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10/15/11
Hector Rangel wins 7th annual O.Walk bypass criterium The Reporter Belize - 10/15/11 Mexican cyclists swept all top three spots in the elite race of the 7th annual Orange Walk bypass cycling criterium held under the auspices of the Belize Cycling Association and sponsored by Hon. Johnny Briceno on Monday, October 10. ...
Growing Drug Cartel influence in Belize! 10 metric tons of cocaine passing ... The Reporter Belize (blog) - 10/15/11 An article this week in the Wall Street Journal reports that the influence of Mexican drug cartels in Belize is growing and that jungle airstrips are in use to facilitate the growing drug trade with the United States. “Using light ...
Temporary Judge for Belize Court of Appeal The Reporter Belize - 10/15/11 Guyanese Professor Duke Pollard has been officially appointed as a temporary Judge of the Belize Court of Appeal, which opened its session for this month on Tuesday, October 11. Governor General Sir Colville Young administered the oath of office for ...
Toledo child victims remembered! Two scholarships in their memory The Reporter Belize (blog) - 10/15/11 The organization Socio-Economic Outreach (SEO), made several interventions in the San Marcos community and with the Government of Belize regarding this tragedy. This week marks both Benjamin and Onelia Rash's birthdays, October 5 and October 7 ...
Boy, 17, to be tried for robbery The Reporter Belize - 10/15/11 In court, Flowers pleaded “not guilty” to the charge of robbery. and not guilty to the charge of illegal possession after withdrawing his earlier “guilty” plea. Because of Belize's strict gun laws both Flowers and his 17-year-old friend were detained. ...
After stormy pow -wow, Briceño steps down. Espat anointed interim PUP Leader! The Reporter Belize - 10/15/11 A mini revolution within Belize's oldest political party, the People's United Party (PUP), the Party of the peaceful, constructive Belizean revolution, has led to Party Leader John Briceño abruptly resigning on Friday, October 7th, little more than a ...
BDF compound breached: 42 guns stolen! The Reporter Belize - 10/15/11 Police have no leads in their investigation of 42 guns stolen from the Belize Defense Force compound, They are still recording statements at Price Barracks,Press Officer, Sergeant Fitzroy Yearwood told The Reporter on Thursday, October 13. ...
BEL lifts injunction against PUC The Reporter Belize - 10/15/11 Belizean consumers are looking forward to lower electricity rates, since the Belize Electricity Limited has moved to lift the Supreme Court injunction which had prevented the Public Utilities Commissions (PUC) from either adjusting electricity rates or ...
Saldivar versus Espat for PUP Leader The Reporter Belize - 10/15/11 Arthur Saldivar, the the People's United Party standard- bearer for the Belize Rural North Division, has announced that he will run for PUP top spot, for Party Leader, no less, left vacant by the former leader John Briceño's abrupt resignation last ...
Flooding In City Leaves Freedom Street Sufferers Stranded, Again Channel 7 Daily News - 10/15/11 And while the rains are causing river levels to rise, some of the streets in Belize City were running like rivers today. We took our cameras around to see how some trouble streets looked - and I visited one well known trouble area. All over the city, ...
BAHA Says It Was Tricked Into Allowing Importation Of GMO's Channel 7 Daily News - 10/15/11 And today, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA spoke out on the issue. It says it applauds the decision to destroy the corn seeds. Quite remarkably, it adds that BAHA was basically tricked into allowing the importation of the seeds by quote, ...
World Food Day: The Food Prices Crisis Channel 7 Daily News - 10/15/11 Belize is one of the countries with the highest rate of non-communicable diseases in the region. A high percentage of our population suffers from obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes." Dr. Miguel Figueroa - Delivering ...
It's On!: Saldivar Smears Espat Channel 7 Daily News - 10/15/11 The man who coined the phrase, master and puppet, all the while having us believe in Belize that he had a problem with puppets, has actually exposed the fact that he only wanted to be the puppet. He is the one who wanted to wear . ...
Major Mix Up Causes Grief For Family Of Former Immig. Director Channel 7 Daily News - 10/15/11 His family was preparing for his funeral on Sunday here in Belize, but that was jeopardized by a major mix up. It seems, the airline which was bringing the body to Belize made a huge error and attached Gillett's documents to the wrong casket. ...
10/14/11
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN OBSERVED LoveFM - 10/14/11 Belize began commemorating the day last year. For 2011, the Women's Department is holding a series of activities today and tomorrow. Human Development Coordinator at the Department, Cynthia Williams says they recognize the importance of bringing ...
