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And while the telecommunications industry is facing the threat of industrial action, opponents of the Government takeover of Universal Health Services say that this Saturday their supporters will take to the streets to publicly call for more information about the transaction. Dr. John Sosa, a physician working out of Belize Medical Associates, is treasurer of […]
Written on February 13, 2007 | Posted in
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In the Supreme Court today Edward Barona was found guilty of murder. The jury took less than four hours to reach its verdict. Barona was charged with the killing of David Vasquez in June 2005. Sentencing in the court of Justice Troadio Gonzalez, is set for February twenty-third.
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High world prices may be creating prosperity in the citrus belt, but one orange grower has been made significantly poorer by a pair of brazen robbers. On Friday morning around eleven-thirty, the farm manager for William Bowman’s Emerald Groves near the village of Maya Centre, arrived on site with the payroll. As he walked from […]
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The Ladyville mother looking for the motorist who ran into her son has finally found her man. Following our broadcast last night, Sharmaine Borland visited the Ladyville police station where she found Vista del Mar resident Al Chanona reporting the incident to authorities. There is apparently some difference of opinion over who may have been […]
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Everyday schools across the country have to find creative ways to raise money and stretch limited resources. Today, however, Calvary Temple Primary received a little ease in the form of twenty-five fans, books, Bristol boards, and other stationery courtesy of the Belize City Council and the Rotary Club. Georgett Barkley, Principal, Calvary Temple School “As […]
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It’s six long years of complicated studies that even under the best conditions can only be described as difficult. But going to medical school in Cuba is still the best deal in town for dozens of aspiring Belizean doctors. This week twenty more are about to begin their professional journey. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. […]
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Garbage: it’s a problem that for years has been ignored, swept under the rug, buried in the sand, hidden away, and just plain pushed around. But trust me, like your own overflowing pail in the kitchen, at some point it’s got to be dealt with. And for Belize City, it appears that the day of […]
Written on February 13, 2007 | Posted in
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The bad news is that it’s creating some inconvenience for motorists on our major highways. The good news–at least during Valentine’s week–is that it has put on display over a hundred young men in tight shorts. What I’m talking about, of course, is the M and M Tour of Belize. James Adderley has today’s results. […]
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The case against twenty-three year old Alex Palacio ended today in the Supreme Court with a sentence of sixteen years behind bars. On January thirtieth, Palacio, charged with the murder of twenty-one year old Wasani Belgrave, opted to plead guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter. At two-thirty this afternoon, Justice Troadio Gonzalez began hearing […]
Written on February 12, 2007 | Posted in
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Last June, the public responded in outrage following a report by a nine year old child that she had been sexually assaulted by a neighbour and his wife. Thirty-three year old Wilfred Gillett was charged with six counts of rape and six counts of carnal knowledge, while his common-law wife, thirty-four year old Beverly Simpson, […]
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Two young Belize City men are tonight behind bars after they were caught red handed stealing a computer. According to computer repairman Michael Sanchez, around three-fifteen this afternoon he was working at Strukture Architects on Newtown Barracks when he was informed that two men were breaking into his vehicle in the company’s parking lot. By […]
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Another Belize City businessman wasn’t as lucky as Sanchez after a robbery at his store early Saturday morning. According to Barney Brown, sometime after midnight that day thieves broke into Total Sports located at the corner of Hydes Lane and New Road and stole several thousand dollars worth of items. Subsequent police investigations have revealed […]
Written on February 12, 2007 | Posted in
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Tonight we regret to report that yet again, the Salvation Army of Belize is the victim of a crime. And as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, the latest incident was so senseless officials are now wondering if the organization is being deliberately targeted. Kendra Griffith, Reporting The walls of the Raymond Parks Night Shelter were […]
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Tonight a Ladyville family is asking the driver of a Toyota pickup truck to hand himself in to police after he knocked down their loved one over the weekend. Fifteen year old Graciano Chuc suffered injuries to his body when he was hit off his bicycle while on Perez Road on Saturday night. This afternoon […]
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Earlier in this newscast you listened to the victims of robberies complain of been violated but this next story is about two men who actually came to the rescue of two tourists who were attacked. The men who did not wish to appear on camera were working at the Fort George Hotel when they were […]
Written on February 12, 2007 | Posted in
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In Belize’s young political history, third parties and independent candidates have never had electoral success in national elections. But that fact is not deterring a growing list of hopefuls who are hoping to break that tradition in 2008. The latest entrant to test the third party waters is calling itself the People’s National Party and […]
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This morning official opening ceremonies were held in Belize City for a five-day conference of the Pan American Health Organization. Participants are expected to share their respective experiences regarding each country’s strategy, but as I found out today, the experts agree that good health begins with the individual. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today, the world’s oldest […]
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Health |
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A boat’s propeller is believed to have caused the death of yet another manatee in the coastal waters off Belize City. According to the Wildlife Trust, on Sunday they were called out to the area in front of the Mexican Cultural Institute after witnesses saw one of the mammals drifting in the sea, apparently dead. […]
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A capacity crowd jammed the Marion Jones Sporting Complex Saturday afternoon for the second annual band fest. A total of fifteen bands from five districts competed in the all day event which began in front of Gwen Lizarraga High. In the end, the judges agreed that when it comes to marching, the best comes from […]
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Good Evening, I’m James Adderley and we do welcome you to this bashment of Sports Monday. So we take you quickly to San Salvador, El Salvador where UNCAF is staging Nations Cup Tournament inside the CUSCATLAN Football Stadium. Shane Orio humbly prays for safety and the big W as Belize goes up against the National […]
Written on February 12, 2007 | Posted in
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Since the Commission of Inquiry investigating the Development Finance Corporation began last August, the thirty million dollar loan to the Novelo family has featured prominently in the line of questioning to former employees, managers, and board members. But tonight the Novelo family is eager to share their side of that story. David Novelo, Novelo Group […]
Written on February 9, 2007 | Posted in
Economy |
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A police raid on Kut Avenue this morning resulted in the detention of nine people, five of them children. According to court reports, around ten today officers from the Criminal Investigation Unit visited the home of Ana Edwards and discovered nine live rounds of point thirty-eight calibre ammunition in one of the bedrooms. As is […]
Written on February 9, 2007 | Posted in
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A Dangriga man has been arrested and charged after he shot a teenaged girl in the foot. According to police, around noon on Tuesday, fourteen year old Elvie Taylor and another girl were on Commerce Street with thirty-six year old James Bennett when he produced a firearm. Apparently Bennett was being teased that the gun […]
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Belize City police are tonight asking for the public’s help to capture a thief that has been targeting young women walking alone in the St. Martin De Porres area. Around two on Tuesday, the latest victim reported that she was holding her five month old baby in her arms when a man walked up to […]
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Across the country, resource strapped educational institutions must find creative ways to convince the public to part with its money. Usually that means a beauty pageant, but as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, a fair is a close second. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This afternoon the St. Catherine Academy school grounds was a bee hive of […]
Written on February 9, 2007 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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