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8/9/2007

BELIZEAN JOURNALISTS PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING WORKSHOPS TO FOCUS ON ... LoveFM, Belize - 8/9/2007 “This will be our second round of environmental workshops for journalists in Belize.It’sa project at the International Center for Journalism in Washington ...

SOCIAL SECURITY BOARDS HOLD SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY LoveFM, Belize - 8/9/2007 Thirty-eight students from across the country will benefit from scholarships issued by the Belize Social Security Board. Today, Social Security held its ...

INCREASE IN BUTANE GAS PRICE ANNOUNCED LoveFM, Belize - 8/9/2007 Because of this, residents in Corozal and Belize City will now pay one hundred and five dollars; Orange Walk residents will pay one hundred and six dollars, ...

NEW CANE FARMERS ASSOCIATION FORMED LoveFM, Belize - 8/9/2007 According to the SICB release,the Sugar Industry Act of Belize establishes that Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association,to be the sole representative body for ...

BELIZE ROTARY CLUB PRESENTS 'BREADFRUIT KINGDOM' PREMIERE SHOW LoveFM, Belize - 8/9/2007 Tonight is the premier show of Breadfruit Kingdom, a play performed by members of the Belize City Rotary Club and friends of the Club. ...

Our Community - Belizean Beauty Leilah Pandy San Pedro Sun, Belize - 8/9/2007 Although they lived in Belize City, the family would take excursions and visit the countryside. She recalls these trips quite vividly and reminisces on ...

Five beauties vie for the title of Miss San Pedro! San Pedro Sun, Belize - 8/9/2007 She believes that the event is a good way to garner experiences, meet new people and re-discover the beauty of Belize. Her career goal is to become a ...

Jeff Spiegel’s Barbeque is “Best on the Beach” San Pedro Sun, Belize - 8/9/2007 “Belize is great, cuisine wise. It uses its Latin influences with its heat and spice but it also uses its Caribbean influence by its fantastic use of fruits ...

Belize takes the 2007 Costa Maya Crown San Pedro Sun, Belize - 8/9/2007 Each of the six contestants proudly represented their respective countries, but at the end of the night, it was Miss Maria Jeffery representing Belize that ...

8/8/2007

Carnival organisers say 2007 will be bigger, better Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/8/2007 “We commissioned Kenny G to do the first ever Belize carnival theme song. We’ll be distributing that on CD to radio stations, television stations, ...

Financing for NHI still not finalised Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/8/2007 So I think Belize may actually, may in the end be ahead of the curve in terms of designing a new financing system for NHI” “Obviously this is not a system ...

Gegg says W. Landivar is not strictly residential Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/8/2007 On Monday night members of a West Landivar citizens group were unyielding in their objection to a project planned by businessman, David Gegg. ...

Prison reform focuses on skills training Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/8/2007 This week the folks who run and inhabit Belize’s only prison are taking time to mark their achievements. Yesterday News Five’s Janelle Chanona made the trip ...

Social Security seeks better corporate governance Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/8/2007 ... for employees and for the past three days, board members and staff have been participating in such a workshop at the Biltmore Hotel in Belize City. ...

NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN PROMOTE RADIO AND ... LoveFM, Belize - 8/8/2007 Parents of interested children and teens should contact the NCFC at phone number 223-00-59 or 223-11-80 or at number sixty two Cleghorn Street in Belize ... BELIZE CARNIVAL ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES CARNIVAL SEASON LoveFM, Belize - 8/8/2007 The Belize Carnival Association officially launched this year’s carnival season. Fund-raising and Marketing Officer, Valerie Woods says this year’s ... VISION INSPIRED BY THE PEOPLE TO START THEIR CAMPAIGN LoveFM, Belize - 8/8/2007 The VIP is only about eighteen months old and we’re actively recruiting the best people that we can find in Belize to bring in this harvest,as I put it. ... CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MARKET IN SAN IGNACIO BEGIN NEXT WEEK LoveFM, Belize - 8/8/2007 As the mayor of San Ignacio and Santa Elena I’d like to thank the Belize Rural Development Program for the funding of this project. ... OFFICE OF GOVERNANCE CONTINUES ITS COUNTRYWIDE SEMINARS LoveFM, Belize - 8/8/2007 The government of Belize has a website and we receive numerous questions and complaints via the website and we try to address them there and people would ... 8/7/2007 Rotarians take centre stage for charity Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/7/2007 Proceeds of the play will fund Rotary’s latest initiative: a literacy program in Belize City as well as the Gift of Life program, which has assisted close ... Police youth cadets hold camp in Belmopan Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/7/2007 On Monday, the youths also visited Print Belize, the papaya factory and Guanacaste National Park. Today the children listened to educational presentations ... FC Belize falls to Punta Arenas of Costa Rica Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/7/2007 In a game ended a little over an hour ago FC Belize, this year’s FFB Champion, went down to a three-nil defeat at the hands of Punta Arenas of Costa Rica. ... SINGLE MOTHER OF NINE IN DESPERATE NEED OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE LoveFM, Belize - 8/7/2007 Nicholson says she was told that the surgery will cost a minimum of fifty thousand Belize dollars. Anyone wishing to make donations to assist Claudette ... BELPRO CONEX WAS HELD OVER THE WEEKEND LoveFM, Belize - 8/7/2007 Love News spoke with General Manager of the Belize Business Bureau, Yasmin Figueroa who says all in all, the show was a success. “The weekend started our at ... PRIME MINISTER CONTINUES HIS CONSULTATION TOUR LoveFM, Belize - 8/7/2007 Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa will be on a two day consultation tour starting tomorrow.This is the third tour of its kind and will be concentrating in ... MINISTER VISITS NATIONAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT CAMP LoveFM, Belize - 8/7/2007 In support of the camp theme ‘Keep the End in Mind,Believe in Belize’,Minister Ferguson challenged the youth leaders to love Belize as patriotic citizens ... PETROCARIBE Summit advances energy integration Granma International, Cuba - 8/7/2007 Current members of the group include Antigua and Barbados, the Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, ... Public disturbance- what is the law? Amandala, Belize - 8/7/2007 Many of our Belizean people admire the way Chetumal had advanced and had passed “our” Belize. One thing is to visit the capital of the state of Quintana Roo ... NHI goes Northside City and cayes Amandala, Belize - 8/7/2007 Currently, only residents of Southside Belize City and the Southern Health Region – Toledo and Stann Creek – are covered under the scheme, which was piloted ... 8/6/2007 Five UB faculty receive scholarships to Taiwan Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/6/2007 Five members of the University of Belize Engineering faculty have received scholarships to study in Taiwan. The grants, for graduate and post-graduate ... Kulture Yabra takes over 35 crown Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/6/2007 The champion and the sub-champion in the 2007 Belize Premier Football League take their dreams to the international scene as they compete in this year’s ... Two arrested in separate shootings Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/6/2007 Police have made arrests in two recent Belize City shootings. Twenty-two year old Bejohn Martinez of Tibruce Street has been identified as the man who shot ... Man drowns in Placencia Lagoon Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/6/2007 The body has since been transferred to the Southern Regional Hospital in Dangriga with the post mortem scheduled to take place in Belize City. ... Dean Hyde convicted of 2004 murder Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/6/2007 Police later charged Belize City resident Dean Hyde with murder. During the trial, Hyde’s attorney, Simeon Sampson, called his client’s aunt and cousin to ... Campaign against cervical cancer focuses on pap smear Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/6/2007 This morning officials of the Ministry of Health, the Belize Cancer Society, and a team of medical practitioners from several universities in the US began a ... POLICE INVESTIGATE DEATH OF THREE YEAR OLD CHILD LoveFM, Belize - 8/7/2007 Belize City Police are investigating the sudden death of three-year-old Kevin Garnett of Far West Street in Belize City. 31-year-old Sophie Gladden reported ... CATHOLIC CHURCH IN BELIZE FACES SHORTAGE OF PRIESTS AND NUNS LoveFM, Belize - 8/6/2007 The Catholic Church in Belize is presently facing a shortage of priests and nuns. Like around the world, the church finds itself short of religious leaders ... POLICE STORIES LoveFM, Belize - 8/6/2007 Belize City Police have detained a 44-year-old female who is alleged to have inflicted a single stab wound to 56-year-old Leo Jones which sent him to the ... 8/3/2007 High tech equipment will measure sea level rise Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/3/2007 This week Belize became the sixth country in the Caribbean to install a device called a Continuously Operating Reference System, CORS. ... Shooting victim can’t or won’t help police Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/3/2007 McKenzie told Belize City police that around nine on Thursday night he and a friend were standing in his yard on Taylor’s Avenue when they were approached ... Gas company hit hard by burglars Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/3/2007 Sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning someone broke into the Belize Western Energy offices on Central American Boulevard and managed to cart ... Health Minister: we’re talking to possible UHS buyers Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/3/2007 “I would say for sure that the extent to which the loan in terms of the Belize Bank, the extent to which the money was used, obviously that can be easily ...UHS Sergeant Wade acquitted of raping WPC Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/3/2007 She had asked to stay with Wade when she could not get a ride back to Belize City. The WPC slept in the same bed with Wade, who was her supervisor at the ... Exhibition showcases Belizean products/ services Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/3/2007 With each passing year the number and sophistication of Belize’s manufacturers and service providers seems to grow. And one way to keep tabs on that growth ... Santino’s will be sold to Benny’s group Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/3/2007 In business news, one of Belize’s most aggressive retail operations is about to change hands. Santino’s, founded twenty-two years ago by popular businessman ... MISS BELIZE IS REINA DE LA COSTA MAYA 2007 LoveFM, Belize - 8/3/2007 At the end of the night the judges had an awesome responsibility in choosing Miss Costa Maya 2007 and Maria Jeffrey,representing our hometown Belize,came ... VILLAGE LIFE IN BELIZE CITY LoveFM, Belize - 8/3/2007 The last Village Life for the year takes place this weekend in Belize City.The event which is sponsored by Love FM and the Belize City Council will take ... AGRICULTURE AND RURAL LIFE IN THE AMERICAS LoveFM, Belize - 8/3/2007 “In the case of farmers in Belize,it means that they will be having programs for example to build competitiveness there is offers for capacity building. ... COMMISSIONER OF POLICE SPEAKS ON MISSING CAUTION STATEMENT LoveFM, Belize - 8/3/2007 Commissioner Westby said it is now time for Belize to work towards joining the Caribbean Court of Justice. “As societies and the region evolve,we as a ... THIEVES MAKE OFF WITH SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM BELIZE CITY ... LoveFM, Belize - 8/3/2007 Thieves have made off with almost 17 thousand dollars worth of cash and items from the Belize Western Energy Limited’s office on Central American Boulevard. ... National Zoo Welcomes Baby Anteater WJLA, DC - 8/3/2007 Their habitat spans most of Latin America - from Belize to Argentina. The animals have long noses and sticky tongues that can extend up to two feet long to ... Regional demonstrations encourage bright future Schriever Air Force Base, CO - 8/3/2007 The participating countries included the Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, ... Esperanza and Roaring Creek clash in Camalote this Sunday for ... Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 Star shortstop Shadalee Ho (far left) drove home three runs, Karlee Bradley (second from left) banged in four, and All Belize pitcher Kenreen Gillett (far ... BELIZE CITY COUNCIL LEADS INTEROFFICE BASKETBALL Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 With the playoffs just about two weeks away, the Belize City Council team clearly is the front runner, having won all four of their games played so far. ... Young, wealthy and dead! Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 Belize had gotten used to murders over the last fifteen years, but Richard Hoare had everything to live for. The story spread slowly over the old capital on ... Armed robber shoots food vendor on Dolphin Street Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 Up to press time tonight, Amandala could not get an interview with food vendor Silas Molina, who was shot shortly after 6:00 this morning on Dolphin Street. ... What, pampers for cushions in sofa sets? Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 Today, victim one has gone to the City Belize Magistrate’s Court to execute a civil suit against the owner, while victims 2 and 3 are trying to negotiate ... Rains, froghopper put a bad hurt on Belize’s sugar industry Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 The Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) is about to send out its last shipment of sugar to the world market for the 2006/2007 season, but an assessment by ... Fruit vendor, 44, fined $500 for taking out knife in court Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 Fruit vendor Daniel Gilharry, 44, who pulled out a knife from his clothes during his hearing in Belize Family Court on Tuesday, July 31, pleaded guilty to a ... NEW JERSEY: Sylvestre Romero named assisting bishop Episcopal News Service, NY - 8/3/2007 Prior to that, he was bishop of Belize for 11 years. Romero was ordained a priest in 1974 and served churches in Guatemala and was also the Hispanic ... From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 In fact, when I ran in electoral politics for the first time, as a member of the NIP/UBAD coalition ticket in the December 1971 Belize City Council ... Music to my ears Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 Times, both in the United States and Belize are hard, and in these kinds of times, the creative arts are the first to feel the financial pinch. ... Ceding jurisdiction for dispute settlement – a very costly decision! Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 Since 2004, the Government of Belize has had major legal trouble with some of the largest investments in the country involving foreign investors, ... Nepotism and discrimination Amandala, Belize - 8/3/2007 There are people in Belize who think they are pretty cute, because they are always doing things which are elitist, nepotist and discriminatory, ... Queen Charlotte’s black beauty caused political stir among white ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 Her portrait is on display at the Museum of Belize. Belize joins the US and the British Commonwealth in displaying the portrait of Queen Charlotte. ... Concert Pianist/Composer Francis Reneau returns home to teach and ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 Reneau, who last year premiered Belize’s largest musical project “We Are Belize”, commissioned by the Government of Belize in commemoration of it’s 25th ... “More government money needed to empower women in Belize,” NGO ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 Articulated by a delegation of non-government organizations from Belize, these concerns shaped the core of a report that was presented, on July 24, ... NHI to be rolled out on the northside and the cayes The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 While Coye could not definitively say how much money it will take to sustain the NHI on the northside and cayes, he lumped these areas with southern Belize, ... We have 49 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 The Belize Printers Association by taking the Government to court for selling off the assets of the Government Printery in a sweetheart deal in 2004 ... We have 53 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 The woman claimed Wade invited her to stay at his place for the night after she was unable to get a ride back home to Belize City. ... Sewing factory quietly lays off over 500 women The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 By Ann-Marie Williams - News Editor Some 800 women mostly from single female-headed households in Belize City, Belize rural and Orange Walk will be out of a ... Developer David Gegg faces another set back in West Landivar The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Belize City businessman David Gegg, whose plan to construct a multi-complex tourism development project in the West ... Businessman Richard Hoare shot dead in his vehicle execution style The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Belize City businessman Richard Hoare, who owns Baymen Cable Company on Baymen Avenue was shot dead execution style inside ... The Bou-Nahra’s nolle prosequi sparks public disgust at DPPs actions The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter The DPP decision to put on hold the prosecution of Belize City businessman Ben Bou-Nahra on manslaughter charges, ... Belize Waste Control Ltd. wins right to renew 10-year City Council ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter The Belize Waste Control Ltd. on Monday won a major victory in the Supreme Court against the Belize City Council. ... Poor performance, will cause PUP to lose in 2009, Economist says The Reporter Belize, Belize - 8/3/2007 The report describes GOB’s fiscal performance for the year (2006 / 2007) as poor, and notes that there has been renewed international concern over Belize’s ... 8/2/2007 Belize looking for a few big hotels Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/2/2007 Hotels: they are one of the pillars of Belize’s tourism industry, but they don’t operate in a vacuum. Today at the bi-annual general meeting of the Belize ... ANNUAL COSTA MAYA FESTIVAL BEGINS TODAY IN SAN PEDRO LoveFM, Belize - 8/2/2007 We have performances from Belize and Mexico and again Guatemalan artists Mario Barrias and Las Chicas de Sambas from Honduras which should be a great event ... Health officials promote HIV testing Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/2/2007 It’s just a matter of just changing the approach to offering services in Belize.” The consultation was supported by USAID and the Central American AIDS ... National Health Insurance expands coverage Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/2/2007 If you live in Toledo, Stann Creek or the southern half of the Belize District you would have already experienced the joys—and frustrations—of National ... Minister: Social Security and Oil Fund will finance NHI Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/2/2007 ... was really for gilt edged investments, this was the rainy day fund, this was the hard currency that was gonna give comfort to Belize’s many creditors. ... Market vendor wounded when he fights robbers Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/2/2007 No sooner had Belize City police wrapped up their work at the north side crime scene they were back on the streets, this time responding to a call from the ... Businessman murdered in what looks like hired hit Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/2/2007 Belize City police do not believe that robbery is the motive because Hoare was found with all his jewellery and his wallet that contained six hundred ... FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE TO BE BURIED TODAY LoveFM, Belize - 8/2/2007 Funeral services for the late Sir George Noel Brown, Former Chief Justice of Belize will be held later today. Sir George Brown passed away in the early ... BELIZE AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SIGN AGREEMENT LoveFM, Belize - 8/2/2007 A government release says in discussions held with President Fernandez, Prime Minister Musa spoke of Belize’s aspiration to become a hub for information ... POLICEC INVESTIGATE APPARENT MURDER OF BELIZE CITY BUSINESSMAN LoveFM, Belize - 8/2/2007 Belize City Police are investigating the apparent murder of a Belize City businessman that occurred in the King's Park area of Belize City last night. ... SPECIAL OLYMPICS BELIZE CONDUCTS ONE-WEEK SPORTS FITNESS AND ... LoveFM, Belize - 8/2/2007 Special Olympics Belize is presently conducting a one-week sports fitness and training camp.The camp is part of the ongoing preparation towards ... FIVE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE DONATIONS FROM COMPACT AND GEF SMALL ... LoveFM, Belize - 8/2/2007 ... twenty three thousand and seventy dollars; Belize National Tourist Guide Association, twenty two thousand eight hundred dollars and Dauntless Designer, ... DOCTORS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS DISCUSS INFORMATION AND ... LoveFM, Belize - 8/2/2007 It is expected that the new guideline will strengthen the overall effort in fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Belize.PINK:HPFS Tips to buying property in Belize International Herald Tribune, France - 8/2/2007 "It's not difficult" to buy in Belize, Rosenberger said. "It's just different." Although Costa Rica and Panama get all the publicity, Belize is renowned as ... Belize: An underachiever comes of age International Herald Tribune, France - 8/2/2007 By Kevin Brass PLACENCIA, Belize: Plans to build a 582-acre residential development and resort have stirred controversy on this remote Caribbean peninsula, ... Rainforest Alliance Online Database Now Includes More Than 1000 ... E-Wire (press release), TX - 8/2/2007 ... years on developing a survey of sharks and rays in southern Belize and measuring their historical population decline through surveys with fishermen. ... 