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Across the country, summer camps are starting to wind down. This afternoon sixty children who participated in one such event hosted by the Youth for the Future were awarded certificates for their participation. Over the course of a month, the boys and girls aged eight to sixteen years old attended sessions aimed at character-building. According […]
Written on July 27, 2007 | Posted in
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In an effort to inspire local chefs to keep spicing up menus across the country, for the last four years the Belize Tourism Board has been sponsoring a series of instruction courses for all manner of cooks. One such course ended today at the Institute for Technical Vocational Education and Training in Belize City. News […]
Written on July 27, 2007 | Posted in
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Sir George Brown, the second Belizean to hold the post of Chief Justice, has died. The sixty-five year old passed away this morning at his Belize City home following a seizure. Sir George began his legal career as a lay magistrate. Following studies at the Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica he was appointed a […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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Today three men accused of murder in two separate high profile cases walked out of court free men after the prosecution withdrew the charges against them. According to court reports, this morning prosecutor Cheryl Lynn Branker-Tait presented Justice Troadio Gonzalez with two nolle prosequi motions. The first involved James “BJ” Swan Jr., who had been […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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On Monday, morning two armed men entered Edith’s Jewellery Store on George Street and robbed its owner, twenty-four year old Nigel Gongora, of personal items and jewellery worth over nine thousand dollars. Today Belize City police charged seven people they believe were involved in the brazen hold up. Unbeknownst to the robbers, the whole incident […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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A suspected thief in San Pedro has been caught in the act and chased down by alert citizens. The drama unfolded around seven-thirty Wednesday night in the San Pedrito neighbourhood of the island town. According to police, Andy Tillett returned to his home to find his front door open. When he entered he saw a […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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Police in Orange Walk have arrested a fellow officer following a report by their colleague’s wife. According to authorities, Leticia Romero and her husband Pedro separated and relations between the couple deteriorated to the point where the woman obtained a protection order against the cop. But it is now alleged that on June fifteenth, the […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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As that report demonstrates, members of the Police Department have the same weaknesses as the rest of the community … and they also have the same strengths … as I found out this afternoon in Hattieville. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Following a month of music lessons, the children of Hattieville Village have come together to form […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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New businesses, large and small, seem to pop up in Belize every day … and nearly just as many seem to disappear shortly after. While there are many factors that influence the success or failure of a business venture, proper planning is perhaps the most important. Today a publication was launched that should give investors […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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The Ministry of National Development has announced the confirmation of a grant from the European Development Fund of thirty-two point five million Belize dollars. The allocation, which includes a twenty percent increase from the original estimate, will be channelled into rural development. In addition to the main grant, an additional one point six million dollars […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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Get tested, stick to one partner, practice safe sex: those are only some of the messages that health experts keep reiterating to the public in an effort to reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections. And today, the first phase of a project was implemented which will help people with at least one of those […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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When you think of music in Belize, jazz is certainly not the first thing that comes to mind. But if one legendary musician has his way, jazz will one day be as Belizean as Brukdown and Punta Rock. Janelle Chanona, Reporting On Friday night, the third annual Jazz Festival will take centre stage at the […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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Dengue: Just the sound of the word is enough to cause pain. Ask anyone who’s had it and they’ll tell you that the disease’s other name—breakbone fever—is an accurate description of how it feels. And while the current weather conditions make dengue in Belize more likely, some simple precautions can save a lot of trouble. […]
Written on July 26, 2007 | Posted in
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A citizens group in the West Landivar neighbourhood of Belize City won a victory this morning when the Supreme Court agreed to extend an injunction against further development on a parcel of seafront land. The extension, granted by Justice Sir John Muria, will last until the civil action by resident Cecil Arnold against the development […]
Written on July 25, 2007 | Posted in
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Many Belizean men have been accused of having “sweet mouth” but the story coming out of Florida tonight is that a Belizean-American helped con a U.S. doctor out of more than a million dollars. According to press reports, in January 2005 chiropractor Dr. Rhonda Schroeder was introduced to a man she was made to believe […]
Written on July 25, 2007 | Posted in
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He laboured four years on the back benches before a split in the ruling party thrust him into Cabinet as Minister of Defence, Youth, and Sports. Today Rodwell Ferguson, wielding the smallest of those three portfolios, got a chance to spread some cheer around the country. Janelle Chanona, Reporting During brief ceremonies at the Sports […]
Written on July 25, 2007 | Posted in
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Next week, planes and boats bound for San Pedro will be packed as hundreds of Belizeans travel to enjoy the entertainment of the Costa Maya Festival 2007. Organisers continue to make preparations for the week long event, especially the much anticipated Reina de La Costa Maya competition. Today, three of the hopefuls arrived in the […]
Written on July 25, 2007 | Posted in
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Thirty-two: that’s the number of contestants finally on board to compete in Channel 5’s Ultimate KTV. Last night the thirteen new participants were chosen from a field of twenty aspirants. They will join nineteen returning champions and finalists from the previous five years of Karaoke Television, all hoping to capture the ten thousand dollar first […]
Written on July 25, 2007 | Posted in
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He is a world class scientist who has made the improvement of his native land’s educational system a top personal priority. And while viewers in Belize have become well acquainted with Dr. Arlie Petters, beginning last night an audience of three hundred million people in the United States also got to know him. The vehicle […]
Written on July 25, 2007 | Posted in
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Not exactly a role model for the administration of Belizean justice, the criminal prosecution of Ben Bou-Nahra has had more twists and turns than the Hummingbird Highway. Initiated almost two years ago with a hail of bullets, the process ostensibly ended today with what his lawyers called yet another bang. But as News Five’s Janelle […]
Written on July 24, 2007 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, the members of the Belize Bus Owners Cooperative made headlines when they launched a public campaign against the takeover of their routes by the Novelo family’s National Transport Limited. The B.B.O.C. eventually took their case to the Supreme Court and a ruling this week has bolstered the cooperative’s confidence. Through their attorney […]
Written on July 24, 2007 | Posted in
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It may have been twelve-thirty in the afternoon, but that did not stop two brazen armed robbers from committing a hold up on Racecourse Street that netted a nice collection of jewellery. The unsuspecting victim, fifty-one year old Winston Daly, was riding his bicycle when he told police he was approached by two dark complexioned […]
Written on July 24, 2007 | Posted in
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Twenty-nine year old Honduran Wilmer Humberto Aguilar knows his attacker, but he told police he has no idea why thirty-six year old Honduran Pasqual Turcios chopped him in the head with a machete. Aguilar told Independence police that around ten-thirty on Saturday night he was drinking at a bar in Bella Vista Village when Turcios […]
Written on July 24, 2007 | Posted in
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Government plans to upgrade one hundred and forty-one miles of rural feeder roads in the Belize, Cayo and Toledo districts. The two point five million dollar project, which falls under the European Union funded Belize Rural Development Project, should begin construction in late 2007 or early 2008. According to a Press Office release, a contract […]
Written on July 24, 2007 | Posted in
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The government may be planning major road works but one thoroughfare whose future is in doubt tonight is the proposed causeway linking Belize City to North Drowned Caye. According to the Department of the Environment, the National Environmental Appraisal Committee, having reviewed developer Mike Feinstein’s environmental impact assessment for the project, has decided to defer […]
Written on July 24, 2007 | Posted in
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