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It was billed as the last public hearing of the Commission of Inquiry investigating the financial affairs of the Development Finance Corporation. Appearing to testify was no less than the former board chairman for much of the period under investigation, Glenn Godfrey. But before Godfrey was sworn in this morning his attorney, former Solicitor General […]
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Economy |
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A Belize City man has been arrested following a bizarre incident in which he allegedly engaged in a shootout with law enforcement authorities. According to police, around eleven-thirty Thursday night eighteen year old Lincoln Sinclair, a resident of Logwood Street, was driving a gold coloured Cadillac Escalade on Princess Margaret Drive. But when he saw […]
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Despite that incident, violent crime was held to a minimum over the long holiday weekend. But the same could not be said for the slaughter that occurred on the nation’s highways. The most recent death occurred Monday evening around six in Belize City. Marisol Bradley, Sister of the Deceased “If she was sick we could […]
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Auto Accidents |
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Two others died in weekend traffic mishaps and a third lies hospitalised in critical condition. Just after midnight Saturday morning in Orange Walk, twenty-six year old Otilla Quintanilla lost her life when she ran her Ford Escort into the back of a cane truck, between miles sixty and sixty-one on Northern Highway. Police are trying […]
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The majority of the approximately sixty different types of snakes in Belize are harmless to humans … but a few–nine to be exact–can send you to an early grave. And that’s exactly what happened to fifty-three year old Domingo Cucul of San Roman Village in the Stann Creek district. On Sunday morning Cucul was at […]
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Miscellaneous |
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It may not amount to a whole lot of seats but Belizeans who want to travel to Los Angeles this summer will have an easier time, thanks to a new route being opened by Delta Airlines. According to a Delta press release, beginning June ninth, the airline will fly once each week between L.A. and […]
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Travel |
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The sun was hot, the breeze was strong, and the crowd was large. That’s the environment entered by dozens of tired paddlers on the last day of Belize’s great canoe race. News Five’s Janelle Chanona and Stewart Krohn–with a little help from Love FM’s Patrick Jones–combined for the coverage. Stewart Krohn, Reporting The tenth annual […]
Written on March 13, 2007 | Posted in
Sports |
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James Adderley Good evening I’m James Adderley and here’s your weekly dish of Sports Monday. We kick off with week three of the RFG Cup Tournament as F.C. Belize of the metropolis hosts Wagiya of Dangriga inside the M.C.C. Grounds Sunday evening. We’re some ten minutes into the action when Wagiya tries to grab the […]
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