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The Belize Press Office today confirmed that Financial Secretary Carla Barnett has resigned. Her increasing discomfort with government’s lack of candour over the U.H.S. loan guarantee had been rumoured for weeks and the Prime Minister’s failure to inform her of the multimillion dollar commitments appear to have been the last straw for the veteran public […]
Written on May 15, 2007 | Posted in
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Details remain sketchy, but a teenager has apparently drowned in the Mopan River near Santa Familia. According to police, around four this afternoon a watchman in the area heard the cries of some boys yelling that they saw someone go under the water and not resurface. The body was recovered and has been identified as […]
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It was a bad day for burglars as police have made arrests in three separate cases. This morning, thirty-two year old Otis Carr appeared in the courtroom of Magistrate Sharon Fraser where he pled not guilty to Burglary. Carr is accused of breaking into a room at the Princess Hotel just before midnight on Sunday. […]
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Tonight we regret to announce the death of veteran broadcaster Edward P. Yorke Jr. who passed away this afternoon in Belize City. According to Janice Yorke, her husband was at the Bernice Yorke Institute of Learning on Baymen Avenue when he had a severe asthma attack. Sometime around two p.m., Yorke reportedly was heading to […]
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There was no press release but the Social Security Board today confirmed by telephone what Charles Good told is yesterday; that is, his dispute has been resolved amicably. No details were provided, but we presume this means that Good, who staged a very brief hunger strike last week, will be receiving an increase in his […]
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Cuban doctors and nurses in Belize: they were once a novelty, but after eight years on the job the volunteers are a regular–and much appreciated–part of the local scene. Today they paused to review the programme’s accomplishments. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today, Minister of Health Jose Coye presented to Eugenio Martinez, the Cuban Ambassador to Belize, […]
Written on May 15, 2007 | Posted in
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In many jurisdictions it is an increasingly popular alternative to the time and money consuming practice of going to court. But if mediation is going to take root in Belize it will rely on a trained corps of mediators. Today I watched a group of them graduate. Abdulai Conteh, Chief Justice of Belize “This itself […]
Written on May 15, 2007 | Posted in
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There may be a crisis of governance in Belize right now but the Musa you’re most likely to see on television is not Said; it’s his son Yasser. And the reason has nothing to do with politics. While his dad comes under increasing fire, Yasser seems to build on success. Whether as president of NICH […]
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Today was the day that soldiers, seamen, and police officers from around the region got to show off their recently honed skills. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the latest from Tradewinds 2007. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Today over fifty officials from the sixteen countries participating in Tradewinds 2007 were given a tour of the activities. Lenroy […]
Written on May 15, 2007 | Posted in
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A young Orange Walk woman is dead and the murder appears to be a case of brutal rage committed by someone she knows. This morning I travelled to the scene of the Mother’s Day crime. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting There is no physical evidence to suggest that thirty-three year old Anna Maria Novelo fought off her […]
Written on May 14, 2007 | Posted in
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And while O.W. police hunt for a murderer, their counterparts in the old capital made arrests in a shooting which left a teen dead and another in the K.H.M.H. Authorities believe that twenty-year old Rushane Andrewin and twenty-three year old Troy Dawson were the men who opened fire on Meldrick Flowers and Michael Malic on […]
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There may have not been a murder, but Belize City had its share of crime this weekend as several shootings and a stabbing have left five persons hospitalised. The first victim was fifteen year old Shaquille Billary of Banak Street. According to Billary, around seven on Friday night she was on Logwood Street when an […]
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But while those robbers managed to escape, a group which tried to break into a Spanish Lookout restaurant were not so fortunate, thanks to some quick acting special constables. Around ten-thirty on Saturday night two Police Special Constables responded to reports that there was a burglary in progress at Midway Restaurant on Central Road. As […]
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Last Wednesday we reported that the recently recovered Ben Bou-Nahra was to appear in the Supreme Court to face manslaughter charges today. And this morning Bou-Nahra was front and centre before Justice Troadio Gonzales. The case, however, was adjourned until June nineteenth. The businessman is charged with the September 2005 death of Shawn Copious, but […]
Written on May 14, 2007 | Posted in
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The story played second fiddle to the boiling controversy over the U.H.S. bailout, but last week Belize City was a diplomatic hotspot for both CARICOM and Central American leaders. The series of technical and ministerial meetings culminated on Saturday with the second summit of the heads of government from the two sub-regions. At the end […]
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Foreign Affairs |
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It appears that sixty-year old Charles Good may have had matters right following his one day hunger strike last week in front of the Social Security building on Princess Margaret Drive. This afternoon, an elated Good called our newsroom to report that following a meeting this morning with Social Security officials, they were able to […]
Written on May 14, 2007 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked in to this delicate dish of Sports Monday. So we take you immediately to the Western Highway for the 2007 edition of the Female Cross Country Classic staged yesterday. This seventy mile race started at San Ignacio, people, and here we are with the chase group as […]
Written on May 14, 2007 | Posted in
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On Thursday’s newscast, the Prime Minister was questioned about reports that multi-million dollar guarantees had been used to back at least three Glenn Godfrey companies, but the P.M.’s only reply was that he would be challenging those alleged agreements in court. Today a release from the Belize Press Office put forward Minister Ralph Fonseca’s reaction […]
Written on May 11, 2007 | Posted in
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In more news about other multi-million dollar guarantees, a significant part of the controversy surrounding the Universal Health Services debt has been the question of just how all that money accumulated in such a short time. But tonight one of the main principals has come forward not only with his own version of the financial […]
Written on May 11, 2007 | Posted in
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And while the Lizarraga letter has added a new dimension to the discourse about the U.H.S. debt, tonight the United Democratic Party is undeterred in its self-imposed mandate to block the settlement of the liability in the National Assembly. Earlier this week, Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow sent a letter to the Prime Minister […]
Written on May 11, 2007 | Posted in
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A Belize City man is at home recovering from gunshot wounds tonight following a shooting incident on Thursday. Forty-four year old McKoy Daniels has reported to police that around eight last night he was riding his bicycle on Mahogany Street when another cyclist approached from the opposite direction. According to Daniels, without warning the man […]
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And while cops try to solve that crime, there is one more gun on the streets of Belize tonight as a businessman has reported his weapon missing. The unnamed owner is offering a thousand dollar reward for the return of his chrome thirty-eight revolver that disappeared from his vehicle somewhere between Belmopan and San Ignacio. […]
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A man convicted of manslaughter last week has been sentenced to twelve years behind bars. This afternoon sixty-three year old Francisco Orellano appeared before Justice Troadio Gonzalez to learn his fate. The only person who asked for the court’s leniency on the defendant’s behalf was his landlord who described Orellano as a good person and […]
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Today was a busy day for Justice John Muria as he presided over two separate but related cases in the legal clash between union leader Christine Perriott and Belize Telecommunications Limited. At nine this morning, Muria was scheduled to hear B.T.L.’s submission for leave to appeal his decision to reinstate Perriott as an employee pending […]
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It was billed as a Mother’s Day exhibit and even though News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin had a hard time making a connection between the artwork and mothers, she still walked away impressed by the display. Nehanda Higinio, Artist “Some people are offended by my work, some people are enlightened by it, because it is very […]
Written on May 11, 2007 | Posted in
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