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8/14/09

Children given love at Rotary's heart clinic
channel5belize - ‎8/14/09‎
Twice annually the Rotary Club of Belize holds free heart clinics for children with heart disease. Yesterday and today it concluded the last of its clinics ...

Veteran basketball player “Too Tall” gives his predictions
channel5belize - ‎8/14/09‎
Yoh got wah couple guys—Bart Sanchez—yoh got some good guys eena Belize. So to me, I noh got no problem wid di team cause I proud ah weh di team di do right ...

Fans on the ground offer final hour support before game…
channel5belize - ‎8/14/09‎
“You were part of the 1998 team that actually brought home gold for Belize, what do you feel are the chances this year around. I know you're not in there ...

Team Belize faces Mexico in COCABA final
channel5belize - ‎8/14/09‎
Belize has been removed from FIBA website, and our status remains in question despite an appeal launched by the Belize Basketball Federation (BBF). ...

US EMBASSY HOLDS 8TH ANNUAL “MADE IN THE USA” EXHIBITION
LoveFM - ‎4 hours ago‎
The exhibition is to promote American products, services and investments in Belize. Love News spoke with Economic Officer at the US Embassy., Brianne Watts. ...

VISITING DELEGATION EXPLORES BELIZE'S FISHING INDUSTRY
LoveFM - ‎4 hours ago‎
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Rene Montero and Minister of Economic Development, Commerce, Industry and Consumer Protection Erwin Contreras met ...

AREA REPRESENTATIVE MELVIN HULSE SAYS HOPKINS NEEDS TO EXPAND
LoveFM - ‎4 hours ago‎
... in drainage and two as you have experienced in the Southside out Belize, you cannot put lots in swamp land because people have to build London bridges. ...

Belize plays Mexico for gold
Amandala - ‎8/14/09‎
There is more exciting news from Cancun tonight, as Team Belize is gearing up to play for the gold in the finals of the Central American Basketball ...

Commentary on COCABA situation
Amandala - ‎8/14/09‎
The experience of our Belize National Basketball Team in the COCABA tournament in Cancun might serve as a lesson to all Belizeans at home who don't realize ...

The South has not one, but many heroes and heroines
Amandala - ‎8/14/09‎
I will not even mention other Garifuna people who have also left their mark on Belize in the fields of education, religion, politics, social change, ...

Hopkins decries destruction of wetlands
Amandala - ‎8/14/09‎
The Hopkins Group of Concerned Citizens, an ad hoc group led by primary school teacher and University of Belize student, Troy Coleman, sent off letters ...

Gridlock: Canton, Redmond, and Dunker stay
Amandala - ‎8/14/09‎
(Jenkins is the chairman of the Belize Citrus Growers Association Investment Company Limited (ICL), a subsidiary of the CGA.) The matter recently ended up ...

Cane farmers say they want $15 million of $25 million EU grant
Amandala - ‎8/14/09‎
Eric Eck, the head of the Committee of Management for the Belize Cane Farmers Association (BCFA), told our newspaper he knows nothing of the petition. ...

DOE shuts down Vaca Dam construction – BELPO questions murky ...
Amandala - ‎8/14/09‎
Stephen Usher, vice president of operations for the Belize Electric Company Limited (BECOL), told Amandala in an interview today that at about 3:20 on ...

When family inheritance leads to family feud …
Amandala - ‎8/14/09‎
Migrating from Mullins River Village, Saturnina Neal nee Buller came to live in Belize City decades ago and set up residence at #9 Water Lane. ...

We can play!
The Reporter Belize - ‎8/14/09‎
The Belize national men's basketball team simply stormed through to the semifinals of the COCABA (Confederacion ...

Super Bond is killing Belize. But the worst is yet to come!
The Reporter Belize - ‎8/14/09‎
That is the word on the street as Belize looks to Thursday, August 20th, 2009, when the next interest payment on Belize's Super Bond becomes due. ...

Old Government House and Lamanai "Mask" to get face-lift
The Reporter Belize - ‎8/14/09‎
In the face of fierce competition, Belize received funding for two projects. These consist of the refurbishment of the old Government House, ...

25 Mexican students receive Belize English Language scholarships
The Reporter Belize - ‎8/14/09‎
Out of the 25 scholarships funded by the Belizean government, 20 are part of the Cultural and Educational Cooperation Agreement between Mexico and Belize, ...

Taiwan awards nineteen scholarships to Belizean students
The Reporter Belize - ‎8/14/09‎
Nineteen Belizeans have been awarded scholarships this year for studies in Taiwan under the Belize-Taiwan Cooperation ...

The Church cannot surrender its Divine Mission "to teach all men ...
The Reporter Belize - ‎8/14/09‎
Dorick Wright, Bishop of Belize City and of Belmopan, has issued a statement which was read in all Catholic Churches last Sunday. ...

BNE Charitable Trust announces million $$$ facility to promote ...
The Reporter Belize - ‎8/14/09‎
The Belize Natural Energy Charitable Trust has announced a partnership with local credit unions to help students prepare ...

Belize accedes to Hague Convention on service of Legal documents ...
The Reporter Belize - ‎8/14/09‎
The Government of Belize has acceded to the Hague Convention with regard to the service of judicial and extrajudicial ...

Kevin Francis Jex - elusive seaside mugger! Did police beat this ...
The Reporter Belize - ‎8/14/09‎
... and another youth known as “Kareem” robbed two persons near the sea wall in front of the Celebrity Restaurant on Marine Parade Boulevard in Belize City. ...

Council of Churches Split over Teachers Services Commission
The Reporter Belize - ‎8/14/09‎
Bishop of the RCC Belize, the Most Rev. Dorick M. Wright, proclaimed that the Church desires that the smooth working relationship between church and state ...

8/13/09

Special Agreement May Pass In Guat Congress by Sept.
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
A public forum is being held at the University of the West Indies Extension at this hour on the Belize Guatemala Claim, the special agreement, ...

The Dream We All Dreamed Of! Belize's Plays for Gold at COCABA!
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
Belize is playing in the medal round of the 2009 COCABA Championships. That is a huge development but before we tell you how it happened, we have a game ...

All Star Beauty Queens
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
Hi Belize, I am fifteen year Old Kadejah Tunn proudly representing E. P Yorke High School I am fifteen year old Jerilee Marin proudly representing the most ...

Sports Minister in Cancun
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
... Belizeans having come out to support our team.” Belize plays for the gold medal against host country Mexico tomorrow night at 8:00 local time in Cancun.

Police News
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
Two Belize City residents were shot as they stood in front of their home on last night. Siblings Darren and Shanda Dawson were standing on Neal Pen's Road ...

Lying Licenses
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
Two months ago Belize City traffic officers detected one of the biggest scams at a routine check point. What you are looking at are counterfeit 2008 license ...

Heroes welcome for team Belize
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
And Minister of Sports, Elvin Penner, left the country this morning to join the throng of supporters standing behind the Belize National Team in Cancun, ...

Coach says its time for proper basketball facilities…
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
Even if Belize makes it all the way to the 2012 Olympics, there is a roadmap that the players must follow to achieve success in London. ...

Belize beats Costa Rica and heads to COCABA finals
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
Yesterday it was Panama, today in semifinal play Team Belize—Belizean Heritage—won comfortably over Costa Rica by twenty-four points on the way to proving ...

…And Sports Council Executive Director responds
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
The emotion coming out here today, the Belizeans—we have about eighty percent of the fans out here today of Belize supporting our team. ...

Sports Minister in Cancun
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
... Belizeans having come out to support our team.” Belize plays for the gold medal against host country Mexico tomorrow night at 8:00 local time in Cancun.

Police News
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
Two Belize City residents were shot as they stood in front of their home on last night. Siblings Darren and Shanda Dawson were standing on Neal Pen's Road ...

Lying Licenses
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
Two months ago Belize City traffic officers detected one of the biggest scams at a routine check point. What you are looking at are counterfeit 2008 license ...

Heroes welcome for team Belize
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
And Minister of Sports, Elvin Penner, left the country this morning to join the throng of supporters standing behind the Belize National Team in Cancun, ...

Coach says its time for proper basketball facilities…
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
Even if Belize makes it all the way to the 2012 Olympics, there is a roadmap that the players must follow to achieve success in London. ...

Belize beats Costa Rica and heads to COCABA finals
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
Yesterday it was Panama, today in semifinal play Team Belize—Belizean Heritage—won comfortably over Costa Rica by twenty-four points on the way to proving ...

…And Sports Council Executive Director responds
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
The emotion coming out here today, the Belizeans—we have about eighty percent of the fans out here today of Belize supporting our team. ...

Sports Minister in Cancun
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
... Belizeans having come out to support our team.” Belize plays for the gold medal against host country Mexico tomorrow night at 8:00 local time in Cancun.

Police News
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
Two Belize City residents were shot as they stood in front of their home on last night. Siblings Darren and Shanda Dawson were standing on Neal Pen's Road ...

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Lying Licenses
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/13/09‎
Two months ago Belize City traffic officers detected one of the biggest scams at a routine check point. What you are looking at are counterfeit 2008 license ...

Heroes welcome for team Belize
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
And Minister of Sports, Elvin Penner, left the country this morning to join the throng of supporters standing behind the Belize National Team in Cancun, ...

Coach says its time for proper basketball facilities…
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
Even if Belize makes it all the way to the 2012 Olympics, there is a roadmap that the players must follow to achieve success in London. ...

Belize beats Costa Rica and heads to COCABA finals
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
Yesterday it was Panama, today in semifinal play Team Belize—Belizean Heritage—won comfortably over Costa Rica by twenty-four points on the way to proving ...

…And Sports Council Executive Director responds
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
The emotion coming out here today, the Belizeans—we have about eighty percent of the fans out here today of Belize supporting our team. ...

Mile long road of problems for San Pedro developer
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
The roadway will also provide access to two housing projects, one by government and the other by Mitchell's company, Grand Belize Estates. ...

MOE offers training for PE teachers
channel5belize - ‎8/13/09‎
The problem in Belize—particularly at the primary school level—is that PE is more times than not simply considered a free period and the students are ...

Grupo Mexicano to form on La Isla Bonita
San Pedro Sun - ‎8/13/09‎
Ask many of the Spanish speaking people living in the northern part of Belize and they will tell you that they have family in the southern states of Mexico. ...

Nicaragua's Maritza Rivas takes the 2009 Costa Maya crown!
San Pedro Sun - ‎8/13/09‎
Miss Belize Felicita Arzu, Miss Costa Rica Jennifer Miranda, El Salvador Raquel Bonilla, Miss Guatemala Angelica Morfin, Miss Honduras Ruth Arita Luna, ...

San Pedro doctors receive training in diagnosing Dengue
San Pedro Sun - ‎8/13/09‎
The team arrived in Belize from Chetumal, Quintana Roo and provided their service to the Cayo and Toledo Districts. They plan to return to San Pedro and ...

SHOOTING IN BELIZE CITY LEAVES TWO PEOPLE INJURED
LoveFM - ‎8/13/09‎
Belize City Police are looking for one suspect following a shooting that left two people injured last night. Reports are Darren and Shanda Dawson were ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM - ‎8/13/09‎
Police say they conducted a search on a house on Nurse White Street in Belize City and found two thousand 672 grams of suspected cannabis. ...

TEN SMALL PRODUCERS CHOSEN AS FIRST BENEFICIARIES OF BELIZE EXPORT ...
LoveFM - ‎8/13/09‎
The Belize Trade and Investment Promotion Service, BELTRADE in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture today launched ...

TRADE NEGOTIATIONS UNDERWAY BETWEEN BELIZE AND MEXICO
LoveFM - ‎8/13/09‎
We have met three or four times and that has got us to the level where both counterparts Mexican and Belize are close to reaching the point of signing an ...

COROZAL SCHOOLS TO BENEFIT FROM MEXICAN EMBASSY DONATION
LoveFM - ‎8/13/09‎
“For many the Embassy of Mexico has been donating books to Belize and this year the Embassy of Mexico is handing over more than one thousand books to ...

Celebration Spirit Kicks Up at the House of Culture
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/13/09‎
The government of Hon. Dean Barrow and the United Democratic Party has received a standing ovation as many Belizeans country wide rise each time to the ...

19 Belizeans get Taiwan Scholarship for 2009
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/13/09‎
Nineteen Belizean students have been awarded scholarships for studies in Taiwan under the Belize-Taiwan Cooperation Program. Thirteen students have been ...

Belize's sick to benefit from Amendment
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/13/09‎
In doing its job to protect the interest of the population at large, the Government of Belize has found it necessary to revise the Settlement of Disputes in ...

25 Mexican students will study English in Belize
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/13/09‎
The Embassy of Mexico informs that 25 Mexican students will study English at the Regional Language Center of the University of Belize (UB) in Belmopan, ...

Educational Assistance from Hon. Edmund Castro
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/13/09‎
The following persons have been awarded educational assistance by the Ministry of Education, thru the Area Representative for Belize Rural North, Hon. ...

Made in the USA Exhibition - US Ambassador Coming in September
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/13/09‎
In addition, there will be exhibitions by several members of the private sector that provide American products and services to Belize. ...

US Embassy Donates over $200000 for Cul...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/13/09‎
He continued, “Since 2003 Belize has received over $500000 for six approved projects; therefore, Belize has been one of the most successful beneficiaries of ...

US Embassy Donates over $200000 for Cul...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/13/09‎
He continued, “Since 2003 Belize has received over $500000 for six approved projects; therefore, Belize has been one of the most successful beneficiaries of ...

