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Two Fridays ago – one thousand teachers marched on Independence Hill against the Education and Training Bill. They wanted the Minister of Education to remove the ban on corporal punishment from the Bill but he didn’t and the Bill was....
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The main event on the annual cycling calendar, the Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic is only a month away. On Sunday the riders will participate in the last major race before the Cross Country – the 29th running of....
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The funeral procession ended in front of the St. John’s Cathedral on Albert Street West which is where there was an official funeral service officiated by Anglican Bishop Phillip Wright and Canon Leroy Flowers. Here is that story.
Keith Swift Reporting,
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Four days after he and a young family of four were killed in a plane crash in San Pedro – Belize said goodbye to Sir Barry Bowen today. The interment was at the cemetery in San Ignacio this afternoon but....
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Environmental specialists from 12 Caribbean countries are in Belize this week to talk about the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Don’t know what that is? Well, it’s an international treaty to protect the ozone layer by....
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The case of former government minister Joe Coye versus Alfred Shackron came to an end today and it did not go well for Coye who has now lost both of the charges he brought against Shackron. The case goes back....
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It was breaking and shocking news on Friday night– the sudden and tragic death of 64 year old Belizean multi-millionaire businessman Barry Bowen and four other persons in a plane crash in San Pedro. The two other adults and two....
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But there’s a lot of other news going on tonight. First up, is the murder of 21 year old Teddy Murillo. He was killed in an area adjacent to the Yabra area but his killing is not gang related, nor....
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Finally, there is good news to report tonight about 19 year old Ahmaad Nah. The pellet gun shooting victim from Roaring Creek Village is off the life support machine at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital and talking. As we reported....
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Belize’s Under 12 and Under 15 basketball teams returned home yesterday from a regional tournament in Guatemala as sub champions. Both teams won silver in the Central American tournament held last week at the Quetzalteco Stadium in Quezaltenango, Guatemala. Brads....
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Last night we catalogued the tragic series of violent assaults on Central American Boulevard in just 12 hours between Monday night and Tuesday morning. It left three dead – and three injured. We’ve told you about the dead already –....
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This afternoon we also asked the Prime Minister about another burning issue – the matter of oil and specifically the revenues that government has been collecting from Belize Natural Energy. As we’ve reported, BNE has extracted more than 4 million....
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The Belize National Teacher’s Union held a press conference in Belize City this afternoon to make public their ultimatum to government about the collective bargaining agreement. BNTU President Jaime Panti says that government has been dragging its feet on the....
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Last night we broke the news about the stop order the Department of Environment issued to the plush Coco Beach Resort to cease and desist all operations and construction on its 6 projects in north San Pedro. It was issued....
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It made international headlines in December when American fugitive Robert Snyder was captured in Belize. It was big news because he was the subject of an international manhunt. The chess teacher is a convicted child molester who fled the United....
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If you watched 7News on Friday night, you saw the embattled leaders of Citrus Products of Belize Limited, Chairman of the Board Mike Duncker and CEO Henry Canton defending themselves against charges levied by the leadership of the Citrus Growers....
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a marathon session of the Court of Appeal concluded. It had been going since ten this morning. On one side was BTL asking the court to life an injunction which protected the status quo in all interconnection matters with SMART....
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In the entire flap about the artificiality or non artificiality of our border – one thing that was apparent – is that Wilfred Elrington is not a contrite man – not when he feels he’s right. The Prime Minister Dean....
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The human tragedy continues to grow in the island of Haiti as rescue workers work around the clock to save persons trapped under the rubble caused by Tuesday’s earthquake. Relief efforts are underway but the extent of human loss and....
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And we here at 7News and our colleagues behind the zinc fence have not only committed to keep you informed about what is happening in Haiti but as we mentioned in our Thursday night newscast, Channel 7 and Krem Radio....
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We normally associate the Belize Defense Force with heavy m16 rifles but 29 soldiers have been trained in martial arts combat. They are Belize’s first group of karate soldiers. And we were at Price Barracks this morning for their graduation.
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The scale of the human catastrophe in Haiti is widening – it seems almost every hour. In the wake of Tuesday’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the capital of Port Au Prince, the death toll is staggering; national institutions are....
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On Tuesday there was great fanfare by the Belize City Council when paving commenced on Orange Street between Euphrates Avenue and West Street. But the truth is that while the Belize City Council might want to take credit, the project....
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November 14, 2007 that’s when we first reported on an oil find at Never Delay which is outside of Belmopan. An official release at the time said that testing began on October 26th, 2007. After two years of testing, that....
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An audit of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSCFA) in July of 2009 pointed to gross mismanagement and irregularities. That resulted in a suspension of the B.S.C.F.A.’s certification for funding from Europe, known as FLO-CERT and Certification for Development.....
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The issue has been brewing for weeks in the Deep South where environmental groups and the San Pedro Columbia community are mounting opposition to the proposed construction of a dam. The site is the Central River that runs through the....
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When the grenade exploded on Caesar Ridge Road on Monday morning – no one was hurt – but police were seriously hindered in their investigation by the fact that they could not recover the fly-off lever. This is the part....
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After five grenade explosions since May of 2008, Belize City is on a hair trigger. And that’s why there was widespread panic yesterday when word spread yesterday about a grenade at the Wesley Primary School on Albert Street. It was....
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Police Commissioner Crispin Jeffries made it known that he was pushing for a 10% reduction in crime for 2009. Well, the numbers are in; he got only 4%. But we venture to say that if you ask anyone in virtually....
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Most businesses renew their trade licenses in January which is why the Belize City Council has chosen now to implement a new rule. It basically says that if you want your liquor or trade license renewed, you need to meet....
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The streets of Belize City are in a state. Name any street in the city and chances are that it has potholes. But that’s not news. The news is that starting tonight the City Council along with the Ministry of....
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There are no detentions or leads for Monday morning’s grenade explosion that hurled numerous lethal and tiny shards of shrapnel in Andre Trapp’s yard on Caesar Ridge Road. The frequent attacks with these small but lethal weapons of mass destruction....
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When most developers in Belize City want to build they get some lightweight clearance and just start going up. It is a fact that buildings have been erected without any consideration for public health and safety much less in conformity....
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Well if it’s cold for you in your home – imagine those that don’t have a home! In the past two days one hundred and seventy of those persons in Belize City have been provided with a hot beverage, food....
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Another grenade has been detonated in Belize City. It happened this morning in the Yabra area. The only good news is that no one was killed and no one was injured. And that has a lot to do with the....
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With the streets becoming more dangerous every day, the People’s United Party issued a release today about the alarming crime situation. The Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño, in an interview with News Five said that his party is willing....
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The Citrus Growers Association – they own 51% of the Citrus Products of Belize Limited – which amounts to controlling interests – but they say they don’t control the company because the directors, who are supposed to represent them, actually....
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Still on the economy, the freeze has been bad news for the citrus industry in the US where temperatures dropped to as low as twenty-five degrees causing orange groves in Florida to freeze over the weekend. But if the adage....
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There was another grenade blast in Belize City last night – it is the fourth such explosion since May of 2008 – and the fifth grenade incident since that time. And last night’s explosion....
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23 year old Christopher Galvez was killed in an area near Faber’s Road in Belize City on the night of Tuesday, 22nd December. The story was that he was sitting in a friend’s car....
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And in the north, the breakaway cane farmers from have made an impact and historical change on the sugar industry. Since 2007, a group of caneros attempted to disassociate themselves from alleged mismanagement inside the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association....
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We’re reported that there is turmoil in the citrus industry and a special general meeting was convened to deal several topics vital to its survival. Aside from the difficulties with Bank Holdings of Barbados which the Citrus Growers Association says....
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Tonight 33 year old Caroline Polonio is $110,000 richer. The self-described “Jill of All Trades” matched all 5 numbers to win last Wednesday’s 110 thousand dollars jackpot. But while she knew what she won....
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As we come up on Christmas, Belize – Guatemala issues are at the forefront of the public discourse. And one year ago – it was about the same when Guatemalan Lionel Arellanos erected a....
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In other news in the south, Citrus Greening is fast affecting citrus groves and surveillance exercises have detected the bacteria in Hopkins and the Pomona Valley. The situation is so threatening that the movement of plants has been restricted. But....
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A portion of a protective embankment at mile seven on the Northern Highway caved into the river while construction was taking place. It is considered a dangerous stretch that runs parallel with the Belize River and is prone to accidents.....
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Christmas is two days away and while most Belizeans have made their lists – they probably aren’t checking it twice. Instead, they are probably checking their wallets because – unless you’ve been under ....
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And as you saw, true to tradition Christmas brings its own money, and the shoppers are cutting about looking for deals; for most, the best store is where they find the best prices. But,....
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Last week at the OAS in Washington DC, Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington called the Belize Guatemala border “artificial”. The use of that single word that has awakened bitter nationalist sentiment and provoked strident ....
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Popular DJ Bush was supposed to play a gig at the Third Base Nightclub in Independence Village this weekend after the BPFL Championship. But he didn’t because he was in police lockdown. Bush got....
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The public hearings of the inquiry into alleged wrongdoings at the KHMH ended on Friday. It began on November 26th and ran for four weeks – during which time 18 witnesses were called. Those....
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The Belize Cogeneration Energy Limited, or BELCOGEN for short, will begin providing power supply shortly. The sixty three million US dollar-investment took over two years to materialize. Its capacity will be to produce thirty megawatts of power. Twenty five megawatts....
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It’s no secret that a fair percentage of those imprisoned at the Kolbe Central Prison are drug addicts – which means that their problem is essentially a health issue; they are chemically dependent. Yes,....
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Two days after twenty eight year old Winston Sharshante was acquitted of raping an eleven year old girl, today her mother spoke out. As we reported, he was found not guilty by a jury....
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Three more witnesses testified today at the inquiry into corruption at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. It was another short day - lasting just under two hours but it was perhaps one of the....
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On Tuesday we reported of a shakeup and a proposed pay cut that is on the table for City Councilors. The bankrupt Council has run from one crisis to the next and still has the lingering problem of being unable....
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Galen University in the Cayo District is under new ownership; the new man at the helm is Dr. Louis Zabaneh – who is also the former Chairman of the University of Belize. And now....
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Today the grand prize winner was chosen in the MADISCO “Beat The Hard Times” Sweepstakes. But tonight we can’t tell you who won, we only have the number which was chosen to receive the....
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The Belize City Council has been mired in numerous controversies of a financial nature. The latest to surface involves employee salary deductions intended for banks, business houses and even the Family Court. The Council employs close to three hundred persons....
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There’s been a shuffle of portfolios at City Hall, which in actual terms means very little – considering the council’s financial state and its low public approval ratings but any tweaking of the political....
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When a country is assessed for how violent it is, invariably, the statistic quoted is the murder rate and that is measured in killings per one hundred thousand – meaning, how many citizens out....
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The Japanese government is helping the Government of Belize with a solar energy project. It’s in the spirit of combating climate change and US$5 million will be spent on a solar electricity generation system....
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The BDF Christmas lunch - it’s an annual tradition where usually the Prime Minister serves lunch to the men and women of Belize’s army. But this year the Prime Minister isn’t here – he’s....
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In last Friday’s House meeting in the capital, it was an all out shouting match between the current and former prime ministers. The recession and economic depression were the source of the verbal blows between Dean Barrow and Said Musa.....
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The public hearing into alleged corruption at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital began today with one witness. The witness was the hospital’s Director of Finance Carlos Perrera who testified for three hours. Previous witnesses....
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That stretch of road at mile 31 on the Western Highway is considered one of the most dangerous in Belize. The surface is quartz and the slightest rain produces a film of super-slick grime....
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They say justice is blind, but in the opinion of a San Pedro family, justice was nowhere near the courthouse this evening. Two years ago, a mother claimed that she saw an intruder in her home rape her eleven year....
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Rock the Runway, the fundraising drive by Continental Airline for the company’s annual Toys for Tots Christmas event may have been hampered by rain but it certainly did not dampen the spirit of giving.....
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At today’s House meeting in Belmopan, the biggest news should have been the Draft Education and Training Bill. The Bill has had a long and sometimes difficult gestation in the public domain – and....
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On Monday we showed you the dramatic capture of 28 year old Guatemalan Benigno Garcia. It happened on Saturday at the extreme western edge of Belize’s territory in the Caracol Archaeological Reserve – just....