COURT OF APPEAL RESERVES DECISION IN THE APPEAL OF MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER LoveFM - 10/14/11 Belize Court of Appeal today reserved its decision in the appeal of 22-year-old Arturo Eck, who was convicted of the murder of his uncle 48-year-old Eugenio Tzul. The incident occurred on November 18, 2009 in San Joaquin Village, Corozal. ...
STEADY RAINFALL LEAVES RESIDENTS SUFFERING FROM FLOODS LoveFM - 10/14/11 "When the skies opened over Belize City last night it left many residential neighborhoods inundated. Residents had to wade through sometimes ankle deep water, on bike and in vehicles. “I'm trying for the past couple years to get this street which is ...
ARTHUR SALDIVAR SUBMITS NAME FOR LEADERSHIP OF PUP LoveFM - 10/14/11 Today Love News received a letter addressed to the Chairman of the PUP where Belize Rural North standard bearer Arthur Saldivar is offering himself for the post of PUP leader. The letter is acknowledged by the party chairman and so as of now, ...
MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONDUCTS SCHOOL BASED HEALTH SURVEY LoveFM - 10/14/11 “It's the first ever Global School Based survey held in Belize and it is to capture primary data in terms of health patterns within that population cohort. We are looking at lifestyle practices in terms of their knowledge of health related events such ...
Belize loses to Grenada with a score of 4 - 1 On Friday, September 2, 2011, Belize defeated Grenada by a score of 3 goals to nil on Grenada soil in Group E of World Cup 2014 qualifiers. This evening, Grenada came to Belize and exacted its revenge and defeated our national team by a score of 4-1. ...
Belize loses to Guatemala, 3-1, in Guatemala City Amandala - 10/14/11 Belize regrouped somewhat after the shocking 4-1 loss to Grenada last Friday, October 7, at the FFB Stadium in Belmopan, and, as always against Guatemala, played a very competitive match. But there were no surprises. Guatemala benefited from two “weak” ...
Raging fires in Belize Amateur Athletic Association (BAAA) Amandala - 10/14/11 of the Belize Amateur Athletic Association (BAAA) burst into open flames this past week, as, first on Thursday last on Channel 5 evening news, President Ian Gray announced he had suspended all six dissenting Committee members; only to be followed a ...
Exit Johnny! Enter Mark! Later in the week, we are going to hold a press conference, where we are going to be able to answer each, all of your questions, and may God continue to bless this wonderful country of ours, Belize. Thank you very much.” He took no questions, ...
American charged with unnatural crimes In the fall of 2001 the Lord called me to a full time ministry in missions while working with Dr. Fred Martin in Punta Gorda, Belize. In Jan. 2002, I moved to Dallas, TX. and studied underneath Missions Director Rod Groomer and many professional ...
BDF Ladyville weapons room jacked! It was a huge embarrassment for the Belize Defence Force when a thief, or thieves, broke into their Weapon Bulk Store at their base at Price Barracks in Ladyville and stole forty-two guns — undetected. The culprits broke into the facility by breaking ...
Swimming thieves steal 39-foot Coast Guard vessel! The new Commander of the Belize Coast Guard, Elton Bennett, confirmed that their 39-foot Columbian vessel had been stolen. Bennett told us that the mastermind behind the heist is believed to have a military background. According to the information ...
Caribbean hotels to become more energy efficient with IDB grant Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release) - 10/14/11 ... Belize, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Guyana to become more energy efficient. The four-year project will finance energy audits for hotels in participating countries that want to cut their operational costs through greater energy efficiency. ...
10/13/11
Tried To Travel With Crack In The Bag Channel 7 Daily News - 10/13/11 He remanded Ramirez until Monday, October 17th. Ramirez who is a businessman from Mexico City came to Belize from El Salvador Via Phillip Godson International. A search f his baggage resulted in the discovery of ...
Belize Shelled In Guatemala Channel 7 Daily News - 10/13/11 Belize National Football Team's hopes of advancing to the next round in the world Cup Qualifiers are done: the team is now two and three, after losing to Guatemala in Guatemala City on Tuesday night. In rain and wet field conditions, Guatemala bested ...
The Mystery Of The Missing Guns: Lost Of Questions, No Answers Channel 7 Daily News - 10/13/11 Tonight, there is still no accounting for the 42 firearms stolen from the BDF. In fact, no one can even say with certainty exactly when they were stolen. We can only say that it was discovered yesterday morning. We do know that seven BDF personnel were ...
Dara's Praises Are Sung Channel 7 Daily News - 10/13/11 Typical of those who are unsung, they were gracious in accepting their donations of 12 thousand Belize dollars each towards their causes:.. Joel "Dara" Robinson "Doing the work to me bring a lot of insult because people judge you, but they don't know ...
