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Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in Miscellaneous | No comment
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Killer leads police to murder victim’s corpse
The year’s thirty-fifth murder was committed over the weekend in the Stann Creek Valley. Today police say the perpetrator took them to the scene of the crime, which is where we tonight find News Five’s Marion Ali. Marion Ali, Reporting The murder may have happened in the quiet rural community of Hope Creek, eight miles […]
Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Mom and granny accused of pimping daughter
In other criminal news from the south, a Dangriga mother and grandmother are both behind bars tonight, accused of pimping out a ten year old girl. According to police, the women, who rules prohibit us from naming, appeared in court on Monday where they were formally charged with Abetment and Procuration. The Magistrate denied them […]
Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Residents say drunk cop shot up the neighbourhood
Meanwhile, police investigations continue into a shooting involving an off-duty cop and a fisherman early this morning. The official version of events is that Corporal Gavin Sanchez was heading to his Iguana Street Extension home around twelve-thirty this morning when a man on a bicycle shouted at him and caused him to run into a […]
Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Driver says gunmen jacked his container truck
The theft of cargo trucks is common along Guatemalan highways but tonight a Belizean driver has reported that’s exactly what happened to him Monday night on the Coastal Road. Twenty-one year old Edson Moh told police that on the instructions of his boss, Moises Manzur, he drove his container truck to the Belize City Port, […]
Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Trail of paint leads to arrest of thief
He didn’t do it deliberately like the fabled Hansel and Gretel, but a Belize City man who stole a bunch of paint was apprehended after his victim followed the trail of wet drippings. Twenty-seven year old James Brown of Lakeview Street pleaded guilty today in Magistrates’ Court to the charge of Theft. It seems that […]
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Car rear ends bus, student seriously injured
It’s the scene of many fender benders but this afternoon the Western Highway’s intersection with Western Avenue was the site of a serious accident. According to Tillett’s Bus driver Emelio Soler, he was heading to Corozal following a school trip to Spanish Lookout and Old Belize but as he made the left turn, a car […]
Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in Auto Accidents | No comment
Reports say Guatemala willing to go to World Court
The Guatemalan claim to Belize: Although often left to simmer on the public’s back burner, it remains the number one issue on our foreign policy plate. Foreign media reports say that during official meetings in Washington DC earlier this week, Guatemalan President Alavaro Colom indicated that his government will seek voter approval to have the […]
Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No comment
Rotary receives grant for education
The Rotary Club of San Ignacio has received funding to promote teacher education nationwide. The project, which builds on a successful pilot programme initiated in 2003, aims to train three hundred and sixty “master teachers” in math, science and language arts over the next three years. Those teachers will then impart skills to an additional […]
Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in Education | No comment
Is Belizean headed for career in N.F.L.?
Viewers of this newscast are no strangers to the exploits of Belizeans who make it big in international professional sports. The name Milt Palacio immediately comes to mind in N.B.A. basketball, Marion Jones in athletics and fifteen years ago we chronicled the accomplishments of Chito Martinez, a Belizean who spent three years with major league […]
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City Council receives donation for Battlefield Park
The present focus of the Belize City Council’s downtown rehabilitation efforts may be on paving Albert and Regent Streets but in the no-too-distant future Battlefield Park—which sits between those thoroughfares—will also be receiving a facelift. Today, in a brief handing over ceremony, FirstCaribbean International Bank presented a cheque for ten thousand dollars to get the […]
Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in Miscellaneous | No comment
Question to viewers: How to transcribe Kriol
Over the years we have consistently received comments from viewers/readers expressing their difficulty with our transcriptions of certain quotes in stories in which the speakers use Kriol. The common complaint is that such transcriptions are difficult—if not impossible—to read. The other side is that putting broad Kriol into proper English destroys all the flavour of […]
Written on April 30, 2008 | Posted in Miscellaneous | No comment
Robbers take $10,000 in gas station holdup
Gas stations are always a popular target of robbers, and on Monday morning it was the turn of R.B.’s Texaco at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Cemetery Road. Two thieves caught the owner, Renan Briceño, and one of his employees, John Conorquie, just as they exited the office and were about to load […]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Baby dies after mom falls asleep while breastfeeding
