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6/21/2007

FIRST CARIBBEAN BANK LAUNCHES ITS 2007 UNSUNG HEROES PROGRAM
LoveFM, Belize - 6/21/2007
Locally we’ve had eighteen submissions last year and for Belize we’ve done extremely well.In the last four years,three of our persons we’ve submitted won ...

NORTH DAKOTA IN CONJUNCTION WITH UB OFFERS BELIZEANS SCHOLARSHIP ...
LoveFM, Belize - 6/21/2007
North Dakota State University, through its partnership with the University of Belize is offering Belizeans scholarship opportunities to further their ...

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND EDUCATION PROMOTES HEALTHY SNACKS FOR ...
LoveFM, Belize - 6/21/2007
... Central Farm and those fruits are being distributed to our school children,preschoolers,primary schools in Toledo,Stann Creek and parts of Belize City. ...

TACA AIRLINES INTRODUCES A NEW PROGRAM
LoveFM, Belize - 6/21/2007
“ Various ministers of Central American countries, including Belize, attended the launching in San Salvador. Love FM was represented at the launch by Mario ...

CASE OF MAYAN PEOPLE BETWEEN CONEJO AND SANTA CRUZ VILLAGES
LoveFM, Belize - 6/21/2007
The case between the Mayan people of Conejo and Santa Cruz Villages in the Toledo District and the government of Belize is winding down before Chief Justice ...

BELIZE TELEMEDIA INTRODUCED ITS ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM YESTERDAY ...
LoveFM, Belize - 6/21/2007
Belize Telemedia yesterday afternoon introduced its Adopt a School Program with the first school being Bethel Primary School of Belize City. ...

THE NEW WORLD CONCERT TO BE HELD AT GEORGE PRICE CENTER
LoveFM, Belize - 6/21/2007
... concert itself,that’s $20 and you can call 822-1054.” Meredith Kennedy performed ‘Moonfall Belize’ at the Bliss last Friday and she says it was a success.

PM JOINS OTHER CARIBBEAN LEADERS IN FORUM CALLED "UP CLOSE WITH ...
LoveFM, Belize - 6/21/2007
The Belize delegation in Washington was also in meeting today with representatives of the Inter-American Development Bank and the US government. ...

CDS TO HOST SUB-REGIONAL WORKSHOP
LoveFM, Belize - 6/21/2007
As a member of the Borrowing Member Country of CDB, an invitation has been extended to the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s members. ...

6/20/2007

BTL unveils Adopt-a-School initiative
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/20/2007
It may have a new name and more than its share of boardroom and labour problems, but Belize Telemedia Limited remains a player in the country's social ...

Recycling companies grow on used paper, metal
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/20/2007
To the untrained eye these old car parts, scrap metal, and cardboard boxes may look like garbage, but for the owners of the Belize Recycling Company it’s ...

Burnaby nurse receives Nightingale award
Burnaby Newsleader,  Canada - 6/20/2007
Judi Fairholm proudly shows off the Florence Nightingale Medal she received for her work to create an internationally recognized education program to ...

Giant of nursing profession passes at 73
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/20/2007
A giant in Belize's nursing profession has died. Delsyia Goff, former Principal Nursing Officer and long-time health activist, was found dead this morning ...

Claimants in Maya land case are optimistic
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/20/2007
Late this afternoon, the case of the Mayan villagers suing the Government of Belize for communal land rights adjourned after their attorney, ...

Police meet with rival factions to quell violence
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/20/2007
Belize City police are hoping that cooler heads will now prevail following a meeting with key members of Back-A-Town and George Street crew. ...

Kings Park grocery hit by robbers
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/20/2007
Belize City police say they have in custody one suspect after the young man's description matched those given by eyewitnesses following a brazen robbery at ...

A language reality check is needed
Sioux City Journal, IA - 6/20/2007
... Guyana, Solomon Islands, Malta, Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Vanuatu, Guam, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenadines, Virgin Islands, Micronesia, Kiribati, ...

WELL-KNOWN BELIZE NURSE AND RED CROSS VOLUNTEER PASSES
LoveFM, Belize - 6/20/2007
Nurse Delcia Goff was discovered dead in her home at 19 Baymen Avenue this morning in Belize City. Love News spoke with President of the Belize Red Cross ...

