by Charles Gladden and Orlando Pulido
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Dec. 9, 2024
The most horrific traffic accident in our country’s history occurred on Saturday night, December 7, near Mile 68 on the Benque Road of the George Price Highway, between Kontiki and Log Cabins, when two...
by William Ysaguirre
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Dec. 9, 2024
Belizeans who haven’t yet bought their Christmas ham and turkey will be rushing to the supermarkets this Friday and Saturday, December 14–15, to take advantage of the newly...
by Roy Davis (freelance writer)
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Dec. 9, 2024
With effect from December 2, 2024, Senior Crown Counsel Sheneiza Smith, 38, will be serving as Deputy Director of Public Prosecution.
Smith, originally from Guyana,...
Photo: BNTU president, Nadia Caliz
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Dec. 9, 2024
The Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) has given the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology (MoECST) a New Year’s ultimatum to pay overdue increments, unpaid hardship allowances and...
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...
The New World Screw Worm (NWSW), which has reached our neighbors to the south and west, Guatemala, and Mexico in the north, has the potential to cause great harm...
“Georgia! Oh, Georgia!” Thus began a famous song by the legendary soul/gospel singer, Ray Charles. He was talking about a lady who blew his mind, so to speak. But,...
Most Belizeans living in the mighty USA (Belizeans/BelAms) are accomplished, having taken advantage of the myriad opportunities that exist in a country that has been the dominant economic and...
Photo: L-R: Esther Sanchez Sho, FCD’s Programs Director; Rafael Manzanero, FCD’s Executive Director; Hon. John Briceno, Prime Minister of Belize
by Orlando Pulido
SANTA ELENA TOWN, Cayo District, Sun. Dec. 8, 2024
The Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD) held its Annual General Meeting this past Saturday, December 7 at the San Ignacio Resort Hotel. It was an opportunity for all to get together in a team effort at FCD.
FCD is a nonprofit organization that co-manages the Chiquibul National Park (CNP) and provides support to the Forestry Department in its monitoring operations in the Vaca Forest Reserve and the Baldy Beacon Hills of the Mountain Pine Ridge. The CNP is the largest...
Photo: David Morey - Social Media Influencer Award
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Dec. 3, 2024
The Department of Youth Services hosted its annual National Youth Award Ceremony at the Punta Gorda Sporting Complex in Punta Gorda Town on Friday, November 29, to close National Youth Week.
The event is used to showcase innovative talents and the tenacity of youth in their various fields.
Photo: Amanda Emily Pech - Outstanding Young Musician Award
“Take up the challenge, the responsibility,” said Hon. Rodwell Ferguson, Minister of Youth. “You can follow your dreams, and education is the only tool that can transform a nation. You are at a pivotal age where education is the key...
United States president, Joe Biden recently gave permission for Ukraine to fire long-range ballistic missiles, donated by the U.S., into Russia. In response, the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, has threatened to use tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Putin has made such a threat before. When he first made such a threat, Biden went to the Chinese leader and asked him to intervene with Putin so that he would not use tactical nuclear weapons.
This is big people business, but nuclear war would be disastrous for all of planet earth’s eight billion people.
After World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, in which the principal combatants were Great Britain, Russia, and the...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 5, 2024
On Tuesday, December 3, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) announced that the new, state-of-the-art CT scan machine that it had acquired earlier this year was...
