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This afternoon the United Democratic Party called a special press conference in Belize City to discuss the Government guaranteed debt of the thirty-three million dollar loan made to Universal Health Services by the Belize Bank. That debt, long in default, must now be paid by Belmopan. But is the guarantee valid? Opposition Leader Dean Barrow, […]
Written on April 23, 2007 | Posted in
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In more political news, as they have been ever since the first village council election results, tonight the two major parties are claiming victory now that the polls have closed. In a press release from the People’s United Party Secretariat, they have the clear majority having won council races in one hundred and three villages. […]
Written on April 23, 2007 | Posted in
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Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into Sports Monday. Week nine of the R.F.G. Insurance Cup Tournament brought the Belmopan Bandits to the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday to face undefeated FC Belize as the capital city gang tries to fight their way into the playoff picture. Folks we’re just five minutes in when this […]
Written on April 23, 2007 | Posted in
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On Thursday night’s newscast, we reported that the Press Office had informed us that the Cabinet had authorised any member of the National Assembly, upon request, to view the privileged document that is the Government guarantee to Universal Health Services debts. But tonight it appears someone in Belmopan got their wires crossed. This afternoon legal […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
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As a society we’ve come to accept the news of another murder on the streets of Belize City with frightening ease. But when the victim is only a child, even the jaded are reminded of the senseless violence that dominates our streets. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports on the latest atrocity. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Fifteen […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
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And while the victim’s family mourn his passing, relatives of the young teenagers that police detained in connection with the murder are crying foul. This morning News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin followed the trail of investigators looking for the killer. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Lisa Matura’s fifteen year old son was one of the first suspects picked […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
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News Five sources have identified sixteen year old Kareem Francis aka “Yankee” as the young man charged with the murder of fifteen year old Jomo Lamb. This afternoon Head of Crimes Investigation Branch, Superintendent Chester Williams refused to confirm the identity of the accused and would only say that their suspect had been picked up […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
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A man convicted of rape and manslaughter has been sentenced to spend the next eighteen years behind bars. Fifty year old Epifanio Guerra, who pled guilty to both charges on Tuesday, appeared before Justice Troadio Gonzalez this morning to learn his fate. Gonzalez said he took into consideration both the severity of the crime and […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
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Corozal cops are patting themselves on the back tonight following a cocaine bust on Thursday. According to police, around seven forty-five last night officers on mobile patrol spotted two vehicles parked on South End road. As the cops got closer the cars sped off in different directions. The police decided to follow one of the […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
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“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” That phrase was made famous in Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, but it seems to apply in what feels like the never ending saga to finalise the terms of reference for the arbitration panel that will investigate the firing of three employees of […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
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She’s one of our favourite animals and today April the tapir celebrated her twenty-fourth birthday. As is customary, this morning students sang Happy Birthday and presented April with her cake, made of dissolved dog food and topped with kumquats and carrots. Yummy. The special event for the beloved specimen of our national animal is hosted […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
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It had all the hallmarks of a graduation, complete with caps and gowns. But today’s ceremony at the University of West Indies campus highlighted the extraordinary dedication of one group of Belizeans who are determined to save lives. News Five’s Janelle Chanona explains. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning eighteen soldiers were added to the forces […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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On Tuesday night, the seventeenth annual Signa Yorke Lecture Series will continue its tradition of provoking thought on critical issues facing Belize. This year’s topic is “the Implication of Taking the Belize-Guatemala Differendum to the International Court of Justice”. Panellists include James Murphy, who has published several books about the claim; Fred Martinez, Belize’s Ambassador […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Open days are a regular feature of the academic year for many educational institutions in Belize … And this morning, News Five’s Kendra Griffith visited one school that is determined to turn its low profile into a student magnet by using just such an event. Selvin Sanchez, Student “Good morning, my name is Selvin Sanchez. […]
Written on April 20, 2007 | Posted in
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That so-called guarantee given by government to back a thirty-three million dollar loan made by the Belize Bank to Universal Health Services may not be so secret after all. A call from the Press Office this afternoon informed us that Cabinet has authorised any member of the National Assembly, upon request, to view the document […]
Written on April 19, 2007 | Posted in
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In another continuing saga, this time on the labour front, today Minister Francis Fonseca confirmed that the arbitration panel appointed to investigate the firing of three employees of Belize Telecommunications Limited finally has its terms of reference in hand. As we have reported, the Belize Communication Workers Union had objected to the original document, complaining […]
Written on April 19, 2007 | Posted in
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An eighteen year old man from the Corozal District has been arrested for the rape of his eight year old male cousin. On Sunday the pair were found naked together by a family member who reported it to the boys’ grandmother. She confronted the victim who confirmed the sodomy and that it was not the […]
Written on April 19, 2007 | Posted in
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A man suspected of committing several burglaries in the areas around Placencia and Independence is finally in the hands of police. Authorities say the arrest of twenty-one year old Christopher Rodriguez has brought closure to at least two major cases that occurred in June 2006 and March 2007. In the first incident, Rodriguez is believed […]
Written on April 19, 2007 | Posted in
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And back in Belize City, two men charged with murder will have their case tried in the Supreme Court. That was the ruling by Chief Magistrate Margaret Gabb with regard to defendants Taedron Bennett and Joseph Kee. According to Gabb, the evidence was sufficient to send the case to the high court at its next […]
Written on April 19, 2007 | Posted in
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Tonight escaped prisoner Dennis Quilter remains at large … and although there have been some reported sightings; none of the tips have panned out. Quilter was being escorted up the steps of Magistrates’ Court by prison guards to the holding cell area when he suddenly broke away toward the Foreshore and disappeared into the city. […]
Written on April 19, 2007 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Miss Belize Maria Jeffery continues to pound the pavement tonight trying to round up support for her participation in the Miss Universe competition scheduled for May twenty-eighth in Mexico City. Following a fundraising radioathon in San Pedro last weekend, Jeffery has been able to pay the ten thousand dollar entrance fee that will guarantee her […]
Written on April 19, 2007 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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For the next two days, academics from universities across Central America will meet in Belize City to discuss how they can work together more effectively. According to organisers, the idea behind the workshop is to support Central American regional integration through an understanding of economic, legislative, social and cultural similarities and differences. To that end, […]
Written on April 19, 2007 | Posted in
Education |
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From its origins as a lawn sport for European royalty, tennis has had to live with a reputation as a game for the classes, not the masses. And despite the breaking of social barriers in the U.S.A. and elsewhere, in Belize the sport could hardly be considered rootsy. Things may be changing, however, as an […]
Written on April 19, 2007 | Posted in
Sports |
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A majority of the world’s scientists tell us that at this point in our planet’s history the world is growing warmer. The cause, they say, is human activity … and unless we change our ways the consequences of our actions will lead to some far reaching negative repercussions. Today Belizean climatologists took stock of how […]
Written on April 19, 2007 | Posted in
Environment |
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On last night’s newscast we heard from concerned villagers of Crooked Tree who, at a loss to explain the sudden mass death of fish in the waters surrounding their community, pointed to the work of a U.S. scientist using an electric stunning device to collect fish samples for his research. This morning a delegation of […]
Written on April 18, 2007 | Posted in
Environment |
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