8/1/2007 Bites & benders Time Out Chicago, IL - 8/1/2007 Belize Day in the Park will surely prove you wrong. Vendors will be dishing out red beans and rice, jerk chicken, sweet-potato pudding and sweet buns while ... Our Belize Community - “Mr. Ray” Sankar San Pedro Sun, Belize - 8/1/2007 However, one aspect that has visitors returning to this hub of Belize’s tourism industry is the friendliness of the island’s residents. ... Environmental News – Isla Bonita gets pro-active San Pedro Sun, Belize - 8/1/2007 One thing that must remain in our minds is that no real study has been done in Belize. No study pertaining to the effects of dredging has been ever carried ... Tigersharks are the 2007 Basketball Champs! San Pedro Sun, Belize - 8/1/2007 The Belize Bank Bulldogs were stunned and retired to the fact that they had been defeated in their home court nonetheless. It was disappointing for the ... Scouts salute sunrise on 100th anniversary Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/1/2007 In Belize City, over a hundred Scouts of all ages converged at the Baron Bliss Lighthouse for a ceremony marking the event. Here are some of the highlights. ... Brick's Picks: Hooked On Benny LA Weekly, CA - 8/1/2007 The Garifuna are a blend of native Caribs and escaped slaves tucked away on the coasts of Belize and points south. Palacio’s interpretation of his people’s ... Body at caye is Dangriga resident Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/1/2007 The identity of a man found dead in the Bluefield Range of cayes has been identified. He is forty-five year old Charleston Ramirez, a resident of the ... Police catch another burglar in Orange Walk Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/1/2007 The accused has been identified as nineteen year old Randy Smith, a resident of the Conch Shell Bay Area in Belize City. Smith is accused of breaking into ... Three arrested in OW assault on cops Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/1/2007 PC Trevor Lopez is attached to the Prosecution Branch in Belize City while Officer John Ordonez is currently working in Ladyville. ... Arrests made in Ladyville robbery, city shooting Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/1/2007 Two days after the early morning heist Belize City police have charged their main suspects. Today, eighteen year old Akeem Gotoy and twenty-three year old ... Company mum on possible sewing factory shutdown Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/1/2007 Unconfirmed reports to News Five indicate that due to Belize’s relatively high costs of labour, utilities and transportation, Williamson Belize can no ... Special Olympians prepare for international event Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 8/1/2007 Despite the warm weather the children who will be representing Belize in the upcoming Central American Games for Students with Disabilities in Guatemala ... POLICE DETAIN TWO MEN AND RECOVER PORTION OF MONEY STOLEN FROM ... LoveFM, Belize - 8/1/2007 Ladyville Police have recovered a portion of the money stolen from a Ladyville Gas Station on Monday. Police have arrested and charged 18-year-old Akeem ... WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK OBSERVED LoveFM, Belize - 8/1/2007 “UNICEF is promoting and celebrating World Breastfeeding Week globally,and it’s certainly the same in Belize.UNICEF Belize is partnering with the Ministry ... CITY OF BELMOPAN CELEBRATES 37TH ANNIVERSARY LoveFM, Belize - 8/1/2007 Belmopan was established capital of Belize on August first 19-70 following devastation of the former capital Belize City by Hurricane Hattie. ... SCOUTS MOVEMENT CELEBRATE CENTENARY WORLDWIDE LoveFM, Belize - 8/1/2007 This morning a number of scouts in Belize took part in a sunrise programme that was held at the Baron Bliss Lighthouse in Belize City. ... EMANCIPATION DAY LoveFM, Belize - 8/1/2007 In Belize however, activities will be observed on August 13.Organizing the event is the Institute of Social Cultural Research. Researcher Rita Mae Hyde ... YASMIN ANDREWS ANALYZES THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNITED'S REPORT ... LoveFM, Belize - 8/1/2007 The Economist Intelligence United based in London has published a country economic report on Belize.Economist Yasmin Andrews was a guest on Love FM’s ... 7/31/2007 BELIZE CELEBRATES WORLD RANGER DAY LoveFM, Belize - 7/31/2007 Belize joins the rest of the world in celebrating, for the first time, World Ranger Day. Publicity Coordinator, Dirk Francisco says many people do not ... IX CHEL TROPICAL RESEARCH CENTER HOLDS ANNUAL BUSH MEDICINE CAMP LoveFM, Belize - 7/31/2007 Activities include identifying plants, insects and animals that are used as medicine and first aid by traditional healers in Belize. ... 33 CANDIDATES FROM UNF AND UB TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS IN MASTER'S ... LoveFM, Belize - 7/31/2007 Thirty-three candidates from the University of North Florida and the University of Belize Master’s in Education Program will receive their diplomas at a ... Belize Bank takes UHS $33 mil matter to London court!! Amandala, Belize - 7/31/2007 The Supreme Court case challenging a move by the Government of Belize to pay the $33.5 million debt for Universal Health Services (UHS) was put on hold for ... UHS Williamson Sewing Factory cannot pay workers! Amandala, Belize - 7/31/2007 She told us that there was only one man who could entertain questions and that was Marreth Cob, the owner, who is not in Belize City at this time. ... Justice Arana puts hold on UHS $33 million debt proceedings Amandala, Belize - 7/31/2007 Michael Ashcroft’s Belize Bank had warned the Association for Concerned Belizeans that it would be in for quite a fight if it dares to challenge ... UHS Two Belize City policemen stabbed in OW brawl Amandala, Belize - 7/31/2007 Two Belize City off duty policemen were injured over the weekend in Orange Walk Town. The Officer In Charge of Orange Walk District, Robert Mariano, ... Irrelevancies from Punta Gorda Amandala, Belize - 7/31/2007 Edmondson is an African American who came to Belize, apparently along with Gary Matthews, in 1985. He has been around and about Belize, and eventually ... Bread and butter, go Raúl, care of cyclists, tikilish biz, BWSL Amandala, Belize - 7/31/2007 And we all know what breeze blow da America, blow da Belize. So, how will we respond to the suddenly empowered when they come out of closets for their ... From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 7/31/2007 As I look around me in Belize City and watch the deterioration of the sports programs with which I grew up - football, basketball, cricket and baseball, ... On the Church - - - Religion - - - Lies - - - Wicked Hearts ... Amandala, Belize - 7/31/2007 (Jeremiah 17:9-11) In a nation where the preamble to the Constitution categorically states that “the nation of Belize shall be founded on principles which ... ROOKIE GREG RUDON’S GAME HIGH 27 PTS LEADS TIGERSHARKS TO 2007 ... Amandala, Belize - 7/31/2007 ... up in the series two games to nothing; however, lost that series three games to two to the eventual champions, the University of Belize Black Jaguars. ... 7/30/2007 Thieves targeting utilities, broadcasters for copper wire Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/30/2007 Other users of wire, like Belize Electricity Limited, have also been hit. That has caused BEL to issue advisories such as this one appealing to those ... Cops arrested in macheting, theft of fuel Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/30/2007 Ortega, a resident of Santa Familia Village, was assigned to the Patrol Branch in Belize City. In Belize City Constable Rudolph Lawrence was charged today ... Weekend shootings hit San Pedro, Belize City Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/30/2007 Meanwhile, twenty-four hours later in Belize City, twenty-six year old Jason Gentle was wounded while riding his bike in the Port Loyola area. ... San Pedro Tigersharks take hoops title Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/30/2007 The tension that met the decisive game three of the semi-pro basketball championships Friday night inside the City Centre between the Belize Bank Bulldogs ... Driver dead in Northern Highway road accident Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/30/2007 Martinez, a native of Corozal, was employed by Belize City businessman and UDP chairman Doug Singh, and it was Singh’s car that he was driving. ... Four dive masters certified as instructors Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/30/2007 Belize has gained a reputation as one of the top diving spots in the world, drawing an increasing number of tourists to our waters. ... PM makes official visit to Dominican Republic Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/30/2007 ... a gold medal symbolizing the merit of the fathers of the country. The PM will reciprocate by bestowing the Order of Belize on President Fernandez. Garifuna culture springs to life in Palacio’s songs Boston Herald, United States - 7/30/2007 Palacio, a 46-year-old native of Belize, is the deputy administrator of Belize’s National Institute of Culture and History. But outside of the tiny, ... New Album, 'Colors' from Steve Albee Trio Due August 28 Modern Guitars Magazine (press release), CA - 7/30/2007 Allee was influenced, musically, by his world travels absorbing the Colors, sights and smells from France to Belize, the Bahamas to Brazil. ... TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON NORTHERN HIGHWAY CLAIMS ONE LIFE LoveFM, Belize - 7/30/2007 Belize City Police say around midnight last night they were called to the scene of a traffic accident on the Northern Highway between miles three and four. ... 