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In other court news, today Taedron Bennett and Joseph Kee, accused of the 2006 Brannon murders, along with two other prison inmates, Mark Seawell and Nicholas Guevarra, appeared in court to face trial for drug trafficking. The men were charged with the offence in March after a search of their cell turned up two hundred […]
Written on June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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Police are yet to make an arrest for an armed robbery at one of Belize’s more prominent hotels. The hold-up occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning at the San Ignacio Hotel on Buena Vista Street. The thieves tied up one of the security guards and ordered the other to open the cash register. […]
Written on June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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When the Barrow Administration took office in February, it made several appointments public at the top layer of government in the way of Chief Executive Officers who were picked to replace the outgoing CEO’s. Most of the new CEOs named by the U.D.P. are political appointees and were rewarded with hefty contracts and perks. They […]
Written on June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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The European Union, through the Belize Rural Development Programme, has as its aim to reduce rural poverty while improving the livelihood hood of thousands of Belizeans. News Five’s Ann-Marie Williams found out today that the organisation is providing close to two million dollars for rural communities. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The European Union through the Belize […]
Written on June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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The Administration Building in Belmopan has a new name. In ceremonies this morning Prime Minister Dean Barrow cut the ribbon, officially renaming the office complex Sir Edney Cain Building. Cain, who passed away in January of this year, was a career public officer. He joined the government service 1940 and served in several capacities including […]
Written on June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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The U.S. Embassy last year challenged primary school students from standards four through six to create posters geared towards their peers and focusing on HIV awareness. The competition formally ended on Thursday, when seven primary school students from across Belize were honoured at the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan for topping their divisions. They are Shaunne […]
Written on June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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The University of Belize has a new provost. Former President of the University College of Belize, Dr. Angel Cal has succeeded Marco Olsen of South America. Cal, in 2002 was replaced as president and moved on to head a Maya History project. He resurfaced a couple years later to co-ordinate the Quality Assurance Unit at […]
Written on June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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Belize is known for many archaeological finds, but one of our most famous pieces is the Jade Head discovered in 1968 at the Altun Ha in the Belize District. At nine and three-quarter pounds, the depiction of Maya Sun God Kinich Ahua is the largest carved jade artifact found in MesoAmerica … although it’s housed […]
Written on June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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For the past three years, beauty and talent has graced the stage in a whole new style with bigger women who show off themselves at the Miss Big and Beautiful pageant. This Friday night at the Bird’s Isle, the six contestants for 2008 will engage in another such competition. It’s all geared toward fun and […]
Written on June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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It is said that music soothes the savage beast and so Belizeans will be treated to a musical extravaganza featuring the best of violin, cello, and guitar this coming weekend by the Pallotti Music School. News Five’s Marion Ali previews the coming attractions. Marion Ali, Reporting This institution has made a name for itself as […]
Written on June 26, 2008 | Posted in
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Murder number forty-four for 2008 was recorded this afternoon in Belize City. Around one-thirty police discovered the body of forty-four year old Cyril Coleman floating in the harbour near the Baron Bliss Lighthouse. The corpse had a deep cut wound to the left side of the throat and cops are now trying to decipher who […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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As we reported in Tuesday’s newscast, Telemedia was ordered to pay four point six million dollars in business tax for the months of February and March and the Government is pressing ahead to collect taxes for April and May. But this afternoon in an unprecedented move, Belize Telemedia Limited fired back with a detailed missive […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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One day after police found the body of forty-five year old Dorla Pitterson in Sand Hill Village, police have arrested and charged thirty year old Orlando Wade with the Murder. Wade, who was found hiding inside the attic of his family’s home in SandHill, was detained for questioning soon after the killing. Police tell News […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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There are two allegations of carnal knowledge coming out of the Cayo District tonight. The first involves a fourteen year old Esperanza Village resident who alleges that a father and son had sex with her. According to the teen, who is now pregnant, the encounters occurred between October and December 2007. As a result, police […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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Belize City police are investigating a burglary that occurred at a home in Driftwood Bay between nine Monday night and six-thirty Tuesday morning. According to forty-four year old Joycelyn Codd, someone entered her home on Seashore Drive through a window on the second floor. The thief or thieves made off with over four thousand dollars […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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A joy ride on the Western Highway in the vicinity of Camalote Village in the Cayo District almost turned fatal for a private security guard of the Anchor Company in Belmopan. Reports are that around one-thirty this morning, twenty-six year old Carlos Baizar was travelling on the highway with his sister in the passenger seat […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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In ceremonies this afternoon the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital was certified as the first Baby Friendly Hospital in the country. This means that the institution encourages new mothers to breastfeed and seeks to improve the care of pregnant women, mothers, and newborns. Maternal and Child Health Technical Advisor Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer told News Five […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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The Government of Brazil has stepped up to the plate to assist victims of Tropical Storm Arthur. Through its representative in Belize, Ambassador Roberto Coutinho, the country is generously donating twenty-three tons of food valuing one hundred thousand dollars. The fourteen hundred baskets of food will be handed over to NEMO and will provide the […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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This afternoon Minister of Health Pablo Marin, flanked by his C.E.O. and Directors of Health Services, presented his ministry’s report card of activities and projects since taking office in February. According to Marin, his government’s vision is for a health system in which Belizeans have access to efficient and affordable health care. As such, G.O.B. […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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For fifty years, Stella Maris School has been providing support to children with various disabilities. To celebrate that Golden Jubilee and its achievements, the school is hosting a week of activities, one of which is being held tonight. The ceremony, says school Principal Joy Westby, is to recognise those who have contributed to the success […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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The Y.W.C.A. has received another grant from the E.U., but if you’re assuming that the organisation now has a lot of money, think again. News Five’s Ann-Marie Williams was on hand for the handing over this morning and found that the Y is still in need of counterpart funding. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Today was a […]
Written on June 25, 2008 | Posted in
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After weeks of battle, today the Government scored a major victory against Belize Telemedia Limited when the Revenue Court ordered the company to pay business taxes for the months of February and March. Revenue Magistrate Edd Usher made the ruling this morning ordering that the taxes amounting to just over four point six million dollars […]
Written on June 24, 2008 | Posted in
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For weeks the nation held its collective breath as the number of murders appeared to have subsided. The peace was shattered last week with the murder of Emigdio Gomez off the Coastal Road and this morning the quiet community of Sand Hill was the venue for murder number forty-three of 2008. News Five’s Marion Ali […]
Written on June 24, 2008 | Posted in
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A woman who had hoped to travel to the United States will not be making that trip after she lost her life this morning as a result of a head on collision involving two Toyota Camrys. The incident occurred around nine a.m. between miles forty-two and forty-three in Cotton Tree Village on the Western Highway. […]
Written on June 24, 2008 | Posted in
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In an update to last night’s story on the sensational discovery of explosives at a house at the corner of Plues and Berkley Streets, two men and a woman appeared in court twice today to face charges relating to the incident. The three were at the house in question when police made a search of […]
Written on June 24, 2008 | Posted in
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