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4/12/2007
 | Butane prices increase by nine dollars
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/12/2007
According to a press release issued by the Government, the new price of a hundred pound cylinder is as follows: one hundred and two dollars in Belize City, ...
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 | Fired worker upset BTL won’t let her go to work
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/12/2007
In other news from the labour front, the Belize Communication Workers Union has issued a press release condemning the decision by Belize Telecommunications ...
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Cayo teacher elected new BNTU president
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/12/2007
The Belize National Teachers Union has a new president. He is Jaime Panti, who at the time of the election was the president of the San Ignacio Branch. ...
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 | » Investigating Spiked Diet Pills
WXIA-TV, GA - 4/12/2007
7 indictment of the company and 11 executives, employees and associates for allegedly operating an illegal Internet pharmacy in Belize.
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| Investigating Spiked Diet Pills
WXIA-TV, GA - 4/12/2007
7 indictment of the company and 11 executives, employees and associates for allegedly operating an illegal Internet pharmacy in Belize.
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 | Family claims breech of rights in US extradition
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/12/2007
Seawell had retained former Director of Public Prosecutions in Belize Kirk Anderson to fight his case in Jamaica, but before the motion could be filed, ...
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 | Basketball camp to keep youth off the streets
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/12/2007
For the last two weeks, more than a hundred high schoolers have been participating in a two-week basketball camp at the Bird’s Isle in Belize City. ...
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 | BAHA: pet food recall had no impact on Belize
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/12/2007
Health officials immediately ordered a recall of the products, a move that included distributors in Belize. But this afternoon, local experts assured us ...
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Second suspect in Monday’s shooting arrested
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/12/2007
According to authorities, twenty-three year old Andrew West was picked up in Belize City on Wednesday evening. This afternoon West appeared before ...
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 | Pageant organisers call for contestants
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/12/2007
So we are looking for the matriarchs of Belize, the ladies that are assertive, the mothers of our country, the ladies that can be role models and examples ...
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Bondsmen Find Chandler in Belize
Springdale Morning News, AR - 4/12/2007
BENTONVILLE —A Bentonville man who fled the country to avoid facing trial for manufacturing methamphetamine was captured in Belize on Tuesday by US Marshals ...
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MISS BELIZE UNIVERSE NEEDS PUBLIC SUPPORT
LoveFM, Belize - 4/12/2007
Miss Belize Universe calls on the public for support. Miss Belize Universe, Maria Jeffrey and Executive Director of Pageants Belize, Margaret Johnson were ...
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 | Canadian scammer turns himself in
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/12/2007
Prior to arriving in Ambergris Caye, Belize, Lafleur had been “living the life” in San Rafael de Escazu, Costa Rica. According to reports Lafleur, ...
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4/11/2007
BNTU HOLDS ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION
LoveFM, Belize - 4/11/2007
The Belize National Teachers Union’s Annual National Convention is underway at the Novelo’s Convention Center in Santa Elena. The convention is being held ...
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TRAVELLING FILM SHOWCASE OPENS TONIGHT
LoveFM, Belize - 4/11/2007
The first Traveling Caribbean Film Showcase opens in Belize tonight. The bliss Center for the Performing Arts will be the venue where documentaries and ...
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NELMA MORTIS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NCFC
LoveFM, Belize - 4/11/2007
I believe that Belize in and of itself there is a lot of children out there with mental issues that we really need to be address. I am also thinking heavily ...
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4/10/2007
 | Caribbean film festival to open Tuesday night
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/10/2007
On Wednesday night, the first travelling Caribbean Film Showcase will open in Belize City at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. The event is being ...
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 | Bishop Wright emergency surgery a success
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/10/2007
After it was determined that he required neurological care, Wright was transferred to Belize Medical Associates. A cat-scan revealed that there was bleeding ...
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 | American claims 79th Cross Country garland
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/10/2007
The big twelve remains intact as they approach the entrance into Belize City. On the way to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex, the lead pack is only ten-man ...
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 | US doctors donate pacemakers to needy patients
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/10/2007
Despite significant advances in medical care in Belize, technology that has become standard in other parts of the world is still out of reach of needy ...
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 | Separate drownings claim two lives
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/10/2007
One of the tragedies occurred around four on Easter Sunday in the Belize district. “When I gone to see him, I just can’t hold it. Dah mi wah shock, ...
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BELIZE CITY MAN EXTRADITED TO THE US
LoveFM, Belize - 4/10/2007
Popular Belize City businessman Fred Donald Hornby was extradited to the United States yesterday. Hornby, an American National is the owner of Belizean Fry ...
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Mexicans Protest PPP Summit in Campeche
Prensa Latina, Cuba - 4/10/2007
The PPP groups Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and Colombia, who joined as an observer in November 2004.
