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For the past two years, the members of the National Coast Guard Service have been patrolling Belizean waters but our limited resources are no match for the expanse of the high seas. However, thanks to significant contributions from the U.S. Government and other donors, the Coast Guard’s assets have been steadily increasing. This morning, the […]
Written on August 29, 2007 | Posted in
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The countdown to the September celebrations has officially begun. This morning the steering committee launched the calendar and playbill for the 2007 list of activities during ceremonies at the Belize City House of Culture. According to Pro-Tem Chairman Rene Villanueva Sr., the events are a Belizean blend of tradition and modern entertainment. Rene Villanueva, ProTem […]
Written on August 29, 2007 | Posted in
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Last night Ultimate KTV returned to the stage at the Bliss with a bang. First came the announcement that the winner of week three was Belize City’s Herbert Wiltshire. He will now move on to the semi-final round next month and remains in the running for the show’s ten thousand dollar grand prize. And all […]
Written on August 29, 2007 | Posted in
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Gunshots rang out in the Pink’s Alley neighbourhood on Monday night and in the silence that followed, residents emerged to find their friend and loved one murdered. And while the victim was a husband and father, he was also a notorious street figure and tonight there are fears that his execution will trigger even more […]
Written on August 28, 2007 | Posted in
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Meanwhile, investigations into Sunday night’s shooting in the Rocky Road area have resulted in the arrest of one man. Police reports are that twenty year old Ashley Zuniga has been charged with three counts of Attempted Murder, three counts Use of Deadly Means of Harm and three counts of Dangerous Harm in connection to injuries […]
Written on August 28, 2007 | Posted in
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While homicide detectives are working overtime following the spate of shootings in the old capital, their colleagues at the Anti-Drug Unit are also keeping busy. Last Thursday, a mobile unit detained thirty-three year old Arthur Young with a nine millimetre pistol loaded with twelve rounds of ammunition. However before Young could be taken into custody, […]
Written on August 28, 2007 | Posted in
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An American tourist visiting his daughter in Belize has drowned at sea. According to police reports, around noon on Sunday sixty year old Terrence Langville was snorkelling at Gallows Point, off the coast of Belize City with his wife and daughter Emily when he started having trouble breathing. Langville was pulled onto the boat where […]
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In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Dean the cancellation of cruise ships calling on ports along the Yucatan peninsula was to be expected but even after the all clear had been declared in Belize, one cruise line extended its withdrawal. Last Wednesday local port agent for the Carnival ships, Eurocaribe, was asked for official confirmation […]
Written on August 28, 2007 | Posted in
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And while those working in the cruise tourism sector are anxiously awaiting the Valor and the Legend next Thursday, an even bigger problem is brewing in the Belize City habour. News Five’s Janelle Chanona explains. Tracy Taegar Panton ”I think that it has gotten to the level where the cruise lines say, you know, either […]
Written on August 28, 2007 | Posted in
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Over the last two days, representatives of the government and people of Spain have been in Belize to hand over computers and kitchen appliances to two local institutions. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting This morning’s ribbon-cutting ceremony was not the typical opening of a new school or health facility as the event […]
Written on August 28, 2007 | Posted in
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One week after Hurricane Dean slammed into Northern Belize and Southern Mexico, efforts to clean up, rebuild and reopen are well underway. Today I travelled to two popular sites in the affected areas for progress reports. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Inside the Corozal Free Zone this morning, it was business as usual. Joel Cervantes, Director General, […]
Written on August 28, 2007 | Posted in
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Tonight Belize City police are investigating yet another homicide that has claimed the life of a teenager. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Tonight family and friends continue to mourn the death of eighteen year old Gerald Duhanney. The young man was fatally shot in the abdomen around three-thirty on Saturday morning on […]
Written on August 27, 2007 | Posted in
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And while cops are looking for Duhanney’s killer, three men have been arrested and charged in connection to the stabbing murder of twenty-five year old Mark Emmanuel Flowers. This morning, twenty-one year old Tyrone Tillet and brothers Jermaine and Jaime Villanueva appeared in Magistrate Court where they were formally arraigned on charges of murder and […]
