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He took over the post in August, but it was not until this afternoon that Dr. Santos Mahung was officially inaugurated as President of the University of Belize. To celebrate the installation, today the school hosted a number of activities including a symposium on the Guatemalan claim to Belize, a breakfast meeting with the business […]
Written on November 20, 2007 | Posted in
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While it’s common knowledge that the Commercial Free Zone at our Northern border is something less than leak proof, for most Belizeans who took advantage of the zone’s open day on Saturday it was a new experience. And as News Five’s Marion Ali reports, despite all the hype, restrictions, and predictions of chaos … a […]
Written on November 20, 2007 | Posted in
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Good evening I’m James Adderley and we’re certainly glad you could join us for this serving of Sports Monday. We’re inside beautiful Dangriga Sunday morning where this bust of Thomas Vincent Ramos silently presides over the start of today’s seventy-five mile cycle race weaved into the Garifuna Settlement Day programme in Dangriga. As the athletes […]
Written on November 20, 2007 | Posted in
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A plethora of political points were put on the table during today’s meeting of the House of Representatives. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has the roundup from Belmopan. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Among the highlights on the orders of the day were Opposition members’ questions to Ministers, which ranged from the oil industry to the latest in […]
Written on November 16, 2007 | Posted in
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Following the fiasco on Freetown Road earlier this week over a political sign, a chainsaw operator working for the Belize City Council has been charged with a crime. According to court reports, this morning thirty-three year old James Suazo pleaded not guilty to five counts of Aggravated Assault. Suazo was offered and met bail of […]
Written on November 16, 2007 | Posted in
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Thousands of Belizeans are expected to head to north on Saturday to make their first Government sanctioned entry into the Corozal Free Zone. And while we are not sure what kind of deals they’ll be able to enjoy given the restrictions placed on shoppers by Customs and BAHA, this afternoon the Belize Chamber of Commerce’s […]
Written on November 16, 2007 | Posted in
Economy |
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The fast talking salesmen hawking those volcanic fry pans are singing a different tune tonight as quite a few Belizean buyers are convinced they were duped. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Gerardo Garcia Flores, P.R., Vafiponce “A you are here I invite you to see that right here we have the thin model and the […]
Written on November 16, 2007 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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There was cake, flowers, laughter and lots of candles at the Sister Cecilia’s Home for the Elderly today as staff and residents joined to celebrate a century of life. The festivities were in honour of Ann Terry. This afternoon Terry told us her secret for long life. [People Singing Happy Birthday] Ann Terry, 100 years […]
Written on November 16, 2007 | Posted in
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Earlier this year the Youth Hostel on the Western Highway was treated to a facelift courtesy of the United States Military Liaison Office. Today the Americans returned to the institution to donate some essential items. Teresita Wade, Supervisor, Youth Hostel “Through the liaison of both organizations this is the way how they finally came and […]
Written on November 16, 2007 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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His acting skills in the television drama series “Noh Matta Wat” has propelled Allison Hemsley, better known as “Dan Man”, to national stardom. But behind the scenes the artist is also pursuing a career in music. This week Dan Man released his latest effort called “The Scroll”. He says the piece is as entertaining as […]
Written on November 16, 2007 | Posted in
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While events to commemorate Garifuna Settlement Day will continue throughout the weekend, today students in the old capital got a chance to sample the culture first hand. Marion Ali, Reporting Today school children in Belize City experienced the Garifuna culture at its fullest through food, drumming, dancing, and displays of religious beliefs and practices. The […]
Written on November 16, 2007 | Posted in
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If anyone thought that Belize’s steady growth as a top tier tourism destination was beginning to level off, they better think again. The results of one of the world’s most prestigious rankings of global resorts are in and according to that poll, three of the best resorts in Central and South America are found right […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
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After much negotiation, government officials and the business community have come to agreement over new fees to be implemented at the Western border. Overnight parking has now been set at fifteen dollars for small vehicles and thirty for container trucks and buses, down from the initial twenty and forty dollars imposed by B.M.A. To use […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
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The government of Cuba has awarded fifteen scholarships to Belizeans to study medicine in that country. The students were selected from thirty applicants by officials of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Embassy of Cuba in Belize. They will take up their studies at the Rafael Perro School […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
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There is little new to report in the case of the six fishermen still missing at sea, and as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, the cold reality is we may never know exactly what happened. Audrey Matura Shepherd, Family Spokesperson “I could confidently say that they are at the stage where they are not giving […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
Disasters |
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Earlier this week in reporting on the double murder of Said and Daniel Sewell in Ladyville we referred to that village as a quiet sort of place. Actually the record show it’s not, and last night another incident proved the point. News Five’s Marion Ali has the details. Marion Ali, Reporting It was not business […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
Crime |
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Two men are lucky to be alive tonight after they were shot as they stood at the corner of Victoria Street and New Road in Belize City. Police say Michael Hemmans and Ken Gough, both twenty-six, were in front of an internet café at the intersection sometime around nine last night when they heard gunshots […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
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Another U.S fugitive has been sent back to Uncle Sam, this time as part of that country’s system of military justice. Thirty-seven year old Matthew Anderson, working in Belize as a physical therapist at the K.H.M.H. was this morning taken into custody by police on the strength of a warrant issued by the U.S government. […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
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In court news, eighteen year old Malcolm Wagner, believed by the police to be one of two men who stole a thousand dollars from a driver and delivery man for Sunny Side Bakery, was charged with Robbery and Wounding when he appeared today in Magistrate’s Court number one. Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie explained to Wagner […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
Trials |
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Twenty-five year old Kenneth Daniels, an unemployed of West Street, was fined twenty-one thousand one hundred dollars today in Magistrate’s Court after he pled guilty to charges of Keeping a Firearm Without a License, Wounding, Damage to Property, and Discharging a Firearm in Public. Magistrate Roberto Ordonez fined Daniels ten thousand dollars each for the […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
Trials |
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Next week more than one hundred and fifty government, non-governmental, and private sector representatives from across Central America will meet in Belize for the tenth regional forum on renewable energy. Organized by the Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America and the Ministry of Natural Resources, the delegates will focus their discussions on “Renewable Energies […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
Environment |
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It wasn’t a major donation, but this morning Governor General Sir Colville Young officially presented a guitar and ten recorders to the students of the Tubal Training and Vocational Institute. According to Tubal’s founder Lyndon Bailey, the contribution will greatly enhance the institution’s curriculum. Lyndon Bailey, Founder, Tubal Institute “Definitely the instruments that we received […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
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This evening two groups mixed business with pleasure for the public’s benefit. For the third consecutive year the Angelus Press teamed up with the National Garifuna Council Belize City branch to conduct live drumming and dancing in front of their Queen Street headquarters. The Ugundani Dance Group provided the unique entertainment for customers, passers-by and […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
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It’s not a profession that everyone finds attractive, but as pay and benefits improve and opportunities for training increase, the Belize Defence Force is becoming a viable career choice for many young men and women. News Five’s Janelle Chanona met some of our newest soldiers this morning. Janelle Chanona, Reporting With much fanfare, this morning […]
Written on November 15, 2007 | Posted in
Defense |
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Oil is in the news tonight—for a number of reasons. Firstly, Belize Natural Energy has confirmed what the Geology and Petroleum Department has already announced. That is, the new well called Never Delay Number One has produced oil and gas shows which warranted testing. The drilling of that test well was completed November sixth and […]
Written on November 14, 2007 | Posted in
Economy |
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