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1/8/2008

UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRESENTS SLATE OF CANDIDATES LoveFM, Belize - 10 hours ago He took the opportunity to highlight 21 pledges the Party has made to the people of Belize. These include easing the cost of living by lowering electricity ...

MEXICAN EMBASSY MAKES ADJUSTMENTS TO VISA PROTOCOL LoveFM, Belize - 10 hours ago The Mexican Embassy in Belize has announced they have changed some procedures in regards to visas. According to public relation officer at the embassy, ...

PUNTA GORDA AIRSTRIP REPAIRS IN PROGRESS LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/2008 Love News also spoke to Joseph Carr, Manager of the Belize Airport Authority and he confirmed to us that the repair on the runway is expected to be ...

42 YEAR OLD EMILY BETHRAN SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL ... LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/2008 Forty two year old Emily Bethran of Belize City needs financial assistance to receive much needed medical attention. This morning she visited our newsroom ...

AGREEMENT SIGNED FOR NEW INSTALLATION OF WATER SYSTEM FOR CAYE CAULKER LoveFM, Belize - 1/8/2008 Prime Minister Said Musa and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Belize Water Services Limited, Norris Hall today signed an agreement for the installation ...

Study draws link between coral loss in Caribbean to high human ... Canada East, Canada - 1/8/2008 Using survey data from 1999 to 2001, scientists found that where there were greater concentrations of people in areas such as the Florida Keys, Cuba, Belize ...

International powdered milk shortage leads skyrocketing prices in ... Amandala, Belize - 1/8/2008 Babb also told us that the limited supply actually reduced the amount of milk Belize could import. In turn, the increased costs are passed on to wholesalers ...

PM dissolves House Amandala, Belize - 1/8/2008 At a breakfast meeting attended by his Cabinet and members of the clergy at the Princess Hotel and Casino this morning, the Prime Minister of Belize, ...

BDF refuse Wil Maheia and party entry to Santa Rosa Amandala, Belize - 1/8/2008 True, hopes that all families at Santa Rosa would have packed their bundles and headed for home by January 1, 2008, had been dashed - Government of Belize ...

Joint BNTU/PSU release raps GOB over proposed salary increases Amandala, Belize - 1/8/2008 The Joint Leaderships and governing Councils of the Belize National Teachers’ Union (BNTU) and the Public Service Union (PSU) of Belize, view with much ...

PM’s brief press conference Amandala, Belize - 1/8/2008 He said that modern Belize was ready for an elected Senate, and that his party would be suggesting a model to the nation by next week. ...

2225-acre Cobia farm proposed near Lark and Bugle Cayes Amandala, Belize - 1/8/2008 Marine Farms Belize Ltd., a subsidiary of a Norway company, Marine Farms ASA, has asked the Belize government for permission to construct a 2225-acre Cobia ...

1/7/2008

FEBRUARY 7 SET AS ELECTION DAY LoveFM, Belize - 1/7/2008 “In accordance with the constitution of Belize, His Excellency the Governor General today issued a proclamation dissolving the National Assembly. ...

BNTU AND PUBLIC SERVICE UNION CONCERNED ABOUT SALARY INCREASES LoveFM, Belize - 1/7/2008 The Belize National Teachers Union and Public Service Union issued a release in which the Unions say they view with much concern, Government’s press release ...

BELIZEANS GATHERED AROUND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT SEEKING HOME ... LoveFM, Belize - 1/7/2008 This morning a number of Belizeans gathered in front of the Housing Department on North Front Street in Belize City. Love News was on the scene and we spoke ...

19 YEAR OLD KENRICK RENEAU AND 17 YEAR OLD JULIAN EBANKS SENTENCED ... LoveFM, Belize - 1/7/2008 The burglaries occurred on August 20 and August 21, 2007 when Hurricane Dean struck the northern portion of Belize. Dental surgeon Osbert Usher was the ...

1/5/2008

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS RELOCATION OF SETTLERS AT SANTA ... LoveFM, Belize - 1/5/2008 Minister Shoman said Belize will remain vigilant to ensure that the situation does not re-occur. “I think the OAS has done a good job of being able to ...

1/4/2008

PRIME MINISTER TO MEET WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS NEXT WEEK LoveFM, Belize - 1/4/2008 Cabinet decided to invite the Commonwealth Secretariat to send election monitors to Belize to observe the conduct of the upcoming elections. ...

PRIME MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS THE ISSUE OF AN ELECTED SENATE AT LAST ... LoveFM, Belize - 1/4/2008 The National Belize Alliance says that only an elected Senate will have the legitimacy to effectively hold Governments accountable to the Constitution and ...

BURRELL BOOM BUSINESSMAN ROBBED LoveFM, Belize - 1/4/2008 Pinelo said he handed over two thousand dollars which was the property of Belize Telemedia Limited. The men then ran out of the store. ...

Belize SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD LAUNCHES NON CONTRIBUTORY PENSION FOR MEN LoveFM, Belize - 1/4/2008 The Belize Social Security Board will next Wednesday launch the non contributory pension for men across the country. Men over 65 years who qualify for the ...

FINAL NOMINATION DAY FOR 8TH ANNUAL NATIONAL TOURISM AWARD SHOW LoveFM, Belize - 1/4/2008 ... will gather once again to honor those who have made tremendous contribution to the survival and continuous development of the industry in Belize. ...

Red Cloud is rescued by Coast Guard San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/4/2008 Paul Claus, Owner and Roast Master at Caye Coffee, proudly announced to the community that through their association with The El Lago Coffee Company, ...

Our Belize Community – Flavio Vasquez San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/4/2008 Many have been Belize’s industries and for long San Pedro survived with coconuts and fishing. These industries have made Ambergris Caye what it is today. ...

Georgetown Ibayani upset San Pedro Dolphins San Pedro Sun, Belize - 1/4/2008 At the Carl Ramos Stadium, Wagiya took care of business at home as they defeated the mighty FC Belize in a bout that ended 3-2 in favor of Wagiya. ...

Queens New Year Honours 2008 The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/4/2008 Noted is Yolanda Murray, the only female awardee this year, for her service to the Belize Police Force. The Queen distributes these awards annually on the ...

Royal congratulations to Mandy Jones on her 105th. birthday The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/4/2008 By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Her many friends in Belize and abroad are congratulating Amanda Jones, retired housewife, on reaching her one hundred ...

Police receive five new vehicles The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/4/2008 ... Commanding Eastern Division, ACP Allen Whylie recieved the keys for five new Izuzu DMAX Double Cab Pickup Trucks, donated by the Government of Belize. ...

