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7/17/2006
Body on Turneffe tied to drug trade
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/17/2006
The deceased has since been identified as thirty-eight year old Francis Longsworth of Castle Street in Belize City, employed as a watchman on Hog Island. ...
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Cops look for hit & run driver
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/17/2006
Tonight a Belize City man remains hospitalised following a hit and run incident on Saturday afternoon. According to police, around ...
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| SATIIM looks for long term benefits from oil exploration
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/17/2006
We've seen them in the streets of Belize City as well as the halls of the Supreme Court. But on Friday members of the Toledo based ...
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| Family feud in Hattieville ends in murder
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/17/2006
... the morgue due to homicide ... and that's about as close to murder free as it gets in Belize these days. The latest incident to ...
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| Salvadoran electrocuted while tapping meter
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/17/2006
... the compound where he resided in the St. Martin De Porres area of Belize City. Police say based on their preliminary investigation ...
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| Dr. Petters drills BDF on math and science
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/17/2006
He's one of the foremost scientific thinkers to ever emerge from Belize, but Dr. Arlie Petters is determined to replicate his success in others. ...
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Thatch Cay Included in Island Auction With Starting Bid of Only ...
St. John Tradewinds, U.S. Virgin Islands - 7/17/2006
... Thatch will be featured in Sheldon Good & Company’s International Island Auction on August 10, when private islands off Belize and Papua New Guinea will also ...
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First time ever
Camrose Canadian, Canada - 7/17/2006
... “We are pleased with what we have done in Belize and we’d like to see that kind of project continue and then maybe move on to somewhere else once that is ...
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CAC Games off to colourful start
The Nation Newspaper, Barbados - 7/17/2006
... Countries joining hosts Colombia at the CAC Games are Antigua and Barbuda, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Cuba ...
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Dream a little dream of Belize
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 7/17/2006
By Anne Chalfant. Belize memories float to mind like dream fragments. A ... experience. Belize is a tiny nation, population 276,000. ...
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Students volunteer in Belize
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 7/17/2006
... a freshman at Notre Dame University; and Leah Gacioch, a Pittsford Mendon High School graduate and a sophomore at Colgate University, traveled to Belize in May ...
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| Faye Jacobs: Unleashing her potential
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 7/17/2006
... intrigued by ancient civilisation and got the opportunity to indulge in that interest when she recently visited the Mayan Ruins while she was in Belize to give ...
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Bahamas Laws To Go Online
The Bahama Journal, Bahamas - 7/17/2006
... Ms. Bethel noted that countries like Belize, Jamaica and Bermuda have made their laws available via the Internet for sometime, and she said she continues to ...
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Blooms & tunes for Gavin and Chrystal
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - 7/17/2006
... hours of Sunday morning. The couple will honeymoon in Belize after chilling out further at Sandals Grande. The bride, an entrepreneur ...
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Central American and Caribbean Games off and running in Colombia
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - 7/17/2006
... Nations joining hosts Colombia at the CAC Games are Antigua and Barbuda, Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Cuba ...
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7/16/2006
The sacred cities of MAYA
Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - 7/17/2006
... rain, I was more than ready for Caana, Caracol's largest pyramid, which rises 140 feet above the jungle floor and is reportedly the tallest structure in Belize ...
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| Too much on the table
Trinidad & Tobago Express, Trinidad and Tobago - 7/17/2006
... Guatemala is being backed by the US for the position, against Venezuela. Guatemala also maintains a hostile border dispute with Belize, a Caricom member state. ...
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Good for Mexico and US Hoping Calderon furthers "freedom ...
Contra Costa Times, CA - 7/17/2006
... Mexico's 2,000-mile border with the United States, and its own porous borders with Belize and Guatemala to its south, makes our southern neighbor strategically ...
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Regional experts assisting with local climate change centre ...
Stabroek News, Guyana - 7/16/2006
... The centre, which is housed in Belize is mandated through the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) to provide services to regional governments in ...
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LITHUANIA: World Heritage Committee fails to act on global warming
Green Left Weekly, Australia - 7/16/2006
... Park (glaciers), the Peruvian Andes (glaciers), Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park in the US and Canada, and the Great Barrier and Belize Barrier (coral ...
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For some cruise lines, it's full speed ahead on New Orleans trips
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - 7/16/2006
... the Sun's itinerary for the November 2007 to April 2008 season, the Spirit will offer seven-day cruises from New Orleans that call at Belize City, Belize ...
