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PM Briceño attends change of presidential command ceremony in Mexico

Photo: (l-r) Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico...

Senator Erica Jang attended CPA Residency in Malaysia

Photo: Senator Erica Jang by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY,...

National heroes on Belize bills

Photo: (l-r) Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price...

Teachers fed up with licensing/payment issues

Photo: (l-r) Kimberly Lopez and Janelle Cacho - Primary School Teacher Over 130+ teachers have not been paidin months BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 3, 2024 On Wednesday morning, the Belize National Teachers’ Union (BNTU) dropped the bombshell news that over 130 teachers around the country have not...

Belmopan CITCO investigates Innovabel land scandal

Photo: Former Belmopan mayor, Sharon Palacio Former Belmopan mayor, Sheran “Sharon” Palacio has come out to publicly defend her decisions to distribute lands at concessionary rates, saying, “Poor people need land too.” by Marco Lopez BELMOPAN,...

BCC New Trade License Regime Town Hall Meeting

Photo: Mayor Bernard Wagner BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 3, 2024 The Belize City Council (BCC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour, and Local Government, held a town hall meeting on...

Could the US port strike affect Belize?

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. Oct. 2, 2024 Over ten thousand dockworkers in the United States decided to go on strike when the clock hit midnight on Tuesday, October 1, in an effort to secure higher...
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Jealous officer assaults Jewel’s Olympian

Photo: Luwis Pascascio, charged by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. Sept. 30, 2024 Shaun Gill, 31, was Belize’s only athlete representative at the 2024 Olympics, but he became a victim of police brutality when police...

Sports Council Accounts Clerk convicted

Photo: Ivan Ayuso, remanded BELIZE CITY, Fri. Sept. 27, 2024 Tonight, a former Senior Accounts Clerk for the National Sports Council, Ivan Ayuso is spending his first night on remand, pending sentencing for the offenses...

Senator Erica Jang attended CPA Residency in Malaysia

Photo: Senator Erica Jang by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. Sept. 30, 2024 Last week Senator Erica Jang joined parliamentarians and parliamentary staff throughout the Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Parliamentary Academy Residency Programme in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The programme was held for 7 days from September 22 – 28 and included ten interactive topics that were discussed throughout the session. Each day, participants engaged in ten interactive sessions, guided by experienced mentors. They practiced legislating, scrutinizing, and advocating around a central issue daily, both in the parliamentary chamber and community settings. Additionally, the participants had their skills tested among colleagues in various scenarios, including community outreach, the parliamentarian chamber, and committee...

Editorial

Too much emphasis on beef cattle for export, not enough on wholesome foods for our tables

The flagship achievement of this government in the agricultural sector is the cattle industry. With ranchers now freely exporting cattle to Guatemala, and a formal trade with Mexico being...

Cayo villager dies in motorcycle crash

by Charles Gladden SAN ANTONIO VILLAGE, Cayo District, Thurs. Sept. 26, 2024 A single motorcycle collision...

National heroes on Belize bills

Photo: (l-r) Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price and Phillip Goldson by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. Sept. 30, 2024 It has been confirmed that the faces of Belize’s national heroes, the Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price and Hon. Philip Goldson, will be printed on the country’s paper bills and are...
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Man kills brother in Toledo

Photo: Matyas Bo, charged by Charles Gladden BELLA VISTA, Toledo District, Wed. Sept. 25, 2024 A man from Bella Vista Village, Toledo District, is in police custody, as he allegedly murdered his brother on Wednesday morning,...

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With Belizean party politics in heavy disarray, the attention of most urban Belizeans is focused on the television pyrotechnics...

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In the 1974 general election, I ran as the single...

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When you write in the attempt to convince someone...

Protests erupt over disputed election in Venezuela

Photo: Nicolas Maduro, re-elected Venezuelan president (Getty Images) by Kristen...

Labour Party’s Keir Starmer is new UK prez after historic election sweep

Photo: Keir Starmer, new UK president (Photo: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters) by...

Pomp and Circumstance!

Tuesday, September 3, 2024 Dear Editor, In a Letter to the...

Sister of deceased icon, Jenny Lovell, demands “a full investigation”

Hon. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Julio...
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Features

Savage Zion, a squirmy situation

by Colin Hyde Neri Briceno, a Belizean American (BelAm), in...

Life!

Monday, September 30, 2024 at 10:51 PM I wish I...

Hopelessness!

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 8:41 PM Last night I...

Alcohol in a bottle, girl, 2 men of the “military” breed

by Colin Hyde So, Compol Williams got himself into some...

Sports

SJC volleyball boys win, 3-1, vs Guatemala at XXI CODICADER Games

Photo: SJC boys volleyball players celebrate 3-1 win over...

SCA girls & SJC boys lead CSSSA volleyball

Photo: Anglican Cathedral College girls by William Ysaguirre BELIZE CITY, Wed....

Leon O’Brien & Chrystal Thomas win 4th annual BCC Half Marathon

Photo: Leon O’Brien and Chrystal Thomas, 4th Annual BCC...

Verdes FC sacks Pirates, 2-0, to lead PLB football

Photo: Port Layola’s “Small Axe”, Rene Leslie explodes for...
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