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9/15/11
Two Accidents In A Day Channel 7 Daily News - 9/15/11 The driver of a Belize Water Service pick-up truck lost control of the vehicle and careened into a ditch on the side of the road. Luckily for him, he escaped with minor injuries. But the entire front of the truck was ...
New Sports Complex Is Pretty, But Will It Be Here "Pretty Soon"? Channel 7 Daily News - 9/15/11 "I am confident that by the next election that they will already be construction activity on the site." The sports facility is the product of a commitment made by Mexican President Felipe Calderon after a request from Belize's Prime Minister Dean ...
Uncle Sam Says Belize Poses Drug Danger Channel 7 Daily News - 9/15/11 Belize Police may have stumbled upon a failed drug transfer in November - which netted them 2604 kilos, one of the biggest drug busts in history. But it seems Uncle Sam is not impressed. The Washington Post this evening reported that the Obama ...
Chris Reyes Caught Channel 7 Daily News - 9/15/11 On Monday morning at 7:45, Elmer FIGUEROA, was walking on King Street in Belize City, when he was robbed at gunpoint by a man carrying a silver handgun. FIGUEROA handed over his back pack with his Passport, wallet cell phone and ipod. ...
Spectacular Mural In Cayo Channel 7 Daily News - 9/15/11 This mural depicts a transitioning from old to new, with images on the left depicting the old Cayo which shows a Belize trapped behind the blanket of colonialism, yet vibrant in its own uniqueness. And then, transitioning on the right into vibrant ...
Prime Ministers Convene For Historic Gathering Channel 7 Daily News - 9/15/11 Last night at the Bliss Center, history was made when three Prime Ministers who have led Belize for 23 of the 30 years since Independence, Manuel Esquivel, Said Musa and Dean Barrow agreed to sit down together and talk about Belize at 30. ...
Another Bus Accident... Channel 7 Daily News - 9/15/11 Today, there was another bus accident in the Belize District - but this one was no collision; it happened when a McFadzean bus lost control because the steering broke! What happened after that is an accident all right - but it's also a miracle it ...
US Ospreys In Belize Channel 7 Daily News - 9/15/11 The United States Government has once again chosen Belize to conduct military training exercises, and this time, it's the Marine Corp that's in the country to execute a 10 day deployment for training. The Marines flew into Belize last Thursday aboard ...
PRIME MINISTERS DISCUSS BELIZE'S INDEPENDENCE LoveFM - 9/15/11 For the first time in Belize, all the former and current Prime Ministers sat down on Wednesday night for a discussion on the country's attainment of independence from Great Britain. The two hour long forum gave Belizeans a chance to hear first hand ...
FORMER PRIME MINISTER STILL HOSPITALIZED LoveFM - 9/15/11 Twenty four hours after he was hospitalized following a fall at his Pickstock Street home, former Prime Minister George Price is tonight in an induced coma at the Belize Healthcare Partners Hospital. Mr. Price, who is ninety two years old, ...
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE TAKES OFFICE LoveFM - 9/15/11 The Guyana-born jurist was administered the oath of office this morning by Governor General Sir Colville Young at Belize House in Belmopan. Justice Benjamin succeeds Dr. Abdulai Conteh. On hand for the swearing in were judges of the Supreme Court, ...
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PREPARES FOR ANNUAL EXPO LoveFM - 9/15/11 The Belize Chamber of Commerce and industry is gearing up for the annual business expo scheduled for this coming weekend. The event will feature small entrepreneurs and large enterprises, all displaying their products and services. ...
TEENAGER SENT TO PRISON UNTIL NEXT COURT DATE LoveFM - 9/15/11 19-year-old Cris Reyes a student who allegedly robbed 24-year-old Ernesto Figueroa at gunpoint became an inmate of Belize Central Prison today after he appeared in court and was charged with robbery, kept firearm without a gun licence and possession of ...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement repatriates pre-Columbian bowl to Belize Art Daily - 9/15/11 WASHINGTON, DC- Belize's history is rich. Nearly 75 attendees gathered at the Embassy of Belize this past weekend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the country's independence from England. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) added to the ...
Belize and El Salvador added to US drug blacklist BBC News - 9/15/11 US President Barack Obama has added Belize and El Salvador to a blacklist of countries considered major producers or transit routes for illegal drugs. Officials said cartels were using the two Central American nations as routes for smuggling cocaine ...
9/14/11
Sri Lankans "Movie-Makers" Sent Home Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 Three weeks ago, we told you about 11 Sri Lankans who were here in Belize supposedly to make a movie. Their arrival generated a flurry of scandal - as the group was rumoured to be human traffic - using Belize as a springboard to try and get to the ...
Poultry Illness In Orange Walk Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 The poultry industry in Belize is in a state of high alert tonight after presence of the deadly bird disease known as Fowl Typhoid was confirmed in the Orange Walk district. The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA), says it is ...
Glenn Tillett Has His First Day In Court Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 Nunez's nephew, Thyrell Hyde, is also charged in connection with the burglary of the embassy. The police reported that Hyde had a vehicle and some electronic items that were stolen during the burglary. 7 News Belize.
KHMH Emergency Room Upgrade Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 As Belize's National Referral Hospital, the emergency room at the KHMH sees the most serious trauma cases, from things as serious as gunshot victims and traffic accidents to relatively manageable conditions such as late night asthma attacks. ...
Cayo Taxistas Versus Their Benque Brethren Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 ... where ever that may be, as they are paying for a full service. They are asking that both the Minister of Cayo West, Hon Erwin Contreras and Min. Melvin Hulse to please intervene and address the issue, if not further action will be taken. 7 News Belize.
