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Thirty-seven year old Mark Gabb tonight remains unconscious at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was knocked off his bicycle early Monday morning. According to Belize City police, the incident took place around three-thirty a.m. at the intersection of Central American Boulevard and Faber’s Road. Investigations reveal that Gabb, who was riding a beach […]
Written on November 15, 2005 | Posted in
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A Belize Defence Force soldier who has apparently fled the country has been convicted in absentia and sentenced to three years in prison. Thirty-seven year old Eloy Hemmans of Belize City was accused of keeping prohibited ammunition and was found guilty by Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord after hearing the testimony of several witnesses. The ammo […]
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It was only last week that Belize City police were called out to investigate a break-in at Wesley Primary School on Albert Street. Today authorities are relying on public assistance to solve yet another burglary in the neighbourhood. This time, Wesley preschool was the target. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Sarah Vaughan, Teacher, Wesley Preschool […]
Written on November 15, 2005 | Posted in
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You cannot tune in to the international media without hearing about bird flu. This is a viral disease that has killed over sixty people, mostly in Asia, but according to scientists, has the potential to kill millions if it mutates into a different strain. Today, the Ministry of Health, the Belize Poultry Association, and the […]
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We’ve been down this road many times before, so pardon us if we don’t get overly excited about the latest efforts to put an end to Guatemala’s long running claim to our country. This time around the venue for talks was San Pedro, Ambergris Caye… which is where I caught up with the negotiators. Janelle […]
Written on November 15, 2005 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs |
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As an advisory board, they’ve kept out of the headlines, but tonight, resignation en mass by members of the Belize Governance Improvement Commission is a major blow to the Musa administration and its promises of political reform. According to a press release issued by the commission, twelve of the seventeen appointed members have submitted a […]
Written on November 14, 2005 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Tonight a suspect has been charged with murder in the death of a young American backpacker in the Toledo District. Reports to News Five indicate that twenty year old Julia Armstrong Minard, a native of California, had entered Belize through the western border with Guatemala on Thursday, November tenth. Originally travelling with a group, Minard […]
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Tonight police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred over the weekend in the Corozal District. Around six on Sunday morning, authorities say they found Feliciano Novelo at the Northern Regional hospital with a gunshot wound to his back. According to Novelo, sometime earlier he was at a dance in San Narciso Village when he […]
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Meanwhile, a young mother from Orange Walk town has been arrested and charged with child neglect following a visit to her home over the weekend. According to police reports, when officers went to the residence of twenty-nine year old Estela Aldana on Otro Benque road, they found her two children, ages one month and three […]
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A Belize City man caught red handed stealing a car radio has been charged in Magistrate’s Court. According to reports, around six on Saturday evening police responded to a tip that someone was breaking into a vehicle on Doris Brooks Street. When the cops arrived at the scene, they found a Chevy Blazer with a […]
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And if you thought that was embarrassing, within hours, a man attempting to walk off with nothing less than a washing machine was busted by some very unhappy homeowners. According to police reports, around two-thirty on Sunday morning, Sharon Cardinez of Sarstoon Street awoke to strange sounds coming from the area near her back door. […]
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Over the weekend, the People’s United Party held its endorsement convention for its Belize City candidates in the municipal elections scheduled for next March. Hosted at the Belize City Centre on Saturday afternoon, the bashment gave thumbs up to current councillor Marshall Nunez as its mayoral choice. Also running again as councillors are Eloisa Trujeque, […]
Written on November 14, 2005 | Posted in
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A convicted murderer has been sentenced to life in prison. Twenty-one year old Harvey Lee Henderson of Corozal, found guilty last week in the chopping death of Alfonso Santos, was today spared the hangman’s noose by Justice Adolph Lucas. Noting that the killing could be classified as either a “Class A” or “Class B” murder, […]
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Today World Diabetes Day was observed in a ceremony that included testimonials and an address by the Minister of Human Development Sylvia Flores. This year’s focus centred on the theme “Put Feet First, Prevent Amputation.” In 2003, a total of five hundred and thirty-six diabetics were hospitalised and of that number seventy-two died due to […]
Written on November 14, 2005 | Posted in
Health |
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The N.B.A. season is still young and after a slow start Belizean Milt Palacio seems to be hitting his stride with the Utah Jazz. Playing only twelve minutes against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night, Milt still managed to score a season high eight points, hitting two for five from the floor, including a reverse […]
Written on November 14, 2005 | Posted in
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Good evening, I?m James Adderley and we bring another dish of Sports Monday. In week nine of the RFG Insurance Cup Tournament Kremandala got the opportunity for a second home win by hosting a struggling Benque Viejo United inside the M.C.C. Grounds. And it?s the host team with this early look at goal that they […]
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It was back to business in the National Assembly today and back to the front bench for area representatives Mark Espat and Cordel Hyde. But their return was not the subject of debate… instead the attention was focused on registry scandal and the new General Sales Tax set to replace the loophole riddled Sales Tax. […]
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A man was sentenced today in the Supreme Court for the unlawful carnal knowledge of a fourteen year old minor. Justice Adolph Lucas told Jaime Moreno that he was tempted to give him a very stiff sentence because the child’s aunt had told him to leave the girl alone due to her age. But since […]
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A man who held up a young woman with a toy gun fared no better in Magistrate’s Court. Lincoln Ellis appeared before Magistrate Margaret McKenzie on Thursday and was sentenced to five years in prison. The case dates back to a report made in April by Alicia Lamb who says Ellis approached her on Mahogany […]
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Major strides have been made to educate and assist parents of children living with disabilities. In fact, the message now is that children who are “differently able” can succeed in a variety of ways, especially with early intervention and inclusion. On Sunday, twenty-five year old Karen Gaffney, an American teacher, arrives in Belize for a […]
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It’s official: the Christmas shopping season has begun. How do we know? Because the Salvation Army kettles are out and the bell ringing has started. News Five was there for the launch this morning on Albert Street… And as we found out, the Salvation Army is as intent as ever to give the less fortunate […]
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While schools all over the country are devoting social studies classes to studying Garifuna culture this month, some Belize City students were invited to a special rally at the House of Culture. It was a memorable afternoon for everyone, whatever their ethnic background… News Five’s Karla Heusner was there to enjoy the show. Karla Heusner, […]
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The country’s three-week respite from murder ended today when two men stabbed each other early this morning in Belize City. And while the police say it was not the first time forty-three year old Victor Avilez and forty-two year Franklyn Stanford clashed, it was their last as Avilez died on the way to the hospital. […]
Written on November 10, 2005 | Posted in
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A jury has convicted a twenty-one year old man from Corozal of murdering a seventy-six year old orange vendor. The twelve member jury deliberated for four hours and found Harvey Lee Henderson guilty of killing Alfonso Santos on January eleventh, 2004. During the trial witnesses testified that Henderson, who appeared intoxicated, walked up to Santos […]
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Also in the Supreme Court today, a young woman was acquitted of manslaughter charges in a case dating back four years. A jury found Emelia Roberts-Armstrong not guilty of the death of Wilfred Tench at the Los Cocos Bar in Belize City on December eighth, 2001. The defendant testified that Tench grabbed her in her […]
Written on November 10, 2005 | Posted in
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