This Week in Belmopan
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/13/09‎
Cabinet was briefed on the change of command of the Belize National Coast Guard which is scheduled to take place on Friday, August 14 at the Williamson ...

Paying for PUP Sins - The Pound Yard Hustle
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/13/09‎
So every now and again, we need to press the 'refresh' button especially when we are literally 'PAYING' for those sins. through the Belize City Council, ...

Techno-Derm, LLC Announces the Exclusive Distribution Agreement ...
PR Urgent - ‎8/13/09‎
Techno-Derm will market and distribute NARL in the Americas (Antigua, Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, ...

National Female Softball Team returns fr...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎9 hours ago‎
The Belize National Female Softball Team returned from the VII Pan American Women's Softball Championship in Maracay, Venezuela on Wednesday, August 12. ...

Edward Nabil Musa Jr. outstanding athlet...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎9 hours ago‎
He was educated at St. Catherine Elementary and then went on to Belize Technical College. After Graduation he attended the University of New Orleans on a ...

Softball prepares for XIX Women's Championship
The Guardian, Belize - ‎9 hours ago‎
The Belize Softball Federation is fast speed ahead with preparations for the XIX National Women's Softball Championship scheduled for August 28-30, 2009, ...

One on One with Justice Denys Barrow
The Guardian, Belize - ‎9 hours ago‎
A: I would like to think that being a national of Belize and being desirous of serving the national interest of Belize is perhaps the thing that I most ...

Rt. Hon. Manuel Esquivel recovering fully
The Guardian, Belize - ‎9 hours ago‎
Esquivel on Tuesday August 12 at his home in Belize City, he explained to the Guardian that he is doing well. After months of medical attention and ...

Belize's Foreign Reserves in best shape ever
The Guardian, Belize - ‎9 hours ago‎
Belize's Foreign Reserves are in the best shape it has ever been in over ten years. Currently the reserves stand at USD 191.0 million representing just over ...

8/12/09

Belize Uber Alles
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/12/09‎
And to recap our top story, Belize has beat panama at the COCABA championships by a score of 92 to 88. That means we should advance as the top seed from ...

No More Sleeping Students In School
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/12/09‎
... back we go back into the September celebrations so we can develop our own theme, we can build a text using celebration, carnival, Belize's independence. ...

Belize - Guatemala Still a Live Issue
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/12/09‎
It may not have been dominating the headlines but the Guatemalan claim to Belize remains very much on the front burner of a number of issues of concern. ...

Song Competition in Cyberspace
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/12/09‎
Meanwhile the semifinalists for the patriotic song competition are Bea and Herschel Armstrong along with Alexander Evans and their submission “Belize – we ...

The Church's “Divine Mission To Teach”
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/12/09‎
That's what the release refers to in explaining that, quote, “The church in Belize cannot surrender or abandon its mission to anyone, even to the duly ...

The Macal River Running Like Chocolate Milk
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/12/09‎
In the rainy season, it's common to see the Macal river in western Belize with a reddish brown color, the product of soil runoff coming down from areas ...

DOE Shuts Down Work At Vaca Dam
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/12/09‎
... the Department of the Environment on Friday. Both sides hope that the construction project – one of the biggest in Belize - can re-open early next week.

No Playing With Panama
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/12/09‎
The Belize National Basketball Team is in the fight of its young life tonight facing a formidable Panamanian opponent. They are currently in the waning ...

Government to make first Super Bond payment
channel5belize - ‎8/12/09‎
There will be a changing of the command of the Belize National Coast Guard on Friday August fourteenth. And on that same date, a ceremony for the ...

Olympic Committee says no competition age rule
channel5belize - ‎8/12/09‎
That begs the question, “Are the rules and regulations for a person or team representing Belize at the Olympics any different than the FIBA regulated COCABA ...

Belize wins third COCABA game and beats Panama
channel5belize - ‎8/12/09‎
Belize ninety-two, Panama eighty-eight and with that score Belize's unblemished record on the court continued in the COCABA Championship for men. ...

FIBA rejection of national team forces PM involvement
channel5belize - ‎8/12/09‎
The game between Belize and Panama is over, but the tough battle is still looming ahead and it's not even with the Mexican team either. ...

BOLEDO VENDORS OBJECT TO PROPOSED CHANGES
LoveFM - ‎8/12/09‎
The government of Belize will outsource the management of the lotteries committee and is in the process of reviewing tenders for the private management of ...

/CORRECTION -- Consolidated Water Co. Ltd./
RedOrbit - ‎8/12/09‎
The Company operates water production and/or distribution facilities in the Cayman Islands, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, The Commonwealth of The ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM - ‎8/12/09‎
Early Friday morning 23-year- old Chinese National Wel Chao Huang was along with Yu Tan heading to Belize City in a black Toyota Tacoma when upon passing ...

ORANGE WALK TAX DRIVERS LOOK TO TOWN COUNCIL FOR ASSISTANCE
LoveFM - ‎8/12/09‎
The dalla taxis operate on a straight route from Belize Road to Trial Farm picking up several people along the way for a dollar per person. ...

TEACHERS FROM THE BELIZE DISTRICT RECEIVES TRAINING IN THREE CORE ...
LoveFM - ‎8/12/09‎
Primary school teachers from the Belize District are participating in training sessions at Edward P. York High School. They are being trained by other ...

NTUCB TO HOST INFORMATION FORUM ON GUATEMALA CLAIM
LoveFM - ‎8/12/09‎
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize in collaboration with the Advisory Council on the Guatemala Claim is organizing an information forum on the ...

8/11/09

FIBA speaks about status of Belize's players…
channel5belize - ‎8/11/09‎
Basulto spoke about the grounds for the disqualification of the Belize National Team from this tournament organized by COCABA. “The situation with Belize is ...

Belize's Basketball Team plays in spite of disqualification
channel5belize - ‎8/11/09‎
Today the Belize National Basketball Team, dubbed Belizean Heritage by the Association, continued its winning ways by demolishing Guatemala by a score of ...

Belizean Heritage slaughters Guatemala in COCABA games
channel5belize - ‎8/11/09‎
The Benito Juarez Multifunction Center inside Cancun Mexico provided the venue for the long awaited clash between Belize and Guatemala at the Central ...

Local fans support national basketball team
channel5belize - ‎8/11/09‎
And while we have heard from COCABA, the players, the Minister of Sports and the legal advisor of Team Belize, what are people saying on the streets? ...

…And pulls out age rule against players
channel5belize - ‎8/11/09‎
They are now saying and we're hearing this for the first time—I am hearing it for the first time and my understanding is that the Belize Basketball ...

Roman Catholic Diocese against teaching commission…
channel5belize - ‎8/11/09‎
Fr. Noel Leslie, Vicar Gen, Diocese of Belize City/Belmopan “The Ministry of Education has a right to do all in its power to solidify education in this ...

Erosion affecting hawksbill turtles breeding ground
channel5belize - ‎8/11/09‎
It gained strength and then we released it the night after with a group of students from the Belize Zoo. Normally what happens is that these turtles return ...

MAN LOSES HIS LIFE IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN SOUTHERN BELIZE
LoveFM - ‎8/11/09‎
A traffic accident on the Stann Creek Valley Road has left one man dead. Reports are that on Saturday night Police went to the scene of the incident between ...

COURT GRANTS THE TRANSFER OF CLICO LIFE AND HEALTH POLICYHOLDERS ...
LoveFM - ‎8/11/09‎
Justice Michelle Arana granted an order for the transfer of the life and health insurance portfolio of Clico Bahamas Limited Belize Branch to RF & G Life ...

TEAM BELIZE DEFEATS GUATEMALA IN COCABA TOURNAMENT
LoveFM - ‎8/11/09‎
The Belize National Team won its second game in the COCABA Tournament against Guatemala today in Cancun. The 100 to 63 win is the team's second victory ...

15 NEW SPECIAL CONSTABLES SWORN IN TODAY
LoveFM - ‎8/11/09‎
The idea of moving more towards community policing is not only a Belize thing; throughout the region and the world, including the United States, ...

15 NEW SPECIAL CONSTABLES SWORN IN TODAY
LoveFM - ‎8/11/09‎
The idea of moving more towards community policing is not only a Belize thing; throughout the region and the world, including the United States, ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM - ‎8/11/09‎
A Belize City woman has reported that her vehicle was set on fire early this morning. The woman told Police she was awakened by a loud noise about three-20 ...

BELTRAIDE LAUNCHES THE BELIZE EXPORT PLATFORM PROGRAM
LoveFM - ‎8/11/09‎
The workshop is being hosted by the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Corporation in ...

LOCAL STATISTICIANS RECEIVE TRAINING IN DEVINFO 5.0
LoveFM - ‎8/11/09‎
In order to improve the coordination of statistics and improve data harmonization in Belize the personnel are receiving training in DevInfo 5.0 user and ...

SAN BENITO POITE GETS INTERNET CAFE
LoveFM - ‎8/11/09‎
They did this along with Mr. Mark Miller of Plenty Belize.” Palacio says that the Toledo Development Corporation will also be hosting a skills training ...

Crooked Tree hassle almost turned deadly
Amandala - ‎8/11/09‎
A Crooked Tree man, Mervin Bood, 59, walked out of the Belize Central Prison at Hattieville tonight around 8:00 pm., after spending less than forty-eight ...

1420 prisoners in 1500-max Kolbe
Amandala - ‎8/11/09‎
Belize has the 9th highest prisoner per capita rate in the world and the highest rate in Central America – that's according to the latest statistics ...

Unsightly waters in the West – BELPO raises more questions about ...
Amandala - ‎8/11/09‎
Those concerns resurfaced late last week, when the Belize Institute of Environmental Law and Policy (BELPO) and WeBAD observed that the waters of the ...

Belize crushes Nicaragua 98-67
Amandala - ‎8/11/09‎
Led by three-point shooters Keenan Jordon and Marlon Garnett, who both scored a total of 16 points each, Belize's 12-man team pummeled Nicaragua, ...

Maim charges for Caledonia man who chopped off his brother's fingers
Amandala - ‎8/11/09‎
Carlos Ico, 22, of Caledonia village, Corozal District, has been arrested and charged for maim following an incident on Sunday morning. ...

8/10/09

"Brother Barrow" on the Bench
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/10/09‎
He has also been honored by the Belize Bar association for outstanding contribution to the legal profession and excellence in the practice of law – and is ...

FIBA Cries Foul
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/10/09‎
But first, to the game behind the game –one Belize almost lost today – and in fact, could still lose – a game in which Belize almost got played by FIBA ...

Belize Basketball Wins Amidst Woes
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/10/09‎
Belize won its first game of the COCABA tournament in Cancun today and it did so convincingly, trouncing Nicaragua 98 to 67 – a 31 point margin of victory. ...

From the White House to the House Of Culture
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/10/09‎
A Diffily – Charge d' affairs, US Embassy of Belize “We did it to recognize the desire for people around the world to preserve various aspects of their ...

Catholics and The Commission
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/10/09‎
Though not altogether unexpected, that's a powerful rejection coming form the authority which manages more than half the schools in Belize, but the Ministry ...

Pumas Girls advance in Female Football championships
channel5belize - ‎8/10/09‎
In football news, game one of the Belize Female Football championships kicked off at Esperanza on Saturday August eighth when Gentle Touch hosted Pumas ...

Team Belize beats Nicaragua in COCABA games
channel5belize - ‎8/10/09‎
Belize ahead by a mile; that is in Cancun, where the national team played in protest and secured an early lead in the COCABA regional games. ...

FIBA challenges eligibility of Belize's players
channel5belize - ‎8/10/09‎
The COCABA games had a rocky start for Team Belize. The excitement wasn't expected until the boys hit the court, but it appears that there was some strategy ...

Minor shot on Vernon Street
channel5belize - ‎8/10/09‎
A shooting occurred in Belize City over the weekend in an area prone to violence. On Saturday night at about nine, a minor was standing at the corner of ...

Development halted in Belize City reserve
channel5belize - ‎8/10/09‎
The reserve is the only of its kind in Belize City and its importance as a catchment basin for runoff waters after rains has been established for years. ...

Belize Beats Nicaragua in CoCaBa Basketbal Series
Belizean - Only in Belize! - ‎8/10/09‎
By The Founder on August 11, 2009 5:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) Belmopan, Belize 10 August (Belizean.com) The Belize basketball team today beat ...

Belize wins in CoCaBa despite FIBA's eligibility questions
International Basketball Network - ‎11 hours ago‎
Belize protested FIBA's decision, and they played their first game against Nicaragua with all their players, including the four players that have yet to ...

NEW JUDGE FOR COURT OF APPEAL SWORN IN
LoveFM - ‎8/10/09‎
He was also appointed as an acting Judge of the Belize Supreme Court in 2004. He was a Justice of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court from 2005 to ...

PRISON WEEK '09 OFFICIALLY DECLARED OPEN
LoveFM - ‎8/10/09‎
“As the Kolbe Foundation celebrates another year in partnership with the Government of Belize in the management of this correctional facility we see ...

US EMBASSY MAKES DONATION TOWARDS CULTURAL PRESERVATION
LoveFM - ‎8/10/09‎
This morning a handed over ceremony was held at the House of Culture to award two grants from the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation to Belize. ...

HOPKINS VILLAGERS PROTEST ONGOING PROJECT
LoveFM - ‎8/10/09‎
A lot of citizens are concerned about the destruction, we consider it the destruction of the wetlands, and it is supposed to be by the Government of Belize. ...

