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11/18/08
| Drumming in the 19thChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/18/08In fact – Trudy Cuthkelvin from the Belize City Branch of the National Garifuna Council says there will be six hours of non-stop drumming starting at ... |
| Drumming and Youth EmpowermentChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/18/08“We use the celebration as a backdrop for the whole satellite table whereas we will recognize and respect the contribution of the Garifuna people to Belize ... |
NATIONAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF BELIZE CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/18/08 The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has weighed in on the ongoing debate over the workers fired from the Agricultural Health Authority. ... |
LOCAL MARCHING BAND TO PARTICIPATE IN MEXICAN PARADE LoveFM, Belize - 11/18/08 This is really a great honor for the band and for Belize as well. The band will be leaving tomorrow the 19th and the parade will be on Thursday through the ... |
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT LEAVES FOUR INJURED LoveFM, Belize - 11/18/08 “I observed a white truck overtaking a 18 wheeler truck heading towards Belize City. At the same time a SUV little truck was coming from Belize City towards ... |
OPPOSITION LEADER COMMENTS ON WAY FORWARD LoveFM, Belize - 11/18/08 Briceno says his party will be more vocal with the issues that concern the people of Belize. “On the demonstration yesterday, our party has taken the ... |
GARIFUNA COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR SETTLEMENT DAY CELEBRATIONS LoveFM, Belize - 11/18/08 President of the Belize City branch of the National Garifuna Council Mathew Martinez tells us what activities will be held in the City. ... |
| A Belize zoo: Tapirs, vultures and jaguars -- oh my! MSNBC - 58 minutes ago Twenty-six years ago, Matola came to Belize and after helping film wildlife for a documentary, she realized the native animals were disappearing and no one ... |
11/17/08
| NBC's 'Today Show' Live from Belize Blue HoleChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/17/08The NBC Today Show was aired live from Belize this morning with host Matt Lauer at the Blue Hole. It’sa programming block called "The Ends of the Earth," ... |
| Another Grenade Explodes in Belize CityChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/17/08It was what all Belize City residents have come to fear most in the past 6 months – another grenade, released this time inside an overgrown backyard. ... |
| PUPs Picket BAHAChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/17/08The PUP says it was 250 strong but police say it was more like 130 persons who marched in front of the Belize Agricultural and Health Authority’s office in ... |
OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATE AGAINST ALLEGED POLITICAL FIRINGS LoveFM, Belize - 11/17/08“Hundreds of supporters of the People’s United Party picketed on the Hummingbird Highway this morning in front of the headquarters of the Belize ...PBCT |
PUBLIC SERVICE UNION CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO STOP FIRINGS LoveFM, Belize - 11/17/08 ... disappointment at what it calls the knee jerk response of Government to the public disclosure of the firings at Belize Agricultural Health Authority. ... |
COURT NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 11/17/08 The cheques were Belize Bank cheques purportedly from Regent Insurance Company and they were cashed at JL’s Quick Loan. No plea was taken from Young because ... |
NEW DORM HONORING DECEASED MEDICAL STUDENT OPENS LoveFM, Belize - 11/17/08 Her parents, Roger and Janet Brinkman, invested 400 thousand Belize dollars in the dormitory. Hillside Board President Russ Robertson tells us more. ... |
OPPOSITION ACCUSES PRIME MINISTER OF SUBVERTING RULE OF LAW TO ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/17/08 The money was then transferred directly from Venezuela to the Belize Bank. Subsequently the bank has returned this money to the Government of Belize. ... |
Ecotourism in Belize MSNBC - 11/17/08 Ecotourism has exploded in the last five years, and Belize couldn’t be sitting prettier. The United Nations World Tourism Organization estimates ecotourism ... |
11/14/08
| Have Snorkel, Will Travel TheStreet.com - 11/14/08 Almost one in 10 North Americans planning a vacation want to include diving and snorkeling, according to a TripAdvisor.com survey released earlier this year ... |
| Coral reefs and mangroves worth $395-559 M per year in Belize Mongabay.com - 11/14/08 Services provided by coral reefs and mangroves in Belize are worth US$395 million to US$559 million per year, or 30 to 45 percent of the Central American ... |
Editorial The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 By Harry Lawrence - Publisher For years Belizeans have worried about where the guns and bullets being used to commit robbery and murder in Belize City are ... |
River dredging a key to future flood control The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 The Ministry of Works has released a series of engineering recommendations to relieve flood damage along the Belize River tributary known as the Haulover ... |