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While the politicians had a go at each inside the House, outside temperatures were flaring as a group of protesters continued a protest against the increase in water rates. Two weeks ago, residents of San Pedro took to the streets....
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Late yesterday Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh ordered BTL to reconnect Speednet’s unfiltered access to an E-1 internet circuit and issued an order preventing BTL from removing any of Speednet’s antennae or equipment ....
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And while the issue between the PUC and the Supreme Court is turf and regulation, it’s pretty much the same in Punta Gorda. As we’ve told you fisher-folk in that community are up in....
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45 minutes ago the Chief Justice made a dramatic ruling in smarts favor and against Telemedia. He ruled that BTL is required to provide SMART with all the telecom services regularly offered – including....
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Lawyers for Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers were also in the Supreme Court today. Representing the Mayor, Dr. Elson Kaseke and Godfrey Smith argued that the UDP’s national party council fundamentally violated the UDP’s ....
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On Wednesday News Five broke the story that another Jamaican company is seeking the green light from government for large scale deep sea fishing in the south. Rainforest Limited, which is affiliated to Aquamar Limited, a local seafood export company,....
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There is also controversy over the PG Fishing Company, which has a joint venture with the Rio Grande Cooperative of Punta Gorda. Also of Jamaican origin, its boats arrived over the weekend intending to conduct fishing operations in southern Belize.....
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And from Azizi to Aziatic...remember him? He’s one of the most dynamic and energetic stars in punta music who burst upon the scene over 10 years ago with a style that combined the energy....
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On Monday Smart, a subsidiary of Speednet filed an application for an injunction against the telecoms giant, Telemedia, and today it scored a victory in the courts that will restrain Telemedia, from causing it further disruption… at least in the....
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With an area of 264,000 acres the Chiquibul National Park is more than twice the size of Barbados; more than twice the size. The hard part is that the Friends for Conservation and Development....
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In news of an economic nature, the recession has infiltrated every nook and cranny and it does not seem to be escaping anyone. But amidst the hard times there are a few businesses that are helping the public to better....
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Belizean builders have grown accustomed to cement from Central America – whether it’s Cemento Maya from Mexico, Cessa from El Salvador or Bijao from Honduras. Indeed, Belize’s post – modern construction ....
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For at least two weeks the status of British Caribbean Bank (Turks & Caicos) Limited’s forty-five million dollar loan to Belize Telemedia has been in the headlines. The bank has said the nationalization of Telemedia did not include the forty-five....
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Today’s police report carried what on the surface seemed to be an unremarkable story: Benigino GARCIA 28yrs, Guatemalan of El Paraizo Peten found in the Cohune Ridge area of Mountain Pine Ridge with an....
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In the other big story tonight, the long arms of the law caught up with Robert Snyder last Friday in Belize City. Snyder was intercepted when he made it on Americas Most Wanted List, a Television program aired on November....
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Those of us who can move about on our own power will never know the hardships that the wheel-chair bound have to endure every day. Apart from their state of immobility, access to public....
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The Commission of Inquiry into the public allegations of corruption at the KHMH continued today. So far, things have been kind of staid – and the hearings have had the tone, mostly, of an....
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One of America’s most wanted has been caught in Belize. His name is Robert Snyder and he is a convicted child molester who draws in children by acting as a Chess Instructor and that’s....
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The loan of forty-five million dollars which Telemedia got from the British Caribbean Bank in 2007 has been smack in the middle of the controversy and that is because Telemedia is asserting that the Bank loaned the money for the....
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Diabetes is the number one killer in Belize but what you may not know is that there is a growing number of Belizeans who have been left disabled because of the chronic illness. Many....
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If you live in Belize City or have passed through from the Western Highway you had to notice the twenty foot monument the visible hand, which is perched at the roundabout at the junction....
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Yesterday the Executive Chairman of BTL pronounced that Telemedia should not have to pay the US$22.5 million loan to the Belize Bank because it is, “unlawful and void.” Unlawful they argue because under the....
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Today was day 4 of the KHMH corruption inquiry. This morning three witnesses took the stand starting with Sharon Sanchez Anderson, the Chief Pharmacist with the Ministry of Health. Her testimony was key because....
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The Public Utilities Commission announced on November seventeenth that it was only giving the green light to a ten point six percent increase in water rates sought by the Belize Water Services. BWS had requested a twenty-five percent hike to....
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It is fair to say that with Belize in recession this Christmas will not be a merry one for thousands of families already struggling to just get by on a daily basis and that....
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She made Belize proud at the Sydney Olympics when she wrapped the Belize flag on her next to the American flag after zipping past the finish line in first place. Marion Jones went on to win five medals in track....
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Last Wednesday BTL disconnected Smart’s circuits at two sites – one in Ladyville and the other at Benny’s on the Northern Highway. Friday on this newscast, BTL’s Manager of Human Resources and Marketing ....
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The public hearing into the allegation of corruption at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital resumed. This morning Laurel Grant, the former Director of Human Resources – and former acting director testified. When the hearing....
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On Friday night at the Terra Novo Hotel in Kingston Jamaica, Channel 7 News received top honours in television at the UNFPA 2009 Caribbean Population Media awards ceremony. The UNFPA awards recognize print radio and....
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It’s the end of November and that also means the close of the Hurricane season. Fortunately, the six month period went by without much activity even though it had an early start. In fact, it had the fewest named storms....
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Last week the Public Utilities Commission approved a 10.6% increase in the cost of water as part of a business plan by Belize Water Services Limited. Interested parties have until December 2nd to submit....
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Today was day 2 of the public hearings into alleged corrupt practices at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. This morning Deputy Auditor General Wayne Simon continued his testimony which consisted of reading through all....
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Despite the windy weather and threat of rain - a crowd did gather to participate in the annual march to end violence against women. The activity commemorates the sixteen days of activism against gender....
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If you believe the boys of St. John’s College are just waiting for the weekends to have fun…....think again. Quite a number of these young men are busily working to help others in need.....
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There will be a champion of champions karate competition on Sunday in Belize City. It is the 14th annual open competition which in preparation for the Central American Karate Championships next year in Belize....
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The Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate allegations of corrupt practices at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital began its public hearings this morning at the Belize Institute of Management’s conference room. The first witness was Deputy Auditor General Wayne Simon.....
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Last night on this newscast you heard Prime Minister Dean Barrow saying that he isn’t playing with Michael Ashcroft and the Belize Bank. The Belize Bank as we’ve reported loaned BTL US$22.5 million when....
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For those thousands of homeowners and business owners who are struggling to hold onto their properties because they simply they cannot afford to continue paying the high interest rates charged by commercial banks, tonight....
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Last night we introduced you to Tarrell Sutherland, the 4 year old born with a rare and painful skin disorder known as bullous congenital icthioysis eritthroderma. He touched our hearts here at 7News and....
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If you have nothing yet on your social calendar for this weekend we just might have what may want to attend and the good news is that not only is it free but it....
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And while PM Barrow is satisfied with the government’s position, that hasn’t stopped the Belize Bank from making claims in court against BTL for the US$22.5 million principal and interest. Barrow calls that nuisance....
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It’s the season for giving and six organizations are benefiting from a large supply of medical and educational material. The donation was made today by the U.S. armed forces to the Belize Defense Force for onward distribution to the Non....
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Today Belize’s brightest high school and tertiary level students were honoured at the CXC and CAPE awards ceremony. Jacqueline Godwin was there.
Jacqueline Godwin Reporting,
The seats inside the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts were filled with proud....
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Moses Leviy, or Shyne as you may know him, was deported to Belize on October 28th and made his first public comments at Wesley College on Monday November 2nd. But since then Belize’s most....
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If you are a resident of West Landivar you will soon be living in a strictly residential community. That’s right – it was announced in yesterday’s Cabinet release that cabinet has approved the bylaws....
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The island village of Caye Caulker is tonight picking up the pieces left by a massive fire which destroyed 5 buildings early this morning. It was an accidental fire – caused by a mosquito....
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November and December are the high months for City Council revenue because that’s when property tax is paid. So then, why isn’t Belize Maintenance Limited which cleans the city getting paid? Yesterday the Mayor....
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The garbage problem remains unresolved in the old capital. City Hall once more breached its most recent agreement with the Belize Maintenance Limited when it could not meet last Friday’s part payment of ten thousand dollars. As a result, BML....
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As part of activities observing sixteen days of activism to end domestic violence, the women’s department will be holding a free legal clinic at the Chateau Caribbean tomorrow. The clinic is primarily for women....
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The Alliance Bank of Belize has gone though an ownership change and now, it’s re-branding – meaning, taking on a new name. For some time, the bank has been inviting the general public to....
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This morning Belize Maintenance Limited – the company that cuts the grass and cleans the streets in the city slashed its staff by 60%. BML owner Lawrence Ellis says that he sent home 100....
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Turning to the telecommunications industry, late Wednesday, government said it had taken over a forty-five million dollar loan as part of the nationalization of Telemedia in August. That loan, as it turned out, is owed to the British Caribbean Bank....
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From all the show of it by the flashy team of attorneys for the Coye’s and the former employees of Moneygram fame, you’d think for sure the preliminary inquiry into the case would have....
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They call him the Champagne Chef because of his bubbly personality but Keith Jones is a world renowned master chef. He says he is a culinary ambassador to the world and has served up....
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You may know of Rizden Clare the rapper, but tonight we’ll introduce you to Rizden Clare the writer, editor, and publisher. Last week Rizden published the inaugural issue of his new newspaper. It is....
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38 year old Businessman Jason Coombs was killed in his company’s compound on Wednesday evening and tonight police still have five men detained for his murder, but no one has been charged. The mystery....
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A third legal challenge against the Transport Department was filed in the Supreme Court today. Two days ago, the Transport Department announced that it had approved new bus schedules for the western routes that it said would solve the constant....
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What is the secret to a long life? Over the years we’ve interviewed quote a few centenarians, and almost all of them have told us that longevity is the product of strong and unwavering....
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It is as strong a signifier of Christmas as any, the Salvation Army Bells. They’re ringing across the country tonight as the Salvation Army Annual Kettle Appeal was launched today. Of course, ringing a....
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The National Primary School Volleyball Championship was held today at the City Center in Belize City. Boys and Girls teams from all six districts converged on the city centre at 8:30 am for a....
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The Southside of Belize City has the highest murder rate in the country – it is at least one and a half times higher than the national average. And while, sadly, killings have become....
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The Teachers Services Commission – it has already been approved by Cabinet and will be tabled in the House of Representatives in January. But it is still facing opposition from some teachers. And that’s....
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He has authored and edited seven medical books including a best selling medical textbook on echocardiography and is well respected for his body of work. But for sometime now we have not heard much....
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In May we told you about the organization called Oceana – a big money, high profile conservation group that was coming to Belize. Well, it’s here and the vice president of its local office....
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The community has been rocked by news of another killing tonight – and this time, a businessman was the victim. This evening around five, 38 year old Jason Coombs – the owner of Pre....
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Today three expert witnesses took the stand in the case of the Department of Environment versus the owners of the MS Westerhaven cargo ship. The ship ran aground on Belize’s reef in January and....
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The Haven’s House for Battered Women are more than ever determined to try a first of its kind initiative to highlight the effects of domestic violence against women. The idea is to get men....
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It is more than likely if you have not yet been a victim of a robbery or burglary you probably know someone who has and that person especially if it is a woman would....
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In January the Westerhaven cargo ship ran aground on Belize’s barrier reef – 32 miles from Belize City The ship was exiting Belize through the English Caye Channel when it ran into bad weather....
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It took Ladyville Police seven hours to remove a hefty stash of stolen items recovered from behind a church, of all places. The church is in the Rhaburn Ridge area at mile 30 on....
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Today, representatives of insurance companies were collecting food items and supplies at various supermarkets. The collections will be donated to the Liberty Children’s home in Ladyville. The activity is just one ....
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The police’s”Do The Right Thing Programme” – we used to bring you monthly stories about it. But those stories have died off. And guess why, because no one has been submitting names of kids....
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And 113 high school students who have been doing the right thing in their studies will also receive scholarships. The donor is Price Waterhouse Coopers – the world’s largest accounting firm. They have 140,000....
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Most Belizeans may only know “Brad’s” as the popular hangout spot for City-based UDP Ministers, but tonight Brad’s represents a major thread in the fabric of Belizean life. That’s because tonight its official, ....
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Economists define a recession as two successive quarters of negative GDP growth. Belize has had that in this year, but a review of the records at the Statistical Institute of Belize will show that....
