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Monday, March 27, 2023

World Meteorological Day 2023

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 23,...

Women’s Month: Arma Arzu Divas

by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 23,...

COMPOL on fatal RTAs

Photo: Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police by Charles...

Retired public officers protest outside of Budget debate

by Kristen Ku BELMOPAN, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023 On Wednesday of this week, retired public service workers gathered just outside of the National Assembly building in the capital, protesting for increments owed to them over twenty years ago. The protest took place while the 2023-2024 National Budget...

Opposition struggles through Budget Debate

Photo: Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow by Marco Lopez BELMOPAN, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023 “Belizeans have never been this disappointed,” was one of the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, in...

BSI suspended by FLOCERT

Photo: Fred Ortega, Chairman of the BSCFA by Charles Gladden ORANGE WALK, Wed. Mar. 22, 2023 According to a letter leaked to local media, Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) was indefinitely suspended by FLOCERT, which is one...

73rd FIFA Congress attended by FFB representatives

Photo: (l to r) BFA Chairman, Marlon Tillett; FFB President, Sergio Chuc; FFB Executive Member, Marlon Kuylen BELMOPAN, Fri. Mar. 17, 2023 The 73rd FIFA Congress was held yesterday March 16th, 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda and was...
Belize
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MOECST addresses viral video of teacher aggression at Canaan SDA

Photo: Video clip of a teacher putting out a student at Canaan SDA by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology (MOECST) addressed a video that was...

Human Rights Practices in Belize

by Marco Lopez BELMOPAN, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023 The Government of Belize has failed to implement laws on corruption, allowing officials to engage in corrupt practices with impunity, the 2022 Country Report of Human Rights...

Women’s Month: Arma Arzu Divas

by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023 As we continue celebrating women for the month of March, this week we want to highlight one of our female engineers, Arma Arzu Divas. Divas was born and raised on Vernon Street in Lake Independence, Belize City, with her family of 11. This included her 8 younger siblings and parents, Guillermo Arzu and Bernadette Locario, who were originally from Guatemala and Seine Bight, respectively. Unfortunately, at 16, her parents separated, leaving her and her 8 siblings with a single and struggling mother. Locario made every effort to support her kids, working at the Belize City Council for years cleaning the streets of the city as...

Editorial

GoB and the retirement age

In his budget presentation for fiscal year 2023/24, Prime Minister John Briceño spoke of a recommendation by the IMF, for GoB to raise the current retirement age from 55...

Belize ratifies Escazú Agreement

by Kristen Ku BELMOPAN, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023 Belize made history at the beginning of this...

COMPOL on fatal RTAs

Photo: Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police by Charles Gladden ORANGE WALK, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023 Numerous fatal road traffic accidents have occurred over the past two weekends. Of those fatal road traffic accidents, three of them were a result of drunk driving, and six persons lost their lives. Several of...

Popular DJ killed by a drunk driver

Photo: Joshua Martinez, deceased by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 20, 2023 Joshua Martinez, 22, a popular self-employed DJ is dead, and police corporal David Griffith is suffering from a fractured leg at the Karl...
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In my three years at an American university in the 1960s, I concentrated on books, lectures, and grades. I...

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I was circumcised when I was about 28 at...

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I think the late Sir Barry Bowen was generally...
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Bahamian political party leader and activist arrested!

Photo: Lincoln Bain, Bahamian political party leader and activist by...

World reacts to death of Brazilian soccer king Pele

apnews.com, Thurs. Dec. 29, 2022 Reactions poured in from around...

Chaguaramas remorse

The Editor, AMANDALA Wed. Mar. 15 at 5:46 AM Dear Editor, When...

Mayan Rights

The Editor, AMANDALA Tues. Jan. 31, 2023 Dear Editor We have become...
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Features

Shyne and Tracy let down big time

by Colin Hyde If the present leaders of the UDP...

Human Rights!

Wed. Mar. 22, 2023 I don’t want to beat a...

A Story of Miguel’s Life (Part 13)

When Miguel turned 20, he began to realize that...

Sports

BEBL Week 9 preview

Belize Elite Basketball League 2023 Tournament results and upcoming...

First half ends this weekend

by Peter Young BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 23, at 2023 Blessings...

Rugby Belize visits local schools

Photo: Rugby Belize visit Stella Maris School by Charles Gladden BELIZE...

BEBL Week 8 review

Photo: The scoreboard proclaimed the blowout Belize Elite Basketball League...
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