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7/21/10

Excelsior High Goes Through Changes
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/10‎
137 students currently attend Excelsior High School on Faber's Road in Belize City but next year, all of them will have to find a new school - because this ...

Moneygram: Don't Call It A Comeback
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/10‎
When you say the name MoneyGram in Belize - for most, there's a negative association. After all, the agents for that company are implicated in the most well ...

Bogus “Babylon” Strikes Again!
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/10‎
I can't believe that there was a fake cop patrolling every single day for the past couple of months the streets of Belize terrorizing people in the police ...

Killer denied Appeal; Must Serve Life Sentence
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/10‎
After the Supreme Court judgment was upheld by the Belize Court Of Appeals, the Privy Council found that there was no merit to the grounds of appeal. ...

Privy Council Says Kirk Gordon Did Not Murder
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/10‎
... has set aside his conviction and sentence, reduced his conviction to manslaughter and remitted the case to the Belize Court Of appeal for sentencing. ...

Family Dispute Over Land In South
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/10‎
As a media house we know that that the last thing we want to get caught up in is a land dispute - especially one involving rivals and claimants within a ...

Fort Point Under Surveillance
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/10‎
On this newscast we've reported on a number of tourist jackings in the Fort Point area, commonly referred to Baron Bliss Grave. ...

Facebook Wars: Purcell vs. The DPP
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/21/10‎
Last night we told you about the hasty departure of the Prosecutor Elizabeth Purcell, a British attorney retained to tighten up the police prosecutions ...

PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR A NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN ANTONIO VILLAGE
LoveFM - ‎7/21/10‎
Field Secretary of the Seven Day Adventist Union of Churches Southern Region of Belize Pastor Guy Nembhard tells us more. “A new day has come to the Toledo ...

PRIVY COUNCIL QUASHES MURDER CONVICTION
LoveFM - ‎7/21/10‎
Belize may have switched from the British Privy Council to the Caribbean Court of Appeal as its final appellate court. But today, a case that was pending ...

7/20/10

WORTH MAKES 2ND VISIT TO BELIZE
LoveFM - ‎7/20/10‎
Representatives from the World Organization of Renal Therapies (WORTH) were in Belize on their second visit last week. The purpose of their visit was to ...

FAKE COP SLAPPED WITH REAL CHARGES
LoveFM - ‎7/20/10‎
The other charges were theft of a cell phone, threatening words, aggravated assault of an indecent nature and unlawful possession of Belize Police ...

TRAVEL ADVISORY CARRIES ERRONEOUS INFORMATION
LoveFM - ‎7/20/10‎
A travel advisory on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office web page today warned British tourists heading to Belize to avoid three specific parts of the ...

A letter for Senator Henry
Amandala - ‎7/20/10‎
Additionally, both countries turn a blind eye to illegal settlements and encroachments by their citizenry and, in the case of Belize; this is aided by the ...

CitCo unveils plans for new Belize City cemetery at Mile 13, Western Highway
Amandala - ‎7/20/10‎
As first reported in March, the Lords Ridge Cemetery in Belize City is quickly running out of space for new burials. And while plans have been discussed for ...

Diving too deep
Amandala - ‎7/20/10‎
After the PUP's election debacle and subsequent leadership change in early 2008, the former Amandala editor surfaced as a columnist for The Belize Times, ...

Jiovanni Lauriano, 32, ambushed and shot to death in Hattieville
Amandala - ‎7/20/10‎
The men then headed in the direction of Belize City. Lauriano's sister-in-law told us that a family friend saw his vehicle on the side of the road and ...

Lavern “Anti-Christ” Longsworth charged for setting husband on fire
Amandala - ‎7/20/10‎
A domestic and mother of four, Lavern “Anti-Christ” Longsworth, 35, of Castle Street in Belize City, is out on bail of $6000 after appearing in court today ...

Niki “Biggs” Pinkard, murdered at 24
Amandala - ‎7/20/10‎
Approximately three hours after Jiovanni “Nose” Lauriano was murdered last night, another victim succumbed to his injuries as a consequence of gunshot ...

Yu gat nerve, Aaron Wilson
Amandala - ‎7/20/10‎
This afternoon in #1 Magistrate's Court, Aaron Wilson, 20, of Belize City, appeared to answer six charges allegedly arising from an incident on Friday, ...

Colin Lord, 29, gunshot victim, dies
Amandala - ‎7/20/10‎
On June 22, he was transferred to the Belize Health Care Partners Limited. There, he underwent surgery, and doctors worked to reduce brain swelling. ...

Yolanda wants Crispin's head!
Amandala - ‎7/20/10‎
We want to live in a safe Belize City, a safe Belize ...to Mr. Jefferies, I say I have no personal hate toward you,” Schakron said. ...

7/19/10

“Antichrist” Says She Was Chanced
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/19/10‎
35 year old Lavern Longsworth the popular city resident known as "Anti Christ", who allegedly doused her common law husband David White with kerosene then ...

Belizeans For Justice: Unbroken and Outspoken
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/19/10‎
And five hours after Lauriano was killed, there was another execution; this time 24 year old Nikki Pinkard was gunned down. We'll have that story shortly ...

Belizeans For Justice: Unbroken and Outspoken
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/19/10‎
And five hours after Lauriano was killed, there was another execution; this time 24 year old Nikki Pinkard was gunned down. We'll have that story shortly ...

Pretend Police Charged
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/19/10‎
... 19 year old female, threatening words to Malcom Vasquez and being in unlawful possession of Belize police department accoutrements - meaning the outfit. ...

Was Nikki Pinkard's Killing Retaliation for Nose's Execution?
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/19/10‎
He was in Belize, he called me from Belize somewhere in St. Martin's area where he girlfriend family lives, and if it was so, he wouldn't have been where ...

Carnal Knowledge Charge Withdrawn
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/19/10‎
Two charges of carnal knowledge of a girl against 21 year old William Daniel Torres were withdrawn by the prosecution today. The charges were withdrawn ...

Family Says Colin Lord Didn't Have To Die
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/19/10‎
"From two ways, from Belize Healthcare Partners and from Belize City hospital, because if they didn't put him out of Belize Healthcare Partners I think, ...

The Demise of the Notorious “Nose” Lauriano
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/19/10‎
Giovanni "Nose" Lauriano the 33 year old was one of the most notorious crime figures in all of Belize charged over the past twelve years for a number of ...

SHOOTING VICTIM SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
LoveFM - ‎7/19/10‎
He was shot exactly a month ago, but tonight, twenty-nine year old Collin Lord of Belize City has died as a result of gunshot wounds he sustained on June ...