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EUROPEAN ARTIST RECORDS WITH LOCAL ARTISTS
LoveFM, Belize - 4/10/2007
So having a big name like Fat Boy Slim supporting this could make a big difference and hopefully will get more people interested in the music of Belize.”
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4/9/2007
 | No-brainer perfect vacations
MSNBC - 4/9/2007
Belize boasts a wide selection of surf (snorkeling, diving, fishing, kayaking) and turf (hiking, caving, canyoning, biking) activities.
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4/5/2007
 | BTL introduces new international Webtalk service
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/5/2007
In December, BTL launched its voice over internet protocol programme called Webtalk, with which people living in Belize can make cheaper calls to places all ...
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 | April is poetry month
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/5/2007
You might not have realised it, but April first marked the beginning of Poetry Month in Belize. The event is the brainchild of the Belizean Poets Society ...
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 | Court orders temporary reinstatement of Perriott
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/5/2007
BTL had fired Perriott, who as General Secretary of the Belize Communication Workers Union, was in the midst of negotiating a dispute with management over ...
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 | Riders set for the 79th Cross Country Classic
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/5/2007
A little after dawn on Saturday Belize's most important annual sporting event will kick off for the seventy-ninth time. James Adderley, who has covered this ...
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Global Warming Threatens Natural Wonders
Washington Post, DC - 4/5/2007
The group said coral reefs around the world, including the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the MesoAmerican Reef off Belize, begin to lose their color ...
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 | Wanted ad man arrested at Montreal airport
Global National, Canada - 4/5/2007
Lafleur was returning to Canada from Belize. Jean Lafleur, one of several advertising executives linked to the sponsorship scandal, testified before the ...
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4/4/2007
 | New luxury bus service launched for North
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/4/2007
The Premier Line consists of three buses making three trips from Belize City to Chetumal daily at six, nine, and eleven am Executive Secretary Linda Trejo ...
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 | Controversy continues over ABR
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/4/2007
The Ambergris Caye Belize Resort Development (ABR) has undoubtedly been the center of much controversy. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) submitted ...
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 | Live Amateur Boxing in SP
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/4/2007
On Sunday, sports enthusiasts flocked to the San Pedro Sports complex to witness one-of-a-kind boxing matches between the resilient Belize City and San ...
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 | Our Belize Community: Mr. Justin Nicholas
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 4/4/2007
With his experience and know how in the technical department, Justin traveled around the Caribbean, including Belize, Bahamas, Cayman, and Barbados, ...
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 | Cycling magazine previews annual cross-country
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/4/2007
... to enter the Marion Jones Sporting Complex. Price for “The Tradition” is five dollars and it’s available from official of the Belize Cycling Association.
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Leading Guat newspaper attacks Belize police
Amandala, Belize - 4/4/2007
The article charges that Belize police not only beat four Guatemalan taxi drivers in the tourism industry, but also fired in the air to intimidate the men. ...
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The Maya march in the City!
Amandala, Belize - 4/4/2007
The Maya of Toledo made a strong showing of over 300 in Belize City this morning, as their representatives marched into the Supreme Court to file two ...
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What now?
Amandala, Belize - 4/4/2007
The killings, assaults, jackings and rapes in Belize City alone must be some sort of a record for a community of approximately 70000 people, ...
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From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 4/4/2007
When the Kremandala Raiders won their first semi-pro basketball title in July of 1993, there was actually no commissioner of the Belize Semi-pro Basketball ...
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Pound Yard’s last Easter?
Amandala, Belize - 4/4/2007
The citizens of Belize City did not instruct the previous City Council to sell Pound Yard, and they didn’t instruct the present City Council to vacate Pound ...
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Message to the blue people (Part I)
Amandala, Belize - 4/4/2007
But we saw instances at the University of Belize where the PM made decisions which Mr. Fonseca had reasons to oppose. Whatever the case, it appeared that ...
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Spring break cruising, Part II
Laurel Leader Call, MS - 4/4/2007
In a very cool Belize/English accent, he replied, “No problem man.” Then he looked down at my very noticeable groin/harness/wedgie situation and said, ...
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Adversity is a wave of life
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/4/2007
We accept liability for our remarks and hope to go on independently serving Belize, with malice towards none, but with courage and perseverance and with a ...
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BEL asks PUC for an increase in electricity rates
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 4/4/2007
The Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) is asking the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for an increase in the rate of electricity as part of its Annual Review ...
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4/3/2007
 | Toledo Maya sue GOB over land rights
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/3/2007
The debate over communal, traditional and ethnic rights in Belize is not a new one ... in fact the reason it comes up so often is that despite all the talk, ...
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 | World Health Day focuses on security threats
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/3/2007
In Belize there is no shortage of concerns over health. From the multimillion dollar government bailout of Universal Health Services to the growing gap ...
