Category: Miscellaneous

Bees terrorize Belize City family

Bees terrorize Belize City family

A family on Fabers Road in Belize City is tonight asking for assistance is getting rid of a swarm of bees that was terrorizing them today.  Love News was called out to the area this afternoon, where Shannov Vernon told us that since morning, the bees swarmed his house and he has been trying to [...]

Armed robbery reported in Belize City

Armed robbery reported in Belize City

There was an armed hold up in Belize City last night.  The proprietor of Romero’s Suits at the Corner Central American Boulevard and Raccoon Street reported that around eight thirty last night he was inside his business establishment along with his wife, when a tall dark complexion man entered and enquired about the cost of [...]

Cotton Tree woman back in hospital because of stab wounds

Cotton Tree woman back in hospital because of stab wounds

A woman who was stabbed two Thursday’s ago, allegedly by her ex-common-law husband, has been readmitted to hospital because her injury has worsened. Twenty-one year old Lillian Lemoth of Cotton Tree Village, Cayo, told Love News in an exclusive interview last week, that she had gotten a restraining order against thirty-nine year old Marlon Hyde [...]

Fishermen unhappy about pace of payments

Fishermen unhappy about pace of payments

Members of the Northern Fishermen Cooperatives today complained about delays in receiving payments.  Love TV’s Natalie Novelo reports.

John McAfee fears GSU detention again

John McAfee fears GSU detention again

American businessman John McAfee could be headed for more problems with Belizean law enforcement authorities.  The Gang Suppression Unit of the police department raided McAfee’s compound near the Toll Bridge in Orange walk on Monday morning and is reported to have detained the sixty six year old businessman for multiple hours in handcuffs. McAfee was [...]

BEL workers union holds press conference

BEL workers union holds press conference

After a protest last week Thursday to show their displeasure with the Belize Electricity Limited for ignoring them, the Belize Energy workers Union today held a Press Conference shortly after twelve midday, at the NTUCB office on Kut Avenue to update the public about the matter.  The panel consisted of BEWU general Secretary, Dorla Staine, [...]

Regional directors of drug councils meet in Belize

Regional directors of drug councils meet in Belize

Drugs and other substances have increasingly become a plague on the Belizean society and economy over the years.  Today, the people who offer help to kick the habits, gathered to engage in the fifth annual meeting of directors for drug councils from throughout the Caribbean.  Since 2008, the National Drug Abuse Control Council has embarked [...]

Restore Belize updates the media on its work

Restore Belize updates the media on its work

It was created to act as mediators among Belize City’s gangs and to diffuse the level of tension on the streets.  Since its last breakfast meeting with the media one year ago, there have been some positive strides and some erosion of the level of trust that the gangs have placed in the RESTORE Belize [...]

April takes the spotlight on Tapir Day

April takes the spotlight on Tapir Day

And while the crocodile’s encounter with a moving vehicle resulted in injury, thirty five miles away, another animal was getting much happier spotlight. Love TV’s Marion Ali and video journalist Myles Gillett headed up the Western Highway to bring you the following report.

Green walk on Earth Day successful

Green walk on Earth Day successful

This past Saturday the Belize Audubon Society held its fourth annual walk for a green Belize. The event was a part of the celebrations for Earth Day. Dirk Francisco is the Publicity Coordinator Belize Audubon Society.

Governor General hands out musical instruments

Governor General hands out musical instruments

The students of Paraiso Government School in the Corozal District were today the recipients of a donation of musical instruments from the Governor General. Correspondent Arturo Cantun has the details. 

Girl Guide leaders meet in Belize City

Girl Guide leaders meet in Belize City

Today commissioners and leaders of Girl Guide groups from throughout the Caribbean paid a quick visit to Belize during a Caribbean cruise to check on the vibrancy of the organization in the country.  Chairperson of the Caribbean Link of Guiding, Dr. Oluwakemi Banks told Love News that while the organization has held together for the [...]

Fishing Cooperative concerned about early closure of conch season

The Belize Fishermen Cooperative Association has expressed concern with the closure of the Conch Season 2011-2012. A release from the Association says the fishing industry presently faces a challenge that could negatively impact all fishing cooperatives and thousands of families. It goes on to say the closure of the conch fishing season will put the [...]

Work continues on Cayo Welcome Center

Work continues on Cayo Welcome Center

It was announced last year that San Ignacio Town will house a New Welcome Center.  The new facility will be housed where the old bus terminal was situated. This center is to be a venue for tourism expansion in the area.  Our Cayo correspondent Elaine Berry and video journalist Jonathan Cariddi, took a tour of [...]

Cane farmers meeting fizzles

Cane farmers meeting fizzles

A scheduled meeting of cane farmers did not go as planned.  Correspondent Arturo Cantun has the story.

George Street residents want investigation of alleged GSU abuses

George Street residents want investigation of alleged GSU abuses

On Wednesday the Ministry of National Security apologized to the six men who were assaulted during a raid of their Taylor’s Alley homes on March 21st.  That raid was conducted by the infamous Gang Suppression Unit, whose members that were found to be in violation of the victims’ rights have since been transferred elsewhere out [...]

Armed hold up of Blue Marlin’s restaurant

Armed hold up of Blue Marlin’s restaurant

Two brazen thieves went looking for more than food close to lunch hour today but one of them ended up getting a lesson in life instead.  The duo rode up to the Blue Marlin’s Restaurant on Regent Street West at around eleven forty-five this morning and produced two guns in an attempt to rob the [...]

Several injured in shooting incidents in Belize City

Several injured in shooting incidents in Belize City

The gun war did not let up in the old capital with at least two more shootings that did not result in death.  In the first instance on Saturday afternoon fourteen year old Dashey Williams and twenty year old Joseph O’brien were shot while at a house on Banak Street.  The Public Relations Officer for [...]

Hattieville man succumbs to injuries sustained in a beating

Hattieville man succumbs to injuries sustained in a beating

Fifty nine year old Jefferey Garnett, a handyman from Hattieville Village was hospitalized on Wednesday afternoon, following an incident in which he was allegedly badly beaten in Hattieville. This morning Garnett succumbed to his injuries at the Karl Heusner Memorial hospital and with his passing he leaves his family with great uncertainty about what actually [...]

Belizeans ready for Easter travels

Belizeans ready for Easter travels

Next to Christmas, Easter is the next time of the year when thousands of Belizeans are on the move. Among the popular destinations are the offshore islands and Cayes. Love TV’s Marion Ali and video journalist Myles Gillett report.