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6/11/08

BTIA meets in San Pedro San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/11/08 Spearheaded by the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) San Pedro Chapter, stakeholders and representatives from eight organizations came together for ...

Jason De O'Campo is Chef of the Year 2008 San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/11/08 The Taste of Belize is a cultural extravaganza of Belizean and Caribbean food, music, and dance: this explains why over a thousand people had to be ...

San Pedro donates to Arthur victims San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/11/08 The Government of Belize (GOB) announced that over 10 thousand people were affected in one way or the other by Tropical Storm Arthur last week. ...

No Flour means no bread San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/11/08 There was a shortage of wheat in the country earlier this year, but all indications are that Belize flour shortage has reached crisis levels. ...

POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/08 Belize City Police are looking for Nelson Diaz. Police say 19-year-old Dennis Mai reported that on Monday night about eight oÕclock his brother in law, ...

ILLEGAL FISHING REPORTED IN PROTECTED AREAS LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/08 There are regulations set for the use of marine reserves in the entire country of Belize and those are set by the Belize Fisheries Department and us here at ...

NEW BELIZEAN NATIONALS SWORN IN LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/08 ÒThe people we have here today qualify here for two area, one is being married to a Belizean and the second is by registration which is being here in Belize ...

NEW CHAMPION PRIMARY SCHOOL SPELLER CROWNED LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/08 Ian Pelayo of Wesley Upper School in Belize City took third place after six rounds of spelling. A banner competition was also held and first place went to ...

PUP PUTS FORWARD ITS OWN PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/08 The next public consultation on the Belize constitution sixth amendment bill will take place tonight at the Orange Walk Town Hall. ...

BUDGET CONSULTATION PROCESS CONTINUE LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/08 ... invest more in agriculture and rural development. The budget consultation process was funded by UNDP and UNICEF and executed by the University of Belize.

PM BARROW SAYS RICE IMPORTATION SHOULD LOWER PRICE OF THE COMMODITY LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/08 The scarcity of rice for the past weeks led the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation to import rice from Mexico and the US Managing Director at BMDC ...

FLOUR SHORTAGE TO BE ADDRESSED LoveFM, Belize - 6/11/08 Today President of the Belize BakerÕs Association, Andre Perez, told us that Belize Mills has promised to provide them with flour by today. ...

6/10/2008

Our Marion Amandala, Belize - 6/10/2008 When Marion Jones visited Belize a few years ago, she was still a world track and field superstar. Everybody in Belize wanted a piece of Marion, ...

Not for sale Amandala, Belize - 6/10/2008 Somebody somewhere told Lord Ashcroft that everything is for sale in Belize. I guess some of our leaders are. They gave this man license to plunder our ...

Arthur blamed for at least $77 million worth of damages Amandala, Belize - 6/10/2008 Arthur dumped massive rains over Belize just at the start of the hurricane season, Sunday, June 1, flooding vast residential and agricultural acreage in ...

Belize bread crisis! Amandala, Belize - 6/10/2008 Several sources who purchase and sell flour told our newspaper that Belize Mills has not been producing flour because it has no wheat. ...

From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 6/10/2008 It only appears to Colin that Uh Luna is throwing more barbs at the British than he is at the Spanish, because Belize is a land which has been under British ...

Crime is increasing in Hopkins – one policeman can’t do the job! Amandala, Belize - 6/10/2008 Ten years ago, when I did my research about Belize, I came across a friendly village that was “crime free.” I believed it to be, as I rented a small house ...

6/9/2008

Ghetto Youths on 5 Day Jungle Trek Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 6/9/2008 18 youths from Belize inner city’s concrete jungle are tonight spending the first of their 5 nights in a real jungle. The youths are in the Caracol area in ...

PUP Now Owns Independence Hall & Belize Times Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 6/9/2008 It seems almost like nothing to report, the PUP now owns Independence Hall, the Belize Times, and Positive Vibes media. It’s news because when John Briceno ...

What Went Up & Down on 2008 PSE Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 6/9/2008 A couple of statistics not released on Friday is that the top performing school is Bernice Yorke followed at second by Hummingbird Elementary, Belize ...

South Stranded without the Kendall Bridge Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 6/9/2008 As we showed you on Friday, recovery efforts are reaching the affected communities in southern Belize, but there’s one part of the story that’s not been ...

Teen Assaults Uniformed Police Constable Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 6/9/2008 Today Head of Crimes Investigation in Belize City Aaron Guzman says the minor is not cooperating, but they are warning officers. “I would have liked though ...

Robbery Suspect Mervin Bradley Also Suspect in Madrill Murder Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 6/9/2008 Today Head of Crimes Investigation in Belize City Aaron Guzman says they have received credible information which says that Mervin Bradley is the man who ...

Chinese Grocer Kills Alleged Robber Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 6/9/2008 The body of Jermaine Gomez was placed in the back of a police pickup and then taken to the Belize City morgue. At the scene police also recovered the three ...

RICE SUPPLY SHOULD BE BACK TO NORMAL BY WEEK’S END LoveFM, Belize - 6/9/2008 This morning Carlos Moreno of Belize Food Supply said that the rice supply should be back to normal by the end of this week. “Belize Food Supply normally ...

RECONSTRUCTION WORKS CONTINUE IN SOUTHERN Belize LoveFM, Belize - 6/9/2008 At the Manatee Bridge we have just completed repairs to that bridge; a lot of the decking had been lost and on both sides both the Stann Creek and Belize ...

EXHIBITION ON BELIZEAN BEAUTY OPENS TOMORROW NIGHT LoveFM, Belize - 6/9/2008 Belize can boast from picturesque rivers to breathtaking valleys, from colorful coral reefs to exotic Maya temples, and with all of this a perfect ...