Barges docking south of town?
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/20/2007
Just recently, these barge operators were asked to utilize the port built by the Government of Belize located on the south west side of the island. ...

Our Belize Community - San Pedro’s Sportscaster: Pamela Zetina
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/20/2007
One person following up on community sporting events is Pamela Zetina and we are proud to feature her this week’s “Our Belize Community. ...

THE NATIONAL BAHAMAS CHILDREN'S CHOIR TO VISIT BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 6/20/2007
The National Children’s Choir of the Bahamas is scheduled to visit Belize and will stage a performance at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts while its ...

BCWU EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT TOWARDS BTL
LoveFM, Belize - 6/20/2007
Officials of the Belize Communications Workers Union have expressed disappointment at what they term as disrespect by BTL towards their officers who were to ...

AVIAN INFLUENZA WORKSHOP IN DANGRIGA TOWN
LoveFM, Belize - 6/20/2007
Officials from the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, and Poultry Association of Belize held a workshop on Avian Influenza yesterday in Dangriga ...

BELIZE TELEMEDIA LAUNCHES 'ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM'
LoveFM, Belize - 6/20/2007
Belize Telemedia will launch its Adopt a School Program this afternoon with the first school being Bethel Primary School of Belize City. ...

6/19/2007

Driver cops a plea, fined $5000 for traffic death
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/19/2007
A Belize City man who pled guilty to knocking down an elderly woman has been fined for causing her death. According to court reports, thirty-six year old ...

Did GOB letters to UN imply legal commitment to Maya?
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/19/2007
The case of the Toledo Maya claim against the Government of Belize for communal land rights continued this afternoon in the Supreme Court. ...

Orange Walk teen charged with jail cell murder
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/19/2007
We understand the deceased is a stranger in Orange Walk and gave investigators a Belize City address at the time of his arrest.

Mexican president will visit next week
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/19/2007
And looking forward to next week, Belize will be the venue for a number of high level meetings leading up to a summit of leaders from Central America, ...

Junior carnival moves will be more modest this year
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/19/2007
Another outlet for artistic expression is being provided by the Belize Carnival Association in the form of its Summer Youth Camp. ...

Notes: Phillips' patience pays off
Yankees.com - 6/19/2007
His wife is overseas in Belize, performing missionary work. Now, Phillips can add to the positive feelings that are swimming through the family after two ...

A MOTHER'S CRY FOR HELP
LoveFM, Belize - 6/19/2007
Patricia Cano:mother of sick daughter “That was the mystery here in Belize because this child has been healthy all her life and happy. ...

PM TO MAKE PRESENTATION IN WASHINGTON TODAY ON INTERNATIONAL ...
LoveFM, Belize - 6/19/2007
Members of Belize’ private sector will also take part in the discussions. They include President of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Emil Mena, ...

MEXICAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT BELIZE LATER THIS MONTH
LoveFM, Belize - 6/19/2007
Mexican President, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, is scheduled to make a state visit Belize later this month. President Calderon’s visit will coincide with the ...

TAIWANESE MAN CRITICAL FOLLOWING SHOOTING LAST EVENING IN BELIZE CITY
LoveFM, Belize - 6/19/2007
A Taiwanese man and his teenaged son are in critical but stable condition after they were shot last evening in Belize City. Police say that at around ...

Lady Rebels sweep BTL for City softball title
Amandala, Belize - 6/19/2007
We have a new champ of Belize City female softball. Tonight, in commanding fashion, Lady Rebels proved it was no fluke when they convincingly completed a ...

“Possession” panic at Big Falls RC
Amandala, Belize - 6/19/2007
Juarez will be bringing back the students to Belize. He joined the children in Guatemala this morning. Only 10 of the 15 affected children were able to ...

Back-a-town vs George St. feud explodes!
Amandala, Belize - 6/19/2007
Another Belize City man is dead today after he was shot to death Saturday morning by a group of young men who were allegedly driving in a red SUV. ...

Belize Covenant Movement to hold official induction ceremonies
Amandala, Belize - 6/19/2007
Aikman said that the Belize Covenant Movement wants “…to signal very clearly where the movement intends to take its struggle.” “We will be making known our ...

