Four new Supreme Court justices sworn-in
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 19, 2022-- On Monday the Hon. Madam Chief Justice (Ag.) Michelle Arana, and Attorney General Hon. Magali Marin-Young both confirmed...
Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister visits Belize
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 19, 2022-- On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, H.E. Rodolfo Solano Quirós, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic...
San Lucas village gets state-of-the-art internet center
SAN LUCAS, Toledo District, Fri. Jan. 14, 2022-- The James Arthur Albert Foundation from Iowa, in the United States, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in...
ECLAC report: inequality in unemployment to be tackled in 2022
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Thurs. Jan. 20, 2022-- In last Friday’s issue, we reported that the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)...
Farewell, Melody Man
I met Melody Man, really, in my childhood days. Every day before the evening news, this hit single, “Belizean Girls” would air on the...
Belize’s export values rose since 2020—IDB report
WASHINGTON D.C., USA, Wed. Jan. 19, 2022-- At the end of December, The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) published the 2022 edition of its trade...
Week 1 results in National Elite Youth Football Championships
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 19, 2022-- This past weekend, the Football Federation of Belize (FFB), in coordination with the National Sports Council, held Week...
Undefeateds clash in OWFA 1st Division Finals on Sunday
ORANGE WALK TOWN, Mon. Jan. 17, 2022-- The Orange Walk Football Association (OWFA) 1st Division Amateur 2021-22 Opening Tournament was back at the Louisiana...
50% return of fans allowed at sporting events, says NSC
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Jan. 17, 2022-- In a press release dated Friday, January 14, the National Sports Council of Belize (NSC) revealed its updated...
Our culture is our prize
One time, sometime back, the police had a checkpoint at Roaring Creek, and their business that day was an immigration check. My comadre was...
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Our primary goal: end poverty
In 2018, a time when the world was still “normal”, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) stated on its website that 52% of our...
Bad timing, CEOs?
Mon. Jan. 17, 2022
The recent Cabinet reshuffle, with the principal focus on the beleaguered Ministry of Health and Wellness, which experienced great unease and...
A reshuffling of portfolios
On January 10, the Prime Minister, Hon. John Briceño, switched the portfolios of some members of his Cabinet, and to the glee of many,...
Check your compass, Blue Captain
Sun. Jan. 9, 2022
An important piece of equipment for sea goers, especially on long voyages, is a compass, because when a bad storm hits,...
From the Publisher
On Sunday morning when I checked my e-mail, I saw that Elma Whittaker Augustine had mailed me the day before to say that her...
From the Publisher
A few months ago, I discussed the incredibly sensational case of a wealthy, prominent Belizean who in some respects was a he-man in behavior,...
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“Like the Freemasons, the Confederacy of the Humbled is a close-knit brotherhood whose members travel with no outward markings, but who know each other at...
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BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 20, 2022-- While being interviewed by reporters yesterday, Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño made public comments on the recent reshuffling...
From the Publisher en Español
El domingo por la mañana, cuando revisé mi correo electrónico, vi que Elma Whittaker Augustine me había enviado un correo el día anterior para...
From the Publisher en Español
Hace unos meses, discutí el caso increíblemente sensacional de un beliceño rico y prominente que en algunos aspectos era un hombre hecho y derecho...
From the Publisher en Español
En mis días más jóvenes y militantes, hubo un par de ocasiones en las que critiqué a mi padre frente al finado Leroy Taegar....
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Tengo entendido que PLUS TV, con sede en Belmopan, cuenta con el apoyo de iglesias evangélicas en los Estados Unidos. Entonces, me sorprendió un...
¿Mal momento, directores ejecutivos?
Lun. 17 de enero de 2022
La reciente reorganización del Gabinete, con el foco principal en el asediado Ministerio de Salud y Bienestar, que experimentó...
Una reorganización de carteras
El 10 de enero, el Primer Ministro, el Honorable John Briceño, cambió las carteras de algunos miembros de su gabinete y, para regocijo de...
Revise su brújula, Capitán Azul
Domingo 9 de enero de 2022
Una pieza importante del equipo para los amantes del mar, especialmente en viajes largos, es una brújula, porque cuando...
El Gobierno ayudó a romper el punto muerto del azúcar, pero debe hacer más
Más de cinco décadas después de convertirse en la principal fuente de ingresos de exportación en Belize, la industria de la caña de azúcar...
International
7.2 million new COVID-19 infections found in the Americas
BELIZE CITY. Wed. Jan. 19, 2022-- There continues to be a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Americas. In the...
International
Queen strips Prince Andrew of military roles and royal patronages
Thu 13 Jan 2022 17.22 (//www.theguardian.com)-- The Queen has removed a range of military affiliations and royal patronages held by Prince Andrew, Buckingham Palace has...