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There’s nothing like soca music to bring the September celebrations to life. And this year Allison Hinds is in Belize to bring in the tenth day activities with a massive concert on the ninth night. This will be her first performance in Belize since she formed her own band, the Allison Hinds Show and she […]
Written on September 7, 2009 | Posted in
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This past Saturday night, the annual Queen of the Bay designate was chosen. Ten delegates from across the country competed to win the title as the sixty-fourth Queen of the Bay. But after the various rounds of competition, Reena Usher, who represented Stann Creek, was top of the class. Here are some highlights of the […]
Written on September 7, 2009 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re very welcome to this delivery of Sports Monday. Week five of the Belize Bank Super League brought San Felipe Barcelona to Belize City yesterday, hosted by Kraal Road inside the M.C.C. Grounds. After a rather controversial start to the season Kraal Road looks to strike early when Tyrone […]
Written on September 7, 2009 | Posted in
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He was taken before the courts for car theft earlier this week, and tonight the ring leader of the cartel is facing additional charges. Thirty-three year old Karl Hemsley, along with his older brother, forty-one year old Paul Hemsley, appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare and were charged jointly with one count of Handling Stolen Goods. […]
Written on September 4, 2009 | Posted in
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Another man busted for car theft is forty-two year old Vidal Campos, who should have known better than to get caught up in illegal activities. That’s because Campos, who is now a contractor, previously served as a police officer. Campos allegedly rented a Jeep Grand Cherokee from Varela’s Auto Rental on June fifth and according […]
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It was a big step for Western Union when they moved into their new offices on Coney Drive, but the bigger news was that the building was burglarized only a week later, on August twenty-ninth. The loot was initially reported at sixty thousand dollars but when the suspect in custody was taken to court, the […]
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Turning south, a fire in Dangriga has left a family of six homeless. The blaze started this afternoon while four of the six occupants, including a child were in the building. Luckily no one was hurt. News Five spoke to Dangriga resident, Macario Augustine who was in the area of Rivas Estate at the time […]
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And shortly after five this evening, the popular HL’s Burger joint on Albert Street was jacked by two armed bandits who pounced on the employee on duty, Yvette Flowers. The robbery was carried out in a few minutes with precision and the brazen thieves got away with the day’s sales. Flowers was accompanied by her […]
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In news in the broadcasting industry, shortly after Channel Seven’s owner, Net Vasquez took over control of the B.T.L. Board as Chairman he cut off Channel Seven news from northern cable operators, including Centaur Cable Station, owned by P.U.P. leader John Briceño and his family. Centaur Cable Network turned to the Belize Broadcasting Authority seeking […]
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And in the courts, a deejay is on trial for the alleged rape of an American tourist vacationing at la Isla Bonita. The incident happened on July twelfth 2007 and the victim is a twenty year old who had just graduated from a U.S. high school. The man facing the music is thirty eight year […]
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A new novel that has been published and advertised on the popular website Amazon.com is raising eyebrows and spreading filth about Belize. It is a so-called true to life experience of Dean Fortune Demarks. “The Tourist Who’s Too Dangerous for Belize” is the title and it claims to be an explosion of truth. In fact, […]
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Remember the recent earthquake on May twenty-eight that shook homes countrywide and measured at a whopping seven point one on the Richter scale? While the epicenter of the quake was off the coast of Nicaragua, locally it created sinkholes and caused extensive damages, destroying parts of the reef, houses in the south and water reservoirs […]
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You know by now that Open Your Eyes, Channel Five’s immensely popular breakfast show, is now airing from our headquarters on Coney Drive. The line-up of guests and issues has been phenomenal. In keeping with the theme of the celebrations, next week, on Tuesday Allison Hinds will take the couch with William Neal and I. […]
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The Belize Tourism Board’s I Am Belize campaign officially got underway today and the winning logo was selected. Twenty-two year old John McDougall caught the selection committee’s attention with his piece that brought together several important aspects of the Jewel. This morning McDougall was presented with a cheque for five hundred dollars and signed over […]
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It’s carnival season and before the big day on September nineteenth, pre-judging is taking place. We have reported on Black Pearl and Sunshine Masqueraders. News Five’s Duane Moody hit the streets in the north and south sides of the City for day two of the junior mas camp. This is how that went… Duane Moody, […]
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It’s a month of celebrations and that means there are many activities to attend. This includes sound fest, queen of the bay and much more. Safiyyah has the details. Hey guys, I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize and the September celebrations have begun. Tonight inside the City Center the eighth annual Sound Fest […]
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Arthur Innes Barrow, the father of the Prime Minister, died today shortly after noon. The eighty-five year old passed away at Belize Medical Associates following a stroke he suffered earlier in the morning. Barrow was the owner of AB Drugs on Church Street but had retired for years now. Doctor Fernando Cuellar attended to the […]
Written on September 3, 2009 | Posted in
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Early in the week, fake Belize Water Services and Telemedia cheques were popping up around the country. And tonight there is another scam to report, it is more complex, the true value is still unknown, but it is safe to say it is in the thousands of dollars. The Belize City post office has in […]
Written on September 3, 2009 | Posted in
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The official inauguration is still in the planning stage but the newly constructed San Ignacio Town Hospital is already in operation. With some minor final touches being completed, the opening should take place in a couple of months. The new facility which is located on the Bullet Tree Road, offers the same services as the […]
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A fire erupted in the wee hours of the morning and the only person left homeless is the elderly man, who is also under suspicion for the blaze. The fire occurred just after midnight at sixty-four Regent Street West and gutted the upper flat of a two storey house, occupied by seventy-seven year old Henry […]
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A prison inmate serving time for Robbery got himself in more hot water when he was busted with weed. Twenty-six year old Noel Herrera was found with four ounces of weed inside his cell at the Hattieville Prison. Herrera, who is now out on bail for the Robbery charge, initially pleaded not guilty to Drug […]
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Also in court, twenty-nine year old Randy Williams learned his fate. The Ladyville labourer is spending his first night at the Hattieville Prison after he was denied bail for allegedly robbing two city residents. Police allege that around nine ten on Wednesday night Williams accosted thirty-three year old David Jones and twenty-two year old Velda […]
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His romantic advances in public may have been more than is acceptable and tonight forty-six year old David Moralez is free only because he managed to meet bail. Moralez, a yard keeper, is accused of attempting to kiss a woman and then punching her while inside Popular Supermarket on Central American Boulevard. That is the […]
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On Wednesday, News Five reported on a court case involving the Baptist Association of Belize and former Pastor, Percy Lewis regarding a parcel of land. Justice Oswell Legall ruled in favor of the association and gave the property to them. This morning Lewis came to our studios and refuted Ashley Locke’s version of the events […]
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In January of this year, eight year old Moises Acertuna was in a horrific traffic accident in Corozal Town. His digestive track was severed and his chances to live looked slim. He could not eat and two months after the accident, he weighed only thirty pounds. His story touched the hearts of many and after […]
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