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2/27/2008

Our Belize Community - Patricia Verde
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/27/2008
Ambergris Caye, characterized as the tourism industry earner of Belize, certainly needs capable individuals running its day-to-day activities. ...

Inspector cracks down on Security Companies
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/27/2008
Since then 17 companies have been inspected throughout Belize City, Orange Walk and Cayo. This work has been carried out through the months of January and ...

Boogie in Belize 4 - Experience the thrill of adventure skydiving!
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/27/2008
Well don’t put it off any longer as Richard Grimm’s Boogie in Belize skydiving team has landed on the island for the fourth consecutive year. ...

Rafael Canti - 2nd murder victim in 10 days
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/27/2008
For the past six months, he had been working at Segway of Belize and was soon to receive a promotion to General Manager but Rafael Canti, twenty six year ...

Tiffany Rivero is the island’s best speller
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/27/2008
We wish the girls Tiffany Rivero and Andreina Acosta the best of luck on that endeavor and hope they bring back the spelling bee title to the island!

ZONE ELIMINATIONS CONTINUE FOR THE ANNUAL ADM NUTRITION QUIZ
LoveFM, Belize - 2/27/2008
The Annual ADM Belize Mills Nutrition Quiz got under way yesterday in Orange Walk Town. Organizers are hosting district eliminations at this time and ...

SPANISH LOOKOUT MENNONITE COMMUNITY REQUESTS INSTALLATION OF ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/27/2008
Love News understands that several meetings between Belize Natural Energy Limited and representatives and consultants from the Spanish Lookout Mennonite ...

BUSINESS COMMUNITY ELECTS SENATE REPRESENTATIVE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/27/2008
Godwin Hulse of the Belize Chamber of Commerce came out on top over Jorge Mel Auil of the Belize Business Bureau. Love News spoke to Senator Godwin Hulse ...

SEPARATE TRAFFIC INCIDENTS LEAVES ONE DEAD AND TWO OTHERS HOSPITALIZED
LoveFM, Belize - 2/27/2008
Reyes was travelling from Belize City to Orange Walk Town, when the Chevrolet Blazer that was being driven by Michael Heredia, was travelling from the ...

COOKS GIVEN A GRILLING
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 2/27/2008
Worst Moment: In Belize. It was boiling hot and we had to cook with Army rations. I tried to do a crumble but because I had to cook it on an open fire, ...

2/26/2008

Foreign Affairs: a whole ministry? For what?
Amandala, Belize - 2/26/2008
I understand we live in a global world, but I don’t see clearly why Belize would need to have expensive, permanently deployed foreign diplomats. ...

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 2/26/2008
In the post-independence era in Belize, general elections have featured two major political parties which offer similar development philosophies. ...

BDF and FC Belize draw, to lead BPFL playoffs
Amandala, Belize - 2/26/2008
At the end of week 2 of the BPFL’s RFG Insurance Cup playoffs yesterday, two teams remained undefeated to lead the playoffs, as the Belize Defence Force ...

Smokey Joe
Amandala, Belize - 2/26/2008
But hell, you need a question mark here in Belize, because every ass here is, or almost always is looking for something free. And for sure, this is how the ...

We haven’t tried that yet, have we?
Amandala, Belize - 2/26/2008
First off, I’m talking about Belize, not the USA or any other “First-World” country with millions, or hundreds of millions of citizens. ...

The VP valve upstairs
Amandala, Belize - 2/26/2008
Now, you have heard it said that in Belize, it is not what you know, and what you can do; it is “who” you know. Such a statement means that in Belize, ...

UHS has Nevis connection?
Amandala, Belize - 2/26/2008
Last month, Belize Healthcare Partners announced that it was acquiring 100% shares in Universal Health Services (UHS). We were also subsequently told that ...UHS

San Ignacio cop hit with rape, extortion charges
Amandala, Belize - 2/26/2008
Gerald Henderson, has been interdicted on half pay, the third officer so punished in the last two weeks, following Elroy Sanchez of Traffic Branch, Belize ...

Six years for impregnating daughter
Amandala, Belize - 2/26/2008
Lord acted in accordance with Section 62(1) of the Criminal Code, Chapter 101 of the Laws of Belize, which stipulates the said sentence in all cases save ...

Venezuela money gaan, we no know whe ‘e gaan!!!
Amandala, Belize - 2/26/2008
The newly-elected Government of Belize has today contacted Venezuelan authorities to try to unravel the mystery of the US$10 million (BZ$20 million) that ...

2/25/2008

Belize CITY COUNCIL CELEBRATES ITS SECOND ANNIVERSARY THIS SATURDAY
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/2008
The Belize City Council will be celebrating its second anniversary this Saturday. A week of activities has been organized by the council to commemorate this ...

BUSINESS COMMUNITY TAKES ADVANTAGE OF UPCOMING PAYDAY WEEKEND AS ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/2008
The Belize City Council last week announced that they will embark on a project as part of their anniversary to enhance the look of downtown Belize City by ...

GOB UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF VENEZUELAN FUNDS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/2008
The Government of Belize says there is little update today on the status of the Venezuelan Funds that were being disbursed for housing loans and grants and ...

Royals Weren't Only Builders Of Maya Temples, Archaeologist Finds
Science Daily (press release) - 2/25/2008
Lucero is the leading expert on Yalbac and the sole authorized archaeologist on the site, authorized by the Belize Institute of Archaeology. ...

New Belize government gives Venezuelan funds update
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 2/25/2008
BELMOPAN, Belize: The government of Belize has updated the Belizean public on the status of the “Venezuela Funds” that were being disbursed prior to the ...

2/23/2008

OLD Belize BOAT SHOW OF THE YEAR MAKES THIS SUNDAY A BLAST
LoveFM, Belize - 2/23/2008
This Sunday plans to be a blast at Old Belize as they are holding their Boat Show of the year. It’s an event that plans to have entertainment and activities ...

ORANGE WALK POLICE SAY THEY'RE ON A HOT TRAIL TO CRACKING THE ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/23/2008
Police are also looking for two men who they believe reside in Belize City and who they believe were also involved. Police say that new evidence suggest ...

MINISTRY OF HOUSING SAYS TEN MILLION US DOLLARS UNACCOUNTED FOR ...
LoveFM, Belize - 12/23/2008
The Government of Belize says the previous administration did not give an accurate account of money received from Venezuela. Love News spoke with Minister ...

2/22/2008

PAUL PERRIOT REPRESENTS THE UNIONS AS A SENATOR
LoveFM, Belize - 2/22/2008
At the National Trade Union Congress of Belize council meeting held on Thursday, Perriott was elected from among three others to be the NTUCB representative ...

POLICE ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ONE MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A ROBBERY ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/22/2008
Police in Belize City are looking for one man following a report of robbery and attempted rape. Yesterday a clerk of Belize City reported to police that she ...

Chiquibul protected areas under stress
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/22/2008
The Chiquibul Maya Mountain Massif is the largest contiguous protected area in Belize, encompassing 1.3 million acres of highland forest, rolling meadows, ...

“Trekforce” Volunteers arrive in Belize
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/22/2008
The course was taught by the Belize Defense Force personnel, Trekforce Belize staff, and the leaders and medics who will be accompanying the volunteers on ...

Belize Audubon Society honors Phillip Balderamos with James A ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/22/2008
The Belize Audubon Society was founded in 1969 by James A. Waight for whom the award is named, and his wife Lydia Price Waight. Balderamos told Reporter it ...

Ywca receives grant from Japan
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/22/2008
The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Belize has received financial help from the Japanese government in the form of a grant worth $173000 to ...

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/22/2008
The Musa Government has done many odd-ball things - with the BTL shares, the Port of Belize, with BECOL and BEL and with Universal Health Services. ...

Drug war erupts in O.Walk, but cops move quickly to suppress it
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/22/2008
Luis Cardenas has family in Orange Walk, police say but he lives in Belize City in the Conch Shell Bay area. Alfredo Urbina was shot and injured in both ...

All di money done!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/22/2008
The Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, expresses its highest assurances to the people of Belize that it will ...

“Send them to jail!”
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/22/2008
Prime Minister Dean Barrow travelled to Lords Bank last Sunday where he gave a speech that was part of a victory rally for Belize Rural Central’s newly ...

Unknown Fort George Association now owns $2M govt. property
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/22/2008
A quick check with the Belize Companies Registry in Belmopan confirms that the association directors are Pamela Musa and Margaret Nunez. ...

GOB says Port of Belize owes millions
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/22/2008
The Sunday, February 24 issue of the Guardian newspaper, reported that the Belize Port Authority (BPA), which managed the port facility before it was ...

2/21/2008

Multi-national conservation effort proposed for areas of Gulf
SunHerald.com, MS - 2/21/2008
The project, called "Islands in the Stream," would create a patchwork of protected areas stretching from Belize and Mexico around the Gulf to the Florida ...

MEETING TO DISCUSS AGRICULTURE HELD IN ORANGE WALK
LoveFM, Belize - 2/21/2008
“We are committed to having a refinery in Belize so that it can produce diesel and that in return will reduce the cost of energy and it will reduce the cost ...

Regional banana exporters uneasy as Latin America pressures EU
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 2/21/2008
CBEA, representing the banana exporting interests of Belize, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Suriname and the Windward Islands, claims that despite ...

THE CASE OF LESLIE PIPERSBURG AND AND PATRICK ROBATEAU HAS BEEN ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/21/2008
The Privy Council remitted the case to Belize Court of Appeal with the advice that the convictions be quashed and a decision made as to whether there will ...

2/20/2008

SPSun’s Valentine Poetry Contest a Success!
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/20/2008
... Betsy Store, Caye Coffee, and Sambo’s Mechanic Shop, Blue Lotus and Brahma Blue, Rendezvous Restaurant, Portofino, Liquor Box, and Seaduced by Belize.

