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1/18/2007

Climate change in Caribbean demands urgent mitigation, says OAS ... Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 1/18/2007 The seminar series is a joint effort of the OAS Department of Sustainable Development, the Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (CCCCC) ...

Arguments finished; CJ will soon rule in libel case Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/18/2007 Lois Young versus Andrew Steinhower and the Belize Times. It's a case that has ramifications for the way both journalism and politics are practiced in ...

No bail for accused multiple armed robber Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/18/2007 A Belize City man has been charged with a string of robberies that have left five people poorer, and one of them with stab wounds. ...

River washes out seawall; airport road in danger Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/18/2007 ... seawall has washed out the embankment along a section of the highway to the point where the Belize River now threatens to cut the critical route in two. ...

Growth slow but overnight tourism arrivals show solid increase Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/18/2007 While the distribution of the proceeds from the Head Tax on cruise passengers is the subject of a boiling political controversy, the locomotive for Belize's ...

Study shows circumcision reduces HIV risk Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/18/2007 “Knowing the way we go here in Belize, I don’t think even if you give out that males would be more circumcised than before, I don’t think so.” ...

1/17/2007

Ganzie caught after sighting by alert pharmacist Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/17/2007 But after fourteen days as Belize's most wanted fugitive, Louie Ganzie Gentle was this afternoon apprehended by police and charged with murder. ...

Alumnus returns to school with gift of computers Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/17/2007 It was a special day for the students and staff of Ebenezer Methodist Primary School. Not only was the learning institution visited by a former student but ...

Councillor donates to Haven House, encourages others Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/17/2007 Today Belize City Councillor Anthony Michael made a personal donation of five hundred dollars to Haven House--and encouraged others to do the same. ...

Third party announces its plans for 2008 elections Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/17/2007 Campaign fever may be off to an early start as today the party called Vision Inspired by the People held a press conference in Belize City to announce its ...

VISION INSPIRED BY THE PEOPLE PREPARES FOR ELECTIONS 2008 LoveFM, Belize - 1/17/2007 Essentially the VIP intends to break the corruption in Belize and return power to the people and we shall do that by adopting separation of powers.” ...

GOVERNMENT SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN HELPING CITY AND TOWN COUNCILS LoveFM, Belize - 1/17/2007 The release goes on to say the Belize City Council receives a monthly subvention of 123 thousand 708 dollars from Government. Since March 2006, they have ...

OPPOSITION LEADER SPEAKS ON AREAS OF CONCERN LoveFM, Belize - 1/17/2007 Barrow responded to comments made by Tourism Minister Godfrey Smith and Minister Coye regarding the Belize City Council not making right financial decisions ...

CENTRAL AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTERS MEET IN BELIZE LoveFM, Belize - 1/17/2007 Now the Ministers are going to discuss thorough processes and what is going to be done during the Presidency Belize will be taking from January until June. ...

CITRUS GROWERS ASSOCIATION CLEARS UP “MISINFORMATION” LoveFM, Belize - 1/17/2007 Now by the Citrus Act chapter 277 of the law of Belize, it dictates that if fifteen persons, members of the association sign requesting a meeting and it ...

PUP SAYS IT DENOUNCES POLITICAL SCHEMES ORCHESTRATED BY UDP LoveFM, Belize - 1/17/2007 The release says these schemes threaten the livelihood of thousands of Belizean stakeholders in the Cruise Tourism Industry and the reputation of Belize as ...

ANTI CRIME COMMITTEE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT LoveFM, Belize - 1/17/2007 Belize City Councilor in charge of the Crimes Portfolio, Mark King, says that shortly, a newly formed Anti-Crime Committee will make specific ...

BELMOPAN ROTARY CLUB PREPARES TO HOLD ANNUAL ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC LoveFM, Belize - 1/17/2007 “The project is called the Belize children project and it has been going on for many years. It’sa project where by children with bone abnormality such as ...

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. Signs Contract For Bermuda Seawater Water Online (press release), PA - 1/17/2007 The Company currently operates water production and/or distribution facilities in the Cayman Islands, Barbados, Belize and The Commonwealth of the Bahamas. ...

Architecture students propose plans for San Pedro San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/17/2007 In an effort to increase the public library’s resources, we are also proposing locations for the donation of books and unused Belize currency from tourists ...

1/16/2007

Tourism Minister chides CITCO for aggressive attitude Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/16/2007 On last night's newscast we reported the eleventh hour compromise between the Belize City Council and Belize Tourism Board over the City's demand for a ...

