COMPOL assesses policing during pandemic
BELMOPAN, Mon. Feb. 22, 2021-- In an interview with local media on Monday, the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, was asked to comment on...
Retired expat shot by burglars in Placencia
PLACENCIA PENINSULA, Stann Creek District, Fri. Feb. 19, 2021-- A 46-year-old retired Austrian expat, Christian Gusenbauer, is currently hospitalized in a stable condition after...
BDMA endorses Dr. Melissa Diaz-Musa
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 18, 2021.-- On Thursday, February 18, 2021, the Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon. Michel Chebat, received a letter from...
US State Department advises citizens to reconsider travel to Belize
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Feb. 22, 2021-- Due to an increase in violent crimes, including robberies and home invasions, in Belize since the start of...
Caribbean Ministers of Education to discuss school safety
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wed. Feb.17, 2021-- Starting Monday, March 15, 2021, multiple Ministers of Education from around the Caribbean are set to meet virtually for...
Barbados tightens COVID restrictions after finding UK variant on island
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wed. Feb. 17, 2021-- As the number of COVID-19 cases in the Eastern Caribbean continues to rise, several countries have reinforced measures...
Belize National “A” Team prepares for World Cup Qualifiers
BELMOPAN, Thurs. Feb. 18, 2021-- The Football Federation of Belize (FFB) is pleased to call the following National “A” Team players to camp on...
What’s next in Belize football? Belize to play first WCQ “home” game in Dominican Republic
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 18, 2021-- It’s been almost a year since Belizean fans watched football action in the various stadiums across the country....
Impeccable Osaka; flashes of Serena
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Feb. 18, 2021-- Sports/tennis fans world over were treated to an epic television spectacle last night in the semifinals of the...
UNCAC sí, UNCAC no
I yer, I have heard, that my area rep, Julius Espat, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing, isn’t eager to see the implementation of...
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More inquiry commissions needed— starting with Santander
The new PUP government has launched a Commission of Inquiry into the fire sale of a fleet of government vehicles in the weeks leading...
The priority is food
Since the pandemic began we have been waiting for the tourists to return in large numbers to our shores, and the recent development of...
Politics and the people: a matter of trust
It is said that sports often mirrors life. There are popular sayings that some consider to be “Bible” truths in sports, and these tend...
Rep. of Conservation organization overstepped
The Maya Leaders Alliance, the Julian Cho Society, and the Toledo Alcaldes Association, via a press release issued on February 8, alerted the nation...
From the Publisher
BELIZE CITY, Sun. Feb. 21, 2021-- Today marks the 56th anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X by three gunmen in Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom....
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When I was a child growing up in British Honduras in the 1950s, our people did not rate members of our community by how...
From the Publisher
When the “black talking” began in Belize City in late 1968, leading into early 1969, the apologists for white supremacy in Belize soon countered...
Fair is fair
Dear Editor,
I would like to remind both GOB and the BCCI that reduced salaries means reduced purchasing power, which will in no small way...
WHO IS IN IT FOR THE MONEY?
Dear Editor,
I was extremely impressed by Roy Cayetano’s history lesson on Garifuna heritage last year at a meeting to reclaim Garifuna land. Proud to be...
A RESPONSE TO THE ARTICLE IN AMANDALA, TITLED “THE RISE OF BREDAA BY NURI AKBAR”
In reading the article, “The Rise of BREDAA,” written by one of its founders Nuri Akbar, I must say that I commend the author...
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Feb. 19, 2021-- Last Friday, another round of budget consultations were held between Government and domestic stakeholders, this time the agro-productive...
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CIUDAD DE BELIZE, dom. 21 de febrero-- Hoy marca el 56 aniversario del asesinato de Malcolm X por tres hombres armados en el Audubon...
From the Publisher en Español
Cuando era un niño creciendo en Honduras Británica en la década de 1950, nuestra gente no calificaba a los miembros de nuestra comunidad por...
From the Publisher en Español
Cuando comenzó la “charla negra” en la Ciudad de Belize a fines de 1968, continuando a principios de 1969, los apologistas de la supremacía...
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En mi columna el fin de semana pasado, olvidé incluir el hecho de que los republicanos que mencioné también estaban preocupados a fines de...
La prioridad es la comida
Desde que comenzó la pandemia hemos estado esperando que los turistas regresen en gran número a nuestras costas, y el reciente desarrollo de vacunas...
Política y el pueblo: una cuestión de confianza
Se dice que los deportes a menudo reflejan la vida. Hay dichos populares que algunos consideran verdades “bíblicas” en los deportes, y estos tienden...
Rep. de Organización de conservación se sobrepasó
La Alianza de Líderes Mayas, la Sociedad Julian Cho y la Asociación de Alcaldes de Toledo, a través de un comunicado de prensa emitido...
Decisiones difíciles para el nuevo gobierno
En pocas palabras, nuestro país vende productos agrícolas y marinos - azúcar, cítricos, bananos y langosta - para pagar alimentos manufacturados y combustible; y...
International
70% vaccine coverage needed to control COVID-19 transmission
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, Wed. Feb. 17, 2021-- In the latest PAHO press briefing, the Director of PAHO, Dr. Carissa Etienne, expressed optimism that the...
International
PAHO asst. director addresses vaccine doubts
WASHINGTON, DC. Wed. Feb. 10, 2021-- In a recent conference held by PAHO, media personnel continued to put forward their countries’ concerns as it...