Our Belize Community – Ricardo Diaz
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/20/2008
Despite the problems that Belize may encounter, compared to other countries, other lifestyles, our Land of the Free has definitely much to offer. ...

Colonia San Diego on halt
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/20/2008
On February 15th, 2008, the Government of Belize under the Ministry of Natural Resources issued a press release which served as a letter of caution to the ...

Development projects halted until environmental clearance is issued
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/20/2008
Honorable Manuel Heredia Jr., Minister of Tourism and Area Representative of Belize Rural South stated that he spoke to Honorable Vega of his concerns on ...

Update on Alvaro Galvez murder
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/20/2008
In reference to the article The San Pedro Sun ran last week entitled “Murder in Boca del Rio”, resident of Boca del Rio Alvaro Galvez was discovered lying ...>

13 YEAR OLD NZINGAH REPORTED MISSING
LoveFM, Belize - 2/20/2008
She is suspected to be somewhere in Belize City. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Nzingah Obi is asked to call the nearest police station or ...

UNESCO PROCLAIMS 2008 THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF LANGUAGES
LoveFM, Belize - 2/20/2008
To this end the University of Belize has joined UNESCO in observing February 21 st as International Mother Language Day. The first ever Language Rally has ...

MINISTRY OF HOUSING SAYS VENEZUELAN GRANT FUNDS HAVE BEEN DEPLETED
LoveFM, Belize - 2/20/2008
The release ends by saying the Government of Belize, through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, expresses its highest assurances to the people ...

Doug Clark: Preservation pays for beautiful Belize
Greensboro News Record, NC - 2/20/2008
We're on the New River in Belize -- two dozen tourists, mostly Americans, from a cruise ship that anchored beyond the coral reefs protecting the sparkling ...

YWCA RECEIVES FUNDING FROM JAPAN GOVERNMENT TO DO RENOVATIONS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/20/2008
The Young Women’s Christian Association of Belize today signed an agreement with the Government of Japan. As a result, the Y’s facilities at the corner of ...

CUBAN AMBASSADOR COMMENTS ON RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO
LoveFM, Belize - 2/20/2008
Cuban Ambassador in Belize, His Excellency Eugenio Martinez told Love News Castro had been recuperating from the surgery but was not capable of running the ...

JULIAN CHO HIGH SCHOOL IN PUNTA GORDA RECEIVES MONETARY ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/20/2008
The donation was made by Fortis Incorporated, the parent company of Belize Electricity Limited. In a brief ceremony held on the school grounds, BEL’s public ...

Belize YOUTH HOSTEL AND COMMUNITY REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/20/2008
The Belize Youth Hostel and Community Rehabilitation Department is looking for productive Belizeans to be a part of their Mentorship Program. ...

ENGINEERING WEEK:ENGINEERS MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/20/2008
Martinez said that with the era of technology and great development to come in Belize, engineers have a responsibility to ensure that structures in Belize ...

13 MEMBERS OF TAMM WORKERS' UNION RECEIVED LETTERS OF TERMINATION
LoveFM, Belize - 2/20/2008
Last Friday, 13 members of the Technical Administrative Medical and Managerial (TAMM) Workers’ Union of Belize were served with letters of termination of ...

2/19/2008

The M&M Engineering Tour of Belize 2008
Amandala, Belize - 2/19/2008
The 6th Annual M&M Engineering Tour of Belize 2008 climaxed yesterday with Belizean veteran Ernest “Jawmeighan” Meighan of Team Red Bull thrilling fans with ...

Smokey Joe
Amandala, Belize - 2/19/2008
In Belize, like any other country, we have educated thieves, we have con artists, we have morons and jackasses. So God has spread us out evenly; but then, ...

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 2/19/2008
Being relatively famous and successful in Belize has benefits, but there is also a downside. I can’t go the places and mingle with the people that I used to ...

Tuesday Bruku
Amandala, Belize - 2/19/2008
She’s got the flavor all right, but all them folk going to the Senate have already read Dr. Iyo’s A Concise History of Economic Development in Belize ...

The UDP’s stepchild
Amandala, Belize - 2/19/2008
Belize’s future lies in our youth, and our youth are dying too fast, and too needlessly. We hope that the government of the Hon. Dean Barrow has the answer, ...

UHS guillotines 12 in “restructuring” move
Amandala, Belize - 2/19/2008
On the other hand, the new UHS management, Belize Healthcare Partners Limited, says they are merely “restructuring” the hospital to ensure its viability. ...

Belizean students in Guyana uneasy with massacres there
Amandala, Belize - 2/19/2008
Guyana, well known for its internal racial strife, of the kind we are not too familiar with in Belize, is the home to a number of Belizean students ...

Diane Haylock replaces Yasser Musa at NICH
Amandala, Belize - 2/19/2008
Haylock has also represented the UDP in the Belize-Guatemala talks at the Organization of American States. She is most widely known, however, ...

Commentary: The role of third parties in Belize politics
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 2/19/2008
By Wellington C. Ramos The role of third parties in Belize politics have always been a controversial topic historically in our country. ...

2/16/2008

‘The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw’
New York Times, United States - 2/16/2008
Belize is a tiny nation tucked between Guatemala, Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. It's firmly attached to Central America but considers itself a Caribbean ...

2/15/2008

CUBAN GOVERNMENT ACCEPTING APPLICANTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/15/2008
The Government of Cuba under the Belize Cuba Government Scholarship Programme is awarding scholarships to Belizeans to attend the Escuela Latinoamericana de ...

OFFICERS AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL TOUR VARIOUS AGRICULTURAL SITES ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/15/2008
In response to concerns voiced by the Mennonite spokesperson, Ministry officials made it clear that the Government of Belize, through the Ministry of ...

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS
BorderFire Report, TX - 2/15/2008
... that they have a right to build it, are correct in doing so, and if we had the money we would already have built one bordering Guatemala and Belize. ...

Super League gets “backative” from Belize Bank
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
At a meeting last night between semipro football club owner/representatives and the management board of the Super League of Belize, it was revealed that the ...

Clemens, uninformed opinions, absurd FFB
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
It was embarrassment enough, for whatever reason, that Belize did not have a football field prepared for the World Cup game. There were many options, ...

Election ’08 – putting the pieces together against a historical ...
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
Today, there are 31 electoral divisions, 13 of them being in the Belize District. Nationally, only six divisions are now in the hands of the PUP, ...

What Next?
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
The 1984-1989 UDP government had the mandate to change the direction that Belize was going in. With 8866 square miles and no more than 300000 people, ...

Foreign Affairs: The Foreign Ministry
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
... individual’s ability to cover their mission’s expenses, as was the case of the Michael Ashcroft appointment as Belize’s Ambassador to the UN and others. ...

Commonwealth observers finalize report on Belize Elections
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
The Commonwealth Secretariat team of international observers who came to Belize to observe the February 7, 2008, general elections departed today, Tuesday, ...

Smokey Joe
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
Yes, Belize, we have gone from sugar to pure sh__. One and one fourth murder per day, and they say that you are living in a good country; and every living ...

Death Penalty V
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
For instance, since 1957, the incidence of murder in Belize has increased annually, dramatically so in the last five years. In 1957, there was one murder ...

Great Expectations
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
Even as we write, violent crime continues to be rampant in the City’s streets, and all across Belize, the cost of living is crippling, dragging a once ...

Zetina family says thank you; needs more help
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
Listed are the names of our donors: The anonymous donor from Cuba; Mr. Wayne Humes; Mr. Perriott (Belize Electricity Limited); Ms. Seline Rosado; ...

Bogus PUP convention to elect Fonseca?
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
Yesterday, the People’s United Party (PUP) announced the dates for nomination day and a special convention, in which delegates from all 31 constituencies ...

Musa and Ralph step down - PUP D-day March 30!
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
Musa emerged as national leader under the “Set Belize Free” PUP manifesto in 1998, which gained wide popularity in the face of a UDP administration that saw ...

San Pedro man found shot dead on floor; Belize City man found dead ...
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
Police in San Pedro and Belize City are working on two separate-for now-murder cases involving alleged cousins. One was a bartender at the Riverside Tavern ...

PUP area reps got $100000-$150000 each; UDP got nothing
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
A month after the US$10 million grant by Venezuela to the Government of Belize came on-stream, the grant has almost been exhausted, with “housing grants” ...

Barrow’s 16-man Cabinet sworn in
Amandala, Belize - 2/15/2008
Hundreds of United Democratic Party (UDP) supporters gathered today outside The Belize House for the swearing-in ceremony that officially installed 16 ...

M&M Tour de Belize 2008 rolls out
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/15/2008
Perhaps predictably, Chilean rider Carlos Oyarzan of the Team Tecos took the first stage of the tour, a 198 km ride from the San Cas Plaza in Belize City to ...

PM Barrow appoints new Cabinet
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/15/2008
Erwin Contreras, the UDP’s second deputy leader and three time elected representative for the Cayo West Division, is Belize’s new minister of Economic ...

Barrow’s Cabinet takes Oath of Office - Code of Conduct, 1st priority
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/15/2008
He said that they would also have an overview of Belize’s financial situation to presented by the Financial Secretary, Joseph Waight, a leftover from the ...

Hutchi the man, the politician, the David who defeated PUP Goliath ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/15/2008
He was employed full time at the British Army Training Support Unit Belize (BATSUB) while he launched a low budget campaign that lead to his big victory. ...

Foreign debt looms large! $39 million due next week
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/15/2008
Barrow told the nation this week of the heavy financial burden the people of Belize must now carry for the $2 billion plus debt the Musa administration left ...

The battle for leadership:
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/15/2008
... against his better judgement, signed the secret and illegal government guarantee for Universal Health Services $30 million loan with the Belize Bank. ...

2/13/2008
Private Investigator - San Pedro Marina Sale
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/13/2008
According to Jones, they are waiting for directives from the new Minister and new Government of Belize. Further information as to when bids will be accepted ...

SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD DONATES COMPUTERS TO ST. MICHAEL'S RC SCHOOL
LoveFM, Belize - 2/13/2008
I remember last time we did and donated about ten computers to Belize rural high school situated in Double Head Cabbage and we get requests from time to ...

SECOND REGIONAL FINAL FOR SSB'S Belize MATH OLYMPIAD WAS HELD TODAY
LoveFM, Belize - 2/13/2008/nobr>
The second regional final for the Social Security Board’s Belize Math Olympiad was held this afternoon in Belmopan.
Teams participating were Bishop Martin ...

Our Community – United Democratic Party (UDP)
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/13/2008
Belize got its Independence from Britain on September 21st, 1981, but Belize’s democracy has ruled in the land from before that. Other countries face civil ...

Update on WINGS’ fire
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/13/2008
In reference to the report we made last week: “Wings burns through the night”, The San Pedro Sun contacted Belize’s Chief Fire Fighter Henry Baizer for ...

Prime Minister Dean Barrow announces new Cabinet
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/13/2008
Honorable Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow was officially sworn in on February 8th. After a weekend of decision making, on Monday, he announced his new ...


San Pedro Sun
Murder in Boca Del Rio
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/13/2008
In the wee hours of Monday morning, some residents of the Boca del Rio Area were awakened by the sound of gunshots ringing through the air. ...

2/12/2008

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17TH WILL BE A DAY OF THANKSGIVING FOR A VIOLENT ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/2008
The Belize Council of Churches and the Evangelical Association of Belize are asking Christians in Belize to pray for thanksgiving as we had a violent free ...

STUDENTS OF ECUMENICAL COLLEGE WIN SOUTHER FINALS OF MATH OLYMPIAD
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/2008
Students of Stann Creek Ecumenical College will represent the Southern Region in this year’s Belize Math Olympiad. The second annual competition began today ...

COCA-COLA NATIONAL SPELLING BEE 2008
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/2008
This year will also mark the fourth year the finals will be held outside of the Belize district. The grand finale will be held on June 6 th at the ...

M&M TOUR SET TO KICK OFF TOMORROW
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/2008
The sixth running of the M&M Engineering Tour of Belize 2008 kicked off this evening with the official introduction of the cyclists taking part in the race ...

MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY CARLOS PERDOMO MEETS WITH TOP ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/11/2008
Yesterday Minister Perdomo visited the Raccoon Street Police Station where he met with Commissioner of Police Gerald Westby, Commander Belize Defense Force ...

Smokey Joe
Amandala, Belize - 2/11/2008
After five days of Belize’s weak election, I must wonder why. So I will flash my mindset way back to an old song on Water Lane in the forties. ...

Wagiya and FC Belize join BDF and Verdes in BPFL playoffs
Amandala, Belize - 2/11/2008
San Pedro Dolphins got the 3 points from Revolutionary Conquerors by default yesterday but it was not much help, as both FC Belize and Wagiya secured ...

Mr. Barrow names his Cabinet of 16!
Amandala, Belize - 2/11/2008
Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced his new Cabinet this afternoon at a press conference held at the Radisson Fort George Hotel in Belize City. ...

Dean Barrow is sworn in as Prime Minister
Amandala, Belize - 2/11/2008
United Democratic Party (UDP) leader Dean Barrow was sworn in on Friday, February 8, as Belize’s fourth prime minister at the Belize House in Belmopan. ...

Said Musa’s post-mortem of general elections 2008
Amandala, Belize - 2/11/2008
He has been a worthy opponent and I wish him and his party well as they now take on the responsibility of governance in Belize. ...

Look in the mirror
Amandala, Belize - 2/11/2008
It seems to me that the PUP have a problem. No, not the problem of getting used to the realization that they are now the Opposition, and that there are only ...

The PUP’s 9/11
Amandala, Belize - 2/11/2008
Of the six seats the PUP won, two were by the skin of their teeth – by 16 votes in PUP chairman Francis Fonseca’s Belize City Freetown division and by the ...

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 2/11/2008
In last week Tuesday’s edition, I wrote a column about the Belize Technical College, and its incorporation into the University of Belize in August of 2000, ...

2/11/2008

Lord Ashcroft in Tory tax probe
First Post, UK - 12/11/2008
... this week - unless Lord Ashcroft comes clean about whether or not he pays tax in the UK or avoids it by being domiciled in the tax haven of Belize. ...

PRIME MINISTER DEAN BARROW NAMES NEW CABINET
LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2008
Juliet Thimbrel will be the other senator from Belize City. Deborah McMillan will be remain a senator and Pulcheria Teul will be named senator from the ...

Belize LIONS CLUB CONDUCTS A SIX DAY EYE SCREENINGS CLINIC
LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2008
As part of its continued service to the Belizean community, the Belize City Lions Club, in collaboration with a team of eye doctors from the Kemptville ...

PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN THE SMART STUDENTS,SMART ...
LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2008
Twelve students from Saint John’s Primary School in Belize City today received certificates after taking part in a program called Smart Students, ...

Belize: New PM Gets To Work Amidst Huge Debt Burden
CARIBWORLDNEWS.COM, NY - 12/11/2008
CaribWorldNews, BELMOPAN, Belize, Tues. Feb. 12, 2008: Belize, a country of 8867 square miles that is home to less than 300000 people of Creole, Garifuna, ...

New Cabinet named in Belize
radiojamaica.com, Jamaica - 2/12/2008
Belize's new Prime Minister Dean Barrow officially began the task of running the country on Monday February 11 th by naming his team of Cabinet Ministers. ...

Michael White's political blog: February 11
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 2/11/2008
Having recently lunched with Ashcroft, my first with such a prominent mover and shaker in Belize, I think his secrecy makes it fair game, even though he may ...

Commentary: The people of Belize have rejected the People's United ...
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 2/11/2008
By Wellington C. Ramos After ten years of the People’s United Party rule the people of Belize have said said, "Enough is enough!" Said Musa came to power, ...

Belize's new leader to avoid bond issues
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 2/11/2008
By Catherine Bremer BELMOPAN, Belize (Reuters): Belize's new prime minister, Dean Barrow, said on Friday he will avoid the bond markets and only borrow from ...

2/8/2008

MOE says 5 year action plan is on target
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/8/2008
The Ministry of Education announced this week that its Five-Year Action Plan 2005-2010, which is aimed at improving the standard of education in Belize is ...

Privacy in the new Belize
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/8/2008
... if the police want to tap your telephone, they have to get a warrant from a judge to do so, but we do not have any such protections in Belize. ...

Three more illegal Guat. families leave Santa Rosa
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/8/2008
The village has been in existance for some ten years and had grown steadily over the years with illegal Guatemalans who fled their home country in to Belize ...

Belize wins 1st World Cup qualifier ever!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/8/2008
By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer Guatemala City, February 6, 2008 The Belize national football selection won their first World Cup qualifier match ...

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/8/2008
They pass on awesome powers to these men and women who take on the responsibility of leading Belize into the future. These powers come from a model in ...

Cops detain husband for death of wife
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/8/2008
Yeriza died at her home on Sunday night, February 3, and an autopsy performed in Belize ?ity by Dr. Mario Estradabran, government pathologist, ...

Lawsuit aims to force DOE to get tough on dam owners
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/8/2008
BELPO, the Belize Institute for Environmental Law and Policy, announced this week that it is bringing a class action lawsuit in the public interest to ...

Belize's opposition party wins landslide in congressional elections
Daily Mail - Charleston, WV - 2/8/2008
By WILLIAM YSAGUIRRE AP Writer Belize CITY (AP) -- Belize's opposition United Democratic Party won a landslide victory in general elections, ending Prime ...

UDP Landslide! Voters choose to 'save Belize'
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/8/2008
The UDP candidates for Queen’s Square, Collet, Mesopotamia, Port Loyola, Caribbean Shores and Pickstock in the Belize City hub all romped home with huge ...

Giant warehouse fire test fire-fighting stamina in San Pedro
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/8/2008
Fifteen fire fighters from Belize City were flown out to San Pedro along with fire-fighting equipment to assist the small San Pedro Fire Brigade, ...

Belize elects first black leader, ousts incumbent
Reuters - 12/8/2008
By Catherine Bremer Belize CITY (Reuters) - Belize elected Dean Barrow as its first black prime minister, final results showed on Friday, ...

Belize's opposition party wins landslide in congressional elections
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 2/8/2008
AP Belize CITY (AP) - Belize's opposition United Democratic Party won a landslide victory in general elections, ending Prime Minister Said Musa's 10 years ...

Opposition wins Belize elections
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 2/8/2008
by Patrick E. Jones Belize CITY, Belize: The opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) won general elections in Belize on Thursday. ...

2/7/2008

FEB. 7TH ELECTIONS COVERAGE: AIRPORT OFFICIALS DISPEL RUMORS OF ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/7/2008
Have you seen an influx of Belizean Americans coming back to Belize to participate in today’s general elections as rumored? “We haven’t seen any major ...

Eco-colonialism?
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 2/7/2008
In Belize, eco-tourism increasingly mean eco-colonialism, damaged coral reefs and rainforest. Two decades after it own independence from Britain, ...

FEB. 7TH ELECTIONS COVERAGE: BELMOPAN
LoveFM, Belize - 2/7/2008
PUP candidate Rolando Zetina says that his objective is to bring out the people to vote and that he is confident that the People’s United Party will be ...

FEB. 7TH ELECTIONS COVERAGE: Belize RURAL SOUTH (SAN PEDRO)
LoveFM, Belize - 2/7/2008
San Pedro, a part of Belize Rural Central, is considered by our analysts a ‘hot spot’. The candidates running in this division are Manuel Heredia for the ...

2/6/2008

GOB denies sale of marina to Espat
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/6/2008
Making headlines last week in The San Pedro Sun was the story on the sale of the San Pedro Marina to Luke Espat, owner of Ports of Belize Limited. ...