Belize CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DONATES TO FLOOD VICTIMS LoveFM, Belize - 6/9/2008 Members of the Belize Chamber of Commerce have responded to the need of the victims of the flooding. The chamber says the grand total rallied from its ...

TELEMEDIA DONATES $10000 TO YBTB LoveFM, Belize - 6/9/2008 Belize Telemedia Limited today donated 10 thousand dollars to Youth Business Trust Belize. A release from Youth Business Trust Belize says donation will be ...NJM:4289

2008 LOVE FM FAMILY TOUR COMPETITION KICKS OFF LoveFM, Belize - 6/9/2008 This idea was born out of the idea that it was time that we start promoting Belize as a tourist destination to Belizeans. We figured well instead of just ...

INDEPENDENT EXPERT TO RELEASE FINDINGS ON PUC’S INITIAL DECISION LoveFM, Belize - 6/9/2008 ... the independent expert commissioned to review their initial decision of not granting Belize Electricity Limited request for a rate increase, ...

6/6/08

Ramon Frutos says expect another active hurricane season Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 Even though the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season has already hit us with major storm activity, unleashing massive flood waters on most of Belize, ...

AERO DISPATCH IMPROVE TO 3-0 IN INTEROFFICE BASKETBALL WITH 57-44 ... Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 In game three, behind Frank August 19 pts 3 rebs and Lloyd Burgess 16 pts 16 rebs, Belize Healthcare Partners was able to post their first win of the 2008 ...

Prosser still fighting GOB in US courts Ð Georgia court says ... Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 Jeffrey ProsserÕs Innovative Communications Corporation and Belize Telecom may have dropped off the radar in Belize, but that does not mean that they have ...

From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 Sometime in 1994, Gerald Garbutt, who had become Ralph FonsecaÕs Belize Rural Central campaign manager in 1992 after leaving KREM, opened his own radio ...

Author: Colin bh Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 In the end nobody will testify in the courts of Belize. In the end it will be the responsibility of victimsÕ families to avenge their deaths, ...

Clinton Uh Luna discusses some politics of the new UDP GOB Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 Now you belong completely to the UDP-GOB, or the Nation of Belize? So whenever you are on an official visit in any place and you have to pass where there ...

Article search: Site Web Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 In Belize, we donÕt get hurricanes until July and August, and mostly in September and October. So the NEMO Minister was not on cock. He was loosey goosey. ...

Arthur and the floods Ð a personal account Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 While many of us were snuggling up in bed on Sunday night, and listening to natureÕs fireworks, families in Southern Belize were fighting for their lives. ...

Rice and stress!! Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 This morning angry merchants, left out after the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation sold off all 200 sacks of rice in a matter of hours, ...

Barrow breaks off negotiations with BTL Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 The Office of the Prime Minister announced today that the Government of Belize has broken off negotiations with Belize Telemedia Limited after Government ...

Author: - Amandala exclusive - Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 The YaÕaxcheÕ Conservation Trust, a community-oriented NGO in southern Belize, has forwarded to Amandala the report of a multi-agency patrol conducted in ...

Belize Bank sues PM Barrow Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 With the devastation wrought on the homes and lives of flood victims in the south of Belize by Tropical Storm Arthur, what better time would there be for ...

Just acquitted of murder, John Chessman, Jr., remanded for double ... Amandala, Belize - 6/6/08 Belize City Criminal Investigation Branch confirmed Inspector FlowersÕ report to us this afternoon, but said investigators are not expecting to lay charges ...

Swallow CayeÕs manatees a healthy sign for cruise tourism The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/6/08 By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer The manatee population in BelizeÕs Drowned Cayes suggests that the current level of tourism in the areas is ...

Arthur puts a damper on cane farmers up north The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/6/08 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Tropical storm Arthur, which has devastated the agricultural sector in southern Belize, is also hurting cane farmers in the ...

Internet Detective The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/6/08 Last Sunday evening I was watching the ABC news on Channel 5, when a 10 second item came on regarding a tropical storm Arthur crossing Belize and moving ...

Police split City into precincts for new anti- crime strategy! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/6/08 By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter Twelve new bicycles donated by the Belize City Council, were presented to Assistant Police Commissioner Allen Whylie, ...

A landownerÕs monumental fight to hold on to his land The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/6/08 He said half of his lot at 2438 Central American Boulevard and Vernon Street, which he purchased from the Government of Belize in 2000, was subdivided and ...

Court rules Galeria Maya legal owner of Lagoon lands Arnold family ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/6/08 by Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter In a landmark case against the Government of Belize for taking over private land under the Lands Acquisition (Public ...

Barrow government tells BTL Gloves are off The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/6/08 The Barrow government announced late this week that the gloves are off now that telephone giant, Belize Telemedia Limited, has refused to pay millions in ...

Rice shortage only temporary But Belizeans will pay more! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/6/08 By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Mr. Jose E. Trejo, the Acting Director of Belize Bureau of Standards, has announced new controlled wholesale and retail ...

Arthur leaves behind death and destruction The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/6/08 by Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter The devastating effects of tropical storm Arthur, which wreaked havoc on southern Belize, Sunday night leading up to Monday ...

Editorial The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/6/08 Certainly the worst Belize has seen in the last eighty years, and it was triggered from a massive bank of overweight rainclouds following on the heels of ...

6/5/08

Negotiations Between GOB and BTL Collapse Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 6/5/08 There wasnÕt much hope to begin with and talks between the Government of Belize and BTL have officially collapsed. A release from government this afternoon ...

The Rice Crisis Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 6/5/08 And when the Kendall Bridge was washed away, it cut off all access to and from southern BelizeÉ.and that has plenty to do with the price of rice. ...

NATIONAL SPORTS COUNCIL HAS NEW CHAIRMAN LoveFM, Belize - 6/5/08 The new council says it has been busy trying to familiarize itself with all aspects of sports in Belize in an effort to get a clear picture of the present ...

