"I am a woman in politics I would say but i think it's important for women to engage in terms of looking at political leadership which has been very different in Belize." "Did you learn anything in this? I know you have been in the past a ...
He tells Faber that there is no prohibition within the laws of Belize, which stops a backbencher from speaking out on behalf of his constituents. He notes that this is the norm in other Commonwealth countries. Cardona then concludes re-iterating that ...
Ramos has been a cab driver for the past 4 years and works out at the Belize Taxi Association on Albert Street - right in front of the Commercial Center. Today his family is trying to understand what may have gone wrong - and why someone would want to ...
Nassar who holds dual Lebanese/British citizenship was in Belize conducting free art lessons at the Banquitas House of Culture in Orange Walk. Our sources tell us that McClain is now awaiting extradition to the United States.
"We are trying to stomp out this color obeah that they have on Belize because that's all it is - people fighting out here for blue and red and after it is all said and done people getting themselves in trouble - these people go behind the close doors ...
Caribbean ministers of foreign affairs and trade will convene in Belize tomorrow for the Eighteenth Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean and Pacific States known as CARIFORUM. Today, in advance of that ...
Today in the court of acting chief justice Samuel Awich, arguments were heard in the case of COLA and Belizeans For Justice against the government of Belize. COLA and the BFJ are asking to the court to make a declaration on section 7 of the Belize ...
Belize is looking to get assistance from the United States government to improve its human trafficking legislation. Last week, a delegation, including Solicitor General Oscar Ramjeet and Belize's Ambassador to the United Sates Nestor Mendez held ...
A twenty year old Guatemalan taxi driver has become the latest victim in the ongoing gun violence in Belize City. According to family members, Luis Ramos who drives for the Belize Latino's Taxi service on Albert Street was approached by an unidentified ...
VIP is serious about campaign financing; the people of Belize will know where our money comes from and how it is spent, no compromises there. That in itself puts us off on what we feel is the crux of the whole situation we find this country in, ...
According to a Belize news station, however, Shyne failed to deliver his promise at last week's event. 7 News Belize has reported that Shyne and promotor Isodoro "DJ Richie" Alvarez learned just six hours before none of the rumored guest artists would ...
The project, which will be officially inaugurated tomorrow morning, is valued at $190000 and was financed by the Government of Belize through a combination of a loan and grant from the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF 6) of the Caribbean Development Bank. ...
The Government of Belize is committed to introduce and pass legislation to deal with Anti-Trafficking in Persons, and to this end the Solicitor General's Chambers, the Ministry of Human Development and Social Transformation and the Anti-Trafficking in ...
Addressing the village during the opening ceremonies was Belize Rural Central Area Representative, Hon. Michael Hutchinson who challenged villagers to do their best to make their community the best it can be. He explained that it is individual ...
The majority of Belizeans believe that Said Musa is by far the most disgraceful Prime Minister of Belize ever. However, he continues to speak with saint-like tongue in the House of Representatives. During his terms in office, he managed to bring new ...
The Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF, is conducting The Belize National Survey on Micronutrients Biomarkers (BNSMB): Baseline Anemia, Red Blood Cell Folate, Retinol and B12 ...
On Tuesday March 29th the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative for Belize, Jamaica and Bahamas, Dr. Jerome Thomas handed over a set of tools and equipment to the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. These tools included portable pH ...
On Tuesday, March 29, representatives of the Honorary Consul of Belize in Florida visited the homeland to hand over donations to three non-profit organizations. The Center for Community Resource Development, Mount Carmel Catholic Church and Marla's ...
There is not a single legitimate investment in Belize that can yield more returns on the dollar than an investment made in Belize Telemedia Limited. The company has a long history of basically 'over performing'. It is likely that the fascination that. ...
During a press conference held on Wednesday March 30th, the European Commission's Philip Mikos, and Walter Kennes along with the Executive Director of the Climate Change Center in Belize, Kenrick Leslie and Belize's ambassador to the European ...
The budget presented by Prime Minister Barrow this year is considered by some to be the best budget in Belize's history. Unfortunately, it was the least touched subject in the debate. Perhaps the reason for that is because the opposition would see no ...