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The preliminary investigation into the money laundering charge against the Coye family continued in magistrate court number three this morning. Defense Attorney Anthony Sylvester appeared before Magistrate Kathleen Lewis on behalf of his clients Dietrich Kingston and Athlee Matute. Kingston....
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7 Performers went into the Next Level Project show on Friday night – and only 4 went on to the next round. The show aired live on Channel 7 and we have a slight....
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They buried their 18 month old child in a pigtail bucket in their back yard in 2004 and after pleading guilty to that on Wednesday, 32 year old Michael Tesecum, and 41 year old....
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As the family of Charlie Good gets ready to lay him to rest on Saturday, a law suit is in the process of being filed against the Ministry of National Security and Minister Carlos....
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Heading north, it’s the time of year when cane farmers receive a second payment for cane deliveries or a bonus from the Belize Sugar Industries Limited (BSI). This year farmers are scheduled to get ten million dollars. But there is....
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The students who competed in the CODICADER games in Costa Rica were awarded earlier this week, and today the sponsors took the spotlight. The National Secondary School Sports Association (NSSSA) handed out certificates of appreciation to the organizations that made....
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A Belizean footballer has been recognized for his outstanding play in the Honduran semi-pro league. Harrison Kafu Roaches (Tasher) won the best player trophy for his team Platense. Roaches is a forward and has....
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Ida made landfall as a Hurricane near Bluefields, Nicaragua this morning – but tonight she has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm. Ida is expected to continue to weaken and is currently moving very....
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Former City Council Financial Controller Dwain Davis is in a critical condition tonight – after experiencing a stroke this morning. Reports say it happened this morning after Davis appeared in the Magistrate’s court. He....
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Baby Alexander is not the only fatality that occurred today. At about ten o’ clock this morning a man from Double Head Cabbage was knocked down and killed. Late this evening a senior citizen of the United States, eighty year....
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Last week the Belize National Teacher’s Union and Minister of Education Patrick Faber made peace when government agreed to provide clarifications about the proposed Teaching Services Commission and even pushed back it’s ....
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A young couple’s newborn son is dead and they believe the KHMH may have been negligent. On Saturday Judith Moody gave birth to a baby boy. She and her common-law husband Rudy Faber planned....
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Works Minister Anthony Boots Martinez returned to the country from Guatemala this afternoon to some dramatic news. His personal car, a Nissan Maxima was shot up in the Port Loyola area in a deliberate....
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The cruise tourism season kicked into high gear today. It got off to a promising start because for the first time in a long while, three cruise ships docked off the coast of Belize....
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The Belize Basketball Federations had 30 days to file an appeal of the decision handed down to it at FIBA. You will recall that the judge in that case had ruled against Belize, finding....
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The Next Level Project continues on Friday night here on Channel 7. It’s the third show and there are 7 performers remaining. At the end of Friday night’s show, three of them will be....
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And while the scouts are cleaning up the environment, the students of Hummingbird Elementary and St. John’s Vianney were cleaning up with medals and trophies today. The occasion was the Belize District volleyball finals....
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Last night you heard from Athina Swasey the sixth former who topped the CXC results for Belize, earning a “grade one” in 11 subjects. Tonight, we’ll introduce you to 20 year old Stacey Karyn....
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Captain Charles Good passed away at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital this morning. The 62 year old suffered two heart attacks in 24 hours. Recently Capt. Charlie Good had become a household name and....
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Belize is in a recession, but one thing that has proven to be recession proof is cruise tourism. Sure, overnight tourism has taken a sharp downturn in 2009, falling by as much as 5.2%,....
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The Chairman of the PUP Marshalls – it’s not the most prestigious post in PUP officialdom but who controls that post also gets a valuable seat on the party’s executive. So that’s why some....
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A new literacy project was launched today. It is called “Angel Says: Read” and it will target tourists. The project asks visitors to take back memories and leave behind their books. Founder Jackie Spinner,....
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On His Mistakes, Religion, and Future
Today Moses Leviy, known to the most of us as Shyne made his second media appearance when he visited Wesley College. It wasn’t a random stop-in, Shyne was visiting....
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There is a dramatic development to report tonight in the case of Jose Garcia – a 19 year old student at the Baptist School of Adult and Continuing Education in Belmopan. We should say....
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More than one hundred junior athletes represented Belize in last month’s Central American Council for Sports and Recreation Games in Costa Rica. None of them returned home with medals but today the volleyball team....
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But the youths weren’t the only ones recognized today. Belize’s National Cricket Team returned from Chile with silver medals. They say the competition was stiff and the loss against Brazil was bitter.
Howell Gillett, National....
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Last week the Moscow Circus made news after one of its tiger trainers was charged with harm for attacking another employee. But tonight, the news is the circus itself. Circus Moscow and its 87....
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Saturday night was Halloween. It was the first time in six years that Halloween fell on a Saturday and the luxury of a weekend should have given trick or treaters an advantage. But there....
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“Freedom of movement is not a license to trespass.” That was the ruling of the Chief Justice this morning in the matter of Patrick Faber versus the Attorney General. Viewers will recall that in the....
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Mayor Zenaida Moya was also at the Supreme Court today. But unlike Faber who was asking for redress against the last administration, she was asking for protection from her own political party. As has....
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Dawn Jorguenson tears poured from her eyes when she spoke to News Five on October fifteenth. She was upset that a parcel of land that was in her family’s possession from the sixties was taken away by Minister of National....
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An arrest has been made in the jacking of a businessman from Dangriga. While that appears to be good news, the family of the man who was arrested for the crime is crying foul. His wife and mother believe that....
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A Belizean has been busted with 36 thousand counterfeit pesos in Mexico. The Diario de Quintana Roo reports that on Wednesday, 19 year old Manuel Eduardo Martinez – a Belizean national from Corozal and....
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The Prime Minister held his long delayed quarterly press conference today. Actually, it’s become bi-annual because his last press conference was 6 months ago. We point out the interval – because the farther apart....
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The latest crime statistics show that so far there have been 83 murders this year. That is two murders less than the 85 at the same time last year. Belize has the second highest....
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That being said, it is known that the mayor does not have too many friends in the U.D.P. hierarchy and that they can’t wait to see the back of her. One man who is not holding back is Minister Patrick....
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As we showed you earlier, the Prime Minister appeared at the press conference flanked by Ministers Faber, Perdomo, Marin and Martinez. The one managing the crisis of the week is Faber – who went....
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There has still been no resolution in the case of Jose Garcia. He is the 19 year old student at the Baptist School of Adult and Continuing Studies in Belmopan. He is a male....
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Jia Cheng Wu works at a bank –which doesn’t exactly match the profile for a passionate artist. But he is just that and his level of skill is otherworldly. But he doesn’t just create....
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Jamal Shyne Barrow was deported to Belize today – ending two decades of residence in the United States and close to 9 years of imprisonment for felony assault charges in New York.
Now, deportees coming....
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Yesterday Cabinet approved the proposal for the establishment of the Teacher’s Service Commission. It was submitted and approved despite vocal opposition from the teacher’s union which has been clamouring for more ....
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EP Yorke, Gwen Liz, and Sadie Vernon High Schools are the namesakes of outstanding educators – and today Maud Williams High School was added to that exclusive club. This morning St. Michael’s College on....
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As we reported at the top of the news, Jamal Shyne Barrow – or Moses Michael Leviy, as he is now known is in Belize tonight. He was deported today after 9 years in....
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Who are Diego Dish and Carlotta Spoon? They are characters in a new story book that has some high hopes pinned to it. The developers don’t only want the book to appeal to children;....
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Last night you heard 18 year old Mark Lord’s shocking allegation of police misconduct: first, he claimed that they endangered him by picking him up on the northside and then dropping him on the....
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Turning to domestic politics, remember Juan Coy? He was the Minister of State from the south who was stripped of his portfolio in March because of allegations that he instructed the Punta Gorda Belize Defense Force Camp to allow one....
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US Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally first met US President Barack Obama when the future world leader was just an 18 year old college kid. It’s no understatement to say they’ve both come a long way....
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On Friday we told you about Jose Garcia. He is the 19 year old male student at the Baptist School of Adult and Continuing Studies in Belmopan who dresses like a female, admits to....
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In a tragic incident in the Orange Walk District, a Mennonite welder of Shipyard was killed after he was accidentally electrocuted. On Monday, thirty-seven year old David Schmidt was welding his boat on the New River along with Juan Martinez,....
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Imagine getting shot multiple times, running for help to the nearest police station and getting no help at all. That is what eighteen year old Mark Lord and his family are claiming happened in....
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Both major political parties held important high-level meetings to consider weighty matters on Saturday. The PUP National Executive met at Cahal Pech met to decide the way forward for a difficult issue – the....
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Meanwhile in the governing party, Mayor Zenaida Flowers returned from a conference in England on Saturday on the same day her party’s National Party Council was meeting to establish the Ethics and Integrity Committee which will determine whether or not....
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The preliminary inquiry into the Money Laundering case of Money Gram Director, Melonie Coye, started today in the Magistrate’s Court. Prosecutor for the Financial Intelligence Unit, Antoinette Moore, submitted eighty five statements against the Coye family to Magistrate Kathleen Lewis.....
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The Next Level Project debuted 15 days ago right her on Channel 7. The show is a competition to find the best new talent by pitting 10 young performers against each other. They’ve all....
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Mayor Zenaida Moya has been under sustained pressure –from inside her party in which she faces disciplinary measures and from outside her party as she is crippled by the revelation of a succession of....
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Across the political fence, we have reported that all roads lead to Cahal Pech, Cayo this coming Saturday, where a fiery and perhaps historic meeting of the National Executive of the P.U.P. is being convened. Fiery because there is plenty....
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A former People’s United Party City Councillor and radio talk-show host had to spend a night in prison for failure to pay an outstanding fine owing to the Belize Social Security Board. Owner and proprietor of Carter’s Custom Upholstery, Darrel....
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When Margaret Jones Flores called our newsroom yesterday she sounded like one of those real hard luck cases: out of a job, her house falling apart and her Area Representative ignoring her. But Jacqueline....
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ou probably haven’t heard about gender identity disorder – or gender dysphoria. It is a condition where a person feels they are trapped in the body of the wrong sex. It is not a....
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Mayor Zenaida Moya may be facing the prospect of expulsion from the UDP, but she’s not going down without a fight. And that fight will be in a court of law. Today, Moya’s attorneys....
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Emerson Guild from BART, the Belize Advocacy for Renal Therapy says US$4 is the cost for treatment in Cameroon. But that’s in Africa and Guild says we are in Belize.
Emerson Guild, BART
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It is the first time in the history of the Lotto game that so many winners have claimed a single jackpot...and the chance of the number combination that played on Saturday night you might....
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Sunday morning’s accident on the Northern Highway ended the life of Kendra Smith Flowers. Smith, a newlywed, along with her husband of five months, were on their way from Los Lagos to Belize City to visit family when the vehicle....
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If you’ve taken even a casual skim through the newspapers in the last few years, you’ll know that Belize has gone through its own version of what the Americans call the sub-prime housing crisis.....
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The stretch of the Northern Highway between the Haulover Bridge and the International Airport is known to be especially perilous: it’s full of sharp turns, it’s highly trafficked and it runs parallel to a....
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They say time heals all wounds, and while weeks have passed since Mayor Zenaida Moya’s unholy attack on the Prime minister, its still daggers drawn in the UDP when it comes to the subject....
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Fort George Area Representative Said Musa today received four-hundred and thirteen thousand dollars in Venezuelan Grant Funds to be shared amongst 24 constituents in his division. Minister of Housing Michael Finnegan personally visited the....
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The Mexican Embassy is also promoting culture and history. It’s holding a literature-based film festival at the Institute of Mexico on New Town Barracks from the nineteenth to the twenty-second of October and will feature four different films on romance,....
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In Belize City where we take water supply for granted – it’s hard to imagine that getting running water in a school compound would be used. But in rural areas, running water is a....
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It has been a bad week for the University of Belize. A financial crisis brought the university to its knees when the current Board of Trustees received information from the Chief Financial Officer and his team which indicated that U.B.....
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A fire this morning destroyed a home on Gladden Street in the Lake Independence area. But the Fire Department isn’t investigating its cause because it was a straight up case of arson. Police and....
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Today the relationship between Belize and Mexico was strengthened as for the first time a team representing one of the oldest and most recognized educational institutions from across the border is offering Belizean students....