8/7/09

Miss Nicaragua wins Belize Reina de la Costa Maya Pageant
Belizean - Only in Belize! - ‎8/7/09‎
By The Founder on August 8, 2009 5:48 AM | Permalink Belmopan, Belize 8 August (Belizean.com) Miss Nicaragua Maritza Rivas last night won the Miss Belize ...

Ruthless Home Invasion in the City
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/7/09‎
Those of us who live in Belize City know that it's generally not a good idea to walk on the streets after dark – tonight's headline will demonstrate that ...

Accident Victim Clings to Life
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/7/09‎
You can also assist Bardalez to pay his $100000 bill by donating money to the family. Funds can be deposited into account number 265-729 at the Belize Bank.

Miss Nicaragua is Reina de la Costa Maya
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/7/09‎
Belize was represented by Felicita Arzu and she vied against contestants from six Central American countries and Mexico. Here's a package of highlights of ...

Reliving the Magic of 1998
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/7/09‎
And we leave tonight with a look back at the 1998 Belize basketball team that won gold in the CARICOM games. The event was played in Belize at the City ...

The Final Scrimmage
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/7/09‎
The Belize National Men's basketball selection departs for Cancun Mexico on Sunday to play the 2009 Cocaba Championship. Your last chance to see them in ...

The Christopher Young Tragedy
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/7/09‎
7News caught up with a close family friend Glenn Tillett as he waited outside of Belize City morgue to transport the body back to Orange Walk Town. ...

Belize Natl Basketball Team and OYE head to Cancun
channel5belize - ‎8/7/09‎
The Belize National team heads to Cancun this Sunday for COCABA, the Central American Basketball Competition and as you will know by now, Channel Five will ...

Home invasion in Belize City
channel5belize - ‎8/7/09‎
Thursday night was the most recent invasion upstairs of Tow Tow Grocery on Fairweather Street in Belize City. The victims were elderly mother and her ...

Benque Mayor confirms employee theft of council funds
channel5belize - ‎8/7/09‎
... does not exceed four thousand, one hundred Belize dollars. there have been rampant speculation that it was eleven thousand, no it's not that. ...

paho's Risk and Outbreak Communication workshop
channel5belize - ‎8/7/09‎
The Belize Agriculture and Health Authorities and tourism because we know such outbreaks do affect tourism, which is a major income of the country. ...

YOUTH PROGRAM REACTIVATED
LoveFM - ‎8/7/09‎
Mr. David Clark, who was then the regional director for the Americas, made a commitment that once Belize was ready he would assist in getting this program ...

CONTROVERSY IN CITRUS INDUSTRY
LoveFM - ‎8/7/09‎
One has to understand that the control of the citrus company of Belize is governed by an investment agreement and that limits whatever power or authority ...

BELIZE DISTRICT VILLAGE COUNCILS TO HOLD AGM
LoveFM - ‎8/7/09‎
The Belize District Village Council Association is hosting its Annual General Meeting tomorrow at the Ladyville Community Centre starting at nine am. ...

FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON WESTERN HIGHWAY
LoveFM - ‎8/7/09‎
... around four o'clock this morning 23 year old Chinese National Wel Chao Huang along with an unidentified passenger were heading to Belize City in a black ...

8/6/09

Best Known Taco Vendor Robbed in Broad Daylight
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/6/09‎
The Baeza brothers, they pioneered taco vending in Belize City, bringing the skill from Orange Walk probably back in the early 90's. ...

FIU Freezes Dean Fuller's Accounts
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/6/09‎
... as part of the fiu's continuing investigation into Fuller's business operations at OMNI Networks which was the master agent for Moneygram in Belize. ...

BDF Youth Cadets Training in Belmopan
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/6/09‎
This week the campus of the Belize Christian Academy in Belmopan became an army camp. The campus is the site for the Belize Defense Force's annual youth ...

Softball Girls Fail to Qualify
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/6/09‎
And while the footballers are heading west, Belize's softball girls are returning from the 7th Pan American Women's softball championship with their dignity ...

Rebuilding A National Football Selection
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/6/09‎
However for this 12th of August we were initially successful in getting a game between Belize and Bolivia and everything was working good up to last night. ...

American Conman Leaves Robbery Trail in Cayo
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/6/09‎
But Cayo police we are not sure if Belize law enforcement will be able to catch their main suspect. That is because in the last week of May, the US national ...

Women's Softball team knocked out of Pan Am competition
channel5belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The Belize team has failed to qualify for the 2010 Games in Puerto Rico, having lost, except but two games. Belize today lost narrowly to San Salvador, ...


SPECIAL SENATE MEETING HELD THIS MORNING IN BELMOPAN
LoveFM - ‎8/6/09‎
In his absence the committee discussed Barrow's curriculum vitae and his career achievements in the field of law both here in Belize and regionally. ...

FORMER ACCOUNTANT OF BSCFA RESPONDS TO ALLEGATIONS MADE BY FORMER CEO
LoveFM - ‎8/6/09‎
“Former CEO of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association has made serious allegations of corruption in the Association. In his press conference yesterday, ...

COURT NEWS
LoveFM - ‎8/6/09‎
Bood, a tow head operator for Port Belize who resides at Crooked Tree Village was arraigned today. Because of the nature of the charges, the court could not ...

SUPREME COURT HAS REFUSED AN APPLICATION MADE BY CEO OF CITRUS ...
LoveFM - ‎8/6/09‎
The Supreme Court has refused an application made by Chief Executive Officer of Citrus Products of Belize Doctor Henry Canton, for an injunction to restrain ...

CTU BRINGS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ROADSHOW TO BELIZE
LoveFM - ‎58 minutes ago‎
Representatives of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union arrived in the country today to discuss new and innovative ways of employing Information and ...

Tropic Air Inaugurates new terminal
San Pedro Sun - ‎8/6/09‎
Amongst the guests were Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow and his wife Kim Simplis Barrow. In speaking to The Sun, Prime Minister Barrow stated that “I ...

Costa Maya Celebrations begin with Noche San Pedrana!
San Pedro Sun - ‎8/6/09‎
The girls were joined by the Belize National Basketball Team and the Garifuna Collective for the outing which placed them smack dab in the middle of Mayan ...

Grand Belizean Estates to go green
San Pedro Sun - ‎8/6/09‎
Grand Belizean Estates is a privately owned subdivision project which lies on the west coast of Ambergris Caye. It's main goal is to provide affordable ...

Presenting Miss San Pedro Contestants!
San Pedro Sun - ‎8/6/09‎
The September Celebrations are fast approaching and San Pedro is in need of a new beauty ambassador. Six beautiful and vibrant young ladies have graciously accepted the challenge to vie for the coveted title and sparkling crown ...

bpd's “Du di Rait Ting 2009”
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
Recently the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) took up issue with the government after a Cabinet decision was taken not to include them in the ...

Climate Change Could Have Serious Effects on Belize
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
Recently the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) took up issue with the government after a Cabinet decision was taken not to include them in the ...

The Global Financial Crisis and Economies of the Caribbean
The Guardian, Belize -  - ‎8/6/09‎
Some countries have kept their rates steady, as in the case of Belize, Bahamas, and Barbados; while others, such as Guyana and Jamaica, ...

Weed Eaters for San Roman
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
Recently the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) took up issue with the government after a Cabinet decision was taken not to include them in the ...

Hon. Gabriel Martinez on tour
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
... the two City Councils, the Belize Mayors' Association, the labour offices, rural development offices, and the Belize Alcaldes Association.

Belize to Make Big Splash at Shrimp Fair in Chetumal
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
Recently the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) took up issue with the government after a Cabinet decision was taken not to include them in the ...

New School building for Midway Village
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
Furniture will also be provided. funded by the Government of Belize through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank for the sum of $175549.65. ...

First Mennonite cooperative formed
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The primary activity of this cooperative will be basic grains that are in large demands in Belize; Corn, Beans, Rice and Sorghum. ...

This Week in Belmopan
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The four projects for which funding is being sought are: US$12.5M for the Implementation of Phase II of the Belize City Southside Project including a new ...

Government Moves to Protect Jobs and Investments in the Offshore ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
Recently the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) took up issue with the government after a Cabinet decision was taken not to include them in the ...

18th Costa Maya Festival this weekend
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
Aside from the pageant on Thursday, there will be presentations from the Belize Dance Company, Nu Generation Dance Company and Jackie Castillo. ...

Belize Cycling Association 2nd Annual Junior Tour
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The 2nd Annual Belize Cycling Association Junior Tour is under the regulations of the International Cycling Union and the Belize Cycling Association. ...

Azteca owner pays GOB for damage to reef
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The first installment was received on 24 July, 2009 upon the signing of the agreement. promote Belize on TV Azteca along with a technical corporation to ...

Belize accedes to Hague Convention as regards service of legal ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The Belize Government has acceded to the Hague Convention as regards to the service of judicial and extrajudicial documents overseas. ...

DFC's Serendipity: $1.4 Million
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The Central Bank of Belize has made available 1.4 million dollars to the Development Finance Corporation of Belize to be 'onlent' to clients of the ...

Houses for All Belizeans
The Guardian, Belize  - ‎8/6/09‎
All across Belize City you can find happy families enjoying their own new homes. In speaking with a new home owner and father of five he explains that, ...

Basketball Federation names National Team to COCABA Championship
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The Belize Basketball Federation in a press conference held on Thursday July 30, at the Belize City Centre's Conference Room announced the names of the ...

Nelberth Flowers outstanding male athlet...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
Nelberth started playing male softball in the early nineties for Green Stripe and then for BEL Rookies in the Belize City Competition. ...

Softball Federation name Technical Commi...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The Belize Softball Federation named the Technical Commission for the XIX National Women's Softball Championship scheduled for August 28-30, 2009, ...

Belize wins against Ecuador in Pan Am Championship
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The National Women's Softball Team of Belize won its first game in the on-going Pan Am Women's Championship in Maracay, Venezuela. ...

Seven Belizeans Depart for the US on Two Educational Exchange Programs
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
I have met these fine young Belizeans and am thrilled that they will be able to attend these programs, representing Belize. ...

Trio of Police Siblings Attack Fellow Of...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The three police officers have been place on interdiction and were escorted to the Belize City Magistrate Court on Wednesday, August 5, where they appeared ...

Robber shot by victim
The Guardian, Belize - ‎8/6/09‎
The Deputy Officer in Charge at the Crimes Investigations Branch in Belize City Sgt. Hilberto Romero says, “The victim then pulled out his licensed firearm ...

8/5/09

National Team Star Keenan Jourdan's Family Reunion
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/5/09‎
The 35 year old who has been playing professional basketball in Puerto Rico arrived in Belize for the first time in his entire life over the weekend and ...

Venezuelan Money Hits Belize Rural North
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/5/09‎
Today more than 150 families in the Belize Rural North division received their piece of the Venezuelan housing money. But it wasn't cash, this morning at ...

$19000 Stolen from Chinese Store in Sandhill
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/5/09‎
And inside those rooms the two men who live there had stashed a combined 19 thousand Belize dollars in cash. Two thousand of that was for Brian Liou – but ...

They Did the Right Thing
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/5/09‎
There was no recipient from Belize City or even the Belize District. Commander of Community Policing Assistant Superintendent Bart Jones says they reached ...

Bounty for Lionfish Discontinued
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/5/09‎
... in Glover's Reef Atoll and even offshore San Pedro has penetrated all of Belize's territorial waters and a more urgent response is needed to the threat. ...

Carlos Magana Cries Corruption in Cane Farmers Assoc.
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/5/09‎
“You are saying that the Deputy Prime Minister of Belize the Hon. Gaspar Vega says just leave this as that and forget about it?” “Yes, that is the response ...

Do or Die for Belize in Venezuela
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/5/09‎
They left our shores with a lotta hope, but since arriving in Venezuela it's been mostly downhill for Belize's female softball team and they are facing ...

ANGELUS PRESS LIMITED HONORS EIGHT BELIZEANS WITH A SERIES OF ...
LoveFM - ‎8/5/09‎
It can be said that the average primary school student of this generation has little or no idea who Belize's famous personalities of the past are or the ...

UPDATE RECEIVED ON BELIZE'S PERFORMANCE IN THE PAN AMERICAN ...
LoveFM - ‎8/5/09‎
The Belize Softball Federation today reported that the national women's team has earned its victory in the seventh Pan American Women's Championship which ...

POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARDS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR OUTSTANDING ...
LoveFM - ‎8/5/09‎
The community policing unit of the Police Department awarded the third recipient of the “Du Di Rait Ting” award this morning at Old Belize. ...

POLICE DEPARTMENT AWARDS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR OUTSTANDING ...
LoveFM - ‎8/5/09‎
The community policing unit of the Police Department awarded the third recipient of the “Du Di Rait Ting” award this morning at Old Belize. ...

BELIZE RURAL NORTH RESIDENTS RECEIVE HOUSING ASSISTANCE UNDER ...
LoveFM - ‎8/5/09‎
Residents of the Belize Rural North Constituency today began receiving assistance under the Venezuela Housing Grant Scheme. Brief ceremonies were held this ...

USA women remain unbeaten in softball
Palo Alto Online - ‎8/5/09‎
... hit in four at bats during the United States senior softball team's 15-0 victory over Belize at the Pan Am Qualifier in Maracay, Venezuela on Wednesday. ...

Three arrested for murder of Belmopan taxi driver
channel5belize - ‎8/5/09‎
While the murder weapon has still not been discovered, the vehicle was found between the borders of Belize and Guatemala at the Western Border. ...

Supermarket robbed of over $17000
channel5belize - ‎8/5/09‎
Liou says they had just returned from Belize City around two o'clock this morning when they noticed that the business had been burglarized. ...