Private Investigator
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/6/2008
I have been looking on the net and have not been able to find any information regarding the requirements of licensure in Belize. Can you help? ...

New water distribution system for Caye Caulker Inaugurated
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/6/2008
On Friday, February 1st, 2008, the people of Caye Caulker rejoiced and were highly appreciative of the bold move that the Government of Belize made. ...

Carnaval 2008 - what a blast!
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/6/2008
The Grand Carnaval of San Pedro, passed down through the generations, loved by many but enjoyed by all. Celebrated annually, Carnaval is observed during the ...

Wings store burns through the night
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/6/2008
Wings will need a good overhaul and new interiors before opening back for business. A fire broke out at approximately 11:30 p.m., on the East side ...

2/5/2008

Myrtle defends allegations of PUP collusion
Amandala, Belize - 2/5/2008
All our attempts today to reach Palacio at her office in Belmopan and the Elections and Boundaries Department in Belize City regarding the UDP’s allegations ...

The trouble with silence
Amandala, Belize - 2/5/2008
... same FFB that is at this moment taking a group of our young men, purportedly representing our nation of Belize in a World Cup “home” game in Guatemala. ...

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 2/5/2008
While the United States was changing from a manufacturing economy to a service and information economy over the last half century, Belize during that same ...

Smokey Joe
Amandala, Belize - 2/5/2008
This is truly Belize today, and every ass has a word for the so-called poor of the land. Start from the Caribbean Sea. Those that you have despised, ...

Election conditionalities
Amandala, Belize - 2/5/2008
There are no laws having anything to say about campaign financing in Belize. It is a free for all. PUP and UDP politicians accept money indiscriminately. ...

6 cameras will now watch us!
Amandala, Belize - 2/5/2008
The six locations, mostly on the Southside of Belize City, are at the foot of the Pound Yard Bridge, corner of George and Dean Streets, corner Fabers Road ...

Elections & Boundaries says it can’t ban camera phones
Amandala, Belize - 2/5/2008
The use of camera phones to facilitate election fraud is not a new phenomenon in the world, but apparently Belize has only recently caught on. ...

Spurned Ladyville lover’s bullets may cause leg amputation
Amandala, Belize - 2/5/2008
Belize doctors reportedly have told the family the leg should be amputated. They are careful not to overexcite or upset her in fear of aggravating her ...

Who killed Jason Munnings Saturday night?
Amandala, Belize - 2/5/2008
Jason Munnings, 29, of #38 Zericote Street in Belize City, is the sixth murder victim in Belize this year and the first for February. ...

Thursday’s power to the people!!
Amandala, Belize - 2/5/2008
As the Laws of Belize now stand, there is no recall mechanism to remove a Government that does not meet the expectations of voters. ...

2/4/2008

OMBUDSMAN PAUL RODRIGUEZ RESPONDS TO ATTACKS OF CRITICISM
LoveFM, Belize - 12/4/2008
“There has been a constant barrage of criticism from a section of the political life of Belize and from the ACB and I think that the ombudsman is duty bound ...

Belize POLICE DEPARTMENT INSTALLS SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WITHIN ...
LoveFM, Belize - 12/4/2008
The Belize Police Department is in the process of completing the installation of six surveillance cameras within strategic locations in Belize City. ...

UDP LEADER DEAN BARROW SPEAKS ON NATIONAL ISSUES AS WE HEAD INTO ...
LoveFM, Belize - 12/4/2008
Barrow was asked about the relationship Belize has with its Caribbean neighbors. Barrow said Belize has benefited a lot diplomatically from CARICOM however ...

Belize ELECTRICITY LIMITED AND Belize AQUACULTURE LIMITED SIGN ...
LoveFM, Belize - 12/4/2008
Belize Electricity Limited and Belize Aquaculture Limited have signed a 15-year-term Power Purchase Agreement for the purchase of up to 15 megawatts of firm ...

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFORMS THE PUBLIC OF THE AMENDMENT OF THE ...
LoveFM, Belize - 12/4/2008
This provision does not apply to members of the Belize Police Department or the Belize Defense Force on official duty or to any other public officer on ...

POLICE LOOK FOR A MAN IN CONNECTION WITH MURDER OF Belize CITY MAN
LoveFM, Belize - 12/4/2008
Belize City Police are looking for 18-year-old Linden Flowers in connection with the shooting death of Alfred Tillett which occurred on Malcolm Street in ...

GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY HELD AT CAYE CAULKER FOR WATER ...
LoveFM, Belize - 12/4/2008
Other guest speakers included Belize Tourism Industry Association representative, Andrew Godoy who expressed that the Association was proud to engage itself ...

2/1/2008

San Pedro Now With Newly Elected BTIA Chapter
Belize Tourism Industry Association (press release), Belize - 2/1/2008
The Belize Tourism Expo (BETEX) now with its decentralized marketplace will allow for interest groups to visit San Pedro looking for key suppliers in areas ...

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/1/2008
By Harry Lawrence - Publisher Belize won her independence in 1981, and since then we have had five general elections - all of them peaceful and each in its ...

Finger of Blame points back at Musa
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/1/2008
Moreover the people of Belize have a right to know what was in the report, without having to quibble over whether it was a majority report or a minority ...

Free Laptops!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/1/2008
But if you were in Belize for even a few hours, you would know. The government has promised free laptops to all students from Standard 4 on up. ...

Surveillance cameras to monitor crime
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/1/2008
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Ninety six surveillance cameras are what the Belize Police Department will install on the streets of Belize City, ...

Big Lue needs assistance
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/1/2008
says 630 pound north side Belize City resident Lewelyn Meighan. People all over the world are constantly battling with weight issues. ...

Justice Gonzalez in hot water
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/1/2008
Legal pundits now say that if Gonzalez had been sitting as a judge without proper authorization as stipulated by the Belize Constitution, all decisions made ...

New tax on boat owners
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/1/2008
A huge controversy is brewing in Belize among private boat owners and the Belize Port Authority. The Port Authority has issued a new decree that everybody ...

Belize Tourist Board awards Andy Palacio
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/1/2008
The votes were already in by early January that Andy Palacio would be awarded Artist of the Year at the Belize Tourist Board’s annual awards, ...

UB students in protest Say GOB must do more!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/1/2008
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Some two hundred plus students from the University of Belize (UB) Belize City campus took to the streets in front of Prime ...

BUTTONWOOD BAY UPSETS ST. IGNATIUS, 23-21
Amandala, Belize - 2/1/2008
On Wednesday, the action resumed with the girls from Belize Elementary School posting their second win of the season, this time over St. Martin De Porres, ...

Indigenous Rights and the Mayan Victory in Belize
Upside Down World, NY - 2/1/2008
On 18 October 2007, the Supreme Court of Belize ruled in Cal v. Attorney General that the national government must recognize the indigenous Mayans’ ...

The Top Five Caribbean Diving Destinations You Would Never Want To ...
Cayman Net News, Cayman Islands - 2/1/2008
Though constituting a not-so-endowed marine life, the trip to the Blue Hole in the Lighthouse Reef, Belize, becomes a memorable phenomenon with a ...

Laptop is no election gimmick, claims Yasser Musa
Amandala, Belize - 2/1/2008
The proposal is for Taiwan to co-finance the program, which should cost the Government of Belize $6 to $7 million over the four-year implementation period, ...

More Guatemalan encroachment: 4 illegal Guatemalan settlements ...
Amandala, Belize - 2/1/2008
It’s been 30 days since the Government of Belize’s self-imposed deadline for the removal of Santa Rosa expired, and a majority of the 17 families who were ...

Election Fever: Amandala interviews Prime Minister Said Musa
Amandala, Belize - 2/1/2008
This will enable you to judge for yourselves who has the grander, more realistic and more believable vision for the progress of The Jewel – Belize. ...

Third parties undeterred by unfavorable poll results
Amandala, Belize - 2/1/2008
Apart from Morgan, the others are Hubert Enriquez – Cayo South, Marta Hendrix – Cayo West, Brendon Myers – Belize Rural Central, Erwin X – Port Loyola, ...

“Belize Musicians Past and Present” celebrates 13
Amandala, Belize - 2/1/2008
“Belize Musicians Past and Present” celebrates its 13th year on KREM Radio tonight. The show debuted on February 2, 1995, with the first guests appearing a ...

Hattieville school lives the Big Falls (Toledo) nightmare!
Amandala, Belize - 2/1/2008
Today, the village of Hattieville, sixteen miles from the metropolis, Belize City, and home to some 1500 hardy souls, both transplants and descendants of ...

1/31/2008

Palacio's Garifuna Music Lives On
NPR - 1/31/2008
By Patrick Dentler KUT, January 31, 2008 - Andy Palacio was known as much for his music as for his impact on Belize and the promotion of its rich traditions ...

Pioneers honored at 8th annual BTB tourism awards
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/31/2008
On a splendid Friday night, at the Belize Biltmore Plaza, more than three hundred members of Belize’s tourism industry participated in the eighth annual ...

Luke Espat buys San Pedro Marina
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/31/2008
Barge companies used the marina only to find out that after the Government of Belize spent close to three million dollars developing the site it was still ...

Cayo Cangrejo not “Sold”
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/31/2008
That was the headline of a press release issued by the Government of Belize (GOB) on Tuesday, January 30th, 2008. Cangrejo Caye has been under careful ...

BTIA Cayo and Caye Caulker Chapters Elects New Board
Belize Tourism Industry Association (press release), Belize - 1/31/2008
Belize CITY, Belize (January 30, 2008) – The Cayo and Caye Caulker Chapters of the Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) held their General Meeting on ...

1/30/2008

Belize DEFENSE FORCE RECEIVES TWO DONATIONS TODAY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/30/2008
The Belize Defense Force received two donations today. The first donation consisted of two heavy duty generators, first aid kits, mine detection kits, ...