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If you watch the ads on this newscast – especially the ones for phone companies – you’ll know that since the takeover of BTL on August 24th the competition between BTL and SMART has....
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There have been frequent reports of home invasions in the city by criminals, but in this case, a family says their house was busted by law enforcement officers. The Saint Martin’s De Porres family claims that this morning at least....
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Lecturers and students returned to classes today at the University of Belize but tonight things at Belize’s national university are from normal. Tensions continue to mount over a wage freeze on faculty and staff....
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Students and faculty at the University of Belize protested Wedensday. The protest was preceded by a press conference off campus at the George Price Center. It was the first public statement....
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Wedensday twenty year old Belizean student at UCLA Damon Thompson pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempted murder. Damon Thompson a former graduate of St. John’s College Junior College is accused of stabbing....
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The recent spike in reports of sexual assault is alarming. Tonight there is another. A 13 year old of San Pedro Town reported that on Sunday morning at 5:45 she was awakened by someone....
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The nine year old burn victim we told you about, Kent Vernon Flowers is still in a very critical condition but we are happy to report that some four hours after his dad appeared....
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Police have not been able to crack the murder of Lorleen Young at La Isla Carinosa. And tonight they have another case in their hands at neighbouring La Isla Bonita. Eudenia Eiley turned forty-one on Sunday, but her birthday was....
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The Returnable Containers Bill wasn’t passed at Friday’s House meeting. That is mainly because the bill which was tabled on August 24th is still in the middle of a storm of controversy. As we....
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Back in August, the government compulsorily acquired Belize Telemedia. The value of the company has been placed at three hundred million US dollars. And now the Employees Trust, which holds a twenty-two percent stake in the company, has launched a....
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U.B. students showed up at the various campuses for classes, but there were no staff or teachers on hand. That’s because the faculty and staff staged a mass sick out following a meeting last week Thursday in which the U.B.....
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It is a parent’s worst nightmare: seeing your child engulfed in flames and having to fight desperately to out the fire. Kent Vernon Flowers Sr. will have to live with that horrible sight for....
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A large quantity of pills was found in a house in the lake independence area last night. They were initially suspected to be pseudo-ephedrine tablets but the news is they are not. The Ministry....
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The last meeting of the House of Representatives on Monday August 24th. made history; that was when the government nationalized BTL. Compared to that momentous day, today’s House sitting was tame, some media observers....
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And while the Prime Minister dismissively quipped that he expects all will be alright between the judiciary and the executive, he wouldn’t say the same for his party’s executive and Mayor Zenaida Moya. She’s....
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And we take a break from crime and politics news to tell you about a useful new acquisition by the Belize Port Authority. It’s a vessel which will make for safer travel by ships....
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Most of us won’t have a chance to wear a gown or participate in a UB graduation, but you can be a part of graduation ceremonies that is because, the gown, cap and tassel....
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The workers of Belize Maintenance Limited, the Company that cleans the city have been picketing in front of City Hall every day since Monday of last week. And every day that they took to....
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One of the key figures in Belize’s nationalist political history, Ray Lightburn was knocked down killed last night on the Northern Highway. It happened around 8:30 last night between miles 12 and 13 on....
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A week ago Caye Caulker was shocked by the brutal murder of one its beloved citizens, 51 year old Lurlene Young. Her throat was cut during a home invasion robbery. Exactly one week later....
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The Parole Board at the Belize Central Prison is not waiting until the end of the month to decide if thirty one year old inmate Barry Robinson’s parole will be revoked. Today the head....
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A noted Belizean Ray Lightburn was knocked down and killed on the Northern Highway last night. And we close tonight with a small taste of the of Ray Lightburn’s wit. He launched ....
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The Belize Basketball Federation’s appeal to FIBA for the eligibility of 7 players on the national team has been dismissed. So what does that mean? With the players ruled ineligible, will Belize ....
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Barry Robinson - he is the young man who raped former UDP Standard Bearer Marissa Quan in 1998. He was found guilty and sentenced to ten years for the crime but while you would....
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A decision by the University Belize Board of Trustees could result in the faculty, staff and students going on a strike. The dispute involves the decision to freeze increments for faculty and staff for....
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Wedensday night we introduced you to the new entertainment show called the Next Level. It features developing artists as they transform themselves from amateurs to professional entertainers. So it’s part entertainment, part ....
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Belize is two tournaments away from playing for the world cup in cricket. Our 14 man national cricket team left Belize Wedensday for Santiago Chile where they will compete in the ICC Americas Division....
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The National Party Council of the UDP met this weekend to consider the Mayor Moya situation. The first thing is that she’s been brought up on criminal charges – accused, but as they say....
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Since early September there's been a spike in homicides in the city and since last Thursday there's been a disturbing increase in violent crime in other parts of the country. That continued this ....
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A former UDP town councillor in Corozal was murdered over the weekend. Javier Castillo was stabbed to death inside his home sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. But the question tonight is who....
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Sanitation services remain unpaid, but the Belize Water Services Limited is asking the Public Utilities Commission to approve an increase in water rates. The P.U.C. says a determination will be made after following a full tariff review. News Five Jose....
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No arrest has been made yet in the Thursday evening murder of Lurlene Young on Caye Caulker. Young’s throat was cut during a home invasion robbery on Thursday around 5 pm inside her home....
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The protest by BML workers against City Hall went into its second week today. The city hasn’t paid BML and both sides are now at a stand-off – with city hall saying it won’t....
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Caye Caulker is known as a peaceful island community. With less than two thousand residents, La Isla Carinosa, as it is called, is everything that the much larger and more commercialized San Pedro isn’t....
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wo women were murdered last night, we already told you about the first one in Caye Caulker. In that village the randomness and murderous cruelty shown to one of the most well known persons....
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Yesterday, Mayor Zenaida Moya gave one of the most remarkable political performances in recent recall when she emerged from the courtroom where she had been assessed with 24 charges letting off with a snarling,....
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Just when you thought the cost of living was unbearable, well you might have to dig even deeper into your pockets to cough up more money – that is if the Belize Water Services gets its way. The Public Utilities....
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Noel Escalante is a prolific photographer. In 15 years he has taken 15,000 photos. But he selected only 80 or so of those photos for his annual exhibition. It is his tenth anniversary show....
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History was made in Belize Thursday. For the first time ever an elected official was arrested and charged, arraigned and bailed for criminal offences. The news has been circulating all this week – so....
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For the third day this week – today Belize Maintenance Limited workers protested in front of City Hall. The BML workers have been picketing City Hall since Monday because BML hasn’t been paid and....
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Public schools throughout the Belize District were closed Thursday but it wasn’t because of the Influenza. The Ministry of Education closed the school doors for the Belize National Teacher’s Union Belize District Branch’s meeting. The program stated that the morning....
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The daily news has been plastered with crime. In fact, this week alone, there have been two heinous murders and two primary school kids were injured in a shooting. But why the eruption of violence—particularly in the streets of Belize....
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Thursday the Belize Defence Force complemented its fighting capabilities with the passing out of BDF recruit intake number fifty two. The short ceremony was held at the Sir Colville Young Parade Square in Price....
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The man accompanying Moya to court will be attorney Michael Peyrefitte. Peyrefitte has previously defended at least one high profile former public official accused of mismanagement of public funds and that’s Ralph Fonseca. But....
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Wednseday morning at 8:00, the body of a murdered teenager was found on Magazine Road. And twelve hours later, a stream of shots rang out at the corner of Partridge and Vernon Streets. Police....
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Wednseday’s two murders – one in the morning and one in the afternoon – coming the day after school-children were shot on the way home – ends a very violent September. Today at a....
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If you live in Belize City your garbage probably wasn’t picked up today and the chances are that the drain in front of your house wasn’t cleaned and the grass hasn’t been chopped either.....
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It’s been a violent week. On Monday afternoon 2 school children were shot while walking home from school, a 14 year old high school student was clubbed to death on Monday night, and last....
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Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers has been quiet since the Auditor General’s report suggested that the act of under-depositing opened up doors for misappropriation of funds. Close to a quarter million dollars are unaccounted for the first four months of this....
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According to reports, Mayor Zenaida Moya will be arrested tomorrow. Indications are that she will be asked to present herself at the police station to answer a summons for her arrest. It will, we....
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A caucus of City Councillors met with the sanitation companies but your garbage might still not be picked up and your street might still not be cleaned tomorrow. That is because after an hour around the negotiating....
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Easy Glen, the UDP activist who is Charlie Good’s son, say that the PUP was setting up his father, “like a puzzle.” Well, for those who doubt Mr. Good’s motives a ....
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In 1865, it was the 16th. US President Abraham Lincoln who said “with malice toward none, with charity for all, ...” And now the independent Belize’s fourth Prime Minister, Said Musa– with proper attribution....
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Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh ruled against a tort of Misfeasance in Public Office brought by the government against Jose Coye and Florencio Marin. It had to do with land transactions by CHEOP Enterprises while the two were in office. CHEOP....
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Monday morning before 8:00 – the Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl Lynn Branker- Taitt delivered her written instructions on the investigation into City Council under-depositing to the Head of National CIB, Assistant Commissioner ....
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And while the news that the Mayor will face criminal charges is huge – that’s only one issue at a council that today seemed like a crazy house. And that’s not an exaggeration –....
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And while the report of two children shot was the biggest news event on a very full news day – up to this morning, the biggest news of the day was a fire in....
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But in the local courts, the money laundering case of the Coye Family was adjourned today. The case has had some unusual twists so far. First it was heard in court number one before Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie, then it....
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Government acquired Telemedia a little over one month ago on August 24th. Since then the company’s day to day affairs has been run by an executive committee Led by Executive Chairman Net Vasquez with....
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The news of Mayor Zenaida Moya’s unexpected return to City Hall rippled out in waves of disbelief today: “already?” “How could she?” “She didn’t!” No, She just did! Two weeks after giving birth ....
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It has been more than a year since the deadly floods caused by Tropical Storm Arthur and Tropical Depression Sixteen struck the country. Thirteen lives were lost and millions of dollars worth of damages were inflicted on personal and public....
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When the Influenza A (H1N1) was identified to be a new flu strain, it caused severe respiratory illnesses to those unlucky individuals who caught the virus. The Director of Health Services, Dr. Michael Pitts, said in August that there would....
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We reported last week of an unusual and special meeting of the Bar Association scheduled for next week. We say unusual because we all know that lawyers go before judges to have their cases tried. But we are not used....
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Way before the Garifuna All-Stars or Umalali there was the Ugandani Dance Group. Noemi Flores formed the group in 1986 and for 20 years the Ugandani dancers and drummers crisscrossed Europe and Asia as....
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“Flu-like symptoms” are appearing all across Belize – and the Swine Flu scare is in full effect – but the Ministry of Health’s advice is that there’s really no need for alarm: health authorities....
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As we reported last night, health inspectors in San Ignacio took the decision to close Sacred Heart High School for the rest of this week after 250 students reported having flu-like symptoms. Caye Caulker....
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“But not...” – it’s a simple little phrase that children used...maybe...20 years ago...when they wanted to pretend for a few seconds that something bad had happened when it hadn’t. So, for example, on a....
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Over seventy-five Belizean students in Costa Rica may find themselves in a peculiar situation if the Honduran border with Nicaragua remains closed as the political conflict in that country continues. The students are part of a bigger group that travelled....
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Chagas disease – chances are you’ve never heard of it but you should know about it because it is in Belize and it is potentially deadly. It is a disease found only in Latin....
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Charlie and Hirian Good – they have been protesting against her wrongful termination in front of the Supreme Court since August 17th and when the police tried to move them this morning it created....
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Last week we showed you PUP Leader John Briceno and past leader Said Musa taking a tour of Musa’s Pink’s Alley stronghold in the Fort George Division. Though Briceno downplayed it as just one....
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The influenza is sweeping through Belize City schools. Last week various schools sent students home as a result of the flu. Today over a hundred students were absent from classes at St John’s Vianney primary. They have also been reporting....
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Lady of Gaudalupe RC School in Belmopan featured the top primary school finisher on last year’s PSE – and the school is building on its strength in the Primary area to open a secondary....
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Sacred Heart High in Cayo may be closed because of a swine flu scare right now but they recently got their school painted – thanks to the art work of a trio of their....
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He’s only 24 years old but Mexican Guitarist, Cecilio Perrera, is already considered a maestro of his instrument. The Merida native is studying classical guitar in Austria, birthplace of Mozart. But He’s in Belize....
