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5/3/2007
Belize to host CARICOM-Central America summit
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 5/3/2007
BELMOPAN, Belize: Prime ministers of the Caribbean Community and presidents of Central America will converge in Belize to attend a summit meeting of Heads ...
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PUC rejects BEL proposed tariff rebalancing
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/3/2007
The Public Utilities Commission has delivered its initial decision in the Annual Review Proceedings for Belize Electricity Limited. Released this afternoon ...
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| Despite intimidating letter, ACB files lawsuit
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/3/2007
Whether the letter from Belize Bank chairman Phillip Johnson to the Association of Concerned Belizeans was a crude, blatant, and arrogant act of ...
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Cops shot at from car; two detained
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/3/2007
Belize City police came under fire last night after officers asked the driver of a vehicle to stop. The brazen attack unfolded in the Port Loyola Area ...
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| Woman detained following discovery of dead foetus
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/3/2007
Less than six weeks after a sanitation worker found the body of a newborn baby boy floating in the North Creek Canal, tonight Belize City police have yet ...
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| Police need help to identify Belcan corpse
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/3/2007
Belize City police need your help in identifying this man found dead early this morning. The corpse, described only as wearing dreadlocks and sporting a ...
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| Chain snatching suspect charged following victim’s ID
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/3/2007
Her assailant may not have remembered what she looked like, but one Belize City crime victim says she recognised the guy who jacked her chain ... and now ...
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| Shopkeeper shoots back at armed robbers
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/3/2007
According to Belize City police, Jian Zhi Huang was inside his shop at the corner of West Street and Water Lane when around three yesterday afternoon two ...
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| Sr. Cecilia Home celebrates eleventh anniversary
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/3/2007
“It was Sister Cecelia who tried very hard to convince them to do that because she had in her vision for a better life for our older persons in Belize.” ...
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| Six contestants seek Ms. Y crown
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/3/2007
With apologies to Miss Belize and the Queen of the Bay, if there is any event that can be called the mother of all pageants--make that grandmother of all ...
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| Corozal woman seeks assistance for medical treatment
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/3/2007
As any businessperson in Belize City can attest, every week--if not everyday--a steady stream of people visit their establishments seeking financial ...
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| Taiwanese Show “World’s #1” films in SP
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 5/3/2007
Belize has garnered much international recognition, hosting many a film crews in its shores. This week, members of the Gala TeleVision Corporation were in ...
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| Our Belize Community - Marina Kay
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 5/3/2007
Following high school, Mrs. Graniel moved to Belize City where she enrolled in a six-month course at Glessima Computer School. Upon her return to San Pedro, ...
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| Costa del Sol Nairi’s advance to playoffs!!
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 5/3/2007
Over at the Carl Ramos’ Stadium, Wagiya took on the toughest team in the league, FC Belize for a west side showdown. Early in the game, Lisbey Castillo gets ...
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| The Apprentice program graduates 4
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 5/3/2007
Esteemed guests included Mayor Elsa Paz, and Maureen Williams, Community Rehabilitation Officer for Belize City. Opening remarks were done by President of ...
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WOMAN UNDER POLICE WATCH PENDING CHARGES OF CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH
LoveFM, Belize - 5/3/2007
Belize City Police have a 21 year-old woman under watch at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital pending charges of concealment of birth. ...
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POLICE SEEKS PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE TO IDENTIFY MAN
LoveFM, Belize - 5/3/2007
Belize City Police are asking your assistance to identify the body of a man who was discovered sometime around two this morning on the Belcan Bridge in ...
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BELIZE CITY YOUTH CHARGED WITH THEFT
LoveFM, Belize - 5/3/2007
Belize City Police have arrested and charged a youth after he was identified as the person who robbed a young woman of jewelry earlier this year. ...
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SUSPECTS SOUGHT IN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
LoveFM, Belize - 5/3/2007
Belize City Police are looking for two suspects who tried to rob a businessman but couldn’t after he reportedly retaliated. 47 year-old Jian Zhi Huang of ...
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PRESIDENT OF ACB RESPONDS TO LETTER FROM BELIZE BANK CHAIRMAN
LoveFM, Belize - 5/3/2007
“This action was a follow up actually to the Belize Medical and Dental Union who had initially started the whole protest action that happened earlier in the ...
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UDP CONDEMNS LETTER SENT TO ACB BY BELIZE BANK
LoveFM, Belize - 5/3/2007
The United Democratic Party says it is in complete solidarity with the Association of Concerned Belizeans and condemns the letter sent to the ACB by Belize ...
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MAY IS CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
LoveFM, Belize - 5/3/2007
We have a social for cancer patients and ten we have the big Annual Cancer Walk from Ladyville to Belize City that is on May 26 that last Saturday in May ...
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NEMO RECEIVES NEW WAREHOUSE
LoveFM, Belize - 5/3/2007
Through the US Southern Command Humanitarian Assistance Programme Belize has benefited from the retrofitting of its Ladyville Warehouse and the construction ...
