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Belize awaits a weakened Hurricane Beryl’s effects

by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Thurs. July 4, 2024 Around 6:00 a.m. today, residents of the Belize District awoke to heavy showers of rain accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms that lasted less than an hour, but surprisingly already caused flooding in various areas throughout Belize City. With...

Crime down, but murders up!

Photo: Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police by Charles Gladden BELMOPAN, Wed. July 3, 2024 In 2023, Belize saw a reduction in major crimes, with the year ending with a total of 88 murders; however, at the...

Hurricane Beryl forces widespread closures in Belize

by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Wed. July 3, 2024 As Hurricane Beryl approaches Belize, numerous businesses and other entities have taken proactive measures, announcing closures across the north, the cayes, the coast, and western regions...

Former Central Bank Governor’s home burglarized

Photo: Allan Slusher by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Thurs. July 4, 2024 Four men are being sought by the Belize Police Department in connection with the invasion of the home of the former Central Bank Governor, 78-year-old Allan...

Man charged for elderly man’s murder

Photo: Jahiem Fuller, charged by Charles Gladden ORANGE WALK, Thurs. July 4, 2024 The man who is believed to be responsible for the shooting death of Norman Gillett, 60, of Orange Walk Town, which occurred over...

Belize Police Department’s “Most Wanted”

by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Tues. July 2, 2024 The Belize Police Department has released a poster identifying the five most wanted individuals in the country. These individuals are considered dangerous and are being sought...

UEF hosts the 3rd annual “Breddah Cliff Augustine” Youth Film Photography Summer Camp.

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by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. July 3, 2024 For the third year, the United Black Association for Development Educational Foundation (UEF) is holding a summer youth film photography camp in memory of “Breddah” Cliff Augustine. Like in previous years, the camp is providing lessons to children between the ages of 8 and 16 years from different neighborhoods throughout Belize City, including those residing on Jane Usher Boulevard, Fabers Road, and Mayflower Street, and in the Yarborough and Saint Martin De Porres areas. Primarily, the participants were those who attended the camp in previous years. “There are not words to describe … because they are my children. So, some of them get...

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Misplaced hope and the quantum

According to the Amandala, the Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Cordel Hyde was greatly dismayed by a recent CCJ (Caribbean Court of Justice) judgment in a land matter that...

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Belama woman shot in her bedroom

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Photo: Jasmine Fortune, shooting vicitm by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. July 1, 2024 A woman is...

LIU/BPD/DYS conduct life skills training for at-risk youths

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Fri. June 28, 2024 The Leadership Intervention Unit (LIU) under the Belize Police Department (BPD), in collaboration with the Department of Youth Services (DHS), commenced day one of a five-day life skills workshop on Friday, June 28, for persons participating in the upcoming William...

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