The magic number is 16 seats; PUP already has 2…
by William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer)
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 6, 2025
The upcoming General Elections 2025 have already become unique and unprecedented in Belize’s short history as an independent and democratic nation, because two seats have already...
Andre Gray
BELIZE CITY, March 6, 2025
A defamation suit is currently making its way through the Belize High Court against News Director Jules Vasquez, cited in the claim form as trading as Channel 7...
by Charles Gladden
TRIAL FARM VILLAGE, Orange Walk, Thurs. Mar. 6, 2025
An Orange Walk taxi driver was stabbed to death by his passenger on Wednesday night, March 5, and his body was found on...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Mar. 5, 2025
Blood splattered on the streets of Belize City after a handicapped man with a criminal past was gunned down on Wednesday, March 5.
According to police reports, sometime around...
If you can win in Belize like people win in the USA and other “first world” countries, you have a victory like no other. It’s an exclusive club. Our...
Election “silly season” is here, when political parties are earnestly courting the electorate, and presenting their manifesto platforms for running the business of the nation if given the chance...
KEN and RHABURN COVER
by yasser musa
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Mar. 5, 2025
Recently, both Jesús Ken (93) (28th February) and Gerald “Lord” Rhaburn (89) (3rd March) celebrated their birthdays. Both are Belizean revolutionaries in their own right: Ken for his land reform work for cane farmers in the 1950s, and Rhaburn for being a transformational force in Belizean music for over five decades.
Albert Vaughan (NICH), Eluide Miller (NICH), and Culture Minister Francis Fonseca presenting Baan Deh to the great Lord Rhaburn
Last Friday, over fifty people gathered at the new Michael Gordon-designed Cardboard Gallery at the Imagination Factri to celebrate Jesús Ken with the public presentation of KEN: The World Leading to Jesús...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Mar. 4, 2025
For the entirety of March, preschools across Belize will participate in various activities celebrating Child Stimulation Month under the theme, “Small Steps, Big Skills: Unlocking Early Potential.”
This month is typically set aside for those in the early childhood unit to engage in various activities with their caregiver to promote early childhood education.
“It’s an annual event that highlights early childhood development, particularly for preschoolers,” said Dawn Wade, principal of St. Martin De Porres Primary School. “Child Stimulation Month is important because it promotes early learning. It raises awareness, encourages parental involvement, enhances social and emotional development, supports the holistic development of the children...
Amongst my old pieces of literature is a 52-page booklet entitled Blazing Trails. The booklet, the original work of Monrad S. Metzgen, tells the story of the very first Cross Country bicycle race, from Belize to Cayo and back, from April 5 to April 9, 1928. It was printed by BRC Printing of Benque Viejo in 2002. (Mr. Metzgen died in 1956.)
The introduction to the 2002 booklet was written by the late Emory King. Here is what Mr. King said in the first two paragraphs of his introduction: "Quite by accident I came across Blazing Trails in an old box in my home in Tropical Park. I have no idea where it came from...
Alexander Munoz and Henry Osorio, deceased
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Fri. Feb. 28, 2025
Two young men lost their lives on Thursday, February 27, during a swimming mishap at the Guanacaste National Park in Belmopan.
The tragic...