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FORTIS INCORPORATED RECORDS PROFIT MARGIN
LoveFM, Belize - 5/3/2007
The growth in earnings was attributable primarily to Fortis Alberta, Belize Electricity and Fortis Turks and Caicos and increased hydroelectric production ...TSE:FTS-E |
5/2/2007
| Soldiers arrive for Tradewinds 2007
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/2/2007
Although Tradewinds has run for twenty-eight years it will be only the second time that Belize will be the host. It is also the second time that Guyanese ...
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| Belize Bank warns ACB to stay out of UHS deal
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/2/2007
Well today a heretofore silent but central player in the drama was heard from: The Belize Bank. That's right, the financial institution that just happens to ... UHS |
| NEMO erects new building in Big Creek
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/2/2007
It’sa successful exercise between the militaries of Belize and the military of the United States; the government of the United States, the government of ...
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| Baby barn owls will find new home at zoo
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/2/2007
The birds were turned over to the Belize Audubon Society this morning where Publicity Coordinator, Dirk Francisco told us that while residents might be ...
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| UB students raise funds for accident victim
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/2/2007
He has been in surgery at Belize Medical Associates since three this evening to repair serious damage to the spine. It is not certain if Monima will be able ...
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CONSTRUCTION WORKER CHARGED WITH KEEPING PROHIBITED FIREARM AND ...
LoveFM, Belize - 5/2/2007
Twenty year old, Richard Jones a construction worker of number ten Victoria Street in Belize City is remanded into custody until June fourth after being ...
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POLICE ARREST TWO TOUTHS FOR ROBBERIES AT BELIZE CITY RESTAURANTS
LoveFM, Belize - 5/2/2007
Police have made two arrests in connection with two robberies last week on Cemetery Road in Belize City. The two charged are 18 year-old Kareem Arnold and ...
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LIONS TO HOLD 30TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
LoveFM, Belize - 5/2/2007
Lions from throughout the country will convene in Belize City this weekend to attend the Belize Lions Zone 59, thirtieth annual Lions Convention. ...
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5/1/2007
| 3 year old loses fight with leukaemia
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 5/1/2007
“Steven I understand that when Malecai was brought back to Belize he was put on a treatment to deal with the leukaemia that he was suffering from, ...
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4/30/07
| PUPs defend Musa/UHS guarantee...
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/30/07
The Prime Minister or really his committee that he appointed is prepared to go back to the Belize Bank to negotiate this matter, yes.” ...
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| ...but ACB to challenge its legality
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/30/07
... in the Supreme Court to stop any payment that would be made under the terms of the loan agreement between the Belize Bank and the Government of Belize. ...
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| Kids to rebuild computers in summer programme
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/30/07
The classes are scheduled to start in July and are being done in partnership with the Belize Defence Force. Because of space constraints, interested parents ...
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| San Pedro beats OW to make football playoffs
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/30/07
FC Belize won Group A with twenty-four points after ten outings; Tex Mar Boys finished with twenty-two points; Wagiya thirteen and Hankook Verdes United ...
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4/27/2007
| Spa guide by Kate Shapland. This week: off the beaten track
Telegraph.co.uk, UK - 4/27/2007
MARUBA RESORT AND JUNGLE SPA, BELIZE In the middle of the Mayan rainforest, Maruba is lost in time. Accommodation is comfortable (you sleep in cabanas or ...
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Village Council Elections....
Belizean - Only in Belize!, Belize - 4/27/2007
....have become the focus of most newspapers in Belize in recent weeks, as a possible gauge of public sentiment as the country prepares for General ...
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SJCJC wins first Tertiary Level debate on Abolition of Slave Trade
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
The debate, took place at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts, featured a three member team from SJCJC, the University of Belize and the Ecumenical ...
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Annual SJCJC Lecture focuses on ongoing Belize/Guatemala dispute
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
A mere 50 Belizeans attended the 17th annual Signa Yorke Memorial public lecture this year which focused on “The Implications of taking the Belize/Guatemala ...
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BTL brings tribunal to screeching halt! Says Minister’s moves ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
The Belize Telecommunications Limited in a surprise move on Friday last secured a court injunction to freeze the Tribunal set up to adjudicate in the labour ...
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We have 65 guests online
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
The Government of Belize does not have the money to pay, and so it is looking around for some national asset that it can give to the Belize Bank in lieu of ...
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Robbery at Clarissa Falls; Hung Jury on Jon Bahadur
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
They stole $2450 in US currency along with some Belize dollars. De La Fuente, who admitted taking part in the crime, told the court the Bahadur brothers ...
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We have 69 guests online
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
The Reporter has been reliably informed that the President of the University of Belize Corinth Morter-Lewis, is on her way out. ...
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Lawsuit seeks to block Ara Macao resort approval
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
It also says the development violates zoning for the area under the Mango Creek/Placencia Special Development Area, as recognised by Belize law. ...