National Women's Softball Team wins one game
channel5belize - ‎8/5/09‎
Belize's National Softball team has not fared well at the Seventh Pan American Women's Championships. The event is being held in Maracay, Venezuela and ...

Lionfish off the hook and the bounty list
channel5belize - ‎8/5/09‎
While fishermen at fish markets depend on their daily catch to make a living, others were banking big on the lionfish. Well, that's all over, ...

8/4/09

From the Soil Up
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/4/09‎
Helping farmers maximize Soil Fertility – sounds about as interesting as watching grass grow – but today an expert from Florida was in Belize warning ...

Grown in Belize, Cooked in Mexico
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/4/09‎
It's a showcase for shrimp producers from Honduras Belize, Guatemala and Mexico. Considering that half of the shrimp consumed in the state of Quintana Roo ...

National Team Star Charlie Burgess' Special Plea
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/4/09‎
Charlie Burgess – he's one of the stars imported to play on Belize's National Basketball team. Burgess has a rare distinction; he played at Texas Tech ...

SMEs Are Key
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/4/09‎
And while healthy soils may have their earthly charms, what can we say about Small and medium enterprises? Agreed, it's not a sexy subject, but SME's – as ...

Bogus American Medical University Lists Address in Belize
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/4/09‎
There is an allegedly bogus medical university using the name of Belize to scam money out of unsuspecting students. It is the University of Central America ...

Australian Chef Charged for Fraud
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/4/09‎
His name is Cesar Fermine Daniele, a chef working on Placencia and he allegedly defrauded his business partner Chen Yin Hsieh of over ten thousand Belize ...

Keith Moguel's Farewell
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/4/09‎
So he won't have to return to Belize City through to the end of the year. Yesterday he told us how it felt to be finally returning home. ...

Belmopan Hospital Failed Baby Jaydan
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/4/09‎
“5 minutes before we reached Belize City the baby's heart stopped and then when we got to Belize Healthcare Partners he was rushed into the emergency room ...

Belize's exemplary but fictional medical school
channel5belize - ‎8/4/09‎
Every need of foreign students studying in Belize has been addressed. Everything that is, except that the University does not exist. ...

Women's Football team gets hammered in Venezuela
channel5belize - ‎8/4/09‎
Basketball is not the only game that Belize is playing on an international level. While the male National Basketball team is headed to Mexico this weekend, ...

Open Your Eyes live from Cancun, Mexico
channel5belize - ‎8/4/09‎
Belize's national basketball team is heading to the regional qualifying games for the Olympics in 2012 and that journey starts in Cancun. ...

BELMOPAN FAMILY ALLEGES NEGLECT ON THE PART OF WESTERN REGIONAL ...
LoveFM - ‎8/4/09‎
Guy said after more than an hour at the Western Regional Hospital the baby was transported to Belize Health Care Partners however because of issues ...

FARMERS AND AGRICULTURE STAKEHOLDERS ATTEND TRAINING ON SOIL ...
LoveFM - ‎8/4/09‎
Some twenty farmers and agriculture stakeholders are attending a one-day training on Soil Fertility Management. The session being held at the Faculty of ...

8/3/09

Tropic Air Opens $4 million Terminal
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/3/09‎
We believe that here at home in Belize domestically and with possible exception of Flores and maybe Roatan, it is where Tropic belongs and this building and ...

Jovani Tillett Charged for Stabbing
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/3/09‎
He is Jovani Tillett, accused of stabbing Clayburn Pascasio in his side on Thursday night in the Lake Independence Area of Belize city. ...

The Government of Belize's Barter with TV Azteca
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/3/09‎
It's quite common in the Belize media, as media houses barter for all kinds of things – but now the Ministry of Natural Resources has taken it to another ...

Dickie Bradley's Son Shot by Police
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/3/09‎
A Police officer shot Attorney Dickie Bradley's 30 year old son, Adrian this weekend; the police say he was armed and out of control, the younger Bradley ...

Fuss Over Another Development in San Pedro
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/3/09‎
It's a partnership with the Town Council which wants to open the area for a number of housing areas, but the developer Grand Belize Estates is the one ...

Mr. Jimmy Found Savagely Murdered
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/3/09‎
“On the 30th July 2009 his vehicle which is a Geo Prism four door car was found within the red zone between the Belize-Guatemala border at the western ...

Team Belize in Action
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎8/3/09‎
The much touted Belize national basketball team will open the COCABA championship in Cancun in a week. On Friday night they held their first practice that ...

Belize National Basketball team prepares for COCABA
channel5belize - ‎8/3/09‎
So we join that mighty confrontation between Gentle Touch of Esperanza and the Belize Defence Force at the MCC Grounds yesterday as the Military tries to ...

Dickie Bradley's son shot by cop
channel5belize - ‎8/3/09‎
In crime news, the son of well known Belize City attorney Richard “Dickie” Bradley was shot on Saturday. According to Bradley, his son, thirty year old ...

Missing Belmopan taxi driver found dead
channel5belize - ‎8/3/09‎
“Prior to the finding of Mister Jimmy's body, we had found the vehicle on the thirtieth of July, 2009 between the borders of Belize and Guatemala at the ...

Caye Caulker resident claims police brutality
channel5belize - ‎8/3/09‎
... claimed that two Belize City based police officers took him on the highway and in addition to beating him at a desolate location, one of them fired ...

Mexican billionaire pays for damage to Belize's reef
channel5belize - ‎8/3/09‎
In addition to the four hundred grand, “Fundacion Azteca”, an environmental arm of the Pliego empire, has agreed to promote Belize on TV Azteca and also ...

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER REPRESENTS BELIZE AT MEETING IN COSTA RICA
LoveFM - ‎8/3/09‎
The leaders, including Belize's Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega took a position to condemn the ouster of Honduran president Jose Manuel Zelaya and ...

COURT NEWS
LoveFM - ‎8/3/09‎
21-year-old Giovanni Tillett, a construction worker who allegedly stabbed 23-year-old Claybourne Pascascio in the upper right side of his abdomen, ...

MAYA ISLAND AIR INAUGURATES FINAL LEG OF REGIONAL FLIGHTS
LoveFM - ‎8/3/09‎
Right now in August and September we are doing a 249 round trip from San Pedro Sula to Belize, or Belize to Cancun, or Belize to Guatemala. ...

BELTRAIDE LAUNCHES TRAINING SESSIONS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
LoveFM - ‎8/3/09‎
The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, BELTRAIDE is today launching a project titled “Quality Management Systems for Small and Medium ...

7/31/09

Factory construction ongoing at Belize City Lagoon
channel5belize - ‎7/31/09‎
The Krooman Lagoon, the only reserve within Belize City limits, has been in the spotlight for the past month and it still is. Tuesday's Cabinet decided that ...

Minister will open up housing documents to media
channel5belize - ‎7/31/09‎
While things are quiet at the Belize City Council, the ground work is set for a battle royale between the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and the ...

Minister has Canadian ancestry but Belizean blood
channel5belize - ‎7/31/09‎
And like the previous round in Belize City, there was general rejection to the proposal. But why amend the constitution? There has been limited official ...

ROBBER FATALLY SHOT IN BELIZE CITY
LoveFM - ‎7/31/09‎
According to Inspector Romero, the incident that left Pascascio critically wounded, took place around eleven thirty last night on Mahogany Street in Belize ...

BELIZE'S VULNERABILITY TO DISASTERS DISCUSSED
LoveFM - ‎7/31/09‎
Like many other low-lying coastal nations, Belize is vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Its geographical location leaves the country exposed to ...

PRIME MINISTER SAYS NO NEED TO LOOK TO THE IMF FOR HELP
LoveFM - ‎7/31/09‎
The global financial crisis started in the developed countries; but the fall out is being felt more severely in small vulnerable economies like Belize. ...

OMBUDSMAN PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
LoveFM - ‎7/31/09‎
Belize's Ombudsman Cynthia Pitts recently participated in a conference which focused on the strengthening of respect for human rights by military and ...

BDF YOUTH CAMP CONCLUDES
LoveFM - ‎7/31/09‎
... roads ahead which is for his lessons in flight because he wants to fly either Continental or American Airlines or even for the Belize Defense Force. ...

Commentary: Belizeans born in Belize must come first over foreigners
Caribbean Net News - ‎3 hours ago‎
The problem with Article 7 of the Belize Constitution is that it is lawful for a foreigner who becomes a naturalized Belizean citizen ...

SUMMER PROGRAMME CONCLUDES
LoveFM - ‎3 hours ago‎
The pre-infant two to standard six programme zeroes in on problem areas for Belize City children and uses innovative ways to make learning fun. ...

Chawla plays hardball in Krooman Lagoon
Amandala - ‎7/31/09‎
Both Rodriguez and Castillo told Amandala that the lands officer in charge of Belize City visited the premises today and indeed found that construction ...

“No more backward thinking; time for thinking ahead.”
Amandala - ‎7/31/09‎
The leadership of the Football Federation of Belize (FFB) continues to demonstrate a sad shortage of progressive thinking and planning, which has resulted ...

From The Publisher
Amandala - ‎7/31/09‎
He opened a plush office on the Northern Highway just outside of Belize City. Nobody knew who the self-appointed Mennonite Belizean leader was, ...

The PUP cul-de-sac
Amandala - ‎7/31/09‎
Even though slavery was the norm in the settlement of Belize leading up to the Battle of St. George's Caye in 1798, labor in the settlement had gotten on a ...

The FIU still wants Ernest Raymond, Jr.
Amandala - ‎7/31/09‎
On Friday, July 10, the same day that another Belize City businessman, Dean Fuller, was arraigned on money laundering charges for 6.5 million dollars, ...

KHMH Commission of Inquiry sworn in
Amandala - ‎7/31/09‎
Nicholas was recommended for the Commission by the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, and Castillo by the Ministry of Health. ...

Climate change could cost Belize hundreds of millions if we do ...
Amandala - ‎7/31/09‎
Belize could face dire economic losses of hundreds of millions of dollars if it does nothing to offset the impacts of climate change, claims a report ...

Commissioners sworn it
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/31/09‎
... allegations of mismanagement and corruption at the Karl Heusner Memorial took place Thursday morning at the Supreme Court building in Belize City. ...

Dismissed former cop now seeks return
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/31/09‎
Supreme Court Justice Oswell Legall, has granted the former cop, who now works as a security guard with Princess Hotel and Casino in Belize City, ...

Businessman Santos Diaz dead at 84
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/31/09‎
Well known Belize City businessman Santos Diaz passed away quietly at his home on Wednesday afternoon at around 3 PM while ...

Dismissed former cop now seeks return
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/31/09‎
Supreme Court Justice Oswell Legall, has granted the former cop, who now works as a security guard with Princess Hotel and Casino in Belize City, ...

Referendum gets first nod from Guatemala's Committee
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/31/09‎
Alexis Rosado, the Chief Executive Officer in Belize's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Reporter this week that the Belize government is aware of the ...

Blize Film Festival shines with ideas & talent
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/31/09‎
“Three Kings of Belize,” a documentary about Belize's musical giants of Creole and Garifuna song, demonstrated the ...

Chief Justice to resolve double jeopardy case
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/31/09‎
Under Belize's tough new gun laws, a conviction for a gun possession or ammunition charge leads automatically to jail. To correct the error magistrate ...

Cabinet rejects Kroohman wetlands deal
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/31/09‎
The Barrow Cabinet at its weekly meeting on Tuesday resolved to reverse a decision made by Minister of Lands Gaspar Vega to sell some five acres of the ...

7/30/09

BBF selects National Basketball Team
channel5belize - ‎7/30/09‎
The Belize Basketball Federation announced its selection for the Men's National Team Roster this afternoon at a press conference which was broadcast live by ...

PM inducts KHMH Commission of Inquiry
channel5belize - ‎7/30/09‎
While the dust has settled in the dispute between the members of the Belize Medical Doctors Union and the Board of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, ...

Healthy Living gets first aid treatment
channel5belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Mrs. Winnie Parchue is the First Aid Coordinator at the Belize Red Cross. She has over twenty years of experience in first aid and conducts training for ...

BELIZE'S NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOFTBALL TEAM IN VENEZUELA
LoveFM - ‎7/30/09‎
Patrick Henry is the President of the Belize Softball Federation. “The team was put together in 2007 after we amended the constitution to work a new process ...

SPECIAL ATHLETES PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER CAMP
LoveFM - ‎7/30/09‎
What we are really training for is the possibility for team Belize to go to World Games both in the summer in 2011 and in Germany in the winder of 2018 ...

OPPOSITION COMMENTS ON SEVENTH AMENDMENT BILL
LoveFM - ‎7/30/09‎
“I think it is an act of bad faith for them to propose that Belize subscribe to the CCJ especially after having in opposition vetoed that bill twice and to ...

COMMISSIONERS TO INVESTIGATE NATIONAL HOSPITAL SWORN IN
LoveFM - ‎7/30/09‎
"The swearing in of the three-member Commission of Inquiry this morning, marked the start of an official process that will ultimately determine if there ...

COMMISSIONERS TO INVESTIGATE NATIONAL HOSPITAL SWORN IN
LoveFM - ‎7/30/09‎
"The swearing in of the three-member Commission of Inquiry this morning, marked the start of an official process that will ultimately determine if there ...

SUPERVISOR OF INSURANCE SEEKS TO TRANSFER PORTFOLIOS
LoveFM - ‎7/30/09‎
The Supervisor of Insurance has applied to the Supreme Court for approval to transfer the life and health insurance portfolio of Clico Bahamas Belize Branch ...