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Summer 101: Taking advantage of lazy days
Beaumont Enterprise, TX - Jul 15, 2006
... junior at Lamar, has never traveled outside the United States or been on a plane before, but in August she will teach young people in Belize about arts, crafts ...
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7/15/2006
Travel Notes
Providence Journal, RI - 2 hours ago
... The tourism industry in Belize is discouraging travel to Chiquibul National Park and the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve after attacks on tourists. ...
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| CARICOM REPORTS ON CSME & CRIME and SECURITY
Democrat Newspaper, St. Kitts and Nevis - 14 hours ago
The Conference welcomed the six OECS countries joining the original six countries, Barbados , Belize , Guyana , Jamaica , Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago ...
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Escaping the winds of change
Toronto Star, Canada - 20 hours ago
... of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity, in company with Japan's Kabuki theatre, Turkey's whirling dervishes, and the Garafuna music and dance of Belize ...
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7/14/2006
| Teachers take centre stage in regional conference
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/14/2006
Today, Belizean teachers took centre stage as the University of Belize hosted the third triennial regional conference of the Joint Board of Teacher Education. ...
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Korean project to build schools in Pickstock, Yo Creek
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/14/2006
A significant donation from the Government of South Korea this week will see the construction of schools, one in the Belize District and a second in rural ...
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| NTUCB adopts Belize City park
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/14/2006
As part of official celebrations for the fortieth anniversary of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, today the unionists adopted one of the oldest ...
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| Cruise tourism down but developer hopes high
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/14/2006
The sale of the Belize City port remains a controversial issue but tonight, the project's local developer is confident that one day soon, the southside of the ...
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| W’Hway accident leaves former Com. Pol. critical
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/14/2006
... year old Kent Haylock, a former commissioner of police and the current chief of security at the Central Bank, was travelling from Belmopan to Belize City when ...
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| BDF receives medical donation from 7th. Day Adventists
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/14/2006
The Belize Defence Force is charged with defending the country's territorial integrity but today cameraman Rick Romero and I discovered that the men and women ...
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Barbados darts squad for Caribbean Cup
Barbados Advocate, Barbados - 7/14/2006
... morning. Antigua, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia ...
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Anthropology major researches lobsters
Appalachian State University, NC - 7/14/2006
... major Robert Carson Thigpen III has spent nearly a year immersed in the culture of Caye Caulker, a small island off the coast of Belize that relies heavily on ...
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DFCworkers walk off the job-$3.3 M loan write-off protest
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
By Ann-Marie Williams - News Editor. The staff of the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) on Thursday walked off the job in protest ...
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The Chalillo dam has so much water it spills over (Photo courtesy ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
Heavy rains during the past 10 days, inundated rivers, creeks and bridges across Belize country and had police and others searching for four Park Rangers who ...
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Court of Appeal orders retrial for businessman Edward Reyes
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
The Belize City businessman who was serving a seven-year jail sentence for killing his handyman a year and a half ago, is free on bail. ...
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Man loses eye Doctor dispute timing and care
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
... On the morning of Monday, July 5, Herron was taken to the Hoy Eye Centre on St. Thomas Street in Belize City where a closer examination took place. ...
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In Independence Village.... Teacher loses life support and drowns
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
A 36-year-old primary school teacher from Independence Village in South Stann Creek drowned on Tuesday after an inflated tube she used to go swimming punctured ...
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Placencia man held for attempted rape of tourist
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
A man who allegedly tried to rape a lady tourist as she walked along the sandy beach of the popular tourist village of Placencia in southern Belize has been ...
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Belize opposes Guatemala for Security Council Seat
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
... Kitts said Guatemala’s long-standing territorial claims against Belize, a CARICOM member, made them oppose its candidacy. “The ...
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Strip-searched victim gets bounded over the peace for a year
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
A 22-year-old Belize City woman who has been charged with slapping and spitting in the face of a woman police officer, was on Thursday, July 13, found guilty ...
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Boat captain dies, 41 tourists safe
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
Forty-one tourists, 14 of them Americans and the 27 Italians, were enjoying the fine weather and the scenic vistas of the Belize New River on Sunday last when ...
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Appeals Court upheld 5-yr jail time for convicted wife beater ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter. The Court of Appeal has upheld a five-year jail sentence imposed on Elston Young, convicted of ...