BTIA ASSISTS MEMBERS AFFECTED BY ARTHUR LoveFM, Belize - 6/5/08 ÒWe spoke with the Belize Red Cross who has been very adamant in their relief efforts. Basically we requested from them some of the things that are in need ...

CITRUS GROWERS ASSOCIATION ASSISTS AFFECTED FARMERS LoveFM, Belize - 6/5/08 The second factory Belize Fruit Products was severely damage and we will hopefully make an announcement by the end of the next week in regards to that ...

NEMO UPDATES ON RELIEF EFFORTS LoveFM, Belize - 6/5/08 Radar observations during the night indicated that another band of showers and thundershowers moved across Belize producing half inch to one inch of ...

KENDAL BRIDGE TO BE REPLACED SOON LoveFM, Belize - 6/5/08 Under the conditions of this offer, the US Government cannot do the assembly, the erection so that will be funded by the Belize Government and so our ...

ONE DETAINED IN LAST NIGHT SHOOTING IN Belize CITY LoveFM, Belize - 6/5/08 Police in Belize City have detained one person following a shooting that left a teenager injured. 15-year-old Jermaine Bainton of West Canal reported to ...

GOB ENDS TALKS WITH TELEMEDIA REGARDING TAX ACCOMMODATION AGREEMENT LoveFM, Belize - 6/5/08 The Government of Belize and Belize Telemedia Limited have broken off talks relating to the accommodation agreement entered into by the previous ...

Hydrological update on Belize floods - 5 Jun 2008 ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 6/5/08 By NEMO Information Unit THE SATELLITE LOOP A LINE OF MOSTLY LAYERED CLOUDS EXTENDED FROM SOUTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL Belize TO THE ...

Baby dolphin found dead San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/5/08 In place, is the Belize Marine Mammal Stranding Network (BMMSN) which was formed to help gather valuable information on stranded marine mammals and turtles. ...

BERN members meet on La Isla Bonita San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/5/08 On the second day, Dr. Melanie McField of the Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative spoke about Coral Reef Conservation plans currently in Belize and ...

Hundreds of children march against child abuse San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/5/08 Over the past few weeks, Belize has been shocked with various news articles and pieces that speak loudly about child abuse. Two children, in two separate ...

Tropical Storm Arthur brings devastation and deluge San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/5/08 Arthur's fury packed maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (mph or 65 kph), as it drenched southern parts of Yucatan, Belize and neighboring ...

6/4/2008

HYDROLOGIST EXPECTS RIVER LEVELS TO PEAK BY THURSDAY LoveFM, Belize - 6/4/2008 However, early tomorrow the lagoon water level is expected to rise as the runoff from the Macal and Mopan make its way down the Belize River. ...

MAN CHARGED FOR DOUBLE MURDER IN BERMUDIAN LANDING LoveFM, Belize - 6/4/2008 I will say this much that they are from Belize City, we know who we are looking for but we have to be careful of releasing the names because we have not ...

BEL LOSES POWER IN Belize DISTRICT LoveFM, Belize - 6/4/2008 Belize Electricity Limited has announced that based on their investigations reveal thatÊ the 115-KV transmission line near the West Lake Substation was ...

ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCT RELIEF EFFORTS FOR FLOOD VICTIMS LoveFM, Belize - 6/4/2008 A number of families in Southern Belize have been affected by the floods. Belizeans have expressed sympathy with families who have lost their loved ones. ...

TRANSPORT MINISTER SPEAKS OF REGULATING BUS INDUSTRY LoveFM, Belize - 6/4/2008 Tzib had reported to Police he was driving a National Transport bus from Belmopan to Belize City when another bus attempted to overtake him. ...

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STANN CREEK AND PART OF Belize DISTRICT DECLARED DISASTER AREAS LoveFM, Belize - 6/3/08 After meeting with his Cabinet and UNICEF representative in Belize, Prime Minister this afternoon declared the Stann Creek District and parts of the Belize ...

ONE PERSON IS DEAD AS A RESULT OF A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT LoveFM, Belize - 6/3/08 43-year-old bus driver Guadalupe Tzib told Police he was driving from Belmopan to Belize City when another bus attempted to overtake him. ...

CDERA MONITORS FLOODING IN Belize LoveFM, Belize - 6/3/08 The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency, CDERA today issued a situation report highlighting the flooding in Belize. CDERA says that they will ...

OPPOSITION LEADER CALLS FOR INQUIRY INTO DISASTER RESPONSE LoveFM, Belize - 6/3/08 Briceno also said that the six PUP members of the House of Representatives have agreed to donate ten thousand dollars of their June salary to the Belize Red ...

RECONSTRUCTION WORKS BEGIN ON HUMMINGBIRD AND SOUTHERN HIGHWAYS LoveFM, Belize - 6/3/08 The devastating floods associated with Tropical Depression Arthur caused major damage in southern Belize. While homes and lives have been lost, ...

STUDENTS SIT CXC AND CAPE EXAMS DESPITE CANCELLATION OF CLASSES LoveFM, Belize - 6/3/08 ÒThe CXC exam has a pre- prepared schedule like I said, way ahead of time and on that date the sixteen territories including Belize will be sitting those ...

YOUTH BUSINESS TRUST Belize SEEKS ACCREDITATION INTO INTERNATIONAL ... LoveFM, Belize - 6/3/08 Representatives from youth Business trust International are in Belize in an effort to assess and get Belize accredited into the Youth Business International ...NJM:4289

RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY LoveFM, Belize - 6/3/08 ... you can recall over the Stann Creek district and the Toledo district and up into the Belize district and produced quite a lot of rain fall in that area, ...

Mexico more Òat homeÓ in Reliant Stadium than Belize Amandala, Belize - 6/3/08 The FFB has in the past refused to provide the Sports Council of Belize with either the Minutes of its AGM, a copy of its Constitution (Statutes), ...