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And while the P.M. winced through most of the official events for this year’s September Celebrations, he was present for both the flag raising and the official ceremony. Our cameras were there also and....
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A caucus of City Councillors met with the council’s Director of Finance Dwain Davis today. The meeting took place this afternoon, but we were unable to reach acting Mayor Dion Leslie to ask him....
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The National Basketball team may have won silver at the COCABA games in Cancun but the other battle to keep the medals occurred last week at the International Basketball Federation’s headquarters in Switzerland. Attorney Godfrey Smith, who is just back....
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The carnival road march was held on Saturday in Belize City. Five junior and six senior bands marched from Caesar Ridge Road to the parking lot of the Marion Jones Stadium. The road march....
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What’s going on at City Hall? That’s the question everyone has been asking. Well, we know that the DPP has told that by this time next week someone will be criminally charged for wrongdoing....
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If we’d ask any of you residents of the Belize City to tell us what this city is, you’d probably have a hard time – because it is so many things. So imagine if....
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The annual school children’s rally is a staple of the September celebrations. Every year without fail – hundreds of primary school students converge on the City Center for a celebration like no other. Today....
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The City Council’s Director of Finance Dwain Davis - he’s the man at the center of the under-depositing investigation – but from what we can tell, he’s gone underground.
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A container truck loaded with 17 tons of shrimp feed overturned at the Belcan Bridge Roundabout. The driver Clifford Budna crawled out of the truck to safety but an overturned container in the middle of a busy....
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The Toledo District has a new high school. The Corazon Technical High School in Corazon Village officially opened its door to 76 first form students. It is big news because it is the first....
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As you probably just saw in the last commercial break, an international moto-cross festival will be held in Benque on Sunday. It will feature teams of daredevils from Guatemala, Mexico, and other neighbouring Central....
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The special audit of the City Council – it’s making all the news the week – but it’s not news to the Director of Public prosecutions Cheryl Lyn Branker Taitt. Ms. Branker-Taitt told us....
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The H1N1 scare emerged in April; public interest and concern peaked in May, waned in June, further receded in July and it just about fell off the public awareness radar by the end of....
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We stress that at this time, there are no plans to suspend public gatherings in other parts of the country as there has not been an infection explosion. But health authorities say they are....
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A world record was broken in Belize. It was the record for the longest salt water dive. The old record was 36 hours and Robert Silva, an American citizen from Chicago, who had to....
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A really big Belizean flag was unfurled on the commercial center today. At 45 feet long by 30 feet high – and 90 yards of material it’s a monster and the man behind it....
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While Mayor Zenaida Moya is at home with her newborn son, all hell is breaking loose at the City Council, where the findings of an official special audit of the practice of under-depositing are....
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Monday’s butane catastrophe was a tragedy for one family and a real eye opener for the rest of the community. The accident which claimed the life of 25 year old Elton Herrera illustrated in....
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The new US Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally arrived in Belize this morning. 54 year old Thummalapally is the first Indian-American ambassador in US diplomatic history and the Colorado resident is also US President Barack Obama’s....
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The Lionman Triathlon has become a fixture on the September Celebration schedule. It’s an athletic event, not a celebration but the unique style of the event and the unique name makes it more than....
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Two busloads of Belize’s best high school athletes are somewhere in Guatemala. The more than one hundred junior athletes are on their way to Costa Rica for the Central American Council for Sports and....
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The 2009 Expo was held Saturday and Sunday on the Saint John’s College Campus. It was renamed the expo marketplace and this year it got a facelift. 7News went searching for the best deals.
Keith....
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On Friday we told you that President of the Belize Basketball Federation Paul Thompson and attorney Godfrey Smith left for Switzerland to argue for the nationality of 7 members of Belize’s national basketball team.....
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The school year has just opened but students at the Caye Caulker Roman Catholic School are taking the rest of the week off... and it’s no major holiday. An undetermined viral infection has raised serious concerns in the school and....
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31 kings and queens participated in the Carnival King and Queen Contest on Saturday at the Roger’s Stadium. That was the most entries ever and it didn’t help that the show which was supposed....
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Last week’s lucrative lotto jackpot of $132,500 had thousands chasing the dream, but only one person won and tonight we can tell you she is a deserving individual. The winner is fifty four year....
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While Belize has its Independence Day on the 21ST. – the Central Americans nations of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua celebrate theirs on the fifteenth while Mexicans celebrate theirs on the....
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2009’s second quarter statistics for HIV and Aids is out and as you might have guessed, the news isn’t good. 106 more persons tested positive for HIV and an additional 20 tested positive for....
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It opened its doors in January of 2001 under the Glenn Godfrey business group, and nine years after bearing the name the Alliance Bank, the financial institution is changing its name. But perhaps more interestingly, it is changing ownership. That’s....
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The COCABA games played in Cancun, Mexico almost a month ago and memories are still vivid as the national basketball team, Belizean Heritage, beat all the Central American teams and came short of the gold on the last seconds of....
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HIV and Aids is also a concern for soca singing sensation Allison Hinds. She’s here to bring in the tenth with a special concert, but she’s also an HIV awareness crusader. You may not....
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Brazilians Joao Luiz and Douglas Lora are rising stars in classical music. The classical guitar duo has performed three times at Carnegie Hall in New York, have shared the stage with the Philharmonic Orchestra....
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About three weeks ago secondary schools reopened but not all high schoolers have returned to class. The reality is that some families simply cannot afford to send their children to classes because they just....
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Belize has a new private primary school. It’s called Horizon Academy at mile three and a half on the Northern Highway. It’s the vision of the Castillo family of educators: Dian, who’s the principal,....
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It is two weeks since the government compulsorily acquired ninety four percent of Belize Telemedia through legislation that was passed through the House and Senate with indecent haste on August twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth. The PM said he would re-Belizeanize the....
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Miss Stann Creek Reena Usher is the 64th Queen of the Bay. She was chosen in the Queen of the Bay pageant held at City Center on Saturday night. She beat out 9 other....
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Soca’s leading lady Allison Hinds is in Belize. The soca sensation along with her 4 member band will headline the ninth night concert at the City Center on Wednesday night This is Allison’s third....
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When government acquired BTL last week, it was all about the accommodation agreement. We’ve all heard it repeated dozens of times in the last year, but what is it really? The Accommodation Agreement was....
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Now, to a matter of much public excitement, did former Attorney General Francis Fonseca sign the original accommodation agreement? Indeed, as you saw in the story, he did not. Former Prime Minister Said Musa....
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They may not own the Port of Belize but the Port Authority has plenty of work to do. It has to regulate Belize’s vast seas. And there are issues…from unlicensed vessels to racing water....
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The carnival road march is on September 19th but it might well have been tomorrow. Mas camps for the junior bands were held this week – Sunshine Masquerades and Black Pearl on Wednesday and....
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Remember the recent earthquake on May twenty-eight that shook homes countrywide and measured at a whopping seven point one on the Richter scale? While the epicenter of the quake was off the coast of Nicaragua, locally it created sinkholes and....
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Money orders, they are a legitimate lifeline for lost of folks who receive money from abroad. It’s also a safe way to get money because unlike cash sent in the mail – which very....
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Dengue and Swine flue, they made big news back in July – but since then they have faded from the headlines. Thursday we have an update. 33 cases of the Swine Flu or as....
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If you are younger than 50, you probably don’t know the name Ludwig Lightburn – but tonight you’ll find out why he was one of the greatest Belizean sportsmen ever. Lightburn was a world....
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It is the only concert big enough to have four bands performing and diverse enough to have Melonie Gillett, Chico Ramos, and Reckless on the same stage. We are talking of course about the....
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The official inauguration is still in the planning stage but the newly constructed San Ignacio Town Hospital is already in operation. With some minor final touches being completed, the opening should take place in a couple of months. The new....
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Who’s telling the truth? That’s what we tried to find out Thursday. The National Trade Union Congress of Belize on Tuesday issued a five point release indicating that it worked out several issues with Prime Minister Dean Barrow at a....
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If you’re tired of seeing those unsightly green garbage bags which Belize Maintenance Limited fills and then leaves on the street side, or, as the case may be, in front of your yard -....
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It is more prestigious than Miss Belize, more popular than Reina de la Costa Maya, and more historic than Miss Y. By now you’ve probably guessed that we’re talking about the Queen of the....
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Frankie Reneau, the accomplished Belizean composer and classical pianist calls England home but as per tradition he has been in Belize all summer working alongside music students. They’ve been preparing for his annual concert....
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And if classical music isn’t your thing, you can take the family to the annual police and military tattoo on Friday evening. This year it will be at the Roger’s Stadium and so because....
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It doesn’t have the lure of the other top tourist island destinations like San Pedro and Caye Caulker – there are no high rise hotels, cobblestone streets, or happy hour bars. But what Saint....
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Relations between The National Trade Union Congress of Belize and the government had gone sour in the past months. But it now appears that government has sweetened the pot for the union umbrella organization and things are on the mend.....
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The saga of the Goods started on August third when Hirian Good lost her job as a school warden because she voted blue in the last general election. Hirian and her husband Charles, a retired B.D.F. captain who, in his....
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This year’s September celebrations was kicked off where it all began 211 years ago – St. George’s Caye. The venue was 8 miles off the coast of Belize City coincided with the declaration of....
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They did not raise the amount of money they needed to help Southside primary schools with a breakfast programme for its students but nevertheless the Concerned Belizean Women group plans to donate at least....
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And still on the issue of the hostile take over of the telephone company, in his announcement to the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Barrow said that he intended to re-Belizeanize it. But in follow-up interviews, Barrow contradicted himself and....
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Anyone who’s been over the temporary bridge between San Ignacio and Santa Elena knew that it was wobbly at the San Ignacio end. Well, it isn’t wobbly anymore, it’s broken now! You heard right,....
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The annual Taste of Belize event was held this weekend at Old Belize. For the tourism Board, it’s a signature event displaying the diversity of talent and the flair that make Belize’s tourism industry distinctive. This year, the standard was....
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A day after the murder and shooting, a heist in Belize City netted some unsavory criminals thousands of dollars. The sign outside said “Western Union Coming Soon”, but thieves found the office before the public could. A week ago, Western....
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In just a few days, everything has changed - all that we knew about the world of media and telecommunications last week at this time has been reversed: tonight, Channel 5 is criticizing BTL, while KREMANDALA is praising it; SMART....
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What will Michael Ashcroft do next? That's what everyone has been asking. The British Billionaire has been huffing and puffing - but in real terms he hasn't done much beyond threatening to bring more and bigger lawsuits. Thursday we caught....
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Another pressing BTL issue is the role that Channel 5 plays. BTL paid over $3 million for the company last year and then paid another $4 million for Channel 5’s headquarters-to-be on Coney Drive....
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On Monday you may have heard the Prime Minister mention the name Nelson Young as a former BTL employee and express his hope that now that BTL is under new management – the tribunal....
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There are two things that people say are inescapable, that is death and taxes. But some of you would probably add beer to that list. But now with the implementation of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, the tax structure has changed.....
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On Saturday Belize’s best chefs and bartenders will compete for cash prizes and bragging rights in the 8th annual Taste of Belize culinary competition. They will be competing in four categories: professional chef, young....
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The new government-installed executive management team at BTL had its first full day in office at the Esquivel Telecom Center today. There are no reports coming out as we gather they are busy getting....
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A commercial dispute has ended up in the nationalization of Belize Telemedia. Since Tuesday the Government took over full control of the telephone utility company, which, at least for now being, is run by businessman Nestor Vasquez and Anwar Barrow,....
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It was an emotional day in court in respect of the ongoing money laundering case against the Coye family. Michael Coye, his wife, Marleni Coye, their daughter, Melonie Coye and son, Jude Coye along with Melonie’s husband, James Gerou were....
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Saint John’s High School is among the foremost Catholic Secondary schools in the region, and that’s why it was interesting Wedensday when the school made a significant donation to the Muslim Community Primary School.....
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This is the time of the year when two of the most prestigious pageants are held. But this year for the first a pageant of distinction will play out at the Bliss Centre for....
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The public acquisition of BTL is complete; Tuesday, BTL is under the management of publicly – appointed directors. The takeover was made official Tuesday evening. At ten to 5:00, the new Board of directors....
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But that pace didn’t stop the Senate from getting in a hearty and revealing debate. Leader of government business in the senate Douglas Singh started it off like Roberto Duran.
