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We took the opportunity to ask Gayle about the brazen shootout in front of the Queen Street Police Station, in which a fifteen year old minor wounded four persons, one of them a Police Officer. He explained that it may not be as dramatic as it seems, but it should certainly be a wake-up call. […]
Written on June 27, 2016 | Posted in
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A young boy in Belize City is alive tonight, thanks to the heroic actions of three members of the Eastern Division North’s Strike Team. According to reports, the eleven year old was on Marine Parade with two young relatives when he ran up a pier and then jumped into the water. He went under, and […]
Written on June 27, 2016 | Posted in
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For the top brass the positive news is a boost to the Police Department, and the tribute today a necessary recognition to prompt the officers to always strive to perform above and beyond the call of duty. ACP Dezerie Phillips, Regional Commander, Eastern Division North “It’s a joyous moment for us as was alluded […]
Written on June 27, 2016 | Posted in
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Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Friday night’s big match dubbed the battle banks saw Atlantic Bank challenge the Heritage Bank in a bid for bragging rights inside the BDBA Firms Competition. Heritage Bank roars out of the starting blocks. Kevlin Rhoden misses the jumper but Kurt Burgess is there […]
Written on June 27, 2016 | Posted in
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This week’s editorial in the Reporter newspaper has managed to accomplish what little else has – accord between the Government and the Opposition. We’ll get to that, but first the apparently incendiary article on page two of the Reporter. It’s on the Sarstoon and starts like this, “There are many in Belize who still believe […]
The Opposition swung first this morning, via text from Senator Eamon Courtenay. He wrote, “The Reporter editorial of today is factually and legally wrong. It is a bizarre and possibly treasonous editorial. The Reporter owes Belizeans an unconditional apology and a complete retraction of this crude attempt at distorting reality. Once again we are making […]
As we mentioned earlier, the Reporter Editorial was written by newspaper owner Harry Lawrence. He received the letter from C.E.O. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Sylvester this afternoon, and News Five managed to get a comment from him this evening via phone. On the Phone: Harry Lawrence, Owner, Reporter Newspaper “We will […]
While the Reporter’s Editorial is found to be lacking in accuracy, another article in circulation today puts perspective in what really is happening in the Chiquibul. Renowned professional photographer Tony Rath recently accompanied Friends of Conservation and Development into the depths of the Chiquibul National Park in Western Belize. His trip into the vast wilderness […]
On February twenty-third, Justice Courtney Abel ruled that B.T.L. and Mek Mi Rich, MMR, colluded to steal the concept for the game-show from Curtis Swasey. It was a landmark ruling and a major black-eye for B.T.L. Mek Mi Rich, with directors Andre Vega and Sanjay Hotchandani had closed its doors when the lawsuit was first […]
Written on June 24, 2016 | Posted in
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What was also clear at the conclusion of the case in February is that the twenty-five thousand awarded to Swasey as compensation was not satisfactory to the claimant. The Judge’s hands were tied because MMR’s profits from the game show were not available so it could not be entered into the equation. But it’s not […]
Written on June 24, 2016 | Posted in
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After two nights on remand at the Belize Central Prison, thirty-five year old police officer, Urbie Alamilla is out on bail granted to him this morning by Supreme Court Judge, Justice Antoinette Moore. Bail was set at eight thousand dollars and the Justice imposed conditions that Alamilla has to meet. He is to surrender all […]
Written on June 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Three men who were caught in the act of burglarizing a house on Franklin Street, Belize City, claim it was all a police set-up. The media was called in at about ninety-thirty on Wednesday morning and captured footage of the scene as police descended on the burglars. The front wooden door and burglar bar door […]
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Petrocaribe is celebrating eleven years in Belize, following the signing of an agreement with Venezuela on June twenty-ninth, 2005. The dream of former President Hugo Chavez was to promote regional harmony and relieve financial difficulties in Latin America and the Caribbean in the face of rising oil prices. The agreement allows for the direct sale […]
Written on June 24, 2016 | Posted in
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While the program under APBEL focuses on investing in Belize, there are plans for the company to branch out into the retail sale of fuel. Mencias provides a breakdown of revenues generated by APBEL as well details of its proposed foray into the retail market. John Mencias, Deputy Chair, APBEL “Remember we started September […]
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The agreement provides for a portion of each invoice, known as the Financed Portion, to be paid over fifteen years at two percent interest with a two-year grace period. That is if the price of the product being purchased amounts to or is less than forty U.S. dollars per barrel. Mencias provides additional details. […]
Written on June 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Head of Mission Mykel Castillo Pena was also present at this morning’s Petrocaribe presentation. He explains the current hardship in Venezuela in the context of the Petrocaribe program. Mykel Castillo Pena, Chargé d’affairs, Venezuela [Translated] “The media has also made a gross lie against Venezuela. In fact, yesterday in Washington there was a meeting […]
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There is a disturbing report out of Orange Walk. Police are investigating a chopping incident which occurred this afternoon sometime after two o’clock. Larry Banner, who has a history of mental illness, reportedly arrived home and chopped his sister-in-law and three minors. He then went across to the neighbour’s house and there chopped two adults, […]
Written on June 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Five firearms have been taken off the streets of south side Belize City. Today, Eastern Division South Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams called the media to his office at the Raccoon Street Police Station and displayed the five guns that were discovered on Thursday during several searches in hotspots across the city. In […]
Written on June 24, 2016 | Posted in
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The Public Utilities Commission announced via press release today that it has concluded a full tariff review for B.E.L. for the period July 2016 to June 2020. The final decision means that the PUC has approved the regulated values, the mean electricity rate, the tariffs, fees and charges which will be applied in the next […]
Written on June 24, 2016 | Posted in
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Public and private sector accountants from across the Caribbean have converged on Belize for the thirty-fourth annual Caribbean Conference of Accountants. With over three thousand seven hundred members, today, three hundred accounting professionals gathered at the Ramada Belize City Princess for the three-day summit. The event focuses on the challenges facing the Caribbean in tapping […]
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To assist with the implementation of best accounting practices in the region, a consulting firm from Washington DC is establishing presence in the Caribbean with an Enterprise Resource Planning software that companies can use to manage their business. Zalena Khan, Co-Founder, Z-Cloud “The easiest way to say this is comparing it to an accounting […]
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But what are the challenges that correspondent banking relations have posed to the accounting professionals? According to Conference Chair Shawn Mahler, clients have been affected drastically, and it has forced businesses to reduce their earnings or close down because of corresponding banking issues. I.C.A.C. President Jasmine Davis says that they are looking at different ways […]
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The number of persons that are HIV positive is high for the size of the population. And even though men are the most affected; they are the least to be tested. The National AIDS Commission carried out testing across the country with the support of Scotiabank and PANCAP. The aim is to wipe out the […]
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Starting Saturday, twenty Belizean poker players will be competing in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team has doubled since last year and all the players are eager and ready to compete against an estimated six thousand players at the WSOP’s Monster Stack Event. A News Five Team is in Vegas […]
Written on June 24, 2016 | Posted in
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An event took place in Belmopan today that is causing chatter and drawing controversy in some quarters. The Rainbow Flag, which is the recognized symbol of gay pride, was hoisted for the first time at the compound of the U.S. Embassy. There, it will fly until the end of the month to celebrate the ongoing […]
