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It’s never easy to say goodbye but today Belizeans mourning the loss of Andy Palacio were comforted by the music, poetry, dance and love that were offered in tribute to the artist. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports from the Bliss Centre of Performing Arts. Kendra Griffith, Reporting This morning family, friends, fans from Belize and […]
Written on January 25, 2008 | Posted in
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The fact that Universal Health Services has been sold is now public knowledge but the financial details of the deal remain a mystery. This morning the new owners tried to explain why they’re staying mum to News Five’s Janelle Chanona. Dr. Vinny, Belize Healthcare Partners “I’m an outsider, I’m A-political and all I’m interested in […]
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Details are still sketchy but tonight it appears that Sanitation Enterprises Limited and the Belize City Council have parted ways. According to a press release issued this afternoon, city administrators indicated that Belize Maintenance Limited will assume the duties previously carried out by S.E.L. A year and a half ago the City Council was embroiled […]
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A Belize City husband who stabbed his wife and her twelve year old son has been sentenced to spend the next eight years behind bars. According to court reports, when thirty-two year Alfred Billary appeared before Justice Troadio Gonzalez this morning he told the court that he had no character witnesses to call and would […]
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Meanwhile, a teenager who tried to cop a plea on a lesser charge will go to trial for his crime. In November 2006, seventeen year old Norman Mckenzie was accused of attempted murder after he shot his brother-in-law in the back. He pleaded guilty to Use of Deadly Means of Harm on Monday but Mckenzie […]
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Meanwhile another man accused of Attempted Murder was free to leave the court today after the victim asked for the charge to be dropped. According to twenty-eight year old Elton Gordon, he hasn’t been threatened but he is afraid that something will happen to him if he testifies. On April thirteenth, Gordon was walking on […]
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Our campaign coverage continues tonight in the Belize Rural South constituency, which is made up of the islands off the Belize district. Ann-Marie Williams reports from the division’s largest community, San Pedro town. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The election campaign in San Pedro Town is in its homestretch and judging from the amount of red and […]
Written on January 25, 2008 | Posted in
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