65 PEOPLE COMPLETE TRAINING FROM WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT LoveFM, Belize - 7/30/2007 ... of which were two Introduction to Computer programs and they were through the joint efforts of the Ministry of Health and the Belize City Council. ... BELIZE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ANNOUNCES ITS DATES FOR ... LoveFM, Belize - 7/30/2007 The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry announces that the dates set for this year’s Expo are September 15 th and 16 th . ... 26 YEAR OLD MALE SUFFERS FROM GUNSHOT WOUND LoveFM, Belize - 7/30/2007 Belize City Police are investigating a shooting incident that has left 26-year-old Jason Gentle in a critical condition with a gunshot wound to the center ... HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC IN BELIZE LoveFM, Belize - 7/30/2007 Our news center contacted Technical Director of the National AIDS Commission, Ruth Jaramillo to find out what is the situation in Belize. ... JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT BELIZE INVITES EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO ... LoveFM, Belize - 7/30/2007 Junior Achievement Belize is inviting employers and employees to volunteer in its yearly program. National Coordinator, Brenda Serano tells us more. ... 7/27/2007 CAPITAL CITY TURNS THIRTY SEVEN LoveFM, Belize - 7/27/2007 ... Queen of the Bay will also be presented at the fair. The grand firework display is sponsored by the Belize, Alliance, First Caribbean, and Scotia Banks. CHEFS COMPLETE ADVANCED CARIBBEAN CULINARY COURSE LoveFM, Belize - 7/27/2007 The objective of the course was to improve the standards of restaurateurs in Belize’s tourism industry. The course was deigned to incorporate local ... POLICE STORIES LoveFM, Belize - 7/27/2007 Belize City Police are investigating a report by a 15-year-old minor who told them after midday yesterday she was walking on Bocotora Street when upon ... ADOBE PHOTOSHOP TRAINING COMMENCES TODAY LoveFM, Belize - 7/27/2007 The course is being offered by the Center and facilitated by University of Belize professor, Carlos Itza. Coordinator and Curator of the Center, ... Is the DFC Commission of Inquiry dead or alive? Amandala, Belize - 7/27/07 The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) – which demanded the Commission of Inquiry in 2005 in response to public calls for an investigation of ... Author: Adele Ramos Amandala, Belize - 7/27/07 The Christian Workers Union (CWU) has called an executive meeting for Friday, July 27, to discuss, among other things, a recent discovery that as many as 40 ... New troubles for bus coop – Social Security takes them to court Amandala, Belize - 7/27/07 On Monday, July 23, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Belize Bus Owners Cooperative’s (BBOC) plea for them to return to the nation’s highways, ... Sir George Brown, former Chief Justice, dead at 65 Amandala, Belize - 7/27/07 In early May of 2001, three years after he retired as Chief Justice, Sir George went missing in the Belama area of Belize City. He was found the following ... Dining out: Magothy Seafood: Casual, festive and delicious Annapolis Capital, MD - 7/27/07 Chef Brian's impressive credentials include a stint with the extremely popular Mie N Yu in Georgetown and a stretch cooking in Belize, which he describes as ... Belize to receive $BZ 32.5 Million Under 10th European Development ... Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release), Barbados - 7/27/07 The increase in allocation is provided by the European Commission as an incentive to Belize and was calculated on the basis of Belize’s performance in ... We have 61 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 Bou-Nahra, whose family operate the Mirab Store on north side Belize City, was accused of killing 23 year old Shawn Copious during the predawn hours of ... Former CJ Sir George Brown passes at 65 The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 ... died of a seizure during the early hours of Thursday morning at his Seashore Drive home in the Caribbean Shores area of Belize City. ... We have 59 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 By Harry Lawrence - Publisher The Government of Belize has a moral and political and legal obligation to allow the DFC Commission of Inquiry to continue for ... City Councillor steps down after brush with the law The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 “This is to ensure that this unfortunate situation does not hamper the on-going hard work the Belize City Council is providing for the people of Belize City ... Belizean athletes outclassed at the XV Pan American Games The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 Rio de Janeiro, July 23, 2007 The medal podium seems unreachable for the six athletes representing Belize in track 7 field competition at the Joao Havelange ... CJ says forensic auditor Mark Hulse was legally hired The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 ... and that it falls under a February 11, 2005 agreement between the Government of Belize and the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. ... Belize as Botfly capital: Dozens tell of experience in Belize The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 By Harry Lawrence - Publisher The story of an Aspen, Colorado man who was bitten by a botfly while in Belize in June this year has been getting ... Okeke gives up on quest to build sculptured monument to Goldson The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 By Joseph Stamp Romero - Staff Reporter He took to the streets of Belize after media appearances did nothing for his cause, waging a one-man campaign for ... CJ says forensic auditor Mark Hulse was legally hired The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 ... and that it falls under a February 11, 2005 agreement between the Government of Belize and the National Trade Union Congress of Belize. ... BTL seeks court’s approval to dismiss Christine Perriott The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter The ongoing battle between long time union activist Christine Perriott and the Belize Telemedia Limited, formerly the ... Belize as Botfly capital: Dozens tell of experience in Belize The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 By Harry Lawrence - Publisher The story of an Aspen, Colorado man who was bitten by a botfly while in Belize in June this year has been getting ... Law student Deanne Barrow leaves Cambridge with a fistful of honours The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 Belize’s Open Scholarship winner (2002) Deanne Michelle Barrow of Belize City has graduated from Cambridge University in England with honours. ... Okeke gives up on quest to build sculptured monument to Goldson The Reporter Belize, Belize - 7/27/07 By Joseph Stamp Romero - Staff Reporter He took to the streets of Belize after media appearances did nothing for his cause, waging a one-man campaign for ... Commentary: Your garbage and our Caribbean environment! Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands - 7/27/07 ... Curacao's diverse underwater fish and coral species, the lush vegetation along Antigua's Fig Tree Drive and Belize's Five Blues Lake National Park, ... Wanda’s Picks July 25, 2007 San Francisco Bay View, CA - 17/27/07 This weekend at Stern Grove there are two wonderful bands: Andy Palacio & The Garifuna Collective from Belize and Emeline Michel from Haiti. ... Authorities advise public on precautions for dengue Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 And while the current weather conditions make dengue in Belize more likely, some simple precautions can save a lot of trouble. The rainy season has started ... Condom machines: the latest in HIV prevention Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 The initiative is part of the Strengthening Belize’s MultiSectoral Response to HIV/AIDS project financed by the Global Fund. “It is to basically set up ... Sir George Brown, former Chief Justice, dead at 65 Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 The sixty-five year old passed away this morning at his Belize City home following a seizure. Sir George began his legal career as a lay magistrate. ... Authorities advise public on precautions for dengue Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 And while the current weather conditions make dengue in Belize more likely, some simple precautions can save a lot of trouble. The rainy season has started ... Condom machines: the latest in HIV prevention Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 The initiative is part of the Strengthening Belize’s MultiSectoral Response to HIV/AIDS project financed by the Global Fund. “It is to basically set up ... Sir George Brown, former Chief Justice, dead at 65 Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 The sixty-five year old passed away this morning at his Belize City home following a seizure. Sir George began his legal career as a lay magistrate. ... Weekly News | Christian Views World Magazine - 7/27/07 "I could hear them," said Dallas, who told the Glenwood Springs Post Independent he probably picked up the strange malady during a trip to Belize. ... Police promote musical youth in Hattieville Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 And nobody knows that better than thirty-three year old Crispin Jeffries Junior, who is presently serving time in the Belize Central Prison. ... Lord Rhaburn’s jazz fest takes off Friday night Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 When you think of music in Belize, jazz is certainly not the first thing that comes to mind. But if one legendary musician has his way, jazz will one day be ... Seven arrested for jewellery shop robbery Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 Today Belize City police charged seven people they believe were involved in the brazen hold up. Unbeknownst to the robbers, the whole incident was captured ... EU confirms grant for rural development Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 The Ministry of National Development has announced the confirmation of a grant from the European Development Fund of thirty-two point five million Belize ... BELTRAIDE produces guide for investors Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/27/07 New businesses, large and small, seem to pop up in Belize every day ... and nearly just as many seem to disappear shortly after. ... 7/3/2007 Mexican prez Felipe Calderon visits Belize, receives Order of Belize Amandala, Belize - 7/3/2007 The George Price Center in Belmopan City was the venue on Saturday, June 30, for a state luncheon and the conferral of the Order of Belize on the President ... Police estimate 10000 at PUP’s national convention! Amandala, Belize - 7/3/2007 Reintroduction of the Bill abolishing the Privy Council [as Belize’s final appellate court]; 8. More assistance to young entrepreneurs and their start-up ... Susan Williams wins Miss Big and Beautiful pageant Amandala, Belize - 7/3/2007 Williams’ prizes included $1000, a trophy, a house telephone, a weekend stay for two at Princess Hotel and Casino, and a mug and glass from Courts Belize. ... Blue Diamond Ventures announces partnership with Texas A&M for ... Amandala, Belize - 7/3/2007 Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc., the Texas-based company that recently signed a land purchase agreement with the Government of Belize for 180 acres of the ... PINK:BLDV Jealous ex-lover savagely stabs the new man on Fairweather Street Amandala, Belize - 7/3/2007 Nolan “Sonny” Arana, 30, a security guard employed at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) and a resident of Dolphin Street in Belize City, ... Tania Kuylen, karate black belt “Thunder” Amandala, Belize - 7/3/2007 “My goal is to bring the belt to Belize,” said Kuylen. Kuylen, who is originally from Benque Viejo Del Carmen, has been studying business administration in ... PUP convention big, but Mark and Cordel are no-shows Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/3/2007 ... that as recently as last month national campaign manager Ralph Fonseca was seriously contemplating retirement from his seat in Belize Rural Central. ... PUP convention big, but Mark and Cordel are no-shows Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/3/2007 ... that as recently as last month national campaign manager Ralph Fonseca was seriously contemplating retirement from his seat in Belize Rural Central. ... Boxing, bodybuilding headline weekend sports Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/3/2007 Meanwhile we say congratulations to Leslie Rogers who provided the trophies for the amateur fight in the memory of former Deputy Prime Minister of Belize, ... Special constable arrests chain snatcher Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/3/2007 Flowers, who, was off duty and out of uniform, was walking near the corner of Vernon and Johnson streets in Belize City when he was approached by a young ... City man critical following attack; motive is jealousy Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/3/2007 A Belize City man hovers between life and death tonight, the apparent victim of a knife attack prompted by extreme jealousy. The last time Yvette Flowers ... Police seize weapons, make arrests Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 7/3/2007 Several police operations in Belize City over the weekend have resulted in arrests and the confiscation of firearms and ammunition. ... 7/2/2007 SUMMIT MEETINGS HELD IN BELIZE LoveFM, Belize - 7/2/2007 A number of important regional meetings took place last week in Belize. We join Richard Merrill for a report. “Two summit meetings took place in Belize on ... POLICE STORIES LoveFM, Belize - 7/2/2007 Belize City Police are seeking the ex-husband of a woman after he is alleged to have attacked and inflicted stab wounds to the woman’s current boyfriend. ... INSTITUTE OF CREATIVE ARTS INTRODUCES SUMMER PROGRAMMES LoveFM, Belize - 7/2/2007 The Belize Carnival Association’s outfit-making programme was scheduled to be the first such camp. Children interested in taking part in this programme can ... HER MAJESTY'S PRISON ON GABOUREL LANE TO TURN 150 YEARS OLD LoveFM, Belize - 7/2/2007 The building that once housed Her Majesty’s Prison on Gabourel Lane in Belize City will soon be 150 years old. Director of the Museum of Belize, Lita Krohn, ... AFGHANISTAN HERO SEAN - THE FINEST SOLDIER IN A GENERATION Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 7/2/2007 He went on to serve multiple tours in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, the US, Cyprus, Falkland Islands, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Kenya and Belize. ... PUP RATIFIES NEW EXECUTIVE LoveFM, Belize - 7/2/2007 Merline Spain Belize Rural South,Francis Fonseca Freetown,Jose Coye Caribbean Shores,Godfrey Smith for Pickstock,Rt. Hon. Said Musa Fort George,Cordell Hyde ... 6/29/2007 YMCA teaches water skills for a lifetime Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/29/2007 The two organisations are similar in name and purpose and both do great work in Belize. Last week we looked at what the YWCA is doing in the way of summer ... Debit card customers reap rewards in bank raffle Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/29/2007 And that was the case today for three lucky Belizeans in the second drawing of the Belize Bank’s Visa debit card raffle. “The objective of the raffle is to ... US ban on Chinese shrimp may help Belize Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/29/2007 ... is expected to result in increased demand and higher prices for both wild sea shrimp and farmed shrimp imported from other countries, including Belize. ... Central American bodybuilders compete in Belize Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/29/2007 This weekend Belize will be hosting the Central American Bodybuilding Championships for the third time and this morning the first wave of officials and ... Independent Media Association launches tonight Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/29/2007 It has been in the planning stages for some time, but tonight the Belize Independent Media Association will hold its official launch. ... Regional presidents meet for two summits in San Pedro Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/29/2007 There were presidents galore on Ambergris Caye today as Belize hosted a pair of regional summits. News Five's Janelle Chanona joined the crowd in San Pedro ... 16 pounds of weed await owner on Ambergris Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/29/2007 The weed was found at the cargo office of Maya Island Air on San Pedro, having arrived by plane from Belize City. According to police, they were called by ... Cashier blamed for missing money! $12000 gone from Bze. Mills The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/29/2007 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter A Belize City woman accused of making off with more than $12000 in cash from her employer, went on trial this week for ... Public servants awarded for 25 years of service The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/29/2007 The Belize Archives and Records Service, was considered the Most Outstanding Department under the directorship of Archivist Charles Gibson. ... UN says Belize on the brink of losing its reef-World Heritage site ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/29/2007 By Joseph Stamp Romero - Staff Reporter A United Nations report has shown Belize is one of the Caribbean nations, most likely to suffer should there ... This is Belize relives Belize’s rhythmic experience The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/29/2007 By Joseph Stamp Romero - Staff Reporter This is Belize-The Caribbean Beat in the Heart of Central America. Can you feel the rhythm? ... Belize benefits from medical expertise via the net The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/29/2007 The foundation which focuses on offering medical relief to the lower extremities has travelled to Belize in the hope of offering a new and unique medical ... Top PSE scorers receive awards The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/29/2007 Twenty-six students from 14 primary schools in only three of Belize’s six districts, Belize, Orange Walk and Cayo were on Wednesday awarded by the Ministry ... AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR…- SEMI PRO PLAYOFFS ARE HERE Amandala, Belize - 6/29/2007 ... tonight at the City Center in game one of the best of three series being played between #1 seeded Belize Bank Bulldogs and the #4 seeded BNE Oilers. ... BULLDOGS JUDSON STUBBS AND TYRONE “JOKA” EDWARDS WIN 2007 SEMI-PRO ... Amandala, Belize - 6/29/2007 This past Monday, the Belize Basketball Association announced its end of regular season individual awards, with Belize Bank Bulldogs’ Judson Stubbs and ... Girl child, 11, abducted and raped in broad daylight! Amandala, Belize - 6/29/2007 Police are investigating a strange case involving an 11-year-old Standard III primary school girl of the Southside of Belize City, who alleges that on ... 