February 2009 Archives
Belizean - Only in Belize!, Belize - 2/11/09
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Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow Wedding
Belizean - Only in Belize!, Belize - 2/11/09
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SUPREME COURT DISMISSES BELIZE BANK’S APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTION ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/09
In news from the Supreme Court, this afternoon Justice Samuel Awich dismissed an application for an injunction against the Government of Belize made by ...

UNITED KINGDOM FUNDS PUBLIC EDUCATION PROJECT ON BELIZE GUATEMALA ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/09
The Governments of Belize and the United Kingdom signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday. Through the MOU the United Kingdom will provide assistance ...

GROUP OF TOURISTS ROBBED BY ARMED BANDITS IN MOUNTAIN PINE RIDGE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/09
The Belize Defense Force patrols the Mountain Pine Ridge but there were no soldiers in the immediate area around Rio Frio at the time of the robbery which ...

THIRD ANNUAL MATH OLYMPIAD BEGINS TOMORROW IN THE NORTH
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/09
“Tomorrow February 12 at 8:30 am the launching of the 2009 Belize Math Olympiad will take place here at the Orange Walk Multipurpose Building. ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/09
29-year-old Mark Anthony Humes of Riverside Street in Belize City has been charged for attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm and grievous harm. ...

STANN CREEK RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT LAUNCHED
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/09
During brief ceremonies at the Citrus Growers of Belize headquarters on the Stann Creek Valley road this morning, a total of nine people from villages ...

CARIBBEAN FILM SHOWCASE COMES TO BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/09
The film representing Belize in the showcase is “Precious” produced by the Youth Enhancement Services with a focus on HIV/AIDS and stigma and discrimination ...

UNIVERSITY OF BELIZE HOSTS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FAIR
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/09
The University of Belize today held a scholarship fair in Punta Gorda. University of Belize coordinator of student affairs Sharon Palacio says that the UB ...

MAGISTRATE RULED AGAINST THE NO CASE SUBMISSION IN THE SAID MUSA TRAIL
LoveFM, Belize - 2/10/09
Former Housing Minister Ralph Fonseca is also facing a similar charge of theft in connection with the 20 million dollars gifted to Belize by Venezuela. ...

PIONEERS OF PROSPERITY LAUNCHES AWARD PROGRAM IN Belize
LoveFM, Belize - 2/10/09
The signing involved the participation of Beltrade, the Belize Chamber of Commerce, the Belize Tourism Industry Association, BEST, Rotary Clubs of Belize ...

POLICE DEPARTMENT MOVES TOWARD FUEL EFFICIENT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
LoveFM, Belize - 2/10/09
Seven new motor bikes were today handed over to the Belize Police Department during brief ceremonies at the National Security Building in Belmopan. ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/10/09
A fire in Belize City yesterday evening completely destroyed a home on Ebony Street. Police and fire officials were called to the scene where the wooden ...

NEW BELIZE DEFENSE FORCE TROOP TAKES UP POST IN PUNTA GORDA
LoveFM, Belize - 2/10/09
A change over of Belize Defense Force Military Troops will take place later this week in the Toledo District. BDF Soldiers of first battalion has now ...

YOUTH BUSINESS TRUST BELIZE AND THE SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND SIGN ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/10/09
The signing of an agreement for a grant of eighty thousand Belize dollars took place this morning between Youth Business Trust Belize and the Social ...

WATER BOARD TRAINING HELD IN THE TOLEDO DISTRICT
LoveFM, Belize - 2/10/09
The training sessions were facilitated jointly by Social Investment Fund, Belize Water Services Limited, the Public Utilities Commission, PAHO, ...

PEOPLE’S UNITED PARTY LAUNCHES 2009 MUNICIPAL ELECTION MANIFESTO
LoveFM, Belize - 2/9/09
"We will prepare a Belize City master plan 2009-2029 within one year of assuming office for immediate to maintain the city as the commercial, financial and ...

GOVERNMENTS OF BELIZE AND THE UNITED STATES SIGNS MERIDA INITIATIVE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/9/09
The Government of Belize through the Ministry of National Security and the United States Government today signed the Merida Initiative Agreement. ...

PUP COUNCILOR CANDIDATE CLAIMS VICTIMIZATION IN SAN PEDRO
LoveFM, Belize - 2/9/09
According to Deborah Spain her land was taken away and given to Joel Chi, the driver of the Minister of Tourism and Area Representative of Belize Rural ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/9/09
A Belize City man was stabbed during a fight yesterday morning. Police say just before 10 o’clock yesterday morning they visited the Karl Heusner Memorial ...

20 CHEFS AND COOKS PARTICIPATE IN WEEK LONG CULINARY TRAINING
LoveFM, Belize - 2/9/09
A culinary training program organized by the Belize Tourism Board with assistance from the Organization of American States began this morning at the IT-VET ...

BTIA conducts workshop in SP
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/5/09
The Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) conducted a half day workshop on Wednesday, January 28th at Banana Beach Resort in San Pedro Town. ...

SP Celebrates World Wetland Day
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/5/09
Activities to commemorate World Wetland Day were also held at the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary in the Belize District. February 2nd marks the date of the ...

Drug war claims three lives
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/5/09
OIC Arnold rounded up a contingency consisting of Belize Defense Force soldiers, Anti Drug Unit officers as well as San Pedro Police Department officers and ...

Local Wine Business Soured by Scam
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/5/09
According to Davidson, Gomez went further to explain that he was willing to serve as a broker to facilitate the importation of wine into Belize at a more ...

ANOTHER MURDER REPORTED FOLLOWING DISCOVERY OF BODY TODAY
LoveFM, Belize - 2/5/09
Orellano of a Gyles Street address in Belize City was reported missing on January 28 and a post mortem examination conducted on site today revealed that he ...

