas calendar. Produced by Bel-Caribe, the calendar features the Flowers of Belize, and for plant lovers it’s a collector’s treasure. PACT’s Executive Director Valdemar Andrade and Bel-Caribe Managing Director Cynthia Henry explain why they want you to support the publication. Valdemar Andrade, […]
Written on November 23, 2005 | Posted in
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Students often hear the phrase “Stay in School”, but sometimes their difficulty is even in getting there… But a donation today will go a long way in helping one Ladyville school that caters to a lot of students from Belize City. News Five was there for the handing over and to find out more about […]
Written on November 23, 2005 | Posted in
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It’s an issue that’s been a hot topic in the business community: taxes and the proposed General Sales Tax set for imposition in April 2006. Today, the tourism industry, by way of the Belize Hotel Association, was the first to publicly broach the subject and its ramifications for investors and visitors. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Today, […]
Written on November 22, 2005 | Posted in
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As Belizeans observe Youth Week and Children’s Day, the United Nations Children’s Fund has released its latest situational analysis called “The Belizean Child.” The report covers a broad range of topics from health and education to economic and sanitary conditions. It is structured around the Millennium Development Goals and points to serious concerns about the […]
Written on November 22, 2005 | Posted in
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Today, nineteen year old Tyrone Harris appeared in Magistrate Court where he was formally arraigned for murder. The charge arose out of an incident March sixth, 2004 in which Mark Tingling was shot on the left side of his chest on Neal Pen Road and later died at the K.H.M.H. An investigation led to the […]
Written on November 22, 2005 | Posted in
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Also in Magistrate’s Court today, twenty-four year old Frank Tejeda of Lord’s Bank was formally arraigned following an incident at his ex-girlfriend’s house in Belize City. According to Lisa Wright, sometime around seven on the night of November thirteenth Tejeda forced his way inside her home and punched her in the face. Wright reported the […]
Written on November 22, 2005 | Posted in
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Meanwhile in the Supreme Court, the defence concluded its address in the murder trial of police constable Sheldon Arzu. Arzu is accused of shooting Caye Caulker resident Ruben “Pony” Alarcon on June seventh, 2003 at that island’s police station. During the trial, prosecutor Kamar Henry told the court that the case is “about the abuse […]
Written on November 22, 2005 | Posted in
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With so many business establishments refusing to accept personal cheques these days, it seems incredible that one Belize City man was able to buy thousands of dollars worth of goods by bouncing worthless paper from three different banks. That’s right, the name Safa has surfaced yet again in connection with bad cheques. This time, the […]
Written on November 22, 2005 | Posted in
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Last week we told you about an American woman visiting Belize to inspire others who have Down Syndrome. Tonight, Jacqueline Woods looks at the lives of some of the people she came to meet and the families who share a special interest in seeing their loved ones live full, happy, productive lives no matter what […]
Written on November 22, 2005 | Posted in
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It was like a scene from a tragic movie: two people on their honeymoon when their plane crashes into a mountainside killing them and their pilot. The search immediately began but bad weather and jungle coverage hampered efforts to recover the aircraft and the bodies. But this sad story is not from a movie and […]
Written on November 21, 2005 | Posted in
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And while the wreckage of the Blancaneaux plane has been found, the same cannot be said for five fishermen who also went missing during the bad weather from Gamma late last week. Today Jacqueline Woods spoke with the sisters of one of the missing men. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Twenty-nine year old Alfredo Pott remains missing […]
Written on November 21, 2005 | Posted in
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The last two months have not been good for Belize’s tourism industry. On October twenty-second, twenty-eight year old Abigail Brinkman lost her life when she and three other tourists tried to swim to a nearby caye after their boat experienced engine trouble. Then on November thirteenth, a backpacker, twenty year old Julia Armstrong Minard, was […]
Written on November 21, 2005 | Posted in
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Tonight police in the north are investigating a sexual attack against a young child that has traumatised the victim and shocked his community. According to authorities, on Sunday afternoon the cries of a child and the sounds of a commotion sent several concerned residents of San Jose in the Orange Walk District rushing to a […]
Written on November 21, 2005 | Posted in
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Meanwhile, in the Supreme Court today, sexual assault charges were dropped against two men for an incident involving a fourteen year old girl. According to court reports, prosecutor Marjorie Moyston has submitted an “offer of no evidence” in the case against twenty year old Robert Chavez and twenty-five year old Leon Perez, both of Gales […]
Written on November 21, 2005 | Posted in
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Belize City police are tonight on the lookout for a man who bought a six thousand dollar T.V. with a bogus check. According to police, a sales representative for furniture and appliance emporium Courts has reported that a man claiming to be Samer Safa walked into the store on Wednesday and bought a forty-two inch […]
Written on November 21, 2005 | Posted in
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A Belize City man who tried to pull a fast one on a taxi driver has been found guilty and fined for his actions. Twenty-nine year old Shane Espinosa will have to pay three thousand dollars by December twenty-first or spend three years behind bars and keep the peace for a year. In July, Espinosa […]
Written on November 21, 2005 | Posted in
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Late this evening News Five received a call from a concerned citizen in Ladyville who reported the discovery of human remains. Jacqueline Woods visited the site and files this report. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The human skull along with other remains was found approximately fifteen feet off one of the main roads into Vista Del Mar. […]
Written on November 21, 2005 | Posted in
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