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A colorful and lengthy motorcade took off this evening from Caesar Ridge Road as part of the much anticipated yearly carnival. This year’s road march will feature five junior and six senior bands that took part in the motorcade through the principal streets of Belize City. It started after five today and will conclude at […]
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The Santino’s Cycling Classic started in 1985. It was a staple sporting event that would motivate families to line up along Albert and Regent Streets to watch amateur and professional riders compete. In recent years, the event was held on Princess Margaret Drive. The last time the event was held downtown was in 1997 and […]
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The steel pan evolved from African drums and its music is unique to the Caribbean region. It has developed a strong following and if you like pan music for the first time, the four steel pan bands in the country—three from Belize City and one from Belmopan—will converge at the House of Culture to put […]
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It was the tenth day of September this past Thursday. And official ceremonies to celebrate the Battle of Saint George’s Caye were held at the Memorial Park in Belize City. And while the number of onlookers looked smaller than years past, it had all the traditional trimmings. The day started with the arrival of the […]
Written on September 11, 2009 | Posted in
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Due to the September tenth holiday, the next newscast will be on Friday, September eleventh.
Written on September 9, 2009 | Posted in
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Last week, the government made much ruckus about the release of the Accommodation Agreement signed back in 2005 with Belize Telemedia. Belmopan claimed that the documents were secret and had never seen the light of day until government forcibly took over Telemedia two weeks ago. Never mind that the agreement has been in the headlines […]
Written on September 9, 2009 | Posted in
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The color change that occurred in the Macal River over a month ago is stirring up not only silt but the ire of Melvin Hulse, Minister of Public Utilities and NEMO. Hulse made some critical statements over the airwaves this morning that he would shut down a valve at Chalillo which would abruptly cease the […]
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A Ladyville resident has more cause than Independence Day to celebrate the month of September. She won Saturday’s hundred and thirty-two thousand five hundred dollar Lotto draw with the numbers 01, 02, 05, 16, and 17. Fifty four year old Brenda Erlene Sanchez has two children and four grandchildren. She has been having difficulties travelling […]
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In Belize, there is a popular saying that reads: “A good friend is better than pocket money” and a multimillion dollar donation to the Belize Defense Force by the U.S. Government lends credence to that statement. Today at Price Barracks in Ladyville, officials from the U.S. Southern Command handed over the hefty package to their […]
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And while the B.D.F. is comfortable with gifts from Uncle Sam, locally the cash flow is also not doing so badly after the big interest payment on the super bond. Only three weeks ago Belize had to pay twenty-three million dollars, bringing the total paid this year to forty-five million. In 2010 payment will increase […]
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And there are some changes in the representation of the People’s United Party in the Senate. In a release today, party leader, John Briceño, announced the appointment of Eamon Courtenay and Lisa Shoman as senators replacing Hector Silva Senior and Eiden Salazar respectively. Both Courtenay and Shoman, who have both previously served as senators and […]
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An eighteen year old tonight faces life behind bars instead of a bright future with endless possibilities. Kevin Santos was sentenced to life in prison today after he was convicted of murder. The jury deliberated for almost three hours before returning a unanimous guilty verdict in the case against Santos. It was pure mischief that […]
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Police are looking for three persons in connection with an arson that occurred in Progresso Village, Corozal. Shortly before twelve Tuesday night, a wooden home once owned by police constable Omar Zuniga, who works in the village, was burnt to the ground, allegedly as an act of retaliation by one of the three persons wanted. […]
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A Rock Stone Pond resident was arraigned in Magistrates’ Court today on one count of Cultivation of Cannabis. The charge follows a huge bust by police when they searched the home of Ernel Herbert early this morning. The cops found one thousand weed plants on Herbert’s property and hauled him off to the station. He […]
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A DJ and businessman—on trial for rape—was remanded late this evening after a jury of nine found him guilty of the charge. Thirty eight year old Lewis Leiva faces a minimum of eight years in prison. The jury took two hours and ten minutes before they delivered a unanimous verdict. In his testimony on Tuesday, […]
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When Excelsior students received letters informing them that this year’s carnival road march was off limits, it was a major disappointment for those who had signed up. But that news was viewed as a complete affront for carnival organizers and with utter disgust by the band leaders. Marina Welcome—leader, and founder of the Jump Street […]
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In addition to the military tattoo, the carnival road march and the concerts, another staple of September is the annual fire engine parade. Every year, the fire service inspires the imagination of kids who line city streets or follow on their decorated bicycles, with the bright lights and loud sirens of the red trucks. Kenneth […]
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There are many events on the celebrations calendar. Several items are scheduled for tonight. In addition to the fire engine parade, the ACC pageant at the Royal Orchid hotel is also scheduled to begin at seven. Later on, you can put on your dancing shoes for the Ninth Nite Soca Bash Concert with Alison Hinds, […]
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After the Battle of St. George’s Caye Day Official Ceremony and the Citizen’s Parade, the action in the old capital continues at the M.C.C. Grounds on Princess Margaret Drive. At about eleven a.m., the city council will kick off the fourth annual multicultural fair on the green of the football field. But instead of sports, […]
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It is the independence of the Mesoamerican countries…and for the second consecutive year, the embassies of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Mexico have once again joined Belize to celebrate their Independence Day in collaboration with G.O.B. The event will be held on Saturday, September twelfth, at the Governor General’s field in the […]
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The Caribbean Queen of Soca Music, Alison Hinds, is on her third trip to Belize. The entertainer, renowned for hits such as Faluma, Togetherness, and more recently, Roll it Gyal, appeared on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes Morning Show yesterday. Hinds spoke about what you can expect on concert night tonight at the Belize City […]
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It’s virtually every upcoming musician’s dream to tour the world doing what they love. And one Brazilian guitar duo is doing just that. The duo, João Luiz and Douglas Lora, made a stop in Belize as part of our September celebrations courtesy of the Brazilian Embassy. They were guests on this morning’s Open Your Eyes […]
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The Venezuelan housing money ended up in government hands; that is all of eighteen point five million dollars. But the money is still embroiled in battle and this time it is within the ranks of government. At least six million of it has been disbursed, according to last reports from the Ministry of Housing; mostly […]
Written on September 8, 2009 | Posted in
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Cardona has been trying to make a comeback politically but his main opponent is believed to be Landy Burns who is also in the construction business in Orange Walk. That is the reason that Cervantes says, Cardona prefers to take his constituents’ Pro forma invoices to San Isidro Construction Center. Ramon Cervantes, Co-owner, San Isidro […]
Written on September 8, 2009 | Posted in
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We reported on Monday night on the senseless homicide of sixteen year old Austin Tillett at Mahogany Heights. Four minors are still being questioned and have not yet been charged. Shortly after midday on Sunday, Tillett’s body was found in bushes near his home with multiple cut wounds to the neck, hands and feet. Tillett […]
Written on September 8, 2009 | Posted in
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