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Arguments were presented today by Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl-Lynn Branker-Taitt in the judicial review of Magistrate Earl Jones ruling to commit former Prime Minister Said Musa to stand trial in the Supreme Court. Musa is facing charges for the theft of ten million US dollars from the government of Venezuela. In court this morning […]
Written on April 28, 2009 | Posted in
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In other news, a traffic accident early this afternoon left two women injured. Shortly before one p.m., thirty-six year old tour guide taxi driver, Mason Hutchinson, was traveling in his red Crown Victoria car towards B.T.L. Park on Newtown Barracks when upon approaching its intersection with New Access Area, his vehicle collided front on with […]
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Three minors this morning jacked O.K. Shop located on Central American Boulevard. Shortly after seven, fifty-six year old businessman, Peng Shou Li and his wife were getting ready to start their regular store routine when the three brazen thieves with rags tied over their faces robbed them of monies and telephone cards. One of the […]
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Outgoing president of El Salvador, Elias Antonio Saca and his wife will be making a whirlwind visit to Belize this Wednesday. Saca is visiting Central American countries to say farewell as his term of office comes to a close. Saca’s party, ARENA, lost the January eighth elections to the F.M.L.N. and Mauricio Funes, a journalist […]
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The announced shake up within the ranks of the Police Department is about to come on stream. Next Monday, a press briefing will be held at the Raccoon Street Police Station in Belize City where the Minister of National Security, Carlos Perdomo, will officially present Assistant Commissioner of Police Crispin Jeffries with the baton as […]
Written on April 28, 2009 | Posted in
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Before the proceedings in the judicial review of Said Musa’s committal to stand trial in the Supreme Court began this morning, three new lawyers were called to the Bar. The Chief Justice’s chamber was filled with family members and friends to witness the ceremony for Dean Molina Audrey Matura, and Phillip Palacio who will now […]
Written on April 28, 2009 | Posted in
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Countries around the world are facing one of the most daunting challenges since the Spanish Flu ravaged the globe in 1918 and 1919, killing twenty-one million people – more than the Great War. The latest count of persons affected by the swine flu in Mexico alone stands in excess of sixteen hundred and growing making […]
Written on April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Along the northern border since Saturday, the monitoring of the Swine Flu epidemic began. Stakeholders at the border in Santa Elena and at the Commercial Free Zone began putting in place precautionary measures to prevent the respiratory disease from spreading into Belize. Since the outbreak of the flu in Mexico, cases have been detected close […]
Written on April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh began hearing of the judicial review of the case of former Prime Minster Said Musa this morning. Attorneys for Musa spent the day submitting their arguments seeking to overturn Musa’s committal to stand trial in the Supreme Court. Musa was charged with the theft of ten million U.S. dollars on December […]
Written on April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Turning to political news, Saturday’s Central Party Council of the P.U.P met as scheduled at Independence Hall. The rumored challenge against the leadership of John Briceño did not materialize and the agenda for the meeting dealt with reports from the B.Y.M. , the Order of Distinguished Service and the independent Miranda Report, a document that […]
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A cyclist has a whole lot to worry about after he allegedly tried to knock down a senior police officer. Forty-six year old Ray Cattouse Junior is accused of attempting to knock down Senior Superintendent of Police Chester Williams. The incident occurred on November first, 2008. According to Williams, he was driving his vehicle on […]
Written on April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Late last week, environmentalist, Sharon Matola of the Belize Zoo said she had nothing to do with an illegal clearing recently discovered by the Belize Audubon Society at the pristine Victoria Peak that is likely to cause erosion and has destroyed a portion of its unique vegetation. On Saturday, Matola was joined by Alan Rabinowitz, […]
Written on April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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It is not a big sport in Belize as basketball, cycling or football, but the population of chess players and fans are growing steadily. And Saturday’s second annual Belize Chess Olympiad at the U.B. Gym proved that players drawn to the game are as young as lower primary school students. They filed in district by […]
Written on April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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The Belize Electricity Limited has been in the headlines for some time over a number of issues ranging from court battles with the Public Utilities Commission, a claim it is bankrupt and electricity rates. But tonight B.E.L. is finding comfort in a survey which says the utility company is charging the second lowest electricity rates […]
Written on April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Round three of the Belize Premier Football League competition brought the internecine struggle between F.C. Belize and the Belize Defense Force to the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday. And let’s just give recognition to this B.D.F. fan from who has come to offer full support to his […]
Written on April 27, 2009 | Posted in
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The clearing of a portion of the summit on the Natural Monument, Victoria Peak has caused public outrage and tonight denials are coming fast and furious. News Five broke the story last night following an investigation by the Belize Audubon Society revealed that the unique vegetation had been cut to accommodate a planned chopper visit […]
Written on April 24, 2009 | Posted in
Environment |
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Last Friday, the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, SATIIM, protested G.O.B.’s decision to grant U.S. Capital Energy permission to conduct seismic testing in the Sarstoon Temash National Park without consulting them. SATIIM has since received a letter from the Ministry informing them that the co-managing role they played over the park expired in 2008 […]
Written on April 24, 2009 | Posted in
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It’s a case of putting the cart before the horse. We refer to the folks at the Belize Tourism Board who held their ninth annual National Tourism Awards on Wednesday at Old Belize. The much publicized event was held with plenty fanfare and the big deal were the awards to “Key tourism pioneers.” But someone […]
Written on April 24, 2009 | Posted in
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There is an outbreak of viral conjunctivitis, or as it is commonly known, pink eye. Ophthalmologist, Dr. Amin Hegar, told News Five that he has been seeing a growing number of patients infected with pink eye over the past two weeks. The infection is usually caused by bacteria coming in direct contact with the eyes, […]
Written on April 24, 2009 | Posted in
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There are still no leads in the disappearance of sixty-eight year old Rosa Christina Cornejo, but tonight family members are offering a reward for information leading to her safe return. The businesswoman of Calle Las Americas in Belmopan went missing between Friday and Saturday of last week. On Tuesday, one of Cornejo’s Children from El […]
Written on April 24, 2009 | Posted in
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Three weeks after Government advisor and former P.M., Manuel Esquivel was injured in a traffic mishap on the Western Highway, his medical condition is said to be improving. His daughter, City Councillor Laura Esquivel, says while the former Prime Minister remains under close monitor, he should be up and around soon. Laura Esquivel, Daughter of […]
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And in the south, three individuals have been charged with the sexual abuse of two fifteen year old girls. In the first case, twenty-one year old Weston Caliz and thirty-five year old Glenmore Parham were arrested and charged by the Toledo Police for Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. The incident involved a fifteen year old minor of […]
Written on April 24, 2009 | Posted in
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Belize was the fifth country in the world to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990. Protecting the rights of children and meeting the goals of the convention have been top on the agenda for the United Nation’s Children’s Fund in Belize. UNICEF is now in phase three of a […]
Written on April 24, 2009 | Posted in
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They are the five national symbols of Belize: the national flag, mahogany tree, keel-billed toucan, black orchid, and the tapir. And all eyes are on the famous tapir, April, who turned twenty-six today. The mountain cow’s maternal clock is ticking away and this has become a concern for officials at the Belize Zoo. News Five’s […]
Written on April 24, 2009 | Posted in
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Graduation ceremonies for schools are coming up in the weeks ahead, but at the Ashcroft Rehabilitation Centre at Hattieville, a group of inmates had an early graduation. The seventy-two inmates received certificates for completing the rehabilitation program offered by the Kolbe Foundation. Duane Moody was on hand for the ceremonies. Duane Moody, Reporting At every […]
Written on April 24, 2009 | Posted in
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