...SECOND FATAL SHOOTING REPORTED HOURS LATER
LoveFM - ‎7/19/10‎
Just about three hours after Lauriano's murder, gun shots rang again in the City where another man was killed. Police report that officers visited the Karl ...

379 DENGUE CASES REPORTED THIS YEAR
LoveFM - ‎7/19/10‎
Most cases were reported in the central region that is the Belize and Cayo Districts, amounting to 85 percent infected persons. ...

7/16/10

Baby Daniel's Plea From LA
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
He has been featured on UNIVISION but tonight little 6 month old Daniel Estell Jr - who suffers from a rare liver disease - is desperately fighting for life ...

“Antichrist” Allegedly Burns Up Her Husband
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
She is well known Belize City personality Laverne Longsworth known as Antichrist. ...

Sewell Can Be Extradited Says High Court
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
The three are allegedly also responsible for One Million dollars in drug proceeds sent to Houston, Texas, Lakeland, Florida and Belize. ...

Belize Contingent Off To Regional Games
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
Belize is sending 17 athletes to compete in 4 disciplines: Athletics, Cycling, Karate and Taekwondo. The cycling delegation was the first to leave and they ...

Another Felix Brother Shot
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
The final item on last night's news was about the shooting at the corner of Faber's Road and Nurse Findley Crescent. It happened at a few minutes to eight ...

Another Matura Brother Murdered
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
And while the Felix family seems to be caught in a terminal tailspin of violence, it's a frighteningly similar trajectory for the Matura Family. ...

A Convergence of Inconvenience
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
BEL says their Mexican supplier, CFE lost power supply to its 230 kV transmission line, which resulted in a collapse of its system and a trip on Belize's ...

Journalist Davis Gets Out Of Jail, But Not Free
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
Yesterday our court reporter Roy Davis was in the news again. The 56 year old veteran journalist spent the night in police detention after getting into a ...

Scriptwriting: The Art Of Storytelling
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
The Belize international film festival kicks off tonight and the seminars and workshops that accompany it start tomorrow in Cayo. ...

KHMH Says Hemorrhagic Death “Unexpected”
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
Her death becomes the first attributed to dengue hemorrhagic in Belize, As you heard, the family blames the health system for not having blood ready when ...

Guilty of Carnal Knowledge of Child
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/16/2010‎
A jury of eight women and one man deliberated for a little over three hours before they found 42 year old fudge vendor Bernard Pratt guilty of 4 counts of ...

POLICE CONTINUE INVESTIGATION INTO LADYVILLE MURDER
LoveFM - ‎7/16/2010‎
The incident unfolded at around four-30 pm as Anthony who travelled with his father to Belize City on a daily basis was pursued as he exited a bus. ...

BELTRAIDE TO HOST CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP
LoveFM - ‎7/16/2010‎
The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) is hosting a seminar next week for craftsmen. The five day seminar, from July 19 to the 23, ...

MAN ALLEGEDLY SET ON FIRE BY COMMON-LAW-WIFE
LoveFM - ‎7/16/2010‎
32-year-old David White was allegedly set on fire by his commom-law-wife last night on Castle Street. Reports are that 35-year-old Laverne Longsworth, ...

BEL EXPLAINS NATIONAL POWER OUTAGE
LoveFM - ‎7/16/2010‎
Today Vice President for Customer Care and operations at the Belize Electricity Limited, Curtis Eck told Love News what happened. “About 6:39 last night we ...

DEFENDING CHAMPS BELIZE CITY COUNCIL LEADS DIVISION A WITH PERFECT 4-0 RECORD
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
In game two, the Belize City Council extended their winning streak to four, as they knocked off Bowen and Bowen by the final score of 57-46. ...

Chess News – “Youth with Promise” project
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
Ownership of the Belize Chess Federation (BCF) is shared by every Belizean who cares about their children's involvement; the children who participate; ...

From The Publisher
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
Privately, Dr. Aranda told me in 2003, while we were working on the Belize Black Summit, that, contrary to what I had been saying over the previous 21 years ...

Kolbe Prison holds secret meeting between prisoners and “city youth” at Old Belize
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
Amandala learned just after one o'clock this afternoon that a meeting was to be held at Old Belize Adventure Resort at Mile 5, Western Highway, Belize City, ...

Baby girl, 5, dies from dengue hemorrhagic fever
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
Melissa, daughter of Ivan and Ana Nelly Cruz of South Street, Belize City, was taken to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital around 3:30 on Saturday, July 10, ...

Gilroy Requeña on “politics and morality”
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
Please allow me space to address the issue of politics and morality in Belize as it exists today. For centuries there has been an endless debate on the ...

Scared of our sisters
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
In Belize, as we suppose it is the case in other poor countries like ours, for decades and decades we have been seeing money come pouring in for the purpose ...

Grenade scare at Income Tax Department
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
The department quickly contacted the police who arrived with a group of Belize Defence Force soldiers, who contacted the different departments within the ...

Ryan “Cash” Bennett, 25, shot on Fabers Road
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
Ryan “Cash” Bennett, 25, of Gill Street in Belize City (also known as Ryan Felix), is stable at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital as of press time tonight, ...

Belizeans For Justice member gets death threat
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
“Let me tell you the way Belize is going, the time we are living in, this is not any more about it's not going to happen to you; I mean, a 7-year-old child ...

Ex-Ministers want a CCJ appeal
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
The Attorney General, on behalf of the Government of Belize, claimed against Marin, former Natural Resources Minister, and Coye, former Minister of Health, ...

Anthony Matura, 18, stabbed to death in Ladyville
Amandala - ‎7/16/2010‎
Anthony Matura, 18, a resident of Ladyville, is dead tonight as a consequence of a single stab wound to the chest in the area of his heart. ...

Big Creek Port to expand
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/16/2010‎
Banana Enterprises Limited is reportedly to do major expansion and development of the Big Creek Port. The Port is now seeking to improve its product ...

Dengue kills 5-year-old girl
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/16/2010‎
Dengue hemorrhagic fever may have claimed the life of Melissa Ruby Cruz, who died of complications brought on by the fever ...

Solicitor General says "Fast Track Court" will begin next month
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/16/2010‎
He spoke of a new, additional court being established in the Belize Judicial District, which he said “is expected to begin operations as early as next month ...

What do we know about our Barrier Reef?
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/16/2010‎
Numerous coalitions have formed to combat offshore drilling interests in Belize and a rising number from an otherwise indifferent population are beginning ...

