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3/9/2009

CARICOM Heads to meet in Belize on Thursday and Friday Caribbean Net News - ‎3/9/09‎

By Oscar Ramjeet Belize CITY, Belize: Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads will focus on the effects of the current global economic and financial crises in ...

3/6/2009

Barrow Calls Out the Enemy of the Belizean People
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/6/09‎
They actually got in touch with Moody’s to quarrel about the upgrade that that rating agency gave to Belize. I think members on both sides of the aisle need ...

Quo Vadis, PUP?
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/6/09‎
The PUP has just come off a devastating loss at the polls – made more so by the fact that the last three defeats have all been massive. ...

Mark Espat: PM Barrow Should Be Worried
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/6/09‎
In Belize City more than 60% protested by staying at home. I think they should be more in panic mode.” “The government needs to take some serious reflection ...

Maxi Priest in Belize
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/6/09‎
Two reggae kings will perform in Belize this weekend. Lover’s rock king Maxi Priest and self-professed king of the dancehall Beenie Man will perform at ...

Mid-Afternoon Murder of Chinese Business on Bachelor Avenue
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/6/09‎
A Chinese businessman was brutally murdered this afternoon in Belize City. Tsong Ming Liou was robbed, tortured, and then killed inside his office on ...

Beenie Man Performs Tomorrow
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/6/09‎
He will arrive tomorrow morning but Anthony Cruz and “The Angel” are in Belize tonight. It is Cruz’s second visit and The Angel’s first. ...

PM Dean Barrow Presents Second Budget
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/6/09‎
“Overcoming the challenges and pursuing the opportunities” - that’s the name of the budget that the Prime Minister presented in parliament today. ...

Finnegan Says Channel 5 Is an Enemy of the UDP Government
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/6/09‎
Channel 5 is a PUP station that is being reorganized with lots of money to destroy the government of Belize and the UDP.” The owner of that or the one who ...

Opposition PUP Unimpressed With Budget
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/6/09‎
... as the Leader and Deputy Leader of the PUP discuss rebuilding the opposition after a third successive devastating defeat for Belize’s grand old party. ...

TAIWANESE NATIONAL MURDERED AT HIS HOME
LoveFM - ‎3/6/09‎
President of the Belize Chinese Association Lee Mark Chang tells us more. “Police informed me that they speculate that a robbery took place inside and there ...

OAS REPRESENTATIVES PRESENTS FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR ETHANOL ...
LoveFM - ‎3/6/09‎
Representatives from the Organization of American States yesterday presented a feasibility study to government officials on energy efficiency in Belize. ...

BELIZE CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH
LoveFM - ‎3/6/09‎
“We will be starting our Women’s Month activities with an Ecumenical Church Service at the Belize Elementary School Auditorium starting at 3:00pm. ...

BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009/2010 PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE TODAY
LoveFM - ‎3/6/09‎
“Over the past year we have secured commitments for several tens of millions of dollars for new concessional funding for Belize. ...

Controversial shark killings in Belize waters
San Pedro Sun - ‎3/6/09‎
Scandalous photographs of the slaughter of nurse sharks have sent shock waves through Belize. Mating nurse sharks nesting in the shallow waters along the ...

SPTC responds to audit report
San Pedro Sun - ‎3/6/09‎
The Auditor General’s Report also made reference to the SPTC Belize Bank account. On several occasions between 2003 and 2006, the account was debited ...

UDP wins Municipal Elections in a landslide
San Pedro Sun - ‎3/6/09‎
Mayor elect, Elsa Paz went down in Belize’s history on March 4th to be the first female Mayor to win three consecutive terms. She made history in San Pedro ...

Belize honours the late Samuel Haynes - Composer of our National ...
The Reporter Belize - ‎3/6/09‎
The late Samuel Haynes, who revered in Belize because of his brilliant composition, Land of the Gods, which with slight modification (Land of the Free) ...

Hubert Bennett sentenced to 17 years for manslaughter
Amandala - ‎3/6/09‎
The incident occurred at the International Players Club on Electric Avenue in the Lake Independence area of Belize City. Today, Emmanuel’s family may have ...

Murder on Caesar Ridge Road
Amandala - ‎3/6/09‎
Windell Zelaya, 29, unemployed of #4 Allan Pitts Crescent in the Port Loyola area of Belize City, was hanging out at the bus shed on Caesar Ridge Road, ...

3/5/2009

Election coverage at https://ambergriscaye.com/messages/. Kinda sparse so far. More will roll in today as we go along....

3/5/09

Grenade Attack on Home of Comptroller of Customs
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/5/09‎
The BATSUB Commander confirmed that it was all British made grenades that were used in three of the incidents in Belize City the first at KHMH in September ...

Inside Chris Guydis' Race to Victory in La Ruta Maya
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/5/09‎
The La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge starts tomorrow at 7:00 am in San Ignacio. It finishes on Monday at the Belcan Bridge. It is a gruelling four day ...

Barrow Will Keep Mayor Moya on A Short Leash
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/5/09‎
Yesterday as part of our election coverage, he spoke to Daedra Haylock, and told her that the amendment to the Belize City Council Act – which we’ve dubbed ...

Landslide Victory for UDP in Municipal Elections
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/5/09‎
The lowest turnout was recorded in Belize City with 36.8% turnout and the highest in Orange Walk Town with 72.9% turnout followed closely by Benque at 71.9% ...

The Big Test: Winners & Losers
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/5/09‎
Edmund Castro, UDP Belize Rural North Rep. “I think the projection is clear: this is a midterm election and nobody will go outside of the fray. ...

OPPOSITION LEADER GIVES HIS VIEW OF ELECTION RESULTS
LoveFM - ‎3/5/09‎
In Belize City Albert Division, Fort George Division, Lake Independence and in Freetown we won the Mayoral Candidate. All around you can see that the gap is ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM - ‎3/5/09‎
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder of a Belize City man. Acting on information received police visited the Port Loyola Area ...