BELIZE WORKERS UNION WEIGHS IN ON STRIKE IN THE NORTH
LoveFM, Belize - 2/5/09
The Belize Workers’ Union today sent out a release urging cane farmers and other parties involved to try and effectively put an end to the crisis that has ...

OAS WORK TO IMPROVE TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/5/09
Kim Osborne is the OAS Representative in Belize. “The key thing that we wanted to bring across to Belize was the idea of creating an implementation ...

INDEFINITE STRIKE BY SUGAR CANE FARMERS POSES THREAT TO INDUSTRY ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/5/09
One of the major players, the Belize Sugar Industries has not said much since the start of the strike last Tuesday. That is until today. ...

SPECIAL OLYMPICS BELIZE ATTEND 2009 WINTER GAMES
LoveFM, Belize - 2/5/09
Special Olympics Belize will be taking part in a number of activities during the 2009 Special Olympics Winter Games. The games are being held in Boise Idaho ...

INVESTIGATION IN THE DEATH OF ANASTACIO GUTIERREZ BEGINS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/4/09
We very much sympathize with the cane farmers but the cane farmers are not the entire nation of Belize and we have a duty to all the citizens of this ...

MINISTRY OF HEALTH HOSTS CAPACITY BUILDING SEMINARS FOR REGIONAL ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/4/09
We have other consultancies in other areas that are supporting what is happening and to enhance the health sector reform in Belize for this year. ...

ONE MAN CRITICAL AFTER BEING SHOT TWICE IN THE NECK
LoveFM, Belize - 2/4/09
A shooting in Belize City shortly after 8 yesterday morning has left one person hospitalized with serious injuries. 26 year old Mervin Underwood was ...

BELIZE SUGAR CANE FAMERS ASSOCIATION & JULIAN CHO SOCIETY ASSIST ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/4/09
Orange Walk is calm today and the management of the Belize Sugar Cane Famers Association was in meetings all morning finalizing a plan for a different ...

CANE FARMERS IMPOSE INDEFINITE STRIKE UNTIL DEMANDS ARE MET
LoveFM, Belize - 2/4/09
... the Government of the Belize Sugar Industry and the third demand is that Nemencio Acosta be removed as the Chairman of the Sugar Industry Control Board. ...

AUDUBON SOCIETY LAUNCHES SHUTTER SPEED EXHIBITION
LoveFM, Belize - 2/4/09
As a part of its 40 th Anniversary celebration the Belize Audubon Society is launching a photo exhibition tonight at the Mexican Institute. ...

BELIZE NATURAL ENERGY CHARITABLE TRUST DONATES US$100000.00 WORTH ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/4/09
The Belize Natural Energy Charitable Trust today handed over a donation of school supplies to 19 schools in the Ornage Walk and Belize Districts. ...

VENEZUELA ASSISTS BELIZEANS WITH EYE CARE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/4/09
The Republic of Venezuela in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Government of Belize has launched a humanitarian social programme called ...

PRIME MINISTER SAYS NEGOTIATION REMAINS OPEN BUT NOT UNDER THE ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/2/09
Prime Minister Dean Barrow this afternoon held a press conference to state the Government’s position as it relates to the stand off staged by Belize sugar ...

MURDER REPORTED IN SAN PEDRO OVER THE WEEKEND
LoveFM, Belize - 2/2/09
It was a busy weekend for the police as there were three murders reported between San Pedro, Corozal and Belize City. We begin with the murder in San Pedro. ...

BELIZE CITY MAN FATALLY STABBED INSIDE Q-CLUB OF CEASAR RIDGE ROAD
LoveFM, Belize - 2/2/09
The third murder was reported in Belize City early this morning. It reportedly occurred at Club Enterprise formerly Q-Club on Ceasar Ridge Road. ...

INTERNATIONAL WETLANDS DAY OBSERVED IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/2/09
On Monday February 2 nd , Belize joins the world in celebrating World Wetland’s Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on ...

POLICE DETAIN EX BOYFRIEND FOR MURDER IN COROZAL
LoveFM, Belize - 2/2/09
The body was identified as one Annette Palacio; she is a Belizean employee of Belize Food Packers Limited and resident of Venezuelan Site. ...

MAYAS EXPRESS OUTRAGE OVER THE SELECTION OF ALCALDE IN SANTA ELENA ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/30/09
We also hope that we receive some kind of explanation, some kind of clarity and in fact an apology from the Government of Belize. We see this as a continued ...

BELIZE DEFENCE FORCE CELEBRATES 31ST ANNIVERSARY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/30/09
The Belize Defence Force is this year celebrating their 31 st anniversary. The celebration began last Sunday with a church service and continued today with ...

ROTARY’S ANNUAL PROJECT’S FAIR HELD IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/30/09
The 16 th annual Uniendo America Project Fair hosted by Rotarians is being held in Belize this year. The three day fair opened yesterday at the Radisson ...

$9000.00 EXTORTED FROM SAN PEDRO BUSINESSMAN
LoveFM, Belize - 1/30/09
Rick Davidson, of the Winery "Pinguino" in San Pedro, reported to police that on December 15, he received information from Belize Port Authority that his ...

CHALLENGE GOBIE CHARITABLE BIKE RIDE AIMS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/30/09
We would like to encourage others to contribute to Challenge Gobie account, it has a Belize Bank account number and it is 6-4-5-2-2-2-2-5-7-2-8 or they can ...

PALOTTI HIGH SCHOOL HOST ANNUAL FUNDRAISING FAIR
LoveFM, Belize - 1/30/09
Students and faculty of the school this afternoon held a motorcade through the streets of Belize City to promote the fair and the other activities for ...