Roaring Creek woman stabbed, ex on the run Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/16/2007 This just happen at Belize and now it repeats itself at Roaring Creek, I mean some bad spirit is around.” It is believed that Kurt Vasquez may still be ...

Government releases figures on oil revenues Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/16/2007 Those payments from Belize Natural Energy are due within thirty days of the end of each quarter. For the first three quarters of 2006 royalties totalled two ...

Government negotiating with UHS shareholders Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/16/2007 “Firstly, once the Government steps in the shoe of the Belize Bank then the Government becomes their creditor. It is obligated to act legally because it’s ...

Cop intervenes in domestic disputes; gets whopped, bitten Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/16/2007 Meanwhile in Belize City, a woman who found herself in the middle of a domestic disturbance was unharmed, but the same could not be said for the police ...

Bou-Nahra is a no show in court; claims illness Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/16/2007 A Belize City businessman who shot a would be burglar to death over a year ago has failed to show up in court. Thirty-nine year old Ben Bou-Nahra had been ...

LALDYVILLE GETS NEW LIBRARY LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/2007 A new community library was opened this morning in Ladyville Village in the Belize District. The new service which will be operated by the National Library ...

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES SUBMITS REPORT ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTION LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/2007 Today we have collected Belize one million three hundred and ninety five thousand and forty dollars point two nine cents so this have been paid simply as a ...

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGROCULTURE TO MEET WITH FARMERS LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/2007 Representatives of the Department of Agriculture will meet with farmers of the Belize, Orange Walk and Corozal Districts tomorrow to discuss the marketing ...

BELIZE DISTRICT LIQUOR LICENSING BOARD POSTPONES MEETING LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/2007 A meeting that called for by the Belize District Liquor Licensing Board was postponed. Chairman of the Belize Liquor Licensing Board, Adrian “Danny” Madrid ...

BSI SAYS SUGAR CANE PRODUCTION NOT GOING AS PLANNED LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/2007 Belize Sugar Industry Officials say sugar cane production is not going as planned. Excess rains since last week may only make the production worse. ...

ACC awards outstanding students Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2007 Principal Requeña noted that of those holding an Associate degree, 75% are enrolled in the University of Belize programs ensuring professional upgrading. ...

43 cases for January Supreme Court session Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2007 Led by the Chief Justice, Dr. Abdulai Conteh, newly appointed justices of the Supreme Court, other judges and members of Belize Bar Association, ...

Ernest Hinds, 23, sent to prison Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2007 Hinds, Dennis Quilter and Casey Allen (deceased), escaped on November 23, 2006, while they were being taken to prison from the Magistrate’s Court in Belize ...

Sticking to one partner is manly, and other things Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2007 Many here have always felt that Belize has a great purpose to show the world that people of different ethnicities, etc. can share the same space. ...

Barrow reins in Zenaida! Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2007 The battle lines were already drawn across the pothole-stricken streets of Belize City and the forces positioned to war for a US$1 cut of the cruise tourist ...

Belizean, Guatemalan fishermen to meet in PG Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2007 Vildo Marin from Belize and Hon. Erasmo Sanchez from Guatemala, and the Fisheries/UNIPESCA directors. The goal of the bi-national fisheries forum is to ...

FROM THE PUBLISHER Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2007 That is why I can accept whatever happens to the African and Mayan history project, because I know that white supremacy still rules in Belize. ...

1/15/2007

Family reports Vista del Mar resident missing Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/15/2007 A Belize district family is tonight asking for your help in locating their missing loved one. According to relatives, seventy four year old Raymond Simon ...

Lord, Hafiz sworn in as Supreme Court Justices Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/15/2007 Downtown Belize City ground to a halt this morning as the country's legal community gathered for the official opening ceremonies of the Supreme Court. ...

Belama cops hold crocodile for trespassing Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/15/2007 Reid says they’ve contacted the Audubon Society, Fisheries Department, and even Belize Zoo, with no luck. “We are at a lost here because many times these ...

Weekend win sends Sugar Boys to finals Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/15/2007 After absorbing the disappointment of a 2-zip loss to Sugar Boys Juventus last weekend at the MCC Grounds, Lake I of Belize City travelled north to the ...

Two Orange Walk men arrested for weekend robberies Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/15/2007 According to fifty four year old Druid Rosado, around eight on Friday night he was inside his store on Belize Corozal Road when two men armed with a gun ...

