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11/5/08
11/4/08
 | Byron Lee Dead at 73Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/4/08Byron Lee called Belize home and performed in Belize regularly; up until two years ago he had an almost twelve year streak going. His appearances also dated ... |
 | Pen Cayetano's Belize Bowl RaceChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/4/08Along with Benjamin Nicholas, Pen Cayetano is Belize’s most celebrated Garifuna painter. But unlike Nicholas, who lives in Dangriga, Pen Cayetano lives in ... |
 | Garbage Piling Up in the CityChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/4/08And the reason is...what it always is at City Hall, no money to pay Belize Waste Control. Or at least that’s what we’ve been able to gather from calls by ... |
Mayor Moya: Waste Control Has Been PaidChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/4/08Earlier we told you about the garbage that’s been piling up around the city because it’s not being picked up by Belize Waste Control –which hasn’t been paid ... |
 | Kevin Hendy Executed in Drive-by ShootingChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/4/08The first one happened in Belize City just after seven. When the gunshots ceased, thirty seven year old Kevin Hendy lay dead on the pavement. ... |
MAN SHOT AND KILLED IN BELIZE CITYLoveFM, Belize - 11/4/08In Belize City another murder was recorded as a result of gun violence. 35 year old Kevin Hendy was shot and killed on Central American Boulevard last night ... |
CARIBBEAN MUSICIAN BYRON LEE DIES AT AGE 73LoveFM, Belize - 11/4/08I am sure he would have like to come back to Belize to visit at least. He leaves a big family behind; he had sons and daughters and grandchildren, ... |
MAYA LEADER BEN BOL PASSED AWAYLoveFM, Belize - 11/4/08One of the ways Bol did this was by hosting a Mopan Maya programme which first aired on Radio Belize. After Radio Belize closed its doors in 1998, ... |
POLICE NEWSLoveFM, Belize - 11/4/08Belize City police have arrested and charged two minors for aggravated assault. Dwight Tillett reported to police that he was walking toward his house on ... |
SAGICOR CELEBRATES ITS 8TH ANNIVERSARYLoveFM, Belize - 11/4/08This week Sagicor is celebrating eight years of involvement in the insurance business in Belize. The celebration is being observed under the theme ... |
11/3/08
Relief at the Pump on the HorizonChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/3/08The world oil price is making for cheaper gas all over the world – everywhere, it seems, except Belize, where crippling pump prices persist. ... |
 | Barrow Wants Barack to WinChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/3/08And sure enough, there are signs of Obama mania in Belize City with t-shirts, watches, and other paraphernalia being sold. We hit the streets today to find ... |
 | 23 Communities Declared Disaster AreasChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/3/0823 villages and communities in the Belize and Orange Walk Districts have been declared disaster areas. They are Crooked Tree, Willows Bank, Bamboo Patch, ... |
 | Dylan Reneau Elected NTUCB PresidentChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/3/08The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has a new president; he is Dylan Reneau the representative of the Public Service Union. Reneau was elected along ... |
Diggy Dap Shot in the RearChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/3/08He is not saying much to Belize City Police but someone tried to kill forty eight year old Belize City resident Fredrick Lynch better known as “Diggy-Dap. ... |
BEL AND PUC AT IT AGAINLoveFM, Belize - 11/3/08Belize Electricity Limited and the Public Utilities Commission continue to disagree with each other over what BEL is required to do under the Electricity ... |
COURT NEWSLoveFM, Belize - 11/3/08The incident was reported in August 2005 and is said to have occurred near the farmers market here in Belize City. In other news from the Magistrate’s Court ... |
11/1/08
 | DFC Drags Novelo Brothers into CourtChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/1/08David told a similar story, claiming that his current salary is tied up repaying loans in his own name to the Belize Bank and Scotia Bank. ... |
 | Altar of the Dead Honours Andy, Bev, & PazChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/1/08On the Day of the Dead, an altar like this one on exhibition at the Belize House of Culture can be found in homes where families in memory of their loved ... |
Soldier Charged for Aggravated AssaultChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/1/08That person has been identified as thirty three year old Belarmino Quiroz, a Belize Defence Force soldier. Police say when they questioned Quiroz he told ... |