Guat Santa Rosa squatters on the move The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/4/2008 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter The long awaited removal of illegal Guatemalan settlers along the Belize side of the border in the Toledo district in a ... Sculptor Okeke to take Philip Goldson’s bust home with him The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/4/2008 By Niall Gillett - News Editor Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson was a founding member of both the PUP and the UDP in Belize. ... Free Zone hanky-panky! Is this another land give-away? The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/4/2008 He also questioned why the Government of Belize has not yet intervened to stop the take-over and preserve this important asset from being consumed by the ... Minority parties: Referendum before general elections! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/4/2008 The National Belize Alliance, formed by an amalgamation of three minority political parties, has called on Prime Minister Said Musa to arrange a national ... Editorial The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/4/2008 By Harry Lawrence - Publisher The Constitution of Belize states (Ch. V1 Section 84 (2) that the National Assembly “unless sooner dissolved, shall continue ... Noe Camacho wins 18th KREM New Year’s Cycling Classic The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/4/2008 Camacho’s teammate Juan Manuel Japur of Merida, Yucatan took the station prize of two cases of Red Dragon stout at the Grace Kennedy Belize junction, ... Shalini Zabaneh wins 18th KREM New Year’s Female Cycling Classic The Reporter Belize, Belize - 1/4/2008 Marinette Flowers regained the lead to win a gift hamper of groceries passing Grace Kennedy Belize. Alicia challenged Marinette for the lead to win the last ... 1/3/2008 SISTERS OF MERCY CELEBRATES 125 YEARS OF SERVICE IN Belize LoveFM, Belize - 1/3/2008 We have excursions to Old Belize Cultural and Historical Center and also some groups will go to the Maya Ruins in Lamanai. Whoever participates in this ... GENNALYN TRIANA YOUNG,FIRST BORN OF 2008 RECEIVES GIFTS LoveFM, Belize - 1/3/2008 The baby is Gennalyn Triana Young born to Maria and Michael Young of Belize City. Late yesterday afternoon, the new family was presented with baby gifts by ... YOUTH BUSINESS TRUST Belize CELEBRATES ACCOMPLISHMENTS FO YOUNG ... LoveFM, Belize - 1/3/2008 The Youth Business Trust Belize was officially launched in March of last year and since then ten new businesses owned and managed by youths has been ... 18 YEAR OLD ENRIQUE ALVAREZ RECUPERATES FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS AT THE ... LoveFM, Belize - 1/3/2008 The shooting occurred last night, around seven, at the corner of Curl Thompson and Man of War Streets in Belize City. Police say their initial ... SANTA ROSA FAMILIES TO BE RELOCATED TOMORROW LoveFM, Belize - 1/3/2008 It’sa national issue that has kept many Belizeans up to date with the matter; the Santa Rosa community in the south of Belize. When Love News spoke with ... Coffee traders rescued from 25-foot seas KHOU, TX - 1/3/2008 By Rhiannon Meyers / The Daily News GALVESTON — Three people who had planned to deliver 10000 pounds of coffee from Belize to Texas on an eco-friendly ... 12/31/2007 Tuna in trouble Deccan Herald, India - 12/31/2007 Safina, speaking by telephone as he conducted research in Belize, said the science was already settled. “To say there's not enough science to tell us ... 12/28/2007 PRESIDENT OF Belize CYCLING ASSOCIATION SUSPENDS FOUR MEMBERS OF ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/28/2007 President of the Belize Cycling Association, Gerald Garbutt has suspended four members of the Santino’s Cycling Team. The four cyclists are Mateo Cruz, ... MOTHER PLEADS FOR ASSISTANCE FOR HER SIX YEAR OLD SON LoveFM, Belize - 12/28/2007 They said with the therapy he can try to do some thing for himself and then we got into this program with CARE Belize. They were very helpful. ... MEXICO'S NATIONAL MIGRATION INSTITUTE INTRODUCES ELECTRONIC ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/28/2007 In a communique, the institute said Biochip implants would be used to control the entry of workers and visitors from Belize and Guatemala from March 2008. ... EIGHT PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS CONTRACTS SIGNED BY MINISTRY OF HEALTH LoveFM, Belize - 12/28/2007 NHI began with a pilot project in the south-side of Belize City some two years ago. Today, about 70 percent of south-side residents have seen an improvement ... PURSE SNATCHER CAUGHT BY SHOPPERS LoveFM, Belize - 12/28/2007 One person has been detained by police in Belize City following a robbery at Nicole’s Store on Cemetery Road. A resident of Vista Del Mar reported to police ... ANOTHER DELIVERY MAN ROBBED LoveFM, Belize - 12/28/2007 Another delivery man has been robbed in Belize City. Police reports are that sometime around 3:40 yesterday afternoon, a driver for Madisco was parked on ... INTRUDER CAUGHT RED HANDED IN SOMEONE'S HOME LoveFM, Belize - 12/28/2007 Belize City Police have arrested and charged 50 year old Michael White after he was caught red handed in a home on Eve Street in Belize City. ... PSU Houses World's Largest Maya Skeleton Collection WCAX, VT - 12/28/2007 The skeleton remains of 600 Maya Indians in the tiny Central American country of Belize were brought back to Plattsburgh by Anthropology professor Mark ... Bowfoot lights up the MCC, and lights out for San Pedro Amandala, Belize - 12/28/2007 3-1 FC Belize; and it wasn’t over yet. Four minutes later, at the 71st minute, it was Jarro’s turn. It was a beautiful attacking one-touch play, ... FC Belize and Hankook Verdes tied for #1 spot in BPFL Amandala, Belize - 12/28/2007 After an action packed Week 13 of BPFL action, the defending champs FC Belize are finally in a familiar position, at the top of the standings, ... NTUCB’s choice belongs in the Senate Amandala, Belize - 12/28/2007 How wonderful it is that the president of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB), the leader of the majority of employed workers, ... From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 12/28/2007 Consider life in Belize City from the standpoint of the working adult. There’s something wrong here. In fact, there are several things wrong. ... The elected Senate Amandala, Belize - 12/28/2007 The major political parties choose what issues they will make partisan, and the citizens of Belize have no control over this. Still, I contend that the ... Gerald suspends 4 of Santi’s cyclists – says he has UCI backing! Amandala, Belize - 12/28/2007 A bitter personal quarrel between two high-profile cycling personalities, Gerald Garbutt, president of the Belize Cycling Association, and Santino “The ... Man/Woman of the Year – the Belizean worker! Amandala, Belize - 12/28/2007 Until there was a change of government in Belize in 1984, George Price’s PUP had committed itself to the same “mixed economy” which Friedman and his ... Belize and CARIFORUM make major trade agreement (EPA) with EU Amandala, Belize - 12/28/2007 A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade release, dated December 21, 2007, has announced a major trade agreement that will impact on Belize greatly ... 4 days left for Santa Rosa Amandala, Belize - 12/28/2007 He informed that His Excellency, the Guatemalan Ambassador to Belize, Manuel Tellez, was on vacation until mid-January, 2008. Price Barracks directed us to ... Trekforce and Friends for Conservation join forces to preserve ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/28/2007 This partnership will create a unified approach to conservation in Belize’s largest protected area, with FCD identifying vital projects, ... 10,000 barrel-a-day oil will put Belize over the top! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/28/2007 Jim Cavanaugh is the most knowledgable and the most conscientious voice out there on Belize’s emerging oil industry. In this interview with Ivan Roberts, ... Belize will not reach budget goals! - IMF Report says The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/28/2007 By Harry Lawrence - Publisher A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on Belize released December 13, states that in spite of the boost which ... GOB sells Boom race track! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/28/2007 This occurred just months after the National Horse Racing Association, had received a lease (BZ-R 415/2001) from the Government of Belize in November 2003 ... Teachers stir up political trouble for Musa’s administration The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/28/2007 The Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU), with over five hundred members strong across the country, has called on Musa to address the increment freeze his ... Editorial The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/28/2007 In the case of the Government Printery, the Belize Printers Association took the Government to court, and triggered what has become an avalanche of lawsuits ... Travel Trends For '08: Looking Up! CBS News, NY - 12/28/2007 ... seen huge increases in interest in Latin America. Instead of Europe, it appears many people will be going to Panama, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Peru, and Belize. Belize is healthy mix of Central America, Caribbean Post-Bulletin, MN - 12/28/2007 By Vicki Smith AP SAN PEDRO, Belize -- Needle-nosed ballyhoo fish leap from the water, lured by the wake as Capt. Bobby Halliday motors off Ambergris Caye. ... 12/26/2007 MR. EASY AND BLACK CHINEY PERFORMS INSIDE CLUB NEXT ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT LoveFM, Belize - 12/25/2007 It should be a wonderful thing happening inside Club Next; the official party venue here in Belize.” DJ Special assures everyone that the event is going to ... INMATES GRADUATE FROM REHABILITATION PROGRAM AT KOLBE LoveFM, Belize - 12/25/2007 Woods says that the program have seen civilians and officers of the Belize Defense Force that pass through the system. Kolbe Foundation host about 4 of ... Belize ATTENDS 4TH PETROCARIBE SUMMIT IN CUBA LoveFM, Belize - 12/25/2007 A total of sixteen Caribbean Countries, including Belize, were represented at the bi-annual event. According to a press release from the Government of ... 12/24/2007 CDB loans Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, Barbados - 12/24/2007 Among the others that will benefit from the CDB's package will be Belize which will get a Technical Assistance loan of US$250000 to assist in financing a ... 12/22/2007 PUNTA GORDA MAN RECOVERING AFTER BEING SHOT LoveFM, Belize - 12/22/2007 Because of the severity of the wound, medical officers at the PG hospital decided to fly Pate out to Belize City, but things did not work out as planned. ... Belize RED CROSS HANDS OVER HOMES IN NORTHERN DISTRICTS LoveFM, Belize - 12/22/2007 The Belize Red Cross today handed over twenty houses to families affected by Hurricane Dean in the north of the country. Karen Diaz of the Belize Red Cross ... DR. RAMON FIGUEROA RESIGNS FROM Belize SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD LoveFM, Belize - 12/22/2007 Director of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Dr. Ramon Figueroa has resigned from the Belize Social Security Board. Since its inception in 1999 ... FOUR ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE GRANT FROM IRISH AID CIVIL SOCIETY FUND LoveFM, Belize - 12/22/2007 The grant came from the Irish Aid Civil Society Fund and the organizations to benefit are the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired, BCVI; ... EFFECTIVE NEXT YEAR, LOIS BARBER WILL BE NEW ACTING DIRECTOR FOR ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/22/2007 Barber has also been a curriculum supervisor at the Belize District Education Center, and in her capacity has conducted classroom teacher observations and ... 12/21/2007 Conman goes shopping with GOB forged cheques The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/21/2007 By Armin Petzold & Lisbeth Ayuso A Dangriga man who specializes in forging Government of Belize cheques has been caught and is now facing criminal charges ... Vicious burglars with guns The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/21/2007 By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter Belize City Tues. Dec. 17 Tonight two of the three men suspected of attacking a woman and her two young sons in their home ... Love FM Christmas Parade - bigger & better The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/21/2007 This year’s parade was led by Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya as Grand Marshall, in her white Toyota D-4D SUV. The LOVE-mobile was immediately behind, ... Social Security votes “No” to investment in Universal The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/21/2007 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter The Belize Social Security Board, has backed off from a government proposal to invest in the troubled Universal Health ... UNDP donates to fishing industry in aftermath of Hurricane Dean The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/21/2007 In the aftermath, Belize’s northern region was not severely damaged, but heavy rains, local flooding and large waves along the coast destroyed farmlands, ... BDF Volunteers get donated memorial The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/21/2007 By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter On Thursday, December 13, a memorial monument was dedicated to honour deceased members of the Belize Defense Force ... Is Ara Macao ‘SLAPPing’ village protestors? The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/21/2007 Suppose Fortis had filed such a lawsuit against the Belize Alliance of Conservation NGOs (BACONGO) for all their opposition to the dam? ... “Let them wait,” says PM Musa The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/21/2007 Musa instead used the occasion to successfully put forward a motion for the voting public to decide, through a referendum, if Belize should have an elected ... It’s the last straw for GOB with San Pedranos! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/21/2007 By Armin Petzold - Staff Reporter As the largest island in Belize and also the main destination for tourists, the 25-mile long town of San Pedro, ... Cycling’s race for truth The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/21/2007 The cooler was left at the Belize Customs at the Western border by an un-named Guatemalan and was later claimed by the driver of a General Post Office van ... That’s the other part of a Belizean Christmas Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 It’s quite possible that the pressure from the Ashcroft-owned Belize Bank, an institution that probably had a real concern with what was the status of a ... Delbert Hinds and minor, 17, remanded for aggravated burglary of ... Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 Hinds and Neal, both residents of Belize City, were charged with aggravated burglary and conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary when they appeared in the ... Belize BANK BULLDOGS’ JUDSON STUBBS NOW PLAYS IN THE CBA FOR THE ... Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 2007 Semi-Pro Basketball Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Belize Bank Bulldog, Judson Stubbs is now playing in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) ... “Novelo Matrix” – we still want to pay “the totti!” Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 So, who’s stopping their arms from reaching into their pockets and shinning out what is owed (30 million) to the DFC and people of Belize? ... Only the people can save the people Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 In a few weeks’ time, the people of Belize will go to the polls to elect a new government. Actually, they will elect representatives who will form the ... Santino to sue Cattouse and cycling prez Garbutt – Gerald G ... Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 Businessman Santino Castillo, owner and manager of Team Santino’s, which is considered probably the dominant team in Belize cycling, called Amandala late ... The PUP’s pincers movement Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 The third parties, by definition almost, now dominate, or at least seriously influence, swing voters in Belize. Overall, the big issue of the third parties ... Clinton responds to Colin Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 Now, on the issue that there were those who got money from the Government of Guatemala to influence in the handover of Belize to Guatemala, I don’t know if ... From The Publisher - Dartmouth College Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 I’m staying on to finish Dartmouth, because I know if I return to Belize without graduating, they will put me in the crazy house. ... UDP says nay to CCJ Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 But, we have to wonder how serious the government was about getting the CCJ bill, which would have made that body the final appellate court for Belize, ... PUP wants elected senate; UDP says – wait Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 ... a lame duck government, one on its way out of office to introduce such a motion when it knows that no referendum can alter the constitution of Belize? ... Gunman shot to death for attempted holdup of delivery truck Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 This follows a previous attack in Belize City on Tuesday. Reports are that the driver of the delivery truck belonging to Santiago Castillo Ltd. parked on ... Lino Herrera and employment officer Leslie Serrano charged with ... Amandala, Belize - 12/21/2007 The items amounted to $64545 and they were paid for with a Government of Belize cheque made out in the sum of $71000. Two days later, Lindsay Garbutt, ... 12/20/2007 MAN CHARGED FOR FORGERY APPEARS IN COURT LoveFM, Belize - 12/20/2007 Following the purchase of some outboard engines and accessories, computers and accessories and other electronic items with fake Government of Belize cheques ... PRICE OF FLOUR INCREASES LoveFM, Belize - 12/20/2007 Earlier this week officials from ADM Belize Mills reported that there is a shortage of flour in the country, especially in the two northern districts. ... NATIONAL TRADE UNION CONGRESS SAYS REPRESENTATIVES ON BOARD OF ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/20/2007 The National Trade Union Congress of Belize in a release issued late this evening says that have been reliably informed and they take seriously threatening ... Private Investigator San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/20/2007 People living in Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker belong to the Belize Rural South constituency. As of, October 2007, 5159 were the registered voters in that ... Environmental Solutions in our tourism industry San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/20/2007 It only seemed like a natural transition for Luis Garcia, developing eco-friendly products was another way to help maintain Belize’s pristine environment. ... San Mateo family homeless for Christmas San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/20/2007 The property legally belongs to Irma Vasquez and Bani Vasquez of Belize City. But what went wrong to have the Banner family out of their home? ... Present day living conditions in San Mateo San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/20/2007 The above is a quote made in 2000 from Ana Patricia Arceo who was then Area Representative for Belize Rural South. The San Mateo Subdivision is a place ... Community protests against sale of Bacalar Chico – again San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/20/2007 Clearly the figure of BZ$12000000 cannot be considered the most attractive and favorable offer for Belize under these circumstances. ... 12/19/2007 POLICE INVESTIGATE THREE ROBBERY REPORTS LoveFM, Belize - 12/19/2007 22-year-old Jason Betson a sales representative for Grace Kennedy Belize Limited reported to Police that about 11-30 yesterday morning he was entering his ... ISSUE OF ELECTED SENATE DEBATED IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LoveFM, Belize - 12/19/2007 One was for the Caribbean Court of Justice that would provide for how the various courts in Belize would refer cases to the Caribbean Court of Justice the ... Luxury Resort Aimed At Groups Only in Belize Homesgofast.com, UK - 12/19/2007 Palmetto Bay Group Resort is a new, environmentally friendly, group-oriented resort that is being developed on the Placencia Peninsula of southern Belize. ... NOVELO FAMILY PRODUCES A DOCUMENTARY ON THE COLLAPSE OF THEIR BUS ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/19/2007 It’s the best gift we can give to the country Belize in light that we’re looking at the debt of the DFC and we know how that debt can be paid but most ... BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PROTEST SALE OF LAND IN NORTHERN AMBERGRIS CAYE LoveFM, Belize - 12/19/2007 People are just saying that government acquires it for the people of Belize and now they’re selling in to the foreign investors. With us consulting with the ... Protection of Biodiversity and Cultural Heritage Advanced in Mayan ... Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription), Canada - 12/19/2007 Stretching from Mexico across northern Guatemala to the southern half of coastal Belize, the Maya Forest is the largest block of contiguous forest left in ... 12/18/2007 SEVEN VILLAGES IN THE BANANA BELT TO RECEIVE ELECTRICITY LoveFM, Belize - 12/18/2007 The Government of Belize and the Belize Electricity Limited will today sign an agreement for the electrification for seven villages within the banana belt ... FLOUR SUPPLY SHORTAGE IN THE COUNTRY LoveFM, Belize - 12/18/2007 According to the nation’s only supplier and producer, Belize Mills Limited, the shortage is as a result of world prices for the commodity. ... 29 YEAR OLD LINO HERRERA CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE FRAUDULENT ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/18/2007 Herrera was arrested over the weekend after he bought some outboard engines from two businesses men in Belize City amounting to over one hundred thousand ... Home teams prevail in weekend Super League football Amandala, Belize - 12/18/2007 And finally, on Sunday afternoon at the MCC in Belize City, home standing Forever Strong Kraal Road battled a tough Benque DC United, but managed to pull ... Guatemala and Belize in the oil era Amandala, Belize - 12/18/2007 “In one of my articles to a local paper a few years ago, I told the Belizean people that Guatemala will never give up its claim to Belize until judgement ... From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 12/18/2007 His unexpected announcement on the Tuesday, December 11 edition of our show, however, that he was appearing on “Believe in Belize” the following night, ... UHS - SSB not out, Dr. Vinny’s group still in Amandala, Belize - 12/18/2007 He said that the Belize SSB owning a hospital would not be breaking ground, that in Mexico and some other Central American countries, and elsewhere, ... Smooth Dangriga con man arrested in bad cheques scam! Amandala, Belize - 12/18/2007 Belize City Police detained 29-year-old taxi driver Lino Herrera of the Benguche Area, Dangriga Town, after two separate reports of passing off bad cheques ... Five years counting down … Amandala, Belize - 12/18/2007 the Belize Constitution 7th Amendment Bill, which seeks to pave the way for us to remove the Privy Council as the final appellate court for Belize and ... 12/17/2007 BELIZEANS VISITED COROZAL FREE ZONE OVER THE WEEKEND LoveFM, Belize - 12/17/2007 We had about 80 buses coming into the zone on Saturday and a great amount of those buses were from Belize. We had about 4000 private vehicles and a great, ... Pests affecting Belize’s rice industry radiojamaica.com, Jamaica - 12/17/2007 The Belize Agricultural Health Authority says it has detected the presence of a new pest affecting rice in the country. According to the authority, ... FRAUDULENT GOB CHEQUES IN CIRCULATION,ONE PERSON PENDING CHARGES LoveFM, Belize - 12/17/2007 Police have arrested one person pending charges following the use of two fraudulent Government of Belize cheques. Last Wednesday a man who identified ... CONDITION OF PG RUNWAY CAUSES AIRLINES TO CEASE FLIGHTS LoveFM, Belize - 12/17/2007 We contacted the Belize Airport Authority and were told that since last week they have been working on the runway. We were also told that this morning, ... American Airlines Extends Special Fares and Other Offers for US ... Yacht Vacations & Charters Magazine (press release), FL - 12/17/2007 Ant. $300 Miami - Madrid, Spain $305 Chicago O'Hare - Frankfurt, Germany $335 Dallas/Fort Worth - Belize City, Belize $348 Los Angeles - Tokyo Narita $365 ... 41 YEAR OLD LUIS ALONZO REMAINS HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING TRAFFIC ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/17/2007 ... knocked down by a grey car driven at the time by thirty five year old Juan Caal, Belize Defense Force Soldier of Belize Corozal Road Orange Walk Town. ... FRAUDULENT GOB CHEQUES IN CIRCULATION LoveFM, Belize - 12/17/2007 The Central Bank is advising the general public especially business establishments to be vigilant as the government of Belize does not make over the counter ... TWO BUSINESSES REPORTED BEING PAID WITH ILLEGITIMATE CHEQUES BY ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/17/2007 There Quan received a Government of Belize cheque dated Wednesday December 12, 2007 made payable to William Quan and Company in the sum of $32357 Belize ... Belize GUATEMALA TERRITORIAL DISPUTE MAY END UP IN INTERNATIONAL ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/17/2007 The case of the Belize Guatemala territorial dispute may end up going to the International Court of Justice if both countries agree to it but that does not ... Aquaculture: Key to Sustainable Fisheries? Voice of America - 12/17/2007 Tim O'Shea's farmed fish comes from Mexico, Belize and Scotland. The San Francisco-based fish broker sells to local restaurants and markets. ... IMF concerned about Belize’s debt radiojamaica.com, Jamaica - 12/17/2007 In a recent report, the IMF said though the debt agreement early this year had provided substantial liquidity relief, Belize's high debt, vulnerable budget ... 12/15/2007 STATISTICAL INSTITUTE OF Belize RELEASES LATEST SURVEY REPORT LoveFM, Belize - 12/15/2007 This morning the Statistical Institute of Belize along with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, presented the report of the recent Multiple ... SOCIAL SECURITY INVESTMENT COMMITTEE REJECTS PROPOSED INVESTMENT ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/15/2007 Chief Executive Officer at the Belize Social Security Board Louis Zabaneh has stated that the Board’s Investment Committee has rejected a proposal to invest ... 