DEMONSTRATION HELD FOR ONE CHILD ONE LAPTOP PROGRAMME
LoveFM, Belize - 1/30/2008
“Our students in Belize cannot be left behind. We have to make sure, we can’t make any excuses; we have to make sure that as a government, as a Ministry of ...

MICHAEL POLONIO AND IVAN DURAN TAKES OPPORTUNITY TO THANK ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/30/2008
Last Saturday thousands of Belizeans made their way to Barranco Village to bid their final farewell to Belize’s cultural ambassador and hero, Andy Palacio. ...

1/29/2008

18 YEARD OLD NURI GARBUTT CHARGED WITH UNLICENSED FIREARM AND ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/29/2008
Belize City Police have arrested and charged 18-year-old Nuri Garbutt of a Ground Dove Street address after he was caught in possession of a nine millimeter ...

37 YEAR OLD EVAN HEMSLEY CHARGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
LoveFM, Belize - 1/29/2008
Belize City Police have arrested and charged thirty seven year old Evan Hemsley of Cran Street address after he was found in possession of a quantity of ...

NEW POLL PREDICTS VICTORY FOR PEOPLE'S UNITED PARTY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/29/2008
The poll spearheaded by University of Belize Professor Dr. Joseph Iyo and Marion Cayetano of Galen University contradicts what was released last week by the ...

UHS – PUP insiste!
Amandala, Belize - 1/28/2008
While he said on that show that not one cent of public funds had been used to settle the hospital’s $45 million debt with the Belize Bank, we have since ...

Andy P gets a regal sendoff
Amandala, Belize - 1/28/2008
Trekking across Belize’s most picturesque landscape—through the lush citrus valley, majestic Maya mountains, and cool coastal plains, an estimated 2500 ...

OAS blames rain for Santa Rosa removal delay
Amandala, Belize - 1/28/2008
We are almost at the end of January 2008, and the illegal settlement of Guatemalans at Santa Rosa on the Belize side of the border has still not been ...

Politicians “politicking” with the people’s birthright
Amandala, Belize - 1/28/2008
Those stadiums are all owned by the Government of Belize. It is therefore the government’s responsibility to upkeep and to upgrade them as required. ...

Mandela, Dictators, Tears, Richard, Broaster, Endorsement
Amandala, Belize - 1/28/2008
The Amandala of Tuesday, January 23, 2008 quoted Dr. Chimilio as saying that nothing that the FFB (Football Federation of Belize) does in football can have ...

Three charged for drugs found in Hilux and Camry
Amandala, Belize - 1/28/2008
Gary Cooper, 25, and Richard Russell, 27, ran into an ADU police checkpoint at Miles 45 and 46 while traveling to Belize City from Belmopan. ...

BISEPP “flexes” at Boulevard and Mahogany
Amandala, Belize - 1/28/2008
One of Emerson Guild’s major concerns is Belize’s budding petroleum industry - more specifically, what the political parties intend to do with the money ...

Playoff fever in the BPFL
Amandala, Belize - 1/28/2008
Two teams have already made it, Hankook Verdes and the Belize Defence Force, and three teams remain in the race for the two remaining spots in the 4-team ...

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 1/28/2008
Now over the past half-century, the people of Belize have become skeptical to the point of cynicism about several things. One of those things is party ...

The lessons of Société Générale
Amandala, Belize - 1/28/2008
Ralph Fonseca lost $12 million of Belize’s money. A currency trader can bet that a specific currency will rise or sink in value. If the currency behaves as ...

1/28/2008

TEENAGER SAVES SIBLINGS LIVES FROM A HOUSE FIRE SUPPOSEDLY SET BY ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/2008
Around eight thirty yesterday morning, police and fire personal responded to a fire on Hibiscus Lane in Belize City. Upon arrival they saw a house ...

STREET VIOLENCE CLAIMS TWO MORE LIVES
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/2008
Two shooting incidents yesterday in Belize City have claimed the lives of two men. These two latest incidents mark the third and fourth murders of the year. ...

METHODIST CHURCH IN Belize HONDURAS DISTRICT CONCLUDED ITS 147TH ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/2008
The Methodist Church in the Belize Honduras District concluded its 147th annual District conference yesterday. Love News spoke with District President ...

VICTIMS OF ROBBERY IN THE PAST MONTH AS ASKED TO GO TO QUEEN ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/2008
One being the robbery that occurred in Ladyville on Thursday evening some time between 6-7 pm and they have charged him for two previous robberies in Belize ...

PSU SAYS PUBLIC OFFICERS NOT GIVEN EVEN TIME TO PREPARE PROXY VOTES
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/2008
The Public Service Union of Belize is denouncing the way public officers are being chosen and prepared for the upcoming general elections. ...

ROTARY'S GIFT OF LIFE PROGRAM HOSTS CLINIC FOR CHILDREN WITH HEART ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/2008
The Gift of Life Program headed by the Rotary Club of Belize will be hosting one clinic next week for children with heart conditions. ...

Belize DEFENSE FORCE CELEBRATES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY THIS SATURDAY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/2008
Saturday February 2 nd will mark thirty years since the inception of the Belize Defense Force. In commemoration of this milestone, a week of activities has ...

MAYA LEADERS ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN Belize ISSUES RELEASE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/28/2008
The Maya leaders alliance of Southern Belize issued a release in which it states that since the historic Supreme Court victory last year, they have been ...

1/27/2008

UN leader mourns Garifuna star Palacio
New York Daily News, NY - 1/27/2008
The Putna Rock music star also served as a cultural ambassador and deputy administrator of the National Institute of Culture and History of Belize. ...

Belizean Musician Andy Palacio Laid To Rest
Belizean - Only in Belize!, Belize - Jan 27, 2008
Hundreds of Belizeans, guests and dignitaries including the Governor General and the Prime Minister of Belize traveled to this remote and village in the ...

1/25/2008

BELIZEANS CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF OUR CULTURAL AMBASSADOR ANDY PALACIO
LoveFM, Belize - 1/25/2008
Andy Palacio is loved by many and people that gathered at the Bliss this morning paid tribute in a very special way for the huge loss to Belize and the ...

NEW COMMANDER OF 12TH AIR FORCE AND AIR FORCES SOUTHERN BASE IN ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/25/2008
The new commander of the twelfth Air Force and Air Forces Southern Base at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona is in Belize visiting with the Belize ...

PRIME MINISTER INAUGURATES GEORGE PRICE BRIDGE IN BULLET TREE ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/25/2008
$3.8 million Belize dollars was invested in the construction of the bridge and the uplifting of three miles of road leading to the bridge. ...

DOPPLER RADAR TO BE INSTALLED IN Belize
LoveFM, Belize - 1/25/2008
The Belize National Met service yesterday broke ground for the installation of a Doppler radar. Deputy Chief Meteorologist Ramon Frutos told Love News that ...

ROBBERY SUSPECT IS SHOT IN THE FOOT BY POLICE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/25/2008
Belize City Police have detained a 20-year-old robbery suspect after he was shot in the foot by Police. Police say around nine o’clock last night they ...

Poll predicts opposition victory in Belize
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Barbados - 1/25/2008
An opinion poll is predicting victory for the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) in the February 7 general elections, but the ruling People’s ...

PUP pack Bliss for “The Blueprint - Believe in Belize” manifesto ...
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
The PUP’s official campaign song was “Believe in Belize.” As the Hon. Musa put it to their supporters today, “There are those who promise change. ...

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
Then, in December of that same 1974, the Opposition won the Belize City Council for the first time ever. A member of the conservative Catholic faction of ...

Salvador blanks Belize, 1-0
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
He said they had come to Belize just for the practice match with us, and that they were flying back to El Salvador that afternoon. He thought Belize had ...

INSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
Last Friday afternoon at the City Center in the girls ranks, Queen’s Square Anglican improved their record to (2-0), following their 17-5 pounding of Belize ...

Casting About For a Getaway
Washington Post, United States - 1/25/2008
Reel life in Belize: Guide Kachu Marin, left, advises the author on landing the bonefish he has hooked off the coast of Ambergris Caye. ...

DETAILS: Ambergris Caye, Belize
Washington Post, United States - 1/25/2008
GETTING THERE: Numerous major airlines serve Belize from Washington, but there are no direct flights. My round-trip ticket on American Airlines cost $510 ...

Thinking about elections II
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
If we do so, then, the next government will be able to say that they have the strongest mandate to govern, and Belize will be on its way to become a great ...

Denzil Jenkins discusses the elected Senate
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
... of their interests in Citrus Products of Belize Ltd., comprising two citrus factories and thousands of acres of citrus groves and uncultivated land. ...

UHS taken over by BHP – “lock, stock and barrel”?
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
The Belize Healthcare Partners (BHP) is currently moving to assume full control of the Universal Health Services (UHS), according to director Collet Montejo ... UHS

A long awaited day
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
The people of Belize in March of 2006 tried to communicate with the leaders of the PUP, but the message of the Belizean people was, for all intents and ...

Sir Edney Cain – a distinguished servant of Belize – laid to rest ...
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
In Sir Edney, the world saw the best of Belize, and Belizeans found a man whose character and leadership served as a guiding light for others to follow in ...

Carlton Tasher, 21, murdered - Carl Anthony “Kyle” Edwards, 22 ...
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
Tasher’s murder is the third for the year and the second in Belize City (both on the Southside), and sounds a familiar note to a city already overburdened ...

New radar for Met Department at last
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
After briefly tracing Belize’s history with hurricanes, the Prime Minister told the gathering that the new radar system would limit damage costs and loss of ...

SPEAR poll says red!
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
Pollsters interviewed 417 people by calling landlines across Belize. The poll addressed six areas: (1) voter turnout or disposition, (2) government ...

Election Fever: Amandala interviews Opposition Leader Dean Barrow
Amandala, Belize - 1/25/2008
Serious crimes, and particularly murders, have become more pervasive in Belize—especially the Belize District. 97 murders were recorded in 2007. ...