6/28/2007 Bahamian Choir makes one day stop in Belize Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/28/2007 From what we see on the streets of Belize City, our typical cruise ship visitors tend to be middle age and North American. Today, however, a very special ... Tourism industry prepares for hurricanes Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/28/2007 It’s been six years since Belize was last hit by a hurricane, but the experiences of major storms such as Iris and Keith demonstrated what can happen to ... San Pedro hosts two summits in one day Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/28/2007 It used to be that an international summit meeting in Belize would have the whole country in a panic. But tomorrow on Ambergris, Caye not one, but two heads ... BELIZE AND HER REEFS: A trouble-free, often spectacular place for ... The Triton (press release), FL - 6/28/2007 We fueled in Port Everglades and departed for Belize. The Notice of Arrival/Departure form had been sent to the Department of Homeland Security, ... 6/27/2007 BEL Implements New Tariff Structure San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/27/2007 (Effective July 1st, 2007) Press Release – Belize Electricity Limited – June 27th, 2007 – Effective July 1st, 2007, Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) will ... An exemplary young Belizean: Eiden Salazar Jr. San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/27/2007 His position and vigorous personality qualified him to be the guest speaker at numerous youth rallies in San Pedro, Belize City, San Ignacio and as far as ... 230 people are proud landowners in SP San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/27/2007 People’s United Party Belize Rural South candidate Mel Spain stated that this is just the beginning and that in the near future many more lots will be made ... Costa Maya is heating up! Maria Jeffery to represent Belize at ... San Pedro Sun, Belize - 6/27/2007 The Costa Maya Committee has confirmed the participation of Maria Jeffery, Miss Belize Universe 2007-2008, for this year’s pageant. The 25-year-old, ... Top PSE scorers honoured in ceremony Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/27/2007 Receiving certificates of excellence were fifteen students from the Belize District, five from Cayo, and six from Orange Walk. Xux Ek Novelo of Hummingbird ... ACC registration funds jacked again! Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/27/2007 Belize City police say they have detained two persons including an employee of the school. The school's management declined to comment on the incident, ... Diabetes initiative targets foot care Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/27/2007 It's a common ailment in Belize as well as across the Caribbean and throughout the world. Diabetes has long been acknowledged as one of our leading killers ... New electricity rates will help low end consumers Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/27/2007 According to Belize Electricity Limited, its total revenues will be unaffected by the new rates. But the rebalancing will result in a lowering of bills for ... 6/26/2007 Boxing promoter hopes to revive sport Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/26/2007 Since its heyday in the 1970s, Belize's boxing scene has been on the ropes and maybe even down for the count. But promoter Osmond Martinez is hoping to ... Lawyers tangle over walls at Tourism Village Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/26/2007 Today in Belize City, that industry--more specifically its economic benefits--figured prominently in a case before the Supreme Court. ... City man charged with attempted arson Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/26/2007 Also arrested today was twenty year old Allan Martinez of Central American Boulevard in Belize City. Martinez was identified by Roy Latchman as the man who ... 11 year old girl claims abduction, rape Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/26/2007 ... between four and five on Monday evening she was not only kidnapped, but taken to an area in Belize City where at least one of her abductors raped her. ... WWF looks to raise awareness on climate change Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/26/2007 All that spells bad news for Belize and other small coastal and island states .... And this morning our own top scientists spelled out exactly what we can ... Initiative seeks to mitigate cruise tourism damage Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/26/2007 Ever since cruise tourism became a big business in Belize it has been viewed by environmentalists with sentiments ranging from disdain to horror. ... BTIA to host 4th Annual Hurricane Preparedness Workshop Belize Tourism Industry Association (press release), Belize - 6/26/2007 BELIZE CITY, Belize (June 26, 2007) – The 2007 hurricane season, already predicted to be an above average, very active season is well underway. ... POLICE INVESTIGATE THE APPARENT RAPE OF ELEVEN YEAR OLD CHILD LoveFM, Belize - 6/26/2007 Belize City Police are investigating the apparent rape of an eleven year old child. The child was found traumatized and in a terrified state in an area of ... WORLD WILDLIFE FUND CENTRAL AMERICA INTRODUCES PUBLIC AWARENESS ... LoveFM, Belize - 6/26/2007 The campaign aims to help increase the understanding of the impacts of climate change to better enable adaptation to the impacts of climate change in Belize ... POLICE STORIES LoveFM, Belize - 6/26/2007 Belize City Police have charged 20-year-old Allan Martinez with attempted arson. On Sunday Roy Latchman told Police he saw a man he identified as Martinez ... INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OBSERVED LoveFM, Belize - 6/26/2007 At this moment,N-DACC countrywide we are in various schools and for confidentiality sake we’re in a high school somewhere in Belize where we’re conducting a ... Musa claims “mistake” in settlement deed’s 33 million USD tab Amandala, Belize - 6/26/2007 I am saying to you it’s Belize dollars, final - end of it,” Fonseca had replied. Whether the currency is US or Belize dollars, the fact remains that the ... Did faulty Belize Intransit Services bus cause deaths of two men? Amandala, Belize - 6/26/2007 Dead as a result of the accident is Rudolph Samuel Moses, Jr., 31, a bus driver for Belize Intransit Services, and a resident of 18 ¾ Miles, Western Highway ... Press Cadogan and Marilyn Andrews exchange wedding vows Amandala, Belize - 3 hours ago Belize’s premier sports statistician, Gilroy “Press” Cadogan, tied the knot with Marilyn Andrews on Saturday, June 23, in a short but lovely ceremony that ... Marion Jones is broke! Amandala, Belize - 3 hours ago That’s the story that has recently surfaced in the United States regarding Belize’s Golden Girl – Marion Jones, who will nevertheless remain in the world’s ... 