12/14/2007 FIRST AID VOLUNTEERS OF THE Belize RED CROSS COMPLETE SKILLS ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/14/2007 First Aid Volunteers of the Belize Red Cross Detachment six have completed a skills building program funded by the Social Investment Fund. ... MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INAUGURATED A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/14/2007 The Government of Belize provided a total of 252 thousand, 668 dollars through a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank while 9 thousand, 370 dollars was ... BELIZEANS GAINS ALL ACCESS TO COROZAL FREE ZONE TOMORROW LoveFM, Belize - 12/14/2007 The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) advises the public that during the day of accessibility, food of animal origin in the Zone is only for ... PRIME MINISTER CONTINUES CONSULTATION TOUR IN THE ORANGE WALK DISTRICT LoveFM, Belize - 12/14/2007 Prime Minister Said Musa continued his consultation tour in the Orange Walk District today. The Prime Minister visited Guinea Grass Village. ... PACT awards 6 NGOs grants and rewards good journalism The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 The five NGOs were the Aguacaliente Wildlife Sanctuary, the Community management of the Baboon Sanctuary, the Belize Association of Private Protected Areas, ... We can do this! Get cracking on BIO-DIESEL! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 By Harry Lawrence - Publisher A tree that is tailor-made for Belize has been shown to produce oil-bearing seed very much in demand for biodiesel. ... NHI expansion raises concerns The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Rumors of possible closures of health centers in the rural areas of Belize have been clarified by the Ministry of ... Andy Palacio’sW?tina lands on the top of numerous ‘Best of 2007 ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 At home in Belize, the international success of W?tina has sparked a revival of Garifuna music, as young musicians have become inspired by Palacio’s example ... Kids abducted, housewife jacked The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 This horrific ordeal occurred Saturday morning in the Village of Santana, Belize District. Her common-law-husband had left for Belize City earlier that ... The IMF is here and the Financial Secretary wants Luke Espat to pay up The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Port of Belize Limited’s majority shareholder and close associate of the ruling People’s United Party government Luke Espat ... Cops seize Mayan Artifacts The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 “The numbers are not that high compared to the 1980’s when most artifacts were found in northern Belize. The numbers nowadays are less and most findings are ... $78,000 in damages! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 The Belize Times newspaper, the mouth piece of the ruling People’s United Party (PUP), has been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay $78000 in punitive ... Shane Budran slapped with three counts of attempted murder for ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Shane Budran, 31-year-old resident of 2 Wagners Street, Belize City, has been remanded to prison on three counts of ... National Forensic Science The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 ... over by Deputy Chief of Mission of the United States Embassy Belize, Leonard Hill, on December 7 at the National Forensics Laboratory in Ladyville. ... Southern Highway at last! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 The nine miles to complete pavement of the highway is being funded by the Government of Belize, The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development and the OPEC ... Gunman arrested five years later for murder The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 Marlon Budd was gunned down in the streets of Belize City last year on November 26, leaving Calbert to face the murder charges alone. Editorial The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 Belize with its new discoveries of oil and natural gas is poised to do something innovative as well, but it will need the spark of progressive legislation ... Universal health Services Hospital The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 The last time government insisted on paying off the UHS’s multi million dollar loan with the Belize Bank, thousands protested and forced government to back ...UHS Arnold pleads guilty to killing his step-son The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 ... step-son in September of last year at their family home on Neal’s Penn Road in Belize City, pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges Wednesday morning. ... CSME promotes competitiveness The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/14/2007 We have within the revised treaty a right of establishment; enterprises can move, say from Belize to Barbados to St.Lucia, set up shop, and compete within ... Experts' top 10 South America destinations for 2008 TravelBite.co.uk, UK - 12/14/2007 Belize is well known for its diving sites, incredible Caribbean coastline and wildlife. Journey Latin America recommends veering off Belize's tourist trail, ... South of the border, the market's still hot AZ Central.com, AZ - 12/14/2007 In San Pedro, Belize, the average price of a 2200-square-foot home was $697500 in September, up 18.6 percent from a year ago, according to a study by ... Top 10 Latin American destinations for 2008 Easier (press release), UK - 12/14/2007 This little-known corner not only offers the "classic Belize" experience of jungle, bird watching, outdoor activities and coast, but also community-based ... Respect, youth, respect Bent Amandala, Belize - 12/14/2007 I sat beside a teenaged youth last week watching the BDF vs George Town Ibayani game. I told him, watch Bent Burgess, when he came in on a change for ... BCC/Medina’s undefeated champs of Interoffice Softball 2007 Amandala, Belize - 12/14/2007 The finals of the 2007 Interoffice Softball Tournament came to a climax last night at Rogers Stadium as undefeated Belize City Council/Medina’s House of ... Standard and Poor’s gives Belize good report card, but sounds ... Amandala, Belize - 12/14/2007 Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has released its latest report on Belize. It noted that the country’s long- and short-term “B” ratings have been affirmed ... Belize export earnings fell 5.8% Amandala, Belize - 12/14/2007 The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) released its latest official statistics on the unemployment rate, economic growth, and international trade of ... IMF meets GOB, says GOB will face another deficit in 2008 Amandala, Belize - 12/14/2007 ... Western Hemisphere Department, has concluded its annual Article IV Consultation with the Government of Belize and today issued a preliminary statement. ... SSB – bottomless bucket of Belize? Amandala, Belize - 12/14/2007 The Universal Health Services (UHS) debacle has taken a new and shocking turn with news that the Government of Belize has advanced a proposal for the ... UHS 12/13/2007 Taxi Association meets with traffic commission San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/13/2007 We estimate that about 85 of the taxi permits out there are operational and in use,” commented Ambergris Caye Traffic Control Committee (ACTCC) Chairman ... LOVE FM'S ANNUAL TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS KICKS OFF TONIGHT LoveFM, Belize - 12/13/2007 ... Christmas is filled with lots of fun and surprises and to kick off the event, there is going to be a live show from down town Belize City this evening. ... Private Investigator San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/13/2007 Manatees, which are protected by the Governnment of Belize, might have to look for a new home with the increase in boat traffic to the area. ... Our Belize Community – Lion Dr. Chris Bennett San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/13/2007 Lion Dr. Chris Bennett was born in Belize City on April 19th, 1943. Lion Bennett attended Salvation Army Elementary School in Belize City and then Belize ... Belize reporters win International Belize Biodiversity Awards San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/13/2007 Journalists from print, radio, and television media countrywide participated in first edition Biodiversity Reporting Awards in Belize for this 2007. ... Timeshare SI to take effect January 1st 2008 San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/13/2007 Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, any person desirous of operating as an off premises contact person in and within Belize from the ... ROTARY CLUB OF Belize HOSTS RAFFLE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR GIFT OF LIFE ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/13/2007 The Rotary Club of Belize is hosting a raffle to raise funds for their Gift of Life Program. Chairman of the Rotary Fundraising committee Eddie Bouloy told ... NEW PEST AFFECTS RICE INDUSTRY LoveFM, Belize - 12/13/2007 The Belize Agricultural Health Authority says there is the presence of a new pest that is affecting rice in Belize. The new pest is known as the Panicle ... 12/12/2007 PAHO AND WHO LAUNCHES THEIR HEALTH IN THE AMERICAS PUBLICATION LoveFM, Belize - 12/12/2007 The Belize chapter, which is embedded in the 2007 edition, reflects the hard work and dedication of the technical advisors of the Ministry of Health and the ... TROPICAL GAMING COMPANY DONATES TO FOUR ORGANIZATIONS LoveFM, Belize - 12/12/2007 In a short ceremony Carol Young from Tropical Gaming handed over cheques to the Belize Defence Force, Salvation Army, Mental Health Department and the ... FAMILY OF TWO YEAR OLD SEEKS ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION LoveFM, Belize - 12/12/2007 The phone number is 622-9217 or 625-3273, 620-03112 and the bank account number is 69522228492 in the Belize Bank.” Those numbers again if you would like to ... UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CONTRIBUTED $200000 TO THE ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/12/2007 The United Nations Development Program in Belize this afternoon made a contribution of close to two hundred thousand Belize dollars to the Fisheries ... 24 YEAR OLD HARRISON SMITH CHARGED WITH MURDER LoveFM, Belize - 12/12/2007 Belize City Police have arrested and charged 24-year-old Harrison Smith with murder. This follows the death of Lionel Welcome earlier today. ... PRIME MINISTER CONTINUES CONSULTATION TOUR LoveFM, Belize - 12/12/2007 Present for the short ceremony was resident representative from JINKA in Belize, Takishita Yessinobeu. Takishita said the relations between Belize and Japan ... Placencia BTIA Elects New Board of Directors for 2008 Belize Tourism Industry Association (press release), Belize - 12/12/2007 Belize City, Belize (December 11, 2007)- The Placencia Chapter of the Belize Tourism Industry Association held its annual general meeting and elections on ... 12/11/2007 Belize IMPROVES IN STANDARD AND POOR RATINGS LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 Belize rating has improved according to Standard and Poors rating services. The report says it has affirmed the long and short term sovereign credit ratings ... UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES DONATE TOYS TO SALVATION ARMY LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 Every year we try to be Santa so to speak to the children around Belize and in the rural areas as well. It’sa very big event and we try to distribute each ... Belize CITY FAMILY OF EIGHT RECEIVES HOUSE FROM ROTARY SUNRISE ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 The Rotary Sunrise Club of Belize in collaboration with Hands in Hands Ministry handed over a house to a Belize City family of eight. ... YOUTH BUSINESS TRUST Belize LAUNCHES NEWSLETTER LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 The Youth Business Trust Belize has launched their first quarterly newsletter. Dionne Miranda is the Program Director of YBTB. ... Belize TOURISM BOARD AND FLORIDA CARIBBEAN CRUISE ASSOCIATION HOST ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 The Belize Tourism Board and the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association today hosted a number of children at a Christmas party. ... Belize DEFENCE FORCE BAND HOLDS AUDITION FOR NEW MEMBERS LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 The Belize Defence Force Band is looking for new members. Love News spoke with Bandmaster Kevin Campbell. “The Belize Defence Force is presently recruiting ... Belize IS FOURTH TIME RECIPIENT OF SURVEILLANCE AWARD LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 For the fourth time, Belize is the recipient of the Surveillance Award. The award is as a result of the efforts of health care providers and in great part ... NEW AMBASSADOR OF MEXICO TO Belize IS LUIS MANUEL LOPEZ MORENO LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 The new Ambassador designate of Mexico to Belize, His Excellency Luis Manuel Lopez Moreno presented his letter of credence to Governor General Sir Colville ... INTER DEVELOPMENT BANK PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR BELIZE'S DEVELOPMENT LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 The Inter Development Bank through its President Luis Alberto Moreno reiterated its support for Belize’s economic and social development. ... Islands of the rich and famous Daily Telegraph, Australia - 12/11/2007 The island is near the Belize Barrier Reef, a World Heritage Sight. Who: Leonardo DiCaprio co-owns it with developer Jeff Gram. Where: East of the mainland. ... New OIRSA facility opened at Belize-Guatemala border Amandala, Belize - 12/11/2007 The facility was strategically constructed between the borders of Belize and Guatemala so as to cater for all incoming and outgoing traffic between both ... G-7, in retrospect Amandala, Belize - 12/11/2007 The alliance between the Musa administration and Kremandala (ended in December 2004) still held as Belize entered 2004, and it held because the UDP ... Appoint the Oil Commission! Amandala, Belize - 12/11/2007 For the third time, Mr. Prime Minister, appoint the Oil Commission NOW!!! The Belize Covenant Movement: do we need a referendum on this matter? From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 12/11/2007 In January of 1993 they lost the Freetown bye-election when Jorge Espat beat Howell Longsworth badly, and then the UDP lost the Belize City Council by a ... A terrible phone call – “Emilio is dead.” Amandala, Belize - 12/11/2007 Shortly before midnight, she told Amandala, she received a call from Andy Torres, who said: “I got in an accident on the Western Highway past Old Belize, ... Belize Times guilty … again Amandala, Belize - 12/11/2007 The culpable parties, Andrew Steinhauer, editor of the Belize Times; and the Belize Times Limited, were defended by attorneys Kareem Musa and Anthony ... 