 | Illegal Game Meat Sellers BustedChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/1/08Exotic dishes such as peccary, armadillo, crocodile tail, and deer leg are usually rare in Belize. But not recently. Just like those folks from Douglas ... |
 | It's Serani & Miss ThingChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/1/08The Jamaican reggae artists Miss Thing and Serani are in Belize for a show this weekend at Cahal Pech in Cayo. And while reggae artists are a regular fare ... |
 | 110 Families Evacuate from Douglas VillageChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 11/1/08As we reported at the top of the news, flood waters continue to rise in the Belize and Orange Walk Districts. While residents in some affected areas have ... |
10/31/08
COURT NEWSLoveFM, Belize - 10/31/08Both men, security guards at the University of Belize were charged after police searched their home on Partridge Street on Wednesday and found some of the ... |
Albert and Regent Street project delayed againThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/31/08By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Work to resurface Albert and Regent Streets in the down town area of Belize City, has once again been pushed back, ... |
US donates bridge to replace Kendall lossThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/31/08“We are pleased to be able to assist the people of Belize, particularly those in the Stann Creek District, during these difficult times of flooding and ... |
Judge Gonzalez; causing quite a stirThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/31/08By Anita Nembhard - Freelance Writer The fate of Justice Tradio Gonzalez as a sitting judge of the Supreme Court of Belize remains uncertain, ... |
Climate change will have security dimensionsThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/31/08She believes that Belize is on the right track in disaster response, regarding the current flooding situation. Accolades were given to the Belize Defence ... |
Fire leaves 15 homelessThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/31/08A mid morning fire on north side Belize City on Thursday October 30, has left 15 people homeless. The fire completely destroyed a small two story wooden ... |
EditorialThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/31/08BECOL has not said anything about that, and we have to thank Sharon Matola of the Belize Zoo for pointing out the danger. 1. The spillwater is mostly ... |
Floods paralyse BelizeThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/31/08By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer Traffic and work slowed to a halt in many parts of rural Belize this week as the flood waters which first began to ... |
10/30/08
 | Belama Residents Moving Out of Flooded HomesChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/30/08Earlier on we showed you the official reaction to much of the damage that’s occurred in the Belize District, but the human dimension speaks volumes more ... |
Bar Association Drops a Bomb on the BenchChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/30/08The Bar Association of Belize is usually content to go about its business without creating too much friction or public fusses, but recently a new energized ... |
 | More Havoc from Flood of '08Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/30/08The great flood of 2008 continues to wreak havoc all across Belize - in the Orange Walk, Corozal, Cayo and Belize Districts. The footprint of this disaster ... |
 | Zebedee Pitterson is Belize's Unsung HeroChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/30/08He is Belize’s favourite baker but today Zebedeee Pitterson wasn’t recognized for his world famous bread and bun – he was singled out for his charity work. ... |
POLICE NEWSLoveFM, Belize - 10/30/08Belize City police have detained two men following a burglary at the UB campus kitchen on Freetown Road. Sylvia Cattouse of the University reported to ... |
FIRE DESTROYS HOME IN BELIZE CITYLoveFM, Belize - 10/30/08A fire in Belize City this morning destroyed a two storey building on Prince Street. Neighbors saw the blaze shortly after 11 this morning but fire ... |
10/29/08
Food handlers’ training for certificationSan Pedro Sun, Belize - 10/29/08“Prevention is better than detection,” stated San Pedro Health Inspector Thomas Flowers as the reason for the new Food Handler’s Training. ... |
 | 12 new JP’s of San Pedro sworn inSan Pedro Sun, Belize - 10/29/08After the official formalities, Minister Heredia thanked the new Justices of the Peace for accepting their new office of serving the community of San Pedro ... |
 | School land controversy continuesSan Pedro Sun, Belize - 10/29/08In the October 4th, 2008 issue of the Gazette, a Government publication, a notice for Alex Nuñez was posted ... |
POLICE NEWSLoveFM, Belize - 10/29/08Belize City Police are looking for one suspect following a report of sexual assault by a 15 year old minor. The minor told police that sometime around 2am ... |
