Hon. Jose Mai, Minister of Agriculture
Agriculture Minister: “Sugar industry is in serious crisis”
ORANGE WALK, Wed. June 18, 2025
On the sidelines of the budget debate on May 27, when Amandala asked for an update on the efforts to bridge the divide between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers...
January 1 is target date for launch of new National Bus Company, and 15 of 31 independent bus operators are with it, but Belize Bus Association still has some concerns.
by William Ysaguirre (Freelance...
by William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer)
BELMOPAN, Thurs. June 19, 2025
The first case of New World screwworm in Belize was detected in the village of Crique Sarco, Toledo District, on December 24 last year; but...
by Charles Gladden
HATTIEVILLE, Thurs. June 19, 2025
A 16-year-old student of Gwen Lizarraga High School in Belize City was tragically hit by a Floralia passenger bus in Hattieville, Belize District, on Thursday, June 19.
The accident occurred...
There have been a number of lopsided results in general elections post-independence—in 1984, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2020 … and 2025, which was an absolute demolition. On March 12 this...
With FIFA World Cup Qualifying games taking place this past week across the globe, football fans are in a frenzy whenever their national teams take the field to give...
It isn’t hidden from anyone: the bare facts behind the present standoff between public employees, mainly the teachers and public servants, and government. While our economy has grown since...
A letter writer poses some serious questions in this current issue of Amandala, and a brief editorial comment would not suffice, so we will employ this whole editorial to...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Wed. June 18, 2025
A total of 122 students bade farewell to Nazarene High School on Saturday, June 7, as they completed their secondary education at that institution.
Sheryn Vallencilla-Rosa, valedictorian
The 57th commencement exercise was held at the Belize City Civic Center to honor those students, who completed this leg of their educational journey in a range of academic departments, including Science (33), Arts (30), Business (32), and vocational studies (27).
The top three students were the valedictorian, Sheryn Vallencilla-Rosa; the salutatorian, Joshua Perez; and Juliana Baldwin, who delivered the vote of thanks.
“We stand at the finish line, proud, grateful, and maybe just a little surprised at how...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. June 17, 2025
The Belize Cancer Society has officially launched the HOPE Support Group, which will serve as a space for women who are battling or have experienced cancer to share what they went through as women.
The HOPE Support Group is a branch of the Belize Cancer Society. In the inaugural meeting, a supportive pool of women affected by the deadly disease was present, united as they shared stories, strength, and renewed commitment to healing. The group aims to create a safe and empowering space where no woman has to face cancer alone.
The founding members of the HOPE Support Group are: Andrea Eiley, Chairperson; Janine...
I would say that less than a month ago, Hon. Michael Finnegan did two television interviews a few days apart. One was with Nuri Muhammad at XTV/KREM Radio on a Friday morning, and the other was the following Wednesday night with Jules Vasquez on Channel 7.
I think it was in the Nuri Muhammad interview that Finnegan revealed that Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow, following the landslide defeat in March of 2003 of the United Democratic Party (UDP) he was leading, attempted to resign the leadership he had inherited from Dr. Manuel Esquivel following the UDP's massive defeat in the August 1998 general election. The leaders of the UDP unanimously rejected...
by Charles Gladden
CAMALOTE, Cayo District, Mon. June 16, 2025
A man from Camalote Village, Cayo District, was gunned down on Friday night, June 13, after returning home from a local grocery store.
Sometime after 8:00...