Understanding globalization through LA and Boston Amandala, Belize - 6/3/08 The excitement will be just as great in the urban quarters of Belize as it is in LA and Boston when the Lakers and the Celtics clash. ...

PUP waste of breath Amandala, Belize - 6/3/08 To quote from the Belize Times editorial of June 1, How can it take longer than 100 days to figure out that BNE, the oil company pumping thousands of ...

From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 6/3/08 Belize is often spoken of as a transshipment point for Colombian cocaine on the way to the United Sates. But the fact that Belize itself is a market for ...

Awful Arthur severs Belize at Kendal! Amandala, Belize - 6/3/08 ÒThe area of low pressure located in the northwestern Caribbean became a tropical storm as it was crossing the coast of Belize early this morning. ...

Flooding in Belize: Situation Report No. 1 Amandala, Belize - 6/3/08 Message: Heavy rain across Belize causing rivers in southern and northern Belize to crest their banks. Event: Tropical Storm Arthur, formed on Saturday ...

David PookÕs accused killers walk after nolle prosequi Amandala, Belize - 6/3/08 95 of the Laws of Belize. The witness in question, according to Sosa, could not be found, despite the best attempts of the Police Department and Office of ...

Double murder rocks peaceful Bermudian Landing! Amandala, Belize - 6/3/08 The quiet of a Thursday night in the peaceful Belize River Valley was broken at 7:45 pm on May 29 by gunfire. When it was all over, the village of Bermudian ...

UDPÕs 100 days of failure and broken promises Amandala, Belize - 6/3/08 After all is said and done, Mr. Speaker, the task given BelizeÕs new government by the Belizean people may be summarized in just two words: Ònational ...

6/2/08

2 CONFIRMED DEAD AND FIVE REPORTED MISSING DUE TO FLOODING LoveFM, Belize - 6/2/08 Flooding associated with the passage of Tropical Storm Arthur has left at least two people dead in Southern Belize. Prime Minister Dean Barrow hosted a ...

WATER SAFETY IN TIME OF DISASTER LoveFM, Belize - 20 minutes ago In an effort to avoid the spread of water borne diseases Love News spoke this morning with Doctor Fernando Cuellar of Belize Medical Associates who shared ...

COURT NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 6/2/08 ... stabbed 20 year old Teresita Vivas eight times with a knife, was charged with attempted murder when she appeared in Belize City Family Court today. ...

POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 6/2/08 Belize City Police are investigating an incident in which 17-year-old Jason Bradley was shot. Police say they visited the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital ...

RED CROSS SEEKS ASSISTANCE FOR FLOOD VICTIMS LoveFM, Belize - 6/2/08 As the National Emergency Management Organization assesses the damage brought by Tropical Storm Arthur across the country, the Belize Red Cross is asking ...

EFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR ON SAN PEDRO AND CAYE CAULKER LoveFM, Belize - 6/2/08 The medical people are taking care of her and she will be taken to Belize City for further care. There is a lot of flooding in the areas: Escalante sub ...

5/30/2008

Miss Caye Caulker Lobsterfest - Four beauties vie for the title! San Pedro Sun, Belize - 5/30/2008 As our committee grows, so does our pageant, and every year we tweak it and fine tune it to make it a pageant like no other in Belize. ...

BTIA hold Bi-annual General Meeting San Pedro Sun, Belize - 5/30/2008 Over the past five years, the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA), has been organizing their hurricane preparedness seminar. ...

San Pedro Lions News San Pedro Sun, Belize - 5/30/2008 Held in the village of San Estevan in Orange Walk Town, Lions from San Pedro, Belize City, Belmopan, San Estevan and Chetumal rendezvoused for a weekend ...

Public outrage over power outages San Pedro Sun, Belize - 5/30/2008 Belize City got back power before 6:00, Orange Walk just before 7:00 and Corozal by 8:00. Power outages or trips kept occurring during the next days and ...

AUDUBON SOCIETY HOLDS AGM LoveFM, Belize - 5/30/2008 “Belize Audubon Society is celebrating it’s 39 years of environmental conservation at this annual general meeting that we will be hosting at the Biltmore. ...

Belize DEFENSE FORCE WELCOMES NEWEST MEMBERS LoveFM, Belize - 5/30/2008 The ceremony began with the march on of the recruits followed by the inspection of the guard of honor by the Governor General of Belize, Sir Colville Young. ...

TROPICAL STORM ALMA BRINGS HEAVY RAINS TO SOUTHERN Belize LoveFM, Belize - 5/30/2008 However, as the storm moves northwesterly it is expected that it will bring heavy rains in most parts of the region including southern Belize. ...

NEW DIRECTORS FOR Belize CABLE TV OPERATORS ASSOCIATION LoveFM, Belize - 5/30/2008 Nestor Vasquez of Tropical Vision Limited is the President of the Belize Cable TV operators Association. The Association held its annual general meeting on ...

Of this and that Amandala, Belize - 5/30/2008 Well, as predatory as Ashcroft is, he would not be such a menace to the Belizean people if his bosom buddy, Musa, hadn’t signed Belize over to him, “lock, ...

BTL claims GOB owes $14 million, and still refusing to pay ... Amandala, Belize - 5/30/2008 All of us, and especially struggling Belizean businesses, wish we could take a tax holiday, but not all of us will be as lucky as Belize Telemedia Limited ...

PM Barrow scraps preventative detention amendments Amandala, Belize - 5/30/2008 The controversial move by the Dean Barrow administration to pass amendments to the Belize Constitution to permit the preventative detention of persons not ...

Sook refutes Sedi Amandala, Belize - 5/30/2008 At around the same time, criminal charges were being pursued against the Belize Bank. It had been reported as early as May 6, 2008, that there were criminal ...

