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10/26/2006

Child prostitution in Belize is no myth, says report
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/26/2006
In the news media we're always hearing rumours of child prostitution in Belize, but today a new study claims that sexual exploitation of children is not a myth ...

Corozal man faces Attempted Murder charge
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/26/2006
... Hattieville Prison. The men were arrested at the Western Border when found to be in possession of phony Belize passports. It should ...

Breast cancer stamp will raise funds to fight disease
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/26/2006
... have in common? Normally, not very much, but today the two ran into each other at the Belize City House of Culture. The result, reports ...

Appeals Court refuses to stay decision in BTL case
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/26/2006
The Court of Appeal has denied the application by the Government of Belize for a stay of execution of the Supreme Court ruling that restores Jeffrey Prosser's ...

DFC hearings: managers followed chairman’s orders
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/26/2006
The DFC commission of inquiry continued today at the Belize Institute of Management with additional testimony from General Manager, Roberto Bautista. ...

Five vie: for Miss Garifuna Belize City title
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/26/2006
As a distinct culture, that belonging to the Garifuna has been both studied and cherished perhaps more than any other in Belize. ...

Blair calls major conference on Caribbean investment in London
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 10/26/2006
... Other Caribbean government leaders including the Prime Minister of Belize, Said Musa, will be present along with key figures from the Caribbean private Sector. ...

Charges announced against eight in alleged Internet drug sales
Macon Telegraph, GA - 10/26/2006
... that Sergio Oliveira, 46, of Hoschton, Ga., supplied the business with steroids and other controlled substances from a business in Belize, receiving more than ...

Charges announced against eight in alleged Internet drug sales
Access North Georgia, GA - 10/26/2006
... that Sergio Oliveira, 46, of Hoschton, Ga., supplied the business with steroids and other controlled substances from a business in Belize, receiving more than ...

Charges announced against eight in alleged Internet drug sales
Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 10/26/2006
... that Sergio Oliveira, 46, of Hoschton, Ga., supplied the business with steroids and other controlled substances from a business in Belize, receiving more than ...

Charges announced against eight in alleged Internet drug sales
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - 10/26/2006
... that Sergio Oliveira, 46, of Hoschton, Ga., supplied the business with steroids and other controlled substances from a business in Belize, receiving more than ...

Belize Mission Project back in Belize
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 10/26/2006
... As part of the Belize Mission Project, these caring individuals provide free dental and medical care to people who cannot afford this necessary care. ...

Our Community - San Pedro Mourns the loss of two friends, Mervin ...
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 10/26/2006
... Development Company. In 1980, he financed and built the Victoria House hotel in San Pedro, Belize, where he lived until 1987. Mervin ...

Venezuela And The US: Oddly Coupled
Hardbeatnews.com, NY - 10/26/2006
... Union market which Caribbean countries had enjoyed for their bananas; and Guatemala continues to prosecute a claim to all of the territory of Belize, a CARICOM ...

PM Douglas, Secretary General Carrington to accept Dominica’s ...
Communication's Unit Of The St. Kitts Prime Minister, St. Kitts and Nevis - 10/26/2006
... of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, EC$2.4 million; Government of Bahamas, US$1.5 million; Government of Belize, EC$2.7 million. The ...

10/25/2006

Parcel phone con nets £15 a call
ic Coventry, UK - 10/25/2006
... But the premium rate number call will add £15 to their phone bill. According to officers, the ruse originates from Belize in Central America.

New bridge opened over Silver Creek
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/25/2006
... million dollars. The European Union contributed one point five million as a grant with the Belize Government providing the balance. At ...

Mexico gets support of 27 nations to attack US plans for border ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 10/25/2006
... The 27 nations that supported Mexico in Wednesday's declaration were Antigua, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador ...

Fisheries Ministry receives equipment donation
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/25/2006
... boat. Receiving the items for Belize was Agriculture CEO Sandra Hall, while Maximiliano Ruiz and Mario Recinos represented OPESCA. ...

