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3/7/2008

US NATIONAL EXPELLED FROM Belize
LoveFM, Belize - 3/7/2008
Fifty year old US National Fortune De Marks Senior of New Jersey USA was today expelled from Belize. This follows charges he faced at the Dangriga ...

COURT NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 3/7/2008
The Belize Court of Appeal today ordered a re-trial for Leslie Pipersburg and Patrick Robateau. The two men were convicted of four counts of murder and ...

SUSPECTED DRUG RELATED PLANE LANDS ON NORTHERN HIGHWAY
LoveFM, Belize - 3/7/2008
“Sometime around 2 am this morning police receive numerous called both at orange walk town police station and hot line 911 in Belize City of the sighting of ...

CANDIDATES FOR PUP LEADERSHIP SPEAK ON VENEZUELA GRANT
LoveFM, Belize - 3/7/2008
Briceno strongly condemned the decision to use ten million US dollars from the money given to Belize by Venezuela to pay off a private debt. ...

LA RUTA MAYA RIVER CHALLENGE UNDERWAY
LoveFM, Belize - 3/7/2008
“Today marks the beginning of the 11 th Annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge. The race started this morning at seven underneath the Hawksworth Bridge ...

WOMEN DEPARTMENT HOLDS SUMMIT
LoveFM, Belize - 3/7/2008
The Women’s Department held its third annual women’s summit under the theme: Equal Partner’s in Belize’s Development. Minister of Human Development and ...

DEFENDING CHAMPS LAKE I “BOYZ” CLASH WITH Belize BANK “JUNIOR ...
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
In game two, Belize Bank Junior Bulldogs made easy work of Belmopan Tuff E Nuff, winning by the score of 79-58, behind Greg “Chippy” Rudon 16 pts 6 rebs 4 ...

Police and football
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
Symbolic of a number of depressed areas of Belize City, is Kraal Road. Kraal Road is almost synonymous with Victoria St., Majestic Alley on North Side, ...

Liaad!!!
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
When she come back for a short visit (to collect her pay…and to fire more people), countless hours are wasted in the readjustment to life in Belize after ...

Snoopy is bigger & better than ever
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
This is why I hate politics and to a certain extent, I am sorry that I ever messed with this bulls—t, but in a small country like Belize, it’s almost ...

Smokey Joe
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
The key to Belize is money. Almost every ass here seems to be corrupted; so, who in the hell can you trust? Just look at our Police Force. ...

What are you going to do, steal?
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
There are those that say that they brought cheap services to the people of Belize. And there are those that say that they have raped our natural resources ...

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
In Belize City, we used to be marketing our newspaper as “Amandala is cream,” so we began to think of this man from PG as our soul brother. ...

UB students return with “requests” for school’s improvement
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
The University of Belize has undergone many growing pains since its establishment in August of 2000. It has seen three presidents, a number of chairpersons ...

Out of control
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
UDP party hawks, as well as the general public of Belize, will call for the weight of the law to fall upon the perpetrators of the crime, while the British ...

Article search: Site Web
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
In mid-January, Belize Healthcare Partners announced that it had acquired 100% of the assets of Universal Health Services (UHS), after having paid the debt ...

17 Cuban refugees arrive in Belize after 20 days at sea in an iron tub
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/7/2008
By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Overjoyed Cubans above, battled the sea ans its elements for 20 days to arrive safely in Belize. ...

3 cops accused of shakedown of Chinese businessman
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/7/2008
In a back room the police search team found a five foot iron chest with money, which when their counted it amounted to a million Belize dollars. ...

How best to protect the Chiquibul!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/7/2008
The 4th and 5th of March mark the second community exchange program conducted with Guatemalan community leaders in Belize. The event has the primary ...

Talent and concentration mark 3rd round of chess championship
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/7/2008
The German master at these games was unable to defeat one of Belize’s promising chess players, Leonardo Melendez. Their game ended in a draw after 32 moves, ...

Escuela Mexico: Teachers on the warpath want to change their Principal
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/7/2008
The school was built and donated to the people of Belize by the government and people of Mexico as a gesture of friendship and good will. ...

Belize hosts first ever Equestrian Jump Show
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/7/2008
Over the weekend 17 riders from “Ecuestre La Selva” Riding School in Canc?n, Mexico joined the students of the 6 month old “Belize Equestrian Academy,” ...

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/7/2008
Ten US million were deposited to the Central Bank of Belize and US $9 million used up immediately for housing loans and grants. One million US was reserved ...

16-year-old missing since Tuesday
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
A teenager from Roches Street in the Complex area of Lake Independence, Belize City, has been missing for over 48 hours and her family wants her home. ...

Goldson bust update: 2 months, no takers
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
... to the February 7 general elections, and with Belizeans in general for showing apathy towards the honoring of one of Belize’sg reatest national heroes. ...

