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The names of the top performers were announced last week and today the nation’s leading high school graduates received their formal recognition. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Ian Lizarraga, Most Outstanding ?Sorry, you?re not good enough. There can only be one number one and you?re not it … But four years later, here I am.? […]
Written on November 23, 2006 | Posted in
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Two weeks ago News Five dropped a bombshell when we followed the health inspector into a well known Belize City bakery and found an assortment of code violations that destroyed even the heartiest of appetites. Today, Janelle Chanona returned to the scene of the crime … and is happy to report that some positive changes […]
Written on November 22, 2006 | Posted in
Health |
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She was already charged with perjury for the alleged flip flops in her testimony at the Gabby Affif passport trial. Now Ursula Hill has been hit with six counts each of Forgery of Official Documents, Possession of False Documents and Uttering a False Document. The charges relate to six applications for nationality that she allegedly […]
Written on November 22, 2006 | Posted in
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A man charged with Murder today pled guilty to a reduced charge of Manslaughter. Twenty year old Andre Swazo shot Merton Castillo on April thirtieth of last year following an argument that centered on Castillo’s alleged disrespecting of his girlfriend, who is Swazo’s sister. Prosecutor Kamar Henry justified the plea bargain to Justice Troadio Gonzales […]
Written on November 22, 2006 | Posted in
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It has been a long time since the Police Department has made any crime statistics public but at a presentation last week to a tourism industry seminar Assistant Commissioner Edwardo Wade ran down the numbers … and they make for interesting reading. In a snapshot, the figures from 2002 to the present for the major […]
Written on November 22, 2006 | Posted in
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While there is no doubt that computers and the internet have revolutionised the way we live and work, in many cases the hype often outpaces the reality. Today government unveiled a new initiative that it hopes will put Belize one step closer to its digital destiny. Myrtle Palacio, Director, Office of Governance ?The mantra of […]
Written on November 22, 2006 | Posted in
Politics |
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Following this morning’s ceremony, we took the opportunity to ask the Prime Minister how negotiations are proceeding with Belize’s international creditors. According to the P.M. efforts to “re-profile” government’s billion U.S. dollar debt are going “reasonably well”. Prime Minister Said Musa ?The creditors need to be assured that they will get paid yes, but also […]
Written on November 22, 2006 | Posted in
Economy |
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It’s that time of year again when Belize’s official automobile dealerships suspend their competitive impulses to unite in a single exhibition of their shiny new chariots. And while most of us will only drool, the evidence on the streets indicates that those new vehicles are becoming increasingly popular. Alan Auil, Managing Director, J.M.A. Motors Limited […]
Written on November 22, 2006 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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Another Belize City family is in mourning tonight following a fatal shooting incident on the streets of the old capital. And as I found out today, while there are more questions than answers about the motive of this latest murder, a mother’s grief is heartbreaking. Jacienta Gordon, Mother of Deceased ?If he is out there […]
Written on November 21, 2006 | Posted in
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While a mother mourns her son, tonight six children are at their mother’s bedside after the woman was shot in the head on Sunday night. Dejon Tucker, Son of shooting victim ?That just goes to show that the streets of Belize City is not safe anymore. It just reinforces that fact.? Fifty-five year old Cleopatra […]
Written on November 21, 2006 | Posted in
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It made headlines in September 2005: the police shooting of mental patient Egbert Gordon Junior in Los Lagos. Gordon had broken into the residence and barricaded himself inside. The police say they gave Gordon ample time to surrender and only shot him when he acted aggressively as if armed. But subsequent public outcry criticized the […]
Written on November 21, 2006 | Posted in
Trials |
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A police shooting in the Orange Walk district has led to an internal investigation to determine whether the officers involved used excessive force. During an operation on around seven thirty on Sunday night officers and Custom officials went to Yo Creek Village where they visited the residence of Bartolo Novelo. Authorities were there to conduct […]
Written on November 21, 2006 | Posted in
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An eighty-five year old man has died, after being run over twice. Authorities say around seven on Friday night Andres Cano was attempting to cross the highway in Santa Clara village between miles seventy-four and seventy-five when he was knocked down by a green car. The driver, Pastor Milton Solis pulled over to help Cano […]
