Photo: Dian Maheia, CEO for Ministry of Education
MOE: Teachers should receive delayed payments as scheduled on Friday, December 20
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 19, 2024
Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology, Dian Maheia confirmed to Amandala this afternoon that teachers...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 19, 2024
As a part of the season of giving, the Salvation Army is holding their annual grocery vouchers distribution which will be handed to unfortunate families in...
Photo: Guatemalan vessel escorted out of Belizean waters
by William Ysaguirre
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 19, 2024
The Belize National Coast Guard (BNCG) safely escorted a Guatemalan naval vessel out of Belizean southern waters on Tuesday...
Photo: Motorcycle left behind
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 19, 2024
A daylight robbery in Belize City has led to a man being robbed of an undisclosed amount of money on Thursday, December 19.
According to preliminary...
On December 25, just a few days from now, we celebrate the birth of the Christ (Jesus of Nazareth), who came into this world a little over 2,000 years...
In the aftermath of the terrible 1931 hurricane, a star-gazing Belizean family patriarch, who later in life had exiled himself on an island, once said that every thirty years...
Despite Central Bank Governor Kareem Michael’s glowing report on our economy, and the assertions therein that it is doing well, and our foreign reserve position is strong, on the...
Too much heartbreak and tears on our roads and highways
It is that time of year again, “when the world falls in love,” and the question on everyone’s mind is...
Who this nonagenarian is?
Written by Jill Cotter
PUNTA GORDA TOWN, Toledo District, Mon. Dec. 16, 2024
Herman Alvarez was born in Barranco 95 years ago. Since fishing was the only way of surviving in the village, 18-year-old Herman left Barranco to work in the Corozal Sugar Factory in Libertad. For 25 years, he worked as the powerhouse operator, controlling and maintaining machinery to generate electricity. He was paid $200.00 a week. “That was good enough since things cost less then,” Herman mused.
From then on, Herman worked “catch and kill”. Voted in as the chairman of Libertad, he worked on installing a water system. Along the way, he returned to Barranco to...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Dec. 18, 2024
It’s the season of giving, and today, Wednesday, December 18, the Belize Defence Force (BDF) partook in that tradition by holding its annual Christmas Luncheon at its Price Barracks base in Ladyville, Belize District.
Photo: Brigadier general Azariel Loria, Commander of the Belize Defence Force
The annual event provides some respite and refreshment to hundreds of soldiers who tirelessly are called to protect Belize from threats and serve the nation during natural disasters. Also, the luncheon is the only time that superiors from the military serve their soldiers a hefty plate of Belizean-style Christmas dinner.
“From the time I knew myself as a cadet, this...
The United States is presently in a state of transition from the Democratic Party’s Joe Biden presidency to that of the Republican presidency of the re-elected Donald Trump. Mr. Trump was elected three weeks ago and will be inaugurated on January 20, 2025. He has been nominating the members of his Cabinet, who, according to the U.S. constitution, have to be accepted by the Senate, which is controlled by the Republicans.
This week it was announced that the United States under President Biden has brokered a ceasefire between the Hezbollah of Lebanon and Israel. War continues, however, between Israel and Hamas of Gaza. The Gaza war has been horrific beyond...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Dec. 18, 2024
On Tuesday morning, December 17, a man and his dog were fatally hit by a cargo truck while they were walking on the Stann Creek Valley...