NEW PARTY SEES RESULTS AS ENCOURAGING
LoveFM - ‎3/5/09‎
God has seen us through this day; God has seen Belize through this day. The truth is that I am not surprised that we did very well we are looking forward to ...

3/3/2009

CHARGES AGAINST FORMER MINISTER THROWN OUT
LoveFM - ‎3/3/09‎
He was accused of the theft of 20 million dollars granted to the people of Belize by Venezuela for housing grants and today former housing Minister Ralph ...

MINISTRY OF HEALTH HOLDS WORKSHOP ON FOOD BORNE DISEASES
LoveFM - ‎3/3/09‎
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Belize Agriculture Health Authority, PAHO and the Caribbean Epidemiology Center is facilitating a one week ...

2 women, a house, $192505, DFC and the police
Amandala - ‎3/3/09‎
A long-standing property dispute between two Belize City businesswomen has evolved into an alleged burglary and moves and countermoves since. ...

12TH ANNUAL LA RUTA MAYA BELIZE RIVER CHALLENGE COMES UP THIS WEEKEND
LoveFM - ‎3/3/09‎
The stops are at Banana Bank the first day, Bermudian Landing the second day, Boom the third day and then finally into Belize City under the Belcan Bridge. ...

MAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF SECURITY GUARD
LoveFM - ‎3/3/09‎
All three men held up the Bowen & Bowen vehicle as the men were about to make a deposit at the Belize Bank shortly after 5 on Monday January 5th. ...

COUNTDOWN TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2009
LoveFM - ‎3/3/09‎
One mayor and ten councilors will be elected for Belize City while Belmopan and the other municipalities will be electing one mayor and six councilors. ...

The Jesuit war against Amandala
Amandala - ‎3/3/09‎
For 40 years the Jesuits in Belize have been waging an undeclared war against Amandala, and their biggest issue is African and Mayan history. ...

164 horses line up at the municipal gates
Amandala - ‎3/3/09‎
While this season’s political campaign is notably much less fierce than the last, many expect the races in municipalities such as Belize City and Punta ...

A bridge for your vote
Amandala - ‎3/3/09‎
Anyone who has declared a gentleman named Rudon (is it the present editor of the Belize Times?), and popular PUP apologist, Mr. N. Hall, as the toppa-toppa ...

“Very privileged” Wendy
Amandala - ‎3/3/09‎
That said Mr. Charles X seems determined to write the history of “Belize” and “Central America” beginning at colonization, 1798, or somewhere thereabouts. ...

From The Publisher
Amandala - ‎3/3/09‎
I hope that you are reading John L. Stephens, primarily because of the contrast you will see between the conditions in Belize and Guatemala in 1839 and 1840 ...

Honduran captain charged for damage to Belize Barrier Reef
Amandala - ‎3/3/09‎
The ship, Caribe Mariner, ran aground on November 21, 2008 on the Belize Barrier Reef. There were negotiations going on between the Department of the ...

Slaughtered sharks are gory sight, but Fisheries says it’s not ILLEGAL
Amandala - ‎3/3/09‎
Shark fishing is not a new activity in Belize, as shark panades has always been a popular dish. But shark fishing is big business right now. ...

Celene Cleland-Gomez to head Chamber
Amandala - ‎3/3/09‎
Effective yesterday, former development consultant, university lecturer and member of the Executive Council of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...

3/2/09

Triple B Says It Earned Every Dollar
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/2/09‎
... Benson Ramclam came forward to say that his is no shadow company, and he provided a rundown of the streets he’s done work on in Belize City. ...

Fisheries Boss on Shark Slaughter
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/2/09‎
“From a layman’s perspective, the pictures are pretty much I guess unpopular and gory because the sharks in Belize have primarily become a tourist ...

San Pedro Mayor Elsa Paz Bares All
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/2/09‎
Answer: subsistence was paid to the Area Representative for Belize Rural South for trips made to Belmopan City to perform duties on behalf of the San Pedro ...

Thieves Stole Karl H. Menzies' Trailor
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/2/09‎
Tonight well known eighty one year old Belize City businessman Karl H Menzies needs your help. Belize City police are trying to locate a thirty five foot ...

The Battle for Control of Belmopan's City Hall
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/2/09‎
And Amilcar Umana’s presence on the slate is important – as an immigrant who made his life in Belize – he represents that part of the slate composed to ...

Caribe Mariner's Captain Charged for Damaging Reef
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/2/09‎
On Friday operations at the Port of Belize were disrupted when police arrested the captain of the Caribe Mariner cargo ship for damaging Belize’s reef. ...

Former Channel 7 Cameraman Stabbed on Albert Street
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/2/09‎
There was a stabbing on Friday night in downtown Belize City and former Channel 7 camera man Fortunato Noble was the victim. He told police that it started ...

Gas Prices Falling at Midnight
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎3/2/09‎
We note that as world oil prices tumbled recently, pump prices in Belize stayed stubbornly high because our pump price is always timed to coincide with how ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM - ‎3/2/09‎
Thirty five year old David Wade of an Iguana Street address in Belize City has been arrested and charged for two counts of drug trafficking. ...

SAMUEL HAYNES INSTITUTE OF EXCELLENCE INAUGURATED
LoveFM - ‎3/2/09‎
UNICEF along with Belize Telemedia Limited and CARDI partnered together with the PDA to make the center a reality. According to a release from UNICEF the ...

TEENAGER REMAINS HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING CHOPPED IN PUNTA GORDA
LoveFM - ‎3/2/09‎
The minor was flown to Belize City by helicopter last night and is currently receiving treatment at the Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital. ...

CHILD STIMULATION MONTH OFFICIALLY OPEN
LoveFM - ‎3/2/09‎
A sea of infant students from various primary and preschools across Belize City paraded through the streets this morning in the company of teachers, ...