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Basketball fan to pay $1200 for kicking ref in the face
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
The unemployed resident of Mayflower Street on southside Belize City has until June 13 to pay the money. Magistrate Aretha Ford found Skeet guilty of ...
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Belize’s High Court & Central American Court of Justice sign agreement
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
Belize’s Chief Justice of Belize, Abdulai Conteh, and the President of the Central American Court of Justice, Dr. Ricardo Acevedo Peralta, on Wednesday ...
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Prime Minister’s open-ended guarantee exposes GOB’s link to ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
After a lot of stone-walling and talk about confidentiality, the Government of Belize was persuaded this week to release details of its guarantee with the ...
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Opposition says GOB Universal Health loan guarantee is questionable
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/27/2007
According to the loan guarantee agreement between the government and the bank, the Belize Bank shall not be bound to exhaust its recourse against Universal ...
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INSIDE SEMI-PRO BASKETBALL
Amandala, Belize - 4/27/2007
The Orange Walk Eagles will make their 2007 semi-pro basketball debut tonight at home when they play host to the (1-1) Belize Bank Bulldogs. ...
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4/26/2007
| Belmopan City Council donates to fire victims
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/26/2007
And while the Living Hope School in Belize City raises funds to get back on its feet, a family in Belmopan is rebounding with help from that city's council. ...
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| Maya pursue land and park cases
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/26/2007
Residents of Conejo and Santa Cruz filed suit in the Supreme Court earlier this month, asserting that the Government of Belize has failed to protect ...
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| School hit by burglars raises funds to recoup
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/26/2007
School burglaries have become an all too familiar facet of Belize City life. But beyond the press coverage and indignant words from students and staff, ...
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| Injured cyclist complains driver not arrested
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/26/2007
Twenty-eight year old Mark Cho, a resident of Red Bank in the Stann Creek district, is lucky to be alive. In February, the young father of two children, ...
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Machete man sentenced to five years in prison
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/26/2007
Lemoth, initially charged with Attempted Murder and Maim following a macheting incident in Belize City on April nineteenth, 2006, this morning pleaded ...
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| Farmers of the year ready for Ag Show
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/26/2007
I think I am following a trend in terms of being a former student of the Belize College of Agriculture—one and only—and to be the Farmer of the Year, ...
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| Attorney challenges life sentences for juveniles
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/26/2007
“How do you think this would square with the public knowing the crime wave, especially Belize City is currently gripped with?” ...
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| Cops revisit house ... and this time find gun
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/26/2007
Last week we ran a story following up on a murder investigation in which a Belize City family complained that overzealous police ransacked their home in ...
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| Lawyers continue to battle over BTL
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/26/2007
Thank you.” This case between Belize Telecommunications Limited and Prosser's Belize Telecom has been adjourned until May seventh.
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| HRCU racks up another successful year
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/26/2007
Belize's most popular single financial institution, the Holy Redeemer Credit Union, held its sixty-third annual general meeting last night and as has become ...
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4/25/2007
| BTB seeks new branding, more focussed marketing
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/25/2007
It's Belize's largest single industry, biggest foreign exchange earner and foremost employer ... so when the government body in charge of tourism speaks, ...
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| Belize signs co-op agreement with Central American Court
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/25/2007
Since assuming the presidency of SICA, Belize has signed a number of agreements with countries in Central America and today, it added one more to that list: ...
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| YFF says survey supports toy gun ban
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/25/2007
Well, one organisation in Belize is claiming that not only do guns lead to killing, but even toy guns can put us on the road to fatal violence. ...
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BELIZE TOURISM BOARD MAKES NINTH INDUSTRY PRESENTATION
LoveFM, Belize - 4/25/2007
People in the Tourism Industry as well as people from the private and public sectors today attended the Belize Tourism Board Ninth Annual Industry ...
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GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
LoveFM, Belize - 4/25/2007
The Government of Belize has decided to release the full text of the guarantee given to the Belize Bank in respect of the Universal Health Services debt. ...
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POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 4/25/2007
Belize City Police say they intercepted the 31-year-old man trying to escape with a stolen bicycle. 34-year-old BDF Captain Ricardo Leal of Buttonwood Bay ...
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| Our Belize Community – Jules Vasquez
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/25/2007
Belize has grown immensely from the tiny country that survived on coconuts, Mahogany and chicle. Belize has grown and jobs that were never available in the ...
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| “We deh pan line” paddles to victory!
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/25/2007
The general camaraderie around camp kept everyone’s spirits up especially with the assistance from the Belize Defense Force who helped and supported the ...
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| Costa Maya set for August 2nd – 5th, 2007
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/25/2007
In the coming weeks, their plans will come to light and everyone can start to eagerly anticipate one of Belize’s biggest festivals. ...