6 masked men invade Santana home Amandala, Belize - 12/11/2007 ... DVD player, and a licensed 16-gauge shotgun belonging to the victim’s common-law husband, who had left minutes before for market in Belize City. ... Subtropical Storm Olga to weaken to depression Reuters UK, UK - 12/11/2007 ... miles per hour and move west across the northern Caribbean toward Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico over the next five days, the NHC forecast. ... ROTARY CLUB OF Belize HELD ITS SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCHEON YESTERDAY LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 The Rotary Club of Belize yesterday held its senior citizens luncheon for residents of different senior homes. Maria Price is the secretary for the Rotary ... STATISTICAL INSTITUTE OF Belize RELEASES LATEST REPORT LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 The Statistical Institute of Belize released the latest official statistics on the unemployment rate, economic growth rate and international merchandise ... Belize SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD UNVEILS THEIR NEW CORPORATE IDENTITY LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 The Belize Social Security Board today unveiled their new corporate identity. The unveiling of this new identity signifies the changes that the Belize ... INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OBSERVED LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 Love News spoke with Myrna Manzanares a member of the Board for the Belize Center for Human Rights Studies who told us of the significance of the day. ... PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE COUNTRY ON OAPN PAKI ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/11/2007 Regarding the National Health Insurance, NHI, Musa said that the pilot project which started in the Southside of Belize City has not extended to the Toledo ... 12/10/2007 NASA Deputy Administrator Visits Central America Space Fellowship, UK - 12/10/2007 SERVIR has supported responses to fires in Guatemala, floods in Panama, red tides and an erupting volcano in El Salvador and hurricanes in Belize, ... Researcher breaks new ground with study on human responses to ... Science Centric, Bulgaria - 12/10/2007 ... who conducts much of her research work in Central America, will study different households in several large and small coastal communities in Belize. ... A 'New Age of Eco-Sailing'? Sail World, Australia - 12/10/2007 The Butchers, along with Joe’s brother Douglas Butcher, are on their way from Galveston Bay in Texas across the Gulf of Mexico to Belize - on the shores of ... Growth in Belize tourism boosts rental market Fly to let, UK - 12/10/2007 Belize’s tourism market is now the country’s second best money-spinner. The developing eco tourism now equates to 18 percent of the country’s income. ... 12/8/2007 Modern sailing vessel headed for Belize Daily News - Galveston County, TX - 12/8/2007 The Butchers, along with Joe’s brother Douglas Butcher, are on their way from Galveston Bay to Belize to put that theory to the test. ... Drawn in by Belize Austin American-Statesman, TX - 12/8/2007 The Fox-TV reality series "Temptation Island" taped its first season on Belize's Ambergris Caye. Francis Ford Coppola, an arbiter of hip for his generation ... Make Belize Caribbean paradise too good to be true Winnipeg Free Press, Canada - 12/8/2007 The Hol Chan Cut is located just off the southern tip of San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, Belize's largest island. It is one of four zones that comprise the ... Retirement Planning Tip – Retire to Where Retirement Living Is Best! American Chronicle, CA - 12/8/2007 Ambergris Caye, Belize; 19.Tunis, Tunisia; 11. Algarve, Portugal; 12. Cayman Islands, Caribbean; 13. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; 14. ... 12/7/2007 Third party moves to higher level for campaign financing The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 In Belize’s young political history, third parties and independent candidates have never had electoral success in national elections. ... Pilot steers faulty aircraft The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 Seven of the passengers were treated and later released for minor injuries – three in neighboring Chetumal and four in Belize City, including the pilot who ... Traffic accidents claim three lives The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 On the Belize – Corozal Road, some 27 hours later, there was another fatal accident. Police say that around 2:30 Sunday morning, December 2, ... Boy 16, ambushed and gunned down The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter A sixteen-year-old youth, Faron Felix, was shot and killed in an ambush last Saturday night in southside Belize City at the ... Taxi driver tells of kidnap,beatings & death threats The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter Glenford Morgan, a 44-year-old taxi driver of Guerrero Street, Belize City, tells the incredible story of how four young ... Cane farmers determined to break away from Government-backed Cane ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Tension has been mounting in Belize’s sugar industry with one faction of cane farmers now challenging the legality of the ... Fonseca predicts 10000 barrels-a-day oil for Belize The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 Ralph Fonseca, the minister in charge of Home Affairs, Public Utilities and Housing and the area representative for the Belize Rural Central Division, ... Editorial The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 He may felt that Cabinet is altogether too secretive when it comes to informing Belizeans about Belize’s oil wealth. Also the allure of being the first to ... Special Olympians earn 36 medals in Guatemala games The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 By Armin Petzold - Staff Reporter One week after departing Belize, 23 boys and girls with disabilities, along with their coaches and chaperones, ... Vitamin programme will help 25000 Belizeans The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 After the project’s initial five year period, the Government of Belize will? take responsibility for its continuation. Coast Guard builds forward base at Calabash! The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 Established just 2 years ago on November 28, the Belize Coast Guard (BCG) has been making impressive headway in carrying out its mission of “Safety, ... Can’t afford to die? The Reporter Belize, Belize - 12/7/2007 Most funerals in Belize are not just “basic” however. There is usually the obligatory “wake,” which serves coffee, johnny cake, and drinks. ... 12/6/2007 PACT'S SMALL GRANT PROGRAM AWARDS ORGANIZATIONS AND TWO INDIVIDUALS LoveFM, Belize - 12/6/2007 Belize Association of Private Protected Areas received $59325 for Institutional Strengthening Capacity building and public awareness and the Indigenous ... THREE ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE FUNDING FROM UNESCO LoveFM, Belize - 12/6/2007 The three organizations are the Human Services Department, the National Garifuna Council and the Museum of Belize. Representatives of the organizations ... 20 YEAR OLD LEON GARCIA CHARGED FOR ROBBERY AND WOUNDING LoveFM, Belize - 12/6/2007 Morgan said one of the men hit him on the face and head with his firearm and robbed him of fifty Belize dollars in cash and a cellular phone valued at one ... Developing micro enterprises in villages Hindu, India - 12/6/2007 Kochi: Developing micro enterprises for a robust village economy and the innovative use of appropriate technology for the purpose were among the ... MEN'S FORUM HELD AS PART OF 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM LoveFM, Belize - 12/6/2007 The Belize Family Life Association today held a male forum aimed at getting young men to talk about some of the issues affecting them today. ... Belize CITY POLICE INVESTIGATE SHOOTING INCIDENT THAT LEFT TWO ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/6/2007 Belize City Police are investigating a shooting incident that has left two students suffering from gunshot wounds. Police say they visited the Karl Heusner ... 12/5/2007 SPBA meets Minister of Defense San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/5/2007 Belize is currently in its peak tourism season and hearing the plights of the business community, Prime Minister Said Musa dispatched Belize Defense Force ... Our Belize Community - Carmelita Heredia San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/5/2007 From 1994 to 1997, Manuel served as Mayor for San Pedro Town, and in 2003, Manuel was elected as Area Representative for Belize Rural South. ... Honorable Dean Barrow meets SPBA San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/5/2007 2) With oil being discovered in the country of Belize, Honorable Barrow’s future plans includes finding a way in which this new industry can benefit the ... AIDS walk in San Pedro a success San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/5/2007 Starting at 8:00 am, the AIDS Walk had the participation of Miss Belize Universe Tanisha Vernon and Miss San Pedro Angela Alamilla who followed behind the ... 2nd annual Boat Parade lights up the sea San Pedro Sun, Belize - 12/5/2007 The sail boat/catamaran category was won by #11 Seduction by seaduced by Belize and second place went to #15 “escape” by Searious Adventures. ... MINISTRY OF HEALTH EDUCATES AND PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE AVIAN INFLUENZA LoveFM, Belize - 12/5/2007 “The most important thing to know at this time is that we don’t have avian influenza in Belize but the possibility of the virus arriving in Belize is ... VITAMIN A AND DE-WORMING TABLETS ISSUED TO SCHOOL CHILDREN LoveFM, Belize - 12/5/2007 Our interest in Belize is spurred on by the partnership that is being formed by the unique partnership between the public sector, Ministry of Education, ... CALVARY TEMPLE GETS A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS TREAT FROM ATLANTIC BANK STAFF LoveFM, Belize - 12/5/2007 Tomorrow a number of students and teachers from Calvary Temple School in Belize City will be the special guests at a Christmas party. ... OFFICE OF GOVERNANCE HOSTS FIRST EVER PUBLIC SERVICE INFORMATION DAY LoveFM, Belize - 12/5/2007 Other objectives include simplified invoice procedures and processes in Belize City, provide reliable and up to date information about invoice procedure and ... UNITED CANE FARMERS GO TO COURT TO CHANGE SUGAR ACT LoveFM, Belize - 12/5/2007 The United cane farmers association says that the present act allows only for the Belize Cane Farmers Association to regulate and govern the sugar industry. ... MINISTRY OF EDUCATION RECEIVES NEW TOYOTA HILUX THROUGH THE GLOBAL ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/5/2007 The Unit and Ministry say they would like to thank the Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology for assisting in the acquisition of the vehicle and its ... CONTINUOUS HIGHWAY TO JOIN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDER TO BE ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/5/2007 The project is being funded by the Government of Belize, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development and the O-PEC fund for international development. 12/4/2007 Francis Ford Coppola: Guatemala & Belize – the director's cut Irish Independent, Ireland - 12/4/2007 A couple of years later, in the early 1980s, I visited Belize, just after it gained independence. I wanted to talk to the government about establishing a ... 