FORMER PRIME MINISTER RECUPERATING FROM SURGERY LoveFM - 8 hours ago Former Prime Minister and Leader Emeritus of the People's United Party, Right Honolurable George Price, is hospitalized at Belize Healthcare Partners Limited. Mr. Price reportedly collapsed this morning at his house and was rushed by BERT ambulance to ...
STAKEHOLDERS IN SUGAR INDUSTRY MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE BUYER LoveFM - 8 hours ago Members of the board of the BSI Employee Holdings Trust, the Belize Workers Union and the Belize Sugar Industries met with representatives of Banco Atlantida today to discuss the bank's interest in buying majority shares in the company. ...
BNE TRUST DONATES TO KARL HEUSNER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Belize Natural Energy Trust today unveiled a newly enhanced Doctors and Nurses quarters at the Accident and Emergency section of the Hospitl. The unit is now twice the size of what it once was, including a granite/mahogany counter top with more ...
OFFICIAL SPEAKS ON RECOVERY EFFORT IN BANANA INDUSTRY LoveFM - 9/14/11 “In terms of GDP and also foreign exchange definitely banana is one of the three commodities that Belize exports that is of major importance to the foreign exchange and the Gross Domestic Product so definitely that will affect and if less income into ...
Robert 'Bob' L. Bray Dodge City Daily Globe - 9/14/11 He moved to Oklahoma City in 1980 and later retired to Belize, Central America. He is survived by his daughter, Darcie Morrow, McPherson; his sister, Lynette Woods, Oklahoma City; and two brothers, Ronnie, Oklahoma City, and Loran.
Lankans posing as movie makers to be deported from Belize Sunday Times.lk - 9/14/11 Eleven Sri Lankans who had travelled to the Central American nation of Belize in the pretext of making a movie are to be deported after it was suspected they are involved in human trafficking and are attempting to use Belize as a springboard to the ...
Belize bananas given welcome boost Fruitnet.com - 9/14/11 Belize's banana sector, which took a hefty battering last week from a series of storms, has received a timely boost with the news that it is set to receive BZ$4m (€1.4m) in funding to help growers in their recovery effort. ...
92 Year Old National Hero Hospitalized Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 He reportedly suffered an injury to his head and at a few minutes past ten this morning, he was rushed to the Belize Healthcare Partners hospital accompanied by his relative Winston Smiling. According to a release from his family - and we quote: ...
As Butane Strike Continues, Bureau Of Standards Urges Consumer Vigilance Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 ... $134 in Corozal, 138 in Dangriga, $139 in PG. If you're being quoted prices higher than that for Mexican butane, it's illegal and you should call the Bureau of Standards Hotline at 1-800-2-TELL-US - that's 1-800-283-5587. 7 News Belize.
BSI Workers Meet Banco Atlantida; Will They Bite On Big Money Offer? Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 At a few minutes before two, representatives of the Belize Employee Holdings and the Belize Workers union gathered outside Atlantic Bank on Freetown Road for the meeting with Banco Atlantida. "Actually, this was a meeting that was requested by a group ...
Citrus Farm Killing In the South Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 ... machete and chopped Lopez to the left side of his neck. Lopez then ran to his home nearby and locked himself in. When the police arrived on the scene they forced entry into his house - where they saw Lopez lying dead in a pool of blood. 7 News Belize.
Treaty Energy Ready To Drill In Stann Creek; Readier To Do Good, They Say Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 They're called Treaty Energy Belize, a New Orleans based company contracted by Princess Petroleum LTD to explore their concession block in the south. Today the Treaty Charitable Trust launched the BELIZEAN NATIONAL LEADERSHIP FUND, a charitable ... Get Out Your Flags: Belize Versus Guat In Boxing Channel 7 Daily News - 9/14/11 It may not be a September Celebrations event, per se, but a series of boxing matches this weekend at the Princess Hotel is sure to stoke nationalist passions. It's Belize versus Guatemala in 6 male fights and one female fight. ...
HATTIEVILLE VILLAGE COUNCIL RECEIVES EQUIPMENT LoveFM - 9/14/11 Belize Rural Central Area representative Michael Hutchinson, through the assistance of the Social Security Board today handed some equipment to the Hattieville Village Council. Love News spoke with him this morning. “This grass cutting equipment was a ...
'Horse and Buggy' Mennonites Highlighted at Conference “Anti-Modern Pathways: 'Horse and Buggy' Mennonites in Canada, Belize and Latin America” will focus on the Amish farm communities, or the so-called “horse and buggy” people who live anti-modern lives. About 4000 Old Order Mennonites live in southern ...
9/13/11
Teryl's On The Reggae Bus Channel 7 Daily News - 9/13/11 But since then, he's diversified and the Man At Work, is still working, but mostly on his music, which is a fell-good brand of reggae. His latest release is about a reggae bus. He told us why the Lemoth's bus caught his eye:.. 7 News Belize.
Bus Collision Injures 15 Channel 7 Daily News - 9/13/11 Both buses were travelling from Belmopan - and heading towards Belize City - when calamity struck. It happened around 9 o'clock this morning - around mile 13 on the Western Highway. We are unable to count how many passengers were on both buses - but ...
CA Butane Importers Still Striking Channel 7 Daily News - 9/13/11 BWEL, TOMZA and Z-Gas - who import and distribute the majority of the butane in Belize - continue to keep their doors closed for business. They are demanding that government grant them an increase in the controlled price of butane; ...