Sol Gen discloses UHS settlement deed and loan note
Amandala, Belize - 6/19/2007
The once secret settlement deed and loan note that Prime Minister Said Musa signed with the Belize Bank in March, to settle the multi-million-dollar ...UHS

Telemedia offers attractive deal to BTL shareholders - will they sell?
Amandala, Belize - 6/19/2007
Over one thousand shareholders in Belize Telemedia Limited (formerly Belize Telecommunications Limited) are getting an offer that seems just too good to be ...

6/18/2007

Mayan land rights lawsuit starts in Supreme Court
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/18/2007
That was the testimony of Greg Ch'oc this afternoon as the lawsuit filed by the villagers of Conejo and Santa Cruz against the Government of Belize began ...

HIV prevention projects get positive report cards
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/18/2007
Three years and three point two million US dollars later, representatives from Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, and St. Lucia have gathered ...

Regional partners for disaster management coordinate
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/18/2007
... General Secretary of the Centre for the Coordination for the Prevention of National Disasters in Central America, and Belize's Lt. Colonel George Lovell ...

Unattended candle starts fire on Rasta Street
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/18/2007
While most residents of Belize City enjoy the luxury of electricity, a number of people living in the old capital depend on candles, kerosene lamps, ...

Summer programme to focus on math, reading
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/18/2007
One such initiative will take place at the Leo Bradley and Turton libraries in Belize City next month. According to organiser Peter Lacey, students are ...

Weekend murder sparks violence in Belize City
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/18/2007
Today, Lester Young, Jody and Linton Gentle were all arraigned for murder in Belize City’s Magistrate Court. “I ensured that I had the situation under ...

Win against OW makes Belize Bank top dogs
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/18/2007
At the Civic Center Friday night the Belize Bank Bulldogs hosted the Orange Walk Eagles in a bid for the #1 seed in the postseason If you're not sure of ...

6/17/2007

Navy's mercy ship sails off to do some good
Miami Herald, FL - 6/17/2007
It will make its first stop in Belize on Wednesday, beginning a 12-nation, four-month tour, under orders from the commander-in-chief himself to treat 85000 ...

6/16/2007

Summer Festival Guide
CBS2 Chicago, IL - 6/16/2007
Chicago - Aug. 5: Belize Day In The Park, a celebration of the Central American country of Belize. Washington Park, 57th Street at Payne Drive. Aug. ...

6/15/2007

Fonseca will run; pledges more open attitude
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/15/2007
First the basics: Fonseca will run as the People's United Party candidate in Belize Rural Central and he will remain as the party's national campaign ...

City Council feeds down and out dads
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/15/2007
But for some men, this Sunday will pass like any other day because their homes are the streets of Belize City. With that reality in mind, this afternoon the ...

YWCA promotes income generating skills for women
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/15/2007
For the past six weeks, forty-one women from sixteen villages in the Belize district have been coming to the YWCA every Saturday for classes in life skills. ...

Father’s Day tribute features James Brown, Otis Redding
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/15/2007
“James, we call ah James Brown dah Belize; he would put off a James Brown dance. We have Robinson Girl who will pay tribute to Otis. ...

BRODIES SUPERSTORE
LoveFM, Belize - 6/15/2007
Belize now has what can be described as a super K-Mart Superstore. Today, the media got a tour of the new Brodies on the Northern Highway in Belize City. ...

BELIZE CITY COUNCIL FEEDS LESS FORTUNATE FATHERS
LoveFM, Belize - 6/15/2007
Less fortunate Fathers of Belize City are enjoying a special meal in their honor, sponsored by the Councilors and staff of the Belize City Council. ...

BELIZE RED CROSS WILL HOST ANNUAL RADIO-THON TOMORROW
LoveFM, Belize - 6/15/2007
The Belize Red Cross will be hosting what they hope to be its annual radio-thon tomorrow, Saturday. Director General of the Belize Red Cross, Lily Bowman, ...

PUC INITIAL DECISION ON ANNUAL REVIEW PROCEEDINGS
LoveFM, Belize - 6/15/2007
A copy of the report is available for review by the general public at the Public Utilities Commission’s Office at number sixty-three Regent Street in Belize ...

TEACHER'S READING PROGRAM AWARDS CEREMONY
LoveFM, Belize - 6/15/2007
... specialists,Mrs. Rosaline Bradley who’s worked consistently in education and has done a lot for literacy instruction and for the development in Belize. ...

POLICE STORIES
LoveFM, Belize - 6/15/2007
The Belize Court of Appeal yesterday overturned the conviction and sentence of 27-year-old Edward Barona who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life ...

