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Infertility is an issue that many couples experience. But if you thought it is a condition only for women, then think again, because this medical problem extends to both sexes. Healthy Living this week discusses this issue with Dr Marcelo Coyi. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting One of the natural desires of couples is to have children. […]
Written on March 18, 2010 | Posted in
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Murders, they have become the norm in the City Streets, and they are now becoming as frequent in daylight. Just before nine o’clock this morning, the life of twenty-three year old Fredrick Flowers was cut short when he was hit by a barrage of bullets in a dangerous area of Bagdad Street. The Jane Usher […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Not only are daylight murders becoming common, but daylight robberies are also on the rise. Earlier this week we reported on the robbery of the Social Security funds from its offices on Princess Margaret Drive and last week on the robbery of Doony’s on Albert Street. It is so dangerous that not even security cameras […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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The official amount stolen in the Monday afternoon hold-up at the Social Security office in Belize City has still not been released, neither by police or the Social Security office. But News Five has received reliable information that the total taken in that heist was around four hundred and fifteen thousand dollars in cash and […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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A major change was announced today at BCB Holdings. This afternoon, via press release, word came that Wendell Mottley has moved up as non-executive chairman of the group. He succeeds Lord Michael Ashcroft, the owner of the Belize Bank among other businesses, who retains membership on the Board of Directors. Mottley, a distinguished economist from […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Remember the G-Seven? That was the name given to seven ministers in the past PUP administration who broke ranks, resigned and were eventually reinstated. Well, it’s not exactly the same, but Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya Flowers, is facing a rebellion of her own. This time, seven Councillors have publicly criticized the Mayor for holding […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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But the Mayor would not have any of it. She told us that the Councillors are being petty and explained that she did not storm out of the meeting, but that she had other engagements that she could not break. Zenaida Moya Flowers, Belize City Mayor “We had a scheduled public council meeting that was […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers explained why she deemed the election of Willoughby as legal. Zenaida Moya Flowers, Belize City Mayor “Dion wanted a re-election of Deputy Mayor. That is the whole crux of the matter. It was then informed to this individual that we went through a process on the day of the election. We […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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All over Belizeans are reeling from the announcement of the new taxes to come on line beginning April first through which government will be raising close to one hundred and ten million dollars. Prime Minister Dean Barrow in his budget presentation on Monday confirmed that the revenues were necessary due to the sixty-one million dollar […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Two persons have been charged in connection with the cold blooded murder of twenty-nine year old Glenford Matura. Matura was murdered at about seven o’clock on the morning of March tenth at the corner of Dean Street and Euphrates Avenue where we was working cleaning the streets. He was shot four times, once to the […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Belize City may be deemed murder capital but even the idyllic and peaceful La Isla Bonita is facing a crime wave. Over the recent weeks several incidents have marred the reputation of San Pedro, the top tourist destination in Belize. Last night two separate stabbing incidents were added to the growing list of criminal activities. […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Patrolling the length and breadth of Belize’s maritime sovereignty is an arduous task that pits law enforcement officers against international criminals’ intent on using our waters as a conduit for illegal activity. Without a designated location to carry out naval operations, the Coast Guard was at a serious disadvantage. And what was once a distant […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Since the start of the year there have been three incidents, which Belize Electricity Limited calls sabotage, to its power lines. The vandalism has inconvenienced residents with outages that lasted up three hours and the repairs will cost the company thousands of dollars, according to B.E.L. And while the reason for the damage is perplexing, […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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Advocacy for gender equality has seen women take on more commanding roles domestically and professionally. In 2005 upon the completion of the Millennium Development Goals the United Nations declared that “every single goal is directly related to women’s rights, and societies where women are not afforded equal rights as men can never achieve development in […]
Written on March 17, 2010 | Posted in
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The Social Security Board was jacked just before the close of business on Monday afternoon. The heist, carried out by two armed gunmen who held up the SSB offices on Princess Margaret Drive, is still baffling the police. As News Five reported, the two culprits entered the building through a back door and approached two […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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The fiscal budget for the upcoming financial year was announced on Monday and we are still doing the math on a number of issues in the sixty-one million dollar deficit budget. Firstly, we look at the issue of income tax. Prime Minister Dean Barrow was obviously pleased to say that those persons earning less than […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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In our review of the budget for 2010/2011, we also came across a significant decrease in capital investment. At budget time last year, PM Barrow boasted that his government’s spending on capital investments, that is in roads, bridges, classrooms and other job-creating projects, would “lift up the nation”. Well, a more chastened Barrow has had […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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In our newscast tonight, we are starting a new segment that will enrich the daily news package we bring to you. To make the news more interactive, at the end of the first segment we will posing questions that impact the economic, political and social fabric of the country. Viewers can send their comments to […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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Still on the budget, Prime Minister Dean Barrow on Monday announced what was widely expected, that he would raise taxes in light of a new budget deficit in the region of sixty-one million dollars. Government is expecting to raise about one hundred and nine million dollars in the additional taxes, a figure that pales in […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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On Thursday last week News Five reported that a barge ran aground eight miles north of San Pedro Town. The extent of the damage is still being determined, but News Five has learned that the barge which was stuck near Blue Reef Resort was removed in three sections on Monday. No one has claimed ownership […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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The language used in the House of Representatives on Monday by Prime Minister Dean Barrow in a feisty exchange with the former Prime Minister Said Musa, resonated on the airwaves this morning and has been the topic of conversation around many tables since they were uttered. Generally, people were rattled and find the “j” word […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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Someone played a nasty joke on Belize Rural North Area Representative Edmund Castro when they broke into his office in Sandhill on Monday morning and placed a freshly slaughtered hog’s head on his secretary’s desk. While the prank may have been on the minister he did not find it very funny and in an interview […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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On February twenty-third of this year, police officer Derrick Gideon and two others were charged with the kidnapping of San Pedro resident, Juan Perez. Gideon, a police officer, was charged along with Juan Cus and BDF Private, Justin Casimiro. This morning Gideon appeared before Justice Michelle Arana to apply for bail on the grounds that […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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Last Wednesday it was headline news when Doony’s Store in downtown Belize City was held up at gunpoint and three thieves took away a gun and a cell phone before escaping. And tonight police have charged two of three youths in connection with the hold-up. Those charged with Conspiracy to Commit Robbery are twenty two […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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A man lies critically wounded after he was shot on Monday night in Belize City. The incident occurred around nine o’clock near the complex building in Lake I. Police Press Officer, Sgt Fitzroy Yearwood says that the weapon has been recovered. In the meantime the shooting victim is fighting to stay alive at the Karl […]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
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