Child molesting couple to spend next 14 years in jail
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
Wilfred Gillett and Beverly Brown Simpson, the south-side Belize City common-law couple who sexually molested a nine-year-old girl multiple times, ...

Gunmen raid San Pedro casino for $62000
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
Two masked gunmen who smashed through the glass doors of Casino Belize on Coconut Drive in San Pedro last Tusday night, got away with $62000 in cash and ...

Citco loses first court battle against former City Administrator
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Four months ago when she was fired from her job as City Administrator with the Belize City Council, she complained that she ...

St. Catherine’s and Sisters of Mercy celebrate 125th anniversary
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer The Sisters of Mercy are celebrating 125 years of service to Belize. Celebrations got underway with a Mass of ...

Sir Edney Conrad Cain laid to restfighting
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
... former Central Bank Governor Sir Henry Edney Conrad Cain was laid to rest in Lord?s Ridge Cemetery in Belize City on Tuesday, January 22. ...

Belizeans cry foul!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer The decision by the Football Federation of Belize to play our ‘home’ game of the World Cup qualifier two game series ...

Andy Palacio remembered, lamented, eulogized!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
Andy died in Belize City on Saturday, January 19 after suffering a stroke followed by a heart attack. He collapsed in his Belmopan home, ...

Prime Minister says UHS guarantee is now history
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter The Universal Health Services (UHS) multimillion dollar delinquent Belize Bank loan, which the Musa government had agreed ... UHS

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
To many, Belize is not far removed from these perilous straits. The allure of something for-nothing is still strong in many of us who cannot tell, ...

Faulty memory could cost Cops their jobs
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
... their selective amnesia helped acquit Belize City businessman Cheyben Bou-Nahra of manslaughter charges, now face dismissal from the Police Department. ...

Devil in the details: Taxpayers not off the UHS hook!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
That was until Thursday January 24, when Musa appeared on the Krem Radio Wake up Belize Morning Vibes show, to reveal for the first time, ...

Spear releases pre-election poll
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
... and Research (SPEAR) today released the results of their latest Pre-Election Poll at the Belize Institute of Management conference room in Belize City. ...

Department of Transport: A thing of the past!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/25/2008
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter A new regulatory body tasked with improving Belize’s growing and sometimes controversial transportation industry, ...

Commentary: My Garifuna people should vote for the UDP instead of ...
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 1/25/2008
Most members of the People's United Party felt that George Cadle Price was responsible for the development of Belize all by himself. ...

Belize's ruling People's United Party launches election manifesto
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 1/25/2008
By Patrick Jones Belize CITY, Belize: Two and a half weeks before Belizeans vote in general elections here, the incumbent People's United Party (PUP) on ...

1/23/2008

The Nation Mourns Andy Palacio – Our Belize Community Special Tribute
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/23/2008
Our Belize Community celebrates the life of a Garifuna musician whose music, life and soul touched the world. Breaking news received on January 22nd 2008 ...

Private Investigator
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/23/2008
Private Investigator: Boat Licenses Q: A friend of mine owns property in Belize, lives here three months at a time, owns a boat that is registered in Belize ...

Red alert on Lethal Yellowing
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/23/2008
The continued spread of the lethal yellowing disease in Belize is generating justifiable fears about the future of coconuts and its effects on tourism in ...

Nomination day for SP’s Political Candidates!
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/23/2008
We asked Mel what her plans were if elected and she briefly stated, “I want the people of Belize to know that I’m not in this for any personal gain. ...

‘Fish Tales’ is your Wahoo daddy
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/23/2008
The Wahoo season started off with a BANG! Big fish hit the docks and teams won big money in the second annual Wahoo Challenge which was held over the ...

NATIONAL KRIOL COUNCIL EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/2008
The link between the Kriol Council in Belize and the Kriol community along Nicaragua’s Atlantic Coast was also as a direct result of the contact established ...

PRIME MINISTER SAID MUSA ADDRESS A NUMBER OF ISSUES
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/2008
Musa was also asked to comment on the issue that the Belize football team will play its home game in Guatemala City. Musa said he does not approve of this ...

SAINT LUKE'S METHODIST SCHOOLS GETS NEW BUILDING
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/2008
A new classroom building was inaugurated this afternoon at Saint Luke’s Methodist primary school in Belize City. At this afternoon’s ceremony, Principal of ...

UNIVERSITY OF Belize PAYS TRIBUTE TO ANDY PALACIO
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/2008
The University of Belize also paid tribute to Palacio earlier today. Love News spoke with Public Relations Officer Paco Smith. “In relation to the untimely ...

SECOND Belize CITY MURDER OF THE NEW YEAR
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/2008
The second murder in Belize City for the year occurred last night. The victim is 21-year-old Carlton Tasher of Freedom Street. ...

THIEVES MADE OFF WITH OVER $60000 FROM SAN PEDRO CASINO
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/2008
Police are investigating a report by the general manager of Casino Belize, located on Coconut Drive, San Pedro Town who told Police sometime around 4 ...

TWO DAY SEMINAR DISCUSSES CARICOM SPANISH CURRICULUM
LoveFM, Belize - 1/23/2008
... and representatives of those institutions currently delivering teacher training such as the University of Belize and St. John’s College Junior College. ...

1/22/2008

HELP FOR PROGRESS, A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION, BENEFITS FROM ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/22/2008
Help for Progress will benefit from almost eighty nine thousand three hundred Belize dollars from the Canadian Fund for Local Initiative. ...

MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONDUCTS HANDOVER CEREMONIES AT COROZAL ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/22/2008
The projects were executed under the Belize Health Sector Reform Project by the Government of Belize through the Ministry of Health. ...

A hero and a class guy
Amandala, Belize - 1/22/2008
There are many other super talented Punta artists in Belize, so the music will not die. And the path he blazed will make it easier for them to sail through. ...

Chimilio/FFB stand firm; it’s up to the players now
Amandala, Belize - 1/22/2008
It’s 3:05 pm and I’ve just finished a long and fruitless telephone conversation with Dr. Bertie Chimilio, President of the Football Federation of Belize. ...

UDP Leader’s endorsement of African and Mayan history
Amandala, Belize - 1/22/2008
Mr. Barrow said that he had previously said as much in private to the University of Belize’s Dr. Joseph Iyo and Dr. Angel Cal, the academic leaders of the ...

The Ashcroft election paradigm
Amandala, Belize - 1/22/2008
Mr. Barrow’s law firm, Barrow & Williams, had been representing Ashcroft’s Belize Bank and other interests from 1989. And Ashcroft’s personal relationship ...

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 1/22/2008
After he became a priest, Carney spent most of his priesthood working amongst the poor in Honduras, the republic just south of Belize which spent most of ...

The stay-at-home vacation
AZ Central.com, AZ - 1/22/2008
Peer pressure helped persuade Kim Teplitzky, a regional organizer for the Sierra Club's student coalition, to cancel a holiday trip to Guatemala and Belize ...

93 horses enter the gate!
Amandala, Belize - 1/22/2008
Motorcades of red, blue and yellow rolled in the streets of Belize City this morning and this afternoon, as the political parties brought their candidates ...

RIP Andy P
Amandala, Belize - 1/22/2008
Less that two hours after hundreds of well-wishers gathered at a recovery mass held in his honor at the St. Martin De Porres Church in Belize City, ...

$57000 worth of equipment vanishes from Karl Heusner
Amandala, Belize - 1/22/2008
The KHMH, in its 13-year history as Belize’s chief public medical facility, has faced many crises, but this latest, the theft of valuable equipment, ...

Commonwealth Secretariat will observe elections
Amandala, Belize - 1/22/2008
... 90 this year contrasted with 75 in the last general elections—the elections of February 7, 2008 will go down as one of the biggest elections in Belize. ...

1/21/2008

CANDIDATES GET NOMINATED FOR UPCOMING GENERAL ELECTIONS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/21/2008
“I want the people of Belize to know that I’m not in this for any personal gain. I have see many places where I can help the people in San Pedro and I am ...

Belize MOURNS THE PASSING OF A CULTURAL ICON
LoveFM, Belize - 1/21/2008
Belize’s cultural ambassador passed away last Saturday night. Since his passing there has been an overwhelming outpour of condolences for the family at home ...

The changing face of CARICOM
Jamaica Gleaner, Jamaica - 1/21/2008
The question now on the lips of regional analysts is whether there will be change in Belize and Grenada which hold elections later this year. ...

PRIME MINISTER'S VIEWPOINT ON ELECTIONS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/21/2008
“I believe when you review our manifesto, Keep Belize Free, you will see that we have accomplished a substantial amount of the manifesto. ...

1/20/2008

BREAKING NEWS: Belizean Musician Andy Palacio Passes Away After ...
Hartford Inquirer, CT - 1/20/2008
By Inquiring News Staff Report Mobile, Alabama - January 19, 2008 - Andy Palacio, an iconic musician and cultural activist in his native Belize and ...

Belizean Musician Andy Palacio Passes Away After Heart Attack and ...
eJazzNews, Canada - 1/20/2008
We are heartbroken to report that Andy Palacio passed away on January 19th at 9pm Belize time. The cause of death was a massive and extensive stroke to the ...

1/19/2008

Revealed: the best places in the world for retirement
Times Online, UK - 1/19/2008
Belize, with its tropical climate, may seem something of a left-field choice, but it has always been a popular destination for American retirees. ...

Jaguar recovery plan nixed
El Defensor Chieftain, NM - 1/19/2008
The service has funded jaguar work in Belize, Argentina and Brazil. The service will continue to fund research in northern Mexico to improve knowledge of ...

KYLE'S KRITTERS: Keel-Billed Toucan
9NEWS.com, CO - 1/19/2008
They're actually native to South America where they are the national bird of Belize. This kind of toucan is even brighter and bolder than the Toco Toucan ...