Wisconsin Real Estate Brokerage, Realty Executives Integrity, Increases Market ...
Centre Daily Times - ‎7/16/2010‎
The Phoenix-based privately held company has offices in 24 countries: United States, Africa, Australia, Bahrain, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, ...

Belize privacy laws need strengthening - Security firm says
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/16/2010‎
“There is no top level directive in the Government of Belize, to provide for the privacy or confidentiality of sensitive information for its citizens,” ...

Dengue making a comeback
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/16/2010‎
Ministry of Health Epidemiologist, Ethan Gough said most of the cases, 142, have been identified in the Cayo and Belize (167) districts. ...

Road accident claims six lives on Western Highway
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/16/2010‎
Rubio and her children were on their way to the airport to return home to the US after a brief visit to Belize. Miguel Chi, the driver of the 18-wheeler ...

Murder victim's mother threatened
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/16/2010‎
Belizeans For Justice rescheduled a public meeting from Wednesday July 14 to Tuesday July 20 at the Radisson Fort George ...

7/15/10

Davis In Detention
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/10‎
Fourteen days ago, July first, veteran journalist and court reporter Roy Davis was on the news because someone stole his bike, and a grudge-holding police ...

A Child: Belize's First Hemorrhagic Dengue Death
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/10‎
Belize has recorded its first death due to Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. It is a 5 year old girl whose family is from Progresso Village in the Orange Walk ...

Library Summer Camp Has Some Fun
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/10‎
Yes, you may be thinking it's just another summer camp, but today we found a bunch of energized kids at the Leo Bradley Library Summer Program. ...

Counselor Says Education is Key To Ending Crime
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/10‎
Dr. Shirlene Smith Augustine is a psychologist with a long history of social work in Belize. She's presently an assistant professor at the North Carolina A ...

Big Creek's Big Move
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/10‎
The report states that Banana Enterprises Limited will invest 30 million belize dollars in construction of a berthing facility, a deck barge, upgrading of ...

Chill, the Next Episode
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/10‎
Earlier this week we told you about the Belize Film Festival, which is kicking off tomorrow night with the opening gala at the Bliss. ...

Jury Fails To Produce Verdict
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/10‎
Those who follow the news will know that most times when murder cases fall apart it's because of a missing or un-cooperative witness. ...

What's Up With 911
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/10‎
And so with that comment on the current status of Belize's 911 system, the distinguished lady at the helm, Retired Senior Superintendent of Police, ...

Burglar Shot By Cop
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/10‎
We've heard of burglars breaking into homes, schools and even churches, but a police station? Now that's taking it too far. But that's just what police say ...

Sweet-Man Wants To Settle Beef
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/15/10‎
Cornie Winston Carcamo is just like most of us, he doesn't want violence. Except that he has visited violence on another man, his mother's neighbor. ...

Andres Bailey, 18, charged with committi...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
A 7-year-old boy of Northern Belize had to be hospitalized and placed under anesthesia while he was being examined after a teenage boy sexually molested him ...

Convicted criminal caught with handcuff ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
Despite the discovery, he was brought to Belize City. However, instead of simply being cuffed at his hands, he was placed in shackles. ...

8-year-old killed with AK-47
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
Eight-year-old Marquis Mahler, who was shot on Friday July 9 at number 40 Faber's Road Extension in Belize City, was laid to rest on Wednesday July 14. ...

Then and Now
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
Dean Barrow to the President of Belize's Bar Association: “I will answer no further correspondence on this matter”. Mr. Prime Minister, this nation is proud ...

From Sketteldom - with malice towards so...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
... or independent skettel (as he would surely contend to be), is the unelected brother-in-law of Saintly Skettel, the one who loves to 'Wake Up Belize' and ...

PM Barrow Opens First Summit of Belize's Consular Network in Washington DC
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
The First Summit of Belize's Consular Network in the United States and Canada was held in Washington, DC on July 8 and 9. The two day event was hosted by ...

This Reign of Terror
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
Really, a while back when the PUP Party leader decided on his own to offer support to the “Restore Belize” initiative, he was ridiculed by his own Party, ...

Eco Kids Summer Camp Winners
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
Cayo District, Belize – July 5th 2010 – The Lodge at Chaa Creek, Belize's award winning eco resort is delighted to announce the winners of its Eco Kids ...

Police Department Celebrates Positive Youths
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
In 2005, Belize adapted the program and that is when the “Du Di Rait Ting” program was born. The Belize Police Department held its “Du di Rait Ting” award ...

Centrobasket 2010 - The Wins, the Losses and the Sad Truths
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
The Belize National Basketball Team did not qualify for the next tournament on the road to London 2012. But is this reason to hang heads? ...

Anglican Youth Summer Camp
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
The Anglican Diocese of Belize's Annual youth camp for young people between the ages of 13 to 19 got off to a start on Sunday, July 11. ...

PM Barrow on Re-election of President of IDB Board
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
He said that Moreno is “good for a country like Belize because he understands the needs of small countries”. Moreno is a former Minister and Columbian ...

Belize faces Dengue Outbreak
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
The majority of these cases have been reported in the Belize and Cayo Districts. 309 of the 348 are in those two districts with Belize reporting 167 cases ...

Massive collision claims an entire family
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
The incident happened at around 7am on Saturday July 10 as the Prelude was heading towards Belize City en route to the airport while the tow-head was ...

UB Signs onto Solar Project for Clean Energy Promotion
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
The University of Belize (UB) has agreed to construction of a system of photovoltaic panels on the northeast section of its main campus in Belmopan. ...

Dies Clearing Accident Wreckage
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
The father of eleven children lost his life while cleaning up the wreckage from one of the most tragic accidents in Belize's history. On Saturday, July 10, ...

Ministry of Education placing 1500 children back in school
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/15/10‎
Patrick Faber, he explained that the effort is part of the Restore Belize initiative. students off the streets”. He added that there are also plans to close ...

7/14/10

ADDITIONAL COURT IS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THE BELIZE JUDICIAL DISTRICT
LoveFM - ‎7/14/10‎
An additional court is being established in the Belize Judicial District. The new court will be located on North Front Street. ...

Information Security: Is the Threat Real?
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/10‎
"Let's look at Belize; we had the Belize City Traffic database fiasco, what has come out of that? How many people were affected by that? ...

Tracy Did The Right Thing
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/10‎
The Belize Police Department launched the "Do The Right Thing" initiative in 2005. It recognizes young adults who avoid the pitfalls of peer pressure to ...

It's Time For Africa
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/10‎
Here in Belize hosting workshops and performing for free. "We really want the young people of Belize to come out and see the show, because our show it comes ...

