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The western village of Arenal is shared by both Belize and Guatemala, divided by a football field. The residents on both sides generally enjoy healthy community life and last week, with the waters from the Mopan River rising, villagers began preparing for the floods that were to come. It ended fatally for one Guatemalan family […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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We reported last week that the price of chicken had dropped by six cents per pound. But as flooding continues to affect rural areas, the livestock and poultry industries are taking a direct hit which means that prices of these basic commodities are likely to go up. Caribbean Chicken and Western Feed Service are two […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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Water levels in the rural areas of the Belize District are at alarming heights as flood waves filter into the Belize River and bordering areas since the rains began three weeks ago. A stretch of the Boom-Hattieville Road is submerged in over four feet of water. In the village, the main entrance between the bridge […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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The primary market for tourism in Belize is the United States and with a depressed economy, more Americans are staying at home. Statistics just released show a dip in tourist arrivals for the period of January to August of this year. The number of arriving visitors to the jewel decreased overall by point six percent […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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There is no denying that the relationship between the P.U.C. and B.E.L. has been hitting some sour notes for months as the two continue to buck heads over rates. On Thursday another chapter was added to the back and forth when the Public Utilities Commission began running a TV ad in which it said that […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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And it’s no secret that the Belize judiciary is under constraints with a shortage of magistrates and justices and a voluminous and growing number of cases. With more than thirty judgments and decisions pending before the Supreme Court in a period spanning more than ten years, the Bar Association is convening a special meeting to […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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A Nicaraguan national was murdered in the Capital, Belmopan City, over the weekend. At around two a.m. Sunday morning, a commotion occurred on the Ring road which alerted residents in the area that something foul was happening. Minutes later, the security guard on duty at the Bull Frog Inn called the police to alert them […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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In Orange Walk Town, meanwhile, a popular ceviche restaurant was robbed on Sunday Night. At about nine-oh-five p.m. on October twenty-sixth, three employees of Enramada Restaurant and Cabanas were held at gunpoint by armed robbers. Two Hispanic masked men entered the establishment at number five Crickstock Street and one of them brandished a pistol and […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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He has been in police custody since Friday and today Darren Banks was officially arraigned for two counts of Attempted Murder in Belize City. The thirty year old appeared in Magistrates’ Court along with thirty-three year old Steven Zelaya with whom he is jointly charged. Both men were remanded into custody until November twenty-seventh. Banks […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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Police have made an arrest in the seven month old shooting of Delroy Matura. Nineteen year old Randolph Samuels a.k.a. Delon Sheran is alleged to be one of two men involved in the March nineteenth incident. He appeared in court this morning in the Magistrates’ Court to answer to charges of Attempted Murder, Dangerous Harm, […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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Also in the Magistrates’ Court, three men, who had a knife concealed in a fried chicken, were charged today. The trio: twenty-one year old Erwin James, twenty-seven year old Deon Brackett and twenty-six year old Jesus Valencia, were in the Queen Street lock-up when the knife was found. They have been charged with possession of […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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Reports of rape, child abuse and exploitation have prompted the formation of an advocacy group with men leading the charge. Fathers Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children started with a membership of seven persons earlier this year with a mandate to bring awareness to the community and actively engage the public in the fight […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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And in some disheartening news to report, he is well known and well loved, and for many years he was a staple on the September celebrations calendar, but tonight Byron Lee is fighting for his life. The seventy-three year old soca legend was diagnosed with stage-three bladder cancer two years ago. He has been seeking […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this dish of Sports Monday. Climactic conditions continue to play havoc on the Belizean sporting landscape so we had to go indoors to the City Center yesterday where the 2008 National Open Karate championships and primary school competition was staged in both Kumite and […]
Written on October 27, 2008 | Posted in
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We start tonight’s newscast with a tragic report just in to our newsroom. And that is that five persons have fallen victims to the rising waters of the Mopan River in the Cayo District. Full details of the incident are yet to be ascertained, but it appears that the five persons are from the village […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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The increase in water levels has affected livestock, tourism and the agriculture sector, damaged properties, and disrupted communities where residents have had to be evacuated. District Emergency Teams are stationed in areas prone to flooding in the Cayo and Belize Districts. And with waters still rising, the news is not good because the Meteorological Service […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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And that’s what residents in new areas of Belize City are doing. The water levels are on the rise and according to weather updates they are expected to go even higher. When a News Five crew made its way to Belama, rising waters in the past three weeks have worsened the situation for residents. Belama […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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Elsewhere in the Belize District, the News Five team headed to one of the villages most affected by the flood. Lemonal has felt the full brunt of the waters and villagers are finding ways to cope. Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting Our entry into Lemonal Village changed slightly from Tuesday because today we had […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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But there are organizations that have stepped up in trying times and we have come to rely on The Belize Red Cross. This time has been no different. This afternoon Communications Officer, Raphael Martinez, told us where and how they are assisting residents. Raphael Martinez, Communications Officer, Bz. Red Cross “Today we have sixteen volunteers […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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Police have detained two men who are no strangers to the law, relating to shootings on Wednesday and Thursday which flared-up violence in the city among two rival gangs and is threatening to escalate. This morning, thirty year old Roger Anthony was back in court to face murder charges for the shooting death of twenty-two […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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They were caught with ten cases of contraband liquor and for that they could end up paying close to thirty thousand dollars in fines. The two men, twenty-two year old Wilbert Olivarez and twenty-one year old Alpheus Henry Jr. were charged today with the crime of having uncustomed goods. The men were busted with the […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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A minor has been remanded to the Wagner’s Youth Facility after he allegedly held up three persons. Around eight-fifteen a.m. on October ninth Raynard Encalada, Ervin Marin and Denfield Martinez were walking on Duck Lane when they were approached by two persons on bicycles. According to the trio, one of the youths took out a […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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Since 1963 the United States government has had an embargo on Cuba. According to the U.S. Department of Treasury website, “the basic goal of the sanctions is to isolate the Cuban government economically and deprive it of U.S. dollars.” As such, they have restricted U.S. residents from travelling to that country, prevented imports and exports […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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Zion Parks Methodist School and Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute are the latest educational institutions to receive musical instruments. The donation of two keyboards and ten guitars came courtesy of the National Institute of Culture and History through the Expressive Arts in Schools program. The instruments were handed over this morning at the Bliss by […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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Hey, I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? Tonight Saint Catherine Academy will be having their October fest, held on the school campus. The fun runs from six p.m. until midnight. There will be fun games and great food and a super hype dance to top the night off. There will also be a […]
Written on October 24, 2008 | Posted in
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