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 | Two charged in foiled heist
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/3/2007
... three thousand, one hundred and fifty Belize dollars; eight thousand, two hundred and fifty-seven dollars in Belizean cheques; one thousand, ...
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BDF plane crash lands; no one hurt
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/3/2007
A Belize Defence Force aircraft made an emergency landing today and while the plane likely suffered heavy damage, all eight passengers and crew were unhurt. ...
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 | BEL seeks new rates that favour small consumers
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/3/2007
Belize Electricity Limited, the nation's sole distributor of electrical power, has applied for new rates ... but before anyone gets excited it should be ...
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NTUCB CONCLUDES PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
LoveFM, Belize - 4/3/2007
Last Friday the National Trade Union Congress of Belize concluded its public awareness campaign in Belize City. Love News spoke with General Secretary of ...
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4/2/2007
 | Lake I Boyz rally to take hoops title
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/2/2007
The WIN Belize Basketball Competition reached money time Friday night inside the Civic Center as Acros Whirlpool found itself in a must win situation ...
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City man dead in Punta Gorda road accident
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/2/2007
A weekend traffic accident in the Toledo District has claimed the life of a Belize City man. According to Punta Gorda police, around three Saturday morning, ...
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 | Quick action by cops foils major heist
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 4/2/2007
The action unfolded in the Belama area of Belize City around eleven-thirty this morning. This black Honda Civic car with taxi license plates number 4240 is ...
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BAHA CONDUCT WORKSHOP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
LoveFM, Belize - 4/2/2007
Last week the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA conducted another in a series of awareness workshops on the dreaded H-5 N-1 strain of the Avian ...
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CHRISTIANS WORLDWIDE OBSERVE "HOLY WEEK"
LoveFM, Belize - 4/2/2007
... there will be another little service in front of the church that will be followed with a procession which will be lead by the Belize Defense Force Band. ...
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3/30/2007
 | Rally officially ends Child Stimulation Month
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/30/2007
Child stimulation month officially came to an end this morning with a rally at the Belize City Centre. The tots were entertained by their peers and Ozzie ...
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 | Anglican HIV/AIDS project dubbed a success
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/30/2007
Last June, the Anglican diocese of Belize launched a pilot project in one high school and seven primary institutions to incorporate an HIV/AIDS education ...
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 | Suspects charged for Sunday’s double homicide
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/30/2007
Five days ago, Belize City was rocked by the news of four violent deaths in less than twelve hours. In one of those cases, two police officers actually ...
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 | 120 people sworn in as new Belizeans
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/30/2007
This week, more than a hundred people were officially sworn in as citizens of Belize. According to a press release from the Immigration Department, ...
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 | OW man wins Belize Bank debit card raffle
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/30/2007
In December 2006, the Belize Bank launched its new debit card as a form of payment for its more than forty thousand clients countrywide. ...
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 | PM wins libel suit against Reporter newspaper
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/30/2007
That column accused the Prime Minister of committing an illegal act in connection with the multi-million dollar tax write off for the Belize Bank and went ...
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 | Theatre promoters host workshops in Cayo, OW
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/30/2007
“It’sa training programme of theatre people in Central America that has already working from Belize to Panama, integrating the whole region into three ...
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From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 3/30/2007
The professor knows Belize well, because he has been visiting here for the last fifteen, sixteen years, and his doctoral dissertation is on the Garifuna of ...
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Ashcroft vs Prosser
Amandala, Belize - 3/30/2007
In the case of Ashcroft vs Prosser, I am on the side of the people of Belize and, in this case, the interests of the people of Belize lie with Mr. Ashcroft. ...
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Message to the blue people (Part I)
Amandala, Belize - 3/30/2007
Around November of 1999, the term of the incumbent University College of Belize (UCB) board chairman, Carlos Castillo, came to an end. ...
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YBT helps youth dream their dream
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/30/2007
With this in mind the Belize Chamber of commerce and Industry and the Inter-American Development Bank have partnered to assist the Youth Business Trust, ...
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Boss of Dangriga Latest work by John Watler
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/30/2007
Toby is telling the story in his own words, from the time he left Belize for America at the age of three, when his parents divorced, to the tragic death of ...
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We have 71 guests online
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/30/2007
It is a stance however which is shared by all the people of Belize. Our country abandoned colonialism on September 21, 1981, the day we got our independence ...
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Teenager stabs father to death over clothing
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/30/2007
... and sold them using the money to buy drugs. Rogelia told this newspaper Thompson recently moved to Belize City about three weeks ago to live with her.
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3/29/2007
BAHA CONDUCTS WORKSHOP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
LoveFM, Belize - 3/29/2007
Another workshop on the dreaded H 5 N 1 strain of Avian Influenza took place at the Institute of Management in Belize City for people in agriculture, ...