Suspected arsonist charged for Western Hwy. fire Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/15/2007 Belize City police have arrested and charged one man following Friday's fire on the Western Highway. According to police, thirty five year old Honduran Jose ...

Prison escapee arrested in Dangriga Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/15/2007 He was immediately transported to Belize City and brought before Chief Magistrate Margaret Gabb. He was sentenced to three months in jail for the November ...

George Price celebrates 88th birthday Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/15/2007 Today Belize's first Prime Minister and only National Hero George Price celebrated his birthday with a special party in the nation's capital. ...

CITCO continues public pressure for Head Tax money Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/15/2007 Last Wednesday, the Belize City Council made public its intention to lobby the Musa administration for one US dollar of the seven dollar head tax collected ...

CEREMONIAL OPENING OF SUPREME COURT HELD THIS MORNING LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2007 The Ceremonial Opening of the Supreme Court for 2007 was held this morning in Belize City. Following a church service at Wesley Methodist Church, ...

NEW COMMANDING OFFICER FOR TOLEDO POLICE LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2007 ... the Police Department, and had worked in the Belize and Cayo Districts and the City of Belmopan during his 22 years of service in the Police Department. ...

POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2007 Belize City Police have arrested 35-year-old Honduran National Joel Alfredo Reyes and charged him with arson. Reyes was seen running from a burning building ...

FISHERMEN FROM BELIZE AND GUATEMALAHOLD FORUM LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2007 Fishermen from Belize and Guatemala will be a part of a Bi-National fishermen forum.The forum will be held in Punta Gorda on Thursday. ...

BELIZE HAS HIGHEST HIV CASES PER CAPITA IN CENTRAL AMERICA LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2007 Belize holds the top spot in Central America with the highest number of HIV cases per capita. We talked with National AIDS Commission Public Relations ...

BELIZEAN DONATES TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2007 Two primary schools in the Belize District have received computers from a Belizean Entrepreneur.The donations to Ebenezer Primary School in Belize City and ...

1/12/2007

Death of a Rare Shark Leaves Scientists and Public Grasping New York Times, NY - 1/12/2007 But scientists like Rachel Graham, who has researched whale sharks in Belize, point out that such dives cannot be replicated in a fish tank. ...

BNE: Spanish Lookout reservoir clear of oil Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/12/2007 Belize Natural Energy continued its damage control efforts today, releasing a copy of a letter from Belize Water Services regarding possible contamination ...

New study says Nassau grouper is disappearing Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/12/2007 From the depths off the Belize Barrier Reef, scientists have extracted cold hard facts for the Nassau grouper and as News Five's Janelle Chanona reports, ...

Experts: Caribbean extremely vulnerable to climate change Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/12/2007 We in Belize, most of our vehicles are large vehicles because we tend to adopt from the United States, so the things that we do, the amount of air ...

Big fish's unexpected death brings lessons, opportunity Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), GA - 1/12/2007 Rachel Graham, a scientist who has conducted research on whale sharks in Belize, sent a mass e-mail to her colleagues in 2005 blasting the Georgia ...

Another special AGM called for citrus growers Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/12/2007 Tonight we understand a new point of contention is confirmation that a member of the grower-appointed Committee of Five, Belize City businessman Arsenio ...

Counterfeit goods could present health and safety risks China Post, Taiwan - 1/12/2007 Officers in Miami opened a suspicious container that had traveled from China through Belize. They discovered over US$1 million (euro770,000) worth of fake ...

Student activist cleared of court charges Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/12/2007 In 2005, Moses Sulph became a household name as the militant student activist from the University of Belize. But Sulph's reputation came under fire in April ...

Western Hwy. home destroyed by fire; suspect detained Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/12/2007 Tonight Belize City police and fire officials are trying to determine if the fire was deliberately set. One of the first persons to respond to the blaze was ...

Roaring Creek man killed in traffic mishap Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/12/2007 Investigators say an intoxicated Parham was last seen in Belize City around six on Thursday and they believe he either fell out of a truck that was giving ...

Musician advocates against domestic violence Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/12/2007 And Belize can do it, we can do it if we come together, businesses, personal, you know and just donate.” If you are interested in getting a copy of "Gone ...

POLICE INVESTIGATE DEATH OF MAN FROM ROARING CREEK LoveFM, Belize - 1/12/2007 Parham was reportedly last seen in Belize City around 6 pm in an obvious state of intoxication. Anyone with information about what might have led to ...