12/3/2007 Belize HIGHLIGHTED ON HISTORY CHANNEL DOCUMENTARY LoveFM, Belize - 12/3/2007 “In our case the idea was to focus on the Mayan Underworld and what did the mayan do inside of the many caves that we have throughout the country of Belize. ... Belize RED CROSS CONTINUES HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND HEALTH ... LoveFM, Belize - 12/3/2007 Today we spoke with Director General of the Belize Red Cross, Lily Bowman, who told us that though they have ended their food distribution in the area, ... TRAINING SESSION HELD FOR TOURIST SERVICE PERSONNEL LoveFM, Belize - 12/3/2007 Twenty seven tourist service personnel who work at the Belize City Tourism Village today participated in a training session. The training was sponsored by ... GET A LIFE PROGRAM TARGETS SOUTHSIDE YOUTHS LoveFM, Belize - 12/3/2007 Sosa says that the housing frames will be placed in the Southside of Belize City for the final construction of houses for low income needy families. ... TAXI DRIVER, VICTIM OF ARMED HOLD UP LoveFM, Belize - 12/3/2007 Forty four year old taxi driver Glenford Morgan of Guerrero Street Belize City, reported that on Saturday around 9:45 pm while driving his red Astro Van, ... I have no reason to doubt Ashcroft Guardian Unlimited, UK - 12/3/2007 ... five years after he received his peerage, Ashcroft's main residence was declared in the House of Lords expenses register to be Belize. ... Mountain Equestrian Trails in Belize Hosts The History Channel's ... PR Web (press release), WA - 12/3/2007 Belize, Central America (PRWEB) December 3, 2007 -- Mountain Equestrian Trails (MET), an ecotourism jungle lodge in the Cayo District in Belize was selected ... BYU helps unravel Mayan secrets Deseret News, UT - 12/3/2007 The discovery may overturn the prevailing theory about food distribution among the lowland Maya who lived in what became Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. ... Conservatives to investigate Mittal's largesse Times Now.tv, India - 12/3/2007 In a reference to the controversial cash gifts his party accepted from businessman Michael Ashcroft, who was domiciled for tax reasons in Belize, ... Forbes Traveller gives top marks for two Cayman dive sites Cayman Net News, Cayman Islands - 12/3/2007 The other eight destinations in the report included the Blue Hole in Belize, which is an unusual geological feature offering spectacular diving. ... 12/2/2007 12 top jungle treehouses Times Online, UK - 12/2/2007 High in the foothills of the Maya Mountains, on Belize’s border with Guatemala, towering on stilts among the treetops above the River Macal, ... Belize's Caye Caulker, where everybody knows your name Seattle Times, United States - 12/2/2007 By Amber Hunt Zumandu is a recurring character on Belize's Caye Caulker. He works as a bartender at the popular Lazy Lizard bar and at the Oceanside club. ... Cacao's allure goes back even further Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 12/2/2007 ... the oldest known use of cacao was marked by the discovery of a bottle containing traces of the material excavated from a grave in northern Belize. ... Alan Rabinowitz chronicles saving tigers Deseret News, UT - 12/2/2007 Over many years, he has traveled to the remote corners of the earth — including Belize, Borneo, Taiwan, Thailand and Laos — in search of wild things. ... 11/30/2007 Battle of the beauties at Miss World Citizen, South Africa - 11/30/2007 Miss World Pageant contestants (LR) Line Kruuse of Denmark, Felicita Arzu of Belize and Georgia Faye Horsley of England. Two billion people around the globe ... LAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME HANDED OUT LAND TITLES IN ORANGE WALK SOUTH LoveFM, Belize - 11/30/2007 ... been surveyed and now fall under the new system that came into effect in 2003. In the Belize District some 2500 parcels will soon come under the new system. Belize HAS JOINED THE WORLD HERITAGE ALLIANCE LoveFM, Belize - 11/30/2007 Belize has joined the World Heritage Alliance (WHA), through the Belize Tourism Board and the Belize Tourism Industry Association as associate partners ... ST. CATHERINE ACADEMY HOSTS HIV/AIDS EDUCATIONAL FAIR LoveFM, Belize - 11/30/2007 Participants in the fair are going to be the Belize Red Cross, Alliance Against Aids, Youth for the Future, Hand in Hand Ministries, BFLA, National AIDS ... 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM OFFICIAL CEREMONIES HELD TOMORROW LoveFM, Belize - 11/30/2007 It starts at 3:30pm from the Yabra Green basketball court and it is followed by a march through the streets of Belize City ending at Memorial Park. ... ORANGE WALK IT VET TRAINEES RECEIVE CERTIFICATION IN THEIR ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/30/2007 Seven of the twenty seven awardees received special recognition and were also awarded with the Belize National Vocational Qualification Certificate, ... San Pedranos respond to Tabasco flood disaster The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 An outpouring of support for the flood victims of Tabasco, Mexico came from the community of San Pedro on Ambergris Caye last week during a seven hour ... Editorial The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 By Harry Lawrence - Publisher The United Nations Human Development Report just released a report which gives Belize a human development index of .778 ... Belize leads the Caribbean in Unsung Heroes Husband & wife team is ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 The Unsung Heroes Award Programme has been in existence in Belize since 2003. Florence Dillet, Youth Enhancement Officer, Nurse Margaret Juan of Good ... Lotto winner to plan wedding The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 Won since November 10, Lizama and his family only recently collected their winnings on Wednesday at the Belize Gaming Company’s office in Belize City. ... Individuals honored for promoting peace The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 Ava Diaz of Love FM for bringing gender balance to Belize through the electronic media. Senator Godwin Hulse, a member of the National Assembly, ... Spanish Lookout oil reserves estimated at 11 million barrels The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer The Government of Belize has collected $12 million dollars in royalties and another $12 million in income tax from ... Miss Belize World selected to record song for 2008 Beijing Olympic ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 On Monday, November 19, Miss Belize World Felicita Arzu, was selected along with 19 other Miss World delegates to record the official song for the Beijing ... Murder and Madness in Hattieville The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 Former Belize Defense Force soldier Glenford “Bucket” Bermudez, 33, used his car to run his wife Raquel Reque?a, 40, off the road near Hattieville, ... Chinese merchants busted for contraband The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 Although the cartons were each labeled for export, none displayed the required Belize Market official seal. According to reports, the goods might have ... Prison’s 2nd in command charged with contempt The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 Deputy Chief Prison Officer, Oscar Puga, faced three charges of contempt for a judicial order and one charge of allowing a prisoner to escape in the Belize ... New restrictions make guns and ammo hard to get The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/30/2007 As a result, shotgun shells have become scarce in Belize and bullets of whatever calibre are hard to get. It is reported that new restrictions and red tape ... Lasers of the Hidden Temple: Cosmos CAT Scan Digs for Ruins Popular Mechanics, NY - 11/30/2007 By Joe Pappalardo In the jungles of Guatemala and Belize, frustrated archaeologists walk across hillsides that hide Mayan temples beneath layers of earth, ... 11/29/2007 Couple hope to deliver cheer, bring back coffee The Citizen - online, TX - 11/29/2007 ... to visit Caye Coffee, the shop that is roasting and packaging their coffee, in the town of San Pedro on the island of Ambergris Caye (pronounced key). ... Coral reefs with seasonal temperatures may survive climate change Mongabay.com - 11/29/2007 The Wildlife Conservation Society is also involved in coral reef conservation in Belize, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Madagascar. UNICEF INTRODUCES ITS CARING FOR CHILDREN CAMPAIGN LoveFM, Belize - 11/29/2007 What we had across Belize is a number of Caring for Children Committees that are made up of business people, business leaders, nongovernmental organizations ... TV crew in Belize blogging about rainforest plight AZ Central.com, AZ - 11/29/2007 In Belize, the bloggers describe that country's national mammal, the tapir: "A cross between a cow, an anteater, and a pig, the tapir was most interested in ... 11/28/2007 San Pedro traffic woes continue San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/28/2007 Since the file was unaccounted for and Mr. Harmouche had an original letter the matter was voted upon by the Ambergris Caye Traffic Control Committee. ... Trip to a Sacred Site: Remnants of Mayan human sacrifices can still be San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 11/28/2007 Belize - Deep in the tropical jungle, we walked thigh-deep in Roaring Creek and arrived at a towering cave opening. The stream fed out of the cave and into ... Our Belize Community – Mr. Sylvestre Chi San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/28/2007 Many do not even know his name and this week we introduce to you, our readers, Mr. Sylvestre Chi – Meter reader for Belize Electricity Limited. ... Torch Run 2007 - “No More Silence!” San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/28/2007 The unifying torch of hope and continuity arrived on La Isla Bonita on Saturday, November 24th as part of Win-Belize’s 16 days of activism in the fight and ... Township Day: Commemorating 23 years! San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/28/2007 San Pedro was declared a town by the Government of Belize in 1984 and November 27th is observed as Township Day. Happy 23rd Anniversary San Pedro Town! LATEST LOTTO WINNER PICKS UP WINNINGS LoveFM, Belize - 11/28/2007 Gonzalo Lizama, a sergeant in the volunteer battalion of the Belize defense Force and his family picked up their cheque at the lotto office this afternoon. ... Belize South - "The Forgotten Land" Fish and Fly, UK - 11/28/2007 The resorts to the north of Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker and Turneffe get most fishing visitors by far, and are world famous as destinations for permit, ... 20 YEAR OLD ADELMA MALIC REPORTED MISSING LoveFM, Belize - 11/28/2007 Police are looking into reports that a Belize City woman is missing. 56-year-old Fabiana Scott told Police her niece 20-year-old Adelma Malic left home on ... Belize IS FEATURED IN ROUGH GUIDES TOP 25 ULTIMATE EXPERIENCES IN ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/28/2007 Belize has been notably featured in Rough Guides as one of the top 25 Ultimate Experiences in Mexico and Central America, places to stay, and wonders of the ... 11/27/2007 Paramedics bound for Belize to teach Edmonton Journal, Canada - 11/27/2007 They will spend five days in Belize City and five on Ambergris Caye, the largest island in the country. "They don't have what we have here in Canada," Allen ... many faces of belize Washington Times, DC - 11/27/2007 ... about 200 island cayes (pronounced "keys") bask in the warm waters. the largest, best-known and most developed of them is ambergris caye. its town of ... NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION HOLDS AWARD CEREMONY LoveFM, Belize - 11/27/2007 Emile Mena, President of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry spoke of the effects of this disease on the labor force and why the BCCI decided to ... BELIZEANS BENEFIT FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF INDEPENDENT OIL AND GAS ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/27/2007 Jim Cavanaugh is coordinator of the Belize Landowners Association and this morning explained that with the introduction of an Independent Oil and Gas ... SUGAR CANE CROP AT A SLOW PACE LoveFM, Belize - 11/27/2007 While the Belize Cane Farmers Association is receiving the commitment of the government to road repairs, CEO Carlos Evan Magana says they are still not ... POLICE INVESTIGATE REPORT OF COPPER THEFT VALUED AT $9590 LoveFM, Belize - 11/27/2007 36-year-old Leroy Matura a linesman for Belize Electricity Limited told Police around 1:10 pm Sunday afternoon, he visited the BEL housing site in Saint ... ROBBERY TAKES PLACE IN GROCERY STORE ON GEORGE STREET LoveFM, Belize - 11/27/2007 Belize City Police are investigating a report of robbery. 