CAYO BUSINESSWOMAN CHARGED WITH HUMAN TRAFFICKING
LoveFM - ‎7/14/10‎
The ORT is asking government for three specific actions including enforcing Belize's quote, “own human trafficking laws; tighten border protocols to stop ...
CHURCH CAMP GOES INTO BELIZE CITY HOTSPOTS
LoveFM - ‎Jul 13, 2010‎
'Operation Uplift' is a program for youths that reside in the crime-ridden areas of Belize City being spearheaded by the Eagles Nest International Church in ...

Harmonyville: Pay Up Or Step Out
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/10‎
... difficulties as the president of the Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association has been justifiably accused of nepotism in land distribution. ...

POLICE DEPARTMENT HOSTS FIFTH ANNUAL "DO DI RAIT TING" AWARDS CEREMONY
LoveFM - ‎7/14/10‎
Over forty youth were awarded today in the fifth national award ceremony for the “Du Di Rait Ting” program at Old Belize this morning. ...

The Demise of Dolphin Park
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/10‎
I could say clearly that this was the best park in the country of Belize." This is what the over 100 thousand dollar park looks like today. ...

My Son Did Not Do It
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/14/10‎
... one of three persons who the police believe committed an armed robbery at M and A meat shop on Central American Boulevard in Belize city three months ...

7/13/10

The Art of Avoiding Bogus Bank Notes
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
But the Bank's Director for Banking and Currency, Michelle Estell is advising the public to get to know the security features on Belize currency ...

The Film Festival Returns
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
The Belize International Film Festival is back for the 5th time since 2003, with its opening night gala scheduled for this Friday, July 16th, 2010. ...

Brian Brown Released
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
If you listen to word on the streets, the name of Brian Brown is at the center of many conspiracies. But police haven't got anything to stick on him. ...

Can Mystery Meeting Produce Results Untold?
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
... but we can confirm that a closed door meeting between authorities and persons affiliated with gangs was held today at the Pavillion room at Old Belize. ...

At Long Last, Tarrell Comes Home
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
That was two months ago and it's been four months since he left Belize on March 23rd. But finally, he returned home this evening feeling better and looking ...

Cops Say Basil Was A Bad Man
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
Forty two year old Basil Willis aka, "ET", who allegedly jacked a cell phone and wallet from a customer at a Chinese shop, was charged with robbery and ...

Teenaged Girl Shot In City
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
Just as the city is recovering from the murder of an innocent child, a sixteen year old female minor of Biscayne Village - is tonight hospitalized at the ...

Barefoot Burglar in Court
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
Forty-five year old Clinton Martin of 35 Cleghorn Street who appeared in court today barefooted pleaded guilty to theft and was spared a custodial sentence ...

Alleged Gunman Guzman On Remand
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
Twenty three year old Allan Guzman, one of three persons who the police believe committed two robberies at a meat shop, was charged with two counts of ...

Ara Macao Clarification
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
He is the Chairman and CEO of Mackinnon Belize Land and Development Limited. That company owns a massive estate on the Placencia Peninsula known as the ...

Mexican Ballet “Bailaran” in Belize
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/13/10‎
One of the biggest ballet dance companies in Southern Mexico is visiting Belize to perform. The Quintana Roo Classic Ballet Company is scheduled to arrive ...

BCFA DIRECTORS APPROVE SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
LoveFM - ‎7/13/10‎
The directors of the Belize Cane Farmers Association have approved a special general meeting for July 25. This follows a formal request made by cane famers ...

TEENAGE GIRL HOSPITALIZED FOLLOWING BELIZE CITY SHOOTING
LoveFM - ‎7/13/10‎
A teenage girl was admitted to ward at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a shooting incident on Monday. Police say sometime after eight o'clock ...

UNIVERSITY OF BELIZE SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR CLEAN ENERGY SOLAR PROJECT
LoveFM - ‎7/13/10‎
The University of Belize has signed on to a clean energy solar project. The signing which took place on July first saw the participation of the Ministry of ...

OAS ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY SAYS PROGRESS IN HAITI IS SLOW
LoveFM - ‎7/13/10‎
I would hope that the Belizean people understand that while Belize is suffering from natural disasters on a regular basis also, it is important to realize ...

CHURCH CAMP GOES INTO BELIZE CITY HOTSPOTS
LoveFM - ‎7/13/10‎
'Operation Uplift' is a program for youths that reside in the crime-ridden areas of Belize City being spearheaded by the Eagles Nest International Church in ...

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOST LEADERSHIP TRAINING
LoveFM - ‎7/13/10‎
The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry is offering a certificate course titled 'Leadership for the 21st Century'. The one day session is a part of the ...

Listen up, “Savior Faber”
Amandala - ‎7/13/10‎
The ministry states that rich schools with diverse curricula get 60 to 70 dollars per student from the Government of Belize, while poor schools get about 30 ...

No justice, no peace, no respect …
Amandala - ‎7/13/10‎
Well, in the case of Belize, the British sun began to set here in 1950. The strength of the country – workers, farmers, fishermen, domestics, and so on, ...

Black Saturday - 5 + 1 die in freak Mile 26 accident
Amandala - ‎7/13/10‎
Police reported that a green Honda car was travelling on the Western Highway toward Belize City when it collided head-on at Mile 26 with a Volvo trailer ...

7 shots for 8-year-old boy on Fabers Road
Amandala - ‎7/13/10‎
Delia Lewis, the child's mother, who is employed at Belize Telemedia Limited, had just left her home, driven by her common-law-husband, Mahler's father, ...

348 reported dengue cases for 2010
Amandala - ‎7/13/10‎
According to the Ministry, 348 reported cases of dengue fever (classical) have been recorded in Belize, 167 of those in the Belize District and a further ...

7/12/10

Very Few Remember Old Isiah Morter
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/12/10‎
Isaiah Emmanuel Morter is a giant of Belizean history, widely regarded as Belize's first Black Millionaire in the early 1900's. He once owned Caye Chapel ...

Unconscionable Street Violence Claims Life of Eight Year Old
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/12/10‎
When we left you on Friday night, 8 year old Marquis Mahler was in critical condition at the KHMH after being shot 4 times: one to the right side of the ...

Belize Basketball's Olympic Dream Deferred
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/12/10‎
Belize's dreams of qualifying in basketball for the 2012 London Olympics have been dashed after the national team failed to advance in the Centrobasket ...

One Housewife Who's Handy With A Shotgun
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/12/10‎
A housewife in Trinidad village in the Orange Walk District who was being harassed by two troublemakers didn't play with them. Evarista Hamilton a housewife ...