A string of shots were fired last night at around 8:30 in front of ITVET on Freetown Road in Belize City. Best reports indicate that it was an attempted robbery - and it seems the would-be victim fired the gun to fend off his attackers. ...
22 year old self employed woman, Sofia Welch who allegedly tried to smuggle 22 grammes of cannabis between her legs into the Belize Central Prison was taken to court today. She was charged with drug trafficking, pleaded not guilty and was ...
There are people who have just arrived here (in Belize) and own acres upon acres of land, but I serve this country. I serve in the BDF and as a police and I can't own a piece of land; I think that i am entitled to a piece of land. ...
It's odd but true: perhaps nowhere has Belize's multicultural identity been more amply demonstrated than in squatting communities: we've met Spanish speaking naturalized Belizeans, who emigrated from Central American countries decades ago who are ...
According to Daniel Guttierez of Belize Natural Energy, his company is working with CDS gas in that zone to develop a pilot mini-plant which meets all standards - and so that company is protected in that zone. We can't quite figure out how that squares ...
In a press release sent out today by JD Financials Belize Limited - operators of Mega Bingo - the company states they are now operating under a new management team - which it says brings with it professionalism and transparency. ...
The forum is being held in collaboration with the UWI open campus Belize. Guest speaker for the occasion is the Deputy Principal for the University of the West Indies at Saint Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago, Doctor Rhoda Reddock. ...
The Ministry of Health along with its partners is conducting a survey to improve the prevention of infant and maternal mortality in Belize. Love News spoke with Dr. Natalia Beer from the Maternal and Child Health Unit of the Ministry of Health. ...
New members have been elected to the executive of the Belize Communication Workers Union. The election was held on Saturday during the Union's annual general meeting which was held on the Telemedia basketball court. Elected to serve on the executive ...
The equipment and tools were handed over by the Food and Agriculture Organization Representative for Belize Dr. Jerome Thomas as part of the Technical Cooperation Program. That program has previously handed over computers and vehicles to the Ministry ...
Theboombox : Shyne was all set to perform a coming home concert in Belize Saturday night (March 26), after living in Israel for months, but the much-hyped event went so poorly that nearly everyone involved has been blasting each other ...
Around 10, police were alerted to an accident scene between miles two and three on the Western highway - where they saw the lifeless body of 35 year old Harris Fred Flores- a construction worker of a Jane Usher Boulevard Adress in Belize City. ...
Shamir Medina was killed on Plues Street on Friday night - and this morning a 35 year old was shot on that same small street. Around 7:00 35 year old Charles Huesner was riding his bicycle on Plues Street when he was approached from behind by a shooter ...
Paul Perriot resigned from Telemedia near the end of February - but in an unlikely twist he's once again emerged as president of the Belize Communication Workers Union. An election was held on Saturday where Senator Perriot won easily. ...
More and more us Belizeans don't understand that maybe some of the disease that we are suffering may be related directly to too many chemicals in our food but the visitors who come to Belize - they know and they ask for organic produce. ...
But while that those address many issues, it is not a fix all: the challenges Belize's disabled population faces are profound. Globally, an estimated five hundred million persons are disabled. More than eighty percent live in poor countries. ...
Well, you'd better get used to it, because that's the company that will take over all of Esso's operations in Belize, from the Esso Storage Facility on Caesar's Ridge Road to the gas stations countrywide. A release form the company says that it will be ...
Belize's endangered population of Antillean manatees took another hit this morning - as another manatee washed up on the coast flailing - the product of another propeller mauling. This female adult manatee - weighing no less than 500 pounds - was found ...
Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers was re-elected as Chairperson of the Board of the Commonwealth Local Government forum. Mayor Moya Flowers will serve for the period 2011/2013. The Belize City Mayor was first elected in May 2009 and has led the ...
Nine days after a cargo vessel sank in Belize's territorial waters the Belize Port Authority today announced that it will be conducting an investigation into the incident. The Panamanian flagged vessel, the Helga, went down in the early morning hours ...