29-year-old Romel Novelo told Police he was inside a grocery store on George Street along with ... NATIONAL AIDS COMMISSION HOSTS AWARDS CEREMONY TOMORROW LoveFM, Belize - 11/27/2007 The National AIDS Commission in Belize will be hosting an award ceremony tomorrow. The award ceremony jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Health aims to ... Super League football is “waste a time” says FFB President Amandala, Belize - 11/27/2007 Successive governments have failed to deal with the problem of football administration in Belize at the highest level. In the meantime, the Super League and ... Lovers and former lovers Amandala, Belize - 11/27/2007 In other words, none of the high profile individuals and groups who discuss domestic violence in Belize, ever discuss the reality of poverty/oppression or ... The Maya, Belize, and the International Court – opinions by ... Amandala, Belize - 11/27/2007 The point is that hundreds of our Mayas who have graduated from high school, the University of Belize, and from foreign universities have gone into ... From The Publisher Amandala, Belize - 11/27/2007 The discovery of oil in Belize means that the political stakes here have become that much higher. I can’t understand the mindset of some people who are ... Chief Magistrate dismisses Chester’s charge against Mark King Amandala, Belize - 11/27/2007 A charge of indecent words brought by Senior Superintendent Chester Williams against Belize City Councillor Mark King, 33, was dismissed today by Chief ... Danny Meighan’s take on the six men (one is his son) still missing ... Amandala, Belize - 11/27/2007 Danny Meighan, 58, a former Belize City Councilor now living in West Palm Beach, Florida, visited Amandala today to vent his frustration with police, who, ... Deacon Cal has a big beef with QUADS Amandala, Belize - 11/27/2007 Many of the kids living in South Side Belize City (it is a true model) are missing their parents, so they don’t get the extra tutelage. ... Puga’s Saturday night party! Amandala, Belize - 11/27/2007 In the streets of Belize City, no one was shocked. We’ve been hearing about this kind of prison-related hanky panky for months and months. ... Bijin Zhong and Jianneng Mai charged $379459.00 for uncustomed ... Amandala, Belize - 11/27/2007 This morning, the two proprietors, Bijin Zhong, 32, and his female shop keeper, Jianneng Mai, 38, were arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, ... “Bucket” Bermudez, 36, charged with murdering his wife, 42 Amandala, Belize - 11/27/2007 ... shot and killed his wife, Racquel Requeña Bermudez, 42, last Thursday, when he appeared in Belize City’s #1 Magistrate’s Court on Friday, November 23. ... 11/26/2007 Belize FEELS EARTHQUAKE TREMORS FROM CHAIPAS MEXICO LoveFM, Belize - 11/26/2007 Some residents in Belize City and Orange Walk reportedly felt tremors shortly before midday today. One resident of the Kings Park area told us about what ... BEL OFFICIALS AND POLICE INVESTIGATE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT THAT LEFT ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/26/2007 Police and officials of Belize Electricity Limited are conducting an investigation into a traffic accident that has left Jose Choc dead. ... CHARGE OF INDECENT WORDS AGAINST COUNCILLOR MARK KING WAS DISMISSED LoveFM, Belize - 11/26/2007 A charge of indecent words against Belize City Councillor Mark King was dismissed today by Chief Magistrate Margaret Mackenzie. ... 11/23/2007 Our Belize Community, friend and healer Master Lee San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/23/2007 It is a tradition passed down from generations, one which is still being kept alive and was brought down to Belize at a time when people were unaware of its ... ‘Nia’ of Placencia reels in victory at the Blue Water Spectacular San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/23/2007 Deep-sea anglers, along with an eager audience, gathered at the Belize Yacht Club (BYC) last weekend November 17 and 18th for the commencement of the Blue ... The Rafael Angel Nuñez Auditorium Inaugurated San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/23/2007 On hand for the evening affair was Prime Minister of Belize Honorable Said Musa, who was the invited guest speaker, People’s United Party representative for ... PM meets with business community San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/23/2007 On his nationwide tour, Prime Minister of Belize Honorable Said Musa took some time to visit with members of the San Pedro Business Association (SPBA). ... Goliath gob attacks “David” Canul… Amandala, Belize - 11/23/2007 Today the St. Francis Xavier Credit Union is a success story among so many “circus weh brok up da” Belize. Vicente Canul stands tall, having walked the ... IDEAS AND OPINIONS Amandala, Belize - 11/23/2007 It would be no reflection on us if we asked for assistance outside Belize. It calls also, for an increase in our security consciousness when going to sea. ... We have 60 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/23/2007 By Harry Lawrence - Publisher The typhoon tragedy in Balgladesh seems so far removed from Belize that it has made hardly a ripple on the news scene. ... Dr. Santos Mahung succeeds Dr. Corinth-Morter Lewis The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/23/2007 By Armin Petzold - Staff Reporter Dr. Santos Mahung, a native of Punta Gorda Town, Toledo, is now the third president of the University of Belize. ... Belizeans celebrate Garifuna Settlement Day The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/23/2007 Garifuna Settlement Day dawned in Belize City with pouring rain, but this could not dampen the spirit or dissuade hundreds of Garinagu from celebrating this ... Muffles Jr. College gets $20000 donation from alumnus Chendo The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/23/2007 He served in the teaching profession for twenty-seven years in various capacities as teacher at the Belize City Vocational Technical Institute, ... We have 44 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/23/2007 By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer After more than two years of working with Belize and Guatemala for an amicable resolution of a dispute over land, ... Needed in Belize: The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/23/2007 Consider that the government of Belize has made an agreement with oil companies wherein they are paid a sizable fee for the right to explore for petroleum. ... 11/22/2007 TOP STUDENTS AWARD AT CXC/CAPE CEREMONY LoveFM, Belize - 11/22/2007 All of us are equal and are the future citizens of Belize. It will take a joint effort for all of us to turn Belize into the industrialized and the ... VIOLENCE PREVENTION FUND AWARDS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS IN ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/22/2007 Organizations being recognized are Wesley College and International Women’s Club of Belize. “The organizations that will be getting awards and the people, ... REGIONAL MEETING TO DISCUSS BOYS AND EDUCATION UNDERWAY LoveFM, Belize - 11/22/2007 A two day regional workshop focusing on boys in our educational system is being held in Belize City by CARICOM and UNICEF. UNICEF says that keeping boys in ... The principle and the people Amandala, Belize - 11/22/2007 From BTL, to BEL, to Social Security, to DFC, to the Port, to the Airport, to Print Belize, to UHS, to the DFC Commission Report, to BNE (oil), ... CANCER REGISTRY INTRODUCED LoveFM, Belize - 11/22/2007 It was first initiated in 2001 and today the Belize Cancer Society, The Ministry of Health, the Pan American Health Organization and the Belize Medical and ... 11/21/2007 November 25th Is International Day Against Violence Against Women LoveFM, Belize - 11/21/2007 ... work that brings us closer in realizing peace in Belize . this award will be presented to christina coc, dora and bern cuddihee, senator godwin hulse, ... Ministry Of National Development Signs Agreement With Infotel ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/21/2007 ... establish a call center operation and ict business in Belize city. under the investment plan, infotel will provide data and voice processing services, ... EPA:INF Flooding Affects Residents pf Port Loyola LoveFM, Belize - 11/21/2007 a tropical wave crossed over the country over the weekend and due to the heavy downpour the southside of Belize city is once again crying out for assistance ... 11/20/2007 PRIME MINISTER COMMENTS ON Belize GUATEMALA NEGOTIATIONS LoveFM, Belize - 11/20/2007 After eighteen months of negotiations to reach an agreement on the Guatemalan territorial claim over Belize, the Secretary General of the Organization of ... NEW UNIVERSITY OF Belize PRESIDENT INSTALLED LoveFM, Belize - 11/20/2007 Doctor Santos Mahung is the new president of the University of Belize. A special installation ceremony ended a short while ago at the University’s central ... 10TH REGIONAL FORUM ON RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFICIALLY OPENED LoveFM, Belize - 11/20/2007 The tenth Regional Forum on Renewable Energy was officially opened this morning in Belize City. The forum aims to promote the renewable energies in the ... PRIME MINISTER SAID MUSA ATTENDS COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/20/2007 Prime Minister Said Musa left Belize today to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Kampala Uganda. An important item on the agenda at this ... 11/19/2007 Tourism on the upswing in Central America Earthtimes, UK - 11/19/2007 Belize and El Salvador also reported more tourists than in 2006. Last year, about 7 million people visited Central America. Costa Rica remains the region's ... 11/15/2007 BELIZE CITY COUNCIL ISSUES A RELEASE IN RESPONSE TO AN ADVERTISEMENT LoveFM, Belize - 11/15/2007 The Belize City Council issued a release in which it says quote – “In a desperate attempt to divert the people’s attention from the corruption and ... SHOOTING INCIDENT LEAVES MICHAEL HEMMANS AND KEN GOUGH HOSPITALIZED LoveFM, Belize - 11/15/2007 Belize City Police are investigating a shooting incident that has left 26-year-old Michael Hemmans and 26-year-old Ken Gough hospitalized with gunshot ... Our Belize Community – The Garifuna San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/15/2007 As a true melting pot of various cultures, Belize has woven bits and pieces of many ethnicities to make what we know as our beautiful country. ... Private Investigator: Time share rules and regulations San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/15/2007 A: On December 8th, 2005, members of the Belize Tourism Board attended a meeting where they met with Time Share Operators (TSO) on Ambergris Caye. ... PM Musa visits San Pedro San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/15/2007 Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa, joined PUP Representative for Standard Bearer Mel Spain in touring San Pedro Town. Their first visit was to the New ... Local Police Initiative addressed San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/15/2007 We [the Belize Police Force] do not have none. […] If San Pedro is to survive, you the members of the community need to become involved. [… ... BATTLE OF THE DRUMS COMPETITION TO BE HELD THIS FRIDAY LoveFM, Belize - 11/15/2007 We’re expecting groups from all over Belize, including as well, groups from Livingston, Guatemala. The show basically will feature five different type of ... MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RECEIVES INVESTMENTS FOR ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/15/2007 “The European Education in Jamaica has approved a total of $1.2 million Belize dollars to be contributed by the European Union and from the government of ... WIN Belize HOLDS ANNUAL TORCH RUN LoveFM, Belize - 11/15/2007 In an effort to continue the education and awareness of HIV/AIDS Stigma and discrimination and gender based violence, Women’s Issues Network (WIN) Belize ... AZIZI HOY REPRESENTS Belize AT MISS MINI UNIVERSE PAGEANT LoveFM, Belize - 11/15/2007 Belize will be represented at this year’s Miss Mini Universe Pageant which is being held in the Dominican Republic from November 15 th to the 26th. ... WORLD DIABETES DAY OBSERVED AND HEALTH FAIR HELD AT KHMH PARKING LOT LoveFM, Belize - 11/15/2007 Basically we want to focus on the six food groups and that food needs to be balanced and we need to take in the six food groups that Belize has. ... BELIZEAN REALTORS SIGN BILATERAL AGREEMENT LoveFM, Belize - 11/15/2007 Over 30 thousand realtors from around the world including Belize are meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada this week for the 100 th anniversary of the National ... 11/14/2007 MES-AMERICAN PROJECT IN HIV PREVENTION LoveFM, Belize - 11/14/2007 The Belize Enterprise for Sustainable Technology, BEST, with funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, in partnership with the ... Belize DEFENSE FORCE RECRUIT INTAKE NUMBER 49 PASSING OUT TOMORROW LoveFM, Belize - 11/14/2007 Recruit intake number 49 of the Belize Defense Force have completed their twenty weeks of training and are passing out tomorrow at the Sir Colville Young ... NATIONAL ALLIANCE AND VISION INSPIRED BY THE PEOPLE JOIN AS ONE IN ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/14/2007 The National Belize Alliance is made up of the Peoples National Party, We The People and Christians Pursuing Reforms. PRIME MINISTER CONTINUES CONSULTATION TOUR IN Belize RURAL SOUTH ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/14/2007 Prime Minister Said Musa continued his nation-wide consultation tour today in the Belize Rural South Division, where he met with residents of San Pedro ... FOOD VENDOR ATTACKED AND ROBBED YESTERDAY LoveFM, Belize - 11/14/2007 Belize City Police are looking for a suspect after a food vendor was attacked and robbed. 34-year-old Martha Garcia told police that around 2:20 pm ... 11/13/2007 TOURISTS RESCUED WHEN VESSEL BECAME GROUNDED ON THE REEF LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/2007 About 8:30 the coastguard arrived and we were on our way about ten o’clock and no one was injured and everybody was brought safely back to Belize City.” Belize AUDOBON SOCIETY URGES BELIZEANS TO SIGN IN SUPPORT OF THE ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/2007 The Belize Audubon Society and other organizations concerned with the Lamanai Declaration II that was launched last Thursday have taken the initiative on ... BUSINESS REOPENS AS GAS COMPANIES AND THE Belize GOVERNMENT ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/2007 What happens is that when, say for example the prices hit a new record today, that price will not affect Belize today because in Belize we already have ... SJC STUDENTS TOP CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAM LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/2007 The Ministry of Education and the CXC National Committee has announced that Jaime Burgos of Saint John’s College is Belize’s Top Student in the May-June ... POLITICAL SIGN CAUSES CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE PUP AND THE UDP AS ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/13/2007 Yesterday Mayor Zenaida Moya quoted from the act and I’d like to read section 26 of the Belize City Council Act and it states, any person who, ... 