SOYBEAN PRODUCTION IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 6/15/2007
Belize imports in excess of $15 million worth of soybean products in any given year so that can be translated into the local production. ...

Community assists police with cleaning city streets of guns, ammo ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter A vigorous police anti-crime campaign on the streets of Belize City this week has netted seven high powered shotguns, ...

Gagged, raped, stabbed by savages in her own home!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
... attack when two men invaded her family home on south side Belize City, raped and then stabbed her repeatedly and left her to die early Monday morning. ...

We have 82 guests online
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Christine Perriott, the woman who dared to challenge her employer at Belize’s most profitable private company, the Belize ...

Garbage problem stinks! But Waste Control says “not our fault!”
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
By Joseph Stamp Romero - Staff Reporter The garbage situation in Belize City has gone from bad to worse and the City Council says it plans to carry out a ...

FC Belize burns Revolutionary Conquerors 1-0 to win 2007 RFG Cup ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer A victorious FC Belize celebrates their 2nd championship with a victory lap around the stadium. ...

Church volunteers give Friends Boy’s School a new look
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
For almost 14 years, Friends Boys School on Allenby Street in Belize City, has given a second chance to boys who have not done well in primary school and ...

Chiquibul Park gets partners handshake
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
The 31st of May and 1st of June marked important events enabling a higher level of protection for Belize’s largest protected area, the Chiquibul National ...

Job hunters schooled on the value of good customer service
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
On Wednesday at 8:30 AM the Labour Department’s Employment and Enterprise Development Unit in Belize City held an all day training session in Customer ...

Two share $57500 lotto jackpot
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
By Armin Petzold - Staff Reporter In keeping with the Lotto tradition, another individual who resides outside of Belize City won Saturday’s $57500 lotto ...

Love has found a way! But parents hurt by move.
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Alrick Galvez, a Belize City resident whose in-laws accused him of holding their daughter and her one-year old baby girl ...

Terror on Magnetic Hill! as bus and passengers slide down embankment
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
The team was returning home to Belize City in high spirits after their second consecutive Cup championship at the Carl Ramos Stadium in Dangriga, ...

We have 63 guests online
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/15/2007
Many point to the effectiveness of the single Chamber Representative, Senator Godwin Hulse, in the Senate and conclude that if Belize had more stand-up men ...

SOFTBALL SHOWTIME at the STADIUM
Amandala, Belize - 6/15/2007
The regular season for the Belize City Softball Association competition wrapped up last Friday night, June 8, with one female and one male encounter, ...

TIGERSHARKS ROUT ORANGE WALK EAGLES 82-49 AT HOME
Amandala, Belize - 6/15/2007
Meanwhile in Corozal, the Belize Bank Bulldogs got an early first half scare, as the Runnin Rebels, despite suffering serious internal and financial ...

Another mountain of Government guarantees
Amandala, Belize - 6/15/2007
Like the wider Belizean population and members of the international financial community who have business ties with the Government of Belize, Barrow wanted ...

Supreme Court finds BTL guilty of contempt – imposes $5000 fine
Amandala, Belize - 6/15/2007
Christine Perriott won another landmark victory in her battle with the Belize Telecommunications Limited (now Belize Telemedia Limited) this morning, ...

Mek way fu Christine!
Amandala, Belize - 6/15/2007
Fifteen weeks after her termination, Christine Perriott returned to work at the Regent Street premises of Belize Telecommunications Limited (now Belize ...

Girl, 13, raped by neighbour, 20, and 14-year-old raped by ...
Amandala, Belize - 6/15/2007
A 13-year-old student of Belize City alleges that her neighbor, 20, raped her in May of this year. Yesterday, the Belize City resident (whose name we know ...

Robbing, raping and stabbing
Amandala, Belize - 6/15/2007
Police are searching for two men who broke into a woman’s home in the Mesopotamia division of the city on Monday, June 11. They robbed her, stabbed her ...

6/14/2007

CHRISTINE PERRIOTT BACK ON THE JOB
LoveFM, Belize - 6/14/2007
We also asked Perriott how she will go about conducting union business now as Secretary General of the Belize Communication Workers Union. ...

'MOONFALL BELIZE' CONCERT TO BE HELD AT THE BLISS TOMORROW
LoveFM, Belize - 6/14/2007
American musical artist, Meredith Kennedy, will stage a concert at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts tomorrow, titled, ‘Moonfall Belize’. ...