ExxonMobil announced today that it has signed a share sale agreement with Puma Energy for sale of the company's downstream businesses in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Jose Matus is the Country Manager for Esso Standard ...
We try our best. We are working on cacao and honey.” Osbourne says they plan to expand the program into other communities in Toledo and across Belize with the goal of achieving a sustainable tourism destination in a few years.
This is Belize it's very small, everybody knows everybody and we believe no crime goes unnoticed or no crime is done without a witness. We are asking the public, it might look like it is irrelevant to the case, any information that you have to call us ...
As the committee members and myself from the consulate we carefully chose three deserving charities her in Belize to receive these funds. It would not have been possible without the support of our platinum and gold sponsors.” Special Envoy for Women ...
Saturday night at the MCC was supposed to be the concert of the year; it was supposed to be history; Shyne was having his album launch concert in Belize and he was bringing two r&b - slash - rap artists from the US to celebrate ...
On Friday night in Belize city - three shootings happened between 8:30 and 9:30 - two of them were fatal and two of the victims were teenagers. The first to be shot was Shamir Medina. At 8:20, the 19 year old was riding his bicycle in the Plues street ...
"It's a real unfortunate situation and one to the extent it has angered every law abiding citizen in Belize, not only the police department. When you have a police officer who is on duty and the criminal elements of our society has absolutely no ...
And going now form the disastrous weekend -to Friday's historic political outburst by UDP Orange Walk East Area Representative Marcel Cardona. It was the political blast heard around the nation - as Cardona dropped bombs form the backbench. ...
A Panama-flagged cargo vessel chartered by Cuba sank Saturday off the coast of Belize, claiming the lives of the Cuban captain, chief engineer and helmsman. The Belize Coast Guard rescued eight Cuban sailors who have since returned to Cuba. ...
A Belize City policeman became a victim of the spiraling crime wave over the weekend. Twenty three year old constable Nigel White was shot while on duty early Sunday morning at the Belama police sub-station on Albert Hoy Street. ...
The University of Belize is this week observing a series of activities as part of Early Childhood Stimulation month. According to the Dean of the Faculty of Education and Arts Dr. Wilma Wright, the objective of the week of activities is to provide ...
The Institute for Maritime Studies, based in Dangriga, has pointed to the risk of an oil spill and has called upon the Belize Port Authority and the Department of the Environment to locate the wreck and put in place a contingency plan to contain the ...
The Belize Coast Guard has been called out in response to a distress call from the Cuban cargo vessel Helga, which reportedly sank off the Barrier reef sometime Saturday night, March 19.. At the time of the distress call, the vessel was somewhere east ...
The Belize National Library Service and Information System launched its Will You Read? Campaign at the Leo Bradley Library in Belize City on Wednesday morning, March 23. The Campaign promotes the joy of reading in children by asking ...
The undefeated Belize National Cricket Team returned triumphant to Belize on Sunday, after winning the International Cricket Confederation (ICC) Division III Championship in a tournament played at the Los Reyes Polo Club in San ...
Some 300 residents of Santana, Corozalito and St Ann's, three of the oldest villages in the Belize District, now enjoy quality potable water from a new water system, which was inaugurated in Santana Village on Wednesday, March 23. ...
The girls and boys of Salvation Army School each enjoyed their third victory when the Belize City primary schools softball competition continued at Roger's Stadium last Wednesday, March 16. Pitcher Shantell Rowland led the girls of ...
(7 News Belize) Last year, Shyne told SOHH he hoped to collaborate with artists ranging from Jay-Z to Rihanna. "I definitely want to collaborate with Baby, Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane," Shyne revealed to SOHH. "I'd also want to record with Usher, ...
His official passport, however still says Belize on it, and he returned home yesterday in preparation for a major concert to launch his upcoming album. "It's not so much a show for me, as it is a dream come-true for me. I remember as a kid, ...
The team summited in just two days - which is a lot quicker than expected and after a short rest at the top of Belize, they started their descent. Tonight they are camped out at the 12 k mark and are expected to be all the way back down sometime ...
