by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Mon. Mar. 25, 2025
An American man who was wanted in the US on 11 charges of possession of child pornography was captured in southern Belize over the weekend.
The fugitive, 67-year-old Dr. Gregory Roth of San Antonio, Texas, was found in Placencia...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Mar. 21, 2025
The National Women’s Commission (NWC) held its 20th Annual Outstanding Women’s Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 20, by recognizing fourteen Belizean women, in honor of Women’s...
by Charles Gladden
DANGRIGA, Stann Creek District, Mon. Mar. 24, 2025
A well-known Dangriga Town figure was gunned down in his yard on Sunday morning, March 23. The deceased has been identified as Charles Bradley,...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Mar. 21, 2025
For two days this week, students within the Belize District took part in the Festival of Arts (FOA), which kicked off on Thursday, March 20, at the Bliss...
Patriotic Belizean fans are heartbroken, embarrassed by our 7-nil loss to Costa Rica in a Gold Cup qualifier at the packed FFB Stadium on Friday night. Veteran footballers and...
British PM Margaret Thatcher and US president Ronald Reagan, who led their respective countries in the 1980s, believed small government produced greater efficiency, and for that reason Thatcher privatized...
The 2025 general elections are over. A landslide PUP government has been returned to office with another 26-5 majority in the House. And once again the new government faces...
On March 11, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, solemnly declared a pandemic, because of Covid-19, the novel coronavirus. The world has not...
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Mon. Mar. 24, 2025
The Belize Forest Department joined other nations worldwide to celebrate the International Day of Forests 2025 on Friday, March 21.
The theme this year, “Forests and Food,” recognizes the importance of forests in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods. Apart from providing food, fuel, income, and employment, forests support soil fertility, protect water resources, and offer habitats for biodiversity, including vital pollinators.
Data from the Belize Forest Department suggest that in developed countries, up to 25% of all medicinal drugs are plant-based; in developing countries, the contribution is as high as 80%. Our forests provide those essential medicines for our survival and sustenance, as well as...
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 24, 2025
Here is a list of what needs to be done to strengthen Belize’s democracy.
Issues the new government needs to address:
1. Redistricting of electoral constituencies.
2. Elevate villages with larger populations to towns. An example of a village that should be given that elevated status is Ladyville/Lords Bank.
3. Increase the fees for participating in general elections from the meagre $200, which attracts “wannabe” candidates to get into the limelight for 2 months, creating a headache for the Elections and Boundaries Department and causing a delay in the results.
4. The Elections and Boundaries Department must be more vigilant in checking to ensure that people live in the areas where they are registered to...
Leslie Rogers and I have been very good friends for decades and decades, but his father, the late C. L. B. Rogers, Deputy Prime Minister of Belize and area representative for the Mesopotamia constituency from 1961 to 1979, was Rt. Hon. George Price's muscle for two decades, as Minister of Home Affairs.
In the streets of Belize City, C. L. B. Rogers was a legend, because of the fact that he was a rare combination of brains and brawn, besides possessing nerves of steel. Mr. Rogers was special. Mr. Price recognized this, and gave him all the space and authority he needed.
As president of UBAD, I was an antagonist, so to...
Top (l-r) Marvin Teul, Freddy Chavez and Christian White; Bottom (l-r) Lerman Leslie, Ronyer Cruz and Angel Aragon
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Mar. 19, 2025
Six fishermen and a Burrell Boom pastor were escorted into Belize...