 | Flood ‘08 Continues to Smother BelizeChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/29/08Tonight, flooding persists in the Belize and Orange Walk districts and its getting worse in many areas. The depth, scale and scope are st6aggering. ... |
 | Marion Jones Out of Jail & Talking to OprahChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/29/08In October of 2007 Belize’s golden girl Marion Jones broke our hearts when she admitted lying to federal investigators about using steroids. ... |
Benny's Donates $30000 to Relief EffortsChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/29/08The Benny’s Group of Companies today cut a check for $30000 to the government of Belize. The check is made out to the National Emergency Management ... |
 | Is Florencio Marin Sr. Plotting A Comeback?Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/29/08The PUP executive held a regular meeting in Belize City today but they discussed a most irregular report: a retired PUP politician is bad mouthing the ... |
 | The Belizean IdentityChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/29/08It takes all types to make up this melting pot – but a new exhibit at the Museum of Belize encourages visitors to confront and embrace the multiplicity of ... |
10/28/08
Second Body Recovered in CayoChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/28/08At the Belize Bank the account number is 1120458 and at Atlantic Bank it is 1000185773. Both accounts are under the name of Cayo Disaster Relief Fund. |
 | Outbreak in MaypenChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/28/08The flood has not only been affecting property and livestock but throughout the Belize River Valley the water which is now contaminated has been causing ... |
 | Leigh Richardson, Dead at 84Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/28/08Tonight we note the passing of a pivotal figure in Belize’s history. Political trailblazer Leigh Richardson died in New York yesterday morning. ... |
Disappointing times for sugar in the regionradiojamaica.com, Jamaica - 10/28/08Belize produced a little more than 79 thousand tonnes, while Barbados produced the least with 30, 320 tonnes. A total of 438555 tonnes were exported to the ... |
BELIZE RURAL NORTH RECEIVES SUPPLIESLoveFM, Belize - 10/28/08In the Belize Rural North Constituency Minister of State Edmund Castro says that they have been receiving their relief supplies from the National Emergency ... |
10/27/08
 | The unanswered Ashcroft questions returnSpectator.co.uk (subscription), UK - 10/27/08The problem is that Lord Ashcroft, who grew up in Belize, refuses to declare publicly his tax and residency status. “It's a private matter between him and ... |
Landmark El Pilar Peace Park Agreement SignedThe Santa Barbara Independent, CA - 10/27/08The ancient city of El Pilar sits on the long-disputed boundary between Guatemala and Belize and both countries maintain the area as separate natural ... |
Today in HistoryKTRE, TX - 10/27/08Ten years ago: Hurricane Mitch cut through the western Caribbean, pummeling coastal Honduras and Belize; the storm caused several thousand deaths in Central ... |
 | PM Dean Barrow Tours Flood Ravaged AreasChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/27/08Western Belize is in recovery mode while the central part of Belize is in emergency mode as flood waters slowly recede in the west and are rising in the ... |
 | Kathleen Sabal is Miss Garifuna Belize CityChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/27/08On Saturday night 15 year old Kathleen Sabal did what her mother and aunt tried but never did, she won the Miss Garifuna Belize City pageant. ... |
TIDE LAUNCHES PROJECT TO ASSIST FLOOD VICTIMSLoveFM, Belize - 10/27/08Paul Mahung, reporting “The reality that many in other parts of Belize are seriously affected by flood waters has triggered the call by the Toledo Institute ... |
NEW PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS TO BE SWORN INLoveFM, Belize - 10/27/08There will also be 12 education volunteers swearing in, they will be working as teacher trainers mainly in Orange Walk and Corozal and some here in Belize. ... |
10/24/08
COURT NEWSLoveFM, Belize - 10/24/08... who allegedly robbed three BTL customer service employees was charged with three counts of robbery when he appeared today in Belize Family Court. ... |
Minister Eden Martinez holds outThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/24/08Once popularly known as Belize’s “forgotten district,” primarily because our elected political leaders in the past forgot us, Toledo East Representative, ... |
Anguilla Cyclists to participate in the upcoming Caribbean Cycling ...Anguilla LNT, Anguilla - 10/24/08... Puerto Rico, Belize, St Kitts, Montserrat, Curacao, Jamaica, Guyana, Bermuda, Bahamas, Aruba, and host country St Vincent and the Grenadines. |