Mexico gets support to attack US plans for border fence
KVOA.com, AZ - 10/25/2006
... The 27 nations that supported Mexico in Wednesday's declaration were Antigua, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador ...

Radisson Hotels & Resorts(R) Latin American Development Strategy ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 10/25/2006
... five properties and 760 guestrooms in Panama City, Panama; San Jose, Costa Rica; San Salvador, El Salvador; Guatemala City, Guatemala; and Belize City, Belize. ...

Mexico gets support of 27 nations to attack US plans for border ...
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 10/25/2006
... The 27 nations that supported Mexico in Wednesday's declaration were Antigua, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador ...

BELIZEAN WOMAN DETAINED BY US OFFICIALS
LoveFM, Belize - 10/25/2006
... before the year 2000. The US Embassy in Belize is claiming that they have no visa information on their computers. It is not clear ...

TOLEDO ORGANIZATIONS SIGN MOU
LoveFM, Belize - 10/25/2006
... awareness program which will be carried out through the environmental club of the Natural Resources Management department at the University of Belize. ...

Episode 11: Belize In Love
Reality Reel - 10/25/2006
That title makes no sense. I would have gone with “Janice the Muppet vs. That Female Gremlin” but that’s just me. Anyway, it ...

Seas the day!: Caribbean cruisers lured by smaller bills, bigger ...
Boston Herald, United States - 10/25/2006
... Among the new offerings: Cave tubing requires head lamps in Belize City ($135) and you’ll need a helmet to tour the outback of Aruba in an ATV ($110). ...

SJC holds forum on petroleum industry
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/25/2006
... John's Junior College student government, the forum, Oil in Belize: Black Gold or Fool's Gold, is intended to educate citizens about the impact of the budding ...

Citrus growers prepare for Saturday showdown
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/25/2006
In a global economic environment that appears to be permanently rigged against producers of commodities like sugar and bananas, Belize's citrus industry stands ...

Court of Appeal reverses consumer claim against BEL
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/25/2006
Orange Walk resident David Madrid sued Belize Electricity Limited following an incident on December twenty-fourth 2002 that damaged or destroyed more than ...

MOTHER OF EIGHT DIAGNOSED WITH CERVICAL CANCER
LoveFM, Belize - 10/25/2006
A Belize City mother of eight has been diagnosed with cervical cancer and is appealing for financial help to undergo a surgery. ...

EDUCATION MINISTER COMMISSIONED BELIZE BOARD OF EDUCATION
LoveFM, Belize - 10/25/2006
Minister of Education Francis Fonseca officially commissioned the Belize Board of Teacher Education this afternoon. Chairman of ...

DEPUTY MAJOR MEETS WITH THE BELIZE HUMANE SOCIETY
LoveFM, Belize - 10/25/2006
Animal lovers will be relieved to learn that the Belize Humane Society met this morning with Belize City Deputy Mayor, Wayne Usher to discuss alternative ways ...

SILVER CREEK BRIDGE OFFICIALLY OPENED
LoveFM, Belize - 10/25/2006
... The bridge was funded by the European Union for 600 thousand Euros or one million 500 thousand Belize dollars from Belize’sB Envelope for emergency assistance ...

YOUTH CONGRESS HELD IN TRINIDAD
LoveFM, Belize - 10/25/2006
... held in Port of Spain Trinidad. Belize was represented by Kenrick Williams of the Y-Focus Club. “It was hosted by the Caribbean ...

DENTAL HEALTH WEEK TO BE CELEBRATED
LoveFM, Belize - 10/25/2006
Dentist from both the private and public sector in Belize have determined that over the last year there has been an increase in dental decay among Belizeans. ...

Business Briefs
Bermuda Sun, Bermuda - 10/25/2006
... America and the Caribbean, FedEx International Priority Freight service will now also be offered to businesses in the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica ...