SJC students build home for single mother The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 By Angel Novelo Dilia Barahona, a 45-year-old single mother of southside Belize City, is a happy woman today, having moved into her own new home, ... |
Douglas quarantined due to flood waters The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 The Belize Defence Force and the Orange Walk police are in charge of a no-entry enforcement along with village personnel. The team conducts boat patrols but ... |
PUP takes on Barrow government amidst arrest of former leader The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 The issue at hand is alleged wrongdoing, after a grant of US $10 million given to Belize by the Venezuelan government in December of last year, was diverted ... |
Mexico sees bright future for Belize petroleum prospects The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 Mexico is taking a new look at Belize following reports that Belize is to become a major oil producing country. Saul Karowski, an analyst at the Centre for ... |
High level border talks in Chetumal The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 The 2nd Mexico-Belize Border Coordination meeting was held on 7 November 2008 in the city of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. ... |
Maya leaders file class action suit in indigenous rights claim The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 By Jenelle Chanona - Freelance Writer For some people, the fight for indigenous rights by the Maya of Southern Belize officially ended on October 18th 2007 ... |
Boys, five and three escape burning house The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 The couple appeared in the Belize City and were formally charged with child neglect. The children have since been handed over to the Social Service ... |
Canadian Crown Counsels leave Belize in a hurry The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 It involved the murder trial of three Belize City men, accused of killing 25-year-old Mark Emmanuel Flowers. The men, Jaime and Jermaine Villanueva of ... |
Justice Tradio Gonzalez tops the who’s behind list The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/14/08 The Chief Justice himself reportedly also has a case on which his judgement has been delayed for the past four years and four months: Belize Food and ... |
11/13/08
South Beach still not approved San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/13/08 ... November 4th, 2008 to discuss their findings and results based on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted by South Beach Belize. ... |
| Collingwood students clear Bacalar Chico Trail San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/13/08 Crevier, joined the students and faculty on his very first trip to Belize. Not only did he fall in love with Bacalar Chico but plans on returning to assist ... |
| Condom Vending machines installed in San Pedro San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/13/08 These fully mechanical machines are part of the Ministry of Health’s initiative project of strengthening Belize’s Multi-sectoral response to HIV and AIDS. ... |
| In Celebration of Garifuna Heritage Month San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/13/08 The entire month of November is considered a celebration of the Garifuna Heritage, one that Belizeans have come to love... |
| Brad Stedman's Making Art out of NothingChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/13/08These are all the things I see around Belize City. I just look at them and put them in art.” The 33 year old Stedman has been creating his unique artwork ... |
| Belmopan Student Hits $120000 LOTTO JackpotChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/13/08The single mother of three who is a nursing student at the University of Belize hit last night’s $120000 Lotto jackpot. The winning numbers were 3, 19, 21, ... |
| Umalali's HomecomingChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/13/08“The Garifuna Collective and Umalali have only performed in Belize once. So this is a great opportunity to see these guys and these fantastic ladies with ... |
PUC ISSUES COMPLIANCE ORDER TO BEL LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/08 Belize Electricity Limited may have more trouble than we anticipate as banks have begun to pull their credit line from the company. ... |
US MILITARY PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICE TO RIVER VALLEY RESIDENTS LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/08 Residents of the Belize River Valley will benefit from medical services being provided by a team of doctors from the US military. ... |
CPBL AND LABOR DEPARTMENT SIGNS HIV/AIDS WORKPLACE POLICY LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/08 The most recent and first agriculture base company to sign the policy is the Citrus Products of Belize Limited. Senior Labor Officer Hertha Gentle explains ... |
3RD ANNUAL BATTLE OF THE DRUMS COMES UP THIS WEEKEND IN PUNTA GORDA LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/08 This competition will see 11 groups from Belize, Guatemala and Honduras compete for cash prizes and trophies. “It’sa competition and show where groups of ... |
