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This morning the cruise ship M.S. Veendam anchored in the Belize City harbour, but instead of the usual vacationers, the Holland America ship carried over a hundred U.S. based feminist leaders and activists. The women are all participants in the third annual Ms. Magazine Cruise. We caught up with the magazine’s publisher–and former President of […]
Written on February 21, 2007 | Posted in
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It may have had a slow start, but by Tuesday night high schoolers were taking centre stage as part of the secondary school Festival of Arts. Here are some highlights of those talented young people performing. (Students performing) Performances will continue until Friday. The awards night is scheduled for Monday at seven.
Written on February 21, 2007 | Posted in
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After two separate adjournments this morning, the case of the Novelo brothers versus the Commission of Inquiry investigating the Development Finance Corporation finally got underway this afternoon. But the drama that followed could hardly have been anticipated. The bottom line tonight is that the Novelos’ application has been dismissed and they have been ordered to […]
Written on February 20, 2007 | Posted in
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Moises Cal, the man who made news over the weekend by mysteriously quitting as the P.U.P. candidate in the Belmopan constituency, appears to have problems far bigger than politics. In an interview today with Foreign Ministry C.E.O. Amalia Mai, the government basically confirmed that the former senior diplomat–not to mention ruling party standard bearer–is under […]
Written on February 20, 2007 | Posted in
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A new justice has been called to the bench of the Belize Supreme Court. He is Sir John Muria. A native of the Solomon Islands, Muria began his legal career as a barrister and solicitor in Papua New Guinea and later served as a Justice in the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone before being named […]
Written on February 20, 2007 | Posted in
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If the Belize government was as prudent at getting into debt as it is at getting out, then the country would be one of the most prosperous in the world. That exaggerated editorial conclusion is actually a compliment based on Belmopan’s final report on its superbond offer. In a press release, G.O.B. announced that the […]
Written on February 20, 2007 | Posted in
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It’s a popular food–especially with children–but if you have any peanut butter in your cupboard, you’d do well to go have a look at it. What you should be checking for are the brands Peter Pan or Great Value. According to Belizean health authorities and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a certain amount of […]
Written on February 20, 2007 | Posted in
Health |
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The notion of Belize being both a Caribbean and Central American nation is a culturally fascinating proposition … but it sure makes our tiny diplomatic corps work overtime. What I’m referring to is our membership in both English speaking CARICOM and Spanish speaking SICA. This week it was Belize’s turn to take over the rotating […]
Written on February 20, 2007 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs |
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In the weeks before Christmas viewers know that they will be treated to endless stories of children’s parties hosted by all manner of public spirited sponsors. But Christmas is not the only religious observance that prompts people to break out the cupcakes and ideals. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports on Shrove Tuesday. Shawn Baird, Coordinator, […]
Written on February 20, 2007 | Posted in
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It’s a growing story that’s not going to go away any time soon … and one that–for now at least–I take no pleasure in reporting. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The only movement that has been going on at the city’s dump site at mile three on the Western Highway is a very large pile of garbage […]
Written on February 20, 2007 | Posted in
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As marches go, the one held on Saturday was neither the largest nor the smallest to wind its way through the old capital. It focussed on the latest government financial scandal–that is the forty-five million dollar government guaranteed loan default of Universal Health Services. But while virtually everyone–including P.U.P.’s–agree that Belmopan screwed up monumentally, there […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
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The People’s United Party’s effort to choose a candidate in the newly created Belmopan constituency was always something of a cat and mouse game, but an announcement over the weekend makes it look more like a case of “Where’s Waldo?” When the establishment of the new division was announced a few years back it looked […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
Politics |
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And speaking of politics, on Sunday in the village of San Antonio, Toledo, the People’s National Party made its debut. Toledo East and West candidates, Wil Maheia and Dionicio Choc made their inaugural entrance and by all accounts, a good time was had by all. As has become the norm for third parties–not to mention […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
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Belize City has a new deputy mayor. He is councillor Anthony Michael. According to a City Council release, the law provides that the council shall elect a deputy mayor from its members each year following its initial election to office. That year ends March first, which is the effective date of Michael’s term. It is […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
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The public hearings of the Commission of Inquiry into the Development Finance Corporation have been postponed yet again, mostly due to more legal wrangling. Co-chairs Merlene Bailey Martinez and Herbert Lord have both been served with notice that the Novelo family is asking the Supreme Court to shut down the commission. The Novelo’s are alleging […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
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Police investigations over the weekend have resulted in the arrest of two people for the separate killings committed last Friday. In connection with the death of twenty-seven year old Ladyville resident Koffi Beeks, twenty-two year old Glenford Ferguson has been charged for the crime of murder. A dazed looking Ferguson appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
Crime |
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And while authorities have made arrests in both those murders, tonight their counterparts in the south are investigating what is believed to be yet another homicide. According to Dangriga police, around seven on Sunday morning residents of Hopkins village spotted a body floating near the coast. When the corpse was brought to shore, it was […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
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Tonight a Belize district man has been arrested and charged with handling stolen goods after he showed up at the victim’s doorstep asking for a reward. On February second, American businessman Eugene Pech reported to police that sometime between January tenth and that day, his internet modem and Sony laptop computer, valued at more than […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
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The Belize Audubon Society has announced the recipient of the 2007 James A. Waight award. He is Sir George Brown. Sir George was honoured at an official ceremony on Friday night in Belize City where his contributions to the social, cultural, and environmental development of Belize were highlighted. The former Chief Justice was credited for […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
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The long running Children’s Festival of Arts is chocked full of cute kids whose performances cannot help but bring a smile to even the hardest audience member. But what about the secondary school version? This morning I checked it out. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning the second annual National Secondary Schools’ Festival of Arts officially […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
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Good Evening I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this hefty portion of Sports Monday. So, let’s quickly jump into Stage 8 of the M & M Engineering Cycle Tour where the Yellow Jersey and the other leaders in the various categories are poised in the front of the pack for the big blast […]
Written on February 19, 2007 | Posted in
Sports |
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Tonight homicide detectives are working overtime as they try to solve two separate murders that occurred less than twenty-four hours apart. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin had the gruesome task of chronicling the carnage today. Her coverage begins at the corner of Magazine Road and Vernon Street where a pedestrian was shot dead in mid-afternoon traffic. […]
Written on February 16, 2007 | Posted in
Crime |
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Following the aborted February third annual general meeting of the Citrus Growers Association, today the new management committee announced the date for the continuation of the session. According to a press release issued this morning, the rest of the thirty-ninth A.G.M. of the C.G.A. will be held on the tenth of March, starting at nine-thirty […]
Written on February 16, 2007 | Posted in
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Earlier in this newscast, we featured the stories of two violent deaths and as we reported, tonight there’s one more child left scarred by the harsh reality of life today. The impact of crime and violence on the country’s youngest citizens is an issue rarely addressed by the media and society on a whole. But […]
Written on February 16, 2007 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Today students hit the streets but come tomorrow members of Belize’s labour movement will be exercising their rights to public demonstration. According to the Belize Medical and Dental Union, the catalyst of the march and rally was Government’s take over of Universal Health Services. Dr. Beatrice Thompson, Secretary, B.M.D.U. “So far no guarantee has surfaced, […]
Written on February 16, 2007 | Posted in
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