Lancashire soldiers head for Iraq
Lancashire Evening Post, UK - 10/25/2006
... The soldiers will be in Iraq for six months and have spent six months training in the Belize jungles on the eastern coast of Central America.

Planetary science: Frosted Earths
Nature.com (subscription), UK - 10/25/2006
... there is evidence that ejecta lying to the southeast of the crater experienced greater shock, which, along with thick ejecta deposits in Belize, would be ...

10/24/2006

Press receives introduction to jungle training
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/24/2006
When Belize Defence Force Sergeant Ramon Aguilar went missing and for the next nine days had an entire nation praying for his safety; the eyes of Belizeans ...
Sadie Vernon students look at careers
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/24/2006
... Whether these students were looking to pursue a career in fire fighting, the Belize Defence Force, the arts, interior decorating, cosmetology or cooking, the ...
Two arrested for Daly Street chopping
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/24/2006
Today, Belize City police escorted to Magistrate's court the two young men they believe severely chopped twenty-four year old watchman Luis Armando Ibanez ...
Energy-saving project to start this week in Belize
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 10/24/2006
BELMOPAN, Belize: An Energy Conservation Project (ESP) is set to start in Belize on Thursday. The ESP involves a house-to-house ...
Officials prepare to face bio-safety issues
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/24/2006
It has not yet become a major issue in Belize due to the relatively small scale of our agriculture. But scientific developments ...
DFC general manager says he just followed orders
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/24/2006
... the Commission of Inquiry investigating the financial affairs of the Development Finance Corporation continued its public hearings at the Belize Institute of ...
Cancer patient appeals for help from public
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/24/2006
... Chriselda Ramirez was diagnosed with cervical cancer two months ago and is urgently in need of both chemo and radiation therapy, which are unavailable in Belize ...
EDUCATION MINISTER TO COMMISSION BELIZE BOARD OF TEACHER EDUCATION
LoveFM, Belize - 10/24/2006
Minister of Education Francis Fonseca will officially commission the Belize Board of Teacher Education tomorrow. The 15 member Board ...

BCC TO DISCUSS ISSUE OF BACKED UP GARBAGE DISPOSAL
LoveFM, Belize - 10/24/2006
Earlier this month the Belize City Council re-negotiated their sanitation contracts with Sanitation Enterprise Limited and Belize Maintenance Limited. ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 10/24/2006
Belize City Police have arrested and charged 18 year old Miguel Chacon of Iguana Street and 19 year old William Burgos of a Western Avenue address with ...

PRIVATE SECTOR SERVICE PROVIDERS TAKE PART IN CONSULTATION
LoveFM, Belize - 10/24/2006
The Belize Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Trade are hosting the consultation with the hope of making people in the industry more aware of the ...

TREND IN THE WORLD MARKET OF CITRUS COMMODITY DISCUSSED
LoveFM, Belize - 10/24/2006
“It will be held at 2pm today Tuesday the 24 at the University of Belize Auditorium in Belmopan and it’sa doctor Tom Spree who is one of the fore most ...

UB PREPARES TO HOST ANOTHER STUDENT FORUM
LoveFM, Belize - 10/24/2006
The University of Belize is preparing to host another in a series of student lecture forums. ... We spoke with University of Belize’s Doctor Ewart Robateau. ...

Dominican Republic to be inserted in ‘Save the Children’ ...
Dominican Today, Dominican Republic - 10/24/2006
... This project has already been implemented in Peru, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Chile, Bolivia, Belize, Puerto Rico and Ecuador. ...

Drunken Visa Run
Jaunted - 10/24/2006
That's why we like this video of a group of Roatan dive instructors on a good ol' visa run/booze cruise to Placentia, Belize, enjoying beers and playing a game ...

World entities to search jointly for missing Dominican immigrants
Dominican Today, Dominican Republic - 6 hours ago
... This project has already been implemented in Peru, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Chile, Bolivia, Belize, Puerto Rico and Ecuador. ...