Second bank to face charges under Money Laundering (Prevention) Act Amandala, Belize - 5/30/2008 The Belize Bank has been cited on 79 charges under the Money Laundering (Prevention) Act, and Prime Minister Dean Barrow told us today that the Financial ...

Partridge Street prevails over Market Square Amandala, Belize - 5/30/2008 ... involved—that is Evan and Mr. Charles Hyde, and Sagis and Belize Holdings—even if all of them thought that this was a valid transaction, it was not. ...

Smith brothers charged for Mayflower Street grenade attack Amandala, Belize - 5/30/2008 ... visible attempts at retaliation, and the police are trying to ensure that this remains the case, with increased patrols on the streets of Belize City. ...

Lois Barber new director of SJC Extension Department Amandala, Belize - 5/30/2008 Prior to joining the St. John’s College community, Ms. Barber was a Curriculum Supervisor at the Belize District Education Center. ...

5/29/2008

FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS IN THE PACIFIC LoveFM, Belize - 5/29/2008 We expect the storm to dissipate as the storm moves over land and this has already start to affect southern Belize and we can expect more as the storm moves ...

MEXICAN EMBASSY OPENS CHILDREN’S DRAWING CONTEST LoveFM, Belize - 5/29/2008 Marcelino Miranda of the Mexican Embassy in Belize explains that the purpose of the contest is to encourage children to express what Mexico means to them. ...

SMART EXTENDS WIRELESS SERVICE TO NEW AREAS LoveFM, Belize - 5/29/2008 We have extend our coverage to north San Pedro all the way to Bacalar Chico and this is because of much contribution to the tourism industry in Belize. ...

ROTARIANS VISIT GIFT OF LIFE PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES LoveFM, Belize - 5/29/2008 Over the past ten years, hundred of Belizean children have been assisted through the Rotary Club of Belize’s Gift of Life Program. ...

TELEMEDIA ADOPTS PARK TO MARK 1ST ANNIVERSARY LoveFM, Belize - 5/29/2008 Belize Telemedia Limited today celebrated their first year of service to the people of Belize. As a part of their anniversary ceremonies were held this ...

PM COMMENTS ON RECENT POWER OUTAGES LoveFM, Belize - 5/29/2008 During this morning’s press conference Prime Minister Barrow also updated on discussions with Belize Telemedia Limited and the Belize Bank.

5/28/2008

More National Power Outages Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5/28/2008 In Belize City, the outages went for 45 minutes to an hour, but in San Pedro, where the service industry depends on an uninterrupted power supply, ...

BTB PREPARES FOR TASTE OF Belize LoveFM, Belize - 5/28/2008 Next weekend the Belize Tourism Board will be hosting the much anticipated Taste of Belize competition. Love News spoke with Keisha Young, Public Awareness ...

BTIA CONDUCTS MID-YEAR MEETING LoveFM, Belize - 5/28/2008 ... and other interested persons are converging in San Pedro for the next two days as a part of Belize Tourism Industry Association’s mid year meeting. ...

TOLEDO STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TO ENHANCE AREA AS TOURIST DESTINATION LoveFM, Belize - 5/28/2008 The Toledo Council for Responsible Tourism and the policy will be officially launched on Saturday May 31 st at the University of Belize, Toledo Campus ...

Belize DELEGATION TO REPRESENT AT SICA-BRAZIL MEETING LoveFM, Belize - 5/28/2008 Belize will be represented at the second SICA-Brazil meeting that will be held tomorrow in San Salvador. The delegation headed by representatives of ...

MEXICAN GOVERNMENT DONATES TO Belize SCHOOLS LoveFM, Belize - 5/28/2008 The Mexican Government through the Embassy of Mexico to Belize has donated some Spanish books to three Belizean primary schools in the Cayo District. ...

BNE ANNOUNCES LARGER DRILLING CAPACITY LoveFM, Belize - 5/28/2008 Belize Natural Energy and CHx, Joint Venture Partners signed a contract with Maranco Limited in March to provide an additional rig to BNE’s exploration ...

DISABILITIES WEEK OBSERVED LoveFM, Belize - 5/28/2008 These are found in Corozal Town, Orange Walk Town, Belize City, San Pedro Town, Belmopan, Dangriga Town and Punta Gorda Town. ...

PUP LEADER COMMENTS ON POWER OUTAGES LoveFM, Belize - 5/28/2008 “We believe that Mr. Marshal was out of line when he decided to threaten the people of Belize. I think that his company has done very well operating here in ...

5/27/2008

WORKSHOP ON HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS UNDERWAY LoveFM, Belize - 5/27/2008 Health Information System workers from nine participating countries across the region are in Belize for a four day workshop on how to better plan, ...

POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 5/27/2008 A shooting incident last night has left a Belize City man in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. Police say they visited the ...

BEL SAYS BLACKOUTS CAUSED BY TRIP ON MEXICAN TRANSMISSION LINE LoveFM, Belize - 5/27/2008 Belize Electricity Limited says the outage was caused by a trip on the Mexican transmission line. BEL says Mexico’s Comision Federal Electricidad has ...

5/23/2008

Belize CITY COUNCIL CONTINUES PAVING OF CITY STREETS LoveFM, Belize - 5/23/2008 The Belize City Council is today paving two more streets. Deputy Mayor and Councilor responsible for Works Anthony Michael said this is to fulfill promises ...

LAMBEY WRITES ABOUT CORRUPTION, CONSCIENCE AND A POOR WOMAN’S PRIDE LoveFM, Belize - 5/23/2008 “Well the book in essence tries to weave the lives of four people and of more affluent people in Belize. The setting starts out in a village and then the ...