Pioneers of Prosperity announce country winner
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/30/09‎
Earlier this year, representative of Pioneers of Prosperity were in Belize encouraging business owners to submit their application into the regional ...

Child allegedly used as drug mule
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/30/09‎
(My mom used me to transport drugs into Belize.) It is a powerful allegation by an eleven year old Guatemalan boy who claims was abandoned by his mother in ...

Belize International Film Festival back in action
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/30/09‎
After a hiatus of four years, the Belize International Film Festival launched the long awaited fourth edition of the festival with a grand opening night on ...

Costa Maya draws near!
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/30/09‎
The International Costa Maya Festival is but only seven days away. With loads of entertainment already lined up for the fun four day affair, residents will ...

Vinai Thummalapally Confirmed by Senate as US Ambassador Designate ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Today, the US Senate has unanimously confirmed Vinai Thummalapally to serve as US Ambassador to Belize. Mr. Thummalapally, from Colorado, is the President ...

MAKING ENDS MEET - “Tacos Lady” Puts in Long Hours to Feed 12 Children
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
They are the food vendors who now play a crucial role in Belize's economy at micro-enterprise level. It is no secret that making ends meet these days is no ...

Pioneers of Prosperity Hands over $80000 to Hummingbird Furnishings
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Abby Noble, Pioneers of Prosperity Representative for Belize, said, “There are four steps in the awards selection process. The first step is to apply. ...

Hutchy helps constituents
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

1st ever Hon. Nemencio Acosta Summer Camp 2009 and Community ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Inaugural Meeting of the Belize City Local Building Authority
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
On Tuesday 28th July, 2009, the newly appointed members of the Belize City Local Building Authority conducted its inaugural meeting. ...

Ministry of Natural Resources Finalizing Pier and Construction ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Prime Minister Appoints Commission of Inquiry for KHMH
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Prime Minister of Belize Hon. Dean Barrow has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to conduct a full, faithful and impartial inquiry into the public ...

This Week in Belmopan
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Several months ago the Government of Belize had invited the social partners to participate in the process of overseeing the execution of this project. ...

Big Plans for the Krooman Lagoon
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Arrests for theft at Treasury and Border Management
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Suicide or Murder? 16-year-old found dead
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
... from a telephone wire tied to a railing on a house behind the office of the Belize Tourism Industry Association located on Fort Street in Belize City. ...

Herman Card charged for the stabbing of Derwin Ferguson
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Caribbean Shores/Freetown Basketball Tournament fast winding up
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Carlos Perdomo, Caribbean Shores Area Representative; Lee Mark Chang, standard bearer for Freetown; and Belize Healthcare Partners Limited is in its final ...

Okeke gets $3000 from Ernesto Vasquez and $4200 from Kenrick Burns
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

A Date that Ended in Magistrate Court
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
... himself on the wrong side of the law after a heated argument with his ex-girlfriend early Monday Morning at the Button Wood Bay Park in Belize City. ...

Herman Pastor Jr. outstanding male athle...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
... the opening of the Cayo Shotokan Karate Club and presently has a 3rd Degree Karate Black Belt. Today he is the President of the Belize Karate Federation.

Mountain Bike Race in honour of 'Camel...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

PACT Donates $67000 in Scholarships
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Herminio Sho Jr. of Toledo and Dorothy Choco of Belmopan are pursuing their Associates Degrees in Natural Resource Management at the University of Belize; ...

Softballers off to Pan American Softball...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Team Belize will play its first game on Friday July 31, at 8:30 am against the Netherland Antilles. The VII Pan American Women's Softball Championship will ...

Seven more villages electrified
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/30/09‎
Erwin Contreras, HE Marco Mazzochi-Alemanni, Ambassador of the Head of the European Union Commission and President and Chief Executive Officer of Belize ...

7/29/09

Inside Wilma Wonka's Chocolate Factory
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/29/09‎
In May we took you on the cacao trail to see what Toledo's farmers go through to produce one of Belize most prized exports, cacao beans. ...

Cabinet 'Strongs' Back Krooman Lagoon
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/29/09‎
And the other big news coming out of yesterday's Cabinet meeting was government's decision to cancel the lease granted to businessman Jitendra Chawla for ...

PM Dean Barrow Tough Talks the Unions
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/29/09‎
They were not happy with decision we took to give the monies from Venezuela to the poor people of Belize free of cost but we got the monies free how on ...

"Why Did I Get Married" Star at Int'l Film Fest
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/29/09‎
And that is why Michael Jai is in Belize to promote black dynamite at Belize's international film festival. He spoke with Keith Swift about this movie this ...

What's next for Belize City's Krooman Lagoon?
channel5belize - ‎7/29/09‎
Portions of the Krooman Lagoon Reserve were parceled off and granted to a Belize City Businessman. The Lagoon is one point five kilometers square and five ...

BELIZE RECEIVES ASSISTANCE FROM MEXICO TO FIGHT DENGUE OUTBREAK
LoveFM - ‎7/29/09‎
For the next three weeks the Mexican Government has committed to assisting Belize in its fight against Dengue fever. Today a special ceremony was held in ...

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL UNDERWAY
LoveFM - ‎7/29/09‎
African American Film star, Michael Jai White, is here in Belize to promote his latest movie, Black Dynamite. The 90 minute action comedy plays on every ...

OVER 20 CASES OF INFLUENZA A H1N1 CONFIRMED IN BELIZE
LoveFM - ‎7/29/09‎
There are 23 confirmed cases of H1N1 in Belize according to the Ministry of health. Most of these cases are from the Corozal District. ...

YOUNG STUDENTS COMPLETE TRAINING
LoveFM - ‎7/29/09‎
While the training program was carried out by YFF it was financed by the Government of Belize and the CDB through the Social Investment Fund to the tune of ...

ENTREPRENEURS TO BENEFIT FROM REGIONAL FUNDING
LoveFM - ‎7/29/09‎
Small and Medium enterprise entrepreneurs in Belize are being given an opportunity to access regional funding to improve their services. ...

WELL KNOWN BUSINESSMAN AND HUMANITARIAN PASSES AWAY
LoveFM - ‎7/29/09‎
Belize has lost one of its greatest humanitarian as 84-year-old Santos Diaz passed away earlier today surrounded by his family. Diaz, a husband and father ...

7/28/09

CABINET SAYS NO TITLE WILL BE ISSUED IN KROOMAN LOGOON RESERVE
LoveFM - ‎7/28/09‎
As it relates to the Venezuelan Housing Grant Cabinet discussed the letter sent to the Ministry of Housing from the National Trade Union Congress of Belize ...

EMERGENCY OFFICIALS DISCUSS BELIZE'S VULNERABILTY TO NATURAL DISASTERS
LoveFM - ‎7/28/09‎
Natural disasters that were once specific to certain countries the way hurricanes are to Belize have broadened their reach as a result of this growing ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM - ‎7/28/09‎
Belize City Police have detained one man and are looking for another following a robbery yesterday morning. A businessman told Police he and his sideman ...

BELMOPAN BUSINESSMAN WINS PIONEERS OF PROSPERITY COUNTRY AWARD
LoveFM - ‎7/28/09‎
The Hummingbird Group Limited was named the Country-Level winner of the 2009 Pioneers of Prosperity Awards Competition in Belize. A ceremony to honor their ...

Central Bank Governor, please rescue us from the greedy banks!
Amandala - ‎7/28/09‎
I am contacting you to request you review the present situation regarding the lack of regulation that allows banks in Belize to take advantage of the ...

From The Publisher
Amandala - ‎7/28/09‎
The people of Belize happen to be sitting on one of the great petroleum deposits in the Western Hemisphere, but I can no longer say, definitively, ...

Duality and the Diaspora
Amandala - ‎7/28/09‎
There was a Constitution and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting held last Wednesday in Belize City, at which three PUP lawyers appeared to lead the charge ...

Suicide or murder?
Amandala - ‎7/28/09‎
... compound of the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) building facing the Memorial Park on North Park Street sometime around 8'oclock this morning. ...

Gapi vs Johnny - round 2!
Amandala - ‎7/28/09‎
Even though Vega has accused and continues to accuse Briceño of issuing parcels of land inside the protected Belize Barrier Reef System – recently listed as ...

Minister of Labour tables bill to restrain sick-outs and go slows ...
Amandala - ‎7/28/09‎
President of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB), Dylan Reneau, commented to our newspaper Thursday that the proposed amendment does not ...

Ambassador Oscar Ayuso, Jr., 51, commits suicide
Amandala - ‎7/28/09‎
His Excellency, Oscar Ayuso, Jr., Belize's ambassador to the Vatican and the Honorary Consul of Sweden to Belize, died last Friday evening at his home in ...

Julia Castillo and Orvin Nicholas appointed to KHMH Commission of ...
Amandala - ‎7/28/09‎
... nominee Julia Castillo, a retired nursing professional, and Orvin Nicholas, nominee of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, a retired auditor. ...

7/27/09

BELIZE MOURNS PASSING OF FORMER UDP DEPUTY LEADER
LoveFM - ‎7/27/09‎
“The nation of Belize and the business community today mourn the death of Ambassador Oscar Ayuso a prominent businessman and former Deputy Leader of the ...

COMMISSION OF INQUIRY GIVEN TERMS OF REFERENCE
LoveFM - ‎7/27/09‎
... of the Commission are Julia Castillo representing the Ministry of Health and Orvin Nicholas representing the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM - ‎7/27/09‎
A blue and white Honda motor cycle has been reported stolen in Belize City. Security Guard Morris Reynolds reported to police that between 11:30pm on ...

MEN SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR FOR ROBBERY
LoveFM - ‎7/27/09‎
Three Belize City men arrested last Thursday for robbing three Chinese businesses have been sentenced. Orange Walk police quickly caught up with the three ...

YOUNG WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN SISTERHOOD CAMP
LoveFM - ‎7/27/09‎
As a part of the “Strengthening of Belize's Multi-sectoral Response to HIV/AIDS” Project the Women's Department is holding its second Sisterhood Camp. ...

7/24/09

West Collet and Mex Avenue execution
Amandala - ‎7/24/09‎
Reynold Michael, aka “Ganja”, 21, is the City's latest murder victim after he was shot to death on West Collet Canal this morning. ...

Police say Treasury clerk “sticky-fingered”
Amandala - ‎7/24/09‎
After days of anticipation and speculation as to how much money had been siphoned off from the Government of Belize Pension Fund, the primary suspect in the ...

Justice Adolph Lucas to chair KHMH Commission of Inquiry
Amandala - ‎7/24/09‎
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) is in the process of selecting its member, while the Ministry of Health (MOH) has named theirs and is ...

Julio Santos charged for theft of Border Management money
Amandala - ‎7/24/09‎
... was charged for six counts of theft with regard to $13750.50 apparently stolen from the Border Management Agency at the western border of Belize. ...
OTC:BRDNE

Trade unions ambushed!
Amandala - ‎7/24/09‎
By making the amendment to Chapter 298 of the Laws of Belize, the Government is extending the prohibition to sick-outs and go-slows, for workers providing ...

Article search: Site Web
Amandala - ‎7/24/09‎
Because of the centrality of this share transfer to the issues in this case, I reproduce it here: I, EVAN X HYDE, of Buttonwood Bay, Belize City in ...

The bourgeoisie and the revolutionaries
Amandala - ‎7/24/09‎
In societies like Belize's, the road to success for those members of the professional bourgeoisie who have risen from poverty, is a largely individual thing ...

From The Publisher
Amandala - ‎7/24/09‎
As I continued on my way, I thought of how many, many hours of exposure to Michael Jackson images had taken place for Belize's boys as they watched cable ...

Treasury Scam!
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/24/09‎
A 26-year-old clerk of the Belize City Treasury Department, the alleged mastermind of a scam that skimmed nearly a half million dollars from the Treasury ...

After 38 arrests, Brian Herrera goes to jail
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/24/09‎
Twenty-four-year-old Brian “Bedo” Herrera, a notorious figure from Belize City's south side, was sentenced to serve the ...

Bus accident kills mother of two
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/24/09‎
Tragedy struck the home of a Belize City family Monday morning, July 20th, when 25 year old Martha Gomez, wife and mother ...

BATSUB acknowledges Victoria Peak Clearing
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/24/09‎
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Germain, Commander of the British Forces in Belize has confirmed that it was the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) ...

Holy Redeemer Credit Union reports great year at 66th AGM
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/24/09‎
... The Holy Redeemer Credit Union (HRCU) held its 66th Annual General Meeting on Saturday, July 18th at the St. John's College Gymnasium in Belize City. ...

Dengue outbreak serious!
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/24/09‎
Sixty one cases are from the Belize District, and nine are from the Corozal District. Dengue is a seasonal disease, with outbreaks occurring every year ...

US Senate OKs Ambassador to Belize
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/24/09‎
... Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday voted to approve Colorado Springs' businessman Vinai Thummalapally's appointment as US Ambassador to Belize. ...

Film Festival at the Bliss
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/24/09‎
The Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts is hosting the 4th Belize International Film Festival from Friday, July 24 to Sunday, August 2nd, during which, ...

7/23/09

ONE MAN LOST HIS LIFE IN MID-MORNING SHOOTING
LoveFM - ‎7/23/09‎
Another senseless murder was reported in broad daylight today in Belize City and police have yet to determine a motive and who is the person responsible. ...

MONICA ESCARPETA CHARGED FOR THEFT OF OVER $290000 FROM THE ...
LoveFM - ‎7/23/09‎
Escarpeta, a resident of 63 Rio Bravo Street in Belize City, had been on the run from police since word became public that she was wanted in connection with ...

