Photo: Garbage on Belize City streets waiting to be picked up
Belize Waste Control on go-slow due to commercial dispute with City Council
“Perpetuity contract, garbage tax, and court failure”Amandala online
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022
The best lawyers in the country have reportedly looked at the garbage contract...
Photo: BNTU president, Nadia Caliz
by William Ysaguirre
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 5, 2024
To strike or not (for payment of overdue increments, unpaid hardship allowances and unpaid tax refunds) was the issue put to the...
Photo: (l-r) Alex Bainton, deceased and Gilbert Tec, Jr., still in a coma
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 5, 2024
After being involved in a road traffic accident along with his school’s basketball team...
Photo: BEL’s Chief Executive Officer, John Mencias
by William Ysaguirre
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 5, 2024
Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) has increased its in-country capacity to generate power by 33 percent this year, through upgrades to the Westlake...
The New World Screw Worm (NWSW), which has reached our neighbors to the south and west, Guatemala, and Mexico in the north, has the potential to cause great harm...
“Georgia! Oh, Georgia!” Thus began a famous song by the legendary soul/gospel singer, Ray Charles. He was talking about a lady who blew his mind, so to speak. But,...
Most Belizeans living in the mighty USA (Belizeans/BelAms) are accomplished, having taken advantage of the myriad opportunities that exist in a country that has been the dominant economic and...
Photo: Janelle Chanona, Oceana Belize VP, Khadijah ‘Kaj’ Assales and Linda Searle, awardees
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 5, 2024
Two women were honored as winners in Oceana’s 14th annual Ocean Hero Awards on Wednesday, December 4. This year’s recipients were Khadijah “Kaj” Assales, a well-known jeweler, and Linda Searle, a dedicated marine biologist and conservationist.
The Oceana Ocean Hero Awards celebrate Belizeans who have made significant strides in ocean conservation, advocacy, and education.
“It’s an absolute privilege to celebrate fellow Belizeans who are passionate advocates for our marine resources and the people that depend on them,” said Oceana’s Vice President for Belize, Janelle Chanona. “Khadijah and Linda have shown unwavering dedication...
Photo: Photo of group on Tuesday in the Leigh Richardson Building in Belmopan observing the 35th anniversary of the CRC
by Orlando Pulido
SANTA ELENA TOWN, Cayo District, Wed. Dec. 4, 2024
The voices of Belizean children can be heard across the landscape. This is thanks to Belize signing an international document over three decades ago.
Belize commemorated the 35th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade in Belmopan on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. This was done in partnership with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and partner Ministries such as the Ministry of Human...
United States president, Joe Biden recently gave permission for Ukraine to fire long-range ballistic missiles, donated by the U.S., into Russia. In response, the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, has threatened to use tactical nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Putin has made such a threat before. When he first made such a threat, Biden went to the Chinese leader and asked him to intervene with Putin so that he would not use tactical nuclear weapons.
This is big people business, but nuclear war would be disastrous for all of planet earth’s eight billion people.
After World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, in which the principal combatants were Great Britain, Russia, and the...
Photo: Jaylil Adanai Clarence E. Usher, charged
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Nov. 28, 2024
Police have captured the man who they believe orchestrated the murder of 19-year-old Keon Jamal Quiroz, a resident of the...