MOU SIGNED FOR TREATMENT OF CLUB FEET IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/30/09
A Ceremony involving the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Care Belize, International Hospital for Children, and the Ministry of Health was ...

Bear naked
Inquirer.net, Philippines - 1/30/09
While he was in the urban wilderness of Washington, DC (a short stopover after filming in Belize and the Badlands of Oregon), Super was given special access ...

National Assembly gets $40000 gift for remodelling
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/30/09
By Angel Novelo Speaker of the House of Representative Emil Arguelles recived donation from Taiwan Ambassador to Belize, HE Ting Jospeh Shih. ...

Crooks Report says Belize Police need to modernize
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/30/09
The Crooks Report, a 27 page study undertaken by a Jamaican expert, reveals the woes of the Belize Police Department, painting a bleak picture of the ...

Burglars hit Courts warehouse at Mile 2 for $60000
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/30/09
By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter Belize City Some $60000 worth of electronic appliances was stolen from the Courts Belize warehouse near mile two on the ...

Belize Bank told to pay up!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/30/09
By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Belize City Magistrate Ed Usher has ordered the Belize Bank to pay up over $11.4 million in business and income taxes, ...

Witness tampering out of control!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/30/09
By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter Belize City: A 16-year-old girl, Tanisha Bodden, the sister of a man accused of murder, has been arrested and remanded to ...

Businessman gets 7 yrs. jail time for killing Butta
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/30/09
By Anita Nembhard - Freelance Writer Belize City, Wed. Jan. 28, 2009 Belize City businessman Edward Reyes, will have to spend the next seven years in jail ...

Youth, 19, charged with $20000 heist
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/30/09
By Anita Nembhard - Freelance Writer Justin McLaren,19-year-old computer technician of 146 Freetown Road, Belize City, is the man who allegedly masterminded ...

Tension inside Sugar City! Caneros on strike!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/30/09
By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter Tension is high inside Belize’s sugar industry as a large number of sugar cane farmers entered their fourth day of strike ...

Panic inside Tourist Village
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/30/09
By Anita Nembhard - Freelance Writer A mysterious explosion on a boat used to transport tourists from the tourist village in Belize City took place Thursday ...

Red Alert for deadly Lionfish in Belize waters
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/30/09
Luckily for Belize, the reef area is home to a local group of fish which prey on Lionfish - the Nassau Grouper. But the Nassau Grouper is on the endangered ...

Belize Health Workers prepare for possible flu Pandemic
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/29/09
In Belize, like the rest of the world, health workers, including doctors, nurses, pharmacist and other health care providers are being educated on the ...

UDP Releases Plan of Action
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/29/09
Present for the occasion was Party Leader and Prime Minister Honorable Dean Barrow, Area Representatives for Port Loyola, Belmopan and Belize Rural South, ...

PRELIMINARY INQUIRY INTO CASE AGAINST FORMER PRIME MINISTER BEGAN ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/29/09
... appropriation or intent committed by Musa in his request to have the Venezuela grant transferred to the Belize Bank to pay off the UHS debt. ...

CASE BROUGHT AGAINST DIANE HAYLOCK AND NICH ADJOURNED
LoveFM, Belize - 1/29/09
Jaguar Paw’s attorneys, Godfrey Smith and Elson Kaseke, have filed for judicial review of the contract signed between Diane Haylock and Belize City ...

ILO TO PRODUCE DRAFT OF DECENT WORK PROGRAMME FOR BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/29/09
A two and a half day workshop aimed at developing a Decent Work Programme for Belize ended yesterday at the Radisson Fort George Hotel. ...

BELIZE CITY COUNCIL FIRES CHRISTINE PERRIOT
LoveFM, Belize - 1/29/09
Human Resource Manager at the Belize City Council Christine Perriot was terminated from that post with effect from yesterday. Perriot who was hired by the ...

BELIZEAN CHILDREN ART WORK TO TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD
LoveFM, Belize - 1/29/09
Marcelino Miranda of the Mexican Embassy in Belize tells us more. “According to the rules of the competition, now the works and drawings of the Belizean ...

FINDING'S IN CROOK'S REPORT REVEALED
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/09
High ranking officials within the Belize Police Department, the Minister of National Security and his chief executive officer this morning held a press ...

BTIA HOST TRAINING WORKSHOP IN SAN PEDRO
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/09
The Belize Tourism Industry Association is held a half day workshop on Wednesday in San Pedro Town. The workshop had the participation of over 40 front desk ...

SUGAR CANE FARMERS CONTINUE TO STRIKE IN THE NORTH
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/09
A strike instituted by the Belize Sugarcane Farmers Association yesterday continued today in the north. Today, the cues at the BSI factory were practically ...

NEW WATER SYSTEM INAUGURATED IN PATCHAKAN VILLAGE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/09
Funding for the project was provided through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank, the Government of Belize and the Patchakan community contributed in ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize -
A Belize City woman was robbed last Tuesday while walking on East Canal. Jesselyn Bennett reported to police that when she neared the area of Church and ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/27/09
A warehouse belonging to Courts Belize Limited near mile two and a half on the Northern Highway was burglarized over the weekend. Manager Roberto Ortiz told ...

COURT ORDERS BELIZE BANK TO PAY $11 MILLION IN BACK TAXES
LoveFM, Belize - 1/27/09
That’s how much the Belize Bank Limited must pay the Government of Belize in Income and Business Tax arrears by February 12. The judgment was handed down by ...