JOCKEY CLUB TO CELEBRATE ORANGE WALK DAY LoveFM, Belize - 5/23/2008 Wood says the purpose of the event is to try to bring back the appeal of horse racing in Belize. Proceeds from the event will be used for the purses to ...

Belize YOUTH BUSINESS TRUST HOLDS SUCCESSFUL AGM LoveFM, Belize - 5/23/2008 Youth Business Trust Belize held its first annual general meeting last night. Love news spoke with Dionne Miranda of the Trust who said the meeting was a ...NJM:4289

ST. JOHNS COLLEGE EXTENSION APPOINTS NEW DEAN LoveFM, Belize - 5/23/2008 Prior to joining the St. John’s College community, Barber was a Curriculum Supervisor at the Belize District Education Center. A trained teacher, she taught ...

MINISTRY FOCUSES ON RICE PRODUCTION LoveFM, Belize - 5/23/2008 Managing Director at the Belize Marketing & Development Corporation, Roque Mai explains that it is hoped that with the increase in rice payment more farmers ...

POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 5/23/2008 Belize City Police have arrested a second man in connection with a report made by 32-year-old Darrel Grant. 24-year-old Robert Jones has been charged for ...

ST. IGNATIUS PREVAIL IN OVERTIME, 47-46, OVER CAYO BALLERS Amandala, Belize - 5/23/2008 Meanwhile, in prime time it will be the Belize Bank Diamonds going up against Christ for Life for the senior title. The Saints, with their 77-65 win over ...

Belize and Guatemala Bilateral Archaeological Cooperation signed Amandala, Belize - 5/23/2008 At a meeting on May 16 in San Ignacio, Belize, sponsored by Exploring Solutions Past, the highest authorities of archaeology from Belize and Guatemala met ...

Education for Liberation – a forum in Dangriga to commemorate ... Amandala, Belize - 5/23/2008 The event will double as a launch for the African Advancement Association of Belize, and the Nigerian community of Dangriga and San Ignacio are slated to ...

Beaten by cops in his hospital bed!! Amandala, Belize - 5/23/2008 Henry told us that on May 16 he was at the taxi stand talking to a car washer originally from Belize City, one Rodwell Anthony, when Cruz and Martinez ...

FIU-Belize Bank “jankunu!” dance Amandala, Belize - 5/23/2008 Yesterday, it was announced that the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has dropped the charges it had filed against Belize Bank president, Philip Johnson. ...

Greedy BEL earns record profits, but threatens blackouts Amandala, Belize - 5/23/2008 On Wednesday night the Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) hosted its annual general meeting, reporting to shareholders on the year ended 31 December 2007. ...

We have 97 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 5/23/2008 We would have had more respect for the views of the Belize Bar Association if it had shown itself active and conscientious when the previous government was ...

Senate meeting - senators highlight emergency situation facing ... Amandala, Belize - 5/23/2008 And those kept Belize peaceful all the time.” Aiden Salazar, of San Pedro, condemned the grenade attack that killed a 16-year-old boy and injured 11 other ...

Former DPP, Sooknandan, got settlement package of $175000 Amandala, Belize - 5/23/2008 The Attorney General told Amandala that he wants to put on record that while he was in front of the Belize Supreme Court in downtown Belize City, ...

Shellshock, etc … Amandala, Belize - 5/23/2008 They reminded us of “Pillow Talk,” one of the controversial companies that were used in the takeover of the Belize Telecommunications Limited (BTL). ...

FIU withdraws charges against Philip Johnson The Reporter Belize, Belize - 5/23/2008 By Anita Nembhard - Freelance Writer The ongoing criminal proceeding against the Belize Bank and its president Philip Johnson, took another twist this past ...

FIU withdraws charges against Philip Johnson The Reporter Belize, Belize - 5/23/2008 By Anita Nembhard - Freelance Writer The ongoing criminal proceeding against the Belize Bank and its president Philip Johnson, took another twist this past ...

Rice shortage could send prices through roof The Reporter Belize, Belize - 5/23/2008 A serious shortage of rice at Belize’s leading supplier of rice to the local market, the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation, could send rice ...

Black outs again! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 5/23/2008 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Belize Electricity Limited, the privately owned multi-million dollar electricity company which generated some $30 million ...

Send the Trawlers home! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 5/23/2008 By Kenneth Gale Trawling for shrimp in Belizean waters is a destructive evil that has been continued in Belize, through political influence, ...

Hunting caye hub for management and protection of entire reserve The Reporter Belize, Belize - 5/23/2008 By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter The University of Belize Living Reef Center, located in the Hunting Caye area of southern Belize, which was made ...

Belize and Guatemala agree to preserve “El Pilar” Mayan ruin The Reporter Belize, Belize - 5/23/2008 At a meeting in San Ignacio last week, Archeology Commissioner and Director of the Institute of Archeology of Belize, Dr. Jaime Awe and Dr. Hector Escobedo, ...

Dr. Arleigh Petters rated among US’s topmost 25 The Reporter Belize, Belize - 5/23/2008 He was born in Dangriga Town, Belize. He went to the United States at a young age and receiived hisBachelor’s and Master’s degree from Hunter College in New ...

Police say Shian Whyte, 21, responsible for death of 2-year-old daughter, Delcy! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 5/23/2008 The single mother of two, who resides in a plywood house at 4429 Zacaranda Street on south side Belize City, was in police custody last Friday morning May ...

5/22/2008

Felicita Arzu withdraws her title with Pageants Belize- Online ... San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1 hour ago Nine months after Felicita Arzu was crowned Miss World Belize 2008, she has decided to come out publicly and rescind or withdraw herself from Pageants ...

South Beach or Hol Chan? San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1 hour ago The EIA aims at minimizing those impacts to Belize’s resources while still allowing sustainable development. On May 17th, 2008, an email was sent out to ...

