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A ten year old student from Holy Redeemer made to the top three in an international art competition. Tasia Sutherland competed among students from around the globe and her piece entitled, “Again at the Principal’s Office” was picked among the winning entries in a competition organized by the Taiwanese Government. Tasia was among a group […]
This weekend, the Sacred Heart College will be hosting its annual school fair and business expo on its grounds in San Ignacio. The event will feature businesses from throughout the community which will be offering special deals and promotions for the occasion. The annual fair and expo is the single biggest fund raising event of […]
Written on October 22, 2013 | Posted in
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CARICOM has been a fixture within the Caribbean since its establishment in 1973 through the Treaty of Chaguaramas signed by four countries: Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad. While CARICOM is synonymous with regionalism, there has been somewhat of a disconnect between the organization and its member-states, prompting the regional body that is headquartered in Guyana […]
Written on October 22, 2013 | Posted in
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If you take a walk down Jane Usher Boulevard, you will see a difference in the neighborhood. That’s because the area of the basketball court which is heavily populated has been illuminated and residents and passerby can now enjoy a safer community. News Five’s Isani Cayetano dropped by for a look at the improvements. […]
Written on October 22, 2013 | Posted in
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At eight-thirty tonight, season three of the tremendously popular reality show, From Yes to I Do, premieres. In this season, five couples are competing to win an unbelievable wedding which will be aired live on this station. The couple will be receiving all the trappings including the wedding gown, the weddings rings, photography, tuxedos…the full […]
Written on October 22, 2013 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow is in Los Angeles for fund-raising activities and meetings with Belizeans living in that area. While he is out, his deputy, Minister of Natural Resources Gaspar Vega is acting Prime Minister. But while many miles separate them, Vega is out of sight, but not out of mind. The Ministry of Immigration […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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Former Minister of State and the man on the immigration hot seat Elvin Penner is back in Belize. He returned from Guatemala on Sunday, after receiving medical attention for hypertension and headaches. But the passport scandal boiling over in Belize probably won’t help his high blood pressure any. And his headaches will not be going […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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While Elvin Penner has not made up his mind if he is resigning, the People’s United Party says it now has enough signatures to start the process of a recall in Cayo Northeast. According to deputy leader, Julius Espat, the P.U.P. has now made it to the one thousand seven hundred plus signatures it requires […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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According to the Prime Minister Dean Barrow, government coffers are overflowing and there are millions upon millions of dollars to hand out. That’s what the U.D.P. leader told constituents of Cayo Northeast during a tour a week ago. According to Barrow, there will be unprecedented spending in Cayo Northeast. In fact, in the PM’s own […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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Shots rang out in City on Friday night in the area of Hyde’s Lane and New Road. A twenty-eight year old father of four within close proximity of his house was gunned and died within minutes. Two family members, his sister and common law wife, heard the shots but could not fathom the idea that […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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Last Friday, we reported on American fugitive, forty-seven year old Kenneth Hibbs, who was caught by San Ignacio Police on Burns Avenue. Hibbs was wanted by U.S. Marshalls for parole violation and theft of Motor Vehicle. Hibbs carried no identification but he is currently in detention awaiting extradition to the U.S. sometime this week. But […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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A sting operation over the weekend conducted by the GSU has yielded a whopping one hundred pounds of cannabis. The unit arrested Anibal Garcia of Arenal Village, Cayo District along with Sergio Vega, a taxi-driver of New Area, Benque Viejo. Both were preparing to supply the weed to a purported buyer on Sunday when the […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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In the south, a demonstration was held this morning by parents and students of the Julian Cho Technical High School and tonight, the school has closed its doors. It stems from the lack of science classes to students in the last two years of high school, who are preparing to sit the 2014 CSEC exams. […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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The Christian Workers Union was suspended from the National Trade Union Congress of Belize in mid-August and tonight it is facing expulsion from the umbrella organization if it decides to forego a scheduled general congress on Saturday. The upcoming meeting is for the membership of the union to elect new executives in light of ongoing […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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The reason for the postponement of the congress is due to the current financial situation of the union. The forthcoming process, according to Pitter, should exclude the membership of the Development Finance Corporation, which he says has not paid dues, nor has it been an active member of the Christian Workers Union for several years. […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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The congress, says Pitter, is predicated on an understanding that each of the nine entities would present individual candidates to participate in the election. Dion Pitter, Member, Christian Workers Union “Remember Cancer Society building. All of we agree to put your candidate up make we have a democratic process. Don’t forget that. So noh […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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The stevedores want the executive removed, and so does the N.T.U.C.B. That entity has sent a stern and final warning to the C.W.U. That warning is clear – if the C.W.U. fails to convene a congress on October twenty-sixth, it will be immediately expelled from the Congress. The N.T.U.C.B. release states that it can no […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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Byron Pope, a seasoned rider on the local cycling front, has qualified to participate in the upcoming 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, following a recent competition in Curacao where he placed tenth. Pope, along with a delegation from Belize, including Nissan Arana, David Henderson Jr., Joel Borland and Robert Stewart, took part in the […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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A Belize City youth, who has been on remand since August for burglary, was sentenced to eight months imprisonment today. Carlos Beltran appeared in court this morning and changed his not guilty plea to guilty before Magistrate Leslie Hamilton. Beltran was charged with burglary and handling stolen goods after the home of Eric Pott was […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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A female bar owner who allegedly attacked a businesswoman was today before the court to answer to two criminal charges. Twenty-four year old Delgy Vasquez from Ladyville was read charges of common assault upon Veronica Pacheco and damage to property in respect of Pacheco’s dress. Allegations are that on October eighteenth, 2013, whilst at Roses […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Belmopan Bandits needed a win Saturday night when they hosted a struggling, but always dangerous Police United inside the Isidoro Beaton Stadium if they were to get back into the race for the top. For the Police, this was a chance to turn […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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Former Minister of State Elvin Penner re-enters the country on Sunday from Guatemala where he says he has been getting medical attention and accompanied his mother who is recovering from surgery. Penner confirmed that again via phone today. But while he turned down a recorded interview, the former minister of state told News Five that […]
Written on October 18, 2013 | Posted in
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Carlos Murga was intercepted by Cuban authorities in June, flying into Jose Marti Airport with seven Chinese passports in his possession. The matter raised a brief stink, but that breeze blew over quickly. But the ill wind tends to return, and the passport scandal has brought all sorts of public scrutiny with it. One persistent […]
Written on October 18, 2013 | Posted in
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Day thirty-one, and there is still no information coming out of the Ministry of Immigration on the extent of irregularities within the nationality and passport department. On Tuesday, Elvin Penner was publicly flogged by his political boss and asked to resign. According to the PM, over the long weekend a team of investigators turned up […]
Written on October 18, 2013 | Posted in
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An American fugitive has been caught in Belize. Forty-seven year old Kenneth Hibbs is wanted by U.S. Marshalls in his home country for violation of his parole and for the theft of a motor vehicle. Hibbs was apprehended by San Ignacio Police on Thursday following reports that he was causing disturbance on Burns Avenue in […]
Written on October 18, 2013 | Posted in
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