RESIDENTS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN BELIZE EXPERIENCED POWER OUTAGES
LoveFM, Belize - 6/14/2007
A press release from Belize Electricity Limited says the black-out was due to a trip on the Western Transmission Line. Investigations conducted by the ...

PUP ANNOUNCE DATES FOR CONVENTIONS
LoveFM, Belize - 6/14/2007
The People’s United Party has announced the dates for the conventions for its two remaining divisions - Belize Rural Central and Belmopan. ...

YMCA NEARS COMPLETION OF TRAINING FOR RURAL WOMEN
LoveFM, Belize - 6/14/2007
The program is being conducted by the Young Women’s Christian Association with assistance from the Belize Rural Development Program and the European Union. ...

BELMOPAN ROTARY CLUB'S MICRO-LOAN PROJECT
LoveFM, Belize - 6/14/2007
“Even though it’s sponsored by the Belmopan Club what we’re really looking to do this anywhere in Belize that the program will work. ...

BELIZEAN OFFICIALS HAD MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF PDV CARIBE
LoveFM, Belize - 6/14/2007
Agreement was reached on the steps necessary to improve on future shipments of petroleum products to Belize based on the experience of having two fuel and ...

OIL EXPLORATION EXHIBITION ON DISPLAY AT THE MUSEUM OF BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 6/14/2007
Anyone who visits the Museum of Belize on Gaol Lane, particularly students, will have a lot to learn about the history behind oil exploration in Belize. ...

'Look at us now!'
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 6/14/2007
From there, others migrated to Nicaragua, Guatemala and Belize, where Palacio was born. The Garifuna have a distinctive culture, "with our own language, ...

Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective
Georgia Straight, Canada - 6/14/2007
Survivors ended up scattered along the mainland coast from Nicaragua to Belize. The Garifuna have kept their language and distinct musical identity–but only ...


6/13/2007

Supreme Court reinstates Perriott, fines BTL
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/13/2007
On April fifth, Muria ordered that Perriott be reinstated as an employee of Belize Telecommunications Limited. But one hour after the ruling, BTL sent out a ...

Unusual US navy vessel helps train Belizeans
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/13/2007
Anchored about two and a half miles off Belize City is the aptly named High Speed Vessel-2, Swift. “It’sa unique ship and it’s quite fast, about forty-five ...

Museum exhibition looks at history of oil exploration
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/13/2007
But the story of petroleum in Belize dates back a lot farther then August of 2005 ... and today an exhibit opened at the Museum of Belize that links the dry ...

Talks held with Venezuelans on petroleum
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/13/2007
Also covered were future shipments of refined products to Belize and the construction of storage tanks to better handle those imports. ...

Prices rise for gasoline, butane
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/13/2007
And while Belize's crude oil is already being used in the agriculture and construction sectors, the rest of us continue to feel pain at the pump. ...

Police show off major gun haul
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/13/2007
Police today reported some major progress in efforts to reduce the number of heavy weapons on the streets of Belize City. This afternoon they held a press ...

Two incidents of rape reported by teenage girls
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/13/2007
But as city police continue to look for those two suspects, they are investigating yet another reported sexual assault. This time the victim is only ...

Tribunal should begin deliberations soon
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/13/2007
... that their dismissal violated the collective bargaining agreement signed by the Belize Communication Workers Union and Belize Telecommunications Limited.

Labour Dept. trains youths to hold jobs
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/13/2007
By historical standards, unemployment in Belize is near an all time low. But statistics won't feed your family when you are among the thousands of Belizeans ...

Dates finally set for last two PUP conventions
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/13/2007
Belize Rural Central voters will gathers on Sunday, June twenty-fourth in Hattieville to select their standard bearer. According to PUP Secretary General ...

Introducing: Drinkable Tap Water
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/13/2007
On Monday, June 11th, Consolidated Water Belize Limited (CWBL) unveiled the dramatic signage on the tank next to its water desalination plant. ...

San Pedro is sister city with Wilmington, NC
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/13/2007
Initial contact was made approximately six months ago by frequent San Pedro visitor Honorary Consul of Belize, Dr. Edward Lee Paul Jr. who is from the City ...

