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Archive for November, 2010

Carlos vs. Roger

Thursday, November 18, 2010 14:53

The internal wrangling in the UDP ratcheted up a notch with the announcement last week by City Councilor Roger Espejo, that he will challenge the Caribbean Shores representative, Carlos Perdomo for the seat at the upcoming UDP convention. Espejo has made no secret of the fact that he feels that ...

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Farewell Adrian Harris!

Farewell Adrian Harris!

Thursday, November 18, 2010 14:51

Belize this week lost one of its veteran media personalities. Adrian Harris, 46, died on Monday morning after a long battle with diabetes. Harris, who for many years served in different capacities throughout his broadcasting career, started out at the ...

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Murder of Homeless Pregnant Woman Shocks Dangriga

Murder of Homeless Pregnant Woman Shocks Dangriga

Thursday, November 18, 2010 14:50

Ruthless and gruesome murders are generally associated with current times in Belize City.  On Saturday night, however, someone in Dangriga tried, for a moment, to snatch that notoriety from the old capital when they senselessly raped and murdered Sheleen ...

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We are Screwed…We-we are Screwed!

Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:39

By: Mike Rudon Jr. The other day I was watching one of those generic cheerleader movies…you know the ones where all the babes are in a bus chanting…we are driving…we-we are driving. Yeah, yeah I know, but I was ...

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UDP Politics as Usual…

UDP Politics as Usual…

Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:36

So said so done… It comes as no surprise to anyone that Doug Singh is patting himself on the back for events in the south over this past weekend. Hell, he has nothing else to crow about. But the fact is ...

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If Da Noh Soh…

If Da Noh Soh…

Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:31

Paranoid dementia… Word reaching this concerned columnist is that my favourite and much beloved Prime Minister whom I cherish above all others has been diagnosed with a rare condition referred to in medical circles as ‘paranoid dementia brought on ...

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“Gibe Memegili Wayumaha; Lidanba Uarani Wawansera”

Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:26

"We continue to have many aspirations; in Unity we advance” In the early hours of Friday morning in Dangriga, Barranco, Hopkins, Punta Gorda, Belize City and in other parts of the country, the drums will roll and the paddles will hit the waters, moving the canoes towards the shore.  This will ...

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Veteran Journalist Wins Two Regional Awards

Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:25

Marion Ali is no stranger to Channel Five viewers or indeed the very select media crew here in Belize but this week, instead of covering the news, she made the news when the Caribbean Media Corporation headquartered in Barbados announced that she won two awards for stories she entered in ...

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No Obligation?

Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:25

On February 2, 2009, Prime Minister Dean Barrow claimed that he had no obligation to meet with cane-farmers in the north who were pleading for his intercession in a dispute with BSI over the use of the core-sampler. He felt that instead, his obligation was to demonstrate his power and ...

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Sweetheart Deal for BTL

Sweetheart Deal for BTL

Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:23

$48 - $63 Million Over 5 Years Last Friday the Prime Minister of Belize introduced for its first reading the Income and Business Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 2010 in the House of Representatives.  The Leader of the Opposition Hon. ...

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