MOUNT CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL RAISES FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT MULTI MEDIA CENTRE LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/08 She is going to be launching a film on Garifuna Music and musicians such as Andy Palacio who was well known as an international ambassador for Belize and ... |
BELIZE CITY TEENAGER REPORTED MISSING LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/08 Another Belize City teenager has been reported missing. Janice Castillo reported to Police that her daughter 14-year-old Astrid Yvette Ruby Castillo left ... |
GARIFUNA AWARENESS DAY OBSERVED LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/08 He has been a great leader for us, a visionary leader and a great patriot for Belize. He and a few women and children in Dangriga began organizing Garifuna ... |
11/12/08
| PUP Tells GOB To Come CorrectChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/12/08And while much was said in the hour long press conference, the PUP still didn’t announce who it’s mayoral candidate for Belize City is. ... |
| Blue Creek Rice Farmers Up in ArmsChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/12/08And that’s why eyebrows were raised when reports emerged saying that Belize may have to start importing rice because of crops damaged by the Flood of 08. ... |
| 7 On the Inside of Chon Saan Palace's KitchenChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/12/08It now has three locations, one on Kelly Street and another on Euphrates Avenue in Belize City and a third restaurant in Belmopan – with a combined staff of ... |
| Empowerment Through Self-DefenseChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/12/08Today the Belize District Women Development Officer Tricia Collins told 7NEWS why they want women to participate. “As part of empowerment for women we came ... |
PUBLIC SERVICE UNION DENOUNCES POLITICAL FIRINGS AT BAHA LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/08 According to the President of the Union Jacqueline Willoughby Sanchez, four out of ten people that were on a list to be fired from the Belize Agricultural ... |
MAYA LEADERS DEMAND THAT TRADITIONAL LAND RIGHTS BE RECOGNIZED FOR ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/08 In April 2007, the Maya of Southern Belize celebrated a ruling from the Chief Justice that they were entitled to indigenous rights to land that had been ... |
TELEMEDIA ADOPTS ITS 4TH PARK IN DANGRIGA LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/08 Belize Telemedia Limited today inaugurated their fourth park as a part of the company’s Adopt a Park Program. The company invested some one hundred thousand ... |
ALBERT AREA REP. SAYS ALBERT AND REGENT STREET PROJECT TAKING TOO LONG LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/08 Residents of Belize City have been complaining over the past couple months about the time it is taking for the Albert and regent Street project to be ... |
BELIZE AND MEXICO HOLDS SECOND BORDER COOPERATION MEETING LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/08 Officials from Belize and Mexico met for the second time this year in an effort to strengthen the Belize-Mexico Border Cooperation. ... |
11/11/08
| Police Introduce Taser GunsChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/11/08The man pulling the trigger was Mario Knapp, he is in Belize as a company employed trainer. For the past two days he’s been lecturing 35 Police, ... |
| Remembering Those Who FoughtChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/11/08And for both world wars, Belize was right in there. And while the number of veterans are fading fast as old age advances, that doesn’t mean we should forget ... |
| Primary School Students Tested for DiabetesChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/11/08That means activities have been focussed on primary schools across the country as the Belize Diabetes Association works towards prevention and control. ... |
Honduras and Central America: Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 9 ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 11/11/08 The system affected the countries of Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala with heavy rains which led to flooding and mudslides ... |
EPA IMPLEMENTATION SEMINAR BEING HELD IN BELIZE CITY LoveFM, Belize - 11/11/08 The implementation seminar has to do with the Economic Partnership Agreement that Belize signed along with other CARIFORUM Countries on October 15 th . ... |
REMEMBRANCE DAY OBSERVED IN HONOR OF WAR VETERANS LoveFM, Belize - 11/11/08 Sir Colville Young, Governor General of Belize in his Remembrance Day address says that the day should highlight the need for world peace. ... |
BELIZE BUSINESS BUREAU HOST FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON LoveFM, Belize - 11/11/08 The Belize Business Bureau will be hosting the first in a series of Luncheon tomorrow at the Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel. The luncheon will also serve as a ... |
POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 11/11/08 Sharon Bennett of Ebony Street in Belize City told Police that her 16-year-old daughter, Candice Wade left home last Friday. Bennett said later that day a ... |
