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Also in court, Magistrate Dorothy Flowers handed down a five year sentence to thirty-three year old Glenroy Clarke. He is charged with breaking into the Mahogany Heights home of accountant Delmar Lanza, last November. Clarke reportedly pried open a burglar-barred window to enter the house and stole electronics, and silverware valued at almost four thousand […]
Written on May 26, 2009 | Posted in
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A man detained for questioning in connection with a robbery is in even more hot water tonight. Twenty-nine year old Eric Flowers was being escorted to the cell block of the Queen Street Police Station this afternoon when a bag of suspected cannabis allegedly fell from the foot of his pants. Police retrieved the bag, […]
Written on May 26, 2009 | Posted in
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A man was robbed of over seventeen hundred dollars worth of jewelry while at a night spot in Belize City. Twenty-four year old John Gongora told police that he was at Lipps Bar on Newtown Barracks around ten last Saturday night when the incident occurred. Gongora says he went to use the restroom and while […]
Written on May 26, 2009 | Posted in
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There are reports of Theft coming from the Ministry of National Security in Belmopan. According to police reports, the ministry’s Finance Officer discovered eight fuel vouchers that were approved without authorization. The vouchers —issued between December seventeenth 2008 and the seventh of this month— total slightly more than twenty-six thousand dollars. It was also noted […]
Written on May 26, 2009 | Posted in
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While the Belize City Council takes back control of the dumpsite today, last Friday some Gwen Lizarraga High School students decided to take control and clean up another area along the Western Highway—the Lord Ridge Cemetery. According to their teacher, Holland Marin, removing trash from the burial ground is a part of their community service […]
Written on May 26, 2009 | Posted in
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And the Master of the Floor is… a deafening scream came from an overflowing Church Street Yaad crowd when Charlys ‘Ninja’ Nunez was announced the grand dance champion. After twelve weeks of competition, Nunez out performed thirteen other dancers to become the Masters of the Floor—from the Street Lights to the Stage Lights—title holder. The […]
Written on May 26, 2009 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Week seven of the Belize Football League saw the leading undefeated F.C. Belize host the San Pedro Bullsharks inside the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday as the action in the north zone continues to tighten. It’s the visitors looking for the early lead when Olvin Serano fires […]
Written on May 26, 2009 | Posted in
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The latest fire at Belize City’s dumpsite at mile three on the Western Highway has been burning since May fifteenth. While it may simply be a nuisance for some people, for others it is a serious health concern—especially for those residents in the immediate area. All recent efforts to completely put out the blaze have […]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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In a late evening press conference, NEMO Coordinator, George Lovell, briefed the media on their plan of action to get the fire at the dumpsite under control as quickly as possible. In fact Lovell went on record saying that they should have it extinguished in just four days. Col. George Lovell, Coordinator, NEMO “We will […]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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But while those plans remain nothing more than mere ideas, residents of the immediate area are already complaining of health-related issues due to the toxic smoke from the fire. Today, News 5 spoke to a resident of the area exhibiting symptoms who raised questions about possible long term effects and then Dr. Jorge Hidalgo about […]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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The last time we saw Prime Minister Dean Barrow in the Caribbean he was acting in the capacity of CARICOM Chair at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago in April. Well today P.M. Barrow left Belize en route to Port of Spain, Trinidad once again to attend a special meeting for the […]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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There is yet another murder to report in our newscast tonight. This time around, the victim, a taxi-driver, was a resident of Libertad Village in the Corozal District. The fifty-two year old Guatemalan National, who recently moved to Corozal, was hacked to death sometime last night. Duane Moody has this report. Duane Moody, Reporting, Shortly […]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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In court news, two men were charged with Handling Stolen Goods when they appeared before Magistrate Tracy Sosa today. Alrick Smith and Arturo Maheia were charged in connection with a 1995 Mazda car that was stolen from Mirna Acevedo on May first. According to police reports, they found the vehicle and documents belonging to Acevedo […]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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And twenty-nine year old Leon Perez, a fisherman, was today found guilty of two counts of Carnal Knowledge against a fifteen year old girl. The jury of five women and four men deliberated for almost three hours before delivering their guilty verdict. The charges date back to 2007 and when the complainant took the stand, […]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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“One School, One Tree, One step at a time” is the theme and call to action that resonated worldwide today marking the observance of International Day for Biodiversity. Compliant activities started in the Far East and travelled west around the world as students from each country planted trees at exactly ten o’clock—their local time—creating a […]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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If you haven’t decided what to do over the long holiday weekend, Safiyyah is here to help. She has some ideas in this week’s What’s Happening Belize. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. This weekend is a long one and there are more than enough events happening all over the country to […]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
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A school teacher at La Isla Bonita claims she has been the victim of abuse for some time by her ex common-law. And in the latest incident this week, the situation turned uglier when two missionaries who went to her aid, were also assaulted by the same man, a police officer. Jose Sanchez went to […]
Written on May 21, 2009 | Posted in
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We reported on Wednesday, that another vessel had damaged the reef. News Five has now confirmed that in fact, two foreign vessels sailing around San Pedro Ambergris Caye were moored for several days near delicate patches of the reef. This prompted the Chairman of the San Pedro Tour Guide Association, Billy Leslie, to investigate. He […]
Written on May 21, 2009 | Posted in
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Investigations continue into the tragic story of a newborn baby boy— delivered solely by his own mother at the Punta Gorda Hospital—who subsequently died at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after fighting for his life for seven days. The mother was scheduled to take back the dead infant to her village today for burial. The […]
Written on May 21, 2009 | Posted in
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Belize is among only twenty-three countries that maintain diplomatic relations with the Republic of China – Taiwan, going back to 1989. With a population of twenty-three million and no seat at the United Nations, Taiwan has remained a generous partner to its allies because an overwhelming number of countries choose instead to maintain diplomatic ties […]
Written on May 21, 2009 | Posted in
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Monday’s drop of ten percent in the price of flour has brought some relief to consumers. And according to the Supplies Control Unit, the price on the twenty-four pound bag of La Gitana Soft Wheat Flour is now sixty-three dollars. In the City, the flour is now retailing at seventy-three cents per pound, in Belmopan […]
Written on May 21, 2009 | Posted in
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An apparent inside job at the Madisco Marketing Distribution Company Limited has cost the company over twenty-three thousand dollars worth of stock. Operations Manager, John Nicholson, reported to police that after making inventory checks at the company’s warehouse, he discovered that twelve cases of Colonial and Independence cigarettes were stolen from the premises. A review […]
Written on May 21, 2009 | Posted in
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It is coming down to the wire and in less than forty-eight hours, the Master of the Floor will be known. The dance competition started with fourteen hopefuls and is now down to the top three. At stake is the grand prize of five thousand dollars cash. News Five’s Duane Moody goes behind the choreography […]
Written on May 21, 2009 | Posted in
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Patients with kidney related conditions must endure a constant struggle, both physically and financially, to maintain their quality of life. Some require dialysis treatment of up to three times a week to survive until they can get a kidney transplant. Aside from the hundreds of dollars per session, the trip to the hospital poses additional […]
Written on May 21, 2009 | Posted in
Health |
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At the ceremony, Dr. Vinny also revealed the Belize Healthcare Partners plans to make dialysis treatment affordable in Belize and explained that in other countries the service is subsidized. Dr. Muthugounder VenugopalLtd. “We are planning to make dialysis as a separate entity from Belize Health Care Partners and we are going to make it a […]
Written on May 21, 2009 | Posted in
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