Stabbed His Wife 32 Times; Cut Her Neck; Confessed; Granted Retrial Channel 7 Daily News - 10/13/11 In December of 2006, Daniel Ku confessed to killing his common-law-wife Ana Marie Basto in Orange Walk, stabbing her 32 times in the chest and then cutting her throat. It was a vicious wife killing and the 31 year old Ku was sentenced to life ...
NEMO Warns Of Flooding Risk Channel 7 Daily News - 10/13/11 That's because a large area of showers and thunderstorm activity is expected to basically sit on top of Belize and produce heavy rainfall. According to NEMO, there is a high probability that flooding may arise and those living in low lying areas are ...
PUP National Executive Holds First Meets Under Espat Leadership Channel 7 Daily News - 10/13/11 It is the recognition that there is the need for us to put the ideas on the table to move the country forward and to give the people of Belize the chance to vet those ideas before an election." "But the odds are stock against you. ...
Missionary Accused Of Preying On Teenaged Boys In Sarteneja Channel 7 Daily News - 10/13/11 According to what we've been able to dig up on the internet, Sears has worked as a missionary in Guatemala and Belize - you see him here in this picture from Guatemala, notably again with a group of young boys. On his FACEBOOK page, it says that his ...
A Profile Of Perseverance Channel 7 Daily News - 10/13/11 Tonight's profile is about Evan Kerr, a Belize City resident who says his life has been defined by one word: "persevering." He was orphaned at 12 years old when his mother died - and learned how to hustle on the streets to feed himself and his siblings ...
Teryl, Man Still Working Channel 7 Daily News - 10/13/11 Teryl Godoy has been painting all across Belize City for the past thirty years. And indeed, his paintings form a sort of visual history of Belize City. In fact, someday when concrete structures replace all the wooden ones - we'll look to his pictures ...
NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS, LAW AND HIV HELD LoveFM - 10/13/11 The second day of a National Dialogue on Human Rights, Law and HIV in Belize is underway in Belize City. Representatives from Government, civil society and concerned citizens are discussing the advancement of human rights and HIV sensitive legal reform ...
CONTROVERSY OVER MURAL IN ORANGE WALK LoveFM - 10/13/11 The painting was the brainchild of peace corp volunteer, Zachary Pullin, and Equal Belize, a local youth group. With the permission of Orange Walk Mayor, Philip de la Fuente, the group painted the mural on the fence wall of the Orange Walk Town Council ...
MINISTER OF DEFENCE SAYS BREACH OF BDF ARMORY DISHEARTENING LoveFM - 10/13/11 Investigations continue into the theft of a large number of weapons from the Belize Defence Force. Yesterday, BDF and Police officers accompanied by Ministry of Defence Chief Executive Officer, Allen Whylie, broke the news to reporters at the BDF ...
FRIENDS OF BELIZE CALLS FOR REFERENDUM LoveFM - 10/13/11 On Wednesday Friends of Belize, a non-government organization, called a news conference to weigh in on the matter. Armed with the signatures of over 21, 000 registered voters it secured in collaboration with other groups, the NGO presented the Governor ...
CONVICTED MURDERER GETS NEW TRIAL LoveFM - 10/13/11 An appeal by 31-year-old Danie Ku convicted of the murder of his common law wife and sentenced to life imprisonment was allowed yesterday by Belize Court of Appeal. Yesterday Ku's attorney, Simeon Sampson submitted that Ku was willing to accept a ...
RICE PRODUCERS CONCERNED OVER PRICES LoveFM - 10/13/11 Rice producers in Toledo are concerned about the payment and purchase price of rice paddy sold to the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation. “Rice producers in Toledo are concerned about the payment and purchase price of rice paddy sold to the ...
Three custom officers acquitted of forgery charges The Guardian, Belize - 10/13/11 The last Customs Officer who was left to answer to two counts of forgery from an incident in September 2008 that allowed a 40 foot container to leave the Port of Belize without properly being signed out was acquitted on Wednesday October 12th. ...
Women brawl lands them in court The Guardian, Belize - 10/13/11 Pamela Gibson,a resident of #31 Lord's Bank, Ladyville area, 24-year-old Kimberly Gibson, a self employed of Guerrero Street in Belize City, along with 20-year-old Domestic, Esther Camal all appeared before Magistrate Edd. P. Usher in Court #2 where ...
Special Envoy Lobbying for Harsher Laws on Sex Crimes against Children The topic of sex crimes involving children is currently the focus of formal and informal news in Belize today. Two recent domestic cases have caused public outrage. However, Mrs. Barrow is calling everyone to arms to fight all forms of sexual ...
Professor Duke Pollard sworn in as New Justice of Appeal The Guardian, Belize - 10/13/11 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. ...