VIRULENT NEW CASTLE DISEASE TRAINING WORKSHOP HELD IN CENTRAL FARM
LoveFM, Belize - 1/27/09
The official opening was held at the University of Belize at the College of Agriculture Campus near Central Farm. The training sessions will educate ...

LIVESTOCK TRAINING PROGRAM LAUNCHED
LoveFM, Belize - 1/27/09
The project is being implemented by the Belize Livestock Producers Association at a cost of 12 thousand Belize dollars.

MINISTRY OF WORKS PERSONNEL RECEIVES NEW VEHICLES
LoveFM, Belize - 1/27/09
The four- cylinder Isuzu D-Max pick up trucks were purchased by the Government of Belize under the Prime Minister’s 2 million dollars budget allocation for ...

OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT TRAINING HELD
LoveFM, Belize - 1/27/09
“We are embarking on a training of what we call frontline agencies in Belize that would respond to potential oil spills be it terrestrial or most ...

UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY LAUNCHES MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
LoveFM, Belize - 1/26/09
It is no secret that residents of Belize City are none too pleased with the current garbage situation affecting the streets of the old capital. ...

NATIONAL LIVESTOCK TRAINING PROGAMME TO BE LAUNCHED
LoveFM, Belize - 1/26/09
The Ministry of Agriculture through the livestock unit and the Belize Agricultural Health Authority will tomorrow launch a National Livestock Training ...

POLICE INVESTIGATES KIDNAPPING AND ROBBERY IN THE SOUTH
LoveFM, Belize - 1/26/09
Information is that Hynes was taken to a location not too far from Bella Vista in Southern Belize where police reports confirmed that a robbery was done ...

ILO INITIATES DECENT WORK COUNTRY PROGRAMME FOR BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/26/09
Opening ceremonies for a two a half day workshop to develop a Decent Work Country Programme for Belize were held this morning at the Radisson Fort George ...

ROTARY’S SEMI ANNUAL CLINICS TO BE HELD THIS WEEK
LoveFM, Belize - 1/26/09
The Rotary club of Belize Semi annual clinics for the Gift of Life program will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Belize City and Dangriga respectively. ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/26/09
Belize City police have detained one person following a report of aggravated assault on Sunday night. Kimberly Westby told police that she was at her house ...

NEW DEVELOPMENT FINANCE COOPERATION ACT PASSED IN THE HOUSE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/09
They said it looked like the people of Belize cannot be trusted to properly manage a DFC. They have by now understood that this government is serious about ...

RETIRED POLICE OFFICER SEEKS ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/09
Logan who was diagnosed with Renal Kidney Failure in 2003 joined the Belize Police Department first as a traffic officer then a court prosecutor, ...

JAGUAR PAW SUES NICH OVER CONTROVERSIAL GEGG CONTRACT
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/09
... controversial contract signed between Diane Haylock on behalf of the National Institute of Culture and History and Belize City businessman David Gegg. ...

GOVERNMENT OF TAIWAN FINANCES OVERHAUL OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/09
In a brief ceremony held at the National Assembly Chambers Ambassador Shih said despite the great geographical distance between both nations, Belize and the ...

Belize: Big Brother Plans to Tap Phone Lines to Combat Crime
Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release), Barbados - 1/23/09
And now in modern day Belize, the controversial issue of telephone tapping has surfaced again. On Wednesday Prime Minister Dean Barrow, ...

More resources for the Judiciary
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/23/09
In his remarks the Chief Justice addressed several issues of great importance to the administration of justice in Belize. Among them he listed tight ...

Musa and Fonseca demand payment from Briceno
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/23/09
The matter has created public interest since the assets, namely Positive Vibes, Independence Hall and The Belize Times, had to be purchased by Brice?o from ...

Taiwan gives Belize US$100000 in medical equipment
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/23/09
By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer Belize’s healthcare system got a shot in the arm from the Taiwanese Department of Health and the Tao Yuan hospital, ...

President Barack Obama to meet with CARICOM leaders in Trinidad
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/23/09
The law officers’ meeting in Belize is being hosted by Attorney General Wilfred Elrington, who is the chairman. “The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ...

Judges are expected to do more!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/23/09
Elrington also lamented the perception of the Belize justice system in many quarters that it is now safer to commit murder than to steal. ...

TAIWAN HANDS OVER $100000.00 IN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO MINISTRY OF ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/21/09
Dr. Peter Allen; CEO in the Ministry of Health “Last year Belize suffered some of the worst floods in living memory due to Tropical Storm Arthur and ...

EASY GLENN DETAINED FOR STONING MAYOR ZENAIDA MOYA
LoveFM, Belize - 1/21/09
Easy Glen was a strong supporter of Mayor Moya and an employee of the Belize City Council but was dismissed form the council sometime ago. ...

PRIME MINISTER SAYS BELIZE IS DOING WELL DESPITE CHALLENGES OF 2008
LoveFM, Belize - 1/21/09
Prime Minister Barrow said that in spite of the challenges faced during last year as a country Belize did well. “The fall out from the world recession and ...

REGIONAL ATTORNEY GENERAL’S MEET IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/21/09
Attorney Generals from various Caricom member states are in Belize today to discuss several issues relating to legal affairs across the region. ...

COURT NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/21/09
28-year-old Leon Staine, former Accounting Manager at Grace Kennedy Belize was charged with 13 counts of theft involving over 53 thousand dollars when he ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/21/09
Mah told police that he was on Princess Margaret Drive near Belize Elementary School around 10:30pm when he was approached by two men of dark complexion. ...

40 PEOPLE RECEIVE CERTIFICATES IN DIVE COURSES
LoveFM, Belize - 1/21/09
“We are an environmental organization and we are involved in the management of three national parks in southern Belize, the Sapodilla Caye Marine Reserve, ...