Uncle Sam Wants Sewells: First Dwayne, Then Mark, Now Gary
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/12/10‎
They are allegedly also responsible for 1 million dollars in drug proceeds sent to Houston, Texas; Lakeland, Florida, and Belize. The crown counsel tendered ...

A Sex Offender Caught In The Act
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/12/10‎
And in another case of a man molesting an under aged girl, Police were on patrol this past Saturday night at around 10:30 pm in the Spanish Lookout area, ...

Traffic Accident Kills Five, Wipes Out An Entire Family
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/12/10‎
"She was going to drop her boyfriend at the airport because he was suppose to be leaving today from Belize to the US." The car was heading to the airport ...

2010 BELIZE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ONLY DAYS AWAY
LoveFM - ‎7/12/10‎
Preparations are underway for the 2010 Belize International Film Festival. Later this week the Grand the festival will open with a Red Carpet Gala at the ...

GARRY SEAWELL GETS HIS DAY IN COURT
LoveFM - ‎7/12/10‎
They are alleged to have acquired over one million dollars in drug proceeds to send to Houston, Texas, Lakeland, Florida and Belize. ...

7/9/10

Commentary: How Belize and the other Caribbean countries can win the World Cup
Caribbean Net News - ‎7/9/10‎
I have been playing this game from the time I was a child growing up in Dangriga Town, Belize, along with some national stars ...

Moya, the Making Of Icon
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/9/10‎
And as for being unemployed, I see myself as the next mayor of Belize City." "It's almost official, two to one, that is how it is looking right now. ...

Details of A Death In the Cuban Embassy
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/9/10‎
He was found lying face up on the second floor of the two story Embassy Headquarters in Buttonwood Bay, Belize City, by the embassy's secretary. ...

Dengue: The Real Situation
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/9/10‎
"There is an increase number, perhaps above the expected numbers for Cayo and Belize District. What we have perhaps notice is that there are some more ...

Man Killed; 8 Year Old Boy Critical
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/9/10‎
An 8 year old is in critical condition at the KHMH tonight and a 48 year old man is dead after a broad daylight shooting that adds new meaning to the words ...

Pot-Bellied Police, Step Up! Says Hon. Singh
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/9/10‎
And while Doug Singh is already making headlines as party chairman - his comments as Police Minister were also provocative - especially his harsh criticism ...

Mayor Moya Flowers, “Un-expelled”
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/9/10‎
All this week we've been reporting on the expulsion of Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers. On Tuesday party chairman Douglas Singh confirmed that she never ...

Farah Jones Update
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/9/10‎
Farah Jones was featured on our newscast on Wednesday asking for a donation of blood. The 29 year old mother of four and a former City Council employee ...

Saddening Suicide In the South
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/9/10‎
We don't often report on suicides, but one that happened in Dangriga this morning is truly a tragedy and brings a case of utter social despair into sharp ...

The Other Side Of The Faber's Road Shooting
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/9/10‎
As we reported earlier on the top of our newscast - a broad daylight shooting has left one man, Calvin Graham dead and 8 year old Marquis Mahler critical at ...

BELIZEAN WOMEN LEAVE FOR ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ...
LoveFM - ‎7/9/10‎
Ann Marie Williams is a member of the project advisory committee for Belize. “Sunday they will be arriving in Antigua, they will be met and they will be ...

Executive hijacking Judiciary?
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
The Barrow administration, in its effort to “Restore Belize”, has set up a “Special Court” to hear certain types of ...

Temporary Market vendors raising a stink Bag your garbage, says Deputy Mayor
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Willoughby said as soon as they bag their garbage, Belize Waste Control will return the garbage bins. “The vendors at the market do not want to bag their ...

Belize's Economy on the rebound
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Belize's economic performance for this year's first quarter showed a 3.5% increase compared to last year, the Statistical ...

Oil spill threats require “absolute quick response:” Senator Hulse
Amandala - ‎7/9/10‎
According to the private sector senator, “For the last 50 years, there is a tanker coming through that reef bringing fuel into Belize.” Belize imports fuel ...

Shalini Zabaneh, Leroy Cassasola, Eduar Burns win BCA National Road Championships
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Eduar Burns won the junior race and Aiden Juan won the Youth category in the road race held under the auspices of the Belize Cycling Association and ...

Ashanti Garcia wins Personality of Month
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Teen Belize Charity. organizers of the pageant, disclosed that Ashanti won them over when she declared, “The only thing that can kill me is death. ...

San Pedro hosts celebrity group for new sportsfish movie series
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
In addition to fishing the famed salt water flats of Belize, these notables are fishing for answers, too. How can we save our last great coastal ...

5-year plan for Tilapia aims at a million fingerlings each year
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Mr. Samuel Liu, a Tilapia fisheries specialist from Taiwan visited Belize to make recommendations on a Belize plan to produce more Tilapia for the domestic ...

Free Diabetes monitors and strips now available in Belize
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
The Belize Diabetes Association has received a donation of 40 boxes of strips for diabetes monitors from Belize ...

Harpy Eagle last sighted in Blue Creek area
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Hope, the 8 year old Harpy Eagle introduced to Belize by the Belize Zoo last December, has gone missing. ...

Galen University awards 10 full and 10 partial scholarships to students
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Galen University this week announced that it has awarded four full one-year scholarships to students in Belize for academic excellence and six one-year ...

Did SSB give Guats $190000 contract over Bzean company?
Amandala - ‎7/9/10‎
According to McFadzean, they have done business with SSB before, in servicing the SSB Belize City branch and accommodating other requests, ...

Sandhill man charged with carnal knowledge
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
... carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer in the Belize City Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, July 6. ...

Funny money in San Ignacio
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
The men arrested are Kareem Grant, 21, of #114 Neal Pen Road in Belize City, and Robert Young, 22, also of Belize City. The woman has been identified as ...

Mexican police hand over wanted man
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Arthur Young, 35, a Belizean man who has been on the run from Belize Police for more than two months, was apprehended ...

Mexican police hand over wanted man
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Arthur Young, 35, a Belizean man who has been on the run from Belize Police for more than two months, was apprehended ...

Andres Bailey, 18, charged for alleged unnatural crime on 7-year-old
Amandala - ‎7/9/10‎
Andres Bailey, 18, of Ladyville, Belize District, appeared this afternoon in #1 Magistrate's Court to answer charges for unnatural crime, aggravated assault ...

Sunday morning bullets for Philip Anthony Barrera
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
... at the Fit Fit Chinese shop at the corner of Amara Avenue and King Street in Belize City shortly after 8:30 on Sunday morning, July 4. ...

