“Harry P” hospitalized in Guate
Harry Pilgrim hospitalized in Guatemala City following traffic accident
GUATEMALA CITY, Mon. June 5, 2023
Harry Pilgrim, the General Secretary of the Belize Athletics Association (BAA) is currently hospitalized in Guatemala City after being involved in a traffic accident on his way to the Central America...
Was Libertad man targeted or hit in crossfire?
by Charles Gladden
LIBERTAD, Corozal, Mon. June 5, 2023
A Libertad man was slain at his home in the presence of his common-law-wife and toddler son on Saturday, June 3. The deceased was identified as...
Girl, 4, drowns in Orange Walk
by Charles Gladden
BLUE CREEK, Orange Walk. Mon. June 5, 2023
A four-year-old girl, Lindsie Jimenez of Guinea Grass Village, Orange Walk District, reportedly drowned on Sunday, June 4, while swimming with her family in...
World Environment Day 2023: Finding Solutions to Plastic Pollution
by Marco Lopez
BELIZE CITY, Mon. June 5, 2023
According to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), by 2050 there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean. “Solution to Plastic Pollution” is the theme for this year’s...
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“Southy” gunned down in Caye Caulker
by Charles Gladden
CAYE CAULKER, Belize Cistrict, Mon. June 5, 2023
Floyd Wellington Samuels, also known as “Southy”, 45, a construction worker of Avenida Mangle, Caye Caulker, was gunned down inside his home on Saturday,...
Belizean barber dies in RTA in U.S.
by Charles Gladden
WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, USA, Fri. June 2, 2023
A popular local barber from the Santa Elena/San Ignacio community of western Belize died as a result of severe injuries he received in a road...
Lift-trailers to aid “Solutions to plastic pollution”
Photo: Herman Bueckert, from FB Trailers, demonstrating the lifting mechanism
Belize’s DOE joins global efforts to beat plastic pollution on World Environment Day 2023
BELIZE CITY, Mon. June 5, 2023
Belize has participated in a noteworthy activity to mark World Environment Day 2023, which is celebrated annually on June 5. The theme for this year is “Solutions to plastic pollution”, and the event is hosted by Côte d’Ivoire in partnership with the Netherlands.
To mark the occasion, three solar-powered trailers from FB Trailers were delivered to village chairpersons on Monday at the football field in Santa Familia Village, Cayo. Son of FB Trailer manufacturer Herman Buekert told us that these trailers were “made...
Editorial
Big fish in shallow waters
Monday, June 5, 2023
The release from Portico Enterprises that appeared on News5 last Thursday evening, when all the local newspapers had already gone to press, is very interesting, intriguing...
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Sandhill man resorts to violence after infidelity discovery
by Kristen Ku
SANDHILL, Belize District, Mon. June 5, 2023
A man identified as Danny Maskall...
Belize to participate in the 2nd Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
Photo: YaYa Marin Coleman, activist and chairperson of the UBAD Educational Foundation
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. June 1, 2023
The 2nd Session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, scheduled for June 2, 2023, is set to build on the groundwork of the introductory session,...
Was Kareem Martinez a good cop or rogue cop?
Photo: Kareem Martinez
The Justice for Laddie Foundation takes offense to COMPOL Williams defending former police corporal, Kareem Martinez, for saying that he’s an “outstanding police officer”.
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. June 1, 2023
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