30jan2016 | Amandala Newspaper

Irregularities reported in final deal between FirstCaribbean and workers

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 27, 2016--The road to a settlement agreement between CIBC First Caribbean and the Christian Workers Union, which represents a majority...

Cordel, Johnny or Francis? 3,000 delegates to decide

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 28, 2016--Three thousand delegates of the Opposition People’s United Party (PUP) are expected to converge on the nation’s capital, Belmopan,...

3 charged with cook’s murder

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 28, 2016--Around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, a pair of burglars entered the home of Dr. Marcos Christopher Rugama Miranda, located at...

Letter to the Editor: “Yes, Channel 7, it is the end of the world.”

Dear Editor, Channel 7 Television ran a news story this past Monday, with the headline, “Gay Cruise Came to Belize – World Didn’t End.” As...

Bradley Paumen, American investor, in more legal trouble

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 28, 2016--This afternoon there was a marathon legal squabble in the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court over the arraignment of American investor...

Bus passenger pistol-whipped

ESPERANZA, Cayo District, Wed. Jan. 27, 2016--Apassenger travelling in a crowded bus from San Ignacio to Belize City had the shock of his life...

Education Reform Phase II at a tune of $70 million

BELIZE CITY, Wed., Jan. 27, 2016--Today was the official launch of the Belize Education Sector Reform Project Phase II at the Belize Biltmore Plaza...

From the Publisher

They say that in the United States, more than half the marriages end in divorce. The situation became so bad, and the likelihood of...

US Capital asks GOB to extend oil exploration contract

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 27, 2016--The oil exploration contract for US Capital Energy expired on January 21, 2016, but Amandala is reliably informed that...

Elena Smith is new Senator for unions and civil society

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 27, 2016--The newest appointee to the Senate is trade unionist Elena Smith, who was formally sworn in when the Senate...

Trenches closed at MCC, BDF vs Bmp Bandits looks good for Sunday

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 28, 2016--This evening, around 5:30 p.m., we visited the MCC to see the situation with the reported closing of the...

MOU Signed to Improve Coordination for Sustainable Fisheries in the Western Central Atlantic Region

CARTAGENA, Colombia, Jan. 27, 2016--Three Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs): the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM); the Organization of the Central American Fisheries and Aquaculture...

Two overtime games in CYDP Peace Cup finals

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 28, 2016--The MCC Grounds looked like “old times” on Sunday, January 24, where hundreds of fans, including our fine ladies...

Consumer prices down in 2015, but meat prices spike

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 27, 2016--A reduction in world crude prices and fuel costs resulted in an 8.7% decline in consumer fuel prices in...

The Primer on the People called Garifuna

FAO helps Belize cooperatives in development

BEL to buy solar power from BAPCoL

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