11/12/2007 NO CHANGE IN BUTANE GAS PRICE STANDOFF LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/2007 What they want is a virtually $18-$20 increase based on the highest cost in Belize and Mexico. And we’re saying that we cannot raise the prices to the ... DIABETES WEEK OBSERVED LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/2007 It is perhaps the most common health problem in Belize and in the Caribbean and this week will be used to place special emphasis on how it can damage one’s ... Belize CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTS MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER FROM JAMAICA ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/2007 The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in an effort to improve on services provided through their respective businesses will be hosting a ... INTERNATIONAL CRIME SUMMIT UNDERWAY LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/2007 An international crime summit is underway at Old Belize on the Western Highway. Love news spoke with Chief Executive Officer of the Kolbe Foundation Marlon ... Belize WILL BE REPRESENTED BY AZIZI HOY IN MISS MINI UNIVERSE PAGEANT LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/2007 Belize will be represented at this year’s Miss Mini Universe Pageant which is being held in the Dominican Republic from November 15 th to the 26th. ... THE Belize ZOO PROJECT LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/2007 Director of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, Sharon Matola will discuss the zoo in the context of the broader SUNY Cortland-Belize Project ... ACTION PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CRUISE PASSENGERS LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/2007 The Belize Tourism Board along with the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association, Conservation International and a host of local cruise tourism stakeholders met ... TENTH REGIONAL FORUM ON RENEWABLE ENERGY WILL BE HOSTED IN Belize LoveFM, Belize - 11/12/2007 The 10 th Regional Forum on renewable energy will be hosted in Belize by the Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America and the Ministry of ... 11/9/2007 SALVATION ARMY LANCHES ANNUAL KETTLE APPEAL LoveFM, Belize - 11/9/2007 You know that Belize has been traumatized with a lot of crime and difficulties and i think that the Christmas kettle is like a flower in a garden of weeds. ... MATHEMATICS PSE PRACTICE BOOK WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL CHURCH ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/9/2007 The books were purchased at a total cost of 102 thousand Belize dollars and include over 6000 copies of the Students edition and also 300 copies of the ... Belize CITY POLICE LOOK FOR THREE MEN IN CONNECTION WITH ROBBERY LoveFM, Belize - 11/9/2007 Belize City Police have detained one person and are seeking three others in connection with a robbery. Businessman Jian Zhi Huang reported to Police around ... Miss Belize Earth, Leilah Pandy seems confident after “long-gown ... The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/9/2007 By Armin Petzold - Staff Reporter For the first time in history, Miss Leilah Pandy will be representing Belize in the Miss Earth pageant in Manila, ... Placencia villagers protest development by Reagan International The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/9/2007 The company has put together another company called Peninsula Club Belize, which is already marketing the area on its web site - peninsulaclubbelize.com. ... Mara Gang presence in Belize: The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/9/2007 By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter Belize City Police have deported two more Central Americans believed to be members and organizers of MS-13 - the Central ... Fake passport ring busted The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/9/2007 It is expected that they will be deported from Belize on Friday November 9. Irma Valencia Polanco has been charged with thirty four (34) counts of forgery ... More deficits and loss of PUP power: The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/9/2007 The Economist Intelligence Unit in its third quarter report for Belize (October 2007) predicts that despite an expected surge in government spending leading ... New face in Port Loyola Erwin X will run as VIP The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/9/2007 He will compete in the Port Loyola area of Belize City. Jones is a graphic designer, a computer instructor and community activist. ... Gold! In Ceibo Chico Creek, Canadian company reports The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/9/2007 “We are expanding exploration activities at both our Ceibo Chico gold property in Belize, and our Deep River gold project in North Carolina. ... 11/7/2007 ORANGE WALK POLICE PRESENTS 2008 PLAN OF ACTION LoveFM, Belize - 11/7/2007 Assistant Commissioner of Police Maureen Leslie says that Orange Walk continues to lead the way in Belize. “Personally I’m very impressed. ... Belize NATURAL ENERGY LIMITED REPAIRED CALLA CREEK HAMMOCK BRIDGE LoveFM, Belize - 11/7/2007 In late October, Belize Natural Energy Ltd. repaired the Calla Creek hammock bridge that was destroyed by the recent flooding in the Cayo District. ... GOB: “NO de-reservation in Belize!” - (...unless it goes through ... San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/7/2007 Because of this, a peaceful demonstration was to be held in Belmopan, however, after the Government of Belize backed down from the potential de-reserving of ... San Pedro Lions celebrate 32nd Anniversary - chartered members ... San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/7/2007 ... Club Secretary Gerardo Reyes, Belize City Lion Club President Alberto Mahler, San Pedro Lions Queen 2006-2007 Delcie Graniel and Lion Zone 59 Queen. ... What happened to Jimmy Gutierrez: Murder or Self-Defense? San Pedro Sun, Belize - 11/7/2007 A press release issued by the Belize Police Department stated the following: Sometime around 10:45 pm of Thursday October 31st, Police received reports of ... 11/6/2007 AWARD WINNING MUSICIAN ANDY PALACIO RETURNS HOME LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/2007 ... but working in the global arena.” Palacio will be honored in his home village of Barranco on Friday November 16th by Belize’s UNESCO Commission. RESCUE TEAM RECOVERS MISSING BOAR NEAR DROWNED CAYE LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/2007 Love News spoke Colonel Reul Black of the Belize Defence Force who gave us an update. “The boat has been found and it also drifted onshore on the southern ... 39TH CARIBBEAN CENTER FOR MONETARY STUDIES CONFERENCE WAS HELD TODAY LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/2007 In his opening remarks, Governor of the Belize Central Bank Sydney Campbell spoke on the significance and effectiveness of the Caribbean for Monetary ... TEN SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN TWO WEEK ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/2007 ... Carlos Lopez from Corozal Community College, Leonel Underwood from Ladyville Technical High School, Patrick Flowers from Belize Rural High School and ... CENTRAL AMERICA HAS HIGHEST HIV AND AIDS RATES IN LATIN AMERICA LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/2007 The figure includes Belize and Panama, which are frequently excluded from the region's statistical base. UN-AIDS said that in 20-10 the epidemic could reach ... PRESENTING THE LAMANAI ROOM DECLARATION LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/2007 The Belize Audubon Society has announced that several NG-Os will be presenting the Lamanai Room Declaration. The release says that the declaration is a call ... SALE OF LIBERTAD SUGAR FACTORY FINALIZED LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/2007 Government has announced that the sale of the Libertad Sugar Factory has been finalized as payment for the facility was made to the Government of Belize on ... SYDNEY CAMPBELL STRUGGLES FOR CONTROL OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CREDIT ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/6/2007 ... board and ensure them that the registrar will respect the rule of law and we expect that everybody else will respect the rule of law in Belize. ... 11/5/2007 OPENING OF VETERAN'S WEEK LoveFM, Belize - 11/5/2007 Last week the Belize Ex-Services League launched the annual poppy appeal. As part of this week’s activities, representatives of the league were guests on ... POLICE DEPARTMENT UPDATES MEDIA ON A NUMBER OF CASES AND ARRESTS LoveFM, Belize - 11/5/2007 In respect to the case where a number of passports were found at a home in Belize City, Whyllie says that charges have been filed against all four persons ... SAINT JOSEPH RC SCHOOL IN COTTON TREE VILLAGE RECEIVED DONATIONS ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/5/2007 ... to the fact that the copper wire was stolen off the existing pump in the village. Both donations came at a total cost of eleven thousand Belize dollars. BELMOPAN MAN GOES ON HUNGER STRIKE AFTER HIS HOUSE WAS SOLD BY DFC LoveFM, Belize - 11/5/2007 They know already the legal profession in Belize is that you need to have money to contract a good lawyer especially a case that is as sensitive as mine ... SEVEN MEN REPORTEDLY MISSING AT SEA LoveFM, Belize - 11/5/2007 Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, General Cedric Borland says that a number of search and rescue efforts have been conducted over the weekend due to the ... ALVARADO COLOM WINS GUATEMALAN PRESIDENCY LoveFM, Belize - 11/5/2007 Concerns were raised by several Belizeans as to how the election of a new president will affect the settlement of the Guatemala land claim over Belize. ... 23 YEAR OLD ERROL HAYNES CHARGED WITH MURDER IN RELATION TO ... LoveFM, Belize - 11/5/2007 Belize City police have arrested and charged one person in connection with a stabbing incident that left one person dead and a fourteen year old seriously ... MISS Belize, LEILAH PANDY MAKES TOP 5 IN MISS EARTH PAGEANT LoveFM, Belize - 11/5/2007 Miss Belize, Leilah Pandy made the top five along with Miss Canada, Miss Bolivia, Miss Cuba, and Miss Columbia, in the environment section of the Miss Earth ... 11/2/2007 Chaos at Tourist Village! New rule offends taxi drivers The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 Raymond Sheppard, the Tourism and Small Business Initiative Officer attached to the Belize City Council, said that this is the first day that the Tourist ... We have 55 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 ... who dominated the Saint John’s College’s First Annual Intramural Relay Triathlon, held on Newtown Barracks, Belize City last Saturday October 27th. ... Crooked Tree plans big reunion next June The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 By Angel Novelo - Staff Reporter Crooked Tree Village, located just 32 miles north of Belize City and home to wildlife and the famous cashew and Tilapia ... We have 54 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 Belize City has reported 19. Stann Creek has reported 5 and Cayo reported one. Only one case of Hemorrhagic Dengue was reported, and that from Corozal. ... Belize Kriol Council launches Kriol-Inglish dikshineri The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 By William Ysaguirre - Freelance Writer The Belize Kriol Project launched the new ‘Kriol-Inglish dikshineri’ at the House of Culture in Belize City on ... We have 47 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 By Harry Lawrence - Publisher There were 47 cases of Dengue Fever in Belize when we wrote our editorial on September 9 . Today, seven weeks later, ... We have 57 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 By Jungle Jim Belize Landowners have been developing, as part of an overall Landowners Proclamation, a uniform approach for all private property owners and ... Outrage over Korean land deal The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 This protected area forms part of the Belize Barrier Reef System and is also a World Heritage Site. The public outcry and the mounting pressure from APAMO ... We have 48 guests online The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 There is a point of interest in that Said Musa’s Belize Times never made mention of the trial or the events that arose therefrom. ... New recruits swell Police Force to 1088 The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 By Armin Petzold - Staff Reporter Eighty young recruits, 74 men and six women of squad #83, have been admitted to the ranks of the Belize Police Department. ... Pre-emptive strike against MS-13 Gang in Belize The Reporter Belize, Belize - 11/2/2007 By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter Belize City Police have deported a man believed to be a member and organizer of the MS 13- the Central American Gang ... 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