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Members of Cabinet were given an update on recent developments in the petroleum industry during their last meeting for 2005. According to a briefing issued by Cabinet Secretary Robert Leslie, the Geology and Petroleum Office has issued petroleum exploration licenses to six companies since the discovery of oil in Spanish Lookout and is reviewing five […]
Written on December 21, 2005 | Posted in
Environment |
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If you’re tired of the usual mass produced greeting cards, the Belize Family Life Association has come up with an alternative. Youth volunteer Gerald Duhanney brought a sample of “Card for Life” by News Five and told us there is still time to make your personal selections. Gerald Duhanney, Youth Volunteer at BFLA ?Well the […]
Written on December 21, 2005 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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If you need a break from the traffic gridlock and frenzy of holiday shopping, or have a few days off next week and want something to do, the Museum of Belize has mounted a special new exhibition on Belizean sports. The show, on the upper level, is sure to bring back fond memories for older […]
Written on December 21, 2005 | Posted in
Sports |
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This afternoon, children of all ages gathered at St. Mary’s Hall where they were treated to Christmas snacks and toys. For the past fifteen years the Belize Red Cross has been holding the festivity for children who do not ordinarily get to enjoy a good holiday. Lily Bowman, Director General, Belize Red Cross ?It is […]
Written on December 21, 2005 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Starting tomorrow morning, bus providers on temporary permits will be serving Belizean commuters following announcements today by the Atlantic Bank that it is withdrawing from its joint receivership with the D.F.C. for the Novelo’s Bus Line. Late this evening an official release from the Ministry of Works, Transport, and Communications reads as follows: “The Ministry […]
Written on December 20, 2005 | Posted in
Travel |
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Police have filed additional charges tonight in connection with Saturday night’s grisly shootings in Belize City. According to authorities, twenty-seven year old Leroy Rhaburn, eighteen year old Brent Garoy, and twenty year old Burton Garoy have all been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of conspiracy […]
Written on December 20, 2005 | Posted in
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A convicted child molester will spend the next seven years in prison for a previous sentence that slipped through the cracks at the Magistrate’s Court. According to court reports, this morning Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord held a special hearing into the matter of Godfrey Coote. Earlier this month, Coote was fined twenty-five hundred dollars after […]
Written on December 20, 2005 | Posted in
Trials |
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In the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping, thieves are also making their presence felt in the city. According to police reports today, petty criminals have been hard at work, lifting cell phones, purses, and jewellery. The latest incidents include a report by fifteen year old Henry Thomas that as he neared the intersection of […]
Written on December 20, 2005 | Posted in
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National Capacity Self Assessment: it’s one of the technical terminologies that doesn’t define what it is and more importantly, the impact it has on your life. But tonight, the officials behind N.C.S.A. are adamant that you should care about their work… and to help their cause they’ve even come up with a creative public relations […]
Written on December 20, 2005 | Posted in
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If you are looking for a great last minute Christmas gift, think music…more specifically think music “From Bakabush.” Over the last ten years, Stonetree Records has been tucked away in Benque producing everything from Punta, Paranda, Cungo, and Brukdown. And now for the first time, they are putting some of their favourites on one disc. […]
Written on December 20, 2005 | Posted in
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At this hour, members of the Police Performance Arts Club are dramatising a skit for residents of the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly. The event is part of the second annual Christmas Gift Campaign organised by the community policing initiative. According to officer commanding, Inspector Diana Hall, since October officers have been appealing to […]
Written on December 20, 2005 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Today the Belize City Council hosted its annual Christmas party for an estimated five hundred children. According to Councillor Yasmin Shoman, this year CITCO wanted to outdo the expectations of their invited guests. Yasmin Shoman, City Councillor ?Today is a very special event for us. We are catering to five hundred underprivileged children from the […]
Written on December 20, 2005 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Tis the season…to eat. And with all that food in mind, today we hit the streets of Belize City to find out just how safe all that grub is. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Have you ever wondered just how safe food sold on the street is? That question might be the farthest thing from our minds […]