Written on August 27, 2007 | Posted in
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Tonight a Belize City man is recovering from gunshot wounds and his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend is accused of pulling the trigger. According to police reports, around five on Sunday morning, twenty four year old Kareem Wright, his girlfriend and a mutual friend were walking on Sarstoon Street when an ex-boyfriend approached the couple. The former lover […]
Written on August 27, 2007 | Posted in
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The weekend’s violence continued on Sunday as three men were injured as they hung out near the corner of West Canal and Rocky Road. Cops say around seven thirty that night twenty year old Jermaine Cattouse, thirty-eight year old Jerry Graham and sixty year old Bernard Bradley were all injured when two men walked up […]
Written on August 27, 2007 | Posted in
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In news just in from Belmopan, authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a suspect in connection to the gruesome killing of a Belmopan woman. According to investigators, twenty-one year old Efrian Santiago is the man responsible for the murder of twenty three year old Velma Copo. Copo was stabbed twenty nine times […]
Written on August 27, 2007 | Posted in
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A traffic accident on the Southern Highway over the weekend has claimed the life of a Cayo man. According to police, around three-thirty on Saturday afternoon motorists alerted them to an accident near the Independence junction. When officers showed up, they found an extensively damaged KIA S.U.V. off the right shoulder of the road and […]
Written on August 27, 2007 | Posted in
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As Belizeans in the north continue to recover from the destruction of Hurricane Dean, government calculators have been assessing the storm’s financial impact on the country. In a statement released to the media late Friday evening, Prime Minister Said Musa maintained that those most in need have been identified and assistance is fully mobilized. But […]
Written on August 27, 2007 | Posted in
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This morning cameraman Chris Mangar and I travelled to areas devastated by Hurricane Dean and found that relief is beginning to take root. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Recovery efforts are well underway in the Corozal and Orange Walk Districts as those people most affected by hurricane Dean continue to receive assistance from the National Emergency Management […]
Written on August 27, 2007 | Posted in
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And while most of the donations these days are heading north, this afternoon, the Belize Police Department also benefited from such a contribution. Today the Belize Police Department took possession of a motorcycle, worth just under four thousand dollars, courtesy of P.U.P. Standard Bearer in the Belize Rural North, Earl Perez. The bike has been […]
Written on August 27, 2007 | Posted in
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James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this fresh dish of Sport’s Monday. So, we take you out to the City Centre Friday night, where the Albert Team hopes to complete the sweep against Old Technical Boys for the 2007 Over 35 Basketball Title of Belize City. And it’s Travis Santos leading the […]
Written on August 27, 2007 | Posted in
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It’s the end of a long week for the people of northern Belize and those who are working to return their lives to what could pass for normalcy. With relief efforts appearing to gain their footing, today News Five’s Ann-Marie Williams spoke to Prime Minister Said Musa. Prime Minister Said Musa “Now It’s the distribution, […]
Written on August 24, 2007 | Posted in
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A Belize City man was fatally stabbed in the wee hours of this morning. Around two forty-five police were called to the Newtown Barracks where they found twenty-five year old Mark Flowers suffering from a stab wound to the abdomen. Flowers died shortly after reaching the K.H.M.H. Police reports indicate that Flowers was standing outside […]
Written on August 24, 2007 | Posted in
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Belize Electricity Limited reports that they are making rapid progress in the restoration of service to areas affected by Hurricane Dean. According to a company release, current has been restored to essential service providers like Corozal Hospital, Belize Water Services and B.T.L. With ten crews in the area B.E.L. says that by the end of […]
Written on August 24, 2007 | Posted in
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Today the United Nations, through the local offices of WHO, U.N.D.P., U.N.F.P.A. and the Office of Humanitarian Affairs, announced that they will render humanitarian aid to Belize in the wake of Hurricane Dean. Before the assistance is delivered, however, the U.N. office will conduct assessments in the affected areas. Jessica Faieta, Resident Coordinator,U.N. Belize “The […]
Written on August 24, 2007 | Posted in
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