Spotlight on the casinos...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/7/2008
Belize’s multimillion dollar casino and gaming industry has come under a microscope following reports that the Government of Belize has been losing millions ...

PM of Belize, Hon. Dean Barrow
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/7/2008
Mai, Musa said, returned to Belize without a copy of this contract, and the Government of Venezuela has been remiss in providing a copy. ...

Kevin 'Possom' Dawson
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 3/7/2008
A prisoner who was taken to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on a drug trafficking charge was able to beat the system, at least for the time being, ...

Gunman shoots up houses on Haulze Street
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
Police are investigating two potentially deadly shootings in Belize City that occurred earlier this week. Winfield Tasher, 34, of Haulze Street in Belize ...

Skydiving industry contributes to the Belizean economy
Amandala, Belize - 3/7/2008
Four years ago a skydiving fireman from San Diego, California, named Rich Grimm spearheaded the first annual “Boogie in Belize” skydiving experience right ...

3/6/2008

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 3/6/2008
Police have detained one suspect in connection with a shooting in Belize City yesterday morning. Police reports are that 19 year old Ashley Zuniga was ...

COURT NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 3/6/2008
31-year-old Jesus Olivarez whose appeal was allowed yesterday was sentenced to 18 years today by the Belize Court of Appeal. The sentence is to take effect ...

Belize TO INTRODUCE ROVING CAREGIVERS PROGRAM
LoveFM, Belize - 3/6/2008
It was first introduced in Jamaica and after being piloted in four other Caribbean Countries, Belize will now implement the Roving Caregivers Program as a ...

Belize AUDUBON SOCIETY CLOSES SAINT HERMAN’S CAVE AND RESPONDS TO ...
LoveFM, Belize - 3/6/2008
The Belize Audubon Society has announced the closure of Saint Herman’s Cave at the Blue Hole National Hole. The closure is as a result of two rocks ...

3/5/2008

BETTER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR SUGAR CANE FARMERS.
LoveFM, Belize - 3/5/2008
Just recently, the Belize sugar cane farmers association became a certified member of the Fair-trade Labeling Organization and as such will receive a ...

PM PRESS SECRETARY UPDATES THE MEDIA
LoveFM, Belize - 3/5/2008
The Northern Highway which is the Belize Corozal Road to the Yo Creek Road six point one miles, the Yo Creek to San Antonio Road three point eight miles, ...

Belize DELEGATION ON THE WAY TO TAIWAN
LoveFM, Belize - 3/5/2008
A delegation from Belize will be taking part in the Taiwan – Central America and Caribbean Business Leaders Summit. The delegation, which leaves the country ...

WIN Belize TO HOLD TORCH RUN
LoveFM, Belize - 3/5/2008
WIN-Belize will be hosting the final round of their torch run tomorrow in Belize City. “Win Belize is holding its Torch Run for International Women’s Week ...

TEACHERS TAKE PART IN EXPRESSIVE ARTS WORKSHOP
LoveFM, Belize - 3/5/2008
Why they are so ahead of us here in Belize is because from an early age they are thought the arts in the primary school so we are thinking why not in Belize ...

Our Belize Community - Amelio Eriberto Vasquez
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 3/5/2008
Born in Belize City, Eriberto grew up enjoying the beautiful Caribbean isle of San Pedro with parents Socorro and Turiano Vasquez and his two brothers. ...

Flour shortage reaches crisis levels in Belize
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 3/5/2008
In speaking with The San Pedro Sun on Tuesday, March 4th the President of the Belize Bakers Association, Andre Perez stated that Belize is indeed ...

Maruba Resort makes donation to San Pedro Police over the weekend
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 3/5/2008
Often times reaching to either the extreme north or south of the island by land is a challenge for the Police Department in San Pedro Ambergris Caye, ...


San Pedro Sun
Our Belize Community - Amelio Eriberto Vasquez
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 3/5/2008
Such is the case of up and coming pastry extraordinaire – Amelio Eriberto Vasquez. Born in Belize City, Eriberto grew up enjoying the beautiful Caribbean ...

3/4/2008

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 3/4/2008
In 1996, some of us formed the UBAD Educational Foundation (UEF), because we demanded the right to represent the so-called Creole people of Belize in the ...

BDF and Verdes post wins to grab lead in BPFL playoffs
Amandala, Belize - 3/4/2008
At the top of the standings at week 3 of the BPFL playoffs, Belize Defence Force (BDF) are the undoubted favorites to clinch the first spot in the finals, ...

The Marine Parade chambers
Amandala, Belize - 3/4/2008
The corporatist PUP which ruled Belize from 1998 to 2008 was resoundingly rejected last month by the people of Belize, because voters had concluded that ...

Wants legislation to hold elected officials criminally responsible ...
Amandala, Belize - 3/4/2008
Most children in Belize lack proper supervision, therefore, the chances are that they will become a product of their environment and what’s going on around ...

