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It is an issue that’s a growing concern for government officials… energy: its production, distribution, and conservation. With that in mind, a joint commission comprised of representatives of the public, private, and non-governmental sectors has been working for the past year, investigating safe, affordable, environmentally friendly ways of producing energy. Head of the Project Steering […]
Written on January 21, 2004 | Posted in
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It’s a decision that will diminish Belizean football in the eyes of the world, but one that in the end the Government says has become necessary. In this week’s Cabinet briefing the executive has quote “supported a decision of the National Sports Council to suspend the Football Federation of Belize from representing association football in […]
Written on January 21, 2004 | Posted in
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And on the game of political football taking place in the field of telecommunications, I asked the P.M. for an update on how the government facilitated sale of B.T.L. to Innovative Communications was going. Prime Minister Said Musa “The shares are in transition, yes, somewhere between the Carlisle group and I.C.C. And we are now […]
Written on January 21, 2004 | Posted in
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And if it looks like the Prime Minister has his hands full, don’t worry, he’s about to get some very capable help. It was announced today that the Chief Executive Officer in the P.M.’s newly created Ministry of national Development will be none other than Dr. Carla Barnett. Barnett’s resume is as impressive as any […]
Written on January 21, 2004 | Posted in
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It took a few weeks to make the collar, but an Orange Walk man has been arrested for the sexual assault of a thirteen-year-old girl. Thirty-two year old Alejandro Perez has been charged with rape in connection with an incident reported on January second. The minor claims she was walking on the Palmar Road when […]
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It took even longer to arrest two cops who allegedly shook down a motorist, but tonight they are behind bars pending charges in court. Police constables twenty-seven year old Andres Hernandez and thirty-three year old Demian Tzul are accused of stopping a motorist at a checkpoint near Corozal Town on August seventh and shaking him […]
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And not far away from the scene of the December robbery, this morning an altercation took place that has left one man in the hospital. As usual, News 5’s Patrick Jones discovered that every story has at least two sides. Patrick Jones, Reporting The attack on forty-year-old Manuel de Jesus Varela happened at his stall […]
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If you’ve ever gone job-hunting you know that the experience can be a frustrating and demoralizing exercise. Today news 5’s Jacqueline Woods put herself in the shoes of an unemployed person to attend a workshop designed to improve her chances for work. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The last labour force survey conducted by the Central Statistical […]
Written on January 21, 2004 | Posted in
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