Belizeans participate in Afro descendants workshop The Guardian, Belize - 10/13/11 Also participating was Dr. Francisco Roquette, Assistant Resident Representative from UNDP Belize. This seminar/workshop was organized by the Regional Office of the High Commission for Human Rights in Central Americato foster dialogue among ...
Johnny gone… Mark takes over, Saldivar will challenge The Guardian, Belize - 10/13/11 Musa publicly lashed him on Saturday October 1st at the Belize Elementary School Auditorium calling him a cry baby. He retorted publicly admitting that the PUP was a corrupt party where some were made millionaires over the 10 years when the party had ...
Call Centers to Provide Hundreds of Good Paying Jobs In his Independence Day speech the Prime Minister of Belize mentioned that there are proposals for 4 new call centers to operate in Belize. The first of those are just about ready to start business and the Belize Trade and Investment Development ...
Light Bill Going Down!!! BEL Lifts Injunction Preventing PUC's Rate Review The Belize Electricity Limited issued a press release stating that it has moved to lift the injunction granted by the Supreme Court, which prevented the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) from making any adjustments to electricity rates or take any ...
Nicholas Ruiz – The Best Mayor Benque Viejo Has Ever Had The Guardian, Belize - 10/13/11 “Snide shots”, I say because it is evident that the mischief is orchestrated by that outsider who has lived all his immoral life, raking in the big bucks from his law practice, in Belize City, and now wants to come to represent the good people of Cayo ...
FFB has new Statutes and Electoral Code The Guardian, Belize - 10/13/11 The Ministry of Sports has learnt, via a Press Release from the Football Federation of Belize (FFB), that new FIFA Conformed Statutes as well as an Electoral Code have been approved for the FFB. An Electoral Commission and an Electoral Appeals ...
The true reasons why PUP Party Leader in Belize John Briceno resigned Last week the leader of the People's United Party in Belize John Briceno abruptly resigned as leader and he said that it was due to health reasons. I have been following up Belize politics for many years now and I disagree with the reason he gave for ...
$30000 reward for info on huge arms heist at Price Barracks The discovery was made at about 10:20 am on Wednesday, October 12th, during a visit to the building by Belize Defense force personnel. It was discovered that two of the five weapon bays were broken into. The hasp and staple with padlocks had been cut ...
Ministry of Health Conducts Global School Based Student Health Survey The Guardian, Belize - 10/13/11 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. ...
Ex-Tory Deputy Chairman Ashcroft Sues BBC Over Tax Documentary The documentary scrutinized Ashcroft's business interests in Belize and his offshore tax status. Its October 2010 broadcast was delayed by two weeks amid objections from Ashcroft. While details of the claim haven't been released by the court, ...
10/12/11
42 Weapons Stolen From BDF Headquarters Channel 7 Daily News - 10/12/11 That is as far as I would go in terms of assigning the blame." At the end of the press conference no one was able to say when last the facility was checked - only that it is checked once a week and that it was discovered this morning.
Coast Guard 'Fesses Up' Channel 7 Daily News - 10/12/11 Yesterday, the Belize National Coast Guard took the retrograde position of "deny, deny, deny" when we inquired about a stolen vessel. That only brought double shame upon them: first, for having a vessel stolen from right beneath their noses, and, ...
Friends Of Belize Moves To Trigger Referendum Channel 7 Daily News - 10/12/11 On September 12, the Ashcroft-Allied Friends of Belize launched a drive to gather eighteen thousand signatures to trigger a referendum on the Ninth Amendment. Today - one month later - they presented twenty one thousand signatures to the Governor ...
Stolen Artifact Returned To Belize Channel 7 Daily News - 10/12/11 The systematic looting and plunder of Mayan Temples all across Belize has been happening for decades if not centuries, and there are treasures untold that have been stolen from Belize. The full story on that may never be told - but at least one stolen ...
Can You Pray Away Gay? Channel 7 Daily News - 10/12/11 It's been reported in Belize and all over the world: Belize's sodomy laws are being challenged by UNIBAM, the United Belize Advocacy Movement. UNIBAM has taken it to the Supreme Court, and the trial is pending. At the end of July, 7news Special ...
Region's at risk communities to get disaster response training Trinidad Guardian - 10/12/11 Beneficiary countries include the entire English-speaking Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Belize, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Belize, St Kitts and Nevis, ...
BELPO GOES BACK TO COURT LoveFM - 10/12/11 The Belize Institute of Environmental Law and Policy is taking the government to court. According to the organization's president Candy Gonzalez, Thursday's lawsuit in the Supreme Court against the Department of the Environment is based on four main ...
LARGE NUMBER OF FIREARMS STOLEN FROM BDF ARMORY LoveFM - 10/12/11 The Government of Belize is offering a 30 thousand dollars reward for information leading to the recovery of a number of weapons that were stolen from the BDF armoury at Price Barracks on Ladyville. According to the BDF earlier today it was discovered ...
