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BDF holds ceremony for 115 new soldiers

by Charles Gladden LADYVILLE, Belize District, Mon. Nov....

YaYa protests against hair discrimination

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. Oct. 30,...

Belize attends IMF and WBG annual meetings

Photo: Belize delegation by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Tues....

Tour guide wins lawsuit against police

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Photo: Shamar Foster High Court awards tour guide $25,000 in damages for illegal and unreasonable search by police by Marco Lopez BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 1, 2024 Today, the High Court of Belize handed down its judgment in the case of tour guide, Shamar Foster v the Commissioner...

One & A Million Anniversary Jackpot

by Charles Gladden BELMOPAN, Mon. Nov. 4, 2024 The Belize Government Lotteries Ltd. (BGLL) announced its one-time game on Monday, November 4, in celebration of its first anniversary, titled “One & A Million Anniversary Jackpot”. “It...

Option 1: GCoM Technical Mission in Belize City

BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 4, 2024 The Belize City Council is hosting representatives from the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) for a three-day technical mission, aimed at advancing the city’s...

Belize City calendar of activities for Garifuna Settlement Day 2024

BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 4, 2024 Last Friday, November 1, 2024, saw the official launching of the Calendar of Activities leading up to Garifuna Settlement Day by the National Garifuna Council (NGC) Belize City Branch. This...
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Man sentenced to two decades for rape of girl, 12

Photo: Michael Bowen, sentenced BELIZE CITY, Fri. Nov. 1, 2024 Michael Bowen, 28, must serve 19 years, 11 months and 22 days more behind bars after being convicted of two counts of rape and one...

Three motorcycle RTAs, one fatality confirmed

Photo: Ellias Cowo, deceased BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 4, 2024 Two separate road traffic accidents (RTAs) involving motorcycles occurred over the weekend, and another was reported tonight, with one confirmed fatality so far. The first accident...

YaYa protests against hair discrimination

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by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. Oct. 30, 2024 At the start of every academic year in Belize, some students who return to the classroom with hairstyles that are deemed to be in violation of their school’s guidelines on hair, have been sent home until those guidelines are met. In September of this year, Minister of Education Hon. Francis Fonseca, while speaking to reporters, went on record to say that no school should refuse admission to its students because of their hairstyle. “It is improper and unlawful for any school to refuse a child entry into their school because of the style or length of their hair,” he said. This interview came to light...

Editorial

Election fever, limited choices

Monday, November 4, 2024 In November of 2020, both Belize and the mighty USA had general and presidential elections, respectively; but the term of their presidency is four years, while...
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Taximan stabbed to death

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Photo: Shawn Ortiz, Sr., deceased by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 4, 2024 A Belize City...

Belize attends IMF and WBG annual meetings

Photo: Belize delegation by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Tues. Oct. 29, 2024 From October 21 to 26, a delegation from Belize attended the 2024 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) held in Washington, DC. The delegation was led by Hon. Christopher Coye, Minister of...
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Police officer convicted of extortion

Photo: PC Jairo Daniel Amador, convicted BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 31, 2024 A police officer who told a Canadian tourist at a checkpoint in Hattieville that she had no insurance for the rental vehicle she...

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The Cuban people have recently been going through great suffering, ranging from serious food shortages to terrible electrical blackouts,...

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My great grandfather on my father’s side was named...

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Sometime in the middle 1960s, the Hon. Philip Goldson,...

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...

Let Taiwan be Taiwan

Editor, Amandala Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Dear Editor: Marie-Therese Belisle Nweke’s article...

On Belmopan land scandal

October 9, 2024 Editor, Amandala Dear Editor, I am writing in response...

Features

Pehreh, Patt, and other things

by Colin Hyde … Last week Channel 7 had a...

Anticipation!

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10:36 PM After all my...

UDP split in half – only a court can resolve differences and claims within party

by: Wellington C. Ramos Friday, November 1, 2024 Many people believe...

Code Red in the Blue

Data produced by the Belize Fisheries Project (BFP) shows...

Sports

Ladyville Rising Stars & Tut Bay FC lead BTB U-13 Mundialito

Photo: Tut Bay won, 4-1, over Phoenix by William Ysaguirre BELIZE...

Hydro Yabra & Ballers for Life win Over-50 basketball semifinals

Photo: Hydro Yabra by William Ysaguirre BELIZE CITY, Sat. Nov. 2,...

Police win thru to Interoffice basketball finals

Photo: Defending Interoffice Basketball League champions - Police by William...

No Limit & Mayan Man win Over-35 basketball semifinals

Photo: No Limit by William Ysaguirre BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 4,...

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AMANDALA, a biweekly newspaper published on Tuesdays and Fridays, was founded as an organ of the United Black Association for Development (UBAD), which emerged on August 13, 1969. Even after UBAD was divided and later dissolved in 1974, AMANDALA remained.
 
 

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