Ernesto Perez, 35, dies 10 days after being shot
Amandala - ‎7/9/10‎
The charismatic and kindhearted Perez was born in Honduras, but moved to Belize some 15 years ago. Since the incident, police have made no arrests, ...

Seven women to train for Gender Justice
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Seven women from Belize will joining their Caribbean sisters at a leadership training programme at the Verandah Resort and ...

Keon Williams Myvette, 26, acquitted of murder and manslaughter
Amandala - ‎7/9/10‎
Keon Williams Myvette, 26, an electrician of York Street in Belize City, was tonight acquitted of murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter before ...

Mayor Zenaida Moya, a political castaway?
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Embattled Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya-Flowers has not appealed her expulsion from the United Democratic Party, ...

Top students from Taiwan to visit
The Reporter Belize - ‎7/9/10‎
Belize is making arrangements to welcome a delegation of six international youth ambassadors from Taiwan to Belize on ...

From the Publisher
Amandala - ‎7/9/10‎
The helplessness is a result of the gun violence which rules Belize City after dark, and is now becoming commonplace during the daylight hours. ...

Minimum wage increase on the horizon
Amandala - ‎7/9/10‎
The current minimum wage in Belize, according to Williams, does not provide for a decent standard of living. He cited minimum earnings of $135 a week for ...

Landowners' share of petroleum wealth “miniscule”
Amandala - ‎7/9/10‎
Petroleum has not helped the Government of Belize to balance the enduring budget deficit – much less spur any notable economic growth, and landowners ...

7/8/10

Dengue Revisited in Belize
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
Well since then it seems to have ballooned - and we'd venture to say that for those living in Belize City - you probably know at least one person who has ...

Charged For Shooting On Berries
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
On Tuesday we told you about the shooting on Berries Street over a domestic dispute. 25 year old Leon Yorke was shot after his sister was involved in an ...

Singh On Jeffries
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
In some cases we may have to bring in officers from the districts who are strangers to the Belize City environment and who are not familiar faces in these ...

And Now, A volleyball Camp
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
Another summer camp is making news today, this one for volleyball. It began on Monday and this afternoon we visited as coach Jermaine Audinett told us why ...

The Junior Ballers Need Your Support.
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
... if we invest 10 years in this group, 10 years down the road, they will be the ones that will be representing us, they will have the loyalty to Belize. ...

Ernesto Perez Succumbs
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
On the morning of June 28, Ernesto Perez was targeted for execution as he pulled up to the corner of Rivero and Fairweather Streets. ...

Is the Recession Over?
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
But while the nation still struggles to address crime, there is some good news coming out of Belmopan as it relates to Belize's economy. ...

A Death At The Embassy
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
The Cuban diplomatic and medical mission in Belize is grieving tonight after one of their senior personnel died suddenly today. ...

Belize Bombs Cuba in B-Ball
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
Team Belize scored a major, decisive victory against Cuba at the Centrobasket Championships in the Dominican Republic this afternoon. Belize won by 16 with ...

Smith Sentenced for Burglary
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
Thirty seven year old Lester Smith, one of two persons charged with the burglary of Belize Auto Zone on Cemetery Rd, was sentenced to five years in prison ...

Child Molester Charged
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/8/10‎
Eighteen year old Andres Bailey, resident of Ladyville who is alleged to have sodomized a 7 year old boy, was charged with an unnatural crime when he ...

A long trip to say thanks
Northern News Services (subscription) - ‎7/8/10‎
Francis Wilson, left, manager of the Holy Cross Anglican School in Belize, meets with Heather Leslie in Yellowknife late last month to thank her for her ...

ORDECA meets in San Pedro
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/8/10‎
On hand to welcome the delegates on Friday was the President of the Belize Olympics Committee Edward “Ned” Pitts. Pitts told reporter Jorge Aldana that ...

BWS inaugurates water system in Caye Caulker
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/8/10‎
On Thursday July 1st 2010, over 30 residents of Caye Caulker gathered at the Belize Water Service's plant compound to witness the inauguration of their very ...

Feliz Dia de San Pedro
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/8/10‎
The Belize Dance Company, Yo Creek's Uch-ben Ok-ot dance group, and Super Furia Band provided a taste of Belizean culture for everyone's enjoyment. ...

Costa Maya Presents: Miss Nicaragua
San Pedro Sun - ‎7/8/10‎
On Thursday, August 5th, 2010, watch as Claudia graces the stage alongside delegates from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, ...

BELIZE TOPS CUBA IN CENTROBASKET TOURNAMENT
LoveFM - ‎7/8/10‎
Belize's national basketball team has defeated Cuba in the ongoing Centrobasket tournament in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. Team Belize lead the ...

BELIZEAN YOUTHS EXPAND THEIR HORIZONS
LoveFM - ‎7/8/10‎
“We were the ones coordinating it is Belize and it is a program for students between the ages of 16 and 18 who come from a background of limited resources. ...

MAYA LEADERS CONTEMPLATE THE WAY FORWARD
LoveFM - ‎7/8/10‎
“We've never tried to do anything in isolation of the Government, we've realized that government, the state of Belize and the Maya people will have to come ...

MAN SENTENCED TO 5 YEARS FOR BURGLARY
LoveFM - ‎7/8/10‎
Smith was one of two men charged with the burglary of Belize Auto Zone on Cemetery Road. The charge against the second defendant 32-year-old Eugene Tillett ...

Team Belize Rebounds at Home - Hopes to ...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
As one approached the compound of the Belize City Center on the night of Thursday, July 1st, it was obvious that the Civic was the place to be- if you could ...

Carl Dalton Reneau Freed of Murder Charge
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
... on remand for over a year before his case was called on Monday, July 5, before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer in the Belize City Magistrates Court. ...

5 years imprisonment for attempting to e...
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
In February 2009, 4 persons were initially arrested and charged for attempted burglary at Marianela's Beauty Salon located at #35 Faber's Road in Belize ...

THEN & NOW
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
The only PUP seats in Belize City are Freetown, Fort George, Albert and Lake Independence. There is hardly any doubt that Freetown, with Lee Mark, ...

From Sketteldom - with malice towards some
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
... people of Belize through corrupt housing projects and the establishment of the famous 'Satellite City' which recently held 'village council' elections. ...

PM Barrow attends IDB president elections
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
The Chief Justice made a decision that could possibly have long lasting implications on land tenure in Belize. In essence he ruled that the Mayas who occupy ...

The Two Conventions in OW
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
There was a big splash under the tent on San Antonio Road, near the first set of traffic lamps (if one is coming from the direction of Belize City) and he ...

