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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 as the BDF soldiers slowly carried the body of Sir Barry Bowen into the cathedral.

Belizeans Line the Streets for Sir Barry Bowen

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 the official ceremony for the bottling magnate, former Senator, and Honorary Consul was held in Belize at St. John’s Cathedral. We’ll take you inside the Cathedral shortly but we begin first with his funeral procession. We were along the entire route. Keith Swift reports. Keith Swift Reporting, The official funeral procession for Sir

Environmental Specialists Discuss O-Zone Depletion

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 phasing out the production compounds believed to be responsible for ozone depletion. Basically, those are refrigerants – the stuff that makes air conditioners blow cold air. Now, new refrigerants are being designed that don’t damage the O-zone and Jim McFadzean found out how the effort is going in Belize. Jim McFadzean

Sir Barry Bowen: The Tragic Crash

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 children – the youngest a newborn – were killed on impact. Bowen was the pilot and they were all flying into San Pedro for a fundraiser at Bowen’s Island Academy. But half mile before landing, tragedy struck. We’ll have full coverage tonight including reaction to the tragedy from the former

Pellet Gun Victim Ahmaad Nah Wakes

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 on Friday, a CAT Scan showed that the swelling on Nah’s brain was subsiding. He was taken off the ventilator on Saturday and today he ate for the first time since he was accidentally shot 8 days ago with a pellet gun. His Dr. Jorge Hidalgo told us that Ahmaad

Tourism Minister Surprised by Coco Beach Resort Stop Order

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 as a result of non compliance by the resort’s developers. There was no Environmental Compliance Plan for any of the resort’s six projects and so the DOE made the decision to move on Coco Beach. But today the Minister of Tourism and Area Representative Manuel Heredia Jr. told us that

Court of Appeal Dismisses Telemedia Appeal

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 and on the other side was SMART asking the court not to interfere as the matter goes to trial in February. The courtroom emptied out at a few minutes before 7:30 and here’s what attorneys for both sides told Janelle Chanona. Eamon Courtenay, Attorney for SMART “I think after a full day

The Attorney General's Apology

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 Barrow and the Party Whip Michael Finnegan urged him to apologize and move on – whether he was right or wrong. But he didn’t; his choice and as the PM said, he’s his own man. But that’s what makes today’s apology at the ceremonial opening of the Supreme Court even

Channel 5 Andy Palacio tribute concert to benefit Haiti

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 destruction is still unknown. The tragedy has touched everyone in what is being considered as one of the world’s worst disasters. Numerous countries and organizations are offering assistance to Haiti. On the home front, Channel Five is joining the relief efforts and will be holding a one of a kind

Channel 7 & KREM Team Up for "Help Haiti Concert"

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 and Television have come together to do our part to help raise funds for the people of Haiti. Today I spoke with the Managing Directors of both media houses about the “Help Haiti Benefit Concert and Telethon.” Jules Vasquez, Channel 7 “I think whenever something of this scale happens you want to