Willow Creek Valley honors citizens EastOregonian.info (subscription), OR - 21/12/2007 Liu, owner of Cornerstone Gallery, is originally from Belize. He has adopted Heppner with a gung-ho attitude," Baker said. "He's the second vice-president ...

WESTERN REGIONAL HOSPITAL RECEIVES DONATION LoveFM, Belize - 1/12/2007 ... Doctor Peter Allen says the next InterVol surgical team including plastic surgeons and other medical specialists will be in Belize from March 12 to 16. ...

PDQU: A Crash Course in Cat Cruising Cruising World, FL - 1/12/2007 Maybe getting to take an Antares 44i on a cruise in Belize would win me over!—I'm impressed with the practical advantages of cruising on a cat instead of a ...

Cabinet now approves 100% buy-out of Universal - but for how much ... Amandala, Belize - 1/12/2007 Coye concedes that Government did a wrong thing to guarantee the UHS loan with the Belize Bank. That is what forced the negotiations with UHS in the first ...

Dangriga community helps fire victim Amandala, Belize - 1/12/2007 National Fire Service investigators from Belize City have since visited the site, but have not yet released their findings. While a few items were salvaged ...

BNE oil spill troubles Spanish Lookout! Amandala, Belize - 1/12/2007 Belize Natural Energy (BNE) had set up the flare to combust the natural gas component of the petroleum extracted from Spanish Lookout wells, while the crude ...

8½ years for Barrington Slusher, 30, for robbery with a gun Amandala, Belize - 1/12/2007 Barrington Slusher, 30, one of 3 men charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated assault with firearm on an elderly couple, pleaded guilty to all ...

Shark death sparks renewed debate on captivity Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), GA - 1/12/2007 Levine's organization initially opposed the aquarium's original plan to acquire whale sharks from Belize. The aquarium eventually abandoned that effort and ...

UDP City Council under fire from The Guardian Amandala, Belize - 1/12/2007 No, the comments are not from any organ of the ruling PUP, but from the editorial of The El Guardian, the newspaper of the Opposition UDP, about its own ...

Godfrey’s TIMES’ column provokes Lucas’ TV threats! Amandala, Belize - 1/12/2007 Belize Ports Limited (BPL) chief executive Luke Espat gave interviews to both Channel 5’s Stewart Krohn and Channel 7’s Jules Vasquez this evening. ...

YOUTH BASKETBALL COMMITTEE RELEASES 2007 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Amandala, Belize - 1/12/2007 News reaching the desk is that the Youth Basketball arm of the Belize Basketball Federation, in collaboration with the Sports Development Office of the ...

FROM THE PUBLISHER Amandala, Belize - 1/12/2007 I suppose, of all the thousands of British Hondurans in New York in 1966, I must have been the only one who wanted to come home to Belize. ...

Chetumal “chance” St. Michael’s Amandala, Belize - 1/12/2007 As a teacher of Spanish at St. Michael’s College (high school) in Southside Belize City, I had planned an educational trip to your country as part of my ...

A day in training as Belize prepares for Nation’s Cup Amandala, Belize - 1/12/2007 Belize had won the first encounter 1-0 last Thursday from a goal by Harrison “Cafu” Roches at the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio, Cayo.

Posada Carriles charged on seven counts, but no terrorist ones Granma International, Cuba - 1/12/2007 He said that he had arrived from Honduras, via Belize, and entered the United States at a place called Matadores with the help of a coyote, “when we know ...

Hills/Forrest Busy at Home and Abroad Cybergolf National - 1/12/2007 Further south, in the Central American nation of Belize, ground has been broken on an 18-hole, Hills/Forrest-designed resort layout at Smuggler's Run ...

Cuban militant suspected in 1976 jet bombing is indicted in Texas ... WHDH-TV, MA - 1/12/2007 He said he traveled from Honduras through Belize, ultimately reaching the United States near Brownsville, Texas, with the help of a human smuggler. ...

Swim with the World's Largest Fish - Whale Sharks Return to Belize TravelVideo.tv (press release) - 1/12/2007 PLACENCIA, Belize, January, 2007 - Ever wonder what it’s like to swim among one of the world’s largest creatures? Each Spring, in the Central American ...

Arnold on remand for attempted murder The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 Ryne Arnold, a 23 year-old Belize City man who is accused of trying to kill Windell Anthony in December of last year, has been remanded to prison until ...

