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Turning to news from the region, there is trouble brewing in neighbouring Guatemala that can have a debilitating effect on the government of President Alvaro Colom. According to reports some thirty thousand persons have signed petitions calling on the president to step down and the capital has been plagued by several demonstrations staged against Colom. […]
Written on May 19, 2009 | Posted in
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Green Hills is a new community settled by Mennonites twenty miles away from Spanish Lookout near the western border. Its residents are primarily farmers who till the soil for a living. But the peace in the small community was lost on Saturday night when one of its own was killed by one fatal shot and […]
Written on May 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Twelve year old Saida Noemi Veliz of Frank’s Eddy Village was murdered back in March. No one was ever charged with her homicide but now there is a new twist to this unresolved case. The facts are that on March thirteenth, Saida was last seen getting into a vehicle reportedly driven by a former volunteer […]
Written on May 18, 2009 | Posted in
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But while Saida’s murder is yet to be solved, in the Supreme Court today, twenty-two year old Darrington Lauriano was found not guilty of a Murder charge in the fatal shooting of Kareem “Butchie” Broaster on January fifteenth, 2004. It took the jury of ten women and two men about four hours to return the […]
Written on May 18, 2009 | Posted in
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The Sugar Industry is facing another battle tonight. The latest controversy is about Fair Trade, an international movement which helps producers in developing countries to improve their crop and social life by guaranteeing a “fair price” to farmers. The sugar industry received Fair Trade status on February twenty-first, 2008 and millions were to be injected […]
Written on May 18, 2009 | Posted in
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The Fire Department and NEMO are battling round two of a fire at the Belize City Dumpsite. The fire was extinguished weeks ago, but flared up again in the past few days, causing a suffocating stench. The smoke has been spreading into the city to the discomfort of residents and drivers on the Western Highway […]
Written on May 18, 2009 | Posted in
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On the way back from the murder scene in Spanish Lookout, the News Five team encountered an accident on the Western Highway that landed three tourists in the hospital. Two vehicles were involved, the first was a dump truck and the other was a van carrying eight tourists who were travelling from Belize City in […]
Written on May 18, 2009 | Posted in
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June first will mark one year since Tropical Storm Arthur dumped torrential rains over Belize’s Maya Mountains. And after days of the downpour, riverbanks overflowed and the waters rushed onto flat plains. The result was devastating. Marion Ali went back south today and has an update from two of the areas affected by Arthur. Marion […]
Written on May 18, 2009 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Folks, we’re off to the People’s Stadium O.W. where the Football Federation of Belize presented game two of the Delhart Courtney female championship series yesterday as Suga City Girls hosted Triple B’s who came in with a one game lead. However, it’s the visitors who […]
Written on May 18, 2009 | Posted in
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What should have been the happy ending of a field trip turned to tragedy for the students of San Martin’s Government School. Late Thursday evening the primary school students from the Belmopan area were returning home when the bus they were riding in was involved in an accident. Seventeen year old Erik Houston Middleton was […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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A persistent fire at the dumpsite on the Western Highway was extinguished about a month ago after the blaze and smoke billowed for weeks. And just when things were getting back to normal, the fire has sparked off again. And this time, it can last for weeks putting at risk the health of residents in […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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We reported last night that a small aircraft, a piper Azetca, lost altitude shortly after take-off from La Aurora Airport in Guatemala yesterday afternoon, killing five passengers and the pilot. The plane was heading to Belize and on board were university professors. News Five has confirmed with the Foreign Ministry that there were no Belizeans […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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Since the acquittal last week of a pastor who was on trial for raping a seven year old child, there has been public outrage at what some members of the public see as a weak justice system. Today a small group of those voices took to the streets and picketed in the vicinity of the […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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An unemployed man was in court this morning accused with aggravated assault of a fourteen year old child. Forty-seven year old Mario Zelaya Jr. pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution objected to bail on the grounds that the number of sexual offences against minors have become prevalent. But Zelaya’s attorney convinced the magistrate […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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The Belize City Council finds itself in a new monetary dispute with another garbage company. It is not Belize Waste Management Limited or even Belize Maintenance Limited, it’s Sanitation Enterprises Limited. S.E.L. does not exist anymore as it went out of business and sold it’s contract to Belize Maintenance Limited. The City Council owes S.E.L. […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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An in a tragic story, an infant from the Village of San Roman in the Stann Creek District died after falling into a well. Thirty-one year old Christina Cho, reported to police that on Wednesday morning, her two year old daughter, Roxanna Coc, was with her in the yard feeding their pigs. When Cho went […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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A businessman in Independence Village was scammed out of ten thousand dollars in a land sale gone sour. Forty-eight year old businessman, Fidel Escalante, was offered a parcel of land adjacent to his business on the Savannah Road by Jennifer Murrillo. Jennifer approached Escalante on April twenty-fourth, equipped with a land certificate, verifying that she […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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Three attendants at the Esso Gas Station on Freetown Road were hit by four robbers on Thursday night. At twenty-minutes after eight, thirty-four year old John Diaz Junior was the first to be approached by an armed man who demanded money from him. Just as Diaz handed over two hundred and forty-three dollars, another armed […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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Open Your Eyes aired live from the vaults in the Yarborough this morning with a lesson on history to kick off our series “City Tours” that will feature landmarks in old capital. In case you did not know, the site was a burial ground, built in 1861 by German engineer Gustav Von Olhaffen. Years after […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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There is an event coming up in the deep south that sounds promising for chocolate lovers and will provide an excellent opportunity to get better acquainted with natural beauty of the Toledo District. The third annual Cacao Festival is drawing near and today Chair of the festival committee, Armando Choco, visited our studios to give […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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And there’s some bad news at the fuel pumps. The price of regular gasoline will increase by sixty cents on Monday, bringing it to seven dollars and ninety cents. The price premium and diesel will not be affected. Premium remains at seven dollars and sixty-six cents and diesels at six dollars and thirteen cents. This […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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It’s Friday night and if you’re in a party mood, Safiyyah has some ideas for you. Listen up to find out What’s Happening around in the Jewel this weekend. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. On Friday night there will be a party called ‘French Kiss’ inside the Palm Island Night Club. […]
Written on May 15, 2009 | Posted in
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We begin tonight’s newscast with a very tragic story. This evening, a small plane bound for Belize, crashed on take-off from the Aurora airport in Guatemala City. The plane, a Piper Azteca, is part of the fleet of Aeroservicios, a Guatemalan company. Shortly after takeoff, at a quarter to three this afternoon, the aircraft plunged […]
Written on May 14, 2009 | Posted in
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Ambergris Caye is the most popular tourist destination and it is experiencing a construction boom despite a drop in visitors’ arrivals. Mega projects such as the controversial South Beach need an enormous quantity of gravel and limestone, which are being barged in at a high cost from the mainland. So there are now plans for […]
Written on May 14, 2009 | Posted in
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The Primary School Festival of Arts is currently underway around the country. It is a much anticipated event and students appear on week nights on stage to perform songs, dances and skits that bring to light the country’s diverse cultures. The Belize City District Festival has normally been staged at the Bliss Institute and highlights […]
Written on May 14, 2009 | Posted in
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