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YOUTH FOR THE FUTURE LAUNCHES FINDINGS OF NATIONAL SURVEY
LoveFM, Belize - 4/25/2007
Youth for the Future launched its findings of a National Survey on the importation and sale of toy guns in Belize. The survey, titled, Anti-imitation Gun ...
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PRIME MINISTER MUSA ON OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON ...
LoveFM, Belize - 4/25/2007
The Prime Minister left Belize yesterday and is expected to return on May 6. The Prime Minister’s visit is at the invitation of the Government of the ...
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SJC-JC WINS TERTIARY-LEVEL DEBATE
LoveFM, Belize - 4/25/2007
Coordinator of the event, Ritamae Hyde told Love News students from three Tertiary-Level Institutions in Belize engaged in the debate. ...
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BELMOPAN HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVES DONATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
LoveFM, Belize - 4/25/2007
That total amount is eight hundred thousand Belize dollars.The school will also be receiving one hundred thousand dollars from the Papal Nuncio, ...
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4/24/2007
| Airport junction benefits from hot mix paving
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/24/2007
“Traditionally, roads done in Belize are a chip seal process where they splay an asphalt down and then spread chips on it. ...
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| Senator Hulse: guarantee was inexcusable
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/24/2007
... proposes and recommends, the Legislature approves and no other institution can commit the funds of the people of Belize but the National Assembly.” ...
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| Musa defends loan guarantee; Espat lambastes it
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/24/2007
Espat added that he believes there should now be a legal review of the guarantee document to see if it is in fact enforceable by the Belize Bank. ...
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| Jr. colleges debate slavery: SJC takes top prize
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/24/2007
... Ecumenical Junior College, and the University of Belize put forward their academic arguments on different aspects of emancipation. ...
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| US refurbishes dormitory at Youth Hostel
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/24/2007
According to US Ambassador Robert Dieter both projects involved extensive renovations at a cost of over two hundred and thirty-eight thousand Belize dollars ...
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| Burglary victim offers $5000 reward
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/24/2007
A Belize City businessman who was victimized by robbers earlier this month has offered a reward for the return of his property. According to Dean Fuller, ...
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Cruise industry generates $1.6 billion in spending for Caribbean ...
Barbados Advocate, Barbados - 4/24/2007
The destinations said to have benefitted from this include Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman Islands, Cartagena, Costa Maya, Cozumel, ...
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17TH ANNUAL SIGNA YORKE MEMORIAL LECTURE WILL BE HELD TONIGHT
LoveFM, Belize - 4/24/2007
“Well this year the students from a couple of issues they selected to look at the implication of taking the Belize/ Guatemala Differendum to the ...
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BELIZE TOURISM BOARD'S NINTH ANNUAL INDUSTRY PRESENTATION SET FOR ...
LoveFM, Belize - 4/24/2007
People involved in promoting tourism will tomorrow converge at the Princess Hotel and Casino in Belize City for the Belize Tourism Board’s Ninth Annual ...
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Wickenheiser and Grove headed for Rwanda as sports ambassadors
Brandon Sun, Canada - 4/24/2007
"I've been to Belize (on the beaches) but I don't think that really counts," laughed Groves, 30. "I think certainly it will have a huge impact on just my ...
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PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO COPE IN TIMES OF DISASTERS
LoveFM, Belize - 4/24/2007
This week school children from some of Belize’s Primary Schools are learning what to do in times of disasters or hazardous threats at school. ...
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GALEN UNIVERSITY PREPARES FOR OPEN DAY
LoveFM, Belize - 4/24/2007
The Galen Bus will leave Belize City at seven o’clock that morning for residents in Belize City and will stop at the bus terminal in Belmopan for those who ...
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TOMMORROW WILL BE CELBRATED AS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY
LoveFM, Belize - 4/24/2007
In observing this day, the Association of Administrative Professionals of Belize is hosting a seminar and luncheon at the Belize Biltmore Plaza. ...
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4/23/2007
No arrests in city’s latest shooting
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/23/2007
A shooting in Belize City over the weekend has left one man hospitalized. Eighteen year old Wayne Matthews of a Faber’s Road Extension address remains at ...
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| Tigersharks, Bulldogs win in weekend basketball action
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/23/2007
Week nine of the RFG Insurance Cup Tournament brought the Belmopan Bandits to the MCC Grounds yesterday to face undefeated FC Belize as the capital city ...
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| Barrow still not convinced UHS guarantee is valid
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/23/2007
This afternoon the United Democratic Party called a special press conference in Belize City to discuss the Government guaranteed debt of the thirty-three ...
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| Gov’t agencies vow to decrease traffic fatalities
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/23/2007
... cyclist, driver or passenger, you’re probably not surprised to hear that traffic accidents is one of the leading causes of death in Belize. ...
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| Jaunted Underwater: Snorkeling in Caye Caulker
Jaunted - 4/23/2007
Claire Duffett lives in New York City and recently completed a 10-day trip from Guatemala City to Antigua, Lake Atitalan, Tikal, and the cayes of Belize. ...