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE TO HOLD DISCUSSIONS ON PROCESS FOR EXPORTING WITHIN ... LoveFM - 10/12/11 The first forum will be held at the University of Belize Conference room in Central Farm on Thursday. The main objective of the forum is for Belizean business owners to learn the process of exporting agricultural goods within the CARICOM Single Market ...
LOCAL UNSUNG HEROES AWARDED LoveFM - 10/12/11 It was first initiated in 2002 in Belize and is carried in sixteen countries where First Caribbean is located. The program was established to recognize the efforts of men and women to improve their communities. One of today's awardees is Joel Robinson, ...
STOLEN MAYA ARTIFACT RETURNED TO BELIZE LoveFM - 10/12/11 The United States government has returned a stolen Maya artifact to Belize. According to a statement from the National Institute of Culture and History, the early classic period polychrome ceramic bowl was confiscated by US Immigration and Customs ...
<i>Vidrine v Vidrine</i>: significant decision in division of matrimonial property This decision is a significant addition to the jurisprudence of Belize relating to the division of matrimonial property. Justice of Appeal Denys Barrow made a thorough and clear examination of the principles to be considered in actions brought pursuant ...
Okeke Blasts Channel 7 Daily News - 10/12/11 "And what we have here is said to be a mini Mayan temple and it's absurd that a wonderful structure that was here already, which is reflective and sensitive of the culture of Belize, with the cannons and the flowers, a beautiful setup, was dismantled ...
10/11/11
Alone In The Wild Discovery, 9pm Stoke & Staffordshire - 10/11/11 The 39-year-old is tonight asked to spend six weeks alone in the jungles of Belize. "I did it because I'm turning 40 this year," he says, "and I wanted to mark the occasion. "Survival is more about overcoming your mental outlook. ...
“First Fish In Five Days Was Best Meal Of My Life” Says Gardiner OntheBox - 10/11/11 Dancing On Ice panto villain Jason Gardiner has revealed his joy at catching a fish after not eating for five days on a tropical island off Belize. The Australian choreographer, who was marooned for seven days for Discovery's new show Alone in The Wild ...
Saldivar Will Challenge Espat For PUP Leader Channel 7 Daily News - 10/11/11 The PUP has lost in the Belize Rural North only 3 times. As the campaign manager Hon. Maxwell Samuels since 1998 my candidates have won 3 consecutive elections. I have won 4 elections on behalf of my candidate." "No man, a campaign manager is different ...
Belize To Get Assistance In Gang Intervention From CARICOM Channel 7 Daily News - 10/11/11 It wasn't just another talk shop: the First Sub Regional Youth Gangs and Violence Meeting was to discuss a pilot project to contend with gang violence n Belize, Guyana, St. Kitts and Trinidad and Tobago. Douglas Hyde represented Belize and he told us ...
Okeke Blasts "Mayan" Roundabout Sculpture Channel 7 Daily News - 10/11/11 "And what we have here is said to be a mini Mayan temple and it's absurd that a wonderful structure that was here already, which is reflective and sensitive of the culture of Belize, with the canons and the flowers a beautiful setup, was dismantled for ...
Prison Office Joins Inmate Behind Bars Channel 7 Daily News - 10/11/11 Twenty five year old prison officer Theodore Patt, became an inmate of Belize Central Prison today after he appeared in the Magistrate's Court on a charge of drug trafficking. Patt pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution objected to bail on ...
Belize District Education Officer "Livid" Channel 7 Daily News - 10/11/11 And no one was happier about that than Jahmoor Lopez, the Belize District Education Officer. In an unusually candid interview he told LOVE TV today that he was livid when he saw the site, particularly because there is a successful feeding program in ...
Rancho Residents “Rail-Up” With Website Channel 7 Daily News - 10/11/11 Statistics show that there is widespread poverty in Belize - and there are pockets of complete - desperation - where everyday school children have to hustle to get a meal that's more than a bag of chips. But Rancho Dolores is - by and large - not one ...
Temporary Justice of Appeal Sworn In Channel 7 Daily News - 10/11/11 Guyanese Professor Duke Pollard was sworn in today as a temporary Justice by the Governor General, Sir Colville Young, at Belize House in Belmopan. Professor Pollard has an impressive resume. He was a judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice from 2005 ...
The Belizean PM who wanted to be a priest Price's stout reputation as a tireless champion for Belize's independence from Britain and, regionally, "the gentleman politician" who was firmly opposed to corruption and abuse of political power, has been well established beyond the shores of his ...
