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It is a pageant with a different concept and it centers on the African identity. The proceeds will go to help battered women and children and the contestants will portray women of African descent that have made a mark in society. Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting For many beauty is only skin-deep, and this […]
Written on February 26, 2009 | Posted in
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We reported a touching news story two days ago on the plight of twenty-nine year old Pamela Stuart, who was knocked down early Saturday morning. Stuart sustained severe fractures to her hip, pelvic bone and lower leg. The injuries have left her incapacitated and in need of urgent medical help abroad. But since both Stuart […]
Written on February 26, 2009 | Posted in
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This morning’s Open Your Eyes featured P.U.P. Mayoral Candidate for San Pedro, Baldemar Graniel. The former mayor took a political hiatus in 2003, but says he was lured back to lead the slate by his fellow residents. According to Graniel, he’s looking to beautify and unite La Isla Bonita. We should note that current Mayor […]
Written on February 26, 2009 | Posted in
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Whether you live at a fast pace or have a set routine with less activity, there are times when you will feel a sense of weariness that can lead to deprivation of adequate sleep. And there are reasons for this. Healthy Living this weeks looks at the problem fatigue. Marleni Cuellar reporting Exhausted, weary, tired, […]
Written on February 26, 2009 | Posted in
Health |
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The story of a default in Social Security contributions by City Council has been in the news since Monday. News Five broke the story that over three hundred thousand dollars in employees’ contributions had not been paid up by City Hall and since then there has been a back and forth on who knew of […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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And the mayor also dealt with the never-ending story about the infamous cheques that were disclosed last year by Councillor Mark King. The cheques were made out to Moya’s sister-in-law, Sharon Wade, for work done by the mayor’s brother’s company, SM Construction for the council including garbage collection. Today Moya revisited that issue. Zenaida Moya […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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If you live in Belize City, you will know of the famous Li Chee Restaurant located on Freetown Road. At around eleven this morning, a malfunction in one of the ventilation systems at the restaurant ignited starting a blaze in the kitchen area. The employees fled the restaurant and fire fighters were quick to contain […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Disasters |
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The budget for 2009-2010 for the Government of Belize is scheduled to be presented to the House of Representatives on March sixth and a big chunk is usually allocated to education. But for the Student Government of the University of Belize’s City Campus, their allocation does not look promising. So they are petitioning G.O.B. to […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Education |
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An eighteen year old and four minors were arraigned on robbery charges this afternoon in Magistrate’s Court. A seventeen year old, two sixteen year olds, a thirteen year old and eighteen year old Godfrey Ramsey all pleaded not guilty and were offered bail of five thousand dollars each on the condition that they do not […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Trials |
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There has been no shortage of burglaries and robberies lately, and with each passing day the criminals are becoming more inventive and daring. The critical Harold Crooks report made it clear that the police department was lacking in many areas including investigations. Well, the department has been working on improving its investigative techniques by adapting […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Crime |
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Just before midday this past Tuesday two men robbed Prosser Fertilizer located on North Front Street of cash and items valued at over two thousand dollars. Manager, Henario Bolon, says that the robbery occurred in the blink of an eye. Around eleven-thirty, he and two other employees were held up at gunpoint by two dark […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
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An agent of Courts Belize Limited in San Pedro has unwittingly deprived the furniture and electronics store of over sixteen thousand dollars. Thirty-nine year old Jose Paz, of Milo’s Center located on Pescador Drive reported to police that his accountant Jerome Shal made the discovery of the missing monies. After making checks at the bank, […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Crime |
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On Tuesday in an unfortunate workplace accident an eight inch steel object pierced the chest of Shipyard resident David Enns and killed him. The result of the post-mortem revealed that the cause of his death was failure of the lungs and carbon monoxide intoxication due to blunt force trauma to the chest. There’s another unfortunate […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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Belize and Mexico cooperate in many areas and there is an active programme between the two. Today an official delegation from Mexico met with its counterparts at the House of Culture for a meeting of experts on technical and scientific cooperation between Mexico and Belize. The Mexican Delegation consists of seventeen officials from the government […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs |
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Last night we reported that the vessel the Cubans used to travel to Belize was still lodged on the reef. And today, the Coastguard’s Admiral Cedric Borland says that is so because they were not called to respond to the situation out at the reef. The fourteen survivors were found walking on Maya King Farm […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
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It probably looks like a piece of office equipment, but the food dehydrator is really what its name reflects. The equipment was donated to the students at Canaan Seventh Day Adventist High School on Coney Drive which will compliment the school’s food and nutrition programme. The gift came from businessman, Roger Espejo who is also […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Education |
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This morning over twenty seenagers from all across the country were recognised for their contributions to society in the ceremony called the Golden Heroes Award. The event was hosted by the National Council on Ageing, which had been encouraging people in various communities, families, and friends to nominate deserving individuals. Today, eleven of those nominees […]
Written on February 25, 2009 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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City Hall is admitting that it owes Social Security contributions in contradiction to what Mayor Zenaida Moya told News Five yesterday in respect of over three hundred thousand dollars owed in Social Security contributions. When approached, the mayor was vehement that she signed cheques to the Belize Social Security Board and she was not aware […]
Written on February 24, 2009 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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But still there is not going to be an audit of the finances at City Hall under the stewardship of Mayor Zenaida Moya, not before the March fourth elections, despite repeated calls for one and all the hype about accountability and transparency. Yesterday, the Mayor told News Five to expect one today, but what landed […]
Written on February 24, 2009 | Posted in
Economy |
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It’s the count down to elections and the campaign is beginning to pick up dust from both sides of the political spectrum. Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya when confronted on Monday about thousands of dollars in cheques made out to her brother’s trucking company, SM Construction, said they were not new. Tonight the P.U.P.’s mayoral […]
Written on February 24, 2009 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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But while Reneau explained the scholarship fraud, he also took time to outline his team’s plan to govern the city. The city, according to Reneau, will be managed based on a seven-point plan. The mayoral aspirant outlined the key issues of his platform. Dr Cecil “Chubby” Reneau, P.U.P. Mayoral Candidate, Belize City “Those problems are […]
Written on February 24, 2009 | Posted in
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It is three weeks since the horrific killing of Antanacio Gutierrez in one of the worst strikes in the country. Today, while the dust has settled at the Tower Hill Mill, the core sampler has been dismantled and deliveries are back on stream, his widow has broken her silence. Benita Gutierrez has released a letter […]
Written on February 24, 2009 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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The story of the Cubans that were found off the coastof Belize is unraveling and more details have been uncovered. A reliable source has informed us that there were two bodies that were found on the reef, not one. The bodies were found about fourteen miles north of Middle Caye by the North Light House. […]
Written on February 24, 2009 | Posted in
Uncategorized |
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Last night we reported on a controversy over the ownership of a building at the Farmer’s Market and tonight the tempest has increased to a war of words. This morning Laura Leonardo’s lawyer, Dolores Balderamos Garcia, contacted News Five disputing the chain of events given by the Ramclams. According to Balderamos Garcia, the Ramclams did […]
Written on February 24, 2009 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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An Albert Street businessman was robbed near the entrance of his home. At about two o’clock Monday morning, fifty-three year old Madhu Babani, the proprietor of Swamy’s Boutique, arrived at the entrance of his Albert Street home. Near the entrance of the nearby alley, three male persons came up to him, one of them armed […]
Written on February 24, 2009 | Posted in
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