San Pedro security firm owner killed in Yo Creek
Photo: Eufemio Garcia, deceased
Eufemio Garcia, 38, was gunned down while socializing in front of a shop in Yo Creek Village, Orange Walk District, in the company of three other men.
by Charles Gladden
YO CREEK, Orange Walk District, Mon. Jan. 23, 2023
Over the weekend, a group...
Former cops charged for businessman’s murder
Photo: Elvis Polanco, deceased
by Charles Gladden
SAN PEDRO, Ambergris Caye, Mon. Jan. 23, 2023
Former police officer Edward Moraga and PC Winfield Mortis were arrested and criminally charged with the murder of 43-year-old Elvis Polanco,...
Human remains found in Port Loyola
Photo: officers at the scene
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Jan. 23, 2023
Early this afternoon, reports were confirmed that the skeletal remains of a human had been found in the Port Loyola area of...
Man’s body found floating near Swing Bridge
Photo: Haulover Creek near Swing Bridge where body was found floating
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Jan. 23, 2023
The body of a man was seen floating in the Haulover Creek near the Swing Bridge in the...
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Two RTA’s, two lives lost
Photo: Pick up truck that overturned
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Jan. 23, 2023
Two separate road traffic accidents each claimed a life over the weekend. In one of the incidents, Agusto Acosta lost his...
Man hangs himself in detention cell
by Charles Gladden
SAN PEDRO, Ambergris Caye, Mon. Jan. 23, 2023
A San Pedro man who was detained for harming his ex-common-law wife was found hanging inside his detention cell, with a white tee shirt...
Opposition and third parties call out GoB on 2023’s bloody start
BELMOPAN, Thurs. Jan. 19, 2023
Still recovering from the shock and trauma of the year ending New Year’s Eve double murder in Belmopan, the convulsions of pain and grief erupted once more in the capital city on Sunday evening with the news that Vivian Ramnarace, the wife of one of the slain men, and who had herself suffered and was steadfastly recovering from six gunshot wounds after over a week in intensive care at the KHMH, had suddenly relapsed and died; and those convulsions of grief and pain quickly spread across the country of Belize. What are we coming to? And then there was also a surge of righteous anger...
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A witness for Belize
Sunday, January 22, 2023
Our Commissioner of Police speaks well, and sounds sincere in his efforts to tackle the monster problem of crime, especially murders in Belize. He is also...
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Elevator failure caused woman’s death
Photo: Joy Quyle
by Charles Gladden
SAN PEDRO TOWN, Ambergris Caye, Fri. Jan. 20, 2023
Joy Quale,...
Year in Review Part 2 – 2022
Photo: LA-based photographer and artist Menyelek Marin Coleman is partnering with the UEF to host a 1-month-long film camp for Belize City youths.
In the first half of 2022, with the People’s United Party (PUP) administration being in office for over a year, the Opposition United Democratic Party...
Ras Ben’s alleged killers walk free
Photo: Benjamin Hyde, Sr., deceased
The three men who were accused of murdering Benjamin Hyde, Sr.—Damion Saldano, 19; Shemaud Nunez, 22; and Azzane Domingo, 19—walked free after serving 7 months behind bars.
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE...
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In America, they speak sometimes about something called the “deep state.” It appears to me that the deep state...
World reacts to death of Brazilian soccer king Pele
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Lionel Messi finally wins a World Cup — and, after years of heartache, Argentina’s love
Photo: Argentina's Lionel Messi, center, holds the winners’ trophy...
Teacher offers suggestions to help struggling students
EditorAmandala Newspaper3304 Partridge StreetBelize City
January 18, 2023
Dear Editor,
I am...
Taiwan calls on the global community to jointly safeguard the value of democracy and freedom
David Kuan Chou ChienAmbassador of Taiwan to Belize
Dear Editor...
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Don Hector’s “blast from the past”
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Port Layola leads standings at Week 2 of PLB Closing Season
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Jan. 23, 2023
It’s still early, just...
Ahmadiyya Basketball League returns for its 8th season
Photo: Arslan Warraich, president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at...
Belize youth gets U.S. basketball scholarship
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Jan. 13, 2023
Shane Pratt,...