Our Belize Community - SAGA’s Healer: Vet Heather Stewart
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/13/2007
Assisting Saga is veterinarian doctor, Heather Stewart whom we proudly feature in this week’s “Our Belize Community.” Born in Rochester, New Hampshire in ...

Will SSB sell SP property?
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/13/2007
Belize – unspoiled beauty, the perfect place to settle down, to build a house, nothing could beat waking up to the sun shining and the crystal clear waters ...

SUPREME COURT ORDERS BTL TO REINSTATE CHRISTINE PERRIOTT
LoveFM, Belize - 6/13/2007
This was the order of Justice John Muria this morning in the Supreme Court of Belize in the case of Perriott versus the Belize Telecommunications Limited, ...

CANE FARMERS BLOCK FACTORY GATES
LoveFM, Belize - 6/13/2007
Cane farmers in Northern Belize once again blocked the gates to the Belize Sugar Industries at Tower Hill in Orange Walk. Manuela Ayuso reports. ...

TWO YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE AWARDED HIGHEST AWARD IN SCOUTING
LoveFM, Belize - 6/13/2007
Love News spoke with Luigi Heredia of the ninth Belize Saint Ignatius Scout Group. “We’re awarding two Scouts with the Queen Scout’s Award. ...

BELIZE NATIONAL LIBRARU HOSTS SUMMER PROGRAM
LoveFM, Belize - 6/13/2007
The Belize National Library Service will be hosting its Annual Summer Program during the months of July and August. The program caters to children between ...

POLICE STORIES
LoveFM, Belize - 6/13/2007
Police have recovered a number of firearms off the streets of Belize City and made several arrests. Police say around 10-30 yesterday morning they conducted ...

CANCER WALK TO BE HELD IN PLACENCIA VILLAGE
LoveFM, Belize - 6/13/2007
”The Battle Cancer event in Plancencia was born out of the need to raise awareness of cancer in southern Belize .My dad passed away from prostate cancer in ...

6/12/2007

CJ orders govt. to pay insurers for 2005 riot damage
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/12/2007
In news from the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice has ruled against the Government of Belize in a case stemming from the damage to property caused by unruly ...

Local businessman turns hobby into winery
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/12/2007
Belize will never be mistaken for France, California, Chile, Australia or any other major wine producing nation, but if one businessman has his way, ...

Water companies expand to serve growing San Pedro
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/12/2007
And while that's good news for Belize with our abundant rivers, not all Belizeans have ready access to the precious liquid. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has ...

LifeLine Foundation donates to HIV initiatives
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/12/2007
As with most estimates regarding the prevalence of HIV in Belize, we can only guess at the number of children with the virus. Whatever the count, presently ...

Washington rates Belize as improved on trafficking
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/12/2007
Government officials are feeling good tonight following reports out of the United States that Belize is being praised for its efforts against human ...

Raped, robbed, and stabbed ... and lives to tell the story
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/12/2007
The latest incident unfolded after three this morning inside her Belize City home. The woman says she was sleeping when she was suddenly awakened by a noise ...

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION CONDUCTS AERODROME TRAINING
LoveFM, Belize - 6/12/2007
Participants include officers from the Department of Civil Aviation and the Belize Defence Force. The theoretical part is being conducted in Belize for a ...

BELIZEAN CANOE TEAM DOES WELL IN INTERNATIONAL CANEO RACE IN THE US
LoveFM, Belize - 6/12/2007
President of the Belize Canoe Association, Elvin Penner, said the members placed first, third, and fourth in different categories of the race. ...

POWER OUTAGE IN SOUTHERN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 6/12/2007
Most of Southern Belize is experiencing power outage since shortly after nine o’clock this morning. Corporate Relations Manager of the Belize Electricity ...

SAN PEDRO MAYOR SIGNS SISTER CITY AGREEMENT
LoveFM, Belize - 6/12/2007
Their host was Honorary Consul of Belize, Doctor Ed Paul of Wrightsville Beach. When the agreement was formalized at the Wilmington City Council meeting, ...

POLICE STORIES
LoveFM, Belize - 6/12/2007
The Belize Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed the appeal of David McKoy Junior who was convicted of attempted rape and was sentenced to eight years. ...

Son, 21, charged for murder of man who broke his father’s nose!
Amandala, Belize - 6/12/2007
A Belize City man, Julian “Buff” Serano, 30, who worked for UDP Port Loyola area representative Anthony “Boots” Martinez, was shot to death about 10:00 last ...