"Well as you know that everybody is aware of the crime situation all around Belize and Hattieville is not different from anywhere else." The event is sponsored by Tropigas - and there are trips for the teams every weekend at no cost to the parents….
“The cane farmers in northern Belize are celebrating much more because we were told this morning by the experts that the TCTS, that simply means tons of sugar cane for tons of sugar is at its lowest ever at 8 tons of sugar cane for one ton of sugar. ...
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Youth Business Trust and the University of Belize was signed this morning with the aim to equip emerging entrepreneurs with relevant business and management skills. Vincent Palacio is the Dean of Faculty of ...
... Joint-interagency Task Force-South, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation and forces from: Antigua-Barbuda (host nation), Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, ...
In a hearing that may continue at the end of this week, the Court of Appeal this afternoon began to hear the response of the Maya leaders of Toledo in an appeal lodged by the Government of Belize, challenging the June 2010 ruling of former Chief ...
In January this year, Amandala had asked Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow about the resumption of hanging in Belize—the penalty still retained on our law books for murder. The last hanging in Belize was 1985. Prime Minister Barrow told us that when ...
We are Belizean “Baby Boomers,” in that we were born in the years right after World War II, and I would say that most of us, especially from Belize City, ended up in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, also New Orleans. In our generation, our most ...
The group took a service learning trip to the Central American nation of Belize, where they did volunteer construction work for a local church and preschool in the community of Santa Elena. "There is something about everybody experiencing another ...
I am talking about essential services in a city such as Belize. Electricity, water and security are the three main ones, security being the most important. Services are of no use to you if you are not alive. You need electricity, for heating, ...
On October 22, 2010, the Belize Tourism Board conducted a consultation in the village of Placencia to garner feedback from villagers and stakeholders on whether they would be receptive to the installation of a cruise ship port there, purportedly for ...
Belize, and especially Belize City, is one of the most violent places on the planet,” Briceńo went on. When Belizeans look at this year's budget, what they see is the same tired laundry list recited for new consumption, said Briceńo, adding that there ...
At press time tonight, David Gegg, of of Cruise Solutions Belize Limited, is fighting the revocation of his tour license by the Belize Tourism Board. Gegg has hired two attorneys, Andrew Marsheleck and Naima Barrow, who appeared today in court and won ...
The events began unfolding earlier, when, in solidarity, Trench-Sandiford today called on the women of Belize to join in a walk from Independence Hall, situated on Queen Street, to the Women's Commission office, located on Hudson Street, to deliver the ...
40-year-old Roberto Barahona, a Honduran national and Construction Worker of an address on the Coney Drive area in Belize City appeared in Court #8 before Magistrate Emerson Banner where he was read a single charge of maim upon ...
Last night our headline was the evening murder of Phillip Swift, a teenager who was killed a few hundred feet from his home in Lindo's Alley, which is off Vernon street in Belize City. Today, police had no new information - and his family was reluctant ...
For reasons unknown, Flath was never brought to justice in Belize for the molestation charge. He was arrested by the Guatemalan National Civil Police last month, and was expelled to the United States where he was arrested in the United States by ICE ...
But the killing we're reporting on this evening is unusual - that's because the victim is a foreigner, a female passing through Belize. 54 year old art teacher Isis Nazar had travelled the world; she'd been to dozens of country as a kind of art pilgrim ...
Nineteen year old Steven Dean Weber, an American student from San Diego who came to Belize City yesterday on a cruise ship, was charged with possession of 1.6 ( one point six) grams of cannabis when he appeared today in Magistrate's Court. ...
If all goes as planned they should summit Victoria by tomorrow. And while he is making history with every step - for this young man - it's nothing new as he told us in tonight's I am Belize profile - he's an educator:..
The Women's Issues Network of Belize issued its own press release today condemning what it calls the 'the tasteless, pointless, and glaring photograph of Miss Tillett published in the Guardian' which it says was used simply for cheap political gain, ...
Well today owner of Cruise Solutions David Gegg told us that his company won an injunction in the Supreme Court today against the Belize Tourism Board. Gegg says he suspects the effort by the board, quote: "is driven by malice. ...