Home Invader Jailed Channel 7 Daily News - 9/13/11 ... of the Northern Highway and Lord's Band Road. Usher had a .25automatic pistol with one live round and some of the items that were stolen from Williamson. Usher testified and denied having any knowledge of the aggravated burglary. 7 News Belize.
A Gathering Of Prime Ministers Channel 7 Daily News - 9/13/11 Now, if you've seen house meetings, you'll know that there are rarely civil exchanges between former Prime Ministers, but the organizers at the Institute of Social and Cultural Research are hoping for an enlightening exchange. 7 News Belize.
Young City Councilor Dies In Traffic Accident Channel 7 Daily News - 9/13/11 29 year old Belize City Councilor Andrew Faber was killed along with two others in a traffic accident today. It happened on the Placencia Road after midday. Faber was driving his maroon and gray L200 pickup truck with passengers, 26 year old Virginia ...
Positive Youths Recognized Channel 7 Daily News - 9/13/11 But to sort of balance things out, today the Ministry of Education & Youth along with Youth for the Future held the Belize Youth Awards. 20 young people from across the country who have had positive impact on their peers and in their communities ...
Coro Cops Charged for Free Zone Robbery Channel 7 Daily News - 9/13/11 ... of North America International Limited store in the Corozal free zone on Saturday. SKYERS was charged for ROBBERY and while Constables ELSTON ROJAS and RUDOLPH AZUETA were charged jointly for the crime of ABETMENT TO COMMIT ROBBERY. 7 News Belize.
Attorney Faced Bench Warrant Channel 7 Daily News - 9/13/11 ... that he knew of the date and deliberately ignored it. He told us that bench warrant was cancelled at about a quarter to twelve after he conferred with the Magistrate. He says the magistrate apologized and set a new date for trial. 7 News Belize.
YOUTHS RECOGNIZED FOR POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS LoveFM - 9/13/11 Today the Ministry of Education and Youth through the Youth For the Future held the annual Belize Youth Awards. The ceremony was held at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. The awards are bestowed on outstanding young Belizeans across the country ...
28 BELIZEANS TO BE HONOURED LoveFM - 9/13/11 Receiving the Order of Belize posthumously will be Edward A. Laing for contributions to law. Receiving the order of distinction will be Paul Nabor for contributions to culture and music and Lawrence Vernon for contributions to the development of the ...
CHARGES UPGRADED AGAINST BELIZE CITY MAN LoveFM - 9/13/11 A charge of attempted murder against Jermaine Belgrave for the alleged shooting of Cleo Robinson was upgraded to murder today. No plea was taken from Belgrave because the offence is indictable. Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie remanded him into ...
BELIZE CITY COUNCILLOR LOSES LIFE IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT “Twenty-nine year old Andrew Faber, a Councilor at the Belize City Council, and the younger brother of Education Minister, Patrick Faber, was one of three persons killed in a road traffic accident in Southern Belize today. The shocking news reached our ...
FIRST PRIME MINISTER FORUM TO BE HELD LoveFM - 9/13/11 For the first time in Belize, all former Prime Ministers and current Prime Minister Dean Barrow will be brought together in one panel at an event organized by the National Celebration's Committee – the Prime Ministers' Forum. ...
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED IN BUS ACCIDENT LoveFM - 9/13/11 Both were travelling towards Belize City when the incident happened. Love News was on the scene a few minutes later and spoke with Kevin Franklin, a University of Belize student who was on the D & E Bus, when the G-Line bus loaded with passengers came ...
Meet the November Nine -- Badih Bounahra CardPlayer.com - 9/13/11 The 49 year-old businessman from Belize is easily the oldest player at a final table full of young pros. Bounahra does have some poker experience, with nearly $60000 in tournament earnings prior to making the November Nine. ...
Ernst: In Belize, balancing nature and business I experienced the phenomenon last week when I joined my daughters in Belize to celebrate their graduation from college. Belize — a country the size of Massachusetts with a population of about 350000 — has some of the best snorkeling, cave exploration ...
Gay rights: a world of inequality The Guardian - 9/13/11 In Belize, there is a law on the statute books that criminalises homosexuality; a gay rights group in the country, Unibam, has brought a motion challenging the law, and had this reply from the minister of works, Anthony "Boots" Martinez: "My position ...
National Unity month Amandala - 9/13/11 Especially when confronting a foreign adversary, as in Belize's World Cup qualifier against Guatemala yesterday, it is not good to dwell on the negatives. And this is September, the month of national celebrations. We should be all about national unity. ...
Marlon “laps” the field in Sunday's Belize City Criterium Amandala - 9/13/11 Yesterday's Belize City Council & Leslie's Imports 2nd Annual September City Criterium was to be the first big race since the home-coming of the man who, before he left, was considered the best of the Santino's cycling bunch. ...
Eyes on Tower Hill Things seem to be realigning in the negotiations for the buyout of the Belize Sugar Industry (BSI), the country's only sugar producer and exporter and a major foreign exchange earner in Belize. The multi-million-dollar industry would collapse if the ...
UEF pays tribute to Simon Lamb, “Centenary” founder Humble Belize City tradesman Simon Lamb (1833-1914) is recognized as the individual who singlehandedly kept observance of the Battle of St. George's Caye on September 10 alive, after it had fallen into disinterest by the populace. ...
Rough stuff from Clinton Uh Luna It is not a secret that those who control the economy of Belize are the Royal Creoles. That is or was a privilege which was given to them by their forefathers. Their forefathers, the British Caucasion race called Baymen, got their wealth as a gift ...