Dollars Without Sense: Underestimating The Value Of Less-Educated ...
ILW.com, NY - 6/12/2007
... of 217 million is 70 million more than the combined populations of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. ...

From BTA to BTL - - in 1988 - - SALE OF ASSETS in 1992 - - the ...
Amandala, Belize - 6/12/2007
When the UDP Administration privatized the Belize Telecommunications Authority (BTA) in 1988, the Government of Belize retained 51% of the Shares in the ...

Lyjon Franklin and Julie Avila charged in Bliss break-in
Amandala, Belize - 6/12/2007
Yesterday evening, two Belize City residents were taken to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court and charged jointly for their involvement in the burglary of ...

FC Belize repeat as national champions!
Amandala, Belize - 6/12/2007
At the Carl Ramos Stadium in Dangriga yesterday, Belize City’s FC Belize did what they set out to do, and then some, in handing Dangriga’s Revolutionary ...

6/11/2007

Belize City man is latest Lotto winner
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/11/2007
A Belize City resident is grinning ear to ear tonight after his numbers matched those drawn in Saturday night's Lotto. Late this afternoon, Lennox Flowers ...

Three new ministers sworn in
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/11/2007
Lisa Shoman, previously Belize's Ambassador to the United States is now Minister of Foreign Affairs. The new postings were announced last Monday following ...

Expert: women must embrace political leadership
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/11/2007
This morning one hundred and twenty women from across the country...and the political spectrum...gathered in Belize City for an event designed to reverse ...

FC Belize wins RFG Cup
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/11/2007
As visitors, FC Belize comes in from a position of strength having taken Game I in a 1-zip blaze at the MCC grounds last week but they quickly learn this is ...

BELIZE CITY MAN SHOT DEAD
LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/2007
Another Belize City man is dead as a result of gunfire. Police say that sometime before 10 last night 30-year-old Julian Serrano Casimiro, also known as ...

"MASQUERADES OF BELIZE" EXHIBITION AT THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL AND ...
LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/2007
The Institute of Social and Cultural Research, formerly the Government House in Belize City is currently holding an exhibition entitled, “Masquerades of ...

NATIONAL NUTRITION CAMPAIGN WITH MORINGA TREES
LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/2007
The project will be launched all of this week and is spearheaded by the Belize-Michigan Partners. President of the Belize-Michigan Partners, Doctor Chris ...

POWER OUTAGE IN SOUTHERN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/2007
The Belize Electricity Limited says it has restored power to areas in the south of Belize that were affected by a power outage last night. ...

TOLEDO TEACHERS CREDIT UNION 6TH AGM
LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/2007
“The guest speaker for the occasion was the Executive Director of the Belize Credit Union League Natalie Goff.Also highlight is the meeting were reports ...

BELIZE CITY COUNCIL REFUSE TO RENEW BELIZE WASTE CONTROL CONTRACT
LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/2007
The Belize City Council say they will not renew a garbage collection contract with the Belize waste Control. Love News spoke today with City Councilor ...

Why the big jump in my phone bills?
Miami Herald, FL - 6/11/2007
The main culprit was calls and faxes to Belize -- at a rate of $2.44 and $4.70 per minute -- which you acknowledge are legitimate and resulted from your ...

Belize to launch new free internet project for primary schools
TeleGeography, DC - 6 hours ago
Primary schools from across Belize have taken part in the official launch of a free internet programme by national PTO Belize Telecom. ...

6/10/2007

A fading culture clings to roots
Miami Herald, FL - 6/10/2007
After clashes with the English, they were sent in 1797 to Honduras, from where they spread to neighboring Nicaragua, Guatemala and Belize. ...

6/8/2007

Bail-jumper by dispensation?
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
Ryan Todd Roark and his companion, Tichakom Chaikumperd, had come to Belize on a camping trip. They insist that the gun and bullets found in their camping ...

Bus conductor guilty of carnal knowledge of run-away 13-year-old girl
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
The girl, in her testimony in chief, told the court that two weeks after she first met Paau near the Pound Yard Bridge in Belize City, she visited him at ...

11 primary schools cruise the information super highway courtesy BTL
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
They were the proud recipients of free high speed internet service courtesy of the Belize Telemedia Limited (formerly the Belize Telecommunications Limited) ...