JUSTICE ADOLPH LUCAS APPOINTED TO CHAIR KHMH COMMISSION OF INQUIRY
LoveFM - ‎7/23/09‎
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has agreed with the Prime Minister's choice of the Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry for the investigation ...

THREE BELIZE CITY MEN CHARGED FOR ROBBERIES IN ORANGE WALK
LoveFM - ‎7/23/09‎
Three men from Belize City, one of them a policeman, have been detained in relation to three robberies this morning in Orange Walk. ...

NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS BEGIN
LoveFM - ‎7/23/09‎
“The first is a bill for an act to amend the Belize Constitution chapter four of the laws of Belize revised edition 2000-2003. To remove the Privy Council ...

ACB EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES AT CITCO
LoveFM - ‎7/23/09‎
The Association of Concerned Belizeans has sent out a release expressing their concerns over the under depositing that has been reported at the Belize City ...

SEVEN VILLAGES IN SOUTHERN BELIZE NOW HAS ELECTRICITY
LoveFM - ‎7/23/09‎
The Government of Belize along with the European Union on Wednesday inaugurated the electrification of seven villages in southern Belize. ...

GOVERNMENT AND EU SIGNS NEW GRANT AGREEMENT
LoveFM - ‎7/23/09‎
An additional financial agreement between Belize and the European Union was signed today at the cabinet room in Belmopan. The twenty five point two million ...

Toledo is Belize's best kept secret
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
In an effort to shine a spotlight on the Toledo district as a tourism destination, the Belize Tourism Board organized a two day familiarization tour of some ...

An Army of Education Doctors Coming
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Dengue Outbreak
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

World Population Day 2009 “… Investing in Women is a Smart Choice”
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

New Justices of the Peace sworn-in
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
The Belize District has the most JPs – 1225; 575 in Cayo District, 475 in Corozal, 325 in Stann Creek, 275 in Orange Walk, and 100 in Toledo. ...

Maintaining the Infrastructure
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

European Commission and Belize to Sign A...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Israeli Irrigation Expert in Belize
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
Israeli Irrigation Specialist Mr. Elisha Kenig is in Belize for a period of ten days. Mr. Kenig is here at the invitation of the Ministry of Agriculture and ...

CHEOP has dodged but Coye not yet
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
While it has never been done in Belize, Senior Counsel Young says there is legal precedence for a government to seek monetary damages from persons who have ...

Law, life and legality
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
In Belize the above situation is even more fertile because we lack the safeguard of a well-paid merit-based civil service, investigative journalism and well ...

Land Information Center to Launch National Spatial Data ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

KHMH and BMDU standoff is over
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
The standoff between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the Board of Governors of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is over. ...

Written by Jamil Matar
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
... we must bring these events, these positives, to the forefront so that all our citizens do recognize that not all that is happening in Belize is bad.

Hon. Patrick Faber Speaks to Doctorate S...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
While addressing the Belize Cohort of Doctoral Students of Nova Southeastern University on the theme “Leading Change in an Era of Globalization and ...

First arrest in Treasury pension scam
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
28-year-old Rhea Pennil appeared before Chief Magistrate Margaret Mckenzie where she was charged with dishonestly appropriating money to the tune of ...

Peter Choto captures Hydro Extreme
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
The Benque Viejo Sporting Committee in collaboration with the Belize Cycling Association and BECOL sponsored the fifth annual Hydro Extreme Mountain Bike ...

Merlyn Alexander Dawson
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
After leaving primary school, he came to the city to attend high school at Belize Junior Secondary School #1 now Edward P.Yorke High School where his ...

Freetown/Caribbean Shores Basketball competition continues at ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
In game two U-15 finals game three, if necessary, it will be Belize Bank Bulldogs against Freetown Hitters, and in the final game of the evening in O-23, ...

Constitutional Consultations commence with Massive turnout
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
The Bill seeks to remove the Privy Council as the final appellate court for Belize and to replace it with the Caribbean Court of Justice; to remove the dual ...

140 miles of Cane Roads being Rehabilitated from European ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
Present at the ceremony were Eric Eck – Chairman of Belize Cane Farmers Association, Hon. Anthony “Boots” Martinez, Hon. Edmund Castro, Ambassador Marco ...

7 Belizeans get full scholarship to Caribbean
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/23/09‎
Recipients of these scholarships are required to return to Belize and work for an appropriate period of time, and are also required to execute a bond ...

Costa Maya Presents: Miss Honduras
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/23/09‎
The roster is finally complete as all countries have presented their delegates for the Reina de la Costa Maya Pageant and they are Belize – Felicita Arzu, ...

BTB 2009 Media Tour travels to Toledo
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/23/09‎
Beautiful beyond words, Toledo offers the best of Belize – lush jungles, idyllic tropical escapades, majestic ruins, mysterious caves and the friendliest ...

MOH announces dengue outbreak
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/23/09‎
... the results of an autopsy that will indicate the cause of death. Most of the suspected and confirmed cases have come from the Cayo and Belize Districts.

7/22/09

Experts: sea warming menaces Caribbean, Gulf coral
MiamiHerald.com - ‎7/22/09‎
AP Writer WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Warm ocean temperatures predicted to persist through October in the Caribbean and the central Gulf of ...

Rhea Pennil Charged for Handling Stolen Treasury Money
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/22/09‎
We wouldn't quite call it the “fireworks” that lead investigator Sinquest Martinez told us to expect – but at least and at long last there was a substantial ...

8 out of 9 Jurors Vote to Acquit Clarence Jones
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/22/09‎
A jury of 7 women and 2 men deliberated for over 4 hours today in court before it gave its verdict of not guilty in the case of 31 year old Clarence Jones, ...

Justice Adolph Lucas will Chair KHMH Commission of Inquiry
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/22/09‎
Last night, we told you that the National Trade Union Congress of Belize had written to the Prime Minister asking for greater say in the setting up of the ...

Faber & Briceno Discuss Teaching Services Commission
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/22/09‎
A few days later, the Bishop's Commission, a body tasked to study and report on the future of Catholic education in Belize issued a release saying that the ...

New Homes for Victims of Hurricane Dean
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/22/09‎
Ambassador Alemanni who also commissioned new sugar roads yesterday says that Europe is Belize's biggest donor and despite the recession – the EU will stand ...

Johnny Briceno on Consultations on Constitutional Amendments
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/22/09‎
It proposes to establish the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal for belize and to allow dual nationals to be members of the National ...

ACB Weighs in Against Mayor Moya
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/22/09‎
The Association of Concerned Belizeans has weighed in with some force against Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya. The Association sent out a release today ...

Patrick Faber Wants to Reclaim Land in Krooman Lake
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/22/09‎
The Krooman Lagoon, it's a public reserve that sits at the south-western corner of Belize City between the Western Highway and Faber's Road. ...

Who sits on NEAC?
channel5belize - ‎7/22/09‎
Also serving on the committee are three experts nominated by the DOE, a representative from a tertiary level institution in Belize; two NGOs or ...

Woman charged in relation to missing Treasury money
channel5belize - ‎7/22/09‎
Instead, they charged twenty-eight year old Rhea Pennil, a domestic of Rivero Street in Belize City. She is facing charges of Handling Stolen Goods of the ...

WOMAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH MISSING MONEY FROM TREASURY ...
LoveFM - ‎7/22/09‎
Today 28-year-old Rhea Pennill was charged with handling stolen goods in connection with missing monies from the Treasury Department. ...
CLARENCE JONES ACQUITTED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER
LoveFM - ‎7/22/09‎
At the time the couple had separated and Clarence who was residing at Sandhill went to Gina's house in Belize City to visit their two sons ages three and ...

VICTIMS OF HURRICANE DEAN IN THE NORTH RECEIVE NEW HOMES
LoveFM - ‎7/22/09‎
The Project was implemented by the Social Investment Fund in collaboration with the Belize Rural Development Project. “The project had three components. ...

SEVEN BELIZEANS RECEIVES OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY IN THE US
LoveFM - ‎7/22/09‎
This program selects twenty students from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama to strengthen their leadership skills ...

NTUCB REQUESTS A SAY IN WHO CHAIRS KHMH COMMISSION ON INQUIRY
LoveFM - ‎7/22/09‎
But from what we understand, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize is now requesting a say in who will chair the commission. ...

BSCFA CONTINUES TO OPERATE WITHOUT FUNDING FROM THE FAIR-TRADE ...
LoveFM - ‎7/22/09‎
Earlier this year, Belize was suspended from selling sugar under the Fair-trade label. This was as a result of certain measures that were not met by the ...

NEW JUSTICES OF THE PEACE SWORN IN
LoveFM - ‎7/22/09‎
Solicitor General Oscar Ramjeet on Tuesday administered the oath to 13 new Justices of the Peace. The new JPs are Cornelius Bertie Caliz, Cecelia Epifania ...

7/21/09

Another Baby Roundabout
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/09‎
Belize City, are you ready for a next roundabout? While the jury is still very much out on those that were put up recently, has decided to construct another ...

Dengue Outbreak!
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/09‎
While we watch that very closely – Jacqueline Godwin went out with the public health team in Belize City today to find out what they are doing to make sure ...

Public Consultations for 7th Constitution Amendment Bill
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/09‎
They are holding meetings all over the country to hear Belizeans' views on the Belize Constitution Seventh Amendment Bill and the Caribbean Court of Justice ...

EU Ambassador Commissions New Roads
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/09‎
The European Commission's Ambassador to Belize personally handed the keys for their homes to ten families. Ambassador Marco Mazzochi Alemanni is in the ...

NTUCB Requests Changes in KHMH Commission of Inquiry
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/09‎
Originally, the Trade Union Congress of Belize, the Chamber of Commerce and the University of the West Indies Extension had agreed to participate. ...

Special Kids, Special Needs, Special Camp
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/09‎
The Belize Council for the Visually Impaired is hosting their 13th annual summer camp for visually impaired children. Today we visited the camp at Stella ...

Dean Fuller Loses at Arbitration
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/09‎
... and now Dean Fuller has had another legal set-back after he came out on the losing end of arbitration against Belize Telemedia Limited. ...

Jilted Contractors Dismissed in Supreme Court
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/09‎
The claim arose out of a contract signed by in December of 2007 for the construction of the Belize Sports Center at the Marion Jones Complex on Princess ...

Erwin Contreras: No Protection for Julio Santos
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/09‎
Earlier on, we told you about the investigation into missing money at the Border Management Office at the western border. Police say the file is now with ...

BCA Preps For ICC U15 Toury, Stars Surrender To Titans In League Play
The Bahama Journal - ‎7/21/09‎
The teams that will be participating include Cayman Islands and Belize as ICC officials will be visiting The Bahamas ahead of the tournament to ensure all ...

Freed of Attempted Murder and shot on the same day
channel5belize - ‎7/21/09‎
Turning to crime news, there has not been a murder to report in the past few days and that in itself is news, but a shooting in Belize City could have ...

Thousands still missing from Border Management Agency
channel5belize - ‎7/21/09‎
And in an update to the missing monies at the Western Border Management Agency, the case file for the missing thirteen thousand plus dollars is expected to ...

Draft plan to improve health information system
channel5belize - ‎7/21/09‎
HMN has sponsored a consultant to assist in drafting a five year national plan to improve the health information system in Belize and the process is ...

IMPROVEMENT TO SUGAR ROADS COMMENCE
LoveFM - ‎7/21/09‎
Belize forms part of the ACP countries which will feel the full brunt of the 36% price cut by October of this year. Present in the country for the ...

SUPREME COURT DISMISSES 2.5MILLION DOLLARS CLAIM BY CONTRACTORS
LoveFM - ‎7/21/09‎
Justice Oswell Legall has dismissed a claim brought against the Government of Belize by Bella Vista Development Company and Lopez Equipment Limited. ...

SEVENTH AMENDMENT CONSULTATIONS TO BEGIN TOMORROW
LoveFM - ‎7/21/09‎
It is the Constitution Seventh Amendment Bill which, among other things, seeks to remove the British Privy Council and Belize's final appellate court and to ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM - ‎7/21/09‎
Police have recovered two of three vehicles reported stolen over the weekend in Belize City. Charles Jones reported that he parked a 1983 four door Toyota ...

BELIZE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OPENS ON FRIDAY
LoveFM - ‎7/21/09‎
The Belize International Film Festival will open on Friday July twenty fourth at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. More than thirty five films will ...

………AND “THE ENEMY GOD” TAPED IN TOLEDO IS A PART OF IT
LoveFM - ‎7/21/09‎
It was filmed in Southern Belize and nearly all the actors were chosen from among the K' ekchi Maya and the primary language in the film is K'etchi. ...

7/20/09

Nizhee Corozal wins BPFL championships
channel5belize - ‎7/20/09‎
In softball news, the Belize Rural held its four team championship series yesterday at Lords Bank and we join the match-up between Sandhill Sluggers and St. ...

Krooman Lagoon Reserve being sold and developed
channel5belize - ‎7/20/09‎
The Krooman Lagoon is located just outside Belize City. And as we reported last Wednesday, the lagoon provides drainage for the City easing the flow of ...

APAMO speaks out against destruction in Bladen Reserve
channel5belize - ‎7/20/09‎
The inscription of Belize's Barrier Reef on the list of World Heritage's in Danger has done nothing to reduce the adverse impact of development in reserves. ...

More persons questioned for missing border funds
channel5belize - ‎7/20/09‎
As in the case of the Treasury Department and the Belize City Council, Benque police are still investigating the thousands of dollars missing at the Western ...