We’ve heard about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, which is when a child simply stops breathing and dies while sleeping. The latest infant fatality, which occurred last Friday, has not yet been conclusively explained but SIDS has not been ruled out. Twenty-five year old Earlette Sanchez reported to police that around four on Friday afternoon, both […]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in Social Issues | No comment
Taiwan Navy drops anchor in Belize City Harbour
They are a long way from home, particularly for a force whose main task is to guard its island homeland from invasion by a sometimes belligerent mainland. But the Navy of the Republic of China on Taiwan has other missions … including the promotion of goodwill between friends. And, as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, […]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in Foreign Affairs | No comment
Belizeans may seek employment in southern Mexico
When Belizeans think of heading north to find work, what’s usually on their mind is California, New York, Texas or any other of the forty-seven states comprising the U.S.A. But that may be changing, as a release from the government of the United States of Mexico indicates that Belizeans may now be legally employed in […]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized | No comment
Farmers of the year announced by Ag Show Committee
The National Agriculture and Trade Show Committee has announced this year’s farmers of the year. Senior farmer of the year is Marcelino Cal of San Jose Village in the Toledo District. He produces fruits and vegetables, root crops, chickens, eggs, beef, milk, cheese and honey, using irrigation and improved pasture for livestock. Woman farmer of […]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in Agriculture | No comment
CitCo and N.T.U.C.B. join to host Labour Day Fair
It’s the first ever joint venture between the Belize City Council and the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. The purpose of their Labour Day Fest on Thursday is two-fold: to raise much needed funds and sensitise the public to issues involving labour and employment. And to accomplish those goals, the organisers have outlined a […]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in Social Issues | No comment
Teachers gear up for school gardening project
Food prices are going up and while it’s easier to talk about backyard gardens than it is to plant them, one group of city folk were today laying the groundwork for the future. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has more. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This afternoon Belize primary school teachers and Health and Family Life District Officers […]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in Education | No comment
Reggae artists arrive for holiday concert
They are among the fastest rising stars in reggae music but as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, while the two Jamaican artists visiting Belize this week are here to sing, they’re also hoping to do their part to curb the violence that dominates our streets. Janelle Chanona, Reporting On Wednesday night reggae artists Alaine and […]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in Miscellaneous | No comment
Question to viewers: How to transcribe Kriol
Over the years we have consistently received comments from viewers/readers expressing their difficulty with our transcriptions of certain quotes in stories in which the speakers use Kriol. The common complaint is that such transcriptions are difficult—if not impossible—to read. The other side is that putting broad Kriol into proper English destroys all the flavour of […]
Written on April 29, 2008 | Posted in Miscellaneous | No comment
Another Belize City man gunned down in cold blood
Violence and Belize City have come to be synonymous words and that reputation was bolstered again this weekend as the old capital was the scene of yet another fatal shooting. And as News Five’s Marion Ali reports, the victim is no stranger to the harsh reality of our times. Marion Ali, Reporting Thirty-five year old […]
Written on April 28, 2008 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Cotton Tree villager charged for young mother’s murder
In late February we reported the vicious murder of twenty-two year old Mirna Sanabria, who was shot and killed while clutching her seven month old baby. But exactly two months after her death, authorities have arrested and charged one of the men they believe were involved in the homicide. Twenty year old Cotton Tree villager […]
Written on April 28, 2008 | Posted in Crime | No comment
Head on collision on Boom Road claims one life
A head on collision on the Boom/Hattieville Road on Sunday evening resulted in the loss of one life. Reports to News Five are that thirty-two year old Sergio Gongora was driving towards Fresh Pond around six thirty when his silver Hyundai crashed into a Ford Ranger headed in the opposite direction. Gongora, whose family owns […]
Written on April 28, 2008 | Posted in Auto Accidents | No comment
Fight between brothers leads to arson in Bladen Village
Details are still sketchy but it appears tonight that an argument between brothers led to an act of arson in Bladen Village on Friday. According to police reports, thirty-six year old Marcus Bah and his family left their home around five in the morning to spend the day in Dangriga. But Bah says when he […]
Written on April 28, 2008 | Posted in Disasters | No comment