The New Global Slave Trade
Foreign Affairs Magazine - 10/24/2006
... [Footnote 2] The list comprises Belize, Burma, Cuba, Iran, Laos, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe.

Pukke alleged to hide assets
Baltimore Sun, United States - 10/24/2006
... The receiver says Pukke has real estate interests in Belize; a $6.45 million house in Laguna Beach, Calif; stock in an online gambling venture; and money in ...

Paul Brandt gets in Christmas spirit
Jam! Showbiz, Canada - 10/24/2006
... In 2005, he spent his Christmas distributing gifts in Belize. This year, he's off to Chile after spending Christmas with his family in Calgary. ...

BetWWTS.com signals end to an era as BetCorp bows out
Gambling911.com, FL - 10/24/2006
... 90's. By 2000, Carib had left all but a shell in Antigua while attempting to grow in the Central American nation of Belize. Bobby ...

10/23/2006

Shoman takes up gold plated post in London
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/23/2006
Belize may be experiencing the gravest financial crisis in its history ... but don't tell that to the folks in the diplomatic corps. ...

NDACC initiates sports programme as drug alternative
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/23/2006
Janelle Chanona reports on the latest effort in Belize City. ... This is the second joint sports initiative of the United States and Belize Governments. ...

FC Belize blows out Alpha of OW, 8-0
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 46 minutes ago
... matches. So we headed north to the People’s Stadium on Saturday to view the clash between FC Belize and the home team Alpha of OW. ...

City chopping victim loses hands, two fingers
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/23/2006
Another chopping this time in Belize City early Sunday morning, did not result in death ... but that's of little consolation to the victim. ...

Two arrested for arson/murder
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/23/2006
Belize City police have arrested two men they strongly believe are responsible for the gruesome murder of twenty-five year old Honduran national Gerson Javier ...

World Bank says carbon trading will save rainforests
Mongabay.com - 10/23/2006
... Madagascar, French Guiana, Congo, Ecuador, Thailand, Malaysia, Panama, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Laos, Philippines, Côte d'Ivoire, and Belize have the ...

Fayose Has Congenital Inferiority Complex – Akin Oyebode
This Day (subscription), Nigeria - 10/23/2006
... sack the place. It happened in Belize, it happened in Eastern Europe. It has happened in different places. When the consciousness ...

IMF SAYS FIXED PEG WORKS WELL
LoveFM, Belize - 10/23/2006
In a report issued Friday, the Directors of the International Monetary Fund say they agree with the fixed exchange rate for the Belize dollar. ...

NDACC INTRODUCES AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
LoveFM, Belize - 10/23/2006
... afternoon. The National Drug Abuse Control Council, NDACC will carry out the program for 60 secondary school students in Belize City. ...

BFLA ENCOURAGES WOMEN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SERVICE OFFERED
LoveFM, Belize - 10/23/2006
The Belize Family Life Association is encouraging women to take advantage of a Pap smear package it is offering. This according ...

MEXICAN ARMY CONDUCTS DISASTER TRAINING WITH THE BDF
LoveFM, Belize - 10/23/2006
The Belize Defense Force and disaster agencies are this week engaged in a course in disaster mitigation offered by the Mexican military. ...

DANGRIGA ROTARY CLUB TO HOST FORUM
LoveFM, Belize - 10/23/2006
... They will be discussing the history of the Political Reform Movement in Belize the organization and the change of Government and the role of citizens in reform ...

PRACTICAL REHABILITATION CENTER OFFERS SERVICES TO BELIZEANS
LoveFM, Belize - 10/23/2006
... and it is supported by the ninety day living program with extended care if you have gone through previous rehabilitation and you come back to Belize and you ...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2006 Article IV Consultation with ...
Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release), Barbados - 10/23/2006
... 2006 ---On October 20, 2006, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Belize. 1. ...