New political party enters Belize election race
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 2 hours ago
By Patrick E Jones Belize CITY, Belize: There is a new political party contesting the February 7 general elections in Belize. The National Reform Party ...

1/18/2008

BELIZE'S CULTURAL AMBASSADOR, ANDY PALACIO REMAINS IN CRITICAL ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/18/2008
Andy was then brought to Belize City for further testing and was hospitalized at the Universal Health Services. On Thursday his condition deteriorated and ...

YOUTH ENHANCEMENT SERVICES DISTRIBUTES FILM ENTILED "PRECIOUS"
LoveFM, Belize - 1/18/2008
The film is another means of getting the message across to the young people especially since we have so many young people in Belize who are HIV positive, ...

21 YEAR OLD SHANE BENNETT RECEIVES GUNSHOT WOUND TO LEFT HAND
LoveFM, Belize - 1/18/2008
Belize City Police are investigating a shooting incident that sent 21-year-old Shane Bennett to the Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound to ...

JENEEN LEIVA OF UNIVERSITY OF Belize WINS WORLD FOOD DAY ESSAY ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/18/2008
Jeneen Leiva of the University of Belize is the first place winner of the World Food Day essay competition. Yvonne Codd of the Health and Family Life ...

BELIZEAN PATRIOT, SIR EDNEY CAIN PASSES AWAY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/18/2008
Belize has lost a man of high honour and integrity with the passing of Sir Edney Cain. Sir Edney died at his home in Belmopan last night . ...

Kraal Road regroups and bombs the Bandits, 4-nil
Amandala, Belize - 1/18/2008
On Saturday night at the MCC in Belize City, there were worrying signs of dissension as the Kraal Road team exited their changing room and made their way ...

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 1/18/2008
I think the big reason for the complexity of the situation is the growing interest the corporations have in Belize. The profit opportunities in Belize have ...

No Guatemala. At any cost
Amandala, Belize - 1/18/2008
When Belize met Guatemala on the MCC Grounds on Friday, September 21 last year, I was one of the half-crazy fans in the stadium who shouted their joy to the ...

The lesson of Barack and Hillary
Amandala, Belize - 1/18/2008
In Belize, they don’t call people black. We can’t figure out why they don’t. They call us Creole and Garifuna. So, in this essay, let us call the UDP ...

Thinking about the elections
Amandala, Belize - 1/18/2008
The citizens of Belize are being given the right to make a choice in this referendum. To my mind, this is the highest form of democracy. If you vote yes, ...

Amandala’s sports desk condemns FFB’s decision
Amandala, Belize - 1/18/2008
Some people say Belize is such a special little place, in some ways we could be compared to the “chosen people”. The lesson of history is, if you don’t hear ...

Urban crime in Belize remains a poignant national concern – Chief ...
Amandala, Belize - 1/18/2008
According to official police information, Norman Reyes, 30, of Mopan Street, Belize City, died about 6:00 this morning, Tuesday, at the Karl Heusner ...

UHS: Will GOB be saved by the bell?
Amandala, Belize - 1/18/2008
The Government of Belize has recently been quiet about the Universal Health Services (UHS) issue, but a group of private investors broke the silence this ...

UDP presents manifesto to “8000-strong” crowd
Amandala, Belize - 1/18/2008
That was the message delivered by UDP leaders to a crowd of some 8000 people (according to police estimates) gathered in front of its headquarters at the ...

Andy P serious
Amandala, Belize - 1/18/2008
By Wednesday morning he had to be transferred to the Belize Diagnostic Center in Belize City for a series of tests, after which he was hospitalized at the ...

Price of bread may go up warns Baker’s Association
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
The Bakers Association of Belize informed the public on Tuesday, January 15 that rising costs may result in a higher price for bread and other baked goods ...

1st Canoe race of the Season Warm-up for Ruta Maya Classic
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
The Belize Canoe Association has organized the first Boom to Manatee Lookout canoe race, scheduled for Saturday, 19 January. It marks the first race of the ...

Belizeans can still travel freely to Chetumal
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
Marcelo Miranda of the Mexican Embassy Consulate section in Belize City, clarifies reports recently published on the Mexican Embassy web site which said ...

11th Annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge date set
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
The 11th annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge is once again set to start from under the Hawkesworth Bridge in San Ignacio on March 7, to end in Belize ...

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
People from Belize City also remember Castleton with nostlagia and would want to see it restored to the village as its own. The thought that any government ...

NBA proposes 24 member mixed Senate
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
The National Belize Alliance, the group representing the National Reform Party, the VIP and the People’s National Party, has called on Prime Minister Said ...

Church leaders share concern for fair and respectful elections
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
... shows respect and consideration for the welfare and opinions of others. “Let us not lose sight of the fact that together we are all builders of Belize.”

Cultural Ambassador, Andy Palacio seeks medical attention
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
Medical doctors at the Universal Health Services Hospital in Belize City, where Palacio is hospitalised, are preparing him so that he can be flown out of ...

GOB woes continue
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
News this week that a company by the name of Belize Healthcare Partners Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the Universal Health ...

PUP proposes 14-member Senate 4-year term with no rotation!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
The PUP propose an all-elected senate of 14 persons chosen by proportional representation:- 3 from Belize, 3 from Cayo and two each from Corozal, ...

Gunmen raid credit union! Take $10000 from SFCU
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
The police believe the robbers are Belize City people who came and departed by boat. The Maritime Patrol and the Coast Guard have since joined the search ...

Witnesses are scared, So killers walk & stalk
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
Phillip, they claimed, had gone to Cardinez’s Alley, located near the corner of Sarstoon and St. Jude Streets on southside Belize City to buy a gun. ...

Police favouritism: Northside vs Southside
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/18/2008
By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter When police were called out to Kim’s Restaurant and Bar on Belize City South side last Friday night, they had no problem ...

1/17/2008

23 YEAR OLD LINCOLN SABIDO CHARGED WITH MURDER OF NORMAN REYES
LoveFM, Belize - 1/17/2008
Belize City Police have arrested and charged 23-year-old Lincoln Sabido of a Berry Street address with murder. This follows the shooting death of ...

BELIZE'S CULTURAL AMBASSADOR,ANDY PALACIO FELL ILL YESTERDAY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/17/2008
Belizean Musician and Belize’s Cultural Ambassador, Andy Palacio fell ill yesterday and was hospitalized at the Universal Health Services. ...

1/16/2008

Bacalar Chico hosts University students
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/16/2008
The University of New England in Maine in the USA offers an Ecology course. This past week, from January 3rd to the 11th, 22 students worked hard to try to ...

New OIC Denis Arnold arrives in San Pedro
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/16/2008
Whylie continued by stating that Patt will face the Security Services Commission, which is the judiciary body for police officers and Belize Defense Force ...

Hoo’s your daddy? 2nd Wahoo challenge set for Saturday!
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/16/2008
The second annual Wahoo Challenge is set to take place this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, January 19th and 20th and already the buzz around town is the much ...

Traffic accident leaves one injured
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/16/2008
According to the official police press release, on Sunday, January 13th, 2008 at approximately 6:00 pm, 44-year-old Raul Lara, taxi driver of San Pedrito ...

Credit Union robbed at gunpoint
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/16/2008
San Pedro police officers are currently seeking three men suspected to be the culprits of a broad daylight armed robbery of the St. Francis Xavier Credit ...

Belize has never known war
Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2008
What happens, is that Belize as a nation has never been through an armed revolution or war. They have never experienced seeing a man, those that call ...

Denzil Jenkins, Senator
Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2008
Mr. Jenkins used to manage Belize Food Products Ltd. (owned by the multinational, Nestle), one of the two citrus processors in Belize before Del Oro Ltd. ...

The BPFL battle for the playoffs
Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2008
The Super League’s Forever Strong Kraal Road reportedly lost their bright young prospects Delroy “Tin Man” Andrews and Floyd Jones to the Belize Defence ...

One party – two destinies
Amandala, Belize - 1/16/2008
Belize was poor, but it was pristine, and peaceful. The early PUP, which led the fight for self-government and independence, was considered a party of “the ...

1/15/2008

FAMILY LEFT TRAUMATIZED AFTER POLICE STORMED INTO THEIR YARD TO ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2008
And while police investigate the shooting, a family on Berries Street in the Lake Independence Area of Belize City is tonight traumatized by the way ...

RENE VILLANUEVA SR CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2008
Today is a very special day for Rene Villanueva Senior as it marks his 40 years of service in the broadcasting field in Belize. ...

RIGHT HONORABLE GEORGE PRICE CELEBRATES 89TH BIRTHDAY
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2008
“I join with all the people of Belize today in wishing Mr. Price a happy birthday. The contributions that Mr. Price made to this country are just ...

ELECTIONS AND BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT DENIES ALLEGATIONS OF A ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2008
... two assistant registering officers that were brought in from San Pedro to strengthen the registration office for the Belize Rural Electoral Divisions. ...

SIX BELIZEAN STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHPS FROM THE ASHCROFT ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2008
It is a condition of the program that the students return and live and work in Belize for a period of at least five years after graduation.

BDF HANDS OVER FULLY EQUIPPED COMPUTER LAB TO RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2008
The Belize Defense Force will be handing over a computer lab equipped with computers and accessories at the recently constructed Arenal Roman Catholic ...

COMMISSIONER AND SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS MET WITH CANDIDATES OF ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2008
Represented were the People's United Party, United Democratic Party, Vision Inspired by the People and National Belize Alliance. ...

Housing Department brouhaha over Venezuela $10 million continues
Amandala, Belize - 1/15/2008
... jail time for anyone associated with the Chavez money, because it is being spent without the full “authorization” of the Government of Belize. ...

Remanded prisoner shot dead by Kolbe guard Monday morning
Amandala, Belize - 1/15/2008
He added that Harris was pronounced dead when he arrived at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in Belize City. Police are investigating the matter, ...