WORLD - News of the Day From Across the Globe San Francisco Chronicle - 10/11/11 8 Cartels in Belize: Using light aircraft and ultra-fast boats, traffickers are moving more and more South American cocaine through Belize into Mexico, US narcotics agents say. By landing their lucrative cargo in Belize, traffickers avoid detection by ...
International roundup: How MLSers fared on FIFA date Major League Soccer - 10/11/11 In Group E, Chicago's Marco Pappa played the first half only in Guatemala's breezy 3-1 win over Belize on Tuesday. Sporting Kansas City's Craig Rocastle went all 90 in midfield in Grenada's 4-1 win over the same Belize side last Friday. ...
BELIZE ELECTRICITY LIMITED MOVES TO LIFT INJUNCTION AGAINST PUBLIC UTILITIES ... LoveFM - 10/11/11 The government owned Belize Electricity Limited today announced that it has moved to lift the injunction granted by the Supreme Court, which prevented the Public Utilities Commission from making any adjustments to electricity rates or take any ...
BELIZE REPRESENTED AT REGIONAL MEETING ON YOUTH, GANGS AND VIOLENCE LoveFM - 10/11/11 Belize joined hands in the forum along with Saint Kitts, Trinidad and Guyana towards addressing the gang scourge. The Belize Police Department's Youth Coordinator, Douglas Hyde, attended the event last week and today he sat down with the media to ...
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION RESPONDS TO PARENTS' CONCERNS LoveFM - 10/11/11 As we have reported previously, a website carrying the headline banner “Feed the Children Belize” had purported to be raising funds to provide meals for the children of Rancho Dolores village. Jahmor Lopez is the Belize District Education Manager. ...
MANSLAUGHTER APPEAL DISMISSED LoveFM - 10/11/11 An appeal by 57 year old Wayne Gabb against his conviction for manslaughter and sentence of 13 years was dismissed today by Belize Court of Appeal. Gabb's conviction and sentence were affirmed. Gabb was not represented by an attorney. ...
COMMUNITY ACTIVIST PROTESTS CHANGES AT ROUNDABOUT LoveFM - 10/11/11 We are saying that this project should stop, this is Belize City and Belize City belongs to all of us. The City Councillors and the Mayor are employees of Belize City and you can't keep doing things without consultations without at least being ...
TEMPORARY JUSTICE OF COURT OF APPEAL SWORN IN LoveFM - 10/11/11 Professor Duke Pollard was sworn in as a temporary Justice of the Belize Court of Appeal today Professor Pollard is a well known luminary of the Caribbean. He was a judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice from 2005 to 2010. After his retirement from ...
TIDE FISH FEST WEEKEND A SUCCESS On Saturday Night, during the TIDE youth conservation competition, the audience learned about the significant value of the forest, from creative talent presentations done by youths, representing conservation NGOs from Belize and Guatemala. ...
PRISON OFFICER CHARGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING LoveFM - 10/11/11 25-year-old prison officer Theodore Patt a resident of San Estevan became an inmate of Belize Central Prison today after he appeared in court on a charge of drug trafficking for allegedly attempting to smuggle 310 grams of cannabis into prison. ...
UNSUNG HERO TO BE RECOGNIZED AT SPECIAL CEREMONY LoveFM - 10/11/11 The Unsung Heroes Awards Ceremony will be held tomorrow in Belize City. This is the ninth year that the award is being issued to Belizeans. One of the organizers, Rosanna Villanueva told us more about the event. “The awards ceremony for 2011 unsung ...
I ate for the first time in five days... it was the best meal of my life Jason — who has an obsessive compulsive disorder about cleanliness — spent six days in a shack with no shower on an island off Belize, Central America. He filmed himself as he fished for food, purified water and dodged tropical bugs for survival show ...
Alone In The Wild - Discovery, 9pm He's been dumped on a desert island in Belize and left to fend for himself for a week. What an excellent turn of events! Who wouldn't absolutely relish the chance to see this nasty little man fail to catch a fish, light a fire or be forced to admit: “I ...
10/10/11
Mexican drug cartels reach into tiny Belize (Nick Miroff/ Washington Post ) - Elite troops from the Belize Special Assignment Group on patrol near the Guatemala-Belize border. By Nick Miroff, BELIZE CITY, Belize — The sleepy port towns, mangrove swamps and jungle airstrips of poorly ...
Drug trafficking in Belize Washington Post - 10/10/11 The Washington Post's Nick Miroff reports on the threat of Mexican drug cartels to Central America's least-populated country. (/Nick Miroff/Edited by Kristen Boghosian/The Washington Post) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently ...
10/8/11
The natural wonderland of Belize holds rain forests and ruins Charlotte Observer - 10/8/11 Belize didn't change my mind, but it certainly softened my opinion. Belize - the tiny nation on the east coast of Central America - is proof positive that man and nature can indeed live in harmony. Whether a novice traveler, ...
