Category: Social Issues
Edmund Castro responds to his constituents concerns
As it happens, while our reporter and video journalist were heading out of Crooked Tree Village, they met Edmund Castro with his campaign entourage and stopped to chat with him about the claims made by his constituents. Castro reiterated that what he said on the Morning Show is absolutely the truth. On the issue of [...]
Kiwanis looking for new members
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the lives of people, particularly children. In Belize, its youth affiliate, Circle K International is looking for new members for its calendar year which starts on April first. Its president, Rakeem Dawson, told Love News how volunteers can join its ranks. Currently the local branch [...]
Derek Aikman discussed his mock election results
On Friday while everyone was busy with the nomination of candidates vying for the general elections, a mock election was being carried out at the St. Mary’s Hall in Belize City. Former politician turned pollster Derek Aikman, and a team from his company were carrying out the latest poll in an effort to try and [...]
Nomination Centers announced
The Election and Boundaries Department has issued a list of nomination centres in advance of Nomination Day on Friday. Love TV’s Patrick Jones has a run down of the list. Love FM and Love Television will have live coverage of Nomination Day on Friday.
Hamilton family questions loan write off letter
The Housing and Planning Department continues to experience glitches in its implementation of a mortgage write off scheme. The write off was approved in October of last year and the Department has been sending out letters informing persons that their debt had been forgiven. But several people who have received notices have expressed concerns because [...]
Governor General writes Oceana-Belize
The OCEANA-Belize referendum bid today took another hit when the Governor General turned down a request from the group. In a letter to the OCEANA-Belize vice president Audrey Matura Shepherd, Sir Colville said that he has carefully looked into the referendum Act and nowhere in the law does it give him the power to order [...]
School girl alleges harassment by bus conductor
A couple remains concerned about a bus conductor’s repeated disturbance and interference with their daughter on the school bus in Toledo. Correspondent Paul Mahung reports from Punta Gorda town.
San Pedro getting ready for elections
As the countdown to elections continues, the politicians are out in force trying to get their message to the electorate. Love TV’s Maria Novelo reports.
JP’s Association holds annual general meeting
The Association of Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of the Supreme Court held their annual general meeting this past Sunday. Adrian Danny Madrid is the National President of the Association. Madrid says it is because of the lack of training that many JP’s are still making grave mistakes. He pointed out that to become [...]
PM proposes to report on Christmas Assistance Program
Also today, today, the Prime Minister introduced a motion was introduced asking for parliament’s approval of sovereign guarantee for an eight million US dollar loan for Belize Telemedia Limited from Heritage Bank. The loan, which covers a seven year repayment period, will allow the government owned phone company to invest in capital infrastructure, that being [...]
Okeke says other issues also important in municipal election
And if Okeke impressed you with his vision for a new Belize City, he wasn’t done just yet. The core issues of street condition, job creation and many occasions to celebrate our various cultures are also included in his push to City Hall. Okeke said that while municipal governments have claimed in the past that [...]
Stephen Okeke is a ‘citizen candidate’ in Municipal Elections
Stephen Okeke had declared his intention to run for the Mayor’s seat in the March seventh municipal elections. And today he made it official. Love TV’s Marion Ali reports from the Radisson Hotel.
Magistrates and judges undergoing training
Belizean lawyers, magistrates, judges and members of the private sector are taking part in a special seminar throughout this week. Antionette Moore is the country director for the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative. She explains what the training is all about. But how did this training come about? Dominic , LeMoignan is the [...]
New park going up on Reggae Street
Many times on this newscast, we report on stories that sometimes just do not make any sense at all. Tonight the Love Crew ventures into a depressed area of the old capital to highlight a bright spot that is worthy of national attention. Love TV’s Natalie Novelo reports.
Doctor ejected, the sequel
The story made headlines on Tuesday when a doctor was physically removed from the San Ignacio hospital. Love News understands that steps have been taken ensure that there is not a repeat performance. Love TV’s Marion Ali has an update.
Sanitation workers picket City Hall … again
There was some smelly business taking place in front of city Hall this afternoon and it had nothing to do with garbage collection. In fact, garbage was actually being dumped in front of City Hall mid-afternoon just as tourists were about to depart the old capital to return to their ships out at harbor. The [...]
Poaching of sea turtles discovered in Toledo
There is a disturbing report of poaching of endangered sea turtles in southern Belize. The incident is reported to have happened around the middle of last month; but a just released report by the Toledo Institute for Development and the Environment, TIDE, paints the horrific slaughter of three of the endangered creatures. According to reports [...]
Teenage girl accuses politician of kidnapping and raping her
A Corozal Town Councilor is reportedly in trouble with the law. A sixteen year old high school girl is alleging that the councilor kidnapped and had sexual intercourse with her against her will. Love News spoke with the young girl’s father this morning, who at the time was at the Police Station dealing with matters [...]
Belizeans look forward to 2011
The countdown to 2011 is on. And on this the final news day of the year, Love TV’s Marion Ali and cameraman Myles Gillett went out to meet with Belizeans to find out what they are expecting for the New Year. Of note is that our sister station Love FM is having a big New [...]
Cayo garbage dump is an eyesore
Earlier this week, our News Centre received several reports from concerned residents of the Cayo district about the garbage dump which services both Benque Viejo del Carmen and the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena. It’s located on the Benque road just outside of San Ignacio town and has become an eye sore [...]
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