Hol Chan boundaries to get expanded San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1 hour ago Facilitated by the crew at the Hol Chan Marine office but spearheaded by the San Pedro Tour Guide Association, the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the ...

2008 5-a-side championships! San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1 hour ago The little league finals were played first: San Pedrito Strikers went up against San Pedrito Bad Boys for the divisions first and second place. ...

More Than their Three Rs Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5/22/2008 We are looking to form a swim club so we can continue to promote swimming in Belize and for our young people. Fiona Stevenson was a Challenge Volunteer and ...

This Is Just a Test Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5/22/2008 The hurricane season starts in 9 days - but according to a simulation exercise there is a storm on its way to Belize tonight. Don’t panic now. ...

Post Mortem Says Soldier Didn't Drown Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5/22/2008 We also understand that the Belize Defence Force is conducting an investigation to determine if indeed someone else may have caused the death of Lance ...

Another Alleged Baby Killer Charged Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5/22/2008 The case is being investigated by Belize City Crimes Investigation Branch. The officer in charge is Aaron Guzman. Do the police have sufficient evidence ...

MANUAL FOR COUNSELORS TO BE PRODUCED LoveFM, Belize - 5/22/2008 As it is Belize does not have a baseline framework as to how a school counseling program should function. This is not necessarily the answer but it will ...

RICE GROWERS TO BENEFIT FROM INCREASE IN RICE PAYMENTS LoveFM, Belize - 5/22/2008 The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has announced that for the rice crop year 2008/2009, the Belize Marketing & Development Corporation will be ...

KRIOL COUNCIL TO EMPOWER YOUTH THROUGH CULTURE IDENTITY LoveFM, Belize - 5/22/2008 A tri-partite agreement was signed last Friday among the National Kriol Council of Belize, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Social Investment ...

MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES UPDATES ON FIRST 100 DAYS IN OFFICE LoveFM, Belize - 5/22/2008 All we want is to ensure that the people of this country get their proper share, that the people of this country get what is fair to everyone in Belize. ...

TRAFFIC MISHAP CLAIMS LIFE OF MENTALLY UNSTABLE WOMAN LoveFM, Belize - 5/22/2008 She has been identified as 28 year old Grace Bowen of a Belize City address. Police were called out to mile 46 on the Northern Highway where they saw a ...

POLICE INVESTIGATES SHOOTING IN CAYO AND Belize CITY LoveFM, Belize - 5/22/2008 Belize City Police are investigating an incident in which 27-year-old Twyford Smith was shot last night. Smith reported to police that around 7:30 last ...

PUC APPOINTS INDEPENDENT EXPERT TO REVIEW BEL’S ANNUAL REVIEW ... LoveFM, Belize - 5/22/2008 The Public Utilities Commission has appointed Doctor Jonathon Lesser as the independent expert in the annual review proceeding for Belize Electricity ...

5/21/2008

INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF Belize TO BE INTRODUCED LoveFM, Belize - 5/21/2008 The first ever Insurance Institute of Belize will be launched this evening at the Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel. Carol Codd, Pro-temp Public Relations Officer ...

4H AND HECOPAB ORGANIZE WALK THE WORLD TO STOP HUNGER LoveFM, Belize - 5/21/2008 Belize will be taking part and the Walk the World event will be held in Belmopan. Organizing the event is 4-H Youth Agent Jerry Wagner. ...

PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE REPORTS ON FIRST 100 DAYS LoveFM, Belize - 5/21/2008 One of those problems is the rising cost of food and fuel and the other is crime with the recent unprecedented event on Mayflower street in Belize City ...

POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 5/21/2008 Belize City Police are investigating an incident that has left 32-year-old Darrel Grant suffering from gunshot wounds. Police say Grant told them he was on ...

Belize ELECTRICITY LIMITED HOLDS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING LoveFM, Belize - 5/21/2008 Belize Electricity Limited last night held their annual general meeting to update shareholders on the company’s progress during 2007. ...

POLICE DEPARTMENT DESTROYS NUMBER OF FIREARMS LoveFM, Belize - 5/21/2008 The Belize Police Department today destroyed one hundred and seventy four firearms that were confiscated off the streets around the country. ...

5/20/2008

MINISTER OF POLICE SAYS CRIME IS EVERYBODY’S PROBLEM LoveFM, Belize - 5/20/2008 For almost two weeks the number of shootings and killings in Belize City seemed to be dormant until Sunday night when the Mayflower neighborhood was ...

MAYA ISLAND AIR PROMOTES REGIONAL TOURISM LoveFM, Belize - 5/20/2008 That is what one of Belize’s local airlines is capitalizing on. Since August 6 th last year Maya Island Air has been flying once weekly to the neighboring ...

CITY COUNCIL UPDATES ON DOWNTOWN UPGRADE LoveFM, Belize - 5/20/2008 Today Mayor Zenaida Moya says that they have granted an extension to Belize Water Services Limited to complete their maintenance work in the area. ...

CITY COUNCIL UPDATES ON DOWNTOWN UPGRADE LoveFM, Belize - 5/20/2008 Today Mayor Zenaida Moya says that they have granted an extension to Belize Water Services Limited to complete their maintenance work in the area. ...

SPECIAL OLYMPIC ATHLETES RECEIVE SPORT GEARS LoveFM, Belize - 5/20/2008 They made us proud in Guatemala and China representing Belize for international special Olympic Games and today these athletes were presented with gears to ...

POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 5/20/2008 Belize City Police have arrested and charged three men for drug trafficking. Police say on Sunday evening they were patrolling on Nargusta Street when they ...

Grenade Attack Killed 1, Injured 11 Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5/20/2008 ... be alive if he had stayed inside the vehicle of a family friend that brought him from Belmopan but stopped at the friends’ residence in Belize City. ...