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Trade Unions honour labour leader Antonio Soberanis
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
... The National Trade Union Congress of Belize celebrated its 40th anniversary by honouring one of the founders of the Belizean labour movement, Antonio Soberanis ...
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The Heavenlies up for Caribbean Gospel Marlin Award
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
The Heavenlies Gospel Band Ministries of Belize is one of the nominees in the category of Calypso/Soca Vocal Performance of the Year Duo/Group for the song ...
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Senate Select Comittee says new laws needed to protect Social ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
The Senate Investigating Committee looking into the misdeeds of the Social Security Board has recommended all members of the Social Security Board, including ...
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Editorial- Police Brutality
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/14/2006
... It was Belize at a Belize City police station on April 10, 2006 and the victim was a young woman taken in for having a small amount of marijuana. ...
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PATH Streamlined for Greater Efficiency- Senator Morris
Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service, Jamaica - 7/14/2006
... had become a model programme, as since 2005, the World Bank and the United Nations Children's Fund had sent delegations from South Africa, Belize, Suriname and ...
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Too old to teach?
Leamington Spa Today, UK - 7/14/2006
... expiditions abroad for the school. Last summer I was in charge of taking 45 girls to Guatemala, Belize and Mexico. "But now I feel ...
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Lawyer sentenced for trafficking
Appleton Post Crescent, USA - 7/14/2006
... That separation began after police in the Central American country of Belize, acting on a tip from Wisconsin drug agents, found Arthur and Cheryl Schuh and ...
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Contest winners share poster space with Reds' Freel
Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - 7/14/2006
... Traveling to Belize are Lisa Brackmann, Robert E. Lucas Intermediate School Campus; Julie Hotel, Three Rivers; Jacinte Lytle, Academy of Multilingual Immersion ...
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The best vacation memories are simple as a boy and puppy
Seattle Times, United States - 7/14/2006
... They remind me to be grateful. Some little boys in Belize accosted us once after a tour of Mayan ruins in the sauna that is tropical heat. ...
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7/13/2006
Bike thief shot by victim, gets 5 yrs. in jail
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/13/2006
A Belize City burglar picked the wrong house to teef ... and now he's got five years to think about it. Twenty-three year old Sheldon ...
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Belize delegation departs for CA & Carib. Games
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/13/2006
... and karate. Riding for Belize are Gina Lovell, Gregory Lovell, Ian Smith and Leslie Sanchez, along with coach John Swift. Leon Guild ...
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| DFC walkout protests Cabinet loan write-offs
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/13/2006
According to the Christian Workers Union, the seventy-two employees they represent in Belize City, Belmopan, Orange Walk and Dangriga left their posts to ...
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| Belama President feels like Noah
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/13/2006
This week's adverse weather is no exception, but as I discovered in the Belama Phase Three area of Belize City, there's more to a flood than just water. ...
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| PM says DFC not harmed by Cabinet decision
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/13/2006
... with development generally. In other words, development finance will always be needed for a growing country like Belize. But yes ...
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KHMH HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE
LoveFM, Belize - 7/13/2006
... have charged him a penny because I am a humanitarian and I have helped so many people in the past through the Lion’s and through the old Belize City Hospital ...
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ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION ANGRY WITH WORLD HERITAGE COMMITEE
LoveFM, Belize - 7/13/2006
The Belize Institute of Environmental Law and Policy say they are angry at the World Heritage Committee. The committee has recently ...
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FOUR FOREST RANGERS MISSING IN TOLEDO
LoveFM, Belize - 7/13/2006
Punta Gorda Police and members of the Belize Coast Guard are conducting a search for a fisherman at sea. Douglas Westby of Cattle ...
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POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 7/13/2006
Punta Gorda Police and members of the Belize Coast Guard are conducting a search for a fisherman at sea. Douglas Westby of Cattle ...
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REGIONAL TEACHERS CONFERENCE UNDERWAY
LoveFM, Belize - 7/13/2006
... teacher education set up by the University of the West Indies to deal with the Western Caribbean, is holding their third triennial regional conference in Belize ...
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SINGLE MOM RECEIVES NEW HOME
LoveFM, Belize - 7/13/2006
... with the individual home owners, they come in they apply and there is a criteria of course land is always an issue because as you know land in Belize City is ...
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Adrenaline-wired Ari Up comes roaring back from the jungle
Georgia Straight, Canada - 7/13/2006
... The only sad thing about this is that it leaves much of her extraordinary life undiscussed: her time spent living naked in the jungles of Belize, her career as ...