Joy, sorrow as Richmond Dive Club marks 10th anniversary of tragedy Richmond Times Dispatch - 10/8/11 Peter Rogers (right) consoles Joshua Pike during a plaque presentation at Lake Rawlings marking the anniversary of the accident in Belize that killed Pike's parents and cousin and 14 others. Herb and Mildred Webb ran their fingertips over the name of ...
Paredez to Head BTB as temporary director The Reporter Belize (blog) - 10/8/11 The Belize Tourism Board, has named Mr. Javier Paredez, BTB's Director of Revenue Collections, and Registrar of Hotels, as its interim Director. Paredez will - in addition to his current duties, take on the full “scope of responsibilities within the ...
Chief Magistrate rules to extradite Mark Sewell The Reporter Belize (blog) - 10/8/11 The judgement, one of her final acts before retiring from the bench, was based upon a bundle of evidence that the US had presented, and sought to give some sort of closure to Mark Sewell's case, which has been dragging through the Belize City ...
Stop tourism sex exploitation of children The Reporter Belize - 10/8/11 The sexual exploitation of children for sex in tourism has reared its ugly head in Belize and must be stopped, Minister of Human Development Hon. Eden Martinez and Special Envoy for Children Mrs. Kim Simplis-Barrow vowed at a seminar to address this ...
Pseudoephedrine case crashes The Reporter Belize (blog) - 10/8/11 The three Customs Officers were jointly charged for forging several official documents in order to smuggle a 40-feet container, which was believed to have held millions of pseudoephedrine tablets, from the Port of Belize Compound in 2008. ...
Gang leaders make demands on PM Barrow! The Reporter Belize (blog) - 10/8/11 Prime Minister Dean Barrow informed the media on Wednesday, October 3, that certain gang leaders in Belize City had made demands that he cannot and will not meet. Prime Minister Barrow said, “There are one or two individual leaders who are beginning to ...
Wanted in Belize, Kevin Lee nabbed in LA The Reporter Belize (blog) - 10/8/11 Los Angeles law enforcement officials are said to be making the necessary legal arrangements to extradite him back to Belize, so that he can face the charges. Several international media houses have reported that Lee had committed “sexual assaults” on ...
Toledo Maya ban GMO corn The Reporter Belize - 10/8/11 The jury is still out on benefits and disadvantages of planting genetically modified (GMO) corn, but on Thursday Prime Minister Barrow anounced that GMO seed imported into Belize without proper authority will be destroyed. He promised that the Belize ...
10/7/11
Belize Loses Badly To Grenada At Home Channel 7 Daily News - 10/7/11 This afternoon in Belmopan Belize's national football selection faced Grenada in a world cup qualifier. The game was played in Belmopan and started at 3:30. Grenada dominated, with a final score of four to one. They scored two first half goals ...
Lion's World Sight Day Celebrated Channel 7 Daily News - 10/7/11 Tomorrow The Belize City Lion's Club is joining the rest of the world in celebrating Lion's World Sight Day. It is an event that is held annually to raise awareness about sight-related issues. On Saturday from 8am to 12 noon, the Belize City Lions Club ...
Cancer Center In Dangriga Reaches Out Channel 7 Daily News - 10/7/11 The Belize Cancer Center in Dangriga has provided a much needed service to many ill persons, but still, the center is under-utilized. So, today, the center called on the Cancer Society in Belize city to help them get the word out at an information ...
Sport Fishing: The Toll Taken Channel 7 Daily News - 10/7/11 Recreational fishing or Sport fishing has become big business in many countries, and, Belize with its abundant marine life is now part of that group. To get a better understanding of the overall impact of the tourist activity and gauge the ability to ...
GMO Destroyed, But Convincingly So? Channel 7 Daily News - 10/7/11 The CEO in the Ministry of Agricultural and Fisheries, Gabino Canto, seems to have gone out on a limb to get the seeds into Belize - and the Prime Minister has since said - the GMO seeds were strictly disallowed and must be destroyed. ...
BUSINESSMAN SHOT AND KILLED IN BELIZE CITY LoveFM - 10/7/11 A businessman was shot and killed this afternoon in Belize City. The scene at mile four and a half, near the Haulover Bridge was horrific as businessman thirty five year old Wendlyn Reimer lay dead in the yard of his establishment, Eagle One Hardware. ...
CANCER SOCIETY HOLDS FORUM AS PART OF ACTIVITIES LoveFM - 10/7/11 Today the Belize Cancer Society held a forum at the Cancer Center. Dalila Ical reporting… “The Belize Cancer Center-Dangriga was founded to provide accessible and affordable cancer care to Belizeans. Dr. Ellsworth Grant, Hematologist/Oncologist at the ...
