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Having already tasted the tension, not to mention the tear gas of civil strife in the nation’s capital, Benque Viejo, Tower Hill, and downtown Belize City, the Belize Police Department is no stranger to crowd control. Today that experience was shared with some other uniformed services with an eye toward the near future. Jacqueline Godwin, […]
Written on July 24, 2007 | Posted in
Defense |
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Nineteen past finalists have returned for a shot at a ten thousand dollar cash prize and tonight a baker’s dozen of challengers will be added to the mix, making their own bid at what can unabashedly be called fame and fortune. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the dish on tonight’s first live episode of Ultimate […]
Written on July 24, 2007 | Posted in
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When we last left Belize City Councillor Dean Samuels he had been charged with Discharging a Firearm in Public, Possession of a Firearm while Under the Influence, Driving Without Due Care and Attention, and Driving Under the Influence. Those charges arose out of an incident in the wee hours of Friday morning outside a bar […]
Written on July 23, 2007 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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A Toledo teenager badly hurt in a road accident last week has died of his injuries. Thirteen year old Julian Coc–his name was mistakenly reported to police as Pop–succumbed on Saturday at the K.H.M.H. He had been knocked off his bicycle on Thursday night by a motorcycle while riding on the Southern Highway in the […]
Written on July 23, 2007 | Posted in
Auto Accidents |
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They were found guilty of robbery and rape and today Derrick Sampson and Michael Trapp learned that they will spend the next ten years behind bars. The sentences were handed down by Justice Troadio Gonzalez after hearing mitigation pleas. On July nineteenth Sampson was convicted on two counts of robbery and one count of rape, […]
Written on July 23, 2007 | Posted in
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Throughout the public hearings on the Development Finance Corporation, the thirty million dollar loan to the Novelo group was a prominent topic of discussion. In February, the Novelo brothers, David and Tony, launched a campaign against the appointment of accountant Mark Hulse as the Commission of Inquiry’s forensic auditor. The Novelos maintained that Hulse’s previous […]
Written on July 23, 2007 | Posted in
Trials |
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For centuries agriculture has been the economic backbone of the Caribbean Basin. But the global economy is rapidly changing and in the current volatile trading environment today’s breadbasket is tomorrow’s empty basket. This week the region’s experts are meeting in Belize to discuss strategies for success in a turbulent market. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The participants, […]
Written on July 23, 2007 | Posted in
Agriculture |
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You have probably seen their work on display, but never all together in the same place. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports on thirty-three artists and what they have in common. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning members of the local artistic community celebrated the launch of a new book: Made in Belize. The sixty-eight page publication […]
Written on July 23, 2007 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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In other news from the art world, over the next three months Belizean artists will team up with regional counterparts in a series of exhibitions to be hosted at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, D.C. In “Landings 5”, thirty-three contemporary visual artists from the Caribbean and Central America will showcase photography, video, […]
Written on July 23, 2007 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re privileged to present to you this latest dish of Sports Monday. The semi-pro basketball finals brought Game II of the three game championship series to La Isla Bonita Saturday where the San Pedro Tigersharks were hoping to tie the series against the Belize Bank Bulldogs. It’s Jason Stubbs […]
Written on July 23, 2007 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council is back in the headlines, but this time the story is not mass resignations or garbage negotiations. No, tonight Mayor Zenaida Moya must contend with the fact that in the early morning hours of today the city councillor responsible for traffic got involved in a minor vehicular accident, but instead of […]
Written on July 20, 2007 | Posted in
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For the past week, Herbert Lord’s name has been praised … and cursed … in equal measure for his decision to publish an independent report of findings and recommendations following his investigations as a member of the Commission of Inquiry into the Development Finance Corporation. But today Justice Lord maintained that his action was not […]
Written on July 20, 2007 | Posted in
Economy |
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In news from the police blotter, an evening raid in a Belize City yard has resulted in the seizure of a high powered weapon and ammunition. According to cops, an anonymous tipster phoned in and suggested officers search an abandoned lot on Kraal Road. Around six Thursday evening members of the Crimes Investigation Unit set […]