Written on December 20, 2005 | Posted in
Health |
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We might all be jaded by the sound of gunshots on the streets of Belize City, but when brutal thugs leave children bleeding on the ground all in the name of revenge and petty arguments, it’s time to be outraged. And that is exactly what the country is feeling tonight following reports of an incident […]
Written on December 19, 2005 | Posted in
Crime |
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An American man has been murdered in San Pedro and tonight the prime suspects are his maid and property caretaker. According to authorities, around one on Sunday morning Caye cops visited the home of seventy-one year old Leston Langdon in the Beachfront area of the town. There they found Langdon sitting up in a chair […]
Written on December 19, 2005 | Posted in
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Death by hug…the bizarre incident that ended a drunken “girls night out” in Santa Elena has shocked the nation. Reports to News Five are that thirty-two year old Rita Myvette was with her friend, Alma Woodeye and three other women at her one-storey home on Bradley Street in Santa Elena having a party on Friday […]
Written on December 19, 2005 | Posted in
Commentary |
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Another shooting, this time less than a block away from the city’s main police station, has left a second young man in critical condition. Police reports are that around four on Sunday morning, Danny Dais and another man got into a fight at the corner of Handyside and Queen Street. The dispute ended when the […]
Written on December 19, 2005 | Posted in
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As part of an ongoing public relations campaign, tax officials continue to hold meetings, appear on local talk shows, and answer emails, phone calls, and faxes from the business community on how the new levy will affect profit margins around the country. After a disappointing turnout last week, this morning it was a full house […]
Written on December 19, 2005 | Posted in
Economy |
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The Belize delegation has left the World Trade Organization talks in Hong Kong, but reports are that the round, while not ending in collapse like previous meetings in Seattle and Cancun, has produced largely “insubstantial results.” In his final presentation to the world’s leaders, Belize’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Godfrey Smith puts the blame for […]
Written on December 19, 2005 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs |
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Another Belizean business has answered the Salvation Army’s call for more toys…and in a big way. During brief handing over ceremonies this morning, the Sol Group, formerly the Shell Group of Companies, donated exactly eight hundred and twenty-nine items to the army’s toy drive. According to Sol Belize’s general manager Joe Habet, the gift is […]
Written on December 19, 2005 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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A student from the Cayo District is bedridden tonight, having been diagnosed with a rare illness. Rosendo Choc and his family are reeling from the prognosis tonight that without the necessary medication, his chances of surviving Guillain Barre Syndrome are slim. And even though the medicine he needs is thousands of dollars out of their […]
Written on December 19, 2005 | Posted in
Health |
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Today thirty-six year old Barbara Pollard, a single mother of seven children, is the proud recipient of a brand new three bedroom house. The building was imported to Lords Bank from Spanish Lookout and fully decorated through the efforts of local radio station Love FM and a long list of sponsors. This afternoon during brief […]
Written on December 19, 2005 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Good evening, I?m James Adderley with this weekly serving of Sports Monday. By the time the final schedule in regular season was staged in the RFG Cup Tournament over the weekend, seven of the eight teams headed to the playoffs had already emerged. Question is would Belmopan United be able to maintain its slim playoff […]
Written on December 19, 2005 | Posted in
Sports |
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A D.P.P. memo sent to Belize City Magistrate’s Court today has resulted in charges being dropped against two men in connection with a brazen robbery at the Income Tax Department. While no official reason has been given for the move by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, tonight we understand that both defendants, […]
Written on December 16, 2005 | Posted in
Crime |
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A charge has also been withdrawn against a Belize City man, this time for murder in connection with the deadly shooting of a local mechanic. According to court reports, Roger Anthony and Mark Alamilla were both initially charged in the death of Lloyd Bodden. Bodden was killed on February tenth as he was working on […]
Written on December 16, 2005 | Posted in
Crime |
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