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STUDENTS FROM TERTIARY LEVEL INSTITUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN DEBATE
LoveFM, Belize - 4/23/2007
Students from three Tertiary-Level Institutions in Belize will engage in a debate tomorrow. The event is one in a series that the National Institute of ...
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FIVE YEAR ACTION PLAN ON ROAD SAFETY INTRODUCED
LoveFM, Belize - 4/23/2007
The Department and its partners held a road safety forum which concluded at the Princess Hotel and Casino in Belize City. Love News spoke with Planning and ...
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SECOND ANNUAL ON THE SPOT PAINTING COMPETITION UNDERWAY
LoveFM, Belize - 4/23/2007
The second annual on the spot painting competition for primary school students countrywide got underway today at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall in Belize ...
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BNE ISSUES PRESS RELEASE REGARDING GOB'S SHARES
LoveFM, Belize - 4/23/2007
Belize Natural Energy Limited issued a press release today. Love News contacted BNE to conduct an interview but we were told the only person authorized to ...
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| Caribbean named as home to four top ten eco-resorts
Caribbean360.com, Barbados - 4/23/2007
El Pescador, in Belize, has established itself as an eco-friendly tropical getaway, including a recent commitment to offset all carbon emissions generated ...
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4/22/2007
Regional journalists to engage experts on climate
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 4/22/2007
... Climate Change Centre was established by CARICOM Heads of Government to coordinate the Region’s response to climate change. It is based in Belmopan, Belize.
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4/21/2007
| Concert pianist to give encore performance
SunJournal.com (subscription), ME - 4/21/2007
Born in Brooklyn, Lopez was raised in Belize and Texas, where he began to play the piano at age 11. He won his first competition by age 14, and two years ...
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4/20/2007
| Ladyville Tech hosts first open day
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/20/2007
Open days are a regular feature of the academic year for many educational institutions in Belize ... And this morning, News Five's Kendra Griffith visited ...
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| Signa Yorke lecture on Guat. claim set for Tues.
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/20/2007
On Tuesday night, the seventeenth annual Signa Yorke Lecture Series will continue its tradition of provoking thought on critical issues facing Belize. ...
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| BCWU still not happy with terms of reference
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/20/2007
But a press release issued today by the Belize Communication Workers Union's Christine Perriott voices "deep dissatisfaction" with the Minister's comments. ...
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Press office gaffes, only Barrow will see UHS deal
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/20/2007
... on the basis of the confidentiality between a creditor and borrower; in this case, the Belize Bank and UHS principals Victor Lizarraga and Luke Espat. ...
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| Counsellors to help fight drug/alcohol abuse
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/20/2007
This morning eighteen soldiers were added to the forces fighting drug and alcohol abuse in Belize. Through the UK-based National Children’s Home and the ...
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| April the tapir turns twenty-four
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/20/2007
The special event for the beloved specimen of our national animal is hosted every year by her caretakers at the Belize Zoo to promote awareness of the ...
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| Teenager charged with murder of younger boy
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/20/2007
As a society we've come to accept the news of another murder on the streets of Belize City with frightening ease. But when the victim is only a child, ...
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| ... Police deny charge and continue to look for motive
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/20/2007
“Basically this morning the police officers, as a follow-up investigation to the incidents of shooting in the Southside of Belize City, many young persons ...
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| Family claims weapons raid destroyed home
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/20/2007
And while the victim's family mourn his passing, relatives of the young teenagers that police detained in connection with the murder are crying foul. ...
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MINISTERS OF AGRICULTURE MEET IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 4/20/2007
Ministers of Agriculture from Central America are in Belize for meetings under the Central American Integration System. Love News spoke with Minister of ...
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PUP SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SELL SHARES IN BNE
LoveFM, Belize - 4/20/2007
A release from the People’s United Party Secretariat says the Government of Belize is not entertaining any sale of its shares in the oil revenues of Belize ...
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MEN CAUGHT WITH STOLEN ITEMS
LoveFM, Belize - 4/20/2007
Belize City Police today have two men in custody who were caught in the West Landivar area with items that turned out to have been stolen. ...
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BTIA ISSUES RELEASE CONDEMNING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
LoveFM, Belize - 4/20/2007
The Belize Tourism Industry Association issued a release in which it says it condemns sexual exploitation. Love News spoke with Marketing Officer at the ...
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Diurnal Rhythm of Deep-Sea Diving in Whale Sharks
ScienceBlogs - 4/20/2007
Stay abreast of your favorite bloggers' latest and greatest via e-mail -- select a daily digest or instant updates and never miss a post again. ...
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| Guatemala Trip Questions: Will Claire Join Jaunted Readers in Lake ...
Jaunted - 4/20/2007
Claire Duffett lives in New York City and recently completed a 10-day trip from Guatemala City to Antigua, Lake Atitalan, Tikal, and the cayes of Belize. ...