Written on July 20, 2007 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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A Toledo teenager remains in critical condition tonight following a traffic accident on the Southern Highway on Thursday. According to police reports, around seven last night thirteen year old Juan Pop Junior was riding his bicycle while a friend walked beside him. But between miles twenty-seven and twenty-eight, the young cyclist was flung from the […]
Written on July 20, 2007 | Posted in
Auto Accidents |
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Earlier in this newscast we interviewed the Prime Minister about the latest developments surrounding the D.F.C. Commission of Inquiry. His comments today about the report of Justice Lord and its impact on the work of the Commission were the first since he received the document on Monday, largely due to the fact that he was […]
Written on July 20, 2007 | Posted in
Politics |
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For many women, dealing with one baby is more than enough work, but imagine having to deal with three at the same time. That’s the situation Belize City resident Marie Burke finds herself in tonight after giving birth to two girls and a boy this morning. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This […]
Written on July 20, 2007 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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One week after the Ministry of Human Development reinstituted a curfew for Belize City children under the age of sixteen, coordinators are reporting success. For the past seven days, police and child protection officials have been combing the streets for unsupervised children, but according to Chief Executive Officer Anita Zetina, so far only a handful […]
Written on July 20, 2007 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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The jungles of the Cockscomb Basin were made famous in 1986 when scientist Dr. Alan Rabinowitz published “Jaguar.” By recounting the deadly fate of several of the large cats due to logging and hunting, the researcher highlighted the need for preservation and protection of the area. His efforts were successful, but for many Belizeans today […]
Written on July 20, 2007 | Posted in
Environment |
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To say that the unilateral submission of a report by the D.F.C. Commission of Inquiry by co-chair Herbert Lord has opened a can of worms would be an understatement; it’s more like a truckload. And the interesting thing–to stretch the analogy–is that every one of those worms seems to be crawling in a different direction. […]
Written on July 19, 2007 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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As previously noted, Belize’s media houses reacted to the Lord report and subsequent injunction in ways that were not always predictable. For Kremandala it was a case of ignoring the report’s contents but lash the Prime Minister for accepting and releasing it. The U.D.P.’s Wave Radio was only too happy to use the report’s particulars […]
Written on July 19, 2007 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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It was the kind of killing that you’d more expect to find in an episode of “Passions” than in the bucolic village of Teakettle. Today the accused murderer met the press, and while police believe they have a strong case, the precise motive is proving difficult to understand. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Belmopan police have formally […]
Written on July 19, 2007 | Posted in
Crime |
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Exactly a week ago five families in the Albert Division escaped with little more than their lives after a devastating fire burned their homes and possessions to the ground. Today, as they try to pick up the pieces, those families received some much needed assistance from two generous business houses. One entrepreneur, who chose to […]
Written on July 19, 2007 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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The families at San Cas Plaza were not the only fire victims in need of help. Today twenty-two year old Gregory Harris visited our studios to appeal for the public’s assistance after the house the family was renting on Louise Bevans Street in Port Loyola was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. The blaze, believed […]
Written on July 19, 2007 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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You don’t need to be a statistician to know that crime is a major problem in Belize … and while the ultimate solution will require major shifts in society’s attitudes, the day to day job of fighting crime remains in the hands of the police. Today I met some men and women who are about […]
Written on July 19, 2007 | Posted in
Crime |
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There are a whole lot of summer camps going on out there, but today News Five’s Kendra Griffith visited one in Ladyville that has really taken off. Kendra Griffith, Reporting These teenagers are different ages, come from diverse backgrounds, and hail from across the country, but they were all drawn to the Tubal Training Institute […]
Written on July 19, 2007 | Posted in
Education |
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