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Propose Dominican-Haitian ’biological corridor’
Dominican Today, Dominican Republic - 7/13/2006
... In the meeting also participated the representatives of the governments and of the societies of Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica ...
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7/12/2006
Walker back in saddle
Washington Times, DC - 7/12/2006
... Suits" in 1998. He makes annual winter pilgrimages with fans to a resort in Belize, and he's a friend of Jimmy Buffett's. But, he ...
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| Lotto reaches $150,000 record jackpot
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/12/2006
In the twelve years that Tropical Gaming Company has been running the Belize Lotto franchise the biggest jackpot has been one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ...
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| Free zone stalwarts rebel against Minister Mark Espat
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/12/2006
There were a lot of hard words thrown around Belize today. One set involved the operation of our health care system; the other the ...
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| Doctors trade accusations over patient’s eye loss
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/12/2006
... his left eye. The following day Heron’s family took him to the clinic of Dr. Amin Hegar in Belize City. According to the ophthalmologist ...
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| Commonwealth Youth Programme seeks volunteers
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/12/2006
... Secondly, we want to renew the spirit of volunteerism in Belize and thirdly we want to create a support base for institutions which have a social cause. ...
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Cayo residents prepare for hearing on Vaca dam
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/12/2006
... Assessment process, is hosted by the Department of Environment and involves the presentation of its EIA by Becol, the generation arm of Belize Electricity Ltd. ...
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Suspected Chiquibul bandits detained in Guatemala
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/12/2006
... that the increased cross border cooperation promoted by those "confidence building measures" will result in the suspects being turned over for trial in Belize.
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Official: Caricom Unsure Who To Back For Security Council
Easy Bourse (Communiqués de presse), France - 7/12/2006
... Some regional officials have said this was an implicit reference to Guatemala's long-running territorial dispute with Belize, a Caricom member. ...
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Commentary: In Exile
Metro Weekly - 7/12/2006
... Instead of children, we enjoy the extra spending money and decorate the house with expensive photography, take more trips to Belize and get dogs. ...
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Founding fathers dissed
Union Sentinel, GA - 7/12/2006
... Albania, Algeria, Antigua, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, BosniaHerzegovina ...
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Looking for Caribbean support, USA's arm-twisting was not always ...
VHeadline.com, IL - 7/12/2006
... Guatemala has, in the past, pursued with great hostility its claim to all of Belize, the English-speaking CARICOM member in Central America. ...
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Senate Committee releases SSB report
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 7/12/2006
... dollars in assets. The historic investigation was the first of its kind conducted by members of the Belize Senate. The committee ...
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| Silvia Mejia, Miss El Salvador, confirmed for Costa Maya!
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 7/12/2006
... recruited great Belizean entertainers such as Mad Dem Crew, Backyaa’d Crew, and on Saturday the Rock Alternative band straight out of Belize City – Echoes. ...
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PUBLIC HEARING ON VACA FALLS TO BE HELD
LoveFM, Belize - 7/12/2006
... So we will be detailing all the benefits both environmental as well as economical and its pertaining energy demand in Belize.”. ...
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BELIZE AUDUBON SOCIETY CLOSES TWO TOURIST SITES
LoveFM, Belize - 7/12/2006
The Belize Audubon Society has closed off two of its sites. ... We spoke with Belize Audubon Society Publicity Coordinator, Dirk Francisco. ...
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REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF JOINT TEACHER EDUCATION BEGINS TOMORROW
LoveFM, Belize - 7/12/2006
The University of Belize will be hosting the tenth triennial Regional Conference of the Joint Board of Teacher Education. The conference ...
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ROTARY CLUB OF BELIZE PREPARES TO STAGE PRESENTATION
LoveFM, Belize - 7/12/2006
The Rotary Club of Belize is preparing for another stage presentation in August. Past President and Actor, Sandra McKay, tells us about the new play. ...
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ALL in the family: Reunion will help spread international culture ...
Kansas City Kansan, KS - 7/12/2006
... registered to participate to date include Brazil, Greece, Nigeria, Liberia, Egypt, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, South Korea, Taiwan, Belize, Gambia, Senegal ...
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Biology teacher to watch over manatees
Forest Hills Journal, OH - 7/12/2006
... Starting Friday, July 14, Erin Walker will travel to Belize for 10 days as an educator participating in Earth Expeditions, a program established by the ...
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