Belizean Doctors Champion for Strengthening Bonds with Cuba
Cuba News, Cuba - 1/20/09
The call happened at a meeting in the Belizean capital between Cuban Ambassador Manuel Rubido and Peter Allen, Belize’s Health First deputy Minister, ...

MEDICAL PERSONNEL CONDUCTS CLINICS IN DANGRIGA
LoveFM, Belize - 4 hours ago
An eleventh annual mission to Belize is currently underway in Dangriga as a team of doctors and medical experts have converged on the Southern Regional ...

COAST GUARD HOST TRAINING WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/20/09
The Belize National Coast Guard is holding a three days training workshop on international maritime conventions and codes. Commandant of the Belize National ...

BFLA LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO REDUCE PREVALENCE OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/20/09
The Belize Family Life Association will be launching a project in the Cayo District at the end of this month that aims to reduce the prevalence of teenage ...

SAN PEDRO RC SCHOOL RECEIVES NEW LIBRARY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/20/09
Books for the library was also possible through a charitable organization called “Books for Belize,” which is being spearheaded by Eve and Ross Dirnback of ...

UDP ENDORSEMENT CONVENTION TO BE HELD THIS WEEKEND IN SAN PEDRO
LoveFM, Belize - 1/20/09
According to Mayor Paz, the convention will have the attendance of Area Representative of Belize Rural South Honorable Manuel Heredia Jr. and other senior ...

SPORT FISHING GUIDES WILL NEED TO BE LICENSED TO PRACTICE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/20/09
This new regulation will be monitored and enforced by the Fisheries Department and the Belize National Coast Guard. Application forms can be picked up at ...

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES THE DISBURSEMENT OF VENEZUELAN FUNDS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/19/09
The Government of Belize through the ministry of Housing today held a press conference to outline how they intend to spend the remainder of ten million US ...

2009 SUPREME COURT SESSION OFFICIALLY OPENS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/19/09
The ceremonial opening of the Supreme Court took place this morning in Belize City. In addressing the gathering of those involved in the justice system ...

TODAY MARKS THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF ANDY PALACIO
LoveFM, Belize - 1/19/09
A Tribute in his memory was held in Punta Gorda this past Friday and a mass on Saturday in Belize City. Member of the Andy Palacio Foundation Loretta ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/19/09
Yesterday morning a Police officer reported that he was boarded a bus in Orange Walk Town en route to Belize City. The officer said he noticed a knapsack on ...

BELIZEANS MUST INSURE VEHICLES BEFORE DRIVING TO MEXICO
LoveFM, Belize - 1/19/09
Marcelino Miranda of the Mexican Embassy in Belize today explained that this law is not new and was put in place long before last month’s incident. ...

CARIBBEAN FELLOWSHIP OF ASSEMBLIES OF GOD EXECUTIVES HOSTS ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/19/09
The Caribbean Fellowship of Assemblies of God Executives (C-FAGE) will today open their triennial conference in Belize. The six day conference is being ...

AUDUBON SOCIETY REOPENS CROOKED TREE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/19/09
The Belize Audubon Society has reopened the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary. The protected area was closed down following the massive floods in the area. ...

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON THE WESTERN HIGHWAY CLAIMS LIFE OF ONE PERSON
LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/09
... accompanied by Saul Rueben Santos, Belizean sideman of Orange walk Town was driving the cargo truck that was travelling from Belmopan to Belize City. ...

CASE AGAINST FORMER HOUSING MINISTER ADJOURNED
LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/09
Fonseca’s charged is in relation to the theft of ten million US dollars that was given to the people of Belize for various housing projects back in 2007. ...

BOARD MEMBERS OF THREE STATUTORY BODIES INDUCTED TODAY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/09
The Minister of Education, Patrick Faber, this morning announced the newly appointed board members of the National Library Service, NCTVET, and the Belize ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/09
Belize City police have recovered a firearm and ammunition. Reports are that around seven on Thursday night officers searched an abandoned lot on Amara ...

BLISSFULSAGE FOUNDATION HOSTS FUNDRAISING BALL AT OLD Belize
LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/09
The Band Aid Ball is still on tonight at Old Belize. The Ball is a fundraising effort organized by the Blissfulsage Foundation of Los Angeles California. ...

BELIZE BANK ANNOUNCES WINNER OF THE VISA DEBIT CARD RAFFLE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/16/09
Belize Bank Limited today held their fourth Visa Debit Card raffle at their main Branch on Albert Street in Belize City. Misty Micheal is the Marketing ...

Cheop subdivision at Caribbean Shores gets green light to proceed
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
The land, 10 acres of UB real estate subdivided into 57 lots, was acquired by the Belize government and sold to a private developer for $4000 a piece. ...

Belize remembers Andy P in first anniversary of his passing
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Monday, January 19 marks the first anniversary of Belize’s musical ambassador’s, Andy Palacio, death. ...

Colour moth balls from China may be lethal danger to kids
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
... of Health has issued an alert on the potential danger posed by a type of moth ball (camphor) being sold in Belize because of its candy-like appearance. ...

Report card rates reef as “poor” Environmental management urgently ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
By Lisbeth Ayuso A recent report by the World Resources Institute and the World Wildlife Fund has estimated the annual economic value of Belize’s coral reef ...

Shipping and tourism pioneer, Mike Williams, dies at 76
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter A renowned businessman of the shipping and tourism industries in Belize, Mr. Mike Williams, died in Miami on Tuesday, ...

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
This is not to suggest that the shipping line is off the hook or that Belize will not demand full compensation for the damage caused to the reef. ...

Contractor General meets with IMF on US $350 government grant
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
Belize’s recently appointed Contractor General played host this week to two officials from the World Bank who came to talk about a US $350000 grant that is ...