Calcutta shut out Chan Chen in Choco Cup football Amandala, Belize - 5/20/2008 In game 2 at 3:30 pm, visiting Lake-I from Belize City fell once more, this time by a burning 1-nil score to Paraiso Panchos. Paraiso’s Thomas Zetina got ...

Belize needs to develop its human capital Amandala, Belize - 6 hours ago Basic food prices being high continue to be a problem in Belize, especially among the poor. Belize City, by virtue of its population size, is the number one ...

From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 5/20/2008 On the face of it, Prime Minister Dean Barrow has enough power to do whatever needs to be done to make things right in Belize. The hard reality is, however, ...

Remembering African Liberation Week 1972 Amandala, Belize - 5/20/2008 On May 29, 1972, UBAD organized a demonstration through the streets of Belize (City). Starting at the Court House Wharf (Plaza), we paraded into Queen ...

The peaceful Belizean revolution – Amandala, Belize - 5/20/2008 The Belizean people fully expect that the UDP government will render that contract null and void, a criminal act against the nation of Belize, ...

Another toddler, 2, beaten to death – stop this craziness!! Amandala, Belize - 5/20/2008 The toddler’s mother – Ronelle Rodriguez - was in southern Belize, while her father was in Cayo, where he lives. He reportedly had been paying Ms Budnah, ...

Grenade carnage on Mayflower! Amandala, Belize - 5/20/2008 At approximately 8:50 last night Sunday, May 18, deadly violence in Belize City reached a new high, as the nation recorded its first grenade attack in ...

Mayflower (May 18) and Putt Putt (February 8) – EXACTLY 100 days ... Amandala, Belize - 5/20/2008 These incidents in Belize have been blamed on gang violence, but many citizens suspect there is much more going on than they are being told, ...

Belize Bank & president Phil Johnson to face 79 charges under the ... Amandala, Belize - 5/20/2008 The country’s largest and oldest bank, the Belize Bank, and its CEO and president, Philip Johnson, have been summoned in connection with 79 charges under ...

Tourism still Belize’s #1 foreign exchange earner Amandala, Belize - 5/20/2008 With the almost daily complaints about rising cost of living in Belize and other parts of the world, the news about the world economy is not good these days ...

5/19/2008

POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 5/19/2008 Police have arrested and charged one person in connection with a robbery that occurred last week in Belize City. Chinese business man Jui Liang Huang ...

NTUCB HOLDS 41ST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING LoveFM, Belize - 5/19/2008 National Trade Union Congress of Belize, NTUCB, held its 41 st Annual general Meeting this past Saturday in Orange Walk town. This AGM was due from last ...

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT LEAVES EIGHT PEOPLE INJURED LoveFM, Belize - 5/19/2008 They are in Belize City. We have Esther Gonzalez and Ana Doris Gonzalez. It was a head on collision. We know the other vehicle is owned by a police ...

ANOTHER CASE OF ALLEGED CHILD ABUSE RESULT IN DEATH OF 2 YEAR OLD LoveFM, Belize - 5/19/2008 The father has been contacted in Cayo and the father is coming down to Belize City this morning and hopefully he will be able to shed some light in terms of ...

GRENADE EXPLODES ON MAYFLOWER STREET KILLING ONE AND INJURING ELEVEN LoveFM, Belize - 5/19/2008 And while speculations are high that the grenade might have come from the Belize Defence Force, that was put to rest today when Major David Jones of the ...

5/16/2008

PM BARROW ON HIS WAY TO TAIPEI LoveFM, Belize - 5/16/2008 During the absence of Barrow, Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega will be acting Prime Minister. Barrow and Martinez are expected back in Belize on Friday May ...

CONSULTATION PROCESS FOR AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION BEGINS LoveFM, Belize - 5/16/2008 The National Assembly has started a nationwide consultation process on the sixth amendment to the Belize Constitution. The amendment bill proposes to ...

MISS Belize WORLD FELICITA ARZU CUTS TIES WITH PAGEANTS Belize LoveFM, Belize - 5/16/2008 A release from Pageants Belize says it has been brought to their attention that Miss Belize World Felicita Arzu has indicated to the general public in a ...

Commentary from inside the FFB Amandala, Belize - 5/16/2008 It has been a few weeks since I last communicated with sports enthusiasts regarding the present status of football in Belize; so, after not hearing anything ...

CHRIST FOR LIFE AND Belize BANK DIAMONDS IN BECOL SENIOR FINALS ... Amandala, Belize - 5/16/2008 It will be Christ for Life going up against the Belize Bank Diamonds in the 2008 Becol Senior Basketball Finals. Last week Saturday night at the Falcon ...

Run Sammy, Run! Amandala, Belize - 5/16/2008 Smuggling has been a moneymaking activity for Belizeans almost from the “get go,” and I’m talking about the inception of the Belize settlement! ...

9-year-old girl sodomized by 53-year-old man Amandala, Belize - 5/16/2008 The sad cases of sexual violence in Belize continue, and the latest, occurring right here in the city, is a true shocker. A nine-year-old student, ...

The Agri Ministry and the food need Amandala, Belize - 5/16/2008 Clothing, listed as the second basic need of human beings, is not a hassle in Belize. Even the poorest people in Belize don’t have to sweat too much about ...

From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 5/16/2008 in the 1969-1974 period … young leftist and Black Power radicals garnered phenomenal support among young Creoles and Garinagu in Belize City and Dangriga by ...

National Transportation Services responds to “Bus driver spiteful?” Amandala, Belize - 5/16/2008 As we understand it, the bus belonging to the Belize Bus Owners Cooperative that broke down was on an unauthorized run that evening. ...

War of words - Barrow calls Musa “a traitor!” Amandala, Belize - 5/16/2008 In taking another swing at Musa, Barrow said Musa does not have a clue how hated, and reviled and disgusted he is in Belize. “…It is not personal,” said ...