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Two weeks ago, the arrest of businessman Jitendra Chawla on human trafficking charges left many in Belize’s Indian community disturbed and worried. On Wednesday night, task force coordinator Anita Zetina and Director of Public Prosecutions Kirk Anderson met with leaders to discuss the issue and more importantly, to clarify the law. Arun Hotchandani, Consul General […]
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The case of the Crown versus Jason Flores ended today in the Court of Appeal, where a sentence of fifteen years behind bars was upheld. Flores was arrested and charged for the January 1999 child rape and beating of a ten year old girl in Dangriga. He managed to escape from a holding cell and […]
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Detained for public drinking, tonight a Belize City resident is charged with drug trafficking after cops found crack in his pocket. According to court reports, officers on patrol picked up twenty-five year old Alton Roches from Jane Usher Boulevard for drinking in public. But when authorities searched his pockets at the police station, they found […]
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This weekend, millions of football fans from around the world will stop whatever they’re doing to watch the final games of World Cup 2006. And though many of us have watched live coverage of the matches courtesy of American commentators on ESPN or GolTV, there are three Belizeans calling the games from the press box […]
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In December, the crime shocked the city … a young mother holding her infant son was shot at close range. Lisa Garoy and her child survived, and determined to take control of her life, Lisa Garoy has fought to defy modern medicine every day. But as I found out this morning, some wounds never heal. […]
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Earlier in this newscast, we spoke to community leader Arun Hotchandani regarding human trafficking. As it happens, this week the regional representative for the United Nation’s High Commission for Refugees is in Belize on a familiarization tour. According to Hoffmann, refugees should not be confused with immigrants seeking better economic opportunities. Marion Hoffmann, Regional Rep.,U.N.H.C.R. […]
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In news from the Caribbean, word from CARICOM leaders tonight is that they have decided to back controversial Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in his bid for a seat on the United Nation’s Security Council … and Belize is the reason. In a statement from CARICOM Chair and St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas, […]
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Today residents of Punta Gorda Town hit the coast for a massive clean-up campaign after a large amount of debris accumulated near the Joe Taylor Bridge. According to officials from the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment, more than a mile of shore is covered with a number of logs, plastic bottles and bags, styrofoam, […]
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For most of us, birthday parties are a yearly tradition. But for one Belize City woman, one such celebration this afternoon marked a major milestone. Isabel Garbutt, 101 years old ?I usually go through life the usual way rough and tough. Good sometime or not so good sometime. Life is not a bed of roses […]
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Tonight none other than the Prime Minister of Belize will officially open the second art show of Angela Gegg, the artist also known as Proshka. Earlier today, News Five’s Alyssa Noble got a preview of the latest exhibition to debut on the Belizean entertainment scene. Angela Gegg, Artist ?Be unique and be creative. Don?t care […]
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