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Belize and the Dominican Republic today embarked on a path of closer co-operation. President of the Dominican Republic, Hipolito Mejia and Belize’s Prime Minister Said Musa this morning signed a joint declaration and two agreements designed to strengthen ties between the two countries. The Memorandum of Understanding and Consultation commits the respective foreign ministries to […]
Written on May 23, 2001 | Posted in
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The presentation of oral arguments by Belize and Guatemala has been completed in Washington D.C. but the facilitators in the process could take as much as two more months to voice their recommendations. Accounts from neutral observers indicate that Belizean presenters, led by chief negotiator Assad Shoman, were well prepared and exposed the Guatemalan claim […]
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He was detained shortly after the shooting at the agriculture showgrounds and now eighteen-year-old Shawn Hertular has been arrested and charged for murder. Hertular, a resident of Belmopan, is the man who allegedly shot to death twenty-one year old Denver Westby of Belize City as he attended the Ag Show on Sunday evening. Hertular has […]
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Getting the troops to where they are needed may become a little bit easier for the Belize Defence Force, now that they have a brand new bus. The forty-four seater was presented to Minister of National Security Jorge Espat on Tuesday, courtesy of the United States Government, under its Programme for Military Sales. The vehicle […]
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On yesterday’s newscast we highlighted the efforts of one man, Robert Mariano, to document, promote and profit from the preservation of Garifuna culture. It turns out that Mariano is not alone in his campaign. On Friday the World Heritage Centre at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris singled out the Garifuna Culture as a “masterpiece of the […]
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He never did receive a university degree, but that has not stopped British/Belizean billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft from building an international business school and providing three full scholarships each year to Belizean students. The inaugural recipients are Janelle Catzim, Shawn Chavarria and Ishmael Quiroz–all students at SJC Junior College. They will begin three years of […]
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The stage at Bellevue’s King Street Station is now quiet, but last night and for the previous twelve weeks sixty contestants sang their hearts out and thousands of viewers responded with enthusiasm. The competition is now over and a more dramatic finish could not have been scripted in Hollywood. William Neal, Host, Karaoke TV “Now […]
Written on May 23, 2001 | Posted in
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If Standard Six students thought that taking the P.S.E. was a chore, those now grading the exam are echoing similar sentiments. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams looked in on the process to see how things are going. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Over five thousand Belizean students sat the Primary School Examination, P.S.E., on May seventh. Two weeks […]
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