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Inflation rate at 1.6% – SIB reports

Statistician, Jefte Ochaeta by William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE...

Golden Gwen Liz boys win 3 national championships

Gwen Liz boys – 2025 National High...

Belize Economy grows 7.1% in 4th Quarter, trade deficit shrinks

Statistician, Christopher Hulse by William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE...

UDP not united yet?

Hon. Tracy Panton surrounded by supporters and party officials after trial Justice Hondora reserves judgment in trial for who is the real UDP BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 31, 2025 With the people having spoken on March 12, it was perhaps too much to expect that the adults...

Self-defense or murder?

Santiago Garcia, deceased by Charles Gladden POMONA, Stann Creek District, Mon. Mar. 31, 2025 Police are investigating the death of a Stann Creek Valley man who was reportedly fatally stabbed on Sunday, March 30. According to reports,...

ICA presents exhibit of art by women in Belize

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Fri. Mar. 28, 2025 In celebration of Women’s Month, which is observed annually in March, the Institute of Creative Arts (ICA) has launched its annual women’s art exhibit at the...

UB school of agriculture holds Open Day in Central Farm, Cayo

UB students (l to r): Karissa Polor and Carlos Gomez explain the steps in seed storage process to visiting high school students. by Orlando Pulido (Freelance Writer) SANTA ELENA TOWN, Cayo District, Sun. Mar. 30, 2025 The University...

Editorial

Secret meetings, on foreign soil

When the prime minister of our country sees the need to travel abroad with the intention of holding a meeting with major business or political leaders of foreign origin,...

2030 — not an easy win for PUP if UDP regroups quickly

Thanks to much hard work and a number of decisions that had successful outcomes, the 2020-2025 PUP government brought a measure of prosperity to our country after we were...

About Belize’s 7-nil loss and FFB’s dilemma

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...

In search of efficiency

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...

Editorial En Espanol

Golden Gwen Liz boys win 3 national championships

Gwen Liz boys – 2025 National High School Football Champions by William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 27, 2025 It has been a golden year for Gwen Lizarraga High School boys who have won not one, or two, but 3 National Secondary Schools Sports Association (NSSSA) championships and the Silver medal at the CODICADER Games in this academic year! Gwen Liz boys – Basketball Silver medalists at CODICADER Games in October 2024 The Gwen Liz boys began their golden streak by repeating as national champions in high school basketball in the tournament hosted by Nazarene High at the Swift Hall in Belize City last December 12-13, where they dominated all opponents to retain the title they had won the...

Belize Economy grows 7.1% in 4th Quarter, trade deficit shrinks

Statistician, Christopher Hulse by William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 27, 2025 Belize produced a $1.425 Billion value of goods and services in the last 3 months of 2024, which was $94.5 million more, or a 7.1 percent growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over the $1.331 Billion produced in the 4th quarter of 2023, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) reported at Belize Institute of Management in Belize City on Wednesday morning, March 26. A shortfall in production in the primary sector in bananas, cattle and marine products was offset by substantial growth in the secondary sector and strong performances in the tertiary sector, statistician Christopher Hulse reported. Belize exported 763 thousand pounds of shrimp and other marine products in the 4th quarter of 2024, which was 2.9 percent...

GENERAL NEWS

EP Yorke student drowns after baptism

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 31, 2025 A 16-year-old...

Police officer shot at Fire (formerly Eruption) Nightclub

Stanley Flowers, detained by Charles Gladden LADYVILLE, Belize District, Mon. Mar....

Peruvian businessman pleads guilty to false document possession

Lima Peru, pleaded guilty BELIZE CITY, Fri. Mar. 28, 2025 A...

Fisherman killed in St. Martin De Porres area

Elvis Aldana, deceased by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 31,...

From the Publisher

Very serious developments have taken place at the highest levels of the power structure of the world superpower, the United States of America, these last few days. The President of the U.S., Donald J. Trump, who heads the executive branch of government, authorized his immigration (Homeland Security) department to deport a bunch of Venezuelans to El Salvador without any kind of legal process. A federal judge, representing the judicial branch of the American democracy, condemned the move and issued an order that the three planes flying the deportees to El Salvador turn back. The planes did not. In the aftermath of the incident, President Trump said he would have the...

From the Publisher

Very serious developments have taken place at the highest...

From the Publisher

Leslie Rogers and I have been very good friends...

From the Publisher En Espanol

FEATURES

Rift over who should be ComPol gives unique opportunity to Home Affairs

by Colin Hyde I’m pretty sure Mr. Wilfred Elrington was...

Flashbacks to a time long gone!

Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM This is a...

Drug plane found in Toledo

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 31, 2025 The discovery of the burnt remains of a reported drug plane in the Toledo District has led to the detention of multiple police officers who may...

SPORTS

Fabian Cayetano RC girls win Bishop’s Cup national championship

Fabian Cayetano RC girls – Bishop’s Cup 2025 National...

Mt. Carmel RC boys win Bishop’s Cup national championship

Mount Carmel RC boys – Bishop’s Cup 2025 National...

Belize Bank wins 2 in Interoffice softball

BzeBank Bulldog’s Strodni Cassasola hit a homer vs Digi by...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

General Election 2025

Mon. Feb. 24, 2025 Dear Editor, The supporters of the UDP...

Where angels dare to tread!

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM I read a...

We need to do much more as a community

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Editor, AMANDALA Dear Editor, The chilling video of...

Where Angels Fear to Tread

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 The Editor, Amandala Dear Editor, I write to...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

It’s forced labor, says the US

Donlad Trump, 47th US President by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Thurs....

Protests erupt over disputed election in Venezuela

Photo: Nicolas Maduro, re-elected Venezuelan president (Getty Images) by Kristen...

Labour Party’s Keir Starmer is new UK prez after historic election sweep

Photo: Keir Starmer, new UK president (Photo: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters) by...

Hurricane Beryl’s devastation in the Caribbean

Photo: Communities destroyed by Beryl in St. Vincent and...

POLITICS

Opposition; GoB violating CARICOM treaty; Minister says they are uninformed

Photo: Shyne Barrow, Opposition Leader BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Apr. 13,...

Haylock wins, Shane loses

Photo: Godwin Haylock BELIZE CITY, Sun. Apr. 2, 2023 The United...

Sista B absent

Photo: Denise “Sista B” Barrow BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 27,...

Shyne kicked out of House

During Friday’s House meeting, the Speaker of the House,...
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SPORTS, SIN & SUBVERSION

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