GARIFUNA SETTLEMENT DAY ACTIVTIES BEING HELD IN DANGRIGA LoveFM, Belize - 11/11/08 The activities on November 12 th are opening of Princess Royal Parka, adopted by Belize Telemedia Ltd. at 10am, and “Uraga Night” which is story telling at ... |
BELIZE MISSION PROJECT PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE LoveFM, Belize - 11/11/08 A group of more than 25 doctors are in Belize this month as a part of the Belize Mission Project. The project provides free medical care to residents all ... |
11/10/08
| Red Cross Appeals for Help for Flood VictimsChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/10/08Flood waters may be receding but things haven’t been getting any easier for the Belize Red Cross. In fact ask any volunteer and they will tell you this is ... |
| Small MiraclesChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/10/08The International Hospital for Children is in Belize this week performing surgeries on children. And while the procedures aren’t heart transplants, ... |
| Michael Gordon Does The GirlsChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/10/08Just about everyday he sits in on the sidewalk in front of Brodies Supermarket in downtown Belize City and hawks his paintings and sculptures from as little ... |
Counterfeit BZ$50 and US$100 CirculatingChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/10/08According to a police release counterfeits of both Belize $50 notes and US$100 notes are in circulation. The release warns money handlers to scrutinize ... |
| Doris Staine Gets to Go to SchoolChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/10/08We do have many children in Belize with special needs similar to Doris’ and other special needs. We should not close the door on them, we should have an ... |
BELIZE RED CROSS SEEKS MORE DONATIONS TO ASSIST FLOOD VICTIMS LoveFM, Belize - 11/10/08 The Belize Red Cross is on a drive to assist victims of the recent floods. Lily Bowman is the Director General of the Belize Red Cross. ... |
18 YEAR PERCIVAL JONES CHARGED FOR DOUBLE MURDER IN DANGRIGA LoveFM, Belize - 11/10/08 ... Jones Lewis a resident of Sawai Street in Dangriga wanted in connection with the double murder in Dangriga was captured on Friday in Belize City. ... |
BUSINESS COMMUNITY TRIES TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO CRIME LoveFM, Belize - 11/10/08 The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be hosting a business mixer tomorrow at the Radisson Fort George Hotel. Members and non members of the ... |
POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 11/10/08 Police are looking for one Randy Coye in connection with an aggravated assault and robbery in Belize City. 15 year old Wilfred Ramirez told police that ... |
11/7/08
BELIZE KRIOL COUNCIL CONTINUES RECRUITMENT DRIVE LoveFM, Belize - 11/7/08 The Belize Kriol Council will have a recruitment drive in Dangriga Town tomorrow at the Dangriga Town Hall. The Council is reorganizing to be better able to ... |
BUSINESSES ASSIST CONSCIOUS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM LoveFM, Belize - 11/7/08 Belize Telemedia Limited and Mirage Limited contributed 10 thousand dollars and 12 thousand dollars respectively. CYDP Manager Superintendent Edward ... |
POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 11/7/08 Police are looking for a Belize City man following a report by Trevor Thompson. Thompson told Police that while selling vegetables on Rhaburn’s Alley he was ... |
Editorial The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 Belize, like so many others, has hopes and aspirations. Like others, we pray that God will guide the new leadership and teach it wisdom, which was God’s ... |
Gunman kills chief witness in murder trial The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 Hendy was shot dead while standing in front of Lloyd Carr’s house at 4263 Central American Boulevard on south side Belize City. ... |
BDF soldier caught with stolen panties The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 By Anita Nembhard - Freelance Writer Felis Sho, a 28 year old Belize Defence Force private, is in trouble with the law for allegedly stealing his buddy’s ... |
We’re broke! Poor little rich boys tell court The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 Antonio and David Novelo told Belize’s Registrar Aldo Salazar that they simply do not have the money to pay off the remaining balance on the DFC loan and ... |
Fuel prices down sharply! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 Consumers breathed a sign of relief when they learned Wednesday morning that premium gasoline had fallen by $3.03 - from $10.44 to $7.41 in Belize City. ... |
Baby girl critical after head on collision The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 Reports are that Cox, who was heading towards Belize City, drifted out of his lane to avoid driving into a pot hole. It was then that he collided head on ... |
Guns, Ammo and Stolen Cars But no big fish! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 Ian Haylock, the head of the Customs Investigating Unit, said that Customs has been engaged in thorough spot checks of goods imported to Belize and the ... |
GOB works to drain Belama and assist flood victims The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer The government of Belize has moved speedily to alleviate flood damage on the northside of Belize City, ... |