GMO SEEDS DESTROYED LoveFM - 10/7/11 Public outcry against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) seeds in Belize has forced the Ministry of Agriculture to backtrack. Today in Central Farm, the seeds that were approved for importation were destroyed. Gabino Canto is the Chief Executive ...
UNICEF BELIZE SPEAKS OUT ON ABUSE OF CHILDREN LoveFM - 10/7/11 The organization has been conducting a series of programs and studies in Belize to ensure child development, education, gender equity, policy advocacy and partnership. Another focal point for the organization is also child protection and this week, ...
Montana fugitive arrested in Belize Billings Gazette - 10/7/11 The US Marshals Service announced on Wednesday the arrest in Belize of a Montana man wanted for a parole violation. In cooperation with the US Marshals Montana Violent Offender Task Force and the Diplomatic Security Services, the Belize Police ... Leroy – the real deal Amandala - 10/7/11 In that stand, he had come to believe that organized religion in Belize, his native land, had become part of the problem where Belizean liberation and development were concerned, instead of being a part of the solution. Dr. Taegar decided that his ...
Ideas and Opinions - The National Interest Amandala - 10/7/11 It is a fact that bears repeating over and over again, until every man, woman and child in Belize understands and accepts that this is so. Until this is understood and accepted by all, there can be no hope that we will ever become the nation we want it ...
Visit Belize for the exotic rain forests, shamans and Mayan ruins Belize - the tiny nation on the east coast of Central America - is proof positive that man and nature can indeed live in harmony. Whether a novice traveler or a veteran, you'll find four major facets of Belize to your liking. ...
Les' go, Belize!!! Amandala - 10/7/11 The Belize national football team will take the field tomorrow as a clear favorite in our World Cup Qualifier Round 2 return match against Grenada, whom Belize defeated 3-nil in their first encounter about a month ago. (In Round 1 of the Qualifiers, ...
Saint George's Caye Village Council bypassed; GOB seeks to destroy mangrove ... But the Government of Belize (GOB) has decided to develop a section of the island in a way that potentially threatens the very attributes of the caye that make it a distinct part of Belize's natural heritage. The very title, “National Historical ...
LA cops nab Kevin Lee At press time tonight, police have confirmed to Amandala that prominent massage therapist and acupuncturist, Kevin Lee, a Taiwanese/Belizean businessman who owns several chiropractic establishments in Belize City, remains detained by Los Angeles (LA) ...
Toledoans call for protest against GMO corn Plenty Belize, an international organization whose local arm was founded in Belize in 1997, organized a forum on Monday, October 3, 2011, to discuss the introduction of Genetically Modified corn onto Belizean soil. The corn differs from local and ...
Central American crime crisis: Belize has 6th highest homicide rate globally The first Global Study on Homicide indicates that Belize has climbed the list of countries having the highest rates of intentional homicides in the world. A press release issued today out of Vienna, from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ...
PM Barrow says GMO corn seeds will be destroyed Eighty-five percent (85%) of respondents to Amandala's online poll say that Belizean authorities should NOT permit the cultivation of genetically altered or transgenic corn, or any other such genetically-engineered agricultural produce here in Belize. ...
10/6/11
How "Dr." Lee Did It Channel 7 Daily News - 10/6/11 Still, the Belize Police Department has requested his return from Los Angeles to face charges, so we'll have to wait to see what those charges are. But right now, the greatest worry for his unsuspecting victims are the hundreds of files which are ...
The Kingdom Of Kitsch Cometh! Channel 7 Daily News - 10/6/11 You don't have to go to Altun Ha and Xunantunich, Belize City deservers a depiction of our Mayan heritage." "The one on Eve Street, there are just up lifting the particular area, it's only an up lift." "Will these new structures ...
BZE Karatekas In Chetumal Channel 7 Daily News - 10/6/11 This weekend in Chetumal - three Karate Associations from Belize travelled to Chetumal to take part in a tae-kwan-do and karate tournament. They were invited guests of their Mexican counterparts and cleaned up with dozens of medals between the three ...
PUP Can't Even Pay Social Security Channel 7 Daily News - 10/6/11 Moving now to political news - tensions are high in the PUP tonight in advance of the party's national executive tomorrow. The meeting is expected to be tense as there are reports of increasing discontent with Briceno within certain factions of the PUP ...
Bze. Dist Teachers Vote Against Ninth Channel 7 Daily News - 10/6/11 And while the PM won't lament the departure of Matus, we imagine, there will be some lamentation about a vote taken yesterday by the Belize district branch of the Teachers' Union. As we told you last night, they held their General Meeting yesterday ...
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