CZMU bring Worthing beach back to health
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Barbados - 6/8/2007
Worthing beach in Christ Church is almost back to normal and officials of the Coastal Zone Management Unit expect it to remain that way. ...

Mountain Pine Ridge in trouble!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
Kenrick Leslie, former Chief Meteorological Officer, is Belize’s global warming scientist. He explains that drought caused by global warming weakened the ...

Harry Louis Hoy passes on at 46
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
... 46, was laid to rest on St. George’s Caye on Thursday, following funeral services at the Holy Redeemer Cathedral on North Front Street in Belize City. ...

Inga Aikman excels at University of Miami Off to med school at ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
... School Examination in 1999 and in 2003 she attained the best overall performance for Belize in the Caribbean Examinations Council with eight ones. ...

Taste of Belize samples originality and talent in Belizean cuisines
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
The 6th Annual Taste of Belize Competition took place on Saturday last with great national pride to a sold out audience of more than 1200 who flocked to the ...

Light comes form Cayo artist’s Black Box exhibition
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
Nehanda Higinio, 23, of Dangriga Town has been painting professionally for the past five years, ever since her return to Belize from the United States in ...

Red Cross honours Delysia Goff for 18 years of volunteer nursing
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
She’s volunteered 18 nursing years of her life to the Belize Red Cross Society and on Wednesday last, May 30, Belizean Delysia Goff was honoured with an ...

McPherson College honors trio
McPherson Sentinel, KS - 6/8/2007
Ikenberry and his wife, Nelda, have led an eco-tourist trip to Belize and traveled around the world conducting research. He has actively supported such ...

We have 38 guests online
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
Four days after Ambassador Eamon Courtenay delivered his crucial loyalist vote to bring about the transformation of BTL (Belize Telecommunications Limited) ...

Xux Ek Novelo of Hummingbird School tops the PSE
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
Highest performance in English went to Diomne Habet of Belize Elementary School,with a 95%.In Science Milhelm Hernandez of Holy Redeemer and Adrian Young of ...

Cop charged with alleged theft of $176000 in fuel
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/8/2007
... of private vehicles who filled up from the department’s fuel supplier, the Shell One Stop Service Station on Central American Boulevard in Belize City. ...

Kanantik Reef and Jungle Resort in Belize Offers New Arrangements ...
PR Leap (press release), CA - 6/8/2007
Belize is one of the few places in the world where scuba divers can spot the whale shark. The whale shark can grow up to 60 feet in length, weigh in excess ...

Travel and Adventure: Norwegian Pearls of thought
Bend Weekly, OR - 6/8/2007
The other port was Belize. Belize City provides an interesting combination of 19th and early 20th century large wooden buildings, and nondescript later 20th ...

Farewell to Pound Yaad
Amandala, Belize - 6/8/2007
... so, with your permission, I would like to close the curtain on my series of lamentations on the historic Belize City landmark - the Pound Yard. ...

A big time gasoline scam features Queen St. cop!
Amandala, Belize - 6/8/2007
A policeman is charged with selling 18, 965 gallons of fuel belonging to the Government of Belize, to private citizens with the collusion of attendants at a ...

Foreign interests offer $70 million for nearly 12000 acres of ...
Amandala, Belize - 6/8/2007
It was reported last week that an American investor, Allen O. Cage, Jr., was in negotiations with the Government of Belize to purchase 8255 acres on North ...

Xux Ek Novelo is top student - Bernice Yorke top school in this ...
Amandala, Belize - 6/8/2007
While at the district level Orange Walk outdid the rest of the districts, the very top performers came from Belize City’s private schools. ...

Life behind bars for Wayne Martinez, 26
Amandala, Belize - 6/8/2007
The first witness was Pastor Arthur John Hoy, Sr., the owner of Sneaker World, who is now a pastor at Yeshua Christian Center on Gibnut Street in Belize ...

Private schools outperform public schools in 2007, and the South ...
Amandala, Belize - 6/8/2007
Over 6000 Standard VI students across Belize got their Primary School Examinations (PSE) results on Tuesday, and as always, while some could not contain the ...

Mexican official says embassy “has some problems” with Ghanaian ...
Amandala, Belize - 6/8/2007
The Ghanaian said that he is now stranded here in Belize and cannot get back to Ghana, noting that traveling through Mexico is one of the cheapest routes to ...


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