Commends WAMI Conference What a marked contrast to our own experience in Belize—we have had four decades of rich life here! Belizeans have been tolerant of our naiveté and of our unusual ways (such as raising our family in a tree house). We have had the opportunity to live ...
Big respect, Belizeans Amandala - 9/13/11 These are truths which could provoke disrespect, but our love for Belize is too great to focus on the critical. The worldwide economic downturn, and the vicious battles in the politics and finances and law of Belizean public utility and other sectors, ...
Central American butane companies play hardball! Today, Belize continues to be held hostage by three Central American butane importers, who are our major suppliers. Since last week Friday, Belize Western Energy Limited (BWEL), TOMZA and Zeta Gas have shut down operations, and currently, only Belize ...
Belize Government supports Palestine On Friday, September 9, 2011, the Belize Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was pleased to announce that the Government of Belize has decided to formally recognize Palestine as a sovereign and independent state within its pre-1967 borders—vastly wider ...
9/12/11
Robbery at free zone Channel 7 Daily News - 9/12/11 They have also detained another male persons of Belize City - and are trying to link him to another police officer who is known to have ties to a city gang that the current suspect associated with. That police officer was initially detained and has ...
Man dies in police custody Channel 7 Daily News - 9/12/11 He was transferred to Hattieville and then Belize City - where he was sent to the hospital because he looked to be in a state. He was seen by a doctor, and sent back with police, where he died at 10:20 am, right outside the Queen Street Station. ...
Referendum on 9th Channel 7 Daily News - 9/12/11 But now the Friends of Belize or FOB as we call them - is proposing an alternative method of giving your input on the 9th amendment. The Ashcroft-Allied group has launched a petition to collect the signatures of 10% of the registered voters in Belize ...
Brazil lecture Channel 7 Daily News - 9/12/11 They just celebrated their 189th anniversary last week Sunday and they've invited a guest to Belize to tell us how to make the great leap forward as they have:.. "We can learn from our mistakes, we can learn from our experience, we can have an ...
Chinese shot in Cayo Channel 7 Daily News - 9/12/11 "At 7pm a truck came in with Belize City license plates - park next door to Brothers Store when 3 male assailants walk out and went over the street and came back with masks. I see no face; I just heard gunshots ringing off. We decide that we ...
EYE PATIENTS RETURN FROM VENEZUELA LoveFM - 9/12/11 “Over twenty Belizeans from Toledo along with others nationwide who received medical eye intervention care and treatment in Venezuela recently returned to Belize. A member of the coordinating team who went along with the group of Belizeans to Venezuela ...
FRIENDS OF BELIZE LAUNCHES PETITION FOR A REFERENDUM ON NINTH AMENDMENT LoveFM - 9/12/11 The public consultations on the Belize Constitution Ninth Amendment Bill are winding down; but the national conversation continues. Today, a group called Friends of Belize announced the launch of a petition to collect the signatures of 10% of the ...
BUTANE COMPANIES STAND FIRM IN POSITION LoveFM - 9/12/11 But a resolution appears to be near as government has agreed to a meeting with representatives of Belize Western Energy Limited, Gas Tomza and Zeta Belize. Spokesman for the striking companies Jose Mai told Love News today via telephone from Guatemala, ...
YOUTHS TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING WORK LoveFM - 9/12/11 A number of young people will be honoured during a special ceremony which will take place on Tuesday in Belize City. The national youth awards will be handed out to deserving young people. “It's an award that is done annually with Youth for the Future ...
ANALYSIS OF WATER IN SOUTHERN BELIZE COMPLETE LoveFM - 9/12/11 In August Love News reported on the development of murky waters offshore from Placencia and along nearby cayes. Residents reported that the low visibility in the water began since May of this year. To date, reports indicate that the situation remains ...
MAN CHARGED FOR BURGLARY LoveFM - 9/12/11 But Williams was unable to meet bail so he was remanded into custody at Belize Central Prison. The Burglary occurred between 3:30 pm and 8:45 pm on August 11. Tillett who resides at 11 Banak reported to Police that Williams stole her gold chain, ...
Belizean Reefs Destroyed By 2009 Honduran Earthquake An earthquake in 2009 led to the rare but catastrophic destruction of lagoonal reefs in Belize, a new study has found. In May 2009, a powerful, magnitude-7.3 earthquake shook the western Caribbean, causing lagoonal ...
Belize: Montero says banana industry serious, not a crisis FreshPlaza - 9/12/11 The situation is both dire and urgent and the Agriculture Minister, Rene Montero, visited the banana belt yesterday to make his own assessment. He said it is an urgent situation, but not a crisis: it's very hard to get a figure right now, ...
9/10/11
Cary Fraser's installation at the University of Belize Stabroek News - 9/10/11 By Stabroek staff, Sunday, September 11, 2011 Guyanese Dr Cary Fraser was installed as President of the University of Belize, Belmopan, on August 24 last. In an address at his installation entitled 'The Modern University ...
Guatemala wins World Cup qualifier 2-1 vs Belize The Reporter Belize - 9/10/11 Belize's National Football Team fell 1-2 to Guatemala at the FIFA Goal project field outside Belmopan in Belize's second match of the second qualifying round for World Cup Brazil 2014 on Tuesday, September 6. Deon Macaulay and Harrison “Kafu” Roches ...