Written on November 21, 2006 | Posted in
Auto Accidents |
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A legal dispute over a fence escalated to gun violence over the weekend at the Fort Street Tourism Village. According to court reports on Saturday, employees of the Ministry of Natural Resources were dispatched to the area along the Haulover Creek to dismantle the fence that separates the Village from the Harbour View Restaurant. We […]
Written on November 21, 2006 | Posted in
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Tonight we regret to announce the passing of James Hyde. Hyde, better known as Jim, was in New York receiving medical treatment for cancer of the liver and pancreas. He succumbed to the disease on Saturday. Family members in Belize tell News Five efforts are underway to bring Hyde’s body home by Friday and funeral […]
Written on November 21, 2006 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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As an institution, the Youth Hostel plays an important role in helping troubled youth get control of their lives. Today, the facility was rewarded for its efforts with an important donation. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This morning the residents and staff of the Youth Hostel celebrated the opening of their newly […]
Written on November 21, 2006 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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By all accounts, there are thousands of Belizean children in need of financial support to complete their education. And tonight we are happy to report one corporate citizen is chipping in to make a difference. Pat Andrews, Managing Director, Scotiabank (Belize) LTD. ?We think that it is very important for us to connect. We connect […]
Written on November 21, 2006 | Posted in
Education |
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Good evening. I?m James Adderley, and we welcome you to this dish of Sports Monday. There was definitely a Garifuna celebration atmosphere inside the Carl Ramos Stadium Saturday night for game two of the Regent Cup Finals between F.C. Belize and the host team Wagiya of Dangriga. Of course, Wagiya undefeated during regular season comes […]
Written on November 21, 2006 | Posted in
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The House of Representatives met in the National Assembly in Belmopan today and as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, while the debate wasn’t long, words from both sides of the aisle were pointed. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Less than a minute into today?s sitting of the House of Representatives, Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow came […]
Written on November 17, 2006 | Posted in
Politics |
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Tonight both sides are claiming victory in the case of the Printers Association against the Government of Belize regarding the sale of the Printing Department three years ago. Following the sale, the Printers Association accused the government of violating the law by not selling the asset through public tender and alleged ethical wrongdoing by awarding […]
Written on November 17, 2006 | Posted in
Trials |
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The second suspect in Monday’s execution style killing has been arrested and charged. He is twenty year old Brandon Tillett. Tillett and twenty-one year old James Escarpeta now stand jointly accused of murder, attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm in connection with the death of Kevin Parks and injuries to Parks’ uncle […]
Written on November 17, 2006 | Posted in
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Two police officers are tonight admitted to ward at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a traffic accident on the Northern Highway. According to investigators, brothers Edwin and Gido Marin were heading to Belize City in a red Ford Escort but between miles four and five their vehicle collided with a pickup truck coming from […]
Written on November 17, 2006 | Posted in
Auto Accidents |
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On Thursday, he walked out of court a free man but tonight forty-one year old Hubert Bennett is recovering from injuries he sustained trying to elude police custody. Acting on instructions from the Crimes Investigation Branch, around noon today officers spotted Bennett near the Belize City Magistrate’s Court and attempted to detain him on a […]
Written on November 17, 2006 | Posted in
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Most attention has been focussed on the Garifuna Settlement Day holiday, but this week the Belize City Council is getting a head start on preparations for the Christmas season. According to Councillor Laura Esquivel, the council has planned several activities to brighten up the old capital. Laura Esquivel, Belize City Councillor ?As you know, the […]
Written on November 17, 2006 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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November nineteenth is one of the stars on the local cultural calendar. Today one city school used the occasion to promote the melting pot of ethnicity that puts the “Belize” in Belizean. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today the students of Anglican Cathedral College took off regular classes to appreciate Belizean culture. […]
Written on November 17, 2006 | Posted in
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