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Former employee robs poultry driver of thousands of dollars
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
By Armin Petzold - Staff Reporter. Dangriga police continue their search for 21-year-old Sheldon Burgess, a labourer of La Isla Road Dangriga, ...
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Emigrating Brits risk losing up to £10000
Easier, UK - 4/20/2007
In response to ONS stats released yesterday that over five hundred Brits are leaving the UK every day in search of a life in the sun and work abroad, ...
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We have 80 guests online
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
Reports that the Musa Government has been thinking about “setting off” its 10% holdings in the Belize Natural Energy Limited in return for cancellation of ...
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Crooked Tree Villagers get free basic medical from the US Army
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
Some 404 villagers of Crooked Tree Village in the Belize Rural North received basic medical, dental and optometry care courtesy of Operation New Horizon. ...
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Communications Union says tribunal Terms of Reference is “woefully ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
The tribunal set up by Labour Minister, Francis Fonseca over 40 days ago to settle the trade dispute between the Belize the Telecommunications Limited (BTL) ...
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A tribute to the late Ismael Gomez Sr.
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
Growing up in Orange Walk and attending La Inmaculada Primary School, there was no indication of future greatness until Melin came to Belize City to study ...
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Something fishy about dead fish in Crooked Tree Lagoon
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
Both fishermen and residents of Crooked Tree Village in the Belize Rural North area say the fish in their lagoon are dying and they want to know why. ...
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Garinagu celebrate 210 years of arrival
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
A delegation of some 30 members of the National Garifuna Council from Belize City, Dangriga, Hopkins and Punta Gorda has recently returned from Honduras ...
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Arenal killer-rapist could face life in jail
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
Epifanio Apolinario Guerra, a Belizean farmer of Arenal Village in Cayo on the Belize/Guatemala border, will know if he will spend the rest of his natural ...
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More than 35 witnesses to testifyat Brannon Brothers murder trial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
The brothers were gunned down in front of their home on Albert Street West in Belize City during the predawn hours of Mother’s Day May 14, 2006. ...
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UDP records major victories in Village Council elections
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
In Belize Rural Central, the UDP scored its first ever victory in Lord’s Bank, a village that was traditionally a stronghold. While the UDP did not win in ...
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The $33 million Universal debt hangs over all our heads Where will ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
... is in the process of selling off its shares in the oil industry to pay off the $33 million Universal Health Services bad debt owed to the Belize Bank. ...
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The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
Not in a time when the entire country is blaming all that’s wrong with Belize on Ralph Fonseca. The village was so important for him to have won that he ...
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Mayor’s Association elects Zenaida Moya as their new President
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/20/2007
The Mayor’s Association of Belize has a new President. She is Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya. Moya, was elected during a meeting on April 12, ...
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New Report ‘Volume 5: The Biopesticides Market In Latin America ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 4/20/2007
... Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, ...
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Belize Tourism Industry Association Condemns Sexual Exploitation
Belize Tourism Industry Association (press release), Belize - 4/20/2007
Belize’s tourism product has been successfully branded as a nature based adventure destination. Our largest growth segments are destination weddings, ...
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| Whale sharks do it deeper
ScienceBlogs - 4/20/2007
Perhaps you have been one of the lucky few to swim with these enormous friendly elasmobranches off Honduras in Utila (pictured), off Belize at Gladden Spit, ...
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4/19/2007
NTUCB CONDEMNS PROPOSED SALE OF SHARES IN BNE
LoveFM, Belize - 4/19/2007
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize issued a release in which it says it officially records its resolute disapproval of the proposed sale of the ...
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REGIONAL TERTIARY LEVEL PROFESSORS MEET IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 4/19/2007
Education Officials from throughout the Central American Region are in Belize to discuss the prospects of integrating Tertiary Level Education. ...
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FINAL PREPERATION FOR PACT CHALLENGE 2007 UNDERWAY
LoveFM, Belize - 4/19/2007
“Basically it is highlighting the Marine Protected Areas of Belize and the Marine Resources of Belize. Looking basically at the challenges in managing the ...
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4/18/2007
| Robbery suspect turns himself in; escaped con still out
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/18/2007
Quilter escaped from custody Tuesday morning in Belize City as he was being escorted to Magistrate's Court. A two thousand five hundred dollar reward has ...
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| BEL donation assists BERT to maintain ambulance services
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/18/2007
During brief handing over ceremonies this morning, Belize Electricity Limited and its parent company Fortis jointly donated ten thousand dollars to the ...
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| Officials: Crooked Tree fish kill caused by low oxygen levels
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/18/2007
It is a relatively new technology in terms of Belize. However, we did our research and we felt comfortable that there would be no negative impacts from the ...
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First-Ever Residential/Golf Resort Planned for Belize
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 4/18/2007
"Belize has long been known for its exquisite beauty, world-class diving and fishing," said J. Trevor Miles, president and CEO. "With our new resort, ...