6/25/2007 BNE Oilers secure last spot in hoop playoffs Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/25/2007 Thus the post season begins this Friday, June 29th at the Civic Center here in Belize City where the Belize Bank Bulldogs will host the BNE Oilers to kick ... Suspect detained for arson attempt Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/25/2007 A Belize City man is in police custody for attempting to burn down a house. The incident occurred on Freedom Street in Port Loyola around ten Sunday night. ... Three teens held for murder of 81 year old in Corozal Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/25/2007 Today I travelled to Corozal to investigate Belize's latest homicide. “He called it home. He took pride in saying he lived here than most Belizeans. ... City shootings leave two in hospital Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/25/2007 While cops in Corozal try to solve a murder, Belize City officers have a pair of shootings to deal with. Around one-thirty this morning twenty-four year old ... Newspaper claims Marion Jones has financial woes Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/25/2007 The only woman to ever win five medals in a single Olympics, Jones is a citizen of both the United States, where she was born, and Belize, the birthplace of ... Floating hospital cares for Belizeans Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/25/2007 Today News Five's Kendra Griffith travelled across Belize City Harbour for a tour of the ship itself. On June fifteenth, the United States Navy Hospital ... AN INVESTITURE CEREMONY FOR SANTA CRUZ RC SCOUT GROUP LoveFM, Belize - 6/25/2007 “The investiture ceremony for the eighteen scouts and eleven venture group of Santa Cruz,Toledo was officiated by Belize Scout Field Executive Orlando ... THE PEOPLE'S UNITED PARTY HELD TWO CONVENTIONS YESTERDAY LoveFM, Belize - 6/25/2007 “Yesterday afternoon we had the Belize Rural Central Convention in which Hon. Ralph Fonseca was endorsed as the standard bearer for that division. ... SHOOTING HAS LEFT A BELIZE CITY MAN INJURED LoveFM, Belize - 6/25/2007 A shooting has left a Belize City man hospitalized with injuries to the left wrist and left side of the hip. Police say that sometime around two this ... FOUR BELIZEANS TO PARTICIPATE IN AGRO-PROCESSING SUB-REGIONAL ... LoveFM, Belize - 6/25/2007 Belize, being one of the borrowing countries, will have the representation of four participants to the workshop. General subject areas to be covered ... 6/22/2007 Saving Coral Reefs Becomes a Tourism Priority New York Times, United States - 6/22/2007 ... that mass tourism poses to the Mesoamerican Reef by engaging hoteliers, developers, cruise lines and local governments in Mexico, Belize and Honduras. ... 2nd annual Big and Beautiful set for next weekend Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/22/2007 There are beauty pageants and then there are beauty pageants and while Belize boasts a plethora of queens, the latest event to hit the local stage fills a ... Yard sale proceeds to help Crime Stoppers programmes Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/22/2007 By all accounts, Belizeans love a good deal ... and that's exactly what visitors to a yard sale set take place at Old Belize on Saturday are going to get. ... Bizarre bus accident leaves 2 dead Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/22/2007 Two families in the Belize District are in mourning tonight following a bizarre traffic accident on the Western Highway. Around seven this morning bus ... Separate forums to focus on Senate reform Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/22/2007 Anybody who wants to deny that is basically in the dinosaur age, Belize has come alive at twenty-five.” With little warning, the debate over whether ... Belize City mother seriously wounded in shootout Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/22/2007 Meanwhile in Belize City, another family is holding vigil at their loved ones bedside following a robbery and shooting on Thursday night. ... Belizeans benefit from visiting floating hospital Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/22/2007 The operations to Shanieya and Raheem took place on board the Comfort, but first they had to be screened by doctors at the Belize Defence Force Hospital at ... CARICOM leaders hopeful after talks with US Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/22/2007 In political news, Prime Minister Said Musa returned to Belize on Thursday following meetings between the Caribbean heads of Government and President of ... Career nurse honoured as Public Officer of the Year Channel5Belize.com, Belize - 6/22/2007 That award went to the Belize Archives and Records Service. Accepting the plaque on behalf of the department was director Charles Gibson. ... “Vive vuela: Centroamerica es tuya”-”Live, fly: Central America is ... Amandala, Belize - 6/22/2007 This is the new initiative TACA is offering to six of its seven Central American countries, include Belize, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and ... Musa meets Bush Amandala, Belize - 6/22/2007 For at least six years now, Belize has been talking about using its own sugar cane wastes – bagasse – for the production of energy, and recently the House ... Mexican president, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, to visit Belize Amandala, Belize - 6/22/2007 Mexico’s president, HE Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, is scheduled to make a state visit to Belize from Friday, June 29 to Saturday, June 30, 2007—the eve of the ... Her Royal Highness – Delsyia Goff (1933-2007) Amandala, Belize - 6/22/2007 Kremandala and Belize mourn the death and celebrate the life of a true empress, a queen of Belize, Her Royal Highness, Delsyia Goff. ... Police detain George St. and Back-a-town at Eastern Division for ... Amandala, Belize - 6/22/2007 Yesterday morning at 10:00, a group of about 60 young men said to be affiliated with the two notorious gang groups in Belize gathered in a conference room ... GOB lawyer claims Maya case threatens Belize’s sovereignty! Amandala, Belize - 6/22/2007 Similar cases have been argued elsewhere, such as in Australia and Canada, but this is the first time such a case has come to full hearing in Belize. ... “Street crime” & punishment Amandala, Belize - 6/22/2007 “Street crime” is in the forefront of the news now, and well it might be, given the continuing escalation that is occurring in Belize City. ... New Belize Consul General office in Chetumal Amandala, Belize - 6/22/2007 In 2005, the Government of Belize closed the Consul General’s Office in Chetumal, Quintana Roo as a form of cost-cutting during Government’s austerity ... BUS DRIVER DIES IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON THE WESTERN HIGHWAY LoveFM, Belize - 6/22/2007 A bus driver lost his life in a traffic accident this morning on the Western Highway. The accident occurred about five minutes after seven this morning ... MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONDUCTS ITS ANTI-RABIES CAMPAIGN LoveFM, Belize - 6/22/2007 The Central Region of the Ministry of Health will be conducting its Anti-Rabies Campaign for the Belize District at the end of the month. ... POLICE STORIES LoveFM, Belize - 6/22/2007 A robbery has been reported in Belize City. Police say that around eight-forty last night they went to Sen Sen Chinese Shop at number five Corner Daly and ... ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES INTRODUCES ITS ... LoveFM, Belize - 6/22/2007 “The Ministry of Education has approved five scholarships for the Belize Police Department Rank and File.Likewise we have SJC who has also given us two ... Is it in US or Belize dollars? I didn’t read it The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 To sign a document involving money and you’re not sure whether the value is in US or Belize dollars and taxpayers may have to pay back for it is an ... Mexican President to visit Belize The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 At the invitation of Belize’s Prime Minister, Said Musa, the President of the United Mexican States, Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, will be visiting Belize from ... We have 97 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 If the voters of Belize are endowed with the power to recall elected representatives of both House and Senate, as we hope they will be, the Senate can be ... Delsyia Goff, a nurse’s nurse passes at 73 The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 She retired in 1988 but went on to volunteer with the Belize Red Cross Society for 18 years. That society recognised her selfless service and honoured her ... Police try to bring peace to mean city streets The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 “We are trying to make the streets of Belize City safer. We sat down with them and explained from a police standpoint that we will not take any sides. ... We have 94 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 The Maya say their interests are not only protected by Belize’s Constitution but are also affirmed by Maya customs and tradition, international human rights ... The Queen honours Zee Edgell for her literary contribution The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 By Ann-Marie Williams - News Editor Belize’s foremost novelist Zee Edgell has been honoured with an MBE by Queen Elizabeth 11 as part of her Birthday ... GOLDSON, Man ahead of his time! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 By Compton Fairweather I would like to think that an enviable example of democracy in Belize was displayed on the evening of June 1, 1797 when the citizens ... Ballet Art School does it again! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 ... intermediate and older talent brought together with dexterity and skill by Cuban choreographer Analays Alvarez, who now makes her home in Belize. ... BTL adopts Bethel Primary School for 3 years The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 Yes, the Belize Telecommunications Limited planned to adopt Bethel Primary School before it became the Belize Telemedia Limited. On Wednesday the telephone ... 41 rural women now have marketable skills and matching money The Reporter Belize, Belize - 6/22/2007 By Ann-Marie Williams - News Editor On April 27, 41 women from 15 rural villages, relatively strangers, met for the first time at the YWCA in Belize City ... Click here to return to Today's Belize News Commons Island Community History Visitor Center Goods & Services Search Messages CIG Info Copyright by Casado Internet Group, Belize