“Clear The Land” Castro and Hon. Montero plant the land
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
ON FRIDAY JULY 2ND 2010, The Area Representative Of Belize Rural North, Honorable Edmund “Clear The Land” Castro and the Minister Of Agriculture and ...

Water Treatment Plant in Caye Caulker Eases Financial Burden
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
The Chief Justice made a decision that could possibly have long lasting implications on land tenure in Belize. In essence he ruled that the Mayas who occupy ...

Tilapia Specialist Meets with the Minister of Agriculture
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
The Chief Justice made a decision that could possibly have long lasting implications on land tenure in Belize. In essence he ruled that the Mayas who occupy ...

Belriv sees $7.6M water project
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
The Chief Justice made a decision that could possibly have long lasting implications on land tenure in Belize. In essence he ruled that the Mayas who occupy ...

Youth Ambassadors Travel to the United States of America
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
... 2010, during which participants are expected to gain a deeper understanding of culture, society and education in the US Upon their return to Belize, ...

National Song Competition Submission Date Extended
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
This Competition will be held in conjunction with the 29th Anniversary of Belize's Independence and the 212th Anniversary of the Battle of St. George's Caye ...

IMF Statement by the 2010 Article IV Consultation Mission to Belize
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
“An IMF mission conducted discussions on the 2010 Article IV consultation with Belize during June 21-July 1. The mission met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow ...

Musa's Comeback and Johnny's strategy
The Guardian, Belize - ‎7/8/10‎
On election-day on February 7th, 2008, Said Musa boldly told the media that he would not be running for electoral politics in Belize again, that he would ...

7/7/10

Police Minister Singh: Police Department Plagued By Corruption
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
Minister of Police and Public Safety Doug Singh took up his office on June third amidst tremendous public expectation. But the first blush of hype and hope ...

Teenager With A Brain Tumor Needs your Help
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
Last year she found out she had a brain tumor, and all previous attempts at finding a solution have been futile, because a recent MRI told her its only ...

BGYEA Represents
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
We all know about the work the Belize grassroots youth empowerment association, BGYEA has been doing to establish the Harmonyville community. ...

Picture Perfect Summer Camp
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
The Belize Audubon Society began today with a two day photography course for children under 17, who want to learn the fundamentals of picture taking. ...

“Not Guilty”: For Man Pulling Trailer that Killed Ralphy
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
In September of 2007 Ralph Fonseca Junior and Ralph Balderamos were killed just outside Orange Walk when a trailer that had become unhitched rammed into ...

Keon Williams, A Verdict, Finally
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
At the end of the news last night we left you hanging, waiting for the verdict in the Keon Williams trial. It came out at about 7:40 where there was a ...

Singh Says Moya-Flowers Is Water Under The Bridge
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
And we had to halve that interview on Moya because we also wanted to ask Singh about the expulsion of Zenaida Moya in his capacity as chairman of the UDP. ...

18 Wheeler Keels On Hummingbird
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
Since 6:30 yesterday evening traffic has been either wholly or partially blocked at mile thirty on the Hummingbird Highway. That's because an eighteen ...

Hideous Case Of Abuse
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
Accompanied by his mother and a social worker the child told police that on the 24th April, of 2009 he was at a birthday party with his mother in Belize ...

Farah At The End Of Her Rope
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
While Tanya Vellair has by August to come up with the money for a surgery to save her life, Farah Jones' case is much more urgent. ...

Tax Collectors With the Common Touch
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/7/10‎
Tax collectors have been despised all through history - and for consumers, the GST office is no different. But this year as they observe their fourth ...

COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY REPORTED IN SAN IGNACIO
LoveFM - ‎7/7/10‎
Yesterday police conducted a search on one Kareem Grant, a resident of Belize City, who was standing in front of Tai San Store on Burns Avenue in San ...

BELIZE-CUBA GAME POSTPONED
LoveFM - ‎7/7/10‎
The game between Belize and Cuba at the Centro Basket tournament in the Dominican Republic has been postponed. Love FM's Terry Gordon shared the information ...

ONE MAN INJURED IN BELIZE CITY SHOOTING
LoveFM - ‎7/7/10‎
Belize City police are looking for Evan Neal following a shooting incident yesterday evening. Police reports are that around 8:15 yesterday evening, ...

TWO MINORS ALLEGEDLY MOLESTED BY GROWN MEN
LoveFM - ‎7/7/10‎
In another incident of alleged wrongdoing by an adult on a minor, a Belize City man has been detained by police following a report made by a seven year old ...

SLIGHT INCREASE REPORTED IN BELIZE'S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
LoveFM - ‎7/7/10‎
The Statistical Institute of Belize today announced that Belize's economy is on the rebound following the global economic meltdown. ...

GST DEPARTMENT CARRIES OUT COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITY
LoveFM - ‎7/7/10‎
Eighty-four year old Hubert Bowen is receiving a home make-over and much needed assistance courtesy of the Belize General Sales Tex Department in ...

7/6/10

Johnston International's Restructuring
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
You may not know the construction company Johnston International offhand, but if you live anywhere in Belize you have surely come in contact with their work ...

Babysitter Charged For Causing Child's Death
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
22 year old Donna Banner - she's the babysitter who was taking care of two year old Vernice Rodriguez in 2008 when the child died due to severe head trauma ...

Cop Shot Trying To Foil Robbery
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
A Belize City policeman is in the hospital tonight in stable condition after he was shot this morning trying to stop a robbery in progress. ...

Ara Macao Movers In IRS Trouble
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
Parker was owner and CEO of MacKinnon Belize Land and Development Limited, the key player in the Ara Macao project which was slated for the Placencia ...

Woman Fights Back After Being Robbed With Toy Gun
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
Police are looking for one man who tried to rob a woman using a toy gun. Police say it happened at the corner of Elston Kerr and Rosalie Street last night ...

Moya-Flowers No Longer A UDP
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
Though she was elected as a UDP Mayor, even without the UDP brand she remains Mayor of Belize City. Singh says the ten UDP councilors have been advised that ...

Team Belize Falls To Mexico
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
Last night on this newscast you heard the veteran leaders of Belize's national basketball team Milt Palacio and Alex Carcamo explain that all they needed to ...

Grown Man Charged For Taking Advantage of Young Girl
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
Forty three year old Sandhill businessman Wilhelm Leslie Jr. who the police allegedly caught in bed with a 13 year old girl, was charged with 2 counts of ...

Remanded For Fondling
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
With the spate in sexual molestation cases, the court is showing no leniency with accused persons. Fifty eight year old, unemployed, James Thompson of ...