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EU funds Toledo micro credit programme
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/18/2007
The eight hundred and fifty thousand Belize dollar fund, administered through the Toledo Teachers Credit Union, will be used for micro credit to the ...
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UDP says oil money should not pay for UHS bailout
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/18/2007
... from any sale to pay off the thirty-three million dollar debt to the Belize Bank that it had somehow decided to guarantee for the private hospital. ...
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| Officers who foiled robbery commended by Compol
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/18/2007
... officers whose quick action resulted in the apprehension of a pair of robbers earlier this month were honoured today in a short ceremony in Belize City. ...
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| US military humanitarian exercise helps Belize District
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/18/2007
... rural villages throughout the Belize District seeing residents for medical, dental, and optometric afflictions and providing veterinary care to animals. ...
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| City and Health Ministry team up for health fair
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/18/2007
Organised by the Public Health Department and the Belize City Council, the event included the participation of several service providers including the Karl ...
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| Brightening smiles in San Pedro
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/18/2007
Students, faculty and friends of the University flew to Belize as part of an annual trip sponsored by Ayuda—a non-profit, secular charity that provides ...
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| Miss Belize Universe fundraiser held in SP
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/18/2007
Thanks to the special support from the island residents and tourists alike, Maria Jeffrey, Miss Belize Universe has garnered enough money that will allow ...
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| Tigersharks beat the Bulldogs 71-66!
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/18/2007
On Saturday night, the San Pedro TigerSharks took center stage at the sports complex to host the Belize Bank Bulldogs for the first game in the 2007 ...
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| Our Belize Community – SPFD Officer in Charge Jerome Garcia
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/18/2007
The Government of Belize (GOB) felt that he could teach others how to do the same. Jerome was employed by the Punta Gorda Fire Department for a total of ...
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4/17/2007
| Fish kill around Crooked Tree has residents concerned
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/17/2007
The village of Crooked Tree in the Belize District is best known for its rich natural environment and vibrant Creole culture. But both of those assets have ...
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| The waltz makes a comeback at Palloti High
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/17/2007
On Saturday night, twenty-two couples from Belize City and Belmopan will take centre stage in the second annual Palloti Waltz competition. ...
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| Ten year old boy among three injured in shooting
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/17/2007
A violent weekend on the streets of Belize City shows no signs of letting up as the most recent shooting has put three people in the hospital, ...
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Talks on maritime boundaries held at OAS headquarters
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/17/2007
Right now it's not an issue on the front burner of either country but talks continue between Belize and Guatemala over the question of that country's claim ...
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| Mysterious ad says mainland China talking to Belize
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/17/2007
In other news from the world of diplomacy a strange newspaper advertisement has observers wondering whether the seemingly unbreakable ties between Belize ...
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Kleptomaniac granny gets two years for shoplifting
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/17/2007
A Belize City grandmother convicted of shoplifting from two supermarkets will spend the next two years behind bars. According to court reports, this morning ...
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4/16/2007
Belmopan oil field shares will not go to bank
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/16/2007
In news from Belmopan, the Musa administration is maintaining its silence regarding its latest offer to the Belize Bank as negotiations continue over ...
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| Maya leaders say they want rights, not separatism
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/16/2007
“We are challenged as a nation when we see many people from outside coming to Belize to own vast tracts of land when Belizeans can’t even own land.” ...
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| Belmopan tops Toledo in RFG Cup football
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/16/2007
In other results from around the league, in group A Tex Mar Boys handed Wagiya a 1-zip blast while Hankook Verdes and FC Belize battled to a 1-all stalemate ...
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| Two murders in city keep cops busy
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/16/2007
Belize City lived up to its violent reputation this weekend with two residents dead and another four recovering from stab wounds. ...
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PUP takes Hattieville, claims majority of village councils
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/16/2007
According to the PUP, its big victories were in the Belize District where they picked up seven of the eight villages, including Hattieville and Maskall. ...
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| Cops hunt for escaped convict
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/16/2007
... but reports are that well-known burglar Dennis Quilter apparently was taken by bus from Hattieville prison to court in Belize City to stand trail. ...
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| Ismael Gomez Sr. dies of cancer at 75
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/16/2007
Gomez, one of Belize's pioneering business figures, died early this morning at his Belize City home following a three-month battle with cancer. ...
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| No-Fishing Zones in Tropics Yield Fast Payoffs for Reefs
New York Times, NY - 4/16/2007
In the Antilles, the states of Grenada, the Bahamas, Belize and the Grenadines, which have already protected some reef areas, have committed themselves to a ...
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An Apology to Mr. Glenn Godfrey SC
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/16/2007
The Reporter has received notification from Mr. Carlos E. Kepke of Houston,Texas, attorney for Mr. Glenn D. Godfrey of Belize City, to say that a report ...