Venezuela or Guatemala able to represent the region with dignity
El Universal, Venezuela - 10/23/2006
... Office, in the opinion of the Guatemalan senior representative, also the head of the Ombudsmen of Central American Countries, Panama and Belize, the contest is ...

DSLR Photography & Imaging Workshop Will Cruise the Western ...
CameraTown.Com (press release), NH - 10/23/2006
... embarking from Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Belize, Costa Rica, and Panama in the Western Caribbean, March 8-16, 2007. The workshop is ...

Travel Central and South America in Luxury and Convenience Aboard ...
PR.com (press release), NY - 10/23/2006
... offers private jet, helicopter and airplane charters in and throughout Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru in South America, and Belize, Costa Rica ...

Travel Writers and Aspiring Travel Writers - Spend a week in ...
Free press releases (press release), UK - 10/23/2006
... www.GlobalAdventure.us), and Editor-in-Chief Steve Kiesling, at a remarkable eco-resort, Rancho Encantado, in the heart of the Yucatán, in Mexico, near Belize ...

MPLA Party New Secretary Elected In Belize
AngolaPress, Angola - 10/23/2006
Cabinda, 10/23 - The delegates to the 10th municipal conference of Balance and Renovation of Mandates of the ruling MPLA party in Belize, northern Cabinda ...

10/22/2006

Meet Dr. Shutterbug: Doctor’s lens eyes nature
Rome News-Tribune, GA - 10/22/2006
... has traveled on bird-watching trips with Harbin throughout the United States and beyond its borders to locations including Costa Rica, Belize, Panama, the ...

Teen takes vow of silence for peace in Iraq
Sunshine Coast Daily, Australia - 10/22/2006
... wanted to stand up for what she believed in, saying it was a quality she had always exhibited having seen first-hand the poverty in her country of birth, Belize ...

Deals: $118 roundtrip to Vegas; save $1,000 on African safari
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 10/22/2006
... Three 11-night itineraries are offered -- two from Belize City, Belize, and one from Nassau, Bahamas -- with four departures January through March. ...

You only think self-mating sounds trouble-free
Seattle Times, United States - 10/22/2006
... But in the wild, some obviously mate and escape, at least in Belize, where DNA tests show that males inject much-needed genetic diversity into the pool. ...

Campaign financing
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - 10/22/2006
... For a number of years, the Conservative Party received a million pound donation a year through a Belize bank trust from a businessman Michael Ashcroft. ...

Deals: $118 roundtrip to Vegas; save $1,000 on African safari
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 10/22/2006
... Three 11-night itineraries are offered -- two from Belize City, Belize, and one from Nassau, Bahamas -- with four departures January through March. ...

Alert issued over mail scam
Sunday Life, UK - 10/22/2006
... The scam, which is believed to be linked to a company based in Belize, caught out hundreds of unsuspecting victims in Britain earlier this year. ...

You only think self-mating sounds trouble-free
Seattle Times, United States - 10/22/2006
... But in the wild, some obviously mate and escape, at least in Belize, where DNA tests show that males inject much-needed genetic diversity into the pool. ...

Campaign financing
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - 10/22/2006
... For a number of years, the Conservative Party received a million pound donation a year through a Belize bank trust from a businessman Michael Ashcroft. ...

10/21/2006

You only think self-mating sounds trouble-free
Seattle Times, United States - 10/21/2006
... But in the wild, some obviously mate and escape, at least in Belize, where DNA tests show that males inject much-needed genetic diversity into the pool. ...

Campaign financing
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - 10/21/2006
... For a number of years, the Conservative Party received a million pound donation a year through a Belize bank trust from a businessman Michael Ashcroft. ...

Shoebox can bring smile to a child's face
Nanaimo News Bulletin,  Canada - 10/21/2006
... Wellington secondary school graduate Emily White has worked with Operation Christmas Child since 2000 and last year spent 10 days in Belize on a shoe box ...

