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The Sadie Vernon School in Belize City has closed for the summer holidays but that does not mean its problems are over. Earlier this week there was anticipation that positive answers would have emerged from a meeting between the Parent Teachers’ Association of the School and Ministry of Education representatives. But while parents turned up, […]
Written on June 25, 2009 | Posted in
Education |
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And while Principal Baptist’s job is on the line, Gordon says so is the safety of the parents and students. She told us today that she has personally been threatened and her daughter fears that if Baptist is fired, she will be victimized by the teachers at school. Olga Gordon, Vice President, P.T.A., Sadie Vernon […]
Written on June 25, 2009 | Posted in
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Public officers across the land are celebrating Public Service Week with various activities. Earlier this week, many were honoured for their dedication and years of service in government. Today we caught up with a group of them at the Liberty Home in Ladyville. Thirty-two officers from the GST, Income Tax, Treasury, Election and Boundaries, Police, […]
Written on June 25, 2009 | Posted in
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The public officers provided some relief today, but there is a startling reality facing Liberty Home. It is under financial crisis due to the worldwide economic downturn and the support from local and international donors, is dwindling. News Five confirmed today that it is almost a month since employees have been paid because there is […]
Written on June 25, 2009 | Posted in
Social Issues |
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It is not a typical Robin Hood story where thieves take from the rich to give to the poor; this time thieves took from the Belize Red Cross. This past Tuesday afternoon, Chairperson of the Belmopan’s Branch, Glennis Johnson, made checks on a container on the compound and found out that it had been jacked. […]
Written on June 25, 2009 | Posted in
Crime |
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This morning the Belize City Councillor responsible for parks and recreation, Eric Chang, along with Mayor Moya Flowers, cut ribbons for a new bus stop near courthouse and for a restroom at the Battlefield Park. It wasn’t a big event, but in case of rain and in case you’re downtown and have a personal emergency, […]
Written on June 25, 2009 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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Cataract is a painless, but bothersome eye condition that manifests itself at an older age. While it can cause loss of vision, it is not a diagnosis of definitive blindness. This week Healthy Living turns the lens on cataract and its treatment. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting The physical effects of aging on the body are many. […]
Written on June 25, 2009 | Posted in
Health |
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The sweetheart deals in the purchase of medical supplies for the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is stinking to high heaven. When News Five opened Pandora’s Box last week on the scandalous overpricing by the politically connected De la Fuente Pharmacy in Orange Walk, that was only the tip of the iceberg. Today more startling information […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
Health |
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The Belize Medical and Dental Union also challenged this morning the management of the K.H.M.H. for a release issued on Monday in which they stated that there were printing errors on the price list of supplies acquired. To add salt to the wounds, according to the union, some of the supplies have been rendered useless. […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
Health |
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But as volatile as the situation is at the K.H.M.H., the doctors say they are willing to sit at the negotiating table. And in response to an official release on Tuesday afternoon which said that the B.M.D.U. did not show up for a meeting with the Minister and others, Doctor John Sosa said it was […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
Health |
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The B.M.D.U. also disclosed details of a fourteen point Memorandum of Understanding which they had hoped to sign with the K.H.M.H. Board on Monday. Union Secretary, Dr. Beatrice Thompson, says the document was not penned because the K.H.M.H. C.E.O. Dr. Francis Longsworth, Director of Finance, Carlos Perrera and the Chairman of the Board, Doctor Ricardo […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
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There is no end to the litany of concerns and the B.M.D.U. is also critical of the state of the utensils they have to work with. Another issue that propped up was the price paid for recent renovations near the K.H.M.H. Emergency Unit. Dr. John Sosa, President, B.M.D.U. “We have an issue with the way […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
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U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated his old college roommate and buddy Vinai Thummalapally as ambassador to Belize. Last Friday following the meeting of the House, the Prime Minister answered many questions; among them the real possibility of an Obama visit to the jewel. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “I would have to feel that he […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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While the jury is out on whether the US President will come to the Jewel, there is one certainty; that Belize is heading to the softball qualifying games. That was the message that the Belize Softball Federation disclosed to the media, this morning when they introduced the sixteen athletes, who will be competing in the […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
Sports |
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And this news, in a stunning eighty page ruling, the Court of Appeal last Friday, ordered that fifty thousand shares in Krem Radio currently in the name of Evan X Hyde, be registered in the name of Sagis Limited. It started back in 1994 when Sagis invested a total of one hundred thousand dollars in […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
Trials |
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Murder was the charge and a nolle prosequi, a now common word in our vocab, sounded musical to two men who appeared in court this morning. Twenty-seven year old Noel “Biggs” Usher and twenty-eight year old Edward “Chuck” Arthurs were accused in the murder of fifty-eight year old security guard, Oliver Blanco who was fatally […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
Trials |
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Yet another body was recovered from a river; the third one this week. The first two were retrieved from the Mopan River in the Benque Viejo area while body number three surfaced in New River in the Orange Walk District. Police reports are that on Tuesday an elderly man was seen floating in the river; […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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APAMO, the Association of Protected Management Organization, sounded its concerns to the government this past Tuesday about the UNESCO report which details the leases and commercial development within protected areas such as the barrier reef, a World Heritage Site. APAMO called on the government to reactivate the National Protected Areas Commission and to cancel leases […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
Environment |
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But today, the Prime Minister Dean Barrow was wearing the CARICOM hat as he addressed a United Nations Conference on the World Financial Crisis and its impact on development. Western leaders were absent from the UN Summit, but a few prime ministers and presidents from Latin America and the Caribbean were in New York. Notably […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
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You know its summer because aside from the heat, one sure way of identifying this time of year is the end of classes and the beginning of summer camps that pop up, all over the country. The Pre-Infant Two to Standard Six Summer Program is the brainchild of Peter Lacey Junior. The camp covers educational […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
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The Princess Hotel and Casino was abuzz with activity today as the children of Stella Maris School were hosted to a sumptuous lunch. The Princess group of companies in conjunction with the Belize City Council hosted the event. The school’s teachers, as well as one hundred and twenty students were treated to a hearty full […]
Written on June 24, 2009 | Posted in
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The ongoing impasse between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and management at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is one week old and has now reached boiling point. And after another day of meetings there is still no cure in sight to the crisis. News Five has confirmed that a final meeting will be held […]
Written on June 23, 2009 | Posted in
Health |
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And while the controversy rages on at the K.H.M.H., there is more coming to light on the purchasing of supplies at scandalous prices. One man in the centre of the storm is Chairman of the Board, Dr. Ricardo Fabro. On Monday, News Five showed a copy of the memorandum which approves his handsome salary of […]
Written on June 23, 2009 | Posted in
Health |
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The Prime Minister has called for a quick investigation into the alleged corruption taking place at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital but the opposition party says this is not going far enough. The People’s United Party issued a statement today saying that the official investigation is insufficient and unacceptable because there are no known terms […]
Written on June 23, 2009 | Posted in
Politics |
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And this just in, a press release from the government’s press office states that an attempt by the Ministries of Health and Labour to diffuse the crisis at the KHMH has been deferred. The release states that Labour Minister, Gabriel Martinez appointed Labour Commissioner, Ivan Williams to mediate over new proceedings between the two sides. […]
Written on June 23, 2009 | Posted in
Health |
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