GOB offers its bloc of shares in BSI to members of Cane Farmers Association The Reporter Belize (blog) - 9/10/11 An official announcement from the Cabinet in Belmopan states that Government is willing to transfer its small share-holdings in Belize Sugar Industries Limited to cane farmers of the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association looking for a stake in BSI. ...
Amanda Taylor wins 2011 Queen of the Bay The Reporter Belize - 9/10/11 As Queen designate, she won a full scholarship for a bachelor's degree to the University of Belize from the Ministry of Education, a $1000 cash prize from the Central Bank of Belize, and $200 from FirstCaribbean Bank. She also received a Pulsar watch ...
Frankie Reneau & Friends in concert The Reporter Belize - 9/10/11 Belize's piano virtuoso and musical ambassador extraordinaire, Frankie Reneau is home again for Belize's 30th birthday celebrations, and city music lovers got to enjoy an evening of enchantment as Frankie and friends performed in concert at the Bliss ...
WikiLeaks brings the heat! The Reporter Belize - 9/10/11 Since the anti-secrecy organization Wiki Leaks obtained hundreds of thousands of classified US diplomatic cables and has been posting them on its website, Belize has been spared this naked exposure. But last week it was Belize's turn to feel the heat, ...
9/9/11
A Righteous Anthem At WAMI Channel 7 Daily News - 9/9/11 Today, the first summit for Belize's writers, artists, musicians and intellectuals was held at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. And we'd have to say, it is a very elite few because for the morning session no more than 30 persons were in the vast hall. ...
Belize Supports Palestine's Statehood Channel 7 Daily News - 9/9/11 That spells all kinds of troubles for Israel - which signed a visa waiver and technical assistance program with Belize in November of 2009. And while over 120 nations recognize Palestinian statehood, Israel has been pressuring its allies ...
Mexico And Central America Celebrate In Belize Channel 7 Daily News - 9/9/11 And while that's Saturday's event in Belize City, On Sunday in the Capital city, Central America and Mexico will join Belize to celebrate their Independence. To commemorate the Independence of the Mesoamerican countries - which coincides with Belize's ...
CITCO Plans Tenth Activity Channel 7 Daily News - 9/9/11 They'll be performing tomorrow at the MCC Grounds for the 6th annual Belize City Council Multicultural Fair." "Looks like you don't want to go back, because you've been around for a while now." "Well, I would rather stay home. ...
Central American Companies Launch Butane Strike; GOB Won't Budge Channel 7 Daily News - 9/9/11 And at this time, Government feels confident that with the other suppliers that are prepared, including Belize Gas Limited and Western Gas Limited, who have committed to the Government that they are prepared to continue to supply butane to the country ...
The Fuss Over BSI's Future Channel 7 Daily News - 9/9/11 One Farmers group that did have a meeting with the Prime Minister today was the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers' Association. The told the PM they're preparing to bid for the majority position in BSI, and have identified substantial financing sources for ...
Help After Hurricane Richard Channel 7 Daily News - 9/9/11 When hurricane Richard hit Belize on October 24 of last year, it wreaked havoc on the coast on Southside Belize, specifically the Yabra area. Well assistance is coming, so the next time a hurricane hit Belize, it won't inundate Yabra the way hurricane ...
Murdered Marlon's Dad Channel 7 Daily News - 9/9/11 Marlon Castillo is known as one of Belize's most dominant cyclists - but he's been going through a very rough spell for the past four months: Marlon was driving when his friend, Ariel Rosado, was killed in a freak traffic accident in May. ...
Securing The Fishing Future Channel 7 Daily News - 9/9/11 Three are for the high school level and one is for the university level to study Natural Resource Management with emphasis on marine science at the University of Belize. As the planners told us, it's an opportunity for Belizean students to be engaged ...
THREE LARGE BUTANE COMPANIES ON STRIKE LoveFM - 9/9/11 Effective today, Belize Western Energy Limited, Gas Tomza and Zeta Gas Limited along with affiliated distributors decided to shut down operations because they have been unable to get a government approved increase on the retail price for butane. ...
BSI MANAGEMENT SAYS BSCFA LEADERS ARE MISLEADING FARMERS LoveFM - 9/9/11 One of those groups is the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. The leadership of the Association has been vocal in terms of the financiers it has been having discussions with. Today the management of Belize Sugar Industries issued a release in which ...
BELIZEAN ARTISTS ATTEND CONFERENCE LoveFM - 9/9/11 The first writers, artists, musicians and intellectuals conference was held today in Belize City. A number of outstanding Belizeans participated in the event. Ya Ya Marin Coleman is one of the organizers of the event. “The purpose of the conference is ...
OPPOSITION LEADER COMMENTS ON ONGOING CONSULTATIONS LoveFM - 9/9/11 “The 5th public consultation on the 9th amendment to the Belize Consitution is set to take place in Punta Gorda next week. So far the, the amendment has sparked heated debates among Belizeans expressing strong feeling both for and against. ...
9/8/11
Why WAMI? Channel 7 Daily News - 9/8/11 Yaya Marin Coleman has been on a countrywide tour promoting the event and she made her second stop here where she said that on the Ninth September, it's fitting that we take stock of where Belize is at 30 years:.. "And it's 30 years, 30 ...
Attempted Burglars Guilty Channel 7 Daily News - 9/8/11 They didn't break into the house, but they did allegedly try, and, for that, today, two men were sent to jail. 26 year old Shawn Edwards and 26 year old Leon Yorke, charged with attempted burglary and damage to property were found guilty today in the ...