Missionaries Speak About Lebanon Newhall Church of the Nazarene ...
Signal, CA - 10/21/2006
... The club's 100-plus members schedule local beach dives and boat trips, dive trips to Monterey, Honduras, Belize, Ecuador, Fiji, Tahiti and more.

When sanctions are less than imposing
Hamilton Spectator,  Canada - 10/21/2006
... In 1996, for example, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Vanuatu and Venezuela were all under American embargo for beastliness to ...

10/20/2006

Taiwan fulfilling greenhouse gas duty, President Chen says
China Post, Taiwan - 10/20/2006
... Sequeira, minister of the environment and natural resources of Nicaragua; and Servulo Baeza, minister of natural resources and the environment of Belize. ...

The Security Council vote
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 10/20/2006
... For instance, Guatemala maintains a claim on the entirety of Belize, its English-speaking Central American neighbour, which is a member of CARICOM. ...

UB/police investigate student drunk sex report
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/20/2006
Tonight, the University of Belize is facing one of its toughest challenges following reports of an incident on campus last weekend involving students, alcohol ...

Friends/fans plan tribute to Beverly Smith Lopez
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/20/2006
On Sunday, love and laughter will take centre stage at the Birds Isle in Belize City to honour the one and only Beverly Smith Lopez. ...

Fifteenth COHSOD meeting opens in Guyana with focus on education ...
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 10/20/2006
... As regards growth rates in the region, Read noted that during the period 2000-2004, most countries, except Belize and Trinidad and Tobago, experienced modest ...

WICB TO NAME NEW CEO
Trinidad & Tobago Express, Trinidad and Tobago - 10/20/2006
... and marketing throughout the Caribbean.On his watch, the 14-employee firm has expanded beyond Barbados and into markets in Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, St Kitts ...

Experts teach students art of cooking
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/20/2006
... the labour. The cooks are participating in a six-day Caribbean Culinary Course sponsored by the Belize Tourism Board. Chef Mark ...

Education project to turn TVs into teachers
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 10/20/2006
This week, the Belize District Association of Primary School Principals and two international consultants have been busy brainstorming about a project that ...

Cox kicks off Writers Series
Corvallis Gazette Times, OR - 10/20/2006
... Cox has been a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa, a track-and-field coach in Belize, and a volleyball coach at both Oregon State University and LBCC. ...

BELIZE DISTRICT STUDENTS HAVE ALTERNATE WAY OF LEARNING
LoveFM, Belize - 10/20/2006
Children between the ages of ten and 14 in the Belize District will have an additional method of learning. This comes through a ...

HANDS FOUNDATION RECEIVES DONATION FRON FYFFES INTERNATIONAL
LoveFM, Belize - 10/20/2006
Hands Belize Foundation recently received 60 thousand Belize dollars from Fyffes International. Stann Creek West Area Representative ...

MAN STAB TO DEATH THEN BURNT
LoveFM, Belize - 10/20/2006
Belize City Police are investigating the murder and of a Hispanic man and an attempted arson. Sometime around 6 o’clock this morning ...

CUBAN GOVERNMENT DONATES ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULBS
LoveFM, Belize - 10/20/2006
... along with Lake Independence Area Representative, Cordel Hyde, Cuban Ambassador, Eugenio Martinez, and representatives from the Belize Electricity Limited ...

COURT NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 10/20/2006
... of the murder of Dual Wagner, a 16 year old boy who was shot to death around one-30 on the morning of October ninth, 2004 near Bismark Club in Belize City. ...

PRIME MINISTER ANSWERS QUESTIONS CONCERNING INJUNCTION AGAINST ...
LoveFM, Belize - 10/20/2006
Yesterday reporters asked Prime Minister Said Musa if attorneys for the Belize Times have completed the papers in the Supreme Court asking that the injunction ...