Stolen lobster tails leave NF Co-op $3390 poorer The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 Concluding that the lobster tails would be sold in Belize City, where they can fetch up to $7.00 a pound, Police have advised the public not to buy lobster ...

Car burglars caught!MJ Stadium a safer place The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 Belize City police say they caught two car burglars who allegedly have been using the Marion Jones Sporting Complex as their staging area for preying on ...

$2000 for the capture of Belize’s most wanted The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 Crime Stoppers Belize has joined forces with Channel 5 and the Belize Police Department in offering a $2000 reward to any person who will provide relevant ...

Newly weds escaped death when Range Rover flipped seven times The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 The Middleton and John Wiltshire, who was driving the couple to Belmopan City, are in the Belize Medical Associate Hospital recovering from body injuries ...

We have 77 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 The Belize City Council has announced that it is changing strategy in its approach to the Central Government for new funding for the City. ...

Elderly couple robbed at gunpoint in their home The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 Police have charged three men, 18 year-old Dennis Ortega of Mahogany Street, Barrington Slusher, 30, of LaCroix Street both of Belize City and 20-year-old ...

$15m loan for merged facility Many questions, few answers The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 With the new takeover the Reporter has learnt that the “New amalgamated entity” will borrow a $15 million loan from the Belize Bank which will be broken ...

Attorney Margaret Gabb heads the Bench The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 That was only a stepping stone though, as she enrolled in the first year of a law degree programme at the UWI School of continuing Studies in Belize City. ...

Dangriga fire leaves 3 homeless The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 A Tuesday afternoon fire in Dangriga Town, in southern Belize completely gutted the upper flat of a two-storey wooden house at #85 St. Vincent Street ...

WPC Swift & PC Mangar score top cop points The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 Two constables were on Wednesday honored as top cops for their outstanding performance within the Belize Police Department. They are WPC #1030 Shannon Swift ...

Assistant Comptroller of Customs Arthur Leslie passes The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 On Thursday last, Leslie fell ill on the job in Belize City and was taken to the Intensive Care Unit at the Belize Medical Associates on St.Thomas Street in ...

Royal Colleges of UK honour Dr. Lennox Pike The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 Dr. Lennox Pike, a former Chief Medical Officer of Belize, was one of 600 physicians from around the world invited to attend a formal ceremony in the City ...

Belize soldiers prepare to host Operation Tradewinds The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/12/2007 We don’t see Belize or any other Caribbean region as a threat, in fact we see them as friends, so the main focus is humanitarian assistance. ...

Belize Cruise Tourism’s Catch 22 Belizean - Only in Belize!, Belize - 1/12/2007 Belize’s cruise tourism catch 22 has been quietly evolving for several months and can stymie, or worse, destabilize the industry if the bind is not somehow ...

1/11/2007

SICA officials meet to prep for Belize presidency Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/11/2007 Member countries of the Central American Integration System are meeting in Belize this week to hold regional information sessions regarding the work of the ...

Grand jury indicts Cuban exile militant Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 1/11/2007 Among Posada's alleged lies: he traveled from Honduras to Belize and entered the United States near Brownsville, Texas, with the assistance of "an ...

Firemen use peace to prepare for war Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/11/2007 We don't want to "put mouth" on the issue, but it seems like Belize hasn't seen as many major fires as it used to. We're not sure if it's good fortune or ...

Oil company CEO defends actions on pollution incident Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/11/2007 Today Belize Natural Energy’s Chief Executive Officer Dr. Gilbert Canton classified Friday’s incident in Spanish Lookout as a serious, but minor event at ...

Case against accused human trafficker thrown out Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/11/2007 His arrest was part of last year's hoopla surrounding Belize's efforts to please Uncle Sam by pursuing cases of "human trafficking. ...

Luke stands firm to go it alone on cruise port Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/11/2007 As a source of Thursday news, Godfrey Smith's column in the Belize Times is getting to be as reliable as a Rolex. In today's issue, the Minister of Tourism ...

SICA'S SECRETARY GENERAL ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO BELIZE LoveFM, Belize - 1/11/2007 Belize assumed the Presidency Pro-Tempore of the Central American Integration System SICA and as such Ambassador Quinonez will over the next two days update ...

