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The cries of the Concerned Builders of Dangriga who demonstrated at the entrance to Dangriga on Monday did not fall on deaf ears. Today, the implementing agency they staged the protest against, the Social Investment Fund, sent two officials to Dangriga to meet with the contractors and construction workers. The men had complained that because […]
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It opened its doors in January of 2001 under the Glenn Godfrey business group, and nine years after bearing the name the Alliance Bank, the financial institution is changing its name. But perhaps more interestingly, it is changing ownership. That’s right, major shareholders in the bank, Glenn Godfrey and his wife, Joy have divested their […]
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It’s usually the lowest utility bill in the average household, but for one Freedom Street resident, his last water bill totaled more than twice as much as he would normally pay in a year. Stephen Bain has a family of four and lives in a modest house; his average water consumption has been in the […]
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The COCABA games played in Cancun, Mexico almost a month ago and memories are still vivid as the national basketball team, Belizean Heritage, beat all the Central American teams and came short of the gold on the last seconds of a tight game with Mexico. The team came home to a hero’s welcome as silver […]
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A Lemonal villager, thirty-three year old Wayne Anthony, is expected to have his parole revoked. That’s because he is accused of robbing city resident, twenty-one year old Lueton Williams, while out on parole. Anthony is being accused of punching Williams in the face and then robbing him of seventy five dollars in cash. Williams told […]
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Also in court, the trial of accused rapist, DJ/hotel owner Lewis Leiva, continued today. During day four, very interesting tidbits came out in testimony. Leiva testified and gave his version of the events on the night of July eleventh, 2007, for which he is being charged. Leiva admitted to having sexual intercourse with an American […]
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Cabinet met in regular session today and at its conclusion, a release refers to four issues tabled. What caught our eyes was a decision to engage the large Belizean Diaspora living in the United States and U.K. It was decided that a focal point will be established to deal primarily with the Diaspora. The release […]
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The annual Expo Trade Show, which is organized by the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is one of the highly anticipated events when September rolls around. But this year, B.C.C.I. has announced a number of changes; the biggest being the name. The event is being called the Expo Belize Marketplace 2009 and the Chamber’s […]
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There is good news for persons who could not get pass the low lying bridge at the Kendal River on Monday. The crossing was deemed passable and re-opened to traffic as of this morning. That is after the water rose to over twenty feet, which is almost eleven feet higher than the low lying bridge. […]
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Will high school students participate in the carnival? The answer is still not known, and organizers of the mas bands are running out of time. According to Organizer of Jump Street Posse, Marina Welcome, a large number of her members are students from Excelsior High School who have received letters informing them that they could […]
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You may know him from the Travel Channel show Bizarre Foods, but the famous chef, food critic and writer, Andrew Zimmern, is covering more ground in his new series Bizarre World. And if you’re not already a fan, tonight is a good time to start watching because the featured country is Belize. Zimmern explored the […]
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The community of Mahogany Heights is reeling over the brutal murder of one of its own, a minor. Sixteen year old Austin Tillett was found dead approximately two hundred yards from his home on Sunday. He had multiple wounds to the upper part of his body and legs. The motive for this latest homicide is […]
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Investigations into the murder of Austin Tillett continue: this latest homicide comes at a time when the world is taking stock of crime in the Jewel. In 2008, there were ninety-seven murders countrywide and the internationally recognized, Economist Magazine, has been taking note. The well established magazine publishes what is known as the Pocket World […]
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When you approach Dangriga and hear the familiar Garifuna drums, it is usually motivated by a party or celebration. But for the group, the Concerned Builders of Dangriga, who gathered at the Drums of My Fathers Roundabout at the entrance to that municipality, there was little to be happy about. They were voicing their discontent […]
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Also in the south, the highway turned out to be dangerous and deadly for an eighteen year old cyclist of Maya Mopan. Gonzalo Gabino was hit by a delivery truck between miles twenty-six and twenty-seven this past Friday. He was injured on the head and died on the way to the Southern Regional Hospital. The […]
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It is two weeks since the government compulsorily acquired ninety four percent of Belize Telemedia through legislation that was passed through the House and Senate with indecent haste on August twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth. The PM said he would re-Belizeanize the company, but in the same statement he said he would sell it off to foreign […]
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He is an ex-cop who finds himself in plenty trouble with the law. Last week, the ex-cop turned businessman was slapped with theft charges, but tonight there are fresh allegations involving a parcel of land in the south. Vidal Campos is accused of transferring to his name on June sixth, a property situated in Hopkins […]
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In other crimes, a frightening armed robbery occurred this afternoon in the Belama Phase One area of Belize City. An employee was injured and had to be hospitalized for a gunshot wound to her right shoulder. Twenty-four year old Kenya Avilez, was along with Cie Lin, the owner of Friendly Restaurant and Store located on […]
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Earlier in the day, there was another shooting in the city. The victim this time was Elsworth Augustine, who reported to police that he was heading to catch a taxi on Vernon Street when the incident occurred. Augustine says he was walking on Sibun Street and was accosted by a man who fired a single […]
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Hirian Good, the woman who lost her lost her job as a school warden has been a fixture with her husband at the foot of the Supreme Court in Belize City. She claimed it was political victimization and though she and her husband were offered jobs, they declined at decided to sue the Ministry of […]
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There are over five thousand persons in the country that are living with HIV. This statistic is revealed in the National Health Information and Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health second quarter report for 2009. Doctor Marvin Manzanero, the Director of the National HIV/Aids Program, says that the statistics show that many infected men […]
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The Ministry of Education continues its countrywide consultations about the proposed Teaching Services Commission. The Church remains conflicted on a unified standpoint. The Council of Churches issued a statement in support of the commission. Then, the Bishop’s Commission on Education for the Roman Catholic Church made it clear it didn’t support those amendments to the […]
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Saint Michael’s College re-opened its doors in 2000. But with the economic downturn the high school has been facing hard times. But the school has gotten a lucky break that can change its woes. This Tuesday, a memorandum of understanding will be penned to provide much needed assistance to Michael’s. After a trip to Belize, […]
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A new primary school has opened its doors in Belize City. Horizon Academy is a private institution that is located at mile three and a half on the Northern Highway. The first day of class began this morning with sixty five students. News Five visited the academy to find out what the institution has to […]
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Seventy-six year old Rupert “Jack” Frost is a former accountant for the government. But these days, Frost has fallen victim to hard times and needs urgent help. He is penniless, ill and homeless and no one wants to take him in, not even the relevant government agency. Earlier today, a family friend, Karen White, made […]
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