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A Belize City man is dead tonight, an apparent drowning victim. Police reports are that around noon on Sunday, twenty-three year old Leon Anthony Ciego was swimming in the river in St. Margaret’s Village on the Hummingbird Highway when suddenly he disappeared beneath the surface. Ciego’s companions immediately rushed to his aid but their efforts […]
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It was a full house on Saturday night as Belizeans gathered in the old capital to participate in the fourteenth annual Miss Y competition. Seven contestants took the stage but in the end, there could be only one overall winner. Here are highlights from the Belize City Centre. Lauren Burgess, Co-host ?The person who is […]
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Belize is joining its Caribbean counterparts to celebrate Nurses Week. The occasion is being held under the theme “Caribbean Nurses Collaborating for Excellence in Global Health.” Local officials tell News Five activities in Belize are aimed at improving and standardizing the quality of nursing care provided to patients. According to Isabel Bennett, President of the […]
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One month from the official start of hurricane season 2006, some Belizeans are already checking the structural integrity of their homes and businesses in case a storm threatens our shores. With that reality in mind, today the National Emergency Management Organization appealed to contractors, construction material suppliers and insurance companies to ensure that Belizean buildings […]
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Good evening. I?m James Adderley, this is Sports Monday. The final schedule, namely week ten of the RFG Trophy Tournament brought Belmopan United to the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday to face F.C. Belize. F.C. Belize needs a win to cement its grip on a post season appearance so they opt for the early goal on this […]
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After a day and a half of negotiations, this morning Belize and Cuba officially endorsed a new agreement for partnerships in 2006. According to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Eamon Courtenay, Belize can never repay Cuba for its contributions to the areas of health and education. Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]
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And while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strengthens ties with Cuba, newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay says that while Belize will continue to enhance its relations with the United States and the Republic of China on Taiwan, number one priority remains the settlement of the Guatemalan claim to Belizean territory. Eamon Courtenay, […]
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Speaking on matters closer to home, this morning Courtenay also commented on Thursday’s Reform and Governance speech by Minister of National Development Mark Espat. Eamon Courtenay ?To be quite honest with you I haven?t seen the speech. In fact I just spoke to Mark on my way over here, and he said that he had […]
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Police are tonight investigating two big money burglaries committed in Ladyville and Belama Phase One. The first incident occurred over the holiday weekend at the BATSUB headquarters. Warehouse Manager for the N.A.A.F.I. trading store, Wendy Nicholas told cops that sometime between April twenty-eighth and May second the establishment was broken into and a thief or […]
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A Belize City mother has been found guilty of committing a mischievous act during the prosecution of an indecent assault case against her common law husband. Court reports are that following the woman’s admission that she had lied to police, this morning Magistrate Margaret Gabb McKenzie found her guilty of committing a mischievous act and […]
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If you were to drive past the old Technical College campus on Freetown Road you might think the place had been abandoned. But the staff and students of the University of Belize’s Engineering Department say they are alive and well and to prove it, today they opened the gates of the campus for its first […]
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Following natural disasters, the Red Cross plays an important role in recovery efforts, bringing food and medical care to those most in need. But as I found out this morning, during the periods of calm, the society needs your help. Karen Diaz, President, Belize Red Cross ?We have actually lost volunteers in the last maybe […]
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In the spirit of helping the aspiring artists among us break onto the music scene, tonight we feature the work of Theophilos and his gospel album entitled “Rain”. The Belize City resident says the lyrics represent his innermost feelings. Theophilos, Artist ?Well the album is inspirational; it?s more like my journal. Except that it is […]
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In news from Belmopan, government has announced that the price of a hundred pound cylinder of butane gas has gone up by four dollars. The new prices mean that Belize City customers will pay ninety-four dollars while the rates in the districts are ninety-six dollars in Belmopan, ninety-nine dollars in San Ignacio, one hundred dollars […]
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Hands down, the Miss Y pageant is one of the most popular events on the Belizean social calendar. This year, on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary, the Y.W.C.A. is organizing what it says will be its grandest show to date. Earlier this week News Five’s Kendra Griffith stopped by the Y’s headquarters on St. […]
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Residents of the Placencia Peninsula may be known for their laid back lifestyle but last night they defied the stereotype to rise up in opposition to what many believe is an impending ecological and social disaster for this rapidly growing part of the country. The occasion was a public hearing called by the Department of […]
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As Minister of Tourism he was a favourite of the industry; a government policy maker who actually had valuable experience in the field. Today Mark Espat returned to the friendly venue of the B.T.I.A.’s semi annual general meeting. The theme of his address was governance and reform … and the Minister of National Development highlighted […]
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B.T.I.A. president Lucy Fleming says she was encouraged by Espat’s words and called on government to work closely along with the tourism industry to make it benefit all Belizeans. Lucy Fleming, President of B.T.I.A. ?We are the ones from private sectors standpoint who have built the industry. We?ve worked with the government in terms of […]
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Details remain in short supply tonight concerning the condition of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh. The sixty-one year old Conteh suffered a stroke over the weekend and is currently in the intensive care unit at Universal Health Services. According to today’s Belize Times the C.J. is showing good signs of recovery and is speaking and moving […]
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A student is tonight recuperating from a gunshot wound, the victim of a shootout between a cop and a robber. According to a police press release, around five Wednesday evening, a single gunman entered Shabba’s Barber Shop on Kraal Road. He placed the gun to the head of Marlene Robateau, ordered the other customers not […]
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As the Human Development Department grapples with the growing number of reported sexual abuse cases, there are reports tonight that one Belize City mother may have tried to use the system to get her common law husband in trouble. In the courtroom of Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord this morning a defendant appeared to answer to […]
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Diplomats and other government officials gathered in Belize City today for the ninth meeting of the Belize Cuba Mixed Commission. According to chief executive officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amalia Mai, the idea is to expand relations between the two countries, particularly in areas of health and education but also branching out into […]
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Reporting bad news is never fun … but for the second night in a row I’m forced to be the bearer of bad tidings from the Belize City Centre. That’s right: another defeat at the hands of Mexico. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Empty bleachers at the starting buzzer may have been a sign that Belizean basketball […]
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Today the Minister of Health, Jose Coye, announced that he has launched an investigation into the death of two year old Kimora Leslie. The panel is headed by Director of Health Services, Dr. Jorge Palanco and includes his deputy, Marjorie Parks; the Ministry’s Chief Planner, Dr. Peter Allen; Medical Association President Dr. Martha Habet and […]
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And while that investigation is confined to the case at hand, the controversy surrounding the two year old’s death on Saturday has become a lightning rod for all manner of problems afflicting the nation’s health care system, particularly the K.H.M.H. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is the […]
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