Highlights
BPD awards 3 officers with Women Police of the Year
Photo: (l-r) Myrna Pena, Carmella Cacho, and Shanice Bevans; BPD Female Police of the...
Suicide on the rise!
Photo: Iveth Quintanilla, Mental Health Coordinator
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Wed. Mar. 20, 2024
Since entering the...
NCA launches 8-year Strategic Plan
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 18, 2024
Belize’s aging population, which comprised 6% of...
Belize places Top 40 at Miss World 2023
Photo: Elise-Gayonne Vernon, Belizean contestant
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Mar. 12, 2024
22-year-old Elise-Gayonne Vernon...
Belize launches loan program to support artisanal fishers
Photo: Fisherfolk and Organizations to partake in the Artisanal Fishing Loan Pilot Program
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Feb. 12, 2024
The Government of Belize, in...
Elise-Gayonne Vernon off to India
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Feb. 6, 2024
By the time this article is published in Friday’s edition of Amandala, the Jewel’s very own, Elise-Gayonne...
Ministry commits to village consultations on Maya land policy
Photo: Andrew Marshalleck, S.C. - Representing GoB in the Maya Land Rights case
Target to conclude CCJ Consent Order implementation at 10-year mark will be...
Faulty transmission line causes major blackout throughout Belize
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 8, 2024
A major power outage plunged Belize into darkness late Wednesday night, leaving residents without electricity for several...
House passes bill to make mandatory school-age 16
Photo: Sitting of the House of Representatives, Friday, February 2nd, 2024
Updates were provided on the OSH bill, Maya Land Rights, CWU sugar redundancy payment,...
Dolphin Park sparkles after major renovation
Photo: Mayor Bernard Wagner and Hon. Kareem Musa cutting the ribbon
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Feb. 5, 2024
Dolphin Park, a popular “chill spot” and...
Constitution Park gets a makeover
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 1, 2024
Belize City’s cherished Constitution Park, a landmark with over 36 years of history, reopens after an extensive...
Arrival of first electric bus in Belize!
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 1, 2024
Belize witnessed a milestone in its transportation landscape when the first electric bus arrived at the Belize western border...
Haulover Bridge is open … for vehicles only!
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 1, 2024
Daily commuters heading to the north or neighboring villages and communities within the Belize District, will be...
Bladen 12 drug-plane trial adjourned for February 5
Photo: George Ferguson, former escort for DPP Cheryl Lynn Vidal prior to his 2021 arrest.
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Jan. 29, 2024
12 men from various parts...
BDF @ 46
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Jan. 26, 2024
The Belize Defence Force (BDF) held its customary anniversary ceremony at Price Barracks in Ladyville, Belize District...
Belize places high in Caribbean STEM Olympiads
Photo: Giselle Garcia, Muffles' Computer Coding Olympiad winner
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Jan. 29, 2024
The Caribbean STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Olympiads, held...
Belize advocates for Taiwan’s inclusion in the upcoming World Health Assembly
Photo: 77th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 24, 2024
The Government of Belize (GoB), through the Ministry of...
BAHA ramps up fight against Zoonotic diseases
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 25, 2024
The Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) has announced an escalation in its monitoring efforts for animal diseases...