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For the last three weeks there has been relative peace along the banks of the Haulover Creek after several court judgments ordered that the walls at the Fort Street Tourism Village should come down and the boardwalk should remain intact. But that all changed today when the F.S.T.V. emerged from the Court of Appeal victorious […]
Written on June 17, 2008 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court calendar is chock full of cases involving Belize Bank and the Belize Telemedia Limited. And this morning two different matters landed before the Chief Justice, one regarding the dispute between Market Square and the Income Tax department over back taxes…and a second case about those millions from Venezuela. The substantive issues are […]
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Three separate reports of molestation of young girls have resulted in the detention of two men and the arrest of a third. The youngest complainant, who is only seven years old, has reported that on May twenty-fourth she was at her aunt’s house when her uncle called her into a room and pushed his hands […]
Written on June 17, 2008 | Posted in
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A Stann Creek District driver has also been charged in connection with last week’s fatal traffic accident on the Southern Highway. Investigators have determined that twenty-four year old truck driver Carlos Lopez must answer to charges of Manslaughter by Negligence, Causing Death by Careless Conduct and Driving a Motor Vehicle without Due Care and Attention. […]
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As we go to air tonight, Cabinet is yet to make an official release but word to our newsroom is that dramatic increases in the prices of flour and bread have been approved. Effective tomorrow, the price of bread is expected to go up by twenty-five cents with the promise of an additional twenty-five cents […]
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Tonight Police are trying to piece together what appears to be a case of kidnapping, robbery and murder which occurred on Monday evening on a feeder road two miles into the Coastal Highway. And as News Five’s Marion Ali reports, the details are gruesome. Marion Ali, Reporting Investigations could offer very little information to the […]
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In these tough economic times, Belize’s educational institutions find it hard to get the equipment they need. But efforts to provide for students are made even more difficult when school property is vandalized or stolen. But today one such school which has repeatedly suffered the hardships of a break-in received welcomed reprieve. News Five’s Kendra […]
Written on June 17, 2008 | Posted in
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Another Belize City school was also a lucky recipient of much needed assistance today, thanks to the LifeLine Foundation. According to Director Kim Simpliss, Calvary Temple is one of the first schools the organisation decided to adopt. This morning Simpliss told News Five that the fourteen thousand dollar gift will be used to bolster the […]
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Every year the performance of students in the Primary School Examinations are scrutinized by experts for academic gaps. But every year the education system also pays homage to those students who excel under pressure. And that is exactly what News Five’s Kendra Griffith witnessed in Belmopan this afternoon. Kendra Griffith, Reporting It was standing room […]
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A man and a little girl are dead following a traffic accident and the driver under investigation is the Mayor of Orange Walk Town, Ravei Gonzalez. The incident occurred around six o’clock Sunday evening near mile thirty-five on the Northern Highway. The victims are Honduran Manuel Coto and his two year old neighbour, Martita Yolanda […]
Written on June 16, 2008 | Posted in
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Police found his body around two-thirty last Friday afternoon not far from his home in Lord’s Bank Village. And while a post mortem examination did not determine that foul play was involved, police were asking the public’s help to identify the man. Today police reported that the deceased is forty-seven year old Stephen Jones who […]
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The case of the walls at the Fort Street Tourism Village entered a new era as this morning fresh arguments began in the Court of Appeal. Lead attorney for the Village, Godfrey Smith, is appealing the March eleventh decision of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh which found that the walls denied the constitutional right of the […]
Written on June 16, 2008 | Posted in
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Tonight Channel 5 has a new majority owner. In a transaction completed this morning, the Belize Telemedia Limited Group acquired majority ownership of Great Belize Productions Limited, the parent company of the Channel 5 television station. This is in keeping with Telemedia’s strategic objectives “to expand the current range of services develop partnerships, and expand […]
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The latest Lotto winner is a retired nurse from Dangriga. This morning, seventy-five year old Rozinel Cadogan made her way to the Tropical Gaming Company office in Belize City to collect her seventy-two thousand, five hundred dollar prize. Cadogan told News Five how she got lucky. Rozinel Cadogan, $72,500 Lotto Winner “My granddaughter was going […]
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You may hear a lot about the organisation’s gala fundraising events, but today the Lifeline Foundation is in the news because of what it does with the money it raises. In this case over twenty thousand dollars for three worthy causes. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kim Simpliss, Founder/Director, Lifeline Foundation “Today we are pleased […]
Written on June 16, 2008 | Posted in
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Good evening I’m James Adderley and we’re certainly happy to roll out this dish of Sports Monday. So we zoom in on the Reliant Stadium at Houston Texas, United States, where yesterday the Belizean Flag is being raised in support of our National Football Team for game one of their World Cup Qualifying series against […]
Written on June 16, 2008 | Posted in
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Jumps in the cost of fuel are becoming so regular, consumers have gone from saying “Again!” to “how much now?” But the prices in effect as of today are startlingly reflective of a disturbing new reality. Premium gasoline will sell for eleven dollars and seventeen cents, up thirty-five cents. Regular jumped twenty-six cents to ten […]
Written on June 13, 2008 | Posted in
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It’s no secret that the Government of Prime Minister Dean Barrow is planning to use the revenues gleaned from the petroleum industry to buffer the dramatic rise in the cost of living and plug the financial holes in the 2008/2009 budget caused by the country’s significant public debt. In April the P.M. announced that one […]
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Belize Electricity Limited has been taking a lot of heat from consumers ever since it requested an increase in rates. But tonight the company is taking flack from its own employees. A press release issued today by the Belize Energy Workers Union lambasted B.E.L., calling the application for price hikes (quote) “not only greedy, but […]
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Disputes over land are often complex and filled with emotion and a new case file laid before the Chief Justice of Belize today is no different. But as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, this claim has the power to force the Government of Belize to finally make its legal position clear on the indigenous rights […]
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A three car collision on the Southern Highway has resulted in the death of a mechanic. According to police, around nine on Thursday night, thirty-two year old Regio Lopez of Hopkins was heading towards Silk Grass in his car when it collided into a truck being driven by Carlos Lopez. As the two vehicles lay […]
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On June first he graduated from Saint John’s high school with honours but tonight family and friends of seventeen year old Clive Rivers are mourning his death following a tragic ending to an outing on Thursday afternoon. Rivers sat the last of eleven CXC exams yesterday morning but then left the city with friends to […]
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Tonight a woman accused of stealing a bicycle is behind bars following court proceedings in Magistrates’ Court. This morning twenty-three year old Ebony Flowers was formally arraigned for the Theft of construction worker Jose Hernandez’s beach cruiser. According to the victim, around seven-thirty on Wednesday night, he was riding the bike on Lakeview Street when […]
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Police need the public’s help in identifying the body of a man that was found this afternoon near a creek in Lord’s Bank Village. According to Officer Commanding the Ladyville Police Station Corporal Luis Cawich, it does not appear that foul play was involved but cops continue to investigate how the person died. Cpl. Luis […]
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This weekend classical ballet will take centre stage at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts as the Ballet Art School presents its 2008 show, “Forever Dancing”. According to Director Mamie Martinez, the event will highlight the strict intricacies of classical ballet. Mamie Martinez, Director, Ballet Arts School “We have students ranging from the age […]
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