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Tigersharks are the 2007
Basketball Champs!  For the
first time in San Pedro sports history, the TigerSharks brought home
the semi-pro championship title to the island by clinching their
historic championship berth with an emphatic 79-68 win over the Belize
Bank Bulldogs at the hardwood of the Belize Civic Center on Friday
night. The game was a decisive game three in the best of three
championship series and the winner would take it all. It is the first
time in
sport history that a San Pedro team has won a “semi-pro” title in any
sport.
 Helicopter
service expansion in Belize
Astrum Helicopters will be
transferring Mr. Ricardo Montaner to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye for the
Costa Maya Festival on Saturday August 4th. Mr. Montaner will
experience a Reef Helicopter Transfer to San Pedro from the Belize
International Airport [s][/s]offered by Astrum Helicopters and will
arrive to the San Pedro Airport around noon.
Astrum Helicopters is introducing its new helicopter to Belize. The Bell 206 L4 Long Ranger is a 7 place helicopter with an average cruise speed of 110 mph, range of 330 miles and an endurance of 3 hours. The new Bell 206 Long Ranger L4 will has a corporate 6 passenger configuration, sliding door, cargo hook, litter kit (2 stretchers), emergency floats, latest avionics package, and many other options that will allow the helicopter to accommodate a variety of missions. Read More POLICE
REPORT
23-year-old Knox
Cumberbatch of the San Juan area of San
Pedro Town has been charged for a number of offences. This follows an
early morning shooting on Monday in which Uwani Nunez was shot in the
right leg while in front of a night club in San Pedro Town.
Cumberbatch has been charged with attempted murder, grievous harm, use
of deadly means of harm, discharging firearm in public and kept
unlicenced firearm. Read
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YASMIN
ANDREWS ANALYZES THE ECONOMIST
INTELLIGENCE
UNITED'S REPORT ON BELIZE
The
Economist Intelligence United based in London has published a country
economic report on Belize. According to Andrews
the reports forecasts a slow down on the Gross Domestic Product in the
next fiscal year.Andrews says that the
report forecasts a rise of the
deficit to four point eight one percent because of spending on projects
that were not budgeted for.This outcome will result in poor fiscal
performance. This in turn will not only affect Belize locally
but
also internationally.Not everything is
bad news according to Andrews since
the report says that the main factor to cause an increase in G.D.P is
the new oil industry.
The report also highlights the unemployment rate that dropped from eleven percent in 2005 to nine point six percent in 2006.The Economist Intelligence Unit provides an annual economy report on several countries based on statistical figures gathered from the country. Read More Special
Olympians prepare for international event
 Despite
the
warm weather the children who will be representing Belize
in the upcoming Central American Games for Students with Disabilities
in Guatemala City and the Special Olympics World Summer Games in
Shanghai, China, were out at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex getting
ready for the competition.Atkintade Atkens, National Director, SOBz “Give them the sports fitness and to further divide them into the various competitions that they will be competing in when they go to this particular event later this year. Also, what we are looking at is to build a team spirit among the two teams that will be going to Guatemala and China. As you would have noticed, both competitions will be coming up at the same time, so we are trying to build a spirit of oneness between those that will be going to Guatemala and the ones that will be going to China.” Forty-five students between the ages of eight and thirteen are expected to compete in both major events, which officially start on September twenty-sixth. Akintade Atkens “The overall and general vision of Special Olympics is to bring persons with disabilities, wherever they are in Belize, into the general society under conditions whereby they are accepted, respected and given the opportunities to become useful and productive citizens.” It is the third time that Special Olympics Belize will be sending a team to the international games and the second time the students will be competing regionally. Due to a lack of financial support, SOBz was not able to send any teams to the past two previous events; however positive response to the 2007 Games has made these children’s dreams come true. Read More EMANCIPATION
DAY
Today is celebrated in
the
English-speaking
Caribbean as Emancipation Day.It marks the day when slavery was
abolished and slaves became apprentice to their former masters.In many
Caribbean countries the day is celebrated with carnivals.In Belize
however, activities will be observed on August 13.Organizing the event
is the Institute of Social Cultural Research. Researcher Rita
Mae
Hyde tells us more.
Rita Mae Hyde:Research at the Institute of Social Cultural Research “February of this year was set aside by the United Nations as the day to commemorate the 200 anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade.So all over the world,countries are doing as much as they can to mark this occasion.The National Institute of Culture and History has set aside this exhibition for people to trace the movements of the slave trade.We’re launching several things on that day,namely monuments to commemorate both the 200 “February of this year was set aside by the United Nations as the day to commemorate the 200thth anniversary of the Slave Trade and Emancipation.We’re launching in collaboration with the Philatelic Bureau,a 200th anniversary stamp,Cubula Productions,they’re launching a book,’Family and People All Well’.This is an account of the occurrences of slavery in the British Logwood settlements.” Read More NOTICES/LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
THOUGHT
OF THE DAY
Plough deep while
sluggards sleep
Benjamin Franklin HEALTH
AND BEAUTY
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