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The bumpy ride on Albert Street is now compounded by the closure of various sections of this thoroughfare in the heart of the City while construction works take place to upgrade streets in the downtown area. As of six o’clock this morning, the Belize City Council closed off a section of the main artery to […]
Written on July 15, 2008 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Barrow this morning presented his projections for the fiscal year 2008-2009. It is a budget that hit the past administration and now promises to restore fiscal sanity, to invest in the poor, and as he put it, to move forward his development agenda. It is a budget with a small deficit and G.D.P. […]
Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Barrow has withdrawn some proposals to amend the Constitution, but it doesn’t mean that the discussions are over. Tonight the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organising a roundtable discussion to clear the maze surrounding the content and implications of the Sixth Amendment Bill. C.E.O. of the Belize Chamber of Commerce explains. […]
Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in
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Police have one of two men in custody for Thursday night’s murder of thirty-two year old Orlando Montero, whose body was found at Mahogany Heights where he resides. Montero met his death soon after he exited a bus in which his assailants were also traveling. Police Press Officer, Clement Palacio, updated the media on the […]
Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in
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The casinos at the Corozal Free Zone are popular gambling hangouts for nationals of both sides of the northern border and normally operate trouble free. But on Saturday night patrons were caught in the crossfire between a group of young Mexican nationals and the security team at the Las Vegas Casino. One person was injured […]
Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in
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Police have come one step closer to solving what is now the death of Myrtle Gill who disappeared from the private island, Brown’s Caye, on or about July fourth, the date on which forensic tests show, she could have met her death. The fate of her boyfriend Earl Young Crawford is still unknown. Jose Sanchez […]
Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in
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Two teenagers were reported missing over the weekend; one in Belize City and the other in the Cayo District. The first case involves a thirteen year old girl, Shantae Cabral, from Raccoon Street Extension in Belize City. According to the girl’s mother, Sancira Cabral, her daughter left home last Wednesday and has not been heard […]
Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in
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A case of rape has been brought to Dangriga police, which purportedly happened over the weekend. It involves a fifty-six year old woman, who reported to the police that at about ten o’clock on Saturday morning she was on Melinda Road heading to her house in the Long Bank area, she was approached by a […]
Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in
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Police have not yet made any arrests in connection with two separate stabbings over the weekend that have left two men injured. One of the incidents occurred at a night spot that is known for violent outbreaks. While he was stabbed several times, twenty-four year old Adrian Thompson, is thankful tonight as he was released […]
Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in
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Courtrooms are normally the place where people who are wronged seek justice. But over the weekend, the Belmopan Court located at the market square in the nation’s capital, was targeted by burglars. This morning when staff showed up for work at the court building they discovered that thieves broke into their office and helped themselves […]
Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re certainly happy you could join us for this issue of Sports Monday. The Interoffice Basketball three game championship series exploded to life Friday night inside the Civic Center as the underdog B.W.S. Pressure faced off against the heavily loaded Aerodispatch Services and indeed the decided edge in favour […]
Written on July 14, 2008 | Posted in
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The murder trial of forty-five year old Police Constable Jose Zetina culminated today with a guilty verdict. A jury of six men and six women deliberated for less than three hours and found the ex-cop guilty of the gruesome murder of his pregnant common-law wife, Rosa Isabel Mejia. The murder occurred on November twenty-ninth, 2004 […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
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From the Supreme Court to the Magistrates’ Court; on May sixth, police shored up by the Canine Unit descended on the Northern Highway home of well-known businessman, Jose Shoman, and his wife, Malachi, in a full-scale operation. But after a raid lasting more than five hours, the only charges cops could drum up against the […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
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In more news from the courts, a fifteen year old has pleaded guilty to Burglary. The teen and his twelve year old brother appeared in Family Court this morning to answer to the charges, but the younger sibling did not follow his brother’s lead and instead pleaded not guilty to the same offence. Magistrate Natalia […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
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A night of socialising ended at the K.H.M.H. for a group of friends when the car they were travelling in flipped over several times. Just after midnight this morning the group was heading home when the incident occurred at the roundabout near the entrance of the Western Highway. (VO) Forty-four year old Dean Dawson was […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
Auto Accidents |
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In news from the west, police report that Cayo Cable Vision on Burns Avenue in San Ignacio was jacked. Manager Yesenia Romero reports that she left the C.C.V. offices on Wednesday shortly after five o’clock p.m. and when she returned to work on Thursday morning, found that it had been burglarised. According to Romero, the […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
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There is an allegation of rape coming out of Orange Walk Town. An eighteen year old female reported to police that around midnight on Thursday she went to La Enramada Hotel on Cristock Street with Leopoldo Molina, a Salvadoran national resident of San Felipe Village. The teen claims that the forty-one year old man then […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
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A house in Steadfast Village in the Stann Creek District has been destroyed by fire. According to sixteen year old Leslie Leon, while he was cooking, a butane tank fell to the ground, the hose dislodged, and a fire broke out, gutting the building and all its contents. A car parked just outside was also […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
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After months of delay due to administrative snags, today the government finally closed a deal with CISCO Construction for the paving of the Placencia road. The twenty mile-long thoroughfare from the Southern Highway to the entrance of the village makes the ride to the Peninsula a real challenge and has been a sore point for […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
Archaeology |
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This coming Monday in Belmopan, the House of Representatives will meet to hear the long awaited budget presentation for the financial year 2008-2009. It is the first budget to be tabled by Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who will use the occasion to table a bill that it intends to ram through a second and third […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
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With a string of unsolved disappearances at sea and on small islands off the coast of Belize, the public has become more wary of travelling in open waters. Today Operations Manager at the Belize Coast Guard, Lieutenant Elton Bennett, told News Five what while they have a role patrolling the sea, working electronic communications on […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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Today the Community Agency for the Rehabilitation and Education of Persons with Disabilities, CARE-Belize, hosted an open day to highlight some small projects that parents can do to improve the lives of children with special needs. This morning Rehabilitation Field Officer Inga Sandoval told us about the display. Inga Sandoval, Rehabilitation Field Officer “This display […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
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There are more problems brewing at the waterfront in Belize City where two heavyweights are battling to secure their slice of the pie. Jose Sanchez has been following the story and has more details. Jose Sanchez, Reporting And the gloves are off as a fight, a turf war between the Caye Caulker Water Taxi association […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
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Over the last several weeks, we’ve been previewing and visiting a variety of summer camps … and tonight it’s the Belize Coastguard’s turn. According to the organizers, their camp will give kids the opportunity to test their skills in a whole new way. Jose Sanchez has the details. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The Belize Audubon Society […]
Written on July 11, 2008 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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The mysterious disappearance of a couple from a private island over the past weekend is still baffling police and family members. There are still no suspects and no established motives but the scene of the crime suggests that the day the couple disappeared, was an ordinary day in their life. Jose Sanchez has a detailed […]
Written on July 10, 2008 | Posted in
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