BELIZE WORKERS UNION CELEBRATES 25 TH ANNIVERSARY
LoveFM, Belize - 10/20/2006
The Belize Workers Union is celebrating its 25 th anniversary this year.Love News spoke with the Chairman of the Orange Walk Branch Julio Gongora who gave us a ...

DAY SET ASIDE TO BRING AWARENESS TO VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
LoveFM, Belize - 10/20/2006
In Belize, the National Organization for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, NOPCAN is focusing more on violent crimes committed against children. ...

DYLAN RENEAU APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR OF BEL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LoveFM, Belize - 10/20/2006
The Belize Electricity Limited has appointed Dylan Reneau as Director of the Company’s Board of Directors as of the second quarter for 2006. ...

The Russian Connection
Royal Gazette, Bermuda - 10/20/2006
... Other Kentucky filings say Euro Resources’ managers are still farther away: one in a small town in the Central American country of Belize and one in the ...

Deadlock after marathon fight for UN panel seat
Euro2day, Greece - 10/20/2006
... Guatamela because of its relations with Taiwan. Guatemala's border dispute with Belize was also an issue. In the middle lay the large ...

Manslaughter charge dropped!Aldo Ayuso free of blame!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... follow. Bennett told Reporter her family will pursue a law suit against both Ayuso and his former employer, the Government of Belize. ...

20 yrs. in jail could translate to 13 years with good conduct
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter. Asband Anderson, a 43-year-old father of two who was sentenced to life in prison in May last year ...

Rogue SUV shoots at police
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
A Belize City woman, caught by a stray bullet between police and a speeding get-away vehicle is recuperating at home. Her attending ...

Retired American may have shot himself
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
San Pedro Police say they suspect suicide in the death of Thomas Baicel Murphy, a 55-year-old American, discovered dead at his home, some five miles outside of ...

More passports scams point to a Chinese connection
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... Their travel plans came to an abrupt stop after they arrived in Belize on board a Taca flight from El Salvador. Police say Belize ...

Thrumback free of murder charges after 2 trials & 3 years in jail
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... It was Thrumback second murder trial for the September 5, 2003 shooting death of Clother, which occurred in Morter’s Alley on south side Belize City. ...

Landmark ruling by Law Lords shields journalists from libel
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... In Belize the Prime Minister Said Musa has taken libel action against columnist Meb Cutlack and the Reporter for saying that he has his money deposited abroad.

We have 67 guests online
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... The Chief Justice, Dr. Abdulai Conteh has issued what is, in effect a gag order binding on the Belize Times newspaper. Gag orders ...

St. Catherine Academy holds 1st Annual Relay Triathlon
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... of Form 4B of St Catherine’s Academy won the school’s first annual intramural Relay Triathlon, held in collaboration with the Belize Triathlon Association ...

Cordel Hyde lights the way to lower energy cost for Lake I ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
A group of Cubans social workers living in Belize came out to support the cause. ... “We start here in Belize City and go all over the country. ...

Sgt. Ramon Aguilar safe after nine days
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... The young father/husband was found on Saturday, October 14 and flown to the Belize Defence Force Air Wing, where the entire Aguilar family welcomed his ...

US Ambassador Fund aids in the war against HIV/AIDS
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... Robert J. Dieter, US Ambassador to Belize, presented $9,000 to Sonia Lenares, General Secretary of the Young Women’s Christian Association to conduct a ...

Dr. Miguel Rosado succumbs to head injuries
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... Despite extensive major surgeries both in Belize and abroad, the doctor’s prognosis during the course of the seven weeks he fought for his life, never ...

Wesley Music Centre strikes a chord
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... Built by the Government of Belize at a cost of $400, 000, the two-storey ferro concrete structure will house in its lower flat an administrative office, music ...

Vivian Courtenay, 10, wins int’l. essay prize
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
Ten year old Vivian Courtenay of Belize City is one of Cond? Nast Traveler’s magazine 26 finalists in the 15th Annual “My Caribbean Essay Contest. ...