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3/28/2007
 | US Military builds new classrooms
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/28/2007
Here in peaceful Belize the US military is using that expertise to construct schools. News Five's Kendra Griffith today joined the top brass for a tour of ...
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 | Ground broken on new building at Wesley High
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/28/2007
“It’sa very important project for us because this is an important educational institution for the south side of Belize City. Between the high school and the ...
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ANOTHER MURDER REPORTED IN BELIZE CITY
LoveFM, Belize - 3/28/2007
Belize City Police have detained two people following a stabbing incident that has left 38-year-old Cecil Thompson dead. Police say sometime around seven ...
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PRE-SCHOOL RALLY SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY
LoveFM, Belize - 3/28/2007
Preschoolers from throughout the Belize District will take part in the second annual Pre-School Children’s Rally on Friday at the Belize City Centre. ...
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3/27/2007
 | Museum opens series of maritime exhibits
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/27/2007
This morning, the Museum of Belize proudly unveiled the newest addition to its collection, a model of the passenger and cargo vessel, the Afri-Kola. ...
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 | Belizean author launches latest novel
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/27/2007
“Writing about Belize is kind of an obsession for me I think. You know, I keep saying I’ll write another kind of book just as a break from it, ...
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 | Youths share ideas on staying straight
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/27/2007
The problem of disaffected youth is not unique to any generation, but what makes today's young people in Belize a bit different from their predecessors is ...
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 | BCWU accuses BTL of union busting
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/27/2007
In related news from the labour front, the tribunal appointed to investigate the firing of three employees in the stores section of Belize ...
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 | US donates guns, ammo to BDF anti-terror squad
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/27/2007
We have heard a lot lately about the US military’s humanitarian projects in Belize. But what armies are all about are guns and bullets ... and that’s what ...
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 | Second suspect charged in Sherwin Locke murder
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/27/2007
A second suspect has been arrested and charged with murder four days after the shooting death of a Belize City man. According to police, twenty-two year old ...
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Unions seek boycott of Ashcroft owned business
Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 3/27/2007
Having failed to pressure Belize Telecommunications Limited to rehire four dismissed employees using traditional methods of marches, strike threats and go ...
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GAMBLING FOR A CAUSE
LoveFM, Belize - 3/27/2007
The Belize Humane Society is planning another fundraiser to help its cause. Secretary of the Society, Caroline Bowen says this event is a whole new and ...
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MIGRATION MANAGEMENT STUDY IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 3/27/2007
The IOM works closely with one hundred twenty member states, of which Belize is a part. It also has nineteen states holding observer status and has offices ...
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BDF GETS FIRE POWER
LoveFM, Belize - 3/27/2007
The Belize Defense Force today received a major donation of equipment from the United States Government. The assault riffles, body armor and other related ...
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From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
There are people in the two major parties who will claim that there is really no such thing as a serious third party, but the 2007 third parties of Belize ...
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Amazing greed
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
Neither of these two theses was corroborated by history, but the true history had essentially been obliterated in the colony, and what you had in Belize was ...
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Bullets, blood and bodies by the bridge!
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
Three of those six murders occurred within 5 miles outside Belize City on the Northern Highway, about 500 yards from the main road near the Haulover Bridge. ...
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Thieves “trash” Living Hope Preparatory School
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
This morning, Amandala visited Living Hope Preparatory School, located in the lower flat of the Belize City Centre compound and just next door to National ...
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Bullets, blood and bodies by the bridge!
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
Three of those six murders occurred within 5 miles outside Belize City on the Northern Highway, about 500 yards from the main road near the Haulover Bridge. ...
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Thieves “trash” Living Hope Preparatory School
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
This morning, Amandala visited Living Hope Preparatory School, located in the lower flat of the Belize City Centre compound and just next door to National ...
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More Village Council confusion after Sunday
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
There were elections in 56 villages across Belize on Sunday, March 25. To claim a majority in this latest election, a party must claim a win in at least 29 ...
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Amazing greed
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
Neither of these two theses was corroborated by history, but the true history had essentially been obliterated in the colony, and what you had in Belize was ...
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Bullets, blood and bodies by the bridge!
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
Three of those six murders occurred within 5 miles outside Belize City on the Northern Highway, about 500 yards from the main road near the Haulover Bridge. ...
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Thieves “trash” Living Hope Preparatory School
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
This morning, Amandala visited Living Hope Preparatory School, located in the lower flat of the Belize City Centre compound and just next door to National ...
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More Village Council confusion after Sunday
Amandala, Belize - 3/27/2007
There were elections in 56 villages across Belize on Sunday, March 25. To claim a majority in this latest election, a party must claim a win in at least 29 ...
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