Motorcycle madness
Two fatal motorcycle RTAs on Independence weekend
Photo: Chuc and Maldonado wrecked cycles
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Sept. 23, 2024
Either vehicle drivers are blind to the presence of motorcycle riders on our narrow highways, or our young motorcycle riders are getting high from the Belize...
Belize’s 43rd official Independence Day ceremony was harmonious
Photo: Hon. John Briceño - Prime Minister of Belize delivers Independence Day keynote address (Photo courtesy Government of Belize Press Office)
BELMOPAN, Sat. Sept. 21, 2024
Both the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Moses “Shyne”...
Belize City man killed during OW Carnival
Photo: Alwin Arnold Vasquez, deceased
by Charles Gladden
ORANGE WALK, Mon. Sept. 23, 204
A young man from the St. Martin De Porres area of Belize City was killed over the weekend as a result of...
Will SOE be extended?
Photo: Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Sept. 20, 2024
On June 24, a State of Emergency (SOE) was declared for the second time this year by the Belize Police Department—with the targeted...
PAHO and MoH unveil Clinical Data Exchange Platform
Photo: (l-r) Dr. Julio Sabido; Hon. Kevin Bernard; Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell; and Xavier Canton-Lamousse (Team leader from the European Union)
by Orlando Pulido
BELMOPAN, Sat. Sept. 21, 2024
A process of digitization of Belize’s health records...
Costa Rican con artist found dead in prison cell
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Sept. 23, 2024
Well-known international con artist, 40-year-old Costa Rican national, Christopher D’Angelo Alvarado was found dead in his holding cell at the Belize Central Prison early Friday morning,...
Price Family Home becomes a Place of Public Education
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Sept. 19, 2024
A small ceremony was held near midday today on Pickstock Street in Belize City to celebrate the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) and the Price family to transform the home of the late Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price into a Place of Public Education.
The home is situated at #3 Pickstock Street, Lot #1114. This site, where Price grew up, is recognized for its immense national historical value and will be repurposed for public benefit.
“The National Institute of Culture and History is being given the great responsibility to guide the process of...
Editorial
God’s goodness; man’s greed
“Progress brings problems.” – George Cadle Price, Father of the Nation
Monday, September 23, 2024
We have just finished celebrating our beautiful country and wonderful people, and given thanks in a...
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Major cocaine bust in Corozal
Photo: Cocaine found
by Charles Gladden
COROZAL, Thurs. Sept. 19, 2023
Corozal police busted four persons from...
King Tide surfing through Belize City
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Sept. 19, 2024
Throughout the week, Belize City residents have been maneuvering through streets in the downtown and coastal areas of the old capital that have been overflowing with water.
This is the work of a phenomenon called “King Tide” which occurs three or...
Mason, Rhaburn re-arraigned for kidnapping charges
Photo: (l-r) William “Danny” Mason and Ryan Rhaburn
by Roy Davis (freelance writer)
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Sept. 19, 2024
Convicted murderers William “Danny” Mason and Ryan Rhaburn, who was Mason’s ranch manager, were re-arraigned for 2...
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Sports
Belize U-17 volleyball girls to compete in 1st AFECAVOL Central American U-17 championship
Photo: Belize National Female U-17 Volleyball Team; Back row...
G-Flow Cycling Team dominates 2024 BTB September Criterium
Photo: G-Flow’s top 4 in Elite race, (l to...
Corozal Elite FC wins WNAIC football championship
Photo: Corozal Elite FC – 2024 Women’s National Amateur...
Progresso FC wins FFB National U-17 championship
Photo: Progresso FC – 2024 National Under-17 Boys Youth...