"Last year's empty moto of "Recovery today; Prosperity tomorrow" Seems more like an insult to the struggling over burden tax payers of Belize. We are in crisis, more in free fall and much less than free to fly. The Prime Minister's wings are like those ...
Nineteen year old Philip Swift, known as PJ lost his life to gun violence shortly after five o'clock yesterday evening. The Swift family is seeking answers to what they say is another senseless murder of a youth. It was reported Philip was gunned down ...
The PUP women also expressed disappointment that the National Women's Commission as the lead agency in Belize actively promoting women's inclusion in political life, has been silent on the photograph's publication. Today Love News spoke with Executive ...
Through continued collaboration between Belize and US law enforcement personnel, an American fugitive has been captured and returned. Seventy one year old US citizen and Wisconsin resident Roland Flath was returned a one count indictment for traveling ...
Minister of Natural Resources, Gaspar Vega met with members of the Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association to discuss a way forward surrounding the land distribution at Harmonyville. All parties agreed on several points they hope will bring ...
In late November of last year, police claimed that the home of Belize Waste Control Manager, Diana Stephens was burglarized and that the items which were stolen were found in a nearby yard. They also claimed that when they found the items they also ...
On Friday March 18th, Dennison, a resident of #157 West Street in Belize City appeared in Court #5 before Magistrate Albert Hoare where his matter was dealt with “in camera” due to the sensitivity of the matter. He was unrepresented and was charged ...
There is not a single legitimate investment in Belize that can yield more returns on the dollar than an investment made in Belize Telemedia Limited. The company has a long history of basically 'over performing'. It is likely that the fascination that. ...
On Wednesday March 23rd, some 300 residents of Santana, Corozalito and St. Ann's, three of the oldest villages in the Belize District, began to enjoy quality potable water supplied by a new water system. The system was officially inaugurated in Santana ...
(Belize Reporter, March 18) The girls of Nazarene High School won the National Softball Championships organized by the National Secondary Schools Sports Association at the Cattle Landing Field in Punta Gorda Town on Friday and Saturday, March 11-12. ...
Belize City, Belize – March 18, 2011 –The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) awarded certificates of completion today to twenty-five (25) officers from the Customs Department, Immigration Department, Police Department, Border Management Authority and the ...
There is not a single legitimate investment in Belize that can yield more returns on the dollar than an investment made in Belize Telemedia Limited. The company has a long history of basically 'over performing'. It is likely that the fascination that. ...
Belize as a member of the world Meteorological Organization joins the wider meteorological community in celebrating World Meteorological Day under the theme “Climate for you”. It is a known and proven fact that the earth's unique but constantly ...
Belize City, Belize – March 15, 2011 - The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) attended the seventh annual New York Times Travel Show, presented by American Express®, which was held from February 25th to 27th, 2011 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. ...
Belize City, Belize – March 15, 2011 - The Belize Tourism Board (BTB) attended the seventh annual New York Times Travel Show, presented by American Express®, which was held from February 25th to 27th, 2011 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. ...
There is not a single legitimate investment in Belize that can yield more returns on the dollar than an investment made in Belize Telemedia Limited. The company has a long history of basically 'over performing'. It is likely that the fascination that. ...
The Ambassador of Brazil, His Excellency Tomas Mauricio Guggenheim today presented his Letters of Credence to the Governor General, His Excellency Sir Colville Young at Belize House in Belmopan. Mr. Guggenheim said that this step is necessary to ...
On Monday, March 21, the Director of the Belize Tourism Board, Seleni Matus, and the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Tourism, Lindsay Garbutt, met with the press to formally publicize the recommendations of an independent consultant group ...
Over the last few weeks the Deputy Prime Minister of Belize and Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Gaspar Vega, has truly exhibited the true meaning of national service. He has traveled across the country bearing gifts and sharing his illuminating ...
In a fiscal year that projects growth and continued recovery, Belize is threatened most by one uncontrolled variable, the price of gas. At the start of the global economic recession most economic experts blamed the collapse of the financial sector and ...
Jane Menzies Bennett, the Head of the University of the West Indies Open Campus, Belize and an Adult Educator has been writing poetry since her high school days at St. Catherine Academy. And now she's culled the collective wisdom of her years and ...