Where In The World is Hope The Harpy?
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
The eight year old eagle that graces one of the 60 cent stamp edition of the Belize postal service is said to have been last sighted and tracked in the Blue ...

City Shooting Over “Baby-Mama-Drama”
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
Around 4:30 this evening - 25 year old Leon Yorke was shot at his house on Berries Street behind the St. Martin's area. The shooting incident was basically ...

Will The Third Time Be A Charm For The Keon Williams Trial?
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
After almost three hours of jury deliberation, the 'on again - off again' trial of Keon Williams Myvette, a.ka. "Duppy" came no closer to conclusion today. ...

Summer Camp For Art
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/6/10‎
Summer Camps are in full swing and today we visited a group of 17 students from all over Belize at the Museum of Belize, as they attended a summer arts ...

7/5/10

Belize At Centrobasket: Beats Trinidad 80 - 71
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
Belize's basketball team won the first game of the Centrobasket tournament being played at the Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, ...

Water For The River Valley
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
A project was launched today that will deliver potable running water into 9 villages in the Belize River Valley. The Belize River Valley Rural Water System ...

Policeman Charged For Theft
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
A policeman was criminally charged for theft today after he was accused of chain-snatching. 21-year-old accountant at Habet and Habet, Eberto Castellanos ...

Another Gets Off Murder
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
He was charged for murder, but tonight Twenty one year old Carl Dalton Reneau is a free man. Reneau had been charged with the murder of 32 year old Brian ...

Friday Night's Recap: Belize Dominates Venezuela
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
So the Belize team is without its leading scorer and waiting for the always outstanding Darwin Carter to step in and take up some of the slack. ...

Killed His Uncle; Garcia gets 8 years
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
Thirty two year old Kenneth Garcia, who was charged with the murder of his 54 year old uncle Sergio Garcia but was convicted of manslaughter, was sentenced ...

Six Persons Shot in 12 Hours In City
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
Barrera became the sixth person shot on the city's Southside in a 12 hour period. No one else was seriously hurt in the shootings which happened on Saturday ...

No Case File: Alleged Attempted Murder Walks
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
Earlier on we told you about an accused murder who was released because there was no case file. Well, the same thing happened in a case of attempted murder. ...

Sunday Slaying In City
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
On Sunday morning at 8:45 - it's usually church hours - and those who aren't churching are probably sleeping. But 35 year old Anthony Barrerra was looking ...

Belize Takes Over SICA Presidency
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
Belize has taken over the pro-tem presidency of SICA - the central American integration system. It's the third time since Belize was admitted to SICA in ...

Chinese Store-keeper Fondles
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/5/10‎
Twenty two year old shopkeeper Zhen Wen Feng, who allegedly touched a 17 year old female customer inappropriately, was charged with aggravated assault in ...

GUN VIOLENCE IN BELIZE CITY CLAIMS ANOTHER LIFE
LoveFM - ‎7/5/10‎
A man was shot and killed Sunday morning in Belize City. Police reports are that Anthony Barrera was shot around 8:45 by a lone gunman who rode by a bicycle ...

THREE DETAINED FOLLOWING TWO SHOOTING INCIDENTS
LoveFM - ‎7/5/10‎
Four people were injured in two separate shooting incidents Saturday night in Belize City. Jervis Valencio and two minors have been detained for questioning ...

BELIZE'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM WINS FIRST GAME IN CENTROBASKET TOURNAMENT
LoveFM - ‎7/5/10‎
Belize's national basketball team has won its first game in the Centro Basket tournament which got underway this morning in the Dominican Republic. ...

TWO MINORS DETAINED; PARENTS FIND OUR HOURS LATER
LoveFM - ‎7/5/10‎
Belize City police detained two minors this past Friday without informing a parent or guardian. The 11 year old and a 14 year old were picked up around ...

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Jobie Yorke Got Bail
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/2/10‎
Yesterday we told you about 35 year old Jobie Yorke - the resident of Mahogany Heights who was ordered to be remanded to prison. ...

All The Leadership Ladies, Please Stand Up
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/2/10‎
The National Women's Commission in partnership with the United Nations Fund for Women will be hosting a 15 week training program as part of its "Women in ...

Team Belize's Weaknesses Exposed Versus Venezuela
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/2/10‎
The Belize national basketball team leaves for the Centrobasket tournament in the Dominican Republic tomorrow. The tournament is an Olympic qualifier and ...

A Family Killing In Cotton Tree
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/2/10‎
The body of a man was found 10:30 last night near a creek off the More Tomorrow Road in Cotton Tree Village. 28 year old Eleanar Enoth Barrientos was found ...

Camp For Kids
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/2/10‎
Tis the season for summer camps and there are a lot of them at that. Today we found one with a little kick to it. The Poor and Famous Culture club football ...

The Bout In The South Over Citrus
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/2/10‎
The CGA says their members are suffering because Citrus products of Belize undersold their product on the world market. Today we spoke with the CEO of ...

Benque Got BTL
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/2/10‎
We are the only town as I have said that did not have any branch offices, BWL ( Belize Water Services Limited) and BEL ( Belize Electricity Limited) still ...

The Elusive Arthur Young Charged
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/2/10‎
Young - who believes Belize police are trying to kill him - was sent back to Belize and tonight, is back in jail. Btu today he was back in court charged ...

Sharing Seeds
Channel 7 Daily News - ‎7/2/10‎
Today, that initiative became reality for the farmers of Belize rural north. "This is part of our National Platform for full security, focusing on Rural ...

Commentary: The ruling in the Maya case could have severe consequences for Belize
Caribbean Net News - ‎7/2/10‎
The Mayas are the indigenous people of southern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala Honduras and El Salvador, numbering about seven million ...


NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AWARDS CAYO UNIVERSITY STUDENT
LoveFM - ‎7/2/10‎
Garcia is the eight personality of the month chosen by Teens Belize, a non-profit organization based on Punta Gorda Town. Love News spoke with Garcia this ...

SUMMER SLAM 2010 KICKS OFF TODAY
LoveFM - ‎7/2/10‎
As per usual, the slam starts off with a hitchhike competition all the way from Punta Gorda and back to Belize City. The hitchhike competition is the ...

MEXICAN AUTHORITIES RETURN WANTED BELIZEAN MAN
LoveFM - ‎7/2/10‎
Initially, Mexican authorities indicated they would hand Young over in two days but it was not until almost 8 weeks after he was deported to Belize. ...

BTB HOLDS BI-ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
LoveFM - ‎7/2/10‎
Stakeholders of the Tourism sector rendezvoused at the Black Orchid Resort in Burrel Boom today ...


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