Ken Faber dies in road accident
LADYVILLE, Mon. Nov. 16, 2020-- Ken Francis Faber, 50, a Belizean seaweed salesman from Ladyville, died from injuries he sustained during a traffic accident...
COVID-19 update: 4,883 confirmed cases, 94 deaths
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Nov. 17, 2020-- Over this past weekend, 15 new COVID-19-related deaths were confirmed, a new record for Belize. Over the deadly...
“Hafedu Garinagu 2020!”
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Nov. 17, 2020-- Thursday, November 19, marks the 218th year since the arrival of the Garinagu people to the shores of...
Our concern for Nicaragua
It is very difficult to imagine how terrible the human conditions must be today, Tuesday, November 17, on the eastern coast of Nicaragua near...
Belize spared again!
Iota – the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
Eta – the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Nov. 17, 2020-- Belizeans traditionally...
PUP’s Mike Espat and Jorge Espat and UDP’s John Saldivar test positive for COVID-19
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Nov. 16, 2020-- Three members of the two major political parties have tested positive for the coronavirus following the 2020 general...
Steering Council ratifies Statutes of Belize Football Players Association
DANGRIGA, Stann Creek District, Wed. Nov. 4, 2020-- On Saturday, August 8, 2020, a number of elite players and club owners met in Belmopan...
Spurs/Belize football history – First attempt at Belize Professional League in 1974
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Nov. 4, 2020-- Professionalism has long been the dream and aspiration of athletes in Belize and the world over, and in...
Teddy Gonzalez shares his Spurs/Belize football history
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 2, 2020-- A couple months ago, on September 1, to be exact, we received an email from former Spurs Football...
A blowout every which way, but…
Last Wednesday’s general election was a blowout, a rout, a 26-5 shellacking that not even the world’s most dedicated optimist could find a bright...
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4th landslide loss by ruling party since independence
For the 4th time since we got independence, in 1981, the Belizean people have been so frustrated with a sitting government that they went...
All of us “fi win”, said the people
On Wednesday, November 11, the people spoke with their ballots in the 9th general election since independence, and their decision is that the party...
The next GOB must be under scrutiny from Day 1
It is traditional that the party that forms the new government after a general election gets what could be called a grace period during...
“Plan Belize” serious about governance; “Because Your Future Matters” is not
With less than a week to go before the general election, on Wednesday, November 11, the 88 candidates, which include five independents and representatives...
From the Publisher
The Garifuna people of Belize are not loyal to the Creoles. But, they have no reason to be. From the time the Garinagu came...
From the Publisher
A friend of mine from the diaspora (a septuagenarian like myself, incidentally) e-mailed me to say how much he looked forward to my post-election...
From the Publisher
“Ultimately, President Ydigoras Fuentes became convinced that his ace in the hole would be the results of his meeting with President John F. Kennedy. According...
YOU, YEW or YUGH?
Noah Curry’s herds are perishing from an unrelenting drought. Bill Starbuck, a personable conman comes to town, assesses the situation and promises to make...
Jehovah’s Witnesses are still very active
Dear Editor:
A reporter once said about the COVID-19 crisis: “You know the situation is very serious when even Jehovah’s Witnesses are not out there...
Moral integrity must be returned to government
Dear Editor,
The next government will have a unique opportunity to remove CEOs and revert back to having Permanent Secretaries as heads of government departments.
The...
Reboot, Belize Selectah!
Dear Editor,
The delinquency rate at the Blue Creek Credit Union is zero percent. That’s zero with a “Z.” Check it out for yourself by...
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BELMOPAN, Mon. Nov. 16, 2020-- Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño announced the members of his Cabinet on Friday, November 13, and on Monday, eighteen...
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From the Publisher en Español
El pueblo garífuna de Belize no es leal a los criollos. Pero no tienen ninguna razón para serlo. Desde que los garinagu llegaron a...
From the Publisher en Español
Un amigo mío de la diáspora (un septuagenario como yo, por cierto) me envió un correo electrónico para decirme cuánto esperaba con ansias mi...
From the Publisher en Español
“Al final, el presidente Ydígoras Fuentes se convenció de que su as en la manga sería el resultado de su reunión con el presidente...
From the Publisher en Español
En agosto de 1971, el reverendo Gerald Fairweather, el padre del más famoso Compton Fairweather, llegó a Belize desde Brooklyn para informar a los...
“Todos ganamos”, dijo la gente
El miércoles 11 de noviembre, la gente habló con sus papeletas en la 9ª elección general desde la independencia, y su decisión es que...
El próximo Gobierno de Belize debe estar bajo escrutinio desde el Día 1
Es tradicional que el partido que forma el nuevo gobierno después de una elección general obtenga lo que podría llamarse un período de gracia...
El “Plan Belize” se muestra serio sobre la gobernanza; “Porque su futuro importa” no
A menos de una semana de las elecciones generales, el miércoles 11 de noviembre, los 88 candidatos, que incluyen cinco candidatos independientes y representantes...
De libre de COVID-19 a una inminente crisis de salud
En la edición del 2 de octubre de este periódico notamos que información del Ministerio de Salud mostró que estábamos promediando 236 casos de...
International
Coronavirus “most severe health emergency” WHO has faced
Mon. July 27