Mexican Queens, Meet Our Kissing Councilors! Channel 7 Daily News - 9/8/11 This morning, residents who live or work on the northside of Belize City were caught up in multiple traffic snares. And that's because the Belcan roundabout was closed for three hours - not for maintenance, but because the city was welcoming 31 Mexican ...
SSG “Noh Happy” With “Boots” Channel 7 Daily News - 9/8/11 They said that, regardless, they did meet with Restore Belize and the CYDP today but no truce can be made until they speak with the Prime Minister himself. And they say they will not speak with Area Representative Martinez.
Banana Industry May Get DFC Assistance Channel 7 Daily News - 9/8/11 There is a ray of hope tonight for the country's banana growers. They suffered major losses after two freak storms on Monday and Tuesday played havoc on the industry's 24 plantations. As we reported last night, the loss to the industry is staggering, ...
Sprucing Up A Sagging City Channel 7 Daily News - 9/8/11 The project is underwritten by the Taiwanese Embassy, the fort George Tourism Village, Benny's Home Center, the Belize Airport Concession Company, Brothers Habet, Telemedia, BEL, BNE and James Brodie and Company..
BELIZE TO HAVE REPRESENTATION AT ADAPTATION OF AGRICULTURE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ... LoveFM - 9/8/11 Belize will have representation at an upcoming International Seminar on the Adaptation of Agriculture to Climate Change. An initial forum was held last week in Belmopan to discuss a regional effort to tackle this potentially devastating phenomenon. ...
BEAUTY QUEENS VISIT THE JEWEL LoveFM - 9/8/11 Following the event, Belize City Mayor, Zenaida Moya told Love News that while today's event was to welcome thirty two young ambassadors from Mexico, it was planned as part of Belize's September celebrations to expose Belize internationally. ...
BELIZE JOINS IN CELEBRATING WORLD LITERACY DAY LoveFM - 9/8/11 Belize is today observing International Literacy Day 2011 along with the rest of the world, under the slogan “Literacy is freedom, literacy is development.” In Belize, the Ministry of Education and Youth through its Belize Literacy Unit is observing ...
TWO BELIZE CITY MEN FOUND GUILTY OF BURGLARY LoveFM - 9/8/11 26-year-old Leon Yorke and 26-year-old Shawn Edwards charged with attempted burglary and damage to property were found guilty of the charges. Because they had no previous conviction for dishonesty, Magistrate Kathleen Lewis sentenced them to 12 months ...
Did Johnny take a $3 Million bribe? The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 In the case of Belize the leaks are correspondences or cables between the US embassy in Belize and the US Government. In the official documents which were posted on WikiLeaks, the then ambassador to Belize comments on transactions involving the issuing ...
Ham killed during robbery attempt in Belmopan The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 Ham has been the target of execution attempts in Belize City before, but ultimately, his death came at the hands of a Chinese businessman whom he and two others tried to rob. Police say that the robbery attempt occurred on Trinity Boulevard in Belmopan ...
Fined for marijuana possession The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 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. ...
19 year old charged with escape The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 Police have arrested and charged 19 year old Ellis Meighan Jr., a resident of #27 Banak Street in Belize City. Meighan appeared in Magistrate's Court on Monday September 5th before Magistrate Edd Usher where he was read a single charge of escape from ...
Grandmother attempts to smuggle weed into prison The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 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. ...
SAI Info-Tech Computer training course concluded The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 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. ...
Mrs. Kim Simplis Barrow and the National Celebrations Commission announces ... The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 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. ...
PM Dean Barrow working on a gang truce The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 Following the threats that members of the George Street Gang made against the public after the events of the evening of Friday, August 26th, 2011, the Government of Belize (GOB) organized a meeting with members of the majority of the Gangs of Belize ...
Reemergence of the Mule Park The days of the mules are long gone and the roads are left to speeding fools but for the purpose of honouring history Bowen and Bowen partnered with the Belize City Council to refurbish the Mule Park in the center of downtown Belize City. ...
Consultation on Water Board Act legislation continues The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 The country of Belize has set its own target of 100% access to water and sanitation by 2015, making it a 'MDG plus' country. Belize has made remarkable progress towards this ambitious target, however several bottlenecks related to institutional ...
Thunderstorms severely impact Banana industry The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 A couple of days of thunderstorms have caused major damage to the banana industry in southern Belize.General Manager of the Banana Growers Association Sam Mathias said that the association is in the process of doing assessments of the damage which were ...
Belize 1- Guatemala 2 in qualifier match The Guardian, Belize - 9/8/11 Belize's World Cup Qualifier match against Guatemala kicked off at the Foot Ball Federation of Belize Stadium in Belmopan. In true world cup fashion it started with the FIFA and CONCACAF flags displayed at center field as the national an them for ...
Belize banana growers see millions of dollars in stock wiped out Caribbean360.com - 9/8/11 Belize banana growers lose almost 50% of their crops estimated at close to US$20 million after two consecutive nights of thunderstorms earlier this week. BELMOPAN, Belize, Thursday September 8, 2011 – The Banana Growers Association is reeling from two ...
Belizean student athletes at CODICADER Games Amandala - 9/8/11 The CODICADER Games run from September 4 to 14, and Belize is represented by champion school teams of the National Secondary Schools Sports Association (NSSSA) competitions as well as by national NSSSA selections in the sports of Track & Field, ...
Fantastic fans! Great game! Shane and Deon shine; but Guatemala, 2-1, over Belize Amandala - 9/8/11 Well, we lost; but it was a very good game, and our fans had much to cheer about, especially in the second half when Belize maintained a determined attack in quest of the equalizer in our World Cup qualifier against Guatemala. It was a great event, ...