VISITING OFFICIALS MEET WITH OFFICIALS OF THE CARICOM CLIMATE ... LoveFM, Belize - 1/11/2007 According to Richard Beales a little over a million Belize dollars has been air marked to facilitate the corporation of the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, ...

SERIES OF ACTIVITIES PLAN FOR TOURISM WEEK LoveFM, Belize - 1/11/2007 Tourism Week in Belize is from January 21 to the 27.The week involves a series of activities mostly geared toward mainly local interests as Director of ...

WIN BELIZE SPEAKS OUT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LoveFM, Belize - 1/11/2007 The Women’s Issues Network of Belize issued a release yesterday speaking out against domestic violence. Love News spoke with Programme Officer for Public ...

GOB CONCERN ABOUT SITUATION AT NOVA SHRIMP FARM LoveFM, Belize - 1/11/2007 In a release today the Government of Belize expresses concern over the situation at Nova Shrimp Farm, located in Ladyville. In a conversation with CEO in ...

COURT NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 1/11/2007 A man accused of sexually assaulting a minor yesterday walked out of court a free man. The court upheld Attorney Michael Peyrifitte’s no case submission as ...

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND CHIEF AGRICULTURE OFFICER VISIT CUBA LoveFM, Belize - 1/11/2007 Belize has expressed interest in getting technical assistance from Cuba in the area of biological control of pests and diseases. Cuba has developed a number ...

1/10/2007

Oil company stays silent on mishap at well Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/10/2007 Belize Natural Energy is refraining from public comment regarding last week's incident in Spanish Lookout except to say that the matter is currently the ...

Police Yabra initiative assisted by YFF Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/10/2007 “We need more youths to come in and get long with the programme so we can have a safe and a better Belize for all of us.” “A part of the community project ...

Mayor wants a piece of cruise tax for city Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/10/2007 According to the laws of Belize, every cruise ship passenger that visits Belize pays a head tax of seven US dollars. Of that amount, four dollars goes to ...

Shrimp growers: many challenges face industry Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/10/2007 That would be a blow to an industry that was, as recently as just a few years ago, poised to become Belize's number one foreign exchange earner. ...

Another flasher gets jail time Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/10/2007 And speaking of strange offences, for the second time in two months, a Belize City man has been found guilty of Exposing his Person in Public. ...

Woman fined after dog bites cop Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/10/2007 A Belize City woman has been fined a hundred and fifty dollars for "Permitting an Unmuzzled Ferocious Dog to be at Large". Thirty-seven year old Juanita ...

Cops arrest teens for gun theft Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/10/2007 Two teenagers are tonight behind bars, charged with stealing two guns from a Belize City home. Fifty-seven year old Lindsay Belisle reported to police that ...

Elderly couple robbed at gunpoint Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 1/10/2007 Three men have been detained by police in connection with the armed robbery of an elderly Belize City couple. Seventy-one year old Radiance Sutherland told ...

RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN DANGRIGA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP LoveFM, Belize - 1/10/2007 On Tuesday, the visiting professors and undergraduate students met in Belmopan with the officials of the University of Belize, including Chairman of the ...

YOUTH FOR THE FUTURE MAKES DONATION TO THE YABRA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LoveFM, Belize - 1/10/2007 Specifically that this committee is a member of this Yabra Area which is one of the hotspots in Belize, we wanted to see how crime and violence and HIV/AIDS ...

PRESIDENT OF THE NURSES ASSOCIATION OF BELIZE COMMENTS ON VARIOUS ... LoveFM, Belize - 1/10/2007 The Nurses Association of Belize issued a release yesterday about recommendations to the task force set up by the Ministry of Health. ...

MISS RAINFOREST PAGEANT PLANNED FOR NEXT MONTH LoveFM, Belize - 1/10/2007 .The Miss Rainforest International Pageant comes back to Belize after four years. Pageant Organizer, Nancy Juan says this year the pageant will be bigger ...

Judyth Piazza chats with to Mike Muscat, Actor and Writer Student Operated Press, FL - 1/10/2007 His most memorable dives were into the "Blue Hole" and other sites off of Belize, Cental America. You may link to this page at ...

Belikin Calendar 2007 launches San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/10/2007 Photographer Richard Holder captured the beauty of Belize, as well as that of the 12 attractive Belizean women featured on the calendar. ...

Our Community - Teacher Hermojenes “Moncho” Acosta San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/10/2007 He continues to expand his knowledge of teaching through study, having enrolled in a “distant” education program at the University of Belize and through ...

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