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Apr 15, 98 |
Residents of "Long Barracks" complain of neglect
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It was the story we were working on yesterday when we ran into the ruction between disgruntled laborers and Government Minister Hubert Elrington. And in fact the two stories are related: they both concern the issue of how our people are housed. Patr...[Read More] |
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Apr 14, 98 |
Elrington and laborers clash in Lake I.
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The project may not be worth eight million dollars but it's still an important one, both to the politician who's behind it and the laborers who want to work on it. Those two parties had something of a falling out, however, and a News Five crew, whic...[Read More] |
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Apr 07, 98 |
Supreme Court slows down Port Authority
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The ongoing effort by Government to build a cruise ship terminal at the old Custom's Wharf hit another snag today as the Supreme Court granted an injunction preventing the Minister of Natural Resources from transferring several parcels of land to th...[Read More] |
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Mar 31, 98 |
Audubon says it will sue over land grab
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While those in the tourism industry try to hammer out a unified position, one group involved in the business of conservation says it is prepared to fight to the bitter end for what it believes is rightfully theirs. In May of 1993, the Belize Audubon...[Read More] |
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Mar 27, 98 |
High ranking Salvation Army official visits Belize
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A high ranking officer of the Salvation Army's Territorial Headquarters in Jamaica is on an official working visit to Belize. Financial Secretary Major Neil Suanders arrived in the country this afternoon and will spend the week reviewing the Army's ...[Read More] |
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Mar 26, 98 |
Red Cross Society gets donation
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The Belize Red Cross Society is the beneficiary of some much needed medical supplies for its clinic in Belmopan. The donation was handed over earlier this week to the Director of the Society Audrey Courtenay, by a group of ladies who are originally ...[Read More] |
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Mar 25, 98 |
Fire leaves Belize City family homeless
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An early afternoon fire in Belize City has left a number of people homeless.
Sherlyn Young had just left her house to go and buy at a nearby shop when she looked back and saw smoke and fire coming from inside the house.
Sherlyn Young, Fire Victim
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Mar 25, 98 |
Old Swing Bridge to undergo rehabilitation
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While efforts to save the life of the stranded manatee calf may have come too late to make a difference, the Ministry of Works is hoping the same will not be the case with the old Belize City Swing Bridge. According to a government press release, wo...[Read More] |
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Mar 24, 98 |
Bicentennial song competition launched
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The National September Celebrations Committee today announced the launch of a competition to choose a patriotic song to be used in the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of St. George's Caye. The bicentennial song competiti...[Read More] |
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Mar 24, 98 |
Visiting dentists hold free clinic for children
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Primary School children from the village of Hattieville and surrounding areas have reason to wear broad smiles these days. A team of visiting dentists from the U.S.A. today wrapped up a series of free dental clinics in the village.
The primary sch...[Read More] |
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