Agreement achieved at KHMH, but how?
channel5belize - ‎7/20/09‎
Friday's mediation process between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the administration of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital came to a satisfactory ...

BTB Tour invites media to taste Toledo
channel5belize - ‎7/20/09‎
It is the time of the year for the annual media tour by the BTB. This time, the venue was the Toledo District, not an area known for spectacular beaches, ...

FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CLAIMS THE LIFE OF A WOMAN
LoveFM - ‎7/20/09‎
Around 9:30am police responded to reports of the incident in front of the Biltmore Hotel where Martha Gomez of a Belize City was seen lying on the ground. ...

BTB PROMOTES TOLEDO AS TOURISM DESTINATION
LoveFM - ‎7/20/09‎
But if the Belize Tourism Board has anything to do with it, our southernmost district will be just as well-known in tourism circles as the Cayes and other ...

CASES OF DENGUE FEVER REPORTED IN CAYO
LoveFM - ‎7/20/09‎
... Deputy DHS Marjorie Parks who told us that since dengue is endemic to Belize it is expected that there will be sudden occurrences on an annual basis. ...

THREE VEHICLES REPORTED VEHICLES STOLEN OVER THE WEEKEND
LoveFM - ‎7/20/09‎
Three motor vehicles were reported stolen in Belize City over the weekend. The first vehicle was stolen between nine-30 pm on Saturday and six o'clock ...

BEL SAYS POWER GENERATION CAPACITY IS SUSTAINABLE AT THIS TIME
LoveFM - ‎7/20/09‎
Belize Electricity Limited says that the company currently has sufficient generation to supply the country's demand at this time. ...

MORNING FIRE DESTROYS HOME IN BELIZE CITY
LoveFM - ‎7/20/09‎
An early morning fire in Belize City completely destroyed a house in the Saint Martin Depores Area yesterday morning. At around five-15 police were called ...

17TH ANNUAL MEETING OF REGIONAL GENERAL NURSING COUNCILS BEING ...
LoveFM - ‎7/20/09‎
Nurses from the Caribbean Community and Belize are present in the city for the workshop aimed at reviewing previous examinations held in October of last ...

7/17/09

H1N1 infections spread to twenty-two
channel5belize - ‎7/17/09‎
The Ministry of Health is not calling it an outbreak just yet, but there are seven new confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 in Belize. This brings the total ...

MOU, signed; Dr. Fabro removed as KHMH chairman
channel5belize - ‎7/17/09‎
As we said earlier there is an agreement between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the board of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. ...

Woman at middle of Treasury scandal missing
channel5belize - ‎7/17/09‎
There is a big development in the case of the hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from the pension fund at the Treasury Department. ...

No one charged yet for missing CitCo monies
channel5belize - ‎7/17/09‎
... the announcement, there are still no charges as in the other cases of the Treasury and the Belize Management Agency where monies have also gone missing.

Commentary: Affordable housing needed in Belize for Belizeans ...
Caribbean Net News -  - ‎7/17/09‎
The Belize government should then have a program in place to accommodate these Belizean Americans because such a program will bring ongoing economic ...

LAND CASE AGAINST JOE COYE ADJOURNED TO MONDAY
LoveFM - ‎7/17/09‎
... property in Caribbean Shores from CHEOP Enterprises; a total of fifty-seven lots located on a ten-acre plot formerly owned by the University of Belize. ...

DR. RICARDO FABRO STEPS DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF KHMH
LoveFM - ‎7/17/09‎
For the past month the Board of Directors of the Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital and the Belize Medical and Dental Union has been at odds over alleged ...

AMBASSADOR SALVADOR FIGUEROA HONORED BY MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
LoveFM - ‎7/17/09‎
One of Belize's former diplomats, Ambassador Salvador Figueroa was bestowed with one of Mexico's highest honor given to foreigners; “The Order of the Aztec ...

PROGRESSIVE TEACHERS UNION LOBBY FOR REPRESENTATION OF TEACHERS IN ...
LoveFM - ‎7/17/09‎
The Belize Progressive Teachers Union, formed in 1980 in Orange Walk is hoping for approval for membership of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. ...

LAND CASE AGAINST JOE COYE ADJOURNED TO MONDAY
LoveFM - ‎7/17/09‎
... property in Caribbean Shores from CHEOP Enterprises; a total of fifty-seven lots located on a ten-acre plot formerly owned by the University of Belize. ...

DR. RICARDO FABRO STEPS DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF KHMH
LoveFM - ‎7/17/09‎
For the past month the Board of Directors of the Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital and the Belize Medical and Dental Union has been at odds over alleged ...

AMBASSADOR SALVADOR FIGUEROA HONORED BY MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
LoveFM - ‎7/17/09‎
One of Belize's former diplomats, Ambassador Salvador Figueroa was bestowed with one of Mexico's highest honor given to foreigners; “The Order of the Aztec ...

PROGRESSIVE TEACHERS UNION LOBBY FOR REPRESENTATION OF TEACHERS IN ...
LoveFM - ‎7/17/09‎
The Belize Progressive Teachers Union, formed in 1980 in Orange Walk is hoping for approval for membership of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. ...

NO CHARGES YET IN THE TREASURY SCANDAL
LoveFM - ‎7/17/09‎
Over the last few days it has been confirmed that thousands of dollars was stolen from the Treasury Department. The exact figure has not been determined as ...

BELIZE AND MEXICO STRENGTHENS TOURISM TIES
LoveFM - ‎7/17/09‎
Belize and Mexico continues to work to strengthen ties and diplomatic relations in several areas. Earlier this month, tourism officials from both countries ...

New and improved DFC resumes lending to students
Amandala - ‎7/17/09‎
... can apply for loans through the DFC for studies both locally and regionally (The University of Belize was represented with a stall at today's event). ...

From The Publisher
Amandala - ‎7/17/09‎
I suppose in the early years I may have dreamed of an energy being aroused in Belize which would seek to reverse a unilateral government decision which made ...

Remember when?
Amandala - ‎7/17/09‎
Not only that, someone needs to say to them, listen, the people of Belize are stronger, more informed and less patient than they were five years ago. ...

Bulldozers invade Bladen River Nature Reserve
Amandala - ‎7/17/09‎
At a time when Belize faces dire uncertainty over its power supply, it wouldn't anger many people to hear that there are efforts to create more hydropower ...

An arrest may occur soon in Belize City Council “under-depositing ...
Amandala - ‎7/17/09‎
... the Financial Controller who is attached to the Belize City Council from the Ministry of Local Government to oversee the council's financial affairs, ...

John Avery says BEL blackouts are “no conspiracy”
Amandala - ‎7/17/09‎
Amid public suspicion that the recent spate of power outages are intentionally being engineered by the Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) to punish consumers ...

Stevedores worry over sea safety in Port of Belize unrest
Amandala - ‎7/17/09‎
There was turmoil at the Port of Belize (POB) compound in Belize City early this week, following complaints made by a gang of 30-odd stevedores that the ...

Barrow's headache - major money scandals!
Amandala -‎7/17/09‎
This revelation comes right on the heels of the “under-depositing” scandal that has been rocking the Belize City Council over this past week, ...

More Missing Money
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
Tension inside Belize's Treasury Department mounts as police investigators probe deeper into reports that as much as half a million dollars ...

Bishop's Commission says more work is needed on Belize Education ...
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
A Bishop's Commission on Education, appointed to study and report on the future of Catholic Education in Belize, has issued a statement, following press ...

Power crisis in Belize
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
Belize's Public Utilities Commission has warned consumers of electricity to brace for more frequent and perhaps more ...

DFC now offering 11% rate on student loans
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
The open day was held at the four DFC offices in Belmopan, Belize City, Orange Walk and San Pedro. Renan Gongora, DFC's Loan Collections Manager, ...

Belize Cane Farmers CEO out!
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
Carlos Magaña, the man who led the uproar and protest in Belize's sugar industry in February this year, has been axed from ...

Citco's list shows handful of Asian owing 77 parcels of city land
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
The Belize City Council's public notice indicates that Tieh and the others owe the Council some $249057.01 in back taxes. Tieh alone owes the Council $37200 ...

City Hall now a crime scene!
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya, whose administration has been the subject of a number of allegations involving ...

15 Swine Flu cases: All mild. All recovering!
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
Latest information put out by the Ministry of health states that there are 15 confirmed cases of N1H1 influenza in Belize - all of them mild, ...

Cycling legend Ernest Meighan, locked in the trunk of his car by ...
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
Belize cross country cycling legend, Ernest “Jawmeighan” Meighan was kidnapped Friday night around midnight by armed ...

Belize tourism leaders in Mexico get first hand view
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
Belize and Mexico have further cemented their tourism collaboration by hosting an 18-member trade delegation to visit tourism destinations in Quintana Roo ...

Stevedores and Port of Belize clash over boat safety
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
Thirty-six Belize City stevedores caused quite a stir outside the compound of the Port of Belize on Monday when they ...

Krem takes fight to Privy Council
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/17/09‎
Krem Radio Ltd, the Belize City based radio station which has been fighting with a private company associated with British ...

7/16/09

Butane Up By $5
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/09‎
Oil prices on the world market are falling but in Belize, the price of butane is rising. It was announced today but as of yesterday Wednesday July 15th the ...

DFC Reopens for Loans
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/09‎
In fact there were times when the DFC in Belize was held up as the model DFC in the region.” That proud status was lost between 1999 and 2004 when the DFC ...

BMA: Imminent Arrest of Julio Santos
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/09‎
... a warning not to trust deposits to a man who was accused – but, indeed, never convicted - of the largest credit union embezzlement in Belize's history. ...

His Passion & Action
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/09‎
He was a star on Belize's national football team and he is a semi-pro star and though it is the off-season, Ian Gaynair is still on the football field. ...

Jaguar Man Will Become UDP Senator
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/09‎
Omar Figueroa, you met him on this newscast back in April when he was trapping and tracking jaguars and pumas in the Belize District. ...

Day 3 of Christine Perriott
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/09‎
BTL's attorney Andrew Marshalleck questioned if the Belize Communications Workers Union was legally registered and certified under the Trade Unions and ...

Yasser Musa at 20
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/09‎
From 1992 with the minus 8 exhibit, I made a principle position or I declared a position that the consensus or the tradition of how Belize presented art or ...

It Doesn't Add Up
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/09‎
And now the administration at the Belize City Council is also awaiting the outcome of a police investigation into so – called “under-deposits” at City Hall. ...

PEOPLE'S UNITED PARTY CALLS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF CEO PETER ALLEN
LoveFM - ‎7/16/09‎
The mediation process between the Belize Medical and Dental Union and the KHMH Board will continue tomorrow. The mediation process resumed earlier this week ...

$5 INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF BUTANE ANNOUNCED
LoveFM - ‎7/16/09‎
The new prices are as follows; ninety eight dollars in Belize City and Corozal, ninety nine dollars in Orange Walk, one hundred dollars in Belmopan and San ...

BELIZE LODGE AND EXCURSIONS DELINQUENT IN EMPLOYEE PAYMENT
LoveFM - ‎7/16/09‎
Love News has been receiving a number of calls from concerned individuals associated with Belize Lodge and Excursions in the Toledo District. ...

NEW RUDIMENTARY WATER SYSTEMS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE TOLEDO AND ...
LoveFM - ‎7/16/09‎
Both projects will cost approximately 516 thousand dollars and will be financed jointly by the Caribbean Development Bank and the Government of Belize ...

POLICE FINDS ABANDONED VESSEL IN BELIZE'S WATERS
LoveFM - ‎7/16/09‎
Belize City police and a team from the Belize National Coast Guard are said to be reporting the discovery of an abandoned boat that was found in the area of ...

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY DOCTORAL STUDENTS CELEBRATES TWO YEAR ...
LoveFM - ‎7/16/09‎
... Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale Florida with endorsement from the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the University of Belize. ...

Keith Acosta named outstanding athlete i...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
Keith Acosta has been playing Basketball at the highest level in Belize since he was 17 years old and has won eight semi-pro Basketball Championships with ...

News Frenzy
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
The issues of the KHMH and the recent accusations at the Belize City Council created an atmosphere of frenzy for news at the PUP outlets. ...

Sustainable Development at Blue Hole and Half Moon Caye
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Zabaneh to pay $420000 after court ruling
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Ministry of Tourism to Provide Summer Jo...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
He said, “The Ministry is focused at this point on infrastructure to provide visitors with a better experience when they stop in Belize. ...

CYDP's National Juvenile Summit
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
These are tough times to be a youth in Belize. The global economic crisis has had a serious effect on development in Belize; therefore, opportunities for ...

KHMH – BMDU impasse nearing resolution
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
The near month old impasse between the doctors and management of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is nearing a resolution as the KHMH and the BMDU have ...

Fisheries Department Unveils New Legisla...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
On Thursday, July 9, the Fisheries Department held a press conference at the Coastal Zone Management Room to highlight recently signed a legislation that ...

New water systems for villages of Orange...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
At that ceremony, the keynote address will be given by the Deputy Prime Minister of Belize, Hon. Gaspar Vega. The projects in the Toledo district are ...

This Week in Belmopan
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
The eagerly awaited Urban Rejuvenation Project for Belize City will commence on Monday, July 20. The first street to be tackled will be Water Lane from the ...

Carlos Hall busted with stolen Education Department equipment
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Hankook Verdes leads in BPFL Championship series
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
The first game in the 2009 Belize Premier Football League Championship series was played on Sunday July 12, at the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio ...