We are Belize! Amandala - 9/8/11 This afternoon, all roads lead to capital city Belmopan, where our Belize national football team plays its first official “home” game on home soil in 11 years, and for the first time will host the Guatemalan national team in a World Cup qualifier match ...
Carnival Belize 2011 In Belize, writers have a lot of freedom, but some of us take it for granted, and some of us, a few barely worth the name “writer,” even abuse it. With that generalized preface, I want to discuss my impressions of Carnival on Saturday afternoon, ...
Osmany Salas' view on 9th Amendment Also, that the Ninth Amendment is taking Belize down the road to a dictatorship. First of all, PM Barrow is no Chavez. In fact, he's far from being a Chavez, as those who have followed the trajectory of that South American leader can attest. ...
Is Belize focused on mere survival, rather than prosperity? Belize will soon to be thirty. We are at a crucial development stage – equivalent to the first seven years of a child's life. Whatever foundation we build now replicates itself in the future. Based on Belize Statistical Institute Information, ...
Stop the importation of any GMOs until proper process and public consultation ... Amandala - 9/8/11 I have seen no official reports on this matter, but it is so incredibly important that I feel I must write to you at the Amandala so that the people of Belize can be protected from this threat. Government approved the National Biosafety Policy in 2009, ...
The best and brightest to meet at first ever WAMI Conference, Friday at Holy ... The 1st Annual Writers, Artists, Musicians and Intellectuals Conference, set to begin at 8:30 am Friday, September 9, at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall in Belize City, has drawn a star-studded array of local figures in the arts, entertainment, ...
PM Barrow brokers truce with city gangs …but for how long? Also flown in for the mediation meeting was Dr. Herbert Gayle, a social anthropologist, who has done the most extensive research on crime in Belize to date. The State was also represented by Doug Singh, Minister of Police and Public Safety; ...
National Flag has brown, black, red and yellow men! As Belize prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary of Independence and 213th anniversary of the Battle of St. George's Caye, the National Flag, which carries our Coat of Arms, and its variants are making an appearance on our public streets, ...
Guatemalan police takes wanted Guat criminal from Belize to Guatemala On Friday, September 2, 2011, in Punta Gorda Town, Guatemalan police officers entered Belize by boat to take an alleged murderer, a Guatemalan national, Cesar Elijio Marcel Garcia, back to Guatemala to stand trial. We questioned the protocol which was ...
2nd MAW to support Belize Defense Force Marines.mil - 9/8/11 Belize citizens will have a unique opportunity to see the United States Marine Corps' newest combat utility aircraft in action in September when the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing visits to conduct training in Belize. This morning four MV-22 Ospreys with ...
9/7/11
Are Rep Martinez Says "SSG In The House" Channel 7 Daily News - 9/7/11 We tracked Martinez down at the ITVET building in Belize City where yet another round of mediation talks were being held between government and the gangs. As the area representative for Port Loyola - which is the home base for the SSG ...
Minister Boots' Opponent Claims Incumbent Is "Padding" List Channel 7 Daily News - 9/7/11 And today, Usher staged a protest in front of the Elections and Boundaries Central Office in Belize City to voice his displeasure. Gilroy Usher Sr. - PUP Standard Bearer, Port Loyola "We have these people out here because we are objecting to the ...
Freak Thunderstorm Sends House Tumbling Down Channel 7 Daily News - 9/7/11 Last night at midnight, a powerful thunderstorm came rumbling up towards Belize from Honduras. It swept through Southern Belize and roared up to the city - and it left a path of destruction. It decimated crops in the banana belt and damaged houses in ...
Banana Crops Mashed Up By Thunderstorm Channel 7 Daily News - 9/7/11 With me right now is the Chairman of the Belize Banana Growers Association, Mr. Tony Zabaneh." "Mr Zabaneh, how do you recover from this type of devastation? Who do you turn to?" "Well, since Iris, we were promised by everybody - all the stake-holders, ...
A Terror Of A Thunderstorm Channel 7 Daily News - 9/7/11 We were able to predict that thunderstorms would affect Southern Belize. However the severity of the winds, we didn't quite have a good handle on it until yesterday." "Are the two storms on back-to-back nights related?" "The same patterns existed, ...
HISTORIC MAHOGANY TREE BLOWN DOWN Meanwhile a Belize City woman was scared out of her wits when a strong gust of wind blew down her house which stood about twenty feet high. The homeowner, Cherry Tasher, told Love News that she had just gotten up when she felt the breeze and then ...
CHIEF MET OFFICER EXPLAINS WEATHER CONDITION LoveFM - 9/7/11 Today Love News visited the National Meteorological Service to find out what is causing the severe weather conditions over Belize and how soon we can start to see a general improvement. “We've been seeing a series of severe thunderstorms that have been ...
TAXIDRIVER ROBBED LoveFM - 9/7/11 A taxi driver from Belize City was held up and robbed. Glenford Morgan told Police he was parked at the corner of Albert and Orange Streets when a man he knows only as Howard asked for taxi service to Neal's Pen Road. Morgan said he took Howard to ...
CANEFARMERS LOOK FOR FINANCING TO PURCHASE SUGAR MILL LoveFM - 9/7/11 One of those entities is the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association. “The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association has been busy trying to find financiers that will help them to become the majority shareholders in BSI. Over the last few weeks the BSCFA has ...