Albert Street vendors finally moved to Battlefield Park
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
Down town street vendors in the old capital of Belize City who have been at odds with the Belize City Council over its decision to relocate them to the ...

Ministry of Lands sues former ministers Jose Coye and Florencio ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
The land, which is located in the West Landivar area of Belize City, was once owned by the University of Belize. The land reportedly was sold to the ...

Finder not keeper of 25 kilos cocaine
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Belize police have raised security measures along the coast, after residents of San Pedro Town handed in a bag with 25 ...

Pay up US $4.42 million GOB
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who has gone on record conceding that Belize will have to pay the money, told the Reporter on Wednesday that his government has ...

The cargo ship, Westerhaven, caused extensive damage to the reef ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/16/09
A foreign owned cargo ship wreaked havoc on a portion of Belize’s barrier beef on Tuesday night, January 13 when it ran aground. Authorities say they are ...

STRUCTURE AT JALACTE MUST BE DISMANTLED AND REMOVED
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/09
An agreement has been reached between the Governments of Belize and Guatemala regarding the illegal construction in Jalacte Village. ...

DARWIN GRAY'S BODY RETREIVED FROM THE MOPAN RIVER
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/09
Gray is a resident of Belize City and reportedly left home on Monday night. On Tuesday his father reported to police that two men that had reportedly ...

LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT COUNTRYWIDE SEMINARS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/09
The seminars are being held in conjunction with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. ...

WATER SYSTEM CONCERNS RESOLVED IN JACINTOVILLE VILLAGE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/09
A follow up evaluation and consultation village level meeting after the three month trial period is expected to be held in Belize City.

PACSN RECEIVES NEW RESOURCE CENTER FROM INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S GROUP
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/09
Members of the Women’s Club and the Association gathered at the corner of Sunrise and Apple Star Street in the Choral Grove Area in Belize City for a small ...

Carribean: 2008 hurricane season in review
ReliefWeb (press release), Switzerland - 1/14/09
... five immediate response loans (to Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, Turks and Caicos Islands); and three new rehabilitation loans for bridges (Belize), ...

BELIZE AND TAIWAN SIGNS OIL EXPLORATION AGREEMENT
LoveFM, Belize - 1/14/09
The Government of Belize and the OPIC Resource Cooperation of Taiwan today signed a Production Sharing Agreement. The agreement according to a release from ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/14/09
Two cases of unlawful carnal knowledge are being investigated by police in the Belize and Cayo Districts. In the first incident, police have detained a 20 ...

CHALLENGE GOBIE HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL CHARITABLE BIKE RIDE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/14/09
“To date that fund has assisted five main causes and those causes have totaled about 60 thousand Belize dollars. The five main causes that have been funded ...

MAN PRESUMED DROWNED IN MOPAN RIVER
LoveFM, Belize - 1/14/09
The men told Grey that they along with Darwin had gone to Melchor on Monday evening and was returning to Belize, swimming across the Mopan River when Darwin ...

EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL SEEK WAYS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION DELIVERY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/14/09
Representatives from the Belize District Regional Education Council were the guests on today’s morning show. The council, which has a branch in every ...

IMAGE FACTORY LAUNCHES LANDINGS 9
LoveFM, Belize - 1/14/09
A book launching ceremony took place this morning at the Image Factory in Belize City as the ninth installment of the Landings series was unveiled to the ...

US AMBASSADOR TO BELIZE COMPLETES VISIT TO HIGH SCHOOLS COUNTRYWIDE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/13/09
US Ambassador to Belize, Robert Dieter this morning completed his visit of high schools across the country during his three and a half-year tour of duty. ...

SECOND MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH ROBBERY AND MURDER IN SAN ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/13/09
Shortly after five on the evening of Monday January 5 th , employees, Josiah Thompson and Millard Tun were about to make a deposit at the Belize Bank Branch ...

BELIZE NATIONAL COAST GUARD RECEIVES MILLION DOLLAR VESSEL
LoveFM, Belize - 1/13/09
The Belize National Coast Guard today received a boat fully equipped with modern technology and will be used to patrol the waters of Belize. ...

WORK BANK REPRESENTATIVES VISITS BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/13/09
Two officials from the World Bank are in the country and have met with the auditor general and the contractor general regarding the implementation of a ...

NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER PETER OYDELE CONCLUDES VISIT BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/13/09
Nigerian High Commissioner, Peter Oyedele, left Belize today after a four day visit to take part in farewell ceremonies for a group of Nigerians who took ...

PUP MAYORAL AND COUNCILOR CANDIDATES FOR SAN PEDRO ENDORSED
LoveFM, Belize - 1/12/09
On Saturday the People’s United Party in Belize Rural South presented their 7 candidates that will contest the municipal election in March. ...

BELIZE TO BENEFIT FROM THE MERIDA INITIATIVE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/12/09
Belize is just one of many Central American countries that will benefit from the Merida Initiative signed by US President George Bush in June last year. ...

SEMINAR DISCUSSING A GREEN CITY PROPOSAL FOR BELIZE HELD TODAY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/12/09
A conference discussing a proposal to build a model green city in Belize was held today at the Radisson Fort George Hotel. The proposal is called the “Micah ...

PUP INTRODUCES SLATE FOR UPCOMING ELECTION FOR BELIZE CITY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/12/09
We will be going house to house, each of these ten councilor candidates will be working in divisions of Belize City and then myself and Chubby Reneau along ...

TWO BELIZE CITY RESIDENTS DROWNS NEAR BLUE CREEK HYDRO
LoveFM, Belize - 1/12/09
Two Belize City men drowned yesterday at the Blue Creek Hydro in the Orange Walk District. Orange Walk Police say Honduran National 17-year-old Javier ...

GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PURSUE CASE AGAINST FORMER MINISTER JOE COYE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/12/09
The Government of Belize says that they will file a claim against former PUP Ministers Joe Coye and Florencio Marin in the Supreme Court shortly. ...

CASE AGAINST FORMER PRIME MINISTER ADJOURNED
LoveFM, Belize - 1/9/09
On December 4 th last year Musa was arraigned on a single charge of theft stemming from a ten million US dollar grant given to Belize by the government of ...

BELIZE CITY COUNCIL AND ANGLICAN DIOCESE DONATES TO FLOOD VICTIMS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/9/09
The Belize City Council this morning presented a donation of 32 hundred dollars made by the Anglican Diocese to four households affected by recent floods. ...

GOVERNMENT LIFTS CAUTION FROM CARIBBEAN SHORES LAND PROJECT
LoveFM, Belize - 1/9/09
The land in question measured a little less than 10 acres and was purchased by the then Government of Belize from the University of Belize. ...

PUP TO ENDORSE CANDIDATES IN BELIZE RURAL SOUTH
LoveFM, Belize - 1/9/09
Candidates representing the people’s united party in Belize Rural South will be endorsed tomorrow. Jorge Aldana is the Public Relations Executive for the ...

WASHINGTON STATE MEDICAL TEAM MAKES 11TH ANNUAL VISIT TO BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/09
This is the team’s 11 th annual visit to Belize and they will be conducting surgeries and follow ups at the Southern Regional Hospital in Dangriga from ...

LATEST LOTTO WINNER TAKES HOME OVER $80000.00
LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/09
She came to Belize City this afternoon to collect her winnings. Love FM was there and spoke to Flores. “I buy my Lotto last night and I asked the old man ...

US ECONOMIC CRISIS AFFECTS TOURISTS ARRIVALS TO BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/09
Belize is no exception and today we spoke to Product Development Manager at the Belize Tourism Board, Laura Esquivel, about the effects of the recession on ...

BARRANCO VILLAGE THREATENED BY BEACH EROSION
LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/09
It could be like the one in Belize City on a smaller scale. We have been trying to muster the interest of those who are interested in Barranco’s well fare ...

MICHAEL FOREMAN CHARGED FOR BARNEY CUNNINGHAM’S MURDER
LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/09
He later passed away at Belize Medical Associates. The four other men that were injured along with Cunningham were treated and released from the KHMH. ...

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CHARGED FOR ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/09
Police today charged one of two men believed to be involved in an attempted robbery in Belize City. 18 year old Aaron Smith, a student of Saint Michael’s ...

PUC OFFICIAL TO LECTURE AT INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/09
According to a release sent out by the Public Utilities Commission, Almendarez says that this is a humbling experience for him and means that Belize is ...

CARICOM Chairman looking to international meetings in Trinidad
radiojamaica.com, Jamaica - 1/7/09
Current Chairman of CARICOM, the prime Minister of Belize, Dean Barrow says he is looking forward to Trinidad and Tobago's hosting of two major ...

Analysis: Cruiselines prepare for a stormy 2009
Travel Weekly UK, UK - 1/7/09
The cruise industry looks bound for tricky times in 2009. Jane Archer on cruiselines’ plans to stay afloat With the economy firmly on the rocks and sterling ...

INCREASE IN CRIMES REPORTED IN 2008
LoveFM, Belize - 1/7/09
Crime Statistics for last year has been released by the Belize Police Department. The information coming out of the department is that there was an overall ...

CAYO POLICE DENIES ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE BRUTALITY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/7/09
Yesterday we reported that the Garoy family is claiming police brutality against 25 year old Arden Garoy. Garoy is one of the suspects detained in ...

ONE PERSON CHARGED FOR MONDAY EVENING’S MURDER AND ROBBERY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/7/09
Tun was transported to Loma Luz Hospital but was later transferred to Belize City for further treatment. Less than twelve hours prior to this incident ...

$50000.00 REPORTEDLY STOLEN FROM BUSINESS IN THE FREE ZONE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/7/09
Reports are that the cash in both Belize and US currencies was inside an iron safe inside the building. It is unclear how the person or persons gained ...

NO ONE INJURED IN LAST NIGHT’S SHOOTING
LoveFM, Belize - 1/7/09
Another shooting was reported in Belize City last night but no one was injured. Twenty three year old Wayne Rocke told police that he was riding on Caesar ...

DIANE HAYLOCK WILL BE SUSPENDED NOT TERMINATED
LoveFM, Belize - 1/6/09
Cabinet has directed the Minster of Culture to suspend President of the National Institute of Culture and History, Diane Haylock, for one month without pay. ...

SHOOTING VICTIMS SUCCUMBS TO THEIR INJURIES
LoveFM, Belize - 1/6/09
He was taken to Belize Medical Associates where he remained on life support until his passing earlier today. Officer in charge of the Crimes Investigation ...

TWO SHOOTING INCIDENTS REPORTED LAST NIGHT IN BELIZE CITY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/6/09
Separate shootings in Belize City last night has left two people injured. The first incident took place about 6 o’clock in the area of Regent Street West. ...

NEW OMBUDSMAN TAKES OFFICE TODAY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/6/09
Cynthia Pitts was sworn in yesterday as the new Ombudsman. Pitts is an attorney who has been working from her law firm since 1992 and has also worked in the ...

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CONTINUE TEXT BOOK CONSULTATIONS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/6/09
What we are doing now is that we are trying to include those rural areas in the Stann Creek and Belize Districts. In the Stann Creek District it will be ...