Mother and son arrested for sex crimeThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/24/08By Anita Nembhard - Freelance Writer Belize City police have arrested a 41-year-old store manager for allegedly allowing her 18-year-old son to engage in a ... |
EditorialThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/24/08By Harry Lawrence - Publisher Seven days of continuing rain have tested Belize in ways unexpected. Our homegrown disaster relief has worked well under NEMO. ... |
A dream deferred on Marion Jones Sports ComplexThe Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/24/08By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter On Thursday October 16 the Government of Belize issued a release in which it stated that Cabinet has decided to defer ... |
Mangroves are worth serious money!The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/24/08By Patricia Celenza Belize’s most respected patriot and diplomat, Philip SW Goldson stated, “The time to save your country is before you lose it. ... |
More rain more trouble!The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/24/08The devastated effects of Depression number 16, which raked havoc in the Cayo district a week ago, is making its presence known in the Belize River Valley, ... |
Belize inflation highest in twenty-five years!The Reporter Belize, Belize - 10/24/08The cost of living in Belize jumped nearly ten percent between August last year and August this year, according to a hot new survey by the Statistical Unit ... |
10/23/08
 | The Flood ForecastChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/23/08And that forecast ahs been keeping the Belize Hydrology Unit busy. They have been monitoring water levels countrywide and in particular what has been ... |
 | Nigerian Couple Drowns at Kendall CrossingChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/23/08And safety is just what disaster responders are emphasizing in the Belize River Valley as the flood is now literally in their back yards. ... |
 | Frustration & Evacuation in Crooked TreeChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/23/08The Belize Audubon Society has been helping the flood victims to move. According to bas assistant park director Derrick Hendy, it has been an emotional ... |
Request for Compromis Document DeniedChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/23/08The compromis outlines the terms that will be taken to the citizens of Belize and Guatemala in a referendum. When we asked him about it, ... |
 | UB Students Take Relief Supplies into the ValleyChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/23/08Today 25 University of Belize students ditched classes and jumped in a bus and then on a boat bound for the Belize River Valley communities of Bermudian ... |
 | Leroy the Serial Rapist Stabbed in PrisonChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/23/08Gomez is facing 13 rape related charges for a series of rapes that occurred in Belize City during the months of August and September. ... |
 | Buffalo Soldiers Come to BelizeChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/23/08It opened in 2001 and its first trip outside the United States is to Belize. The show takes place tomorrow night at the Bliss and the Museum’s Vice ... |
NEMO BEGINS ITS RECOVERY PROCESSLoveFM, Belize - 10/23/08More than 50 soldiers of the Belize Defense Force have joined in recovery efforts in the Bullet Tree Falls area. Students from the University of Belize have ... |
POLICE NEWSLoveFM, Belize - 10/23/08Belize City Police are investigating reports of a burglary. 60-year-year old Beulah Sikaffy of Bishop Street told Police that someone burglarized her home ... |
10/22/08
 | SPTC owns TransportSan Pedro Sun, Belize - 10/22/08While campaigning, Honorable Manuel Heredia Jr., promised that in order to move forward, the San Pedro Town Council (SPTC) would receive more autonomy. ... |
 | PolyClinic receives $800K donationSan Pedro Sun, Belize - 10/22/08Through the hard work and efforts made by the Belize Mission Project, an $800000Bze donation was secured for the San Pedro PolyClinic through Project CURE. ... |
 | New Building InspectorSan Pedro Sun, Belize - 10/22/08For questions, comments or concerns, contact Martinez at the offices of the San Pedro Town Council or call (226) 2198. If out on the field, kindly leave a ... |
 | Floods wreaking havoc in BelizeSan Pedro Sun, Belize - 10/22/08Over the last week, the nation of Belize has been experiencing record levels of flooding concentrated mostly in the western and southern parts of the country... |
10/21/08
 | Police Charge Couple for Belize Bank HeistChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/21/08On Sunday night two men stole over $116930 from the Belize Bank ATM in Corozal. 5 hours later, remarkably swift police work resulted in three people ... |