9/6/11
UWI Vice-Chancellor Visits Channel 7 Daily News - 9/6/11 As part of the September Celebrations, the vice - chancellor of the University of the West Indies is in Belize. Professor E. Nigel Harris is here for the presentation of the first ever first ever UWI Alumni Association Pelican Awards ...
Long Time Coming: Mule Park Re-Opens Channel 7 Daily News - 9/6/11 The Mule Park in Belize City is at the heart of the old capital - dating back to the days before the motor car. But as times got more modern, it seems the place that used to be the hub of the city fell further behind, becoming a hangout for vagrants. ...
WIKLEAKS Hits Belize: US Cable Reported On Allegation of Briceno Corruption Channel 7 Daily News - 9/6/11 Well, last week , Belize's ones were posted on the WIKILEAKS website. They're about 250 in total sent from the US Embassy in Belmopan to the State Department in Washington between 2006 and 2010. Overall, the diplomatic notes aren't that exciting, ...
Belize Team, Respectable In Guat Loss Channel 7 Daily News - 9/6/11 This afternoon at 4:00 at the FFB Stadium in Belmopan - there was a major regional showdown as Belize played Guatemala in a world cup qualifier. It was Belize's first FIFA game on its home field - and it was against, of all teams, Guatemala. ...
Another Gang Press Release: This Time It's SSG Channel 7 Daily News - 9/6/11 Last week it was the GSG, the George Street Gang that issued an unprecedented press release. Well today it was the SSG, the South Side Gangsters making the media rounds with their own press release. This one is even more well written than the GSG's and ...
More WIKILEAKS Fallout: Galen Refutes Cable Claims Channel 7 Daily News - 9/6/11 And one other confidential US Embassy cable that has raised a few eyebrows is one titled, quote: "ZABANEH FAMILY PURCHASES PRIVATE UNIVERSITY." It discusses the launch of Galen University under its new owner Dr. Louis Zabaneh in December of 2009. ...
Police Explain Unusual Prisoner Exchange Channel 7 Daily News - 9/6/11 ... officers served him with an Order To Leave and put him on a boat bound for Barrios, Guatemala at 4:30pm. So, it's not a formal extradition, but an informal one - where Garcia was expelled from Belize right into the hands of Guatemalan police.
BELIZE CITY GANG DEMANDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LoveFM - 9/6/11 It has just been two evenings since Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Minister of Police, Doug Singh, met with the leaders of some of the gangs in Belize City. And while the officials came out of those meetings basically saying they have the assurance ...
GALEN PRESIDENT RESPONDS TO MEDIA REPORTS LoveFM - 9/6/11 The Embassy further recognized Dr. Zabaneh's longstanding commitment to the development of education in Belize. According to the release Dr. Zabaneh shared with the Embassy the “Sale of Shares Agreement” he made with the original shareholders of Galen ...
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES TO AWARD FOUR OUTSTANDING BELIZEANS LoveFM - 9/6/11 On Thursday, the University of the West Indies Alumni Association Belize Chapter will be awarding four alumni with the Pelican Award. The award is handed to UWI alumni who have achieved excellence and distinction and have equally contributed ...
HELP AGE BELIZE UNDERGOES REBRANDING EXERCISE LoveFM - 9/6/11 As a member of world body, Help Age Belize is taking steps to incorporate the new look into its work. A two-day workshop started today that is engaging key members of the Help Age Belize on what the changes mean and how to incorporate the core message ...
PRACTICING NURSES RECEIVE TRAINING LoveFM - 9/6/11 Eight practicing nurses who are pursuing their formal degree in the field are today engaged in advanced training in cardiac life support at the University of Belize's Faculty of Nursing in Belize City. Trainer of this important session is Senior ...
YOUTH GROUP BEGINS PILOT PROJECT IN BELIZE LoveFM - 9/6/11 International Health Programs of the Public Health Institute's Youth Leadership in Sexual and Reproductive Health Program known as GOJoven today launched a pilot project in Belize, which is an English version of the GoJoven program. ...
9/5/11
Interview with Garifuna Musician Aurelio Martinez World Music Central - 9/5/11 As I understand, the Garifuna live along the Atlantic coast of South America, in Honduras, Guatemala and Belize. Is that correct? Honduras, Belize and Nicaragua. And also Guatemala. There are four countries. In reality, the largest ...
50 Year Old Woman Caught With Almost a Pound Of Weed Channel 7 Daily News - 9/5/11 A 50 year old Carmelita woman was in Belize City court today for an unusual charge: trafficking almost a pound of marijuana. Florence Cho was allegedly caught trying to smuggle the weed into the Kolby Central prison on Sunday. ...
But Still, A City Shooting Channel 7 Daily News - 9/5/11 But the weekend was not completely incident free in the city. One man was shot at about 3:30 on Sunday morning. 24 year old Robert Tracey was riding his bicycle on Magazine Road accompanied by two others when a car came up from behind, a gunman peered ...
Weekend Is Calm; PM Hammers Out Gang Truce Channel 7 Daily News - 9/5/11 The idea of a truce was broached on Friday when Prime Minister Dean Barrow and the gangs held talks at the ITVET building in Belize City. They followed up on Sunday afternoon at the same place. The meeting last for about three hours - and at the end, ...
Backdoor Prisoner Exchange in PG? Channel 7 Daily News - 9/5/11 Belize has no extradition agreement with Guatemala - or any other Central American country for that matter - and so our colleagues at PGTV are asking how is it that Guatemalan Cesar Eligio Marcel Garcia was handed over to Guatemalan police right inside ... |