Senator Douglas Singh,
“The litigation continues....
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Tuesday PUP Deputy Leaders Mark Espat and Cordel Hyde “fainted the crowd” at the House of Representatives when they abstained in the vote on the Belize Telecommunications Act of 2009. Particularly disappointing ....
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And while all that is background, the issue in the foreground right now is how much will Government have to pay those Ashcroft-affiliated companies for their holdings in BTL. According to releases from Ashcroft,....
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There was a Special Sitting of the House of Representatives Monday but the term “special” doesn’t do it justice – it was historic, epochal, seismic. The Prime Minister introduced and the House passed the....
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So in the next 48 hours, we should expect to see major changes at BTL – along with the paroxysms of an enforced transition in ownership. Monday after the House sitting the Prime Minister discussed a few....
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Here’s what they are saying today. First a release was issued announcing that the Telemedia Board of Directors held an emergency meeting today to transfer the ownership of Channel 5 from under BTL’s corporate umbrella to individual BTL shareholders –....
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Since Wednesday, the trials of George and Hirian Goode have become the stuff of legend. Since Wednesday, they started a determined protest at the corner of the Supreme Court yard and have not let up. She says she was wrongfully....
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A single mother and her eight children are homeless after an early morning blaze on Monday. And by the time the inferno ended, all that was left was dust. Sometime around four a.m., forty-three year old domestic of Hattieville, Bridget....
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On Tuesday we reported that Salome Busano was pointing fingers at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for the death of her jaundiced baby boy. Busano said she felt that if the doctor had not prematurely discharged her baby on Sunday,....
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Remember in June when there was a big flap about Belize City control of garbage and use of dumpsite bylaw which allowed city hall to charge businesses hefty new fees for garbage collection? Well....
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A butane tanker overturned Thursday morning on the Western Highway. It was loaded with two thousand gallons of butane gas on its way to Orange Walk. It was a recipe for disaster – a....
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In June we told you about Jennie Staines, the 41 year old obese woman who was among the first to try a new procedure that’s now being offered in Belize. It’s called a gastric....
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If you’ve been watching television for the last few days, you’ve probably seen the ad for Chio chips. It’s a departure form the usual ads we see these days, in that it sets up....
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You may not have noticed unless you asked, but the price of fuel quietly changed at the pumps on Monday. And the bad news is that it went up and significantly. Regular gas stood at seven dollars and ninety-eight cents....
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In May of 2007, the then 60 year old Charles Good went on a hunger strike in front of the Social Security Headquarters in Belize City. The retired BDF captain was protesting the $77....
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On Wedensday 14 students received four year high school scholarships from Belize Telemedia. 370 students applied but the fourteen recipients were chosen based on academic merit and financial need by an in-house selection committee.....
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Having a child usually brings changes to a person’s life. This is true for twenty-one year old Tifarah Castillo, and the changes she is experiencing are taking a serious toll on her health. After giving birth to her second child,....
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It’s carnival time – or almost as the calendar of events for September shows that the annual road march has been set for September 19th. Initially the Belize Carnival Association had scheduled carnival 2009....
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Team Belize won silver at the COCABA games in Cancun, Mexico. But despite the silver cup and the heroes welcome given to the players, there is still an air of doubt as to whether the governing body, the International Basketball....
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There is one more roundabout in Belize City tonight. Tuesday morning the City Council officially opened a roundabout on Princess Margaret Drive in front of the entrance to Saint John ’s College. I was....
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While the Macal River may pose a health risk, a university advertised on the internet could put an unnecessary dent in your pocket. Charleston College of Medicine’s motto is “Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Heal.” The med School’s website....
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Last Friday cabinet approved changes to the traditional formatting of the September celebrations, which is, that official ceremonies for Independence Day on September twenty-first would now be held in Belmopan and not in Belize City. Well, at its regular session....
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BERT, The Belize Emergency Response Team was created in August of 1999 by the government and the Wagner Foundation to attend to emergency services in the Belize District. The Wagners invested in the infrastructure, training of Emergency Medical Technicians and....
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By now you probably know two things about the COCABA championship for men held in Cancun, Mexico last week: one, Team Belizean Heritage finished second and two, Team Mexico won a squeaker after a questionable flagrant foul was called with....
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The Government of Belize has scored a major legal victory against the Belize Bank at the London Court of International Arbitration. The 107 page judgment dismisses all the claims of the Belize Bank against the Government of Belize arising from....
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The Prime Minister say that his government will build a new basketball facility - but before they even go there, they have to get something finished at Marion Jones. And, towards that, ground was....
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It doesn’t come up in your everyday conversations, but the Belize Health Information System (B.H.I.S.) is the topic of discussions at a three day workshop being held at the Princess Hotel. Twelve nations, including Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica and....
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It’s the place where people meet on Saturday morning either for an early morning gossip or best deals on fresh produce, or both. But the Queen’s Square Market was temporarily relocated in July for the construction of a bigger, better....
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Twice annually the Rotary Club of Belize holds free heart clinics for children with heart disease. On Thursday and Friday it concluded the last of its clinics for 2009 at the Southern Regional and Karl Heusner Memorial Hospitals respectively. The....
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On Sunday quite a large number of relatives of prisoners are expected to converge at the Belize Central Prison in Hattieville to spend several hours with their loved ones serving time at the institution
The family day is the culmination of....
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There were two accidents Thursday on the Western Highway. The first one involved doctor George Gough who ran in the UDP slate for Fort George against former PUP leader Said Musa. Gough who was defeated in the election, once penned....
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Belize is playing in the medal round of the 2009 COCABA Championships. That is a huge development.
As the winner of this game, Belize advances to the Gold Medal game against either Mexico or Panama which will be played tonight.
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As we told you, earlier, win, lose or draw in thursday’s game against Costa Rica, the Ministry of Sports has already planned a motorcade to celebrate the Belize national basketball team on Saturday afternoon in Belize city.
Today Sports Minister Penner....
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The September celebrations are only a few weeks away. But the plans are already underway for this year’s celebration. There was a one-liner minor mention in Tuesday’s cabinet press release that promises a major change in the tradition of the....
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The current transportation schedules that exist in the south and west were introduced last October. And since then there have been many complaints about the quality of service provided, the unavailability and overcrowding of buses, only to mention a few.....
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Today marks the conclusion in the second phase of the Belize Defense Force Summer Camp Program 2009. More than one hundred and seventy students from across the country participated in the two week program in which they learned various skills....
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Belize ninety-two, Panama eighty-eight and with that score Belize’s unblemished record on the court continued in the COCABA Championship for men. Although Team Belize is not ranked among the top fifty, our dream team defeated Panama despite its ranking as....
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The game between Belize and Panama is over, but the tough battle is still looming ahead and it’s not even with the Mexican team either. It is the International Basketball Federation’s vehemence for claiming that most of the players who....
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The COCABA games in Cancun are the first in a series of competitions that lead to the 2012 Olympics in London. That begs the question, “Are the rules and regulations for a person or team representing Belize at the Olympics....
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Fourteen years; that’s the sentence handed down to forty-two year old Tong Sheng Zhang after his murder conviction today. Zhang had pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of Manslaughter and was facing a life sentence for fatally shooting his friend,....
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Police ruled his death a suicide while family members call it a homicide. The death of sixteen year old Kevin Francis Jex continues to be contentious. Last week his uncle, Elton Jex, held a press conference at his home and....
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Dominance. That’s what the Belize National Basketball Team showed this afternoon in Cancun at the COCABA Championship in its matchup against Guatemala.
When the game finished at a few minutes to 5:00 Belize time, the final score was 100 to 63....
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Belize ahead by a mile; that is in Cancun, where the national team played in protest and secured an early lead in the COCABA regional games. The team massacred Nicaragua at the Cancun Poliforum where the games got underway Monday....
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The COCABA games had a rocky start for Team Belize. The excitement wasn’t expected until the boys hit the court, but it appears that there was some strategy to scratch off more than half of the players from the roster....
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Denys Barrow took the oath today as a Justice of the Court of Appeal. Justice Barrow was sworn in by Governor General, Sir Colville Young, at Belize House in Belmopan.
Denys Barrow, Sworn in as Appeals Court Judge
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In other news, the US States Chargé D’Affaires J.A. Diffily, handed over a donation to Belize today at the House of Culture. These funds will be used for cultural preservation and under the Ambassador’s Fund program, the House of Culture....
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There is another case of missing monies in the west. Last month, Julio Santos was fired and then charged for the Theft of thirteen thousand dollars plus from the Border Management Agency. Well on Friday, an employee of the Benque....
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We reported Thursday that the National Trade Union Congress was kicking up dust with three issues: the K.H.M.H. Inquiry, the Venezuelan Housing money and the Amendment to the Essential Services Act. And while they feel they have been slighted, the....
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It’s been almost two weeks since 17 year old Kevin Francis Jex died. He was found hanging at the rear of BTIA’s office on North Park Street last Monday. Police say it was suicide but the family maintains that it....
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There is conflict in the Citrus Valley and it has nothing to do with the price of oranges. It has to do with the proposed removal of three directors by the Citrus Growers Association and its subsidiary, Investment Company Limited.....
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The Costa Maya Festival started last Thursday Night on San Pedro. In its 18th year, the annual event attracts scores of visitors – particularly central Americans - to the island. And while there are all kinds of attractions, the main....
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has been having issues with government over a number of pressing national issues. The umbrella organization for the unions late this evening held a press conference at the University of the West Indies.....
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The Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union is visiting Belize to publicize an information and communication technology road show that’s coming to Belize in October. It’s all about the prioritizing ....
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A few weeks ago, owner of FULTEC and OMNI Networks Dean Fuller was taken before the court on a money laundering charge relating to the Coye/Moneygram investigation. Tonight, the news is that the Financial Intelligence Unit has gone one major....
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It’s an institution that was evolved from the Panama Boledo and has become a national habit for thousands of faithful Belizeans. But the rules of the nightly game and the Sunday draw are about to change and that is because....
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And while the footballers are heading west, Belize’s softball girls are returning from the 7th Pan American Women’s softball championship with their dignity intact. After some withering defeats form regional powerhouses, Belize bounced back and just missed the cut to....
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Wednseday more than 150 families in the Belize Rural North division received their piece of the Venezuelan housing money. But it wasn’t cash, Wednseday morning at the Sandhill Community Center they each got purchase orders from Area Representative Edmund Castro.....
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And why did he wait until now to come forward? Magana says while that keeping silent on these very serious allegations implicated him as the C.E.O., he said that the information would have been exposed at the upcoming general assemblies.
Carlos....
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While fishermen at fish markets depend on their daily catch to make a living, others were banking big on the lionfish. Well, that’s all over, because the Fisheries Department says it is discontinuing the fifty dollars reward for the capture....
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Do The Right Thing has become the flagship program for the Police Department’s Community Policing Unit. Each month, high school students from each district are singled out for doing the right thing even when the wrong thing, or nothing would....
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Belize’s National Softball team has not fared well at the Seventh Pan American Women’s Championships. The event is being held in Maracay, Venezuela and Tuesday night we reported that the team suffered two straight losses against Cuba and the Dominican....
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There’s a benign practice in the media industry called bartering. For example if Channel 7 flies to Punta Gorda, we might ask Maya Airways to barter the plane tickets with us: meaning we’ll settle the price of the plane tickets....
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Tropic Air was founded 30 years ago as Tropical Airline service – since then it’s become the Belizean airline that moves the greatest number of passengers. And this weekend they took a giant leap forward with the opening of the....
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Still on housing, the Venezuelan grant has been a controversial issue ever since the news broke that twenty million dollars had been granted to the government for housing late in 2007. The matter landed before the courts and while a....
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There’s another environmental controversy simmering on San Pedro – and this time it’s about a road that a developer David Mitchell wants to build on Northern Ambergris – a road that would connect the east and west coasts of the....
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The much touted Belize national basketball team will open the COCABA championship in Cancun in a week. On Friday night they held their first practice that was open to public – we got a look at the team.
Jules Vasquez Reporting,
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And it was on July tenth that Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced during a press conference at the Radisson Fort George Hotel that the police would be making arrests for financial improprieties after Patrick Tillett, the government-appointed Financial Controller to....
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The Krooman Lagoon, the only reserve within Belize City limits, has been in the spotlight for the past month and it still is. Tuesday’s Cabinet decided that a portion of the Krooman Lagoon that was sold to Jitendra Chawla, the....