 | The Situation in Orange WalkChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/21/08While our coverage of the flooding started down south, is now focused out west and is slowly turning to the central part of Belize along the River Valley, ... |
 | Bullet Tree Villagers Return to Wrecked HomesChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/21/08The Mopan and Macal Rivers are still at flood stage but the waters are receding in Western Belize tonight, while they rise in the Orange Walk and Belize ... |
 | Flood Water Coming Down the Belize River ValleyChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/21/08And true enough, the Belize River is the catchment for both the Mopan and Macals River – and you saw how serious the flooding on those waterways has been, ... |
 | American Man Walks Free from Gun ChargeChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/21/08On October 2nd American national Mathew Johnson was busted at the international airport for attempting to leave Belize with a prohibited firearm and ... |
 | The Red Cross' ResponseChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/21/08Again, anyone with donations can make donations at any of the branch offices or at the Belize City at headquarters or call 227-3319 or 223-4276. |
MORE RAIN FORECASTED FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKLoveFM, Belize - 10/21/08... pressure remains over the area and a tropical wave approach the coast and this will tend to generate more showers over Belize as we go into the weekend. ... |
From The PublisherAmandala, Belize - 10/21/08These two are much bigger men in Belize than we are on Partridge, so the African proverb is here apropos. When elephants fight, the grass is trampled. |
Paper tiger?Amandala, Belize - 10/21/08We cannot recall any Prime Minister in Belize becoming as shaky this early in his term of office as Hon. Dean Barrow. Our sources say his problems are being ... |
Ahead - more rains, more trouble …Amandala, Belize - 10/21/08As we go to press tonight, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has extended its watch from the Cayo District to the Belize, ... |
The West under waterAmandala, Belize - 10/21/08In October, it rains in Belize. Two weeks ago some visitors to Belize remarked about the rainy season here. When it rains in Belize, it rains! ... |
10/20/08
 | Epic Floods, Relentless Rains in Western BelizeChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/20/08... for granted that the water will not reach a certain height and so I advised them because we get information from the Belize Weather Bureau the situation ... |
Telemedia Still Refusing to Pay Business TaxChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/20/08This morning Revenue Magistrate Edd Usher ordered Belize Telemedia, Business Enterprise Systems Limited and BTL Digicell to pay four – point one - million ... |
 | $116930 Heist from Belize Bank in CorozalChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/20/08There was a major heist from the Belize Bank Branch in Corozal last night. Around 7:30, in the heavy rain, two men dressed in black and wearing Halloween ... |
 | Hydrology Unit Warn More Is Yet to ComeChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/20/08But that says nothing of the floods, which could be reaching Belize City on Thursday. The Hydrology Unit reports that we should expect widespread flooding ... |
 | Ferocious Floodwaters Wipe Out Calla CreekChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/20/08Record flood waters covered western Belize this weekend and tonight the threat for extended and continued flooding in central and northern Belize is very ... |
 | Bird's Eye Vew of the DevastationChannel 7 Daily News, Belize - 10/20/08He’s flown over all of Belize, particularly the west, hundreds of times. He told us that he’s never seen anything like it. “All we saw is more water than ... |
Belize RED CROSS ASSISTS FLOOD VICTIMSLoveFM, Belize - 10/20/08The Belize Red Cross is assisting residents in Bullet Tree Falls and the other affected areas with drinking water. Director General Lilly Bowman spoke to ... |
POLICE NEWSLoveFM, Belize - 10/20/08Belize City Police have detained a man after he allegedly pulled a firearm on a Police Constable. Police Constable Ronald Sutherland reported that he was ... |
10/17/08
NEW BUS ROUTES COMES INTO EFFECT ON SUNDAYLoveFM, Belize - 10/17/08... authorized to operate are; National Transport Services Limited, Guerra’s Bus Service, D and E, Shaw Bus Service and Belize Bus Owner’s Cooperatives. ... |
POLICE NEWSLoveFM, Belize - 10/17/08Belize City Police are investigating a report of a stolen motorcycle. Sharon Burgess reported to police that sometime between 10 o’clock Wednesday night and ... |
Turneffe murder: Sarteneja fisherman chargedAmandala, Belize - 10/17/08By the time he was transported to Belize City, Smith had succumbed to his injuries. When police were called to the foot of the Swing Bridge, they reported ... |
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