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In June of this year, tropical storm Arthur severed southern Stann Creek and the Toledo Districts from the rest of the country. The overflow of the Sittee River washed away the Kendall Bridge and tonight once again, there is no access to southern Belize beginning at Mile twenty-six due to heavy rains over the weekend. […]
Written on September 23, 2008 | Posted in
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A rich collection of books has been added to the Supreme Court Library. The collection was named the Edward Laing’s Collection and was received today by Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh, seven years after the death of the author. It includes a wide assortment of books, magazines, articles and legal writings of the late Judge Edward […]
Written on September 23, 2008 | Posted in
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There were tightened security measures in place for this year’s Independence Day to put the population at ease after the grenade scare of September sixth … and it worked. Independence Day was welcomed with the traditional raising of the red, white and blue standard at the Memorial park, followed hours later by the official ceremonies […]
Written on September 23, 2008 | Posted in
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The country turned twenty-seven and the oldest political party that has claim to its own record of accomplishments in the political landscape of Belize turns fifty-eight. It has been in government longer than any other political party and next week on the twenty-ninth, the now opposition party will celebrate its birthday. And to mark its […]
Written on September 23, 2008 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The rains couldn’t stop the nation from celebrating its twenty-seventh birthday over the weekend. However, on Saturday its effects became very apparent to Brilliant of Crooked Tree and Surprise of Lemonal whose representatives gather around the umpire for a decision on whether game two of […]
Written on September 23, 2008 | Posted in
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Due to the Independence Day celebrations, the next newscast will be on Tuesday, September twenty-third.
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Police have charged two senior and a junior Customs officer who are suspected of conspiring to fraudulently release a container believed to be filled with the illegal drug, Pseudoephedrine. The trio is thirty-six year old Carl Augustine and thirty-two year old Aruny Perez, both Grade One Customs Examiners, and twenty-one year old Michael McKenzie, a […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Police need your help in apprehending a suspected serial rapist who has been targeting women in the Saint Martin’s and Collet areas of Belize City. Police believe nineteen year old Leroy Gomez stalks women as they walk alone or in twos and pounce on them in dark areas of the city. One of the locations […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Like rape, the act of engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor under the age of sixteen is a criminal offence under Belizean laws. But judging from the frequency with which we report such cases on our newscast, we’re not sure if residents are not aware or just don’t care. Tonight there are several cases […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Police are looking for a man in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Thursday night in a Cayo village. According to police, they received reports of the incident and when they visited the San Ignacio hospital, found eighteen year old Joshua Montero of Bullet Tree Village with wounds to his back. Montero reported to […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Sometime between five p.m. on Wednesday and early Thursday morning Fabro’s Glass Limited was burglarized. The business, which is located on Victoria Street, was robbed of just over nine thousand dollars worth of computer equipment, twelve hundred Belize dollars, and three hundred dollars in U.S. currency. Businessman, Daniel Fabro, reported the incident to police on […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Back in August when the Belize Bank was forced by the Central Bank Appeals Board to return the ten million U.S. Venezuela grant to the government coffers, the Belize Bank vowed that it would not be the end of the matter. Today the parties were back in the Supreme Court … and this time the […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Three weeks ago, workers from the Belize Waste Control took to the streets in protest against the Belize City Council for not making its payments in a timely manner. Today it’s Belize Maintenance Limited’s turn to take on CITCO for its slow pace in cutting cheques. The company has the contract to cut and bag […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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For the past two days, fourteen specialists from Central America, South America, and the Caribbean have convened at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City to discuss agricultural development. CATIE (Kathy-eh), the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre of Costa Rica, met with representatives of the University of Belize and the Toledo Cacao Growers Association. […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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June of this year, Tropical Storm Arthur wreaked torrential havoc in the north and south of the country. Since then, the Belize Red Cross has been working tirelessly to assist those residents affected by the storm … and today the Australian Government commended them for their efforts and donated much needed funds to the organization. […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Media reports coming out of the Republic of China indicate that Belize and Taiwan will sign an oil exploration agreement. The announcement came at a diplomatic reception in Taiwan and was made by Ambassador to Belize Joseph Shih. The signing is said to be set for September twenty-ninth and will be between state-owned C.P.C. Corp […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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It’s an annual event held just before Independence Day and this year was no different as primary school children from throughout the country gathered in their respective district for a Children’s Rally. The Belize City version was held at the City Centre and there was no shortage of participation from the audience and on stage. […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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And just as the school children waved their Belizean flags in celebration of our nation’s independence; we are reminded of the very first time the Belizean flag was hoisted twenty-seven years ago. Tonight, in the News Five independence tradition, we bring to you the story of the events leading up to that fateful day in […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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There’s plenty to do this Independence weekend. So if you’re looking forward to partaking in the traditional flag-raising, having a few laughs at the comedy show or just to soak up some reggae beats at one of the concerts, Saffiyah is here to give you the full run-down of the festivities. Hey guys I’m Safiyyah […]
Written on September 19, 2008 | Posted in
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There is upheaval in the transportation industry once again tonight … this time it’s between National Transport and G.O.B. The bus company and the western residents they service are angry that the Department of Transport cancelled a run, it just recently approved. Copies of letters which N.T.S.L. provided to News Five indicate that on September […]
Written on September 18, 2008 | Posted in
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A man is in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a shooting last night in Belize City. Thirty-four year old Freddy Grant was shot three times in the face and once in the back. The bullet exited through his abdomen, ripping through his intestines and rendering him critically wounded. Grant, a resident of Mile two […]
Written on September 18, 2008 | Posted in
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On Monday night, a group of people became target practice for a couple of gunmen. A Belize City woman reported to police that herself and nine other persons were walking home on New Road, shortly after midnight. They encountered two men known to her as ‘Tweety’ and ‘Kashief’ pointing a firearm at one of the […]
Written on September 18, 2008 | Posted in
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And in other crime news, police are tonight looking for a man who threatened to kill his step-daughter if she told anyone that he had sex with her. On Wednesday, a social officer accompanied a twelve year old student of Roaring Creek Village to the police station where the minor reported her step-father’s threat. She […]
Written on September 18, 2008 | Posted in
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative has announced the sugar quota for countries exporting to the U.S. Belize’s allotment for the fiscal year starting October first and ending September thirtieth 2009, is eleven thousand five hundred and eighty-three metric tons. This is the same quota agreed to last year, but according to Belize […]
Written on September 18, 2008 | Posted in
Economy |
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Belize has three new ambassadors. This morning Vassilios Karantonis of Greece, Peter Oyedele of Nigeria and Lars Ole Vaagan of Norway presented their credentials to the Governor General of Belize. While in Belmopan the ambassadors also paid courtesy visits to Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington.
Written on September 18, 2008 | Posted in
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