Belizean landowners accuse Belmopan of violating Constitutional rights The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 For the past week in the Supreme Court, the case of Barry Bowen versus the Attorney General and the case of the Belize Landowners Association Limited and ... |
ICJ is a safe bet to settle Guatemalan dispute The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer Belize City, Nov.6, 2008 Belize and Guatemala are to sign a commitment or “compromiso”, in about three weeks time, ... |
Stiffer penalties for domestic abusers The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 Domestic violence between men and women has become so prevalent in Belize that last year the government proposed new legislation which will impose heavy ... |
NTUCB elects Dylan Reneau,President The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/7/08 By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has elected Dylan Reneau, representative of the Public Service Union ... |
11/6/08
| BTB branch office in San Pedro a reality! San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/6/08 The dream of San Pedro having its own BTB (Belize Tourism Board) branch, a dream envisioned by the Board of Directors and Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia ... |
| San Pedro Lions Club celebrate 33 years of service San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/6/08 Lions members from Belize, San Estevan and Belmopan joined the San Pedro Lions Club members in celebrating another milestone. Master of Ceremonies Lion ... |
| Bandage International makes its seventh visit to La Isla Bonita San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/6/08 Since arriving in Belize, Bandage International, a non-profit organization based in Nova Scotia, Canada has not only held courses in San Pedro but provided ... |
| Questions raised by SPTC Audit San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/6/08 he Auditor General has submitted his Audit Report to the offices of the San Pedro Town Council. This report is for the time period 2001 – 2006, audits for 2006 – 2007 and 2007 - 2008 have yet to be filed... |
| Paloma: No threat To BelizeChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/6/08The good news however is that on its present track, Paloma poses no direct threat to Belize. Instead it should bring heavy winds and rain to the Cayman ... |
Special Agreeement Signing Ceremony In SightChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/6/08It’s the diplomatic document that dictates the terms and the text of the Belize-Guatemala referendum. We first called it a “compromis” in early September ... |
AG: "I Can't Make Judges Resign"Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/6/08... as much as 5 years - the Bar Association’s members says they shouldn’t have to wait that long for a judgment from the Supreme Court of Belize. ... |
Elrington on Barack: The Great Black HopeChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/6/08But beyond the irrepressible emotionalism and elation, what does Obama’s election really mean for Belize? We thought the Foreign Minister would know best ... |
| A Deadly Cargo: Guns Seized at CustomsChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/6/08But for those who believe – and probably with justification – that weapons routinely enter the country through the Port Of Belize – there is some ... |
| A Reprieve From The GarbageChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/6/08Belize City is still choking on its own garbage tonight, but there is some relief. Belize Waste Control today picked up garbage on the Northside - garbage ... |
| 18 Injured in Cruise Bus CollisionChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/6/08The passengers were assisted by medical teams from the nearby Belize Defence Force Hospital and the Belize Emergency Response Team. ... |
BELIZE AND GUATEMALA AGREES TO TAKE THE BELIZE GUATEMALA ISSUE TO ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/08 The Ministry of foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is hosting a session to update the media on the progress of the Belize Guatemala negotiations. ... |
CDERA REPRESENTATIVES VISITS BELIZE LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/08 Coordinator for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA), Jeremy Collymore has been in the Belize for the past three days on a working visit ... |
BELIZE KEEPS AN EYE ON TROPICAL STORM PALOMA LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/08 The Belize Weather Bureau is also monitoring a cold front that will be moving into the Gulf of Mexico today. “Another system of interest that we are ... |
POLICE NEWS LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/08 A 17 year old minor of Freedom Street in Belize City has been arrested and charged for keeping unlicensed firearm and ammunition. ... |
TRIBUTE TO BEVERLY SMITH LOPEZ CONTINUES AT THE BLISS CENTER LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/08 This Friday Niasha Liang will be launching he film Punta Soul which relates to the Punta Rock era of Belize and of course how that grew from Pen Cayetano to ... |
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