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In business news, one of Belize’s most aggressive retail operations is about to change hands. Santino’s, founded twenty-two years ago by popular businessman Santino Castillo, will become the property of the Benny’s group of companies following stocktaking on September first. Price of the transaction has not been disclosed, but it has been confirmed that a […]
Written on August 3, 2007 | Posted in
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Scientists tell us that sea levels are rising due to global warming … but how do you measure the level of the sea if the land is also moving up and down? This week Belize became the sixth country in the Caribbean to install a device called a Continuously Operating Reference System, CORS. Located on […]
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With each passing year the number and sophistication of Belize’s manufacturers and service providers seems to grow. And one way to keep tabs on that growth is an annual exhibition organised by the Belize Business Bureau and Beltraide. This morning, News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin received a pre-opening tour. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting When we entered the […]
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The Costa Maya has a new Queen … and she will reign from her home in Belize. That’s right, the four day Costa Maya Festival 2007 kicked off last night on Ambergris Caye with the Reina de la Costa Maya pageant. Winning over contestants from Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras was Miss Belize, […]
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He was young and wealthy, inheritor of a successful family enterprise that had its roots in the mud and sawdust of a Haulover Creek boatyard but blossomed in the high tech world of satellite and cable television. Richard Hoare, having expanded into tourism and other fields, was a guy who seemed to have it all. […]
Written on August 2, 2007 | Posted in
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No sooner had Belize City police wrapped up their work at the north side crime scene they were back on the streets, this time responding to a call from the city’s south side. In this case, however, the victim would live to tell his story. Thirty-five year old fruit vendor Silas Molina told police that […]
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If you live in Toledo, Stann Creek or the southern half of the Belize District you would have already experienced the joys—and frustrations—of National Health Insurance. Well, at the end of this month, N.H.I. will roll out on Belize City’s northside, San Pedro, and Caye Caulker, and by the end of the year will go […]
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And fortunately this morning there was a politician nearby, in the form of Minister of Health—and Caribbean Shores Representative—Jose Coye. Again, we asked the question: what is the cost of N.H.I.? The answer, much to our surprise, led straight to the oil fields of Spanish Lookout. Jose Coye, Minister of Health “Before I get into […]
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Hotels: they are one of the pillars of Belize’s tourism industry, but they don’t operate in a vacuum. Today at the bi-annual general meeting of the Belize Hotel Association, Minister of Tourism Godfrey Smith laid out his vision of where hotels fit into the bigger hospitality picture. Afterwards he was asked specifically if Belize has […]
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It’s no secret that a powerful weapon in the war against HIV is testing. And while more Belizeans than ever are getting tested, the numbers still fall short of what health officials would like to see. Today they tried to do something about it. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting The National Health […]
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A collision on the Western Highway near Cotton Tree Village has left one person dead and two seriously injured. According to police reports, the crash occurred around five-thirty on Tuesday evening. Preliminary investigations reveal that fifty-four year old St. Matthews Village resident Timoteo Gonzales was heading home from Belmopan in his Ford ranger pickup, but […]
Written on August 1, 2007 | Posted in
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It was only matter of time before police would have made an arrest in the case of two young men who stole over forty thousand dollars from the Esso Gas Station in Ladyville. Two days after the early morning heist Belize City police have charged their main suspects. Today, eighteen year old Akeem Gotoy and […]
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On last night’s newscast, using facts supplied to us by the Police Department, we reported that three Orange Walk residents had been charged in connection with a confrontation that left two cops injured. In recounting the events leading up the melee, our sources indicated that the trouble had taken place inside a popular nightspot in […]
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Despite their recent setback, police in Orange Walk have busted their second burglar in less than a week. The accused has been identified as nineteen year old Randy Smith, a resident of the Conch Shell Bay Area in Belize City. Smith is accused of breaking into one of the rooms at Lucia’s Guest House. On […]
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The identity of a man found dead in the Bluefield Range of cayes has been identified. He is forty-five year old Charleston Ramirez, a resident of the Benguche area of Dangriga. Ramirez’s body was found on Tuesday lying down in a toilet at the end of a pier. There were no visible signs of violence […]
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Something is going on at the Williamson sewing factory … and it doesn’t look good. Rumours have swirled for months suggesting the imminent closing of the U.S. owned garment assembly plant but company officials, both here and in the United States, have refused to comment. There silence has merely served to heighten concerns that the […]
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As the sun rose this morning, Scouts from all over the world renewed their Scout Promise on the occasion of the movement’s one hundredth anniversary. In Belize City, over a hundred Scouts of all ages converged at the Baron Bliss Lighthouse for a ceremony marking the event. Here are some of the highlights. Scouts Reciting […]
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Recent forays into the International sporting arena by Belizean athletes have not been particularly encouraging … but later this summer athletic teams from Belize will be travelling far and wide to represent the country. Today I watched them get into shape. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Despite the warm weather the children who will be representing Belize […]
Written on August 1, 2007 | Posted in
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