ATLANTIC BANK AND SMART LAUNCHES A JOINT VENTURE TO ADD CREDIT TO ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2008
“It is basically a service that is technologically driven, the first of it’s kind in Belize which was done bearing in mind consumers both for Smart and our ...

PRISON INMATE SHOT AS HE ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2008
An inmate who tried to escape from the Belize Central Prison in Hattieville was shot in the process and later died. He is thirty year old Freddy Harris who ...

RIVERSIDE TAVERN BRAWL LEAVES TWO MEN INJURED
LoveFM, Belize - 1/15/2008
A brawl early Saturday morning at Riverside Tavern in Belize City has left two men injured. However, no arrests have been made as both sides involved in the ...

1/14/2008

Cape birder sketches out quite a career
Press of Atlantic City, NJ - 1/14/2008
She works as a birding guide for tourists in Belize and is widely considered an East Coast authority on birds and butterflies, particularly monarch ...

Commentary: Creole and Garifuna race relations in Belize are getting better ...
Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 1/14/2008
By Wellington C. Ramos Over the years, the race relations between the Creoles and the Garifunas were very strained in Belize due to the colonial policies ...

1/13/2008

Hope for coffee sailboat RedCloud abandoned
Daily News - Galveston County, TX - 1/13/2008
RedCloud was bringing its first cargo home from Belize when the Butchers and Joe’s brother, Doug Butcher, 47, lost their engine and then encountered heavy ...

1/12/2008

LIFELINE FOUNDATION MAKES DONATION TO TWO ORGANIZATIONS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/12/2008
Celia Usher, Director of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mercy Center: “We are one of the ministries of the Sisters of Mercy here in Belize. ...

SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD CEO RESPONDS TO POLITICAL ADS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/12/2008
The first features a man who it is alleged did not receive all his benefits from the Belize Social Security Board. The ad says he worked for the Belize ...

Eco-friendly coffee boat believed sunk
Daily News - Galveston County, TX - 1/12/2008
... Douglas Butcher, had planned to ship the coffee from San Pedro on Ambergris Caye in Belize to Galveston Bay to promote eco-friendly coffee trading. ...

1/11/2008


MARION JONES SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT
LoveFM, Belize - 1/11/2008
Jones, who once pulled in millions of dollars in product endorsements, is now in financial ruin. In 2000 Marion Jones was appointed Belize’s sports ambassador.

62 YEAR OLD MAN CHARGED FOR CONNING PEOPLE OF MONEY,POSING AS ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/11/2008
Belize City police have arrested and charged a 62-year-old man after he allegedly conned two people out of money, posing as agent that can provide them with ...

Belize YOUTH BUSINESS TRUST SAYS FUNDRAISING GALA WAS A SUCCESS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/11/2008
The Belize Youth Business Trust held a fundraising Gala this past Wednesday at the Brown Sugar Marketplace. Project director, Dionne Miranda says that the ...NJM:4289

HOOPS NEWS 2007 ALL SEMIPRO TEAM
Amandala, Belize - 1/11/2008
Last year was an exciting year for Belize basketball at the local level, and this year promises to be an even more exciting year in the world of hoops. ...

UDP launches 21 pledges to glory
Amandala, Belize - 1/11/2008
The UDP manifesto for the renewal of Belize was still at the printers, he informed, but it would be ready by next week. He then proceeded to provide a brief ...

Immigration processes “708”: Winston Smiling expels Plus TV
Amandala, Belize - 1/11/2008
Mr. Smiling told us that in his capacity of Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Belize, it is his duty to see that all of the citizens being sworn in have ...

Belize has a Political Party Government, says Group of Three
Amandala, Belize - 1/11/2008
On Tuesday afternoon the media, and a sober group of citizens interested more in the future of Belize than success of any political party at the polls, ...

Ombudsman’s assistant, Lionel Castillo, gets second charge in ...
Amandala, Belize - 1/11/2008
The charge of extortion was as a result of a sting operation which the police reported they carried out on August 10, 2007, at Old Belize at Mile 5 on the ...

Dr. Chimilio decides – Belize’s home game in Guatemala!
Amandala, Belize - 1/11/2008
In his sports show yesterday morning, KREM’s sportscaster EJ Hill alluded to rumors of the possibility that Belize’s World Cup elimination home game, ...

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/11/2008
President Chavez has chosen to interfere in and influence our Belize’s election process with his big bucks at just the right time, but that coincidence ...

Jennalyn the first New Year’s day baby at kHMH
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/11/2008
Edilia Zaiden a member of the Belize Lions Club made the presentation. The gift giving did not end there as Young received another gift basket from Grace ...

Andy’s Watina tops them all!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/11/2008
These best-of lists put an exclamation point on what has been an incredible year for Andy Palacio and the worldwide recognition of Garifuna music and Belize ...

8 of 17 Guatemalan families leave Santa Rosa
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/11/2008
According to the release, the settlers have been moved some 24 miles west, away from the Belize border, deep into Guatemalan territory. ...

Venezuelan millions are here but not for everyone
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/11/2008
... to the Housing and Planning Department office in Belize City on Monday, after news spread that the government was handing out soft loans and grants. ...

UDP’s 21 pledges target utilities, taxes oil, health and the high ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/11/2008
Businessmen were elated over the pledge to insist on voice-over internet protocol for Belize, and there was all-round satisfaction with the pledge to ...

VIP launches 10 candidates
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/11/2008
Maria Jeffries, former Ms. Belize/Universe, gave the vote of thanks, and called upon the “Independent Generation” to step forward to make a difference in ...

National Belizean Alliance calls on PM to reveal Elected Senate model
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/11/2008
... is more interested in scoring election points than in empowering the people of Belize with an upper House to achieve an effective separation of powers. ...

Comprehensive reform package comes from the Group of Three
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/11/2008
The men, who had gone on a fact-finding mission during the course of last year, made their proposals public during a press conference in Belize City Tuesday ...

Decision Day - Feb. 8!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/11/2008
With just under four weeks to go before election day, Musa said that his party will engage in a series of rallies countrywide including Belize City and ...

Fire in the hold!
Dive Magazine, UK - 1/11/2008
By Stephen Mowvley A quiet morning's diving turned into a struggle for survival when a dayboat caught fire off Belize recently. ...

2225-acre Cobia Farm Planned for Belize
TheFishSite.com, UK - 1/11/2008
Belize - A subsidiary of Norwegian Aquaculture company Marine Farms, has is hoping to construct a 2225-acre Cobia farm near Lark and Bugle Cayes, ...

1/10/2008

THE CONTROVERSY OF AN ELECTED SENATE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/10/2008
Do you want an elected senate, yes or no. we believe that Belize is ready for another bold advance in the making of the modern democracy Belize and we have ...

Belize LIVESTOCK PRODUCER'S ASSOCIATION PRESENTS PROPOSALS TO ITS ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/10/2008
Last year Cabinet approved for the Belize Livestock Producer’s Association to become an autonomous body. Starting next week, the association executive ...

NATIONAL BELIZEAN ALLIANCE ISSUED PRESS RELEASE STATING ITS VIEW ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/10/2008
... is more interested in scoring election points than in empowering the people of Belize with an upper House to achieve an effective separation of powers. ...

VIP name 10 to contest General Elections 2008
Amandala, Belize - 1/10/2008
Vision Inspired by the People (VIP) introduced 10 candidates today at a press conference held at the Belize Institute of Management (BIM) Conference Room on ...

1/9/2008

Our Belize Community - Cristina Coc
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/9/2008
During her tenure at SJCJC, she commuted between Belize City and Orange Walk Town. When the bus companies between these two cities decided to monopolize bus ...

Coast Guard’s covert operation busts two
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/9/2008
Official reports state that sometime around 2:00 pm on Sunday, January 5th, members of the Belize National Coast Guard conducted a search near Bacalar Chico ...

It’s official: Elections set for February 7th!
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/9/2008
For those not fully acquainted on how the legislature works: Belize elects on a national level legislature. The National Assembly has two chambers. ...

Officer in charge may face disciplinary action in police brutality ...
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/9/2008
Assistant Superintendent Patt began his police career in 1997 when he graduated from the Belize Police Academy. After graduation he was transferred to the ...

SOCIAL SECURITY INTRODUCES NON-CONTRIBUTORY PENSION FOR MEN
LoveFM, Belize - 1/9/2008
“Today is a very important day in terms of what Belize is doing to protect our people in need. What our country is doing in terms of turn out a serious ...

WIN Belize 3RD ANNUAL TORCH RUN IN Belize CITY ON FEBRUARY 1ST
LoveFM, Belize - 1/9/2008
As part of the activities, WIN-Belize held its third annual Torch Run. Love News spoke with Coordinator Shelmadene Cacho who told us that the Belize City ...

VISION INSPIRED BY THE PEOPLE PRESENT SLATE OF CANDIDATES
LoveFM, Belize - 1/9/2008
Morgan went on to say that the decision to end corruption in Belize lies in the hand of the electorate as this election most constituencies will have a ...

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SIGNS AGREEMENT
LoveFM, Belize - 1/9/2008
Today the Ministry of National Development signed an agreement with Marine Farms Belize Limited for the expansion of caged fish farm operations in Belize in ...

COMMANDERS OF ALL FORMATIONS OF THE Belize POLICE DEPARTMENT HELD ...
LoveFM, Belize - 1/9/2008
Commanders from all formations, sub-formations and branches of the Belize Police Department, met at the NEMO Training Headquarters in Belmopan today. ...

BUSINESSMAN LOOSES A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY IN CURRENCY EXCHANGE
LoveFM, Belize - 1/9/2008
Belize City Police are investigating a report by 35-year-old businessman Yuan Qing Situ. The businessman told Police he was at his business, ...

20 YEAR OLD ROY BENNETT REMAINS HOSPITALIZED WITH GUNSHOT WOUNDS
LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/2008
Belize City Police are investigating a shooting incident that has left 20-year-old Roy Bennett hospitalized with gunshot wounds to the left hand, ...


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