Benque Viejo celebrates 102 years of community
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
By Pat Aislin - House of Culutre. It was wonderful to see the cultural pride with which the people of Benque Viejo celebrated the ...

Unsung Heroes shine for 2006
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
... basket. The annual Unsung Heroes ceremony took place at the Best Western Biltmore Plaza in Belize City on Thursday, October 12. ...

Fum-fum victim says he forgives two women who beat him up
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter. Two Ladyville women charged with attempted murder, for beating a 39 year old man to a pulp with ...

Gag order silences Belize Times Libel action will follow
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh has issued an interim injunction against the Belize Times barring it from publishing more slanderous articles against Senior ...

Bandits escapes with $10,000
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/20/2006
By Ann-Marie Williams - News Editor. Dangriga police are hunting for two men they say are responsible for a high noon armed robbery ...

'Boomers, Reinvent Yourself, Get in Touch With Your Creativity' ...
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - 10/20/2006
... 28, 2 to 3 pm. Peace Corps, Belize Tourism Board, Corporation for National and Community Service, Habitat for Community Orange Country and many more. ...

Reality TV: Accusations of cheating don't stop Sebelia from ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 10/20/2006
... Flavor Flav has found his love in Belize -- bootylicious Deelishis -- and thank goodness it's not New York, who foolishly got a little too controlling and ...

Online Community Supported Photo Show - Holiday Gifts that Save ...
PR.com (press release), NY - 10/20/2006
... to documentary-style photos of life in exotic locales, are available from Miller's travels to Peru, Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, India, Tanzania ...

The week's best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and ...
Washington Post, United States - 10/20/2006
... Three 11-night itineraries are offered -- two from Belize City, Belize, and one from Nassau, Bahamas -- with four departures January through March . ...

Roland Toppin is New WICB CEO
Caribbean Cricket, West Indies - 10/20/2006
... On his watch, the 14-employee firm has expanded beyond Barbados and into markets in Trinidad & Tobago, Belize, St Kitts, Cayman Islands St Lucia and Miami. ...

Butterflies in Belize and sightseeing onboard
Times Picayune, LA - 10/20/2006
... Thursday in Belize, where I’d visited Altan Ha Mayan ruins (impressive) and taken the pleasant river tour on a previous trip, I wanted “easy.” That was ...

Current Comment
America Magazine (subscription), NY - 10/20/2006
... For 16 of his 68 years as a Jesuit, Father Brennan worked in Belize, which has a coastline on the western edge of the Caribbean. ...

Police warn of post scam
Wakefield Today, UK - 10/20/2006
... the phone call. "If you receive such a card, do not call this number as this is a mail scam originating from Belize.". The caller ...

Belize Energy Saving Project Starts Soon
Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release), Barbados - 10/20/2006
Belmopan - 19 Oct., 2006 ---An Energy Conservation Project (ESP) is set to start in Belize next week Thursday, 26th October, 2006. ...

Nation pens environment deal with Latin countries
e-Gov Taiwan, Taiwan - 10/20/2006
... will establish an office within eight months to make direct contacts with each of the signatories of the declaration, namely Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, the ...

History lessons
Economist, UK - 10/20/2006
... In 1996, for example, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Vanuatu and Venezuela were all under American embargo for beastliness to ...

Orange squeeze - Dip in Florida crop puts strain on juice market
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 10/20/2006
... the local industry, processors and agricultural officials say. "We've been advised by Belize .... that we can expect a 25 per cent ...

Invest in agriculture, Clarke urges private sector
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - 10/20/2006
... Meanwhile, Dr Dunstan Campbell, FAO representative in Jamaica, The Bahamas and Belize, also called for collaboration between the private and public sectors to ...

Nation pens environment deal with Latin countries
Taipei Times, Taiwan - 10/20/2006
... will establish an office within eight months to make direct contacts with each of the signatories of the declaration, namely Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, the ...


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