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And while police were forthcoming with information on today’s fatal shooting, they did not shed any light on the circumstances leading to the death of sixteen year old St. Michael’s College student, Kevin Francis. Francis’ body was retrieved from behind....
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Does Minister Elvin Penner have dual nationality? That issue came up last night at consultations on the seventh amendment bill to the constitution held in San Ignacio. And like the previous round in Belize City, there was general rejection to....
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While things are quiet at the Belize City Council, the ground work is set for a battle royale between the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and the government. Cabinet rejected N.T.U.C.B.’s tardy decision to hold a seat on the....
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13 basketball players will represent Belize in next month’s Cocaba Championship Tournament in Cancun Mexico. Tonight we are closer to choosing those 13 players because last night the Basketball Federation eliminated 10 players from the selection – leaving 15 players....
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The Krooman Lagoon; it made the news since July fifteenth because it is a reserve that provides drainage for the old capital and it had been parceled off, leased and paid for by a well-connected businessman. Well today, the news....
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize this past Monday issued its formal position in respect of a proposal to amend the Essential Services Act which would affect hundreds, if not thousands of workers providing services which by law are....
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Still on the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, when we caught up earlier with the N.T.U.C.B., News Five queried their concern on the Commission of Inquiry that has been established by the P.M. to look into the allegations of impropriety in....
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Since January the Moneygram’s operation in belize has been rocked by money laundering scandals. Back in January the Coye family’s Money Transfer International, an agent for Moneygram, was busted for money laundering by the Financial Intelligence Unit. That was of....
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7 students Tuesday received scholarships to pursue higher education from the Protected Areas Conservation Trust –PACT. Herminio Sho Jr. of Toledo and Dorothy Choco of Belmopan will pursue associate degrees in natural resources management at the University of Belize. Noe....
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Monday we begin with news of the shocking death of high profile businessman and former Deputy Leader of the United Democratic Party Oscar Ayuso Jr. The 51 year old was found shot to death inside his home in Bella Vista....
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Earlier this year the local MoneyGram agency was closed down in a huge money laundering and identity theft scandal. Six persons have been charged in the multi-million dollar scam and both cases are still before the courts. The Financial Intelligence....
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While other national issues have preoccupied G.O.B., News Five sat down with Prime Minister Dean Barrow, on a one on one, for an update of matters that may have fallen off the radar temporarily. One of these include the Venezuelan....
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There is a flood warning in effect on the Macal, Belize and Deep Rivers, the Golden Stream and Sarstoon Rivers. The grounds became saturated due to several tropical waves that recently crossed the country and while the wet conditions may....
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The Young Women’s Christian Association officially opened its newly refurbished and expanding main building on Friday morning. I was there and here’s the story.
Nancy Quilter, Graduate/Teacher – YWCA
“It is doing a lot more from when I was attending here til....
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A third arrest was made Friday in the case of the pension funds from the Treasury Department that were deposited in pensioners’ name at commercial banks. Last week, Belize City police reportedly zeroed in on the mother of Monica Escarpeta....
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The House of Representatives met Friday for the last time before the summer recess. The first order of business was a call by House Speaker Emil Arguelles for respect of the House rules. And what started as much civility later....
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There is open warfare at City Hall. As we told you Thursday night, in a letter dated July 8th and released to the media yesterday City Administrator Kiran Vanjani wrote to Financial Controller Patrick Tillett telling him he “acted illegally”....
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Monica Escarpeta – her name and picture have been in the news for the past week, but she held her head high today when she went to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court. She is charged for the theft of over....
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Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Dean Barrow revealed that arrests would be made at City Hall for financial improprieties. Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers countered the PM saying City Hall was in fact using a system called “under-depositing”. Well, no arrests....
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News Five broke the story on the hasty survey and approval of more than nine acres of land in the Krooman Lagoon Reserve to the owner of Xtra House, Jack Chawla, in June. Since then, the businessman has begun his....
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There has been two arrests in the missing Treasury funds. And now there is finally an arrest in the case of the missing monies from the Western Border Management Agency in the Cayo District. Thursday morning, thirty-eight year old Julio....
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The government is proposing amendments to the constitution. Wednseday night they held the first in a series of countrywide consultations regarding whether or not a person may be appointed as attorney general though he or she is not an elected....
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We wouldn’t quite call it the “fireworks” that lead investigator Sinquest Martinez told us to expect – but at least and at long last there was a substantial development in the investigation into missing money at the Government Treasury. And....
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But we did manage to speak with Monica Escarpeta’s attorney Michael Peyrefitte. According to Peyrefitte just like the media he too does not know what charges will be levied against his client only that he can confirm that she is....
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A release from the PUP today concludes that the cutting down of the mangroves, and the filling of land will neutralize the work of the Southside Poverty Alleviation Project. They are asking community based, nongovernmental organizations and civil society to....
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Justice Minet Hafiz Bertram has reserved judgment in a civil case involving Atlantic Corporation and the Development Finance Corporation. The matter is over a sum of money collected from the sale of five properties which occurred after the Novelo’s Bus....
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Hurricane Dean hit Belize in 2007. It is gone but not forgotten. Two hundred and seventy-five houses were completely destroyed in Corozal and sixty were also leveled in Orange Walk and help has finally arrived. Fifty two families in Orange....
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There’s a Dengue outbreak in the Cayo District. That’s what the Ministry of Health says after 114 cases appeared in that western district between May fourth and July fourteenth. And we don’t say “outbreak” casually. According to the Ministry, the....
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And in an update to the missing monies at the Western Border Management Agency, the case file for the missing thirteen thousand plus dollars is expected to be at the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions by Wednesday morning.....
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A Minister of Government has denied an allegation that land was being taken away from a non-governmental organization in the village of San Antonio, Cayo District. And the name being called is the Minister of Agriculture and Cayo Central Area....
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He’s already being faced with charges for laundering $6.5 million in the Magistrate’s Court, and now Dean Fuller has had another legal set-back after he came out on the losing end of arbitration against Belize Telemedia Limited.
In 2005 Fuller’s OMNI....
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Fifty two families in the Corozal and Orange Walk Districts received keys to their homes today. They were the families whose homes and lives had been wiped out by Hurricane Dean in 2007. Rudolph Gentle who is a resident of....
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It is five days since it was revealed that hundreds of thousands of dollars were missing from the Treasury department. The elaborate scheme began back in 2007 and while the initial amount missing was in the range of two hundred....
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As in the case of the Treasury Department and the Belize City Council, Benque police are still investigating the thousands of dollars missing at the Western Border’s Management Agency and no arrests have been made. While police have their eyes....
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A Belize City father says his home in the Lake Independence area was targeted in a firebombing at dawn on Sunday. Justo Augustine says that if it weren’t for an uncanny premonition of his own undoing, he could have been....
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She is the mother of a newborn baby boy but 23 year old Martha Gomez is dead. The young mother was killed Monday morning in a tragic mishap on the Northern Highway. Police confirm that sometime around 9:30, 23 year....
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Friday’s mediation process between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the administration of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital came to a satisfactory conclusion for both groups. There was worry that the groups would have to be taken to arbitration....
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There is a big development in the case of the hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from the pension fund at the Treasury Department. Since Thursday there have been reports that police had questioned government employee, Monica Escarpeta, pending charges....
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Eleven people in any house is a crowd – and when that house is a ramshackle wooden structure, it’s an accident waiting to happen. And this morning, that accident happened and it did so with a bang and a thud....
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As we said earlier there is an agreement between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the board of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The parties were locked down today with the labour commissioner, Ivan Williams since nine-thirty this morning.....
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And while the fleecing of the Treasury is one thing, the under-deposits at City Hall is another and then there’s the border management’s missing deposits, and then the KMHM disaster. Put together, it has meaningfully undermined the anti-corruption platform that....
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The Ministry of Health is not calling it an outbreak just yet, but there are seven new confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 in Belize. This brings the total number of infected persons to twenty-two. At least three of the....
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Close to two hundred thousand dollars...that’s how much has been discovered missing in an investigation into a theft at the Treasury Department. Financial Secretary Joe Waight today confirmed that there is no confirmed number at this time, because, new discoveries....
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Finance Dean Barrow that there will be no political interference.
Hon. Dean Barrow,
“Apart from trying to ensure that Ministers and our political constituencies understand the fact that there cannot be any political interference in terms of the running of the DFC,....
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$20 million? To seed the DFC? In the fast and freewheeling days of growth economics they’d say, “you must be joking!” After all, that DFC gave the Novelo’s a thirty million dollars loan in an afternoon; two checks 16 million....
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The Teacher’s Commission that the Ministry of Education is proposing to implement is still getting mixed reviews from stakeholders. There have been poorly attended public consultations throughout the country and last Wednesday different managing school authorities, including the clergy, were....
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The wounds are still raw at the K.H.M.H. and the four week dispute over inflated prices paid for medical supplies, has been overshadowed in recent days by the revelations of more corruption at various public offices. This Friday morning, the....
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There is yet another case of funds gone missing, and in this latest instance, the B.M.A. case pales in comparison. News Five can confirm that hundreds of thousands of dollars, some say as much as half a million, are missing....
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Cases of missing monies are popping up everywhere as millions of dollars are unaccounted for in white collar crimes from the government coffers. We reported at the top of the newscast that hundreds of thousands are missing in pension funds.....
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Belizeans are on edge on the question of whether there will be countrywide blackouts. And that’s what the Public Utilities Commission attempted to answer at its press conference this afternoon. Consumers use up to seventy-four megawatts of electricity during peak....
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It was Anthony Boots Martinez’s birthday today but he didn’t spend it kicking back at the cayes or rolling around in his executive ride – he spent it in political combat! Not against the PUP, mind you, his fight was....
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From a crowded field of 24 of Belize’s best basketball players, only 12 will be chosen to represent Belize in the Cocaba Central American Champions Tournament next month in Mexico. 12 of the 24 prospects are Belizean Americans. At the....
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The Maya of Belize – they’re much in the news because the Maya Leaders Alliance and the Alcaldes Association are taking the government to court demanding communal land rights for over thirty villages. It is a powerful proposition from the....
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We know all about the under-deposits at city hall which are being investigated by the Council’s Financial Regulator, the Audit Department and the Police Department. That one is up in the air right now – but police haven’t even been....
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Tuesday Mayor Zenaida Moya and her Financial team tried to dispel all suspicions and doubt centered around her council by explaining how in April of 2009 – the council’s deposits were $27,000 short. Along with the City Administrator Kiran Vanjani....
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Every night in the news, there’s some other report of wanton violence, some lawless assault that leaves us all shaking our heads. And in Belize City, eight times out of ten, if it involves a gun and a shooting victim....
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Remember the case of baby Jones, who died under tragic circumstances after a string of unfortunate errors? Well, today Andy Jones, the husband of Cenaida Reymundo, whose horrific story started when she gave birth on her own at the Punta....
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A security guard has been charged for the burglary of the offices of Ministry of Education that occurred sometime between July seventh and eighth. Over fourteen thousand dollars worth of items were stolen. Last Friday, police had a break when....
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On Friday, Prime Minister .Dean Barrow dropped a bomb on City Hall. He said that the financial regulator that his Ministry of Finance sent to the City Hall Patrick Tillett had uncovered, “serious financial irregularities.” Tillett had made a statement....
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It’s almost a month… that is the longstanding dispute between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Board. And tonight they’re back to square one and it involves the same man in the eye of....
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Land disputes are nothing new in fact people have even lost their lives and on Friday night in Ladyville while no one was killed, someone did try to take the life of long time resident Manuel Perez. The incident took....
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In June we reported that the Financial Intelligence Unit was investigating a case of identity theft in which the personal data of hundreds of persons had been stolen. It involved the accessing of private data from the City’s Traffic Department’s....
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The Teachers Commission that the Ministry of Education is proposing to implement has been the subject of heated debate. Some stakeholders feel that the church’s power would be usurped by the ministry and herald the end of the church-state system.....
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow held a rare and hurriedly put together Friday afternoon press conference. It was to make a major announcement about the deadlock between the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital’s board and its doctors. We’ll tell you about that....
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According to the Prime Minister, he met earlier Friday with three members of the B.M.D.U. and he outlined the work of the Commission to be chaired by a Judicial Officer.
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
“I made clear especially to the doctors that....
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Businessman Dean Fuller went to Belize City Magistrate’s Court Thursday to be arraigned on money laundering charges against his companies Fultec and Omni Networks. Magistrate Aretha Ford took the decision to pass the case over to the Chief Magistrate’s courtroom....