Conorquie, who was driving a green dodge Ram pickup truck, was travelling from Carmelita to Belize City. Sedassy received injuries to his body and his neck was broken. He died on the spot. One eyewitness Bridgette Moody ...
The Belize National Coast Guard continued their search today for three missing Cuban seamen, and at news time tonight there have been no positive developments in the search effort. Coast Guard officials say there is still no trace of the men who went ...
We suppose, that's why those papers exist and between the Belize Times and the Guardian, name calling and mudslinging is their stock in trade. But when the UDP's Guardian newspaper ran a tawdry picture of a prominent PUP female in last week's edition, ...
The Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association, known as BGYEA has been having some tough times recently as they have met resistance from a group of immigrants, naturalized and first generation Belizeans of Central American ancestry who have been ...
And that's why the Belize National Library Service has launched a national campaign to encourage reading in children at all levels. To mark the launch of the reading initiative, the Special Envoy for Children, Mrs. Kim Simplis-Barrow was invited to ...
On Thursday Belize will join the rest of the world in observing World Tuberculosis Day under the theme, “On the move against TB, innovate towards action”. To mark the day the national tuberculosis program will host a conference on tuberculosis at the ...
“The idea behind having this forum was for us as females to get together and celebrate 30 years of women involved in the arts in Belize. We know that prior to Independence for women, being involved in artistic expression maybe they were a little bit ...
The Belize National Library Service and Information System launched its 'Will you read?' campaign this morning amongst many pre-schoolers and school children. Luciola Castillo, is the Principal Librarian. “The objective of the campaign is basically to ...
The thirty third annual cross country relathon involving students of the University of Belize will take place on Sunday. Over eighty men and women as well as faculty and staff of the institution will take to the Western Highway on Sunday morning. ...
La Popular bakery, located at the corner of Sarstoon and Logwood Streets, Belize City, was the site of a murder, which is suspected to have occurred sometime on Saturday, March 19. At around 1:00 this morning, the body of a La Popular employee, ...
The Belize Coast Guard, in conjunction with a few other search organizations, is at press time tonight on a massive manhunt for three Cubans who went missing after their vessel, Helga, capsized just two miles east of Caye Caulker around 11:30 Saturday ...
He was transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital by the Belize Emergency Response Team, but he died while undergoing treatment. Police also say that their investigations led them to believe that Jones, with whom they are familiar because ...
Arriving triumphantly at the PSWG International Airport shortly before 10:00 am this morning was the Belize National Cricket Team, returning from Costa Rica where they had just won 5 consecutive games convincingly to claim the championship of the ICC ...
Unlike Israel, Libya under Qaddafy voted for Belize's independence in 1981, and of the predominantly Arabic countries in the north of Africa, Libya has the closest ties with black Africa. The Western countries (Europe, Great Britain, the United States ...
Last year saw the formation of a group called The Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association, BGYEA headed by Nigel Petillo. They made the news when they made public their intention to squat on a privately owned piece of land at mile 43 on the ...
The Belize Tourism Board is holding public meetings in the Placencia, Punta Gorda and Dangriga communities to present the findings of the Social viability assessment of cruise tourism in southern Belize. The assessment was conducted by Seatone ...
A Fond du Lac man has been indicted on a count of having sex with a minor in Belize, according to court documents. Roland Flath, 71, is charged with having sexual contact with a minor in a foreign country, ...
As we reported last night three men disappeared when the boat went down beyond the reef: they are Captain Arturo Edrei Garcia, Nelson Perez Ardao and Alexis Gonzalez Cune. Eight were saved and they are housed at the Cuban embassy in . ...
Well, not to be outdone, the ministry of natural resources - which sanctions oil activity in Belize held its own round of consultations last weel Wednesday at Corazon Technical High School and St. Peter Claver Parish Hall. "I just have a concern about ...
And tonight, one new entrant into the Belize City market is pushing prices even further down with a major promotional offer. Z Gas was just allowed to operate in the city - and the company is putting pressure on its competitors. ...