Archie’s back in business after Tuesday “shop invasion”
Amandala, Belize - 3/4/2008
Businessman Archie Lee, of Central American Boulevard in Belize City, was back to selling liquor products at his store, Lee’s Shopping City, at the corner ...

Venezuelan ambassador and US$10 mil “still missing!”
Amandala, Belize - 3/4/2008
... y Social de Venezuela), again this morning, requesting details on the company’s claims that they had gifted US$20 million to the Government of Belize. ...

Cuban “boat people” kiss Ambergris sand
Amandala, Belize - 3/4/2008
The Cubans became very disappointed when they were given the news that they were not in the USA, but in Belize. The visitors were given clean, warm clothes, ...

Blue Monday: Fire strikes another board house in the Old City
Amandala, Belize - 3/4/2008
This Monday morning at 8:14 am, the control room of the Belize Fire Service logged a call from a concerned citizen that excessive smoke was coming from the ...

3/3/2008

Divers dig deep for the hole truth about our ancestors
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3/3/2008
The holes, such as the Great Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef Atoll, Belize, can sink to depths of more than 650ft and are typically found in the Caribbean on ...

Belize's world famous coral reefs and rainforests at risk
Mongabay.com - 3/3/2008
Belize's world famous coral reefs and tropical forests are increasingly vulnerable to environmental problems which could impact its tourism-dependent ...


2/29/2008

Who has the answer to the US $20 million question
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
That is what the new Barrow government wants to know following reports from Venezuela that its government had been given Belize US $20 million in grant ...

FIU did not investigate SSB’s missing millions
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
Barrow has further asked the FIU to also investigate former Belize Ambassador’s (Moises Cal) involvement in the transportation of over a million dollars in ...

Viola Myles celebrates 105th birthday
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Viola Myles, one of Belize’s oldest citizens, celebrated her 105 birthday with a big smile on her face on Monday 25, ...

Old Belize Cultural Center hosts 2nd Annual Boat Show
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer Sun, sea and sand are Belize’s star tourist attractions, which drew hundreds to the Second Annual Boat Show at the ...

Mennonites celebrate 50 peaceful years in Belize
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
The Mennonite Communities of Belize are this week celebrating the 50th anniversary of their arrival in Belize, and Prime Minister Dean Barrow had a special ...

Unhappy queens speak out against their director
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
By Lisbeth Ayuso Six beauty queens, led by the current Miss Universe Belize, Melissa “Tanisha” Vernon, held a press conference on Wednesday, Februray 28 at ...

BDF soldiers win medical scholarship to Taiwan
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
Two officers from the Belize Defence Force have been accepted to pursue their medical studies at the National Defence Medical Center in Taiwan. ...

GOB announces key appointments
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
Other exiting members include Dylan Reneau and Elena Smith, who were nominated by the national Trade Union Congress of Belize, Mark Lizarraga of the Belize ...

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
The Government of Belize has written to the Government of Venezuela to ask for a clarification, and that may take a few weeks. But Mr. Musa does not have a ...

Czech visitor gets a taste of Belize justice
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
He got himself into trouble when he chartered taxi-driver Ignacio Perez’ car to take him from Corozal to Belize City. On arriving in the City Klosse ...

Single mother says boyfriend was abusive
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
Thompson, who is a single poor mother of south side Belize City, has until June 30 of this year to pay the court fine and until October 30 to come up with ...

Court of Appeal to review Pipersburg/Robateau case
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/29/2008
By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter The Privy Council of the House of Lords has struck down the conviction of two of Belize’s rampage killers Leslie ...

Belizeans spared another fuel price hike
Caribbean360.com, Barbados - 2/29/2008
BELMOPAN, Belize, February 29, 2008 - It's had to pay more for fuel, but the Belize government said it won't be passing on the increase to consumers. ...

2/28/2008

GOVERNMENT SAYS NO INCREASE IN FUEL PRICES
LoveFM, Belize - 2/28/2008
... costs the Government of Belize will be absorbing the increase in cost by reducing the Revenue Replacement Duty that is applied to gasoline and diesel. ...

PM BARROW ASKS FIU TO INVESTIGATE WRONG DOINGS OF PAST GOVERNMENT
LoveFM, Belize - 2/28/2008
However Young informed the Prime Minister that they are continuing their investigation into the case involving the theft of 6 million Belize dollars from ...

CARIFORUM CONCLUDES NEGOTIATIONS IN RESPECT TO THE ECONOMIC ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/28/2008
The selected group of products includes revenues sensitive items and other items for which Belize has the capacity to be competitive. ...

HENRY GORDON APPOINTED TO REPRESENT THE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES IN THE ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/28/2008
... General of their decision and pledged their full support to Prime Minister Dean Barrow and the people of Belize in their quest to continue to build Belize.

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN YAPP AND MINISTER OF ...
LoveFM, Belize - 3 hours ago
British High Commissioner His Excellency John Yapp and Minister of National Security Carlos Perdomo today toured installations and camps of the Belize ...


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