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Twenty-nine year old Jamil Flowers was initially detained on Friday along with his grandmother, seventy-six year old Olive Dawson of Biscayne Village. They were both charged in connection with a point two-twenty-three rifle and four live rounds of ammunition discovered in their home during a police search. But only Flowers was charged today. Dawson was […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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A farmer from Maskall Village accused of rape and harm against his ex-common-law-wife faced an additional charge of Breaching a Protection Order from the Belize Family Court today. But that was not what sent him to jail, it was the alleged rape of his ex-wife that landed the thirty five year old behind bars. His […]
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A sixty year old Salvadoran man of Scotland Halfmoon Village is behind bars allegedly for having sexual relations with his fourteen year old daughter. While the incident was reported only last week the girl claims that her father has been having relations with her since she was eleven. The father appeared before Magistrate Tracy Sosa […]
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The investigation into the death of the twenty-one month old baby, Jaydan Guy, is almost complete. The toddler choked on a red kidney bean on July twenty second at the family home in Belmopan. His parents rushed him to the Western Regional Hospital and that led to an arduous journey to Belize City where he […]
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In addition to conditions at the regional hospitals and the H1N1 flu, Dr. Pitts as Director of Health Services also has another health problem to attend to. Break bone Fever or Dengue is a problem that is endemic to Belize. Whenever it rains, the water that settles becomes a potential breeding ground for the Aedes […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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Good evening I’m James Adderley and we’re certainly very privileged to present to you this package of Sports Monday. The nation was riveted by the 2009 COCABA Basketball Championship as it was staged at Cancun, Mexico last week where in four days Belize beat Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama and Costa Rica despite the attempt to force […]
Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in
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The road to gold for Team Belizean Heritage has meant defeating Nicaragua, Guatemala, Panama and Costa Rica. Tonight, in a little more than an hour, the focus will switch to Team Mexico which besides having home-court-advantage has also been dubbed as the best Mexican National Team yet. For our own dream team, it will be […]
Written on August 14, 2009 | Posted in
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The discussion over home grown and international players has almost fallen dormant in the face of the success of Team Belizean Heritage in Cancun. In yesterday’s newscast, we spoke with basketball officials about the need for better sporting facilities and also the re-establishment of a semi-pro league to showcase local talent. One name that came […]
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But “Too Tall” is not the only one making predictions. News Five took to the streets to find out how the average Belizean is calling it. Fred Garcia, Basketball Player “I guess like every Belizean who has been following, I am and I am actually looking forward to a good show from our boys.” Duane […]
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With Belize’s international basketball history being written so close to home in Cancun, Mexico; Belizeans are trekking north by any means necessary to be witnesses. One business that has benefited as a result is Maya Island Air through its recently inaugurated, direct flight to Cancun. Hoping to lessen the home court advantage of Mexico by […]
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As of today, Commander Johnnie Borland is now Captain Borland and commandant of the Belize National Coast Guard. At a ceremony held at the Williamson Complex in Ladyville, Rear Admiral and outgoing commandant, Cedric Borland officially handed over the responsibilities and duties of the guard to his successor. The keynote address was delivered by Minister […]
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Made in the USA; those words could be found on almost every product inside the Caracol and Cahal Pech rooms of the Radisson Hotel today. That’s because the US Embassy is holding its eighth annual Made in the USA expo in Belize. It’s the culmination of months of organization and advertisements to put on display […]
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Twice annually the Rotary Club of Belize holds free heart clinics for children with heart disease. Yesterday and today it concluded the last of its clinics for 2009 at the Southern Regional and Karl Heusner Memorial Hospitals respectively. The programme is made possible through Rotary fundraisers with voluntary services provided by the visiting doctors and […]
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There were two accidents yesterday on the Western Highway. The first one involved doctor George Gough who ran in the UDP slate for Fort George against former PUP leader Said Musa. Gough who was defeated in the election, once penned a column in party’s newspaper. According to reports, the Hilux he was driving flipped three […]
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The area that Gough crashed between mile twenty-seven and twenty-eight is well known. Immediately across from the accident scene, a crushed vehicle is perched atop an insurance company’s billboard. But Gough was not the only unlucky person. Another vehicle crashed yesterday afternoon, a few yards away from Gough’s Hilux. And according to corporal Bermudez, this […]
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His gambling habits landed him in court, but luck was on thirty-eight year old David Popper’s side today. Popper appeared before Magistrate Aretha Ford charged with the theft of more than one thousand four hundred dollars from Neville Samuels, a UNICEF employee. Popper pleaded guilty to the charge and was facing one year behind bars, […]
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While David Pauper was spared jail time, a family of four was remanded to prison on firearm charges. An early morning search at the home of thirty-eight year old Emelia Horn yielded a point twenty-five caliber gun and four live rounds of corresponding ammunition. Emelia was charged along with her son, nineteen year old Jerry […]
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Two men are behind bars for the attempted murder of a fifteen year old boy who was shot in the buttocks. Twenty-four year old Warren Dominquez and twenty year old Winfield Dennison were charged after the youth, Victor Patrick Amoa the third was shot last week Saturday. The incident happened at the corner of Lake […]
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A man who targeted three women on Thursday night was quickly picked up by police only hours later. By ten this morning, Wilworth Williams was in court to answer to three counts of Aggravated Assault. The allegation against him is that he fired a single shot in the direction of Lucretia Myvette, Kimberly Bowen and […]
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Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? If you’re looking for somewhere to go tomorrow during the day you can head over to the Radisson Fort George and check out the “Made in the USA” exhibition being presented by the US Embassy. Made in America is a display of American products, services and […]
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Yesterday it was Panama, today in semifinal play Team Belize—Belizean Heritage—won comfortably over Costa Rica by twenty-four points on the way to proving that games should be settled on the court. Final score: Belize ninety-nine, Costa Rica seventy-five. So what’s next for our Dream Team? Team Mexico in the finals. Yesterday Mexico demolished Costa Rica […]
Written on August 13, 2009 | Posted in
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And Minister of Sports, Elvin Penner, left the country this morning to join the throng of supporters standing behind the Belize National Team in Cancun, Mexico. Penner, along with representatives from his ministry, will also accompany the team on their return trip to Belize. When they touch down at the Phillip Goldson International Airport, following […]
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But after Saturday’s motorcade, what’s next for Team Belizean Heritage after the COCABA Championship for men is still up in the air. Yet the possibilities seem endless at this point for our dream team. Even if Belize makes it all the way to the 2012 Olympics, there is a roadmap that the players must follow […]
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Tomorrow the Ministry of Sports will break ground for the phase one of the reconstruction of the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. During halftime our correspondent in Cancun, Ava Lovell, caught up with National Sports Council Executive Director, Anthony Michael and asked about developmental plans for basketball in Belize. Anthony Michael, Executive Director, National Sports Council […]
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The September celebrations are only a few weeks away. But the plans are already underway for this year’s celebration. There was a one-liner minor mention in Tuesday’s cabinet press release that promises a major change in the tradition of the celebrations. The major difference is that the official Independence Day program will be held in […]
Written on August 13, 2009 | Posted in
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