Notice to Viewers
There will be no newscast on Friday and Monday due to the Easter holidays. The next news broadcast is on Tuesday, April 10th, 2007.
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Court orders temporary reinstatement of Perriott
B.T.L. has a new employee on the payroll tonight … and her name is Christine Perriott. This morning Supreme Court Justice John Muria agreed with Perriott’s attorney Lois Young, saying that “the power of this court to grant an interim remedy cannot be doubted.” He then approved the order for Christine’s temporary reinstatement to her […]
Written on April 5, 2007 | Posted in Trials | No comment
Arbitration tribunal in B.T.L. dispute coming together
In other labour news, it appears that the long delayed arbitration panel established to resolve the original labour dispute at B.T.L., is finally coming together. Sources tell News Five that a preliminary meeting is scheduled for Wednesday to discuss the tribunal’s terms of reference. Government appointees are Gilbert Johnson, Carlos Santos, and Chief Magistrate Margaret […]
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Supreme Court application filed against Ara Macao
It has been a busy session for the civil side of the Supreme Court and earlier this week another important suit was filed, this time against a proposed tourism development near Placencia called Ara Macao. On Tuesday, attorney Antoinette Moore, on behalf of the Peninsula Citizens for Sustainable Development, filed an application for permission to […]
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April is poetry month
You might not have realised it, but April first marked the beginning of Poetry Month in Belize. The event is the brainchild of the Belizean Poets Society and is being celebrated under the theme: Emancipation XP, in honour of the abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. B.P.S. executives Jahseed X and Ritamae Hyde stopped by […]
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B.T.L. introduces new international Webtalk service
In December, B.T.L. launched its voice over internet protocol programme called Webtalk, with which people living in Belize can make cheaper calls to places all over the world using their computer. This week the company took it a step further, launching an international version targeting local travellers and persons living abroad. And according to the […]
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K.H.M.H. staff prepares for busy weekend
Those Belizeans who will be working over the next four days -particularly in the medical field – will face a double burden. Not only are they deprived of a long holiday at a nice time of year, but invariably, with so many people on the move, serious accidents are inevitable. Today I found out that […]
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Corozal youth stabbed to death; older sister detained
And in late news, police are reporting a homicide this afternoon in Corozal Town. Eighteen year old Dale Lino was stabbed to death around two this afternoon, allegedly following an altercation with his twenty-one year old sister. The woman has been detained pending charges and the suspected murder weapon–a kitchen knife–has been recovered.
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Riders set for the 79th Cross Country Classic
A little after dawn on Saturday Belize’s most important annual sporting event will kick off for the seventy-ninth time. James Adderley, who has covered this race for what seems like most of those years, has a preview. Today is Wednesday the fourth of April 2007, the time is 5:15 a.m. and the early birds are […]
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