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4/14/2007
The Rise and Fall of Third Parties in Belize
Belizean - Only in Belize!, Belize - 4/14/2007
In Belize, the PUP and the UDP have dominated politics. The UDP has twice been elected into government; the PUP has won all other national elections. ...
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4/13/2007
| Safety Records a Click Away
New York Times, NY - 4/13/2007
A cabana at the Cotton Tree Lodge in Belize. A number of rain forest ecolodges are offering visitors hands-on experiences to get a sense of life in the rain ...
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Seaworld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund Awards a Record $1.3 ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 4/13/2007
The Nature Conservancy will receive $15000 to conserve endangered West Indian manatees of the Corozal Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in Belize. ...
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Arkansas bail bondsman gets his man in Belize
Pine Bluff Commercial, AR - 4/13/2007
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - A Bentonville bail bondsman seeking a bail jumper in a drug case traveled more than 1400 miles to find the man in Belize. ...
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| Caye Caulker couple wins SUV in Sol raffle
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/13/2007
“The promotion was carried out in all eleven territories that Sol operates in the Caribbean, including Belize, so a similar draw is being done in all the ...
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| Miss Belize continues fundraising drive
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/13/2007
For more than three decades Belize has been sending young women to participate in the Miss Universe Pageant. But the closest any of our contestants have ...
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Banking laws keep UHS guarantee secret
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/13/2007
The PM went on to assert that in December 2004, Belmopan did in fact guarantee Universal's debt at the Belize Bank. Musa maintains that without consent from ...
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| Frequent headaches? Doc advises check-up
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/13/2007
Lots of people in Belize have high blood pressure and they say, oh, pressure have mi head the hurt mi, you should still check to make sure. ...
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| Semi-Pro 2007 to tip off in San Pedro Saturday
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/13/2007
Semi-pro basketball action is set to tip off this weekend in San Pedro between the home team Tigersharks and the Belize Bank Bulldogs. ...
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| Moya elected Mayors Association President
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/13/2007
The Mayors Association of Belize has a new president. According to a press release issued today, Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya will replace outgoing ...
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| Accused killers convicted of burglary
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/13/2007
... remembered as a feisty but lovable woman who for over three decades led the life of a trailblazing pioneer in the rugged limestone hills of central Belize.
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| Kaseke: GOB must defend citizen rights
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/13/2007
According to Kaseke, because the US kidnapped Duane from Jamaican custody in January, Belize should refuse to hand over his brothers Mark and Gary. ...
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NEW MAYORS' ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT SPEAKS OF PLANS
LoveFM, Belize - 4/13/2007
Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya was yesterday elected the new President of the Belize Mayors’ Association for the next year. Mayor Moya replaces outgoing ...
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TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
LoveFM, Belize - 4/13/2007
Senior Environmental Officer Martin Alegria told us the teachers will be informed of current environmental issues facing Belize; either nationally generated ...
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NEW PRESIDEANT FOR BELIZE NATIONAL TEACHERS UNION
LoveFM, Belize - 4/13/2007
President of the San Ignacio Branch of the Belize National Teachers Union Jaime Panti was elected yesterday as BNTU National President. ...
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Court orders Christine Perriott report back to workNot so fast ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/13/2007
Supreme Court Justice John Muria has ordered that union activist Christine Perriott gets her job back at the Belize Telecommunications Limited at least for ...
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In libel action Court rules in favour of PM Musa Reporter to pay ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/13/2007
“He frankly admitted that in the editorial that has given rise to these proceedings., he gave no reason why the claimant wrote off the taxes of the Belize ...
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Uncle Sam reels in Fredrick Hornby of Belizean Fried chicken fame
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/13/2007
Belize City Police have extradited 36-year-old Fredrick Donald Hornby, an American who owned the popular Belizean Fried Chicken. ...
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The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/13/2007
Past governments of Belize have recognized this right by setting aside a Carib Reserve and a Maya Reserve, although the Garifuna Indians of Belize have not ...
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Maya take GOB to court over land rights they say they’re entitled to
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/13/2007
Villagers from two Maya communities in the Toledo District on Tuesday last filed lawsuits against the Government of Belize seeking custodial land rights in ...
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Panti is BNTU National President
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/13/2007
The Belize National Teacher’s Union has elected Jaime Panti, a teacher at Bishop Martin Roman Catholic School in San Ignacio Town, four miles off the Bullet ...
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Bishop Dorick recovers from 6-hour brain surgery
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/13/2007
The Catholic community of Belize has been offering up prayers and supplications for the quick recovery of the Rt. Rev’d. Dorick Wright, Bishop of Belize ...
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Charged in gang rape of UB student
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/13/2007
... along with Wilber Smith were on Tuesday arraigned in the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court on charges of rape of a 21-year-old University of Belize student. ...
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Boyd Johnson wins 79th Annual Cross Country Cycling Classic
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/13/2007
He also won champion’s trophy offered by the Altreith Smith family and a $4000 prize sponsored by the Belize Bank, Fort Street Tourism Village and the ...
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