Rogers Stadium - the place to be next Saturday
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Belizean softballers' eyes set on Venezuela
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Caribbean Shores/Freetown and Belize Healthcare Partners ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

Grateful Businessman Donates Vehicle to Ladyville Police
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
Crofton began renting and selling vehicles in Belize in 1989. He started with ten (10) vehicles and today his business has grown to operating over two ...

Deon Danderson named outstanding athlete in Body Building
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
Such is the position where Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers finds herself in with the implementation of new fees for the collection of garbage. ...

More Blackouts to come
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
Melvin Hulse, asked Belize Aquaculture Limited to supply an additional eight megawatts of power to BEL. That power producer currently supplies ten megawatts ...

New Senator for UDP
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
mcmillan has been working at the University of Belize for the past 14 years and served most recently as the Director of the Regional Language Center and is ...

PM Barrow Says Price of Gas Will Decrease
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
On Wednesday, July 15, while on Wave Radio, the Prime Minister of Belize, Hon. Dean Barrow, announced that the price of fuel is scheduled to see a sharp ...

PM sanctions commission of inquiry into KHMH
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/16/09‎
In speaking with the PM, he explains that letters will be sent out shortly to the National Trade Union Congress of Belize to nominate a candidate for his ...

7/15/09

Clinton Fuller & Richard Troyer Are In
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/09‎
So looking at what happened back in 2006, it has kind of motivated me to be back here and bring back the gold to Belize. The group of guys that Paul and ...

PUC Says "Maybe" To Rolling Blackouts
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/09‎
Take those two out of the picture and Belize loses one third of its power supply. That means of the 74 megawatts Belize uses at its peak, only about 55 is ...

Audobon's Plan for Blue Hole & Half Moon Caye
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/09‎
Both sites are co-managed by the Belize Audubon Society which is why two years ago they commissioned a public resource and use plan for half moon and the ...

Day 2 of Christine Perriott's Trial
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/09‎
Perriott is suing Belize Telemedia for wrongfully terminating her. This morning Dale Trujeque – the former Human Resource Manager at BTL took the stand. ...

The Sport Fishing Hold-Up
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/09‎
It would make it so that bonefish, permit and tarpon cannot be possessed by any person or establishment in Belize, except in the act of catch and release.

Pamela Braun's Return
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/09‎
For this Texan who has made Belize her home for the past two decades, the grand, ineffable theme of nature continues to guide her brushstrokes. ...

Blue print unveiled for conservation of natural monuments
channel5belize - ‎7/15/09‎
But the Belize Audubon Society says that before this happened, it was working on a set of guidelines to maintain the integrity of the reserve. ...

Belizean Americans join national team
channel5belize - ‎7/15/09‎
Belize will participate in the first of a four year basketball qualifying competition to the Olympic Games. That's in 2012. But earlier, from August fourth ...

Hundreds of thousands missing from Treasury Dept...
channel5belize - ‎7/15/09‎
News Five can confirm that hundreds of thousands of dollars, some say as much as half a million, are missing from the Treasury Department in Belize City. ...

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AGREES TO PROVIDE FREE DIALYSIS EQUIPMENT ...
LoveFM - ‎1 hour ago‎
There may be some new break through as it relates to dialysis treatment in Belize. Currently Belize Healthcare Partners Limited is the only facility that ...

PUC COMMENTS ON CURRENT POWER SUPPLY SITUATION
LoveFM - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Public Utilities Commission says Belize Electricity Limited may be forced to resort to scheduled rotating power outages in order to continue operation ...

BEL SAY THERE ARE NO PLANNED POWER OUTAGES
LoveFM - ‎1 hour ago‎
In related news, earlier we received a number of calls inquiring about a power outage between 6pm and midnight today. According to Corporate Communications ...

DFC TO RESUME LENDING PROGRAM WITH STUDENT LOANS
LoveFM - ‎7/15/09‎
The public is hereby invited to visit the DFC offices in Belmopan, Belize City, Orange Walk and San Pedro to find out more about our lending porgrammes and ...

DFC TO RESUME LENDING PROGRAM WITH STUDENT LOANS
LoveFM - ‎7/15/09‎
The public is hereby invited to visit the DFC offices in Belmopan, Belize City, Orange Walk and San Pedro to find out more about our lending porgrammes and ...

AUDUBON SOCIETY LAUNCHES PRESERVATION PLAN FOR PROTECTED SITES
LoveFM - ‎7/15/09‎
The Belize Audubon Society presented a “Public and Resource Use Plan for Half Moon Caye and Blue Hole National Monument” at the Radisson Fort Geroge Hotel ...

NATIONAL JUVENILE SUMMIT ENDED TODAY IN BELIZE CITY
LoveFM - ‎7/15/09‎
As a young man all too familiar with the ruff and tumble of Belize City he is appealing for what he considers the basics. “The only things the bigger heads ...

GOVERNANCE MINISTER COMMENTS ON FAILED STATE INDEX
LoveFM - ‎7/15/09‎
It flew below the local news radar earlier this month; but Belize has been named to the 2009 Failed State Index. Now who makes up the index or what criteria ...

REHABILITATION WORKS TO BEGIN MARION JONES SPORTS COMPLEX SHORTLY
LoveFM - ‎7/15/09‎
... good dialogue with whatever contractor will be getting the job because we wish to have young people in Belize City a chance ion contributing and working ...

RED CROSS YOUTH FORUM TO BE HELD LATER THIS MONTH
LoveFM - ‎7/15/09‎
Love News spoke with Tashera Swift, one of the three participants that will be representing Belize. “At the regional forum it is an opportunity for Red ...

New Lion's President: Melanie Paz
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/15/09‎
Lion Baldemar Graniel, incoming Zone Chairman of the Belize Lions made the honors of officially inducting the new board of directors of the club. ...

Belize to brace for more power outages
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/15/09‎
Several residents in San Pedro made plans last week when Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) announced a schedule of planned outages. ...

Death in San Pedro has community in shock
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/15/09‎
The community of San Pedro is still shocked over the death of a man that occurred over the weekend. The person has been identified as 29-year-old Hotel ...

Costa Maya Presents: Miss Guatemala
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/15/09‎
Angelica represented her hometown of San Marcos for the 2009 Miss Guatemala. She took home the prize for best figure but shone when she was crowned Miss ...

7/14/09

PUC Advisory on Blackouts
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/09‎
The Minister has entered into an emergency agreement with BEL and Belize Aquaculture Limited to temporarily supply up to 10 Megawatts of excess capacity, ...

CYDP Looking for Answer to Youth Violence
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/09‎
And in Belize City, eight times out of ten, if it involves a gun and a shooting victim – those involved are likely to be youths, very often-times teenaged ...

Christine Perriott Suing BTL for Wrongful Termination
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/09‎
But attorney for Belize Telemedia Andrew Marshalleck challenged her, arguing that it is all about the money. She denied that and under a heated ...

Mayas Speak Out for Their Lease and Titles
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/09‎
The Maya of Belize – they're much in the news because the Maya Leaders Alliance and the Alcaldes Association are taking the government to court demanding ...

Rampant Car Burglaries on Albert Street
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/09‎
In downtown Belize City at least a couple of vehicle owners faced with unexpected expenses trying to repair the damage that was done to their vehicles. ...

A journey to the homeland of the Garifuna people
Caribbean Net News - ‎7/14/09‎
... there to begin a period of wandering and subsequent settlement in many Central American republics, including Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Belize. ...

BMDU AND KHMH BOARD RESUMES MEDIATION TALKS
LoveFM - ‎7/14/09‎
The Belize Medical and Dental Union and the Board of Directors at the Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital resumed mediation talks on Monday. ...

15 CONFIRMED CASE OF INFLUENZA “A” H1N1 NOW IN BELIZE
LoveFM - ‎7/14/09‎
Fifteen more confirmed cases of Influenza “A” H1N1 has been reported in Belize. The cases like the previous five are connected to the Corozal free zone and ...

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CONTINUES CONSULTATION ON EDUCATION ACT AND ...
LoveFM - ‎7/14/09‎
... ensure that these managing authorities are hiring according to the laws of the land particularly the Education Act and also the Constitution of Belize. ...

FIRST NATIONAL JUVENILE SUMMIT OPENED TODAY IN BELIZE CITY
LoveFM - ‎7/14/09‎
In a crime-ridden environment such as Belize City statistics are showing that majority of those involved in illegal activities are primarily young men who ...

SPEAR CONDUCTS STUDY ON POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS ON CHILDREN
LoveFM - ‎7/14/09‎
In an effort to identify problems and solutions on the Southside of Belize City three organizations have teamed up to conduct a series of surveys. ...

STEVEDORES PROTEST SAFETY OF VESSEL USED
LoveFM - ‎7/14/09‎
Yesterday evening a number of Stevedores of the Port Authority of Belize claimed they were being asked to go out to the sugar ships in a boat that has two ...

SUMMER SPORTS CAMP OFFICIALLY OPENED IN BELMOPAN
LoveFM - ‎7/14/09‎
One of the contributing sponsors is Belize Natural Energy Trust. Daniel Gutierrez who represented the Trust at the opening ceremony says the company had to ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM - ‎7/14/09‎
Twenty one year old Carlos Hall of a Mahogany Street address in Belize City has been arrested and charged for handling stolen goods. ...

VEGETABLE FARMERS IN ORANGE WALK GETS INTRODUCED TO CHEAPER METHODS
LoveFM - ‎7/14/09‎
The training session is part of a program being funded by the Taiwanese Mission and the Government of Belize where these organizations assist farmers with ...

COLA time – for effective political action
Amandala - ‎7/14/09‎
The Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action (COLA) will be holding their first annual general meeting this Saturday, July 18, in Belize City. ...

From The Publisher
Amandala - ‎7/14/09‎
And Belize has the most diverse population mixture of all. In all the four aforementioned British possessions, the first “immigrants” the white man brought ...

CitCo $$$ missing?
Amandala - ‎7/14/09‎
... reported to him that there were financial irregularities at the Belize City Council, and that tens of thousands of dollars had gone unaccounted for. ...

Dean Fuller charged with money laundering of $6.5 million
Amandala - ‎7/14/09‎
Belize City businessman Dean Fuller appeared in the Magistrate's Court this morning with his attorney, Michael Peyrefitte. Fuller was arraigned before ...

More Maya division evident at Concerned Advocacy Group rally
Amandala - ‎7/14/09‎
But more so, some of the alcaldes that signed the MLA's lawsuit against the Government of Belize claiming customary land tenure also spoke at this rally in ...

Bad luck blamed for weekend blackouts
Amandala - ‎7/14/09‎
According to a statement from the Belize Electricity Limited (BEL), at 11:35 on Friday night, a ground wire broke away from a pole near the Buena Vista ...

7/13/09

CITCO Will Swap Debt to BML with 5 Year Contract Extension
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/09‎
And now that the council has come up with a deal to renegotiate the contract with Belize Maintenance Limited which cleans the city. Presently City hall owes ...

KHMH Board & Doctors Reach Breakthrough?
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/09‎
President of the Belize Medical and Dental Union Dr. John Sosa told us this evening that both sides reached consensus on most items in the MOU. ...

Battle over Land Madness in Ladyville
Channel 7 Daily News  ‎7/13/09‎
Today Manuel and Eldia Perez visited with Belize City Police and we hope that a solution will soon be reached. In the meantime there is no evidence to ...

Michael "Ham" Young Charged for Home Invasion
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/09‎
On Friday, the teenager's family spoke to 7News about the incident and over the weekend Belize City police acted quickly to make an arrest. ...

BEL: Expect More Blackouts
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/09‎
On Sunday in Belize City power went out at about 2:30 in the afternoon and came back around 5:23 in the evening. So what caused it? Well, On Friday night, ...

Wayne Usher Defends Integrity of Traffic Database
Channel 7 Daily News  ‎7/13/09‎
“It is very difficult for me to say sir, I would be speculating but we were told, 'Wayne I want to tell you that it is not the Belize City Traffic ...

Mayor Moya Explains the Missing Money
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/09‎
It's a strange creature and no finance person we spoke to had heard of it before – but apparently it was an everyday transaction at the Belize City Council. ...

BELIZE CITY COUNCIL PROPOSES TO RENEW BML'S CONTRACT TO FORGO $1.6 ...
LoveFM - ‎7/13/09‎
The long standing controversy surrounding garbage collection and the Belize City Council may soon be over. The Belize City Council Sanitation department and ...

BELIZE CITY COUNCIL DENIES ALLEGATIONS OF FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES
LoveFM - ‎7/13/09‎
The council hopes that the Government's audit department can furnish quickly the final draft of the Government audit of the Belize City Council for the ...

Project CURE and MillerCoors to Welcome the First Lady of Ghana to ...
FOXBusiness - ‎8 minutes ago‎
Project CURE also hosted first lady of Belize Ms. Kim Simplis for the inaugural First Ladies' Luncheon in Phoenix, Ariz. Nearly 900 people attended the ...

CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON THREE DAY VISIT TO BELIZE
LoveFM - ‎17/13/09‎
The High Commissioner of Canada to Belize, Leeann McKechnie, is in the country for three days. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen the relationship ...

BEL SAYS THAT MORE POWER OUTAGES MAYBE FORTHCOMING
LoveFM - ‎17/13/09‎
Over the weekend, there were a number of power outages that had to be endured and according to Belize Electricity Limited, bad weather and equipment ...

No more Ashcroft cash for Tories
Gulf Times - ‎7/13/09‎
Lord Ashcroft has extensive business interests in Belize , and Labour MPs suspect that he is domiciled there for tax purposes, to avoid UK rates. ...

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