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Starting tomorrow morning, bus providers on temporary permits will be serving Belizean commuters following announcements today by the Atlantic Bank that it is withdrawing from its joint receivership with the D.F.C. for the Novelo’s Bus Line. Late this evening an official release from the Ministry of Works, Transport, and Communications reads as follows: “The Ministry […]
Written on December 20, 2005 | Posted in
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Police have filed additional charges tonight in connection with Saturday night’s grisly shootings in Belize City. According to authorities, twenty-seven year old Leroy Rhaburn, eighteen year old Brent Garoy, and twenty year old Burton Garoy have all been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of conspiracy […]
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A convicted child molester will spend the next seven years in prison for a previous sentence that slipped through the cracks at the Magistrate’s Court. According to court reports, this morning Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord held a special hearing into the matter of Godfrey Coote. Earlier this month, Coote was fined twenty-five hundred dollars after […]
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In the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping, thieves are also making their presence felt in the city. According to police reports today, petty criminals have been hard at work, lifting cell phones, purses, and jewellery. The latest incidents include a report by fifteen year old Henry Thomas that as he neared the intersection of […]
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National Capacity Self Assessment: it’s one of the technical terminologies that doesn’t define what it is and more importantly, the impact it has on your life. But tonight, the officials behind N.C.S.A. are adamant that you should care about their work… and to help their cause they’ve even come up with a creative public relations […]
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If you are looking for a great last minute Christmas gift, think music…more specifically think music “From Bakabush.” Over the last ten years, Stonetree Records has been tucked away in Benque producing everything from Punta, Paranda, Cungo, and Brukdown. And now for the first time, they are putting some of their favourites on one disc. […]
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At this hour, members of the Police Performance Arts Club are dramatising a skit for residents of the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly. The event is part of the second annual Christmas Gift Campaign organised by the community policing initiative. According to officer commanding, Inspector Diana Hall, since October officers have been appealing to […]
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Today the Belize City Council hosted its annual Christmas party for an estimated five hundred children. According to Councillor Yasmin Shoman, this year CITCO wanted to outdo the expectations of their invited guests. Yasmin Shoman, City Councillor ?Today is a very special event for us. We are catering to five hundred underprivileged children from the […]
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Tis the season…to eat. And with all that food in mind, today we hit the streets of Belize City to find out just how safe all that grub is. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Have you ever wondered just how safe food sold on the street is? That question might be the farthest thing from our minds […]
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