SEPARATE SHOOTING LEAVES FIVE PEOPLE INJURED IN BELIZE CITY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/5/09
In Belize City, no fatalities were reported but two people remain in serious condition after being shot on Friday night. A total of five people were injured ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/5/09
Belize City police are investigating a robbery that reportedly occurred sometime between Friday evening and early Saturday morning. Ramon Cervantes of Mundo ...

FUEL PRICES INCREASE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/5/09
Premium gasoline went up by 59 cents from four dollars and 85 cents to five dollars and 44 cents at Belize City pumps. The cost of regular gasoline remains ...

BELIZE WASTE CONTROL EMPLOYEES DEMANDS PAYMENT FROM CITY HALL
LoveFM, Belize - 1/5/09
Workers of The Belize Waste Control today gathered in front of the Belize City Hall to send across a message. According to them they haven’t received ...

MORE THAN 11 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH AND JEWELRY STOLEN DURING ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/2/09
Belize City police continue to investigate a burglary that has resulted in the lost of over eleven thousand dollars in cash and jewelry. ...

BELIZE CITY COUNCIL DO FINISHING TOUCHES ON ALBERT STREET
LoveFM, Belize - 1/2/09
The completion of Albert Street has almost come to an end as the Belize City Council adds the finishing touches to one of Belize City’s Main Street. ...

AUDUBON SOCIETY TO CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR
LoveFM, Belize - 1/2/09
This year the Belize Audubon Society will celebrate 40 years of attempting to create a balance between people and the environment. ...

FOUR BELIZEANS HONORED BY THE QUEEN
LoveFM, Belize - 1/2/09
... on the recommendation of the Governor General, Sir Colville Young. The dates for the presentation of the insignias will be announced later by Belize House.

NICH BOARD RECOMMENDS THE DISMISSAL OF DIANE HAYLOCK
LoveFM, Belize - 12/31/08
We had many meetings at site at Caves Branch, in Belmopan and in Belize City. Clearly in the beginning there was a lot of apprehension on the part of ...

COROZAL RESIDENT CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER
LoveFM, Belize - 12/31/08
Elvin Conorque of Corozal Town has been arrested and charged after he stabbed Michael Cain on Monday morning Cain told police that he was in the port when ...

RICE FARMERS RECEIVES SECOND PAYMENT FROM MARKETING BOARD
LoveFM, Belize - 12/31/08
Rice farmers in Toledo today received the second half of a payment for rice paddy sold to the Belize Marketing and Development Cooperation. ...

FIRST CANCER CENTER PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR MORE THAN 60 PATIENTS
LoveFM, Belize - 12/31/08
The first Cancer Centre in Belize was opened on October first in Dangriga Town. Doctor Ellsworth Grant, a Belizean Hemato-oncologist practicing in Los ...

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CONDUCT COMMUNITY PROJECT IN Belize
LoveFM, Belize - 12/31/08
The group of twelve from Wake Forest University in North Carolina is in Belize on a two-week campaign to assist in community development. ...

NEWCASTLE DISEASE CONTINUE TO SPREAD
LoveFM, Belize - 2 hours ago
Doctor Victor Gongora is the Director of Animal Health at the Belize Agricultural Health Authority. “We have been responding to different calls from farmers ...

NEMO RECEIVES DONATION FROM US GOVERNMENT
LoveFM, Belize - 12/30/08
US Ambassador to Belize His Excellency Robert Dieter handed over the equipments to NEMO this morning in Belmopan. Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 12/30/08
Belize City police have detained a resident of Corozal following a stabbing on Monday morning. Officers were called to the Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital ...

FIREARM AND AMMUNITION FOUND; NO ONE ARRESTED AND CHARGED
LoveFM, Belize - 12/30/08
Meanwhile, on Sunday Belize City police recovered a point 38 Special Taurus Brand firearm from an empty lot on Iguana Street Extension. ...

…..WHILE THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S COMMISSION TO FOCUSES ON WOMEN’S ...
LoveFM, Belize - 12/30/08
Now this is not new, from Beijing in 1995 Belize prioritized women in decision making. So now we are saying that we want to examine the publication of the ...

Two city houses burnt down during Christmas Holidays
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/30/08
Two separate fires in Belize City within a 12 hour period during the Christmas holiday have left a man dead and four people homeless. ...

Keeping alive Wanaraqua on Christmas Day
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/30/08
An enterprising group of Garifuna young men took to the streets of Belize City on Christmas Day to keep alive the tradition of Wanaraqua, known to Belizeans ...

Belize’s oldest citizen, Sophia Jones, turns 106
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/30/08
By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Sophia Jones, Belize’s oldest citizen, celebrated her 106th birthday with a smile on Sunday, December 28. ...

Chinese cashier wanted for theft
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/30/08
Hong, who has no family members in Belize, is believed to have crossed into Mexico on his way to the United States. The company has put a $1000.00 reward on ...

Skipper almost caught with pants down
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/30/08
By Anita Nembhard - Freelance Writer Tettie DeSouza, a 31-year-old Nicaraguan domestic of Santa Barbara Street in Belize City, said she narrowly escaped ...

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/30/08
Human life in Belize has become so cheap and degraded that many people are too scared to even walk the streets after nightfall. Time after time men accused ...

George Herbert is currently servng a 34 1/2 years jail sentecne in ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/30/08
George Enrique Herbert, the Belizean native who was kidnapped by local law enforcement agents from his home in Belize City and sent to the United States to ...

Dianne Haylock takes licking from Youth minister for poor ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/30/08
Dianne Haylock, a prominent figure in the ruling Barrow administration and a member of the Belize negotiating team with Guatemala, found herself in a pickle ...