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A heated standoff between parents and the administration of Santa Familia Roman Catholic School which saw its enrolment sit out classes for the past two weeks has finally come to an amicable solution. That’s the word coming today from the Ministry of Education. News Five’s Isani Cayetano found out that students are finally heading back […]
Written on May 28, 2010 | Posted in
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Did you know that tobacco use is the main cause of preventable deaths? Indeed statistics show that at least five million persons die every year from illnesses linked to the use of tobacco.Around the world, activities were held to highlight the harmful effects of using tobacco and to call for abstinence, particularly among women and […]
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There is a roving exhibit opening on Saturday night at the Mexican Cultural Institute on Barrack Road in Belize City. Debra Wilkes Grey, a member of the Corozal’s Institute of Creative Arts Committee, said that she saw the need to promote the artisans in her district and her idea was to place creativity in the […]
Written on May 28, 2010 | Posted in
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You can know summer is around the corner even though the weather is inclement at times. And while the skies may have a few outbreaks of showers, some organizers of this weekend’s entertainment shows have gone ahead and planned an outdoor concert. This is just one of several fun filled events to suit anyone, from […]
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Two cases involving the nationalization of Telemedia were heard today in court. In the first, there was positive news for the Ashcroft Group when the Court of Appeal lifted an injunction previously granted to the government of Belize. Seven appellants successfully appealed the injunction granted by Justice Samuel Awich because it would bar them from […]
Written on May 27, 2010 | Posted in
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Meanwhile in the Supreme Court, Justice Oswell Legall heard submissions regarding another case involving the nationalization of Belize Telemedia. The British Caribbean Bank and former B.T.L. CEO, Dean Boyce are challenging government’s take over and compulsory acquisition of Telemedia. The arguments were based on several grounds, chief among which was the issue of proportionality. Attorneys […]
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The prospect of offshore oil drilling has raised strong emotions in the environmental community. On Wednesday, PM Dean Barrow publically said that he wouldn’t put a stop to oil exploration. Within hours of that statement, another group, Healthy Reef Initiative, joined APAMO in opposing offshore oil exploration. Melanie McField, a renowned marine biologist, says we […]
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For its part, APAMO, the Association of Protected Management Organization, which is the umbrella organization for all related environmental groups, reiterated its point in spite of the P.M.’s statement. Edilberto Romero, APAMO’s Chairman, went one step further today and indicated a protest is a possibility to pressure the government to step in line with the […]
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Our blog has been overflowing with reaction from viewers on the position taken by Prime Minister Dean Barrow on offshore oil exploration. The PM said on Wednesday that he won’t stand in the way of progress referring to the eighteen concessions granted for exploration on land and sea. We ask viewers: “Do you believe that […]
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Jamaican drug kingpin Christopher “Dudus” Coke is still at large, but Harold Crooks the former commandant of the island’s Special Constabulary Force was arrested this morning at the Ocho Rios Pier in Saint Ann, Jamaica. Crooks was on the run since March of this year when allegations surfaced that he and another man had sexually […]
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It has been two and a half weeks since the mysterious disappearance of siblings Joseph and Erleon Garbutt who were reported missing when they failed to return from a business trip to Roatan, Honduras. The brothers set out to purchase a boat on the bay island on the morning of May ninth and haven’t since […]
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The Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association has been leading a community based charge when it comes to finding practical as well as controversial solutions to crime. The group organized a community meeting at the YWCA last week in Belize City which had participation of the media, the church, politicians, representatives from the government, members of […]
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Operation Jaguar is a week and a half in effect and the presence of the security forces is bringing some relief to the streets of the old capital. But every initiative to curb crime matters so we caught up today with one faith-based organization as it launched a program that is providing an opportunity to […]
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Sixteen years, that’s the sentence that Albert Middleton aka Cracker got today before Acting Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer for stealing four hundred dollars in cash, a ring and a cell phone. His victim was a cashier at the Miami Grocery Shop on Euphrates Avenue. While Middleton was charged with stealing the cash from eighteen year […]
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Meanwhile, an elderly man had better luck as he was acquitted of three criminal offences. Sixty-three year old Gerald Westby Senior was charged with Attempted Murder, Use of Deadly Means of Harm and Dangerous Harm for allegedly stabbing seventeen year old Conrad Montes Guzman in 2009. But all charges were struck out today after the […]
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More than seventy persons are confirmed dead, casualties of the battle in Jamaica. There is still a state of emergency and in one area, Denem Town, the shootings continue between police and gang members. The area, however, where the first blood was drawn, Tivoli Gardens, is less active, as hundreds of arrests have been made. […]
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It is not as competitive as the Cross Country Cycling race but it surely has the numbers and the enthusiasm. This morning a sizeable pack of cyclists took off from Corozal Town and rode into to Belize City at about eleven-thirty in the annual Ride Across Belize. The race this year is raising funds for […]
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Earlier this week, we brought you the heart wrenching plea of twenty-three year old Greilin Carcamo, a young mother in need of a life saving procedure that she could not afford. After that story on Tuesday, News Five received calls inquiring about Carcamo’s contact information and today the good news is that she is being […]
Written on May 27, 2010 | Posted in
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Mission Miracle is the Venezuela’s government gift of sight to Belizeans. The Venezuelans recently deployed doctors to Belize to examine residents who are afflicted with debilitating conditions. After consultations at free clinics throughout the country, the cases are assessed and qualifying patients are taken to an all expense paid trip to Caracas where they receive […]
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The recent rains over the country have wreaked havoc for people who rely on the Kendall crossing. Since the weekend the crossing has been closed due to flooding in the south. Today the National Emergency Management Organization discussed the situation and while the floods have been a problem, the projection for the next few days […]
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Today on Healthy Living, we bring to you the touching story of a brave six-year old Anicee Lamoroux. Anicee suffers from a rare bone disorder that has left her severely deformed. But the young girl can now look forward to some major changes in her life. She has been adopted by an American couple, who […]
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Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya Flowers is offering no comments on her expulsion from her party. That decision was taken last Friday by the U.D.P. Ethics Committee for her explosive outburst after she was arraigned on criminal charges last October. This morning, however, Prime Minister Dean Barrow said the party acted because he was aggrieved […]
Written on May 26, 2010 | Posted in
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Licenses issued for offshore oil exploration have stirred up environmentalists. So far eighteen companies have been granted concessions to search for petroleum on land and sea. Some of the concessions are more controversial than others because they overlap areas that contain fragile ecosystems. The Belize Barrier Reef, a World Heritage Site has been parceled off […]
Written on May 26, 2010 | Posted in
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Still on oil, the Prime Minister’s law firm, Barrow and Williams, has been named as having a vested interest in one of the eighteen companies which have concessions to drill offshore for oil. Rodwell Williams, the lead partner of Barrow and Williams is a director in Princess Petroleum Limited, a company related to the proprietors […]
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About seventy B.D.F. soldiers, thirty police officers and a smaller number of Coast Guard personnel are deployed to conduct Operation Jaguar. The financial costs are not known but the operation is taking place around the clock in the hot spots of the City. We asked our viewers on Tuesday night: Do you think Operation Jaguar […]
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