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It has consumed countless hours in court and perhaps that is the reason why Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh decided to use this Saturday to continue with the case. It is the issue of the Maya Leaders Alliance and the Toledo....
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Seems to us that celebrating the anniversary of a tax is like celebrating a stone in your shoe that you just can’t get out. But maybe a not: a stone gives you pain and nothing else, while the tax gives....
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The money laundering scandal at the Coye Moneygram Agency is big – apart from one point five million dollars in cash stuffed in suitcases, and seven people charged with money laundering, we’ve also got wholesale identity theft and fraudulent misuse....
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And as the pressure mounts, late Thursday evening a government release says that the Auditor General’s office will develop the Terms of Reference for the full independent audit on the financial transactions at K.H.M.H. The Terms of Reference will require....
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There are 13 marine protected areas in Belize. Seems like plenty, but they only cover 8% percent of Belize’s territorial waters. And of that 8%, about two and a half percent are strictly restricted for fishing activities. The fact is....
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It’s old but always sad news to hear of thieves breaking into schools – but now that school’s out – they’re breaking into the Department of Education. They burgled the main office in Belize City earlier this week – and....
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Ignatius Garcia was battling lung cancer for many years, and on Thursday, the cigarette smoker for about three decades passed away. His wife, Adelia Garcia, blames the Esso Gas station and the buses that park at the terminal for aggravating....
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Five confirmed cases of H1N1 in Belize – all linked to the casinos at the Corozal border – that was the headline Tuesday night, but we’re digging deeper – trying to find out how what’s the threat assessment in the....
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What's the next step in the ongoing crisis between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the Board of the K.H.M.H.? Arbitration proceedings are expected to be the next step, and opposing parties will be required to sit down once....
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On Tuesday Maya Island Air became Belize’s first regional airline when it inaugurated its direct flights to Cancun and Guatemala City. It is a giant leap for what was a small local airline. But more than that, it presents an....
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Stay in school: it’s the advice given to most students, but in numerous cases the reality is that many students are academically strong and motivated, but are held back by financial constraints. And after a 2006 report from UNICEF revealed....
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Their concert in April was postponed because of the swine flu scare, but the Morgan Heritage concert has been rescheduled to July 18th. And if you previously bought or won a Morgan Heritage ticket – the news tonight is that....
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There is a confirmation that the swine flu or the Influenza A H1N1 has spread to Belize. The Ministry of Health is confirming that results from CAREC today indicate that there are five cases of the influenza in Belize. The....
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Turning to the three week old dispute between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the K.H.M.H. Board, Cabinet met Tuesday with the board and later with the Labour Commissioner Ivan Williams, who agreed to one last effort to settle....
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On Friday we reported that government had reversed approval of surveys given for three parcels of land in the Swallow Caye Sanctuary just off Belize. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, there was not due diligence in the internal....
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If you’re not up for the military camp, a sporting camp might interest you. The Belize Basketball Federation and UNICEF launched a youth program for basketball enthusiasts across the country. The youth camp being held under the theme “Ballers for....
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The already cash strapped City Hall will have to cough up close to one hundred grand to one of its former employees in a case that goes back to 2007. Tuesday morning Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh ruled that the Belize....
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Tonight clouds of uncertainty and anticipation hang heavy over the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. 24 of the hospital’s 56 doctors called in sick today. The mass absence forced Belize’s national referral hospital to scale back on non-emergency services and even....
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Today’s broad morning murder came at the end of a weekend which witness three murders – two of them in the city. The first was on Friday night where a former police officer was gunned down for no apparent reason.....
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And it was no secret that attorney Lois Young has been representing the government in many high profile cases. Young is estimated to have represented government in over thirty cases since March of 2008. Friday in a glaring headline the....
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There have been a rash of daring armed holdups in and around the downtown area in the past few weeks – and though the police’s oppressive new media policy appears to be to just not report these frightening assaults –....
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The doctors have their own side of the story. B.M.D.U. President, Doctor John Sosa, says there are many wrinkles with the M.O.U. and they will not put their signatures to it.
Dr. John Sosa, President, B.M.D.U.
“We had given them an M.O.U.....
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The clock is ticking and there's no resolution in sight to the three week dispute between the doctors and the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Board. Thursday both sides did sit down at the Biltmore Hotel but things did not go....
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So what’s next? Well as Dr. Sosa said, he will be meeting with his membership between tonight and tomorrow to determine the next course of action. That will involve the nurses who met today and its president told us that....
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The decision was made within the context of good vicinity and in the spirit of strengthening its ties of friendship with Belize.
Consular stamps and visas are not required on Belizeans passports.
Belmopan, 1 July....
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If you passed by the city’s dumpsite by mile two and a half on the Western Highway today you would have noticed that the garbage is almost by the roadside and access into the main entrance was also blocked. Also....
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Former Crystal Auto Rental employee, 28 year old Terrique Glastonbury, who allegedly stole two vehicles valued at a total of $168,000 was charged with two counts of theft and conspiracy to commit theft today in court. Magistrate Aretha Ford gave....
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When the reef was accepted as a world heritage site in 1996 there were sporadic commercial developments on cayes within the site. But thirteen years later the expansion and dredging continued and that is what UNESCO representatives found during their....
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The Belize Barrier Reef System has been placed on the UNESCO Danger List. This follows an evaluation by UNESCO which found that the government appeared to be managing mangrove islands as unprotected national public lands and not as a part....
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The seventh Archaeology Symposium started in Belize City this morning. The annual event attracts dozens of archaeologists to present and listen to the most up-to-date research on the Maya in Belize and this year they’re really digging in the....
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Talks have broken down between the Medical and Dental Union and the KHMH Board of Directors. It’s an unexpected derailment of the delicate negotiation process after both parties signed an agreement along with the Labour Commissioner on Monday. The gist....
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There is a dispute in Queen’s Square over land and it involves the government and a church. The parcel is on Boot’s Crescent and it is supposed to be for government but two weeks ago Hand in Hand Ministries began....
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In news from the region, there were more demonstrations Tuesday in neighbouring Honduras following the coup de etat that removed President Jose Manuel Zelaya from office. Zelaya is vowing to return to Honduras on Thursday, amid threats of an impending....
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There's more to the story of the death of two year old Ezekiel Tejeda of Orange Walk Town. A post mortem examination has concluded that the child died as a result of multiple trauma to the abdomen. The mother of....
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Vendors at the Queen’s Square Market are up in arms over plans to move them. Tuesday morning the City Council gave the vendors a letter informing them that they had three days to leave the market and relocate to the....
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The Belize Medical and Dental Union has remained quiet in the past days in light of negotiations taking place with the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Board over allegations of corruption at the nation’s referral hospital. On Monday the report of....
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There is disturbing news to report tonight about the brutal death of a toddler at the hands of his stepfather. That stepfather is 25 year old Elijah Miller who is in lockdown at the Orange Walk Police Station awaiting charges....
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When the committal of the former Prime Minister Said Musa on the charge of theft was quashed on June eighth by the Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Cheryl Lynn Branker Taitt gave immediate notice that she....
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The Prime Minister has completed his review of the quick audit of the KHMH and the news tonight is that it seems the doctors were right, or at least part right in their allegations about corruption in the management of....
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Two people drowned in Orange Walk in less than 24 hours. The first to die wasn’t even a man - he is three year old Joshua Axel Esquivel. He lives in Orange Walk Town but died in the village of....
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28 year old and 25 year old Daniel Anderson, charged with 2 counts of murder, were freed of charges today in court. The crown council entered a nolle pros indicating that the prosecution could not proceed. The nolle pros was....
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The City Council owes SEL $1.7 million and as we reported last night – on Tuesday marshalls from the Supreme Court showed up at City Hall to crowfoot the City Council’s properties. That didn’t happen on Tuesday but the....
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And while there are meetings and reports and endless press conferences....what really are the issues? As in any spat between long time partners, there are many. There have been four hours of press conferences – and probably an equal number....
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There’s been nothing remarkable about the municipal elections campaign so far – in fact observers say it’s been one of the most un-remarkable, low key campaigns in recent memory. But both sides had the opportunity for a game changer today....
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The Government of Belize is set to receive a big fat cheque tomorrow, courtesy of the Belize Bank. This afternoon, Justice Samuel Awich dismissed an application made by Belize Bank and its parent company, BB Holdings, for an injunction against....
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The smokestacks at the Tower Hill Factory did not pipe any smoke into the skies over Orange Walk today and that’s because the factory did not operate. The strike is now in its ninth day and there is no resolution....
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And while in the north the situation is explosive, there is also trouble brewing in the south. The Maya Leader’s Alliance and the Toledo Alcalde Association are in a dispute with the Attorney General’s Ministry and Toledo West Minister Juan....
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That was the best compromise the Prime Minister was prepared to offer and today he added that he is willing to go to Orange Walk to meet – but the farmers must clear the highways.
Hon. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister
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18 hours after their crushing defeat in Monterrey, all 21 members of the National Football Team returned home on Sunday afternoon. It was their first time trip home since leaving for Houston nearly two....
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Gunman kills 12, wounds 31 at Fort Hood
An Army psychiatrist who opened fire at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 12 people and wounding 31 others, was shot but captured alive, military officials said late Thursday.
The gunman, identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was wounded at the scene but was captured alive and was in stable condition, Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, commanding general of the Army’s III Corps, said at a press conference late Thursday.
Eleven of the victims died at the scene, military
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The Funeral of Sir Barry Bowen
The funeral procession ended in front of the St. John’s Cathedral on Albert Street West which is where there was an official funeral service officiated by Anglican Bishop Phillip Wright and Canon Leroy Flowers. Here is that story.
Keith Swift Reporting,
The first to arrive at St. John’s Cathedral was Sir Barry’s wife Lady Dixie and their children. Lady Dixie was greeted by other family members and friends. Later she was in tears and had to be consoled
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Politics
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Fomer minister, Joe Coye, loses case against businessman
The case of former government minister Joe Coye versus Alfred Shackron came to an end today and it did not go well for Coye who has now lost both of the charges he brought against Shackron. The case goes back to April 2008 when Coye was first charged with obtaining property by deception and theft. Through his attorneys Elson Kaseke and Anthony Sylvestre, Coye accused Shackron of malicious prosecution and sought damages for defamation to
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Crime
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Family of Murdered Deacon Accuses Police of Murder
But there’s a lot of other news going on tonight. First up, is the murder of 21 year old Teddy Murillo. He was killed in an area adjacent to the Yabra area but his killing is not gang related, nor is this young man known to have had rivalries with anyone else. He was a University of Belize student, living 5 days of the week in Cayo at the Central Farm campus. He came home
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Education
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BNTU & Education Minister Make Nice on School Discipline
Two Fridays ago – one thousand teachers marched on Independence Hill against the Education and Training Bill. They wanted the Minister of Education to remove the ban on corporal punishment from the Bill but he didn’t and the Bill was passed. And while that might have been the crossing of a Rubicon, the Union and the Minister have apparently made peace. In fact, last week BNTU President Jaime Panti issued a statement saying corporal punishment
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Business
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Citrus Products CEO Henry Canton Defends Contracts to his Companies
If you watched 7News on Friday night, you saw the embattled leaders of Citrus Products of Belize Limited, Chairman of the Board Mike Duncker and CEO Henry Canton defending themselves against charges levied by the leadership of the Citrus Growers Association.
Along with Ernest Raymond, who is one of the leaders of the new growers’ group - they fiercely held the position that – despite the fact that the Citrus Growers has a majority shareholding –
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Sports
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Belmopan Cycling Classic Set for Sunday
The main event on the annual cycling calendar, the Holy Saturday Cross Country Cycling Classic is only a month away. On Sunday the riders will participate in the last major race before the Cross Country – the 29th running of the annual Belmopan Cycling Classic. Public Relations Officer for the Belize Cycling Association Kwame Scott told us why he’s excited.
Kwame Scott, Public Relations Officer – Cycling Association
“This is the final viewing of our riders before
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Entertainment
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America's Most Wanted Films Episode in Belize
It made international headlines in December when American fugitive Robert Snyder was captured in Belize. It was big news because he was the subject of an international manhunt. The chess teacher is a convicted child molester who fled the United States and relocated to Belize where he married a policewoman and changed his name to Augustin Rios. But Belize was no refuge for Snyder who was featured on America’s Most Wanted on November 28th. Less
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