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TAKE PART IN PRISONER HANDLING COURSE
LoveFM - ‎3/2/09‎
The Belize Defense Force along with the British High Commission is conducting a three weeks Prisoner Handling Course at the Price Barracks. ...

2009 EDITION OF DESTINATION BELIZE NOW AVAILABLE
LoveFM - ‎3/2/09‎
The 2009 edition of the Destination Belize Magazine has arrived and copies are currently available for distribution. This is the 15 th edition published for ...

2/27/09

CITY COUNCIL EMPLOYEES SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS NOT IN JEOPARDY
LoveFM - ‎2/27/09‎
Over the past two weeks it has been reported in the media that the Belize City Council owes the Social Security Board over 300 thousand dollars. ...

UB AND MINISTRY OF EDUCATION RESPONDS TO DEMANDS FROM BELIZE CITY ...
LoveFM - ‎2/27/09‎
The University of Belize today issued a release clarifying their position with regards to recent outburst by Moses Sulph, President of the Belize Chapter of ...

NATIONAL KRIOL COUNCIL TO HOLD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
LoveFM - ‎2/27/09‎
The council was created to promote the culture and language of the Kriol people of Belize, as well as harmony among all the ethnic groups of Belize and has ...

BELIZE RED CROSS COMPLETES PROTECTED SCHOOL PREVENTION PROJECT IN ...
LoveFM - ‎2/27/09‎
Five micro projects undertaken by the Belize Red Cross in 2007 have been completed. The projects were being carried out in Copper Bank and Caledonia ...

ST. LUKE’S METHODIST CELEBRATES AUTHOR’S DAY WITH VISIT BY SIR ...
LoveFM - ‎2/27/09‎
Governor General Sir Colville Young today paid an author’s visit to St. Luke’s Methodist Primary School in Belize City. The visit comes as part of the ...

YOUTH BUSINESS TRUST BELIZE ATTENDS YOUTH FORUM IN JAMAICA
LoveFM - ‎2/27/09‎
Director at Youth Business Trust Belize Dionne Chamberlain- Miranda represented Belize at the Forum. “First of all the Jamaican Government’s seriousness to ...

EXCELSIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOST ANNUAL PARENTING WORKSHOP
LoveFM - ‎2/27/09‎
... help us work with our young people because we believe that it is the breaking down of the family that is causing so much violence and crime in Belize. ...

John L. Stephens
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
In October of 1839, an American lawyer by the name of John L. Stephens took a sailing schooner from New York on his way to Belize. Between 1839 and 1840, ...

“Phantom” Crooks’ advice
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
Belize is reeling. Look what has happened to our good neighbor, Mexico. Last week on CNN, US Senator John McCain said that significant areas along the ...

ICJ - The politics of the ICJ proposal
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
The Belize-Guatemala territorial conflict and the proposal to submit the dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for final and binding ...

Can “Chubby” unseat Z?
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
The municipal elections are only days away, and one of the most hotly contested races will be the battle for the mayoral seat in Belize City – the ...

Supreme Court injunction stops PUC from implementing lower rates
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
Supreme Court Justice Minnet Hafiz on Wednesday afternoon approved a second application by the Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) to stop the implementation ...

CitCo owes BML over $1.9 million
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
Is the Belize City Council bankrupt? Is the Council managing the public’s resources in a prudent manner? What will the auditors report say about the ...

Englebert confronts, contradicts Zenaida!
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya told us, on record, on Wednesday afternoon that she was not informed that the old debt, dating back to May 2008, ...

Behind City Hall finances: Mayor Moya and Director of Finance give ...
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
The United Democratic Party (UDP) is nearing the end of its three-year term at the City Hall in Belize City, and will next Wednesday be seeking re-election ...

Footie Gongora burnt out of Fresh Pond!
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
No one was home at the time, as the entire family had moved to Belize City. Naturally, Gongora believes that the fire was deliberate and a case of arson. ...

Mount Carmel celebrates Catholic Secondary Education Week
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School in Benque Viejo del Carmen joins the Belize Catholic Association of Secondary Schools in celebrating Catholic Secondary ...

Exploring our Central American and Caribbean sentiments
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
Cheers to you too, Wendy, and brother Clinton, and to all my Central American brothers and sisters within these borders called the nation of Belize, ...

Cricket celebration in Crooked Tree
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
She emphasized that it was decided years ago at a Belize District Cricket Association general meeting that the district competition would henceforth be ...

THE ARTISTIC NOTE - “A series in tribute to Belizean artists”
Amandala - ‎2/27/09‎
“Here in Belize, no one was using it. We had no knowledge,” she explained. Today, Janice and Ras Gabourel are putting to good use all the training they have ...

Sixty three modest new houses in 10 years! Housing charity counts ...
The Reporter Belize - ‎2/27/09‎
By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter The Belize Housing Mission (BHM), formerly known as Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit Christian type organization, ...

Gastroenteritis outbreak! Good hygiene essential
The Reporter Belize - ‎2/27/09‎
By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter The Ministry of Health has issued a belated warning to the public about an outbreak of gastro enteritis in Belize. ...

Five Keys to Food Safety: Surefire way to combat food-borne diseases
The Reporter Belize - ‎2/27/09‎
By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter Belize City A three day workshop dubbed “Train the Trainer Programme” on best practices for food safety, was held this week ...

Mystery body on the reef was Cuban woman refugee! 14 other boat ...
The Reporter Belize - ‎2/27/09‎
Under a Musa- Castro treaty Belize now has with Cuba, the refugees will be taken to court and charged as illegal aliens, not as refugees running away from a ...

Women Inspired to Serve focus on rural schools
The Reporter Belize - ‎2/27/09‎
The organization aims to give children in Belize the chance at a brighter future. Women Inspired to Serve also carried out various projects including a ...

Girl eight abducted by Dad
The Reporter Belize - ‎2/27/09‎
Police say that they are investigating if the child is still in Belize. They have also contacted Mexican authorities for help to get back the child. ...

Belize welcomes new Supreme Court Judge
The Reporter Belize - ‎2/27/09‎
Crime in Belize, he said, is not higher than in many other jurisdictions. He encouraged judges and magistrates do their part and work effectively without ...

Former Mayor still owes $249000. Audit report shows
The Reporter Belize - ‎2/27/09‎
According to the recently released Internal Audit of the Belize City Council, former Mayor David Fonseca still owes the Council a quarter of a million ...


No lower power rates, not now! Supreme Court rules for BEL
The Reporter Belize - ‎2/27/09‎
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the utility company, Belize Electricity Limited, to say that it does not need to heed a directive from the Public ...

Can Moya survive the scandals?
The Reporter Belize - ‎2/27/09‎
Proof of a quarter of a million dollars paid out to her brother on a trucking contract has embroiled Mayor Zenaida Moya in a serious scandal on the eve of ...



2/26/09

BEL Bawling About More Hard Times
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎2/26/09‎
Yesterday we told you about BEL’s gain and the consumer’s loss in the Supreme Court - where the power company was able to secure an injunction blocking the ...

Belize & Mexico Talking Cooperation
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎2/26/09‎
Technocrats from Belize and Mexico are spending the next two days discussing, developing, and finalizing projects and areas of cooperation. ...

Berne & Positive Vibes Kick off No Sense Tour
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎2/26/09‎
“This is the ‘No Sense’ tour and like the man said crime and violence in the streets of Belize City right now is crazy, out of the world. ...

African Queens in Belize
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎2/26/09‎
The first Miss African Queen will be chosen on Saturday night at the Bliss Center. But there will no swimsuits and no evening gowns. ...

Former City Administrator Comes Out Swinging Against Mayor Moya
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎2/26/09‎
It is just like the check that you saw in Belize Times, it speaks for itself.” But after you told the Mayor in the email in August that the Social Security ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM - ‎2/26/09‎
Belize City Police are investigating an incident in which a security guard and the business he was watching were robbed. 35-year-old security guard Jean ...

NOMINATION FOR 2009 NATIONAL TOURISM AWARDS ARE BEING ACCEPTED
LoveFM - ‎2/26/09‎
The Belize Tourism Board is accepting nominations for the 2009 National Tourism Award. This year the BTB is hosting the 9 th Annual Tourism Award where ...

ALL FINALISTS IN THE MATH OLYMPIAD HAVE BEEN CHOSEN
LoveFM - ‎2/26/09‎
The finalists for the Belize Math Olympiad are set. Earlier today Independence High School earned the right to represent the Southern Zone following the ...

PLENTY BELIZE PROMOTES HOME GARDENING FOR FOOD SUSTAINABILITY
LoveFM - ‎2/26/09‎
Plenty Belize in the Toledo District is continuing to encourage the development of home gardens in an effort to promote food sustainability within families. ...

ALL SAINTS PRIMARY SCHOOL HOST FUNDRAISING BANQUET
LoveFM - ‎2/26/09‎
All Saints Primary School is having a fundraising banquet on Friday at the Belize Elementary School Auditorium. It is their first event of the kind that the ...

BTIA ORANGE WALK ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
LoveFM - ‎2/26/09‎
The Orange Walk Chapter of the Belize Tourism Industry Association held its Annual General Meeting yesterday. One of the main purposes of the meeting, ...

NEW CHIEF METEOROLOGIST HAS BEEN NAMED
LoveFM - ‎2/26/09‎
There are reports of changes in the top management at the National Meteorological Service of Belize. Love News has been reliably informed that the Chief ...

SUPREME COURT APPROVES INJUNCTION AGAINST THE PUC’S FINAL DECISION
LoveFM - ‎2/26/09‎
The Supreme Court yesterday approved an injunction that was filed by Belize Electricity Limited against the Public Utilities Commission’s amendment to the ...

Cuban Music at Hideaway Bar
San Pedro Sun - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Governments of Belize and Cuba have enjoyed a long standing relationship, and through their partnership, areas such as education, health and agriculture ...

The Island Newspaper, Ambergris Caye, Belize Vol. 19, No. 8 ...
San Pedro Sun - ‎1 hour ago‎
A unique tradition to the island and Belize, El Gran Carnaval de San Pedro has been one that has been passed down from generation to generation. ...

CORAL conducts sustainable marine workshop
San Pedro Sun - ‎1 hour ago‎
Following the brainstorm identification of threats to the reefs in northern Belize, participants separated into five groups and conducted an exercise to ...

SPTC Land Sales in question
San Pedro Sun - ‎1 hour ago‎
... Parcel 5515, issued on May 14th, 2008 and gives him sole ownership of an island which is 1.3 acres in size and located to the West of Ambergris Caye. ...


2/25/09

GOLDEN CITIZENS RECEIVES GOLDEN AWARDS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/09
You are talking about people here today who are in their 90’s; so they have given their service to Belize voluntarily for so many years and quite often they ...

Housing tycoon in £50000 donation to Nationalists
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago
... MPs that the UK-registered firm was the beneficiary of cash moved from a Belize-based company, which they claim contravenes a ban on overseas donations. ...

FIRE PARTIALLY DESTROYS POPULAR FAST FOOD JOINT IN BELIZE CITY
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/09
A fire was reported this morning in Belize City. It happened at the popular Chinese fast-food establishment on Freetown Road known as Lee Chi. ...

POLICE OFFICERS RECEIVE BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/09
... statistics report and things like that. In Belize City alone we have close to 40 officers and the other districts we have varying numbers.”

STAKEHOLDERS DISCUSS TRADE REMEDIES FOR BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/09
“We recognize the need for us to hold a session focusing of trade remedies for Belize, because as we are heading more into making trades arrangements and ...

US PROFESSOR TONY BROWDER CONDUCTS LECTURES IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/09
US Professor Tony Browder is in Belize. Professor Browder was the guest on our morning show today and he told us why he is in Belize. ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/09
Jose Paz is the owner of the business and he told police that his company was a collection agent for Courts Belize Limited. ...

UNESCO APPROVES US$85000.00 FOR EDUCATION PROJECTS IN Belize
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/09
A total of 85 thousand US dollars have been approved by UNESCO for five projects submitted by Belize under the UNESCO Participation Programme. ...

SPECIAL OLYMPICS Belize’S PARTICIPATION IN WINTER GAMES WAS A SUCCESS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/25/09
A delegation representing Special Olympics Belize returned to the country earlier this week after taking part in the 2009 World Winter Games held in Idaho, ...

2/24/09

NEMO Planners Inspect Hurricane Shelters
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5 hours ago
A total of forty four school buildings in Belize City are scheduled to be inspected. Just how many of these structures will make it on the 2009 hurricane ...

City Council Owes Social Security $364329!
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5 hours ago
The financial woes coming from City Hall continue to mount....and now it’s been revealed that The City council owes over three hundred and fifty thousand ...

Thieves Penetrate A-Fashion's Concrete Wall
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5 hours ago
It is located in the heart of downtown Belize City but that was no deterrent to the burglars who broke into the “A Fashion’ Boutique on Albert Street. ...

Policeman Accused of Driving Getaway Car in Lawless Armed Robbery
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5 hours ago
A police officer was allegedly driving the getaway car when a group of men pulled off a daring early morning robbery on Monday in downtown Belize City. ...

World Health Expert on Food Handling Safety Training Belizeans
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 5 hours ago
Belize is the third country where the pilot project will be tried and tested and today for the first time, the stake holders met to train the trainers of ...

5TH ANNUAL BTB SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZ ON THE WAY
LoveFM, Belize - 2/24/09
The Belize Tourism Board is this year hosting their fifth annual Social Studies Quiz Competition. The competition began earlier this month with zone ...

POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH ROBBERY OF HINDU BUSINESSMAN
LoveFM, Belize - 2/24/09
Babani told Police the men searched his pockets and took 50 dollars Belize and four thousand 500 US dollars and a gold chain and made good their escape. ...

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING HONORS GOLDEN CITIZENS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/24/09
The National Council on Ageing is hosting this year’s Golden Age Heroes Awards at the Belize Biltmore Plaza tomorrow. The Council will be honoring older men ...

FIRST SAINT JOSEPH ANGLICAN CHURCH YOUTH GROUP OPEN IN PUNTA GORDA
LoveFM, Belize - 2/24/09
... in Punta Gorda was officially formed during a special initiation service officiated by the Anglican Bishop of Belize, Right Reverend Phillip Wright. ...

MEXICO-BELIZE TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION MEETING TO BE HELD
LoveFM, Belize - 2/24/09
Officials from Mexico and Belize will be meeting at the House of Culture in Belize City over the next two days to discuss technical and scientific ...

FOOD SAFETY EXPERTS CONDUCTS TRAINERS SEMINAR IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/24/09
A team of food safety experts are in Belize to facilitate a train the trainer’s seminar. Health officials from various sectors including BAHA, the Ministry ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/24/09
The computer valued at four thousand dollars is the property of the Government of Belize. Police are also investigating another report of robbery. ...

“Slash and burn” can’t cut it
Amandala, Belize - 2/24/09
Ms. Salisbury called for the Belize nation to, instead of cutting down trees to grow beef for foreigners, plant more trees to help the earth. ...

National municipal elections
Amandala, Belize - 2/24/09
There are political campaigns going on in all six districts of Belize, as well as in San Pedro Ambergris Caye, for City (Belize City; Belmopan) and Town ...

ICJ compromis under the probe of Guatemala Congress
Amandala, Belize - 2/24/09
The compromis signed by Belize and Guatemalan officials back on December 8, 2008, agreeing to submit the century-old territorial dispute to the ...

Times: $108775 for Mayor’s brother
Amandala, Belize - 2/24/09
In the last full week of campaigning for the municipal elections next Wednesday, March 4, the two camps in Belize City are scrambling to cement their ...

Mother selling daughter, 14, for sex
Amandala, Belize - 2/24/09
A similar report has unfolded right here in Belize City. This time, only a mother is involved, and the victim is 14. The minor told police on Friday night ...

US Embassy, UEF collaborate on Tony Browder visit for Black ...
Amandala, Belize - 2/24/09
Anthony “Tony” Browder, prolific African-American writer, cultural historian, educator and artist, arrived in Belize this afternoon on an official visit ...

Belize CitCo owes SSB big time!!
Amandala, Belize - 2/24/09
According to the Auditor General’s office, there will be no formal audit for the Belize City Council before the March 4 municipal elections, ...

At national forum on Guatemalan claim and impending referendum ...
Amandala, Belize - 2/24/09
The Methodist Church Men’s Commission, Belize Chapter, held a national forum on the Guatemalan claim to Belize and its impending settlement via referendum ...

2/23/09

Carlos Reyes Charged for 54 Counts of Theft
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/23/09
On our Friday night newscast we showed you the picture of this man wanted by police after he was caught on surveillance camera inside an Orange Walk Belize ...

African Scholar Anthony Browder Speaks on Wednesday
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/23/09
This is Browder’s fourth trip to Belize but it is only the second time he will be speaking. He discussed the theme and his mission with us today. ...

Single Mother of 3 Children Homeless By Fire
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/23/09
Fire destroyed a home in Belize City this weekend – but the home’s not so much the thing because the woman of the house is a construction worker. ...

The Worst Scenario of Going to the ICJ
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/23/09
In Belize it’s automatic but in Guatemala, it’s complex because the decision to hold a referendum would have to be approved by a fractious and unpredictable ...

Amputation of Diabetics Now Preventable
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/23/09
About 40 people had a foot amputated last year in Belize. It doesn’t sound like a lot but for the Belize Diabetes Association it is 40 too many since most ...

IMF Executive Board Approves US$6.9 Million in Emergency ...
Caribbean PressReleases.com (press release), Barbados - 2/23/09
Belize sustained considerable damage from flooding, which is estimated to have caused overall direct and economic losses of about US$66 million, ...

DOCTOR MARCELO COYE INSTALLED AS GOVERNOR ELECT OF ROTARY DISTRICT ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/23/09
Doctor Coye will take command of the District comprising of more than 60 clubs from Belize, Honduras and Guatemala and will hold that position effective ...

FOOD SAFETY EXPERTS TO CONDUCT TWO DAY TRAINING IN BELIZE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/23/09
A team of food safety experts will be in Belize this week to facilitate a train the trainer’s seminar on the five keys to safer food. ...

COURT NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/23/09
Justice Legall, who arrived in Belize last Tuesday, was sworn in this morning in a ceremony that was held in the number one Supreme Court by Justice Samuel ...

DOCTOR MARCELO COYE INSTALLED AS GOVERNOR ELECT OF ROTARY DISTRICT ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/23/09
Doctor Coye will take command of the District comprising of more than 60 clubs from Belize, Honduras and Guatemala and will hold that position effective ...

BELIZE TO ADOPT THE USE OF CARICOM PASSPORTS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/23/09
It will still bear Belize’s Coat of Arms and still say Belize Passport. In the interior, we have not had an upgrade or a facelift of our passport since 1996 ...

INCREASE IN REPORTED CASES OF GASTROENTERITIS AND SCABIES REPORTED
LoveFM, Belize - 2/23/09
We see scabies cases every year so scabies is endemic in Belize so what we have seen is an increase in the number of cases. In the case of scabies the ...

POLICE NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/23/09
At about 3:30 yesterday evening police visited Neal’s Pen Road in Belize City where they saw an elevated 24 feet by 24 feet concrete and wooden structure ...

SCOUTS ASSOCIATION OF BELIZE CELEBRATE SCOUTS WEEK 2009
LoveFM, Belize - 2/23/09
The Scout Association of Belize is joining the rest of the world in celebrating Scouts Week. The week is held every year commemorating the birthday of Lord ...

2/20/09

Program recognizing outstanding work of entrepreneurs launched
The Freeport News, Bahamas - 2/20/09
The program is sponsored by the John Templeton Foun-dation and the Inter-American Development Bank and currently exists in The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, ...

Village Councils get National Headquarters
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
The building was funded through the Social Investment Funds with money provided by both the Government of Belize and the Caribbean Development Bank. ...

Jalacte Guatemalan trading outpost removed!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
But instead of rushing to move it, the Government of Belize chose to work through the good offices of the Organization of American States, so that when the ...

The race is on! 159 candidates compete for 67 seats, including ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
Belize City, the main battleground in the political arena, will see incumbent Mayor Zenaida Moya, and her ten-member team go up against the PUP’s Cecil ...

CJ torpedoes Constitutional Amendment - Prime Minister vows to appeal
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
By Harry Lawrence - Publisher In a carefully reasoned judgement delivered by the Chief Justice of Belize, Dr. Abdulai Conteh last week, the Supreme Court ...

Rich Harper, Shalini Zabaneh & Kyle Gentle win Valentine’s Day ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
... Harper of the Zamir Cycling team won the 2009 Valentine’s Day Cycling Classic held by the Belize Cycling Association on the Western Highway on Sunday. ...

Belize Bank wins Boom to Belize City canoe race
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
Belize Bank’s Armin Lopez, Amado and Daniel Cruz won the annual Boom to Belize City canoe race. Ignacio, Felix and Junior Cruz of the Koop Sheet Metal team ...

Wedding of the year - Prime Minister Barrow takes his Bride
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
Kim Simpliss, thirty-some, founder and Director of Lifeline Foundation, married the man of her dreams, Prime Minister of Belize, Dean Oliver Barrow in a ...

Editorial
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
By Harry Lawrence - Publisher Policemen in Belize need to pull up their socks and become more efficient, because the mistakes they are making in ...

At 53, marathon-man Ezikiel Usher is still running, and still winning
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter Veteran Belizean long distance runner Ezekiel Usher, now at age 53 and still going strong, is back in Belize after ...

Cricket in Rural Belize District
Amandala, Belize - 3 hours ago
To mark our twenty-fifth anniversary of cricket in Rural-Belize District, synonymously our year of Silver, for the first time, the history will be put on ...

Travelling film showcase could open doors for home-grown Belizean ...
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
Belize has a toe-hold in this collection with “Precious”, Suzette Zayden’s 32-minute fictional film about the discrimination HIV-infected persons encounter ...

Audubon honours Janelle Chanona with James Waight Award
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
The Belize Audubon Society at its 40th anniversary meeting at the Radisson Fort George Hotel last Monday honoured Miss Janelle Chanona with the prestigious ...

Social Security gives $18000 to Maria’s House of Hope
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
The money was raised at the Board’s annual Ride Across Belize, a staff initiative that raises money for organizations that contribute to the social welfare ...

Mystery body on the beach!
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
The body of a woman found on the Belize Barrier Reef some 13 miles north of Glovers Reef in the Stann Creek district, has been left exposed since Tuesday ...

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announces how more than £8 ...
Media Newswire (press release), NY - 5 hours ago
Examples include the restoration of habitats in Pacific islands; and developing ‘environmental corridors’ in Belize to help conserve large mammals. ...

Maya versus Maya Sharp differences on land ownership
The Reporter Belize, Belize - 2/20/09
By Adolph Lucas Jr. - Staff Reporter A war of words has erupted amongst Maya leaders of southern Belize over which Maya organization has the right to ...

Yeshua Roches’s mystery disappearance still unsolved after one year
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
Friday will mark one year since Atony Yeshua Roches went missing in Belize City, and his loved ones continue to appeal for closure on what has proved to be ...

Brilliant three-peats; will keep the Harrison Parks Championship ...
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
According to officials of the Belize District Cricket Association, the winners of last Saturday’s game and champions of the 2008 cricket competition, ...

YaYa gets 6-month sentence in US
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
YaYa had been in Belize since 2006, and she demonstrated superb energy and ambition as a member of Kremandala staff. She had taken on a lead role in ...

New ten-year garbage contract signed, sealed and delivered for ...
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
Last month striking workers from Belize Waste Control picketed City Hall, pressuring Usher and Mayor of Belize City Zenaida Moya to pay overdue payments for ...

UDP release Belize City Council Manifesto 2009-12
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
Several Belize City area representatives – Hons. Wilfred Elrington, Patrick Faber, Carlos Perdomo, Michael Finnegan and Anthony “Boots” Martinez, ...

Archie Lee and Wilmot square off!
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
As the standoff between Chinese businessman Archie Lee, 57, and the Belize District Liquor Licensing Board continues into its seventh day, Lee, ...

Miss African Queen International Pageant mixes culture with social ...
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
It probably won’t be mistaken for Miss Belize, or even Queen of the Bay, but organizers of the Miss African Queen International Pageant say this latest ...

$50 a head - bounty posted for lionfish
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
He said that while it is impossible to completely eradicate the fish, it is important for Belize to move to control the lionfish population by hunting them. ...

NICH/Gegg contract to be judicially reviewed
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
The contract signed between the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) president, Diane Haylock, and Belize City-based businessman, David Gegg, ...

Jalacte bodega finally demolished
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
Belize Defence Force (BDF) Commander, Dario Tapia, told Amandala today that the illegal bodega (storage container) of Guatemalan cattle rancher Leonel ...

IMF approves US$6.9 million “emergency assistance” to Belize
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced today that it had approved US$6.9 million for the Government of Belize, “under emergency assistance for ...

Maya leaders Ch’oc and Coc blame Barrow – PM fires back!
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
The Government’s fight with the cañeros of northern Belize has now quelled after the parties were able to settle their differences, but tensions have now ...

SPOTLIGHT - MP3
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
One turntable from an electronic jumble sale—$125, two tape decks from the now defunct Maya Electronics—$350 apiece, playing music to Belize on the nation’s ...

Cricket in Rural Belize District
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
To mark our twenty-fifth anniversary of cricket in Rural-Belize District, synonymously our year of Silver, for the first time, the history will be put on ...

Artistic Note - “A series in dedication to Belizean artists”
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
The oldest forms of art in Belize come from the Ancient Maya. Engraved in the majestic architecture of the great Maya pyramids across Belize are not only ...

From The Publisher
Amandala, Belize - 2/20/09
I want to discuss the Nation of Islam a bit before I bring the thought to Belize. I met Malcolm X, through his autobiography, probably in late 1966 or early ...

2/19/09

Ambergris Caye Citizens for Sustainable Development registered as ...
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/19/09
... their reasons for having been formed and categorically stated that in no way were they formed in protest to the South Beach Belize development. ...

Construction workers organize solidarity protest for South Beach
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/19/09
South Beach Belize has been a burning issue since it was introduced as a concept. South Beach has received criticism from various environmental groups, ...

Boogie in Belize V
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/19/09
The Boogie in Belize group from Tsunami Skydivers Incorporated is no stranger to the people of Ambergris Caye and Belize. For the past five years many eager ...

Politics heating up: UDP vs. PUP
San Pedro Sun, Belize - 2/19/09
With elections just a little over two weeks away, there are many political activities taking place countrywide ...

Mayans Say Government is Disrespecting Them
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/19/09
In October of 2007 the Mayas of southern Belize won a historic victory in the Supreme Court, declaring that traditional lands in two villages were their ...

100 BDF Soldiers Used to Remove Guatemalan Container in Jalacte
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/19/09
There were close to one hundred Belize Defense Force soldiers present and a sufficient number of Guatemalan soldiers as well. Brigadier General Dario Tapia ...

Suspect Detained for Emmy Bo's Murder
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/19/09
... of eighteen gun shots, police detained one person and today 7News understands the police caught their chief suspect on the run in the Belize District. ...

Ya Ya Sentenced to 6 Months in Florida Jail
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/19/09
Thereafter she will be deported to Belize. Ya-Ya, who is a British citizen was arrested on a trip while on her way to attend a conference in New York.

Carlos Perdomo Talks Tough to Police Senior Officers
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/19/09
Perdomo called on the top level officers of the Belize Police Department to start disciplining those have not been doing their jobs. ...

Brad's Robbers Charged
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/19/09
Although one of the accused seen here in this white t – shirt professed his innocence, Belize City Police have charged Shamir Medina, Robert Tracy and ...

MAYAS UPSET OVER LONG DELAY IN CONSTITUTIONAL CLAIM
LoveFM, Belize - 2/19/09
It shows and extreme amount of disrespect by the Government of Belize for their interest, for their rights and for them. I am very disappointed and I have ...

JUDICIAL REVIEW GRANTED IN CASE OF JAGUAR PAW VERSUS DIANE HAYLOCK ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/19/09
... into between the National Institute for Culture and History president Diane Haylock and Belize City business man David Gegg be judicially reviewed. ...

SUSTAINABLE TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL DEVELOPMENT ...
LoveFM, Belize - 2/19/09
... booth about either an ecosystem of Belize, a culture of Belize or a environmental issue Belize faces and all these children will come together for Earth ...

LATEST EDITION OF JOURNAL OF BELIZE STUDIES PUBLISHED
LoveFM, Belize - 2/19/09
This edition of the publication put out by St John’s College focuses on the Guatemalan claim to Belize and the prospect of going to the International Court ...

FIRST EVER WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE TO BE OBSERVED
LoveFM, Belize - 2/19/09
From time to time we hear about social justice in Belize but sad to say we do not see it being put into action in many instances. In commemoration of this ...

2/18/09

Liquor Licensing Board Says Archie Lee's Check Bounced
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/18/09
And today the Chairman of Belize District Liquor Licensing Board Wilmot Simmons told us that’s just what happened with Belize City businessman Archie Lee ...

Bulldozer Pushes Guatemalan Container off Belizean Territory
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/18/09
A release from the Belize Defense Force confirms that today BDF soldiers along with police and members of the Guatemalan Armed Forces removed the container. ...

7 Goes Inside of the Belikin Brewery
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/18/09
Well we did and that’s why tonight “7 On The Inside” is going to take you inside the Belize Brewing Company in Ladyville. That’s where the Bowen family ...

SCA & SJC Advance in Math Olympiad
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/18/09
There was a great deal of excitement inside the Belize City Centre today as students from six secondary schools fought long and hard to win the central a ...

SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS ATTEND ONE DAY SEMINAR
LoveFM, Belize - 2/18/09
At least sixty senior officers of the Belize Police Department took part in a one day training conference held today in Belmopan. Efficiency in carrying out ...

ILLEGAL ENCROACHMENT AT JALACTE REMOVED WITHOUT INCIDENT
LoveFM, Belize - 2/18/09
A release from the Belize Defense Force today says that the structure was placed in Guatemalan territory and the concrete base structure was dismantled. ...

SAN IGNACIO RESIDENTS CONCERNED OVER BURIAL SPACE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/18/09
Some time ago we had approached the Government of Belize and there were some people that had gotten some leases for some lands that were located right next ...

UNIVERSITY OF BELIZE HOST 5TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FAIRS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/18/09
The University of Belize today hosted the second in a series of scholarship fairs that are being held at the University’s campuses. ...

WESLEY LOWER SCHOOL RECEIVES DONATION FROM AREA REPRESENTATIVE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/18/09
Love News also took the opportunity to speak to Espat who is one of the Deputy Leaders of the People’s United Party about the party’s chances in Belize City ...

2/17/09

BNE CHARGED FOR NOT REPORTING OIL SPILL
LoveFM, Belize - 2/17/09
Belize Natural Energy has gone on the offensive following a media report last night which threw some un-welcome spotlight on the oil company. ...

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS PROTEST IN SAN PEDRO
LoveFM, Belize - 2/17/09
According to main organizer, Edgar Cruz the peaceful march was in solidarity with South Beach Belize Investment. Cruz explains more. ...

OTOXHA RICE PRODUCERS RECEIVES NEW RICE PROCESSING MACHINE
LoveFM, Belize - 2/17/09
Funding was provided by Irish Aid through an initiative of the Belize Consortium of NGO’s comprising; BCVI, SPEAR, Help for Progress and Tumul K’in Center ...

JANELLE CHANONA RECEIVES 2009 JAMES A. WAIGHT AWARD
LoveFM, Belize - 2/17/09
The Belize Audubon Society as a part of their Fortieth anniversary celebration held the 23 rd annual James A. Waight award ceremony last night at the ...

COURT NEWS
LoveFM, Belize - 2/17/09
A 14-year-old boy, a student of Belize Cadet Corps, located at mile 21 on the Western Highway, was charged with attempted arson when he appeared today at ...

NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE AND INFORMATION SYSTEM BOARD COMMISSIONED
LoveFM, Belize - 2/17/09
Brenda Armstrong has been elected as Chairperson of the Belize National Library Service and Information System Board. The Board was appointed last month by ...

2/16/09

PM Dean Barrow: CJ Ruling on Land Rights Will Be Overturned
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/16/09
The suit was brought by the Belize Landowners Association and Barry Bowen. Well Prime Minister Dean Barrow doesn’t agree with the Chief Justice. ...

Nomination Day: The Confident Incumbent
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/16/09
“As Mayor of Belize City, I have led this team into progress and together with support of the residents of Belize City and the business community along now ...

Nimrod Tillett Charged for the Orange Walk Murder
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/16/09
But today when 7News caught up with his sister Antonette Young outside the Belize City morgue, she told us that they believe it was simply robbery. ...

Barrow Lowers Expectation for UDP in Muncipal Elections
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/16/09
And while the United Democratic Party’s leader - Prime Minister Dean Barrow is confident that Mayor Zenaida Moya and her ten councillors will be returned to ...

Nomination Day: The Blue Machine Stutters
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/16/09
We captured the scene in Belize City and Jules Vasquez reports. The parade started out from the City Center at close to eleven – all the signage and the ...

George Street Dons Charged for San Pedro Drug Murders
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/16/09
Police have charged three notorious Belize City characters for one of the San Pedro drug killings. They are 28 year old Shelton “Pinky” Tillett, ...

Stray Bullet Kills Emmerson "Bo" Faber
Channel 7 Daily News, Belize - 2/16/09
A well known Belize City man was killed on Friday night – and best accounts say, he was shot a bullet which was intended for someone else. ...

MEN CHARGED WITH MURDER ON SAN PEDRO
LoveFM, Belize - 2/16/09
“Belize City police have charged three people in connection with a murder that occurred last week at Lucky Point in San Pedro involving one John Paul ...

VILLAGERS AND DEVELOPER SQUARE OFF IN COURT
LoveFM, Belize - 2/16/09
The government of Belize and Mr. Johnson agreed to cease development until this decision has been made. The Maya people have never had their land tenure ...

NOMINATION DAY 2009
LoveFM, Belize - 2/16/09
In Belize City incumbent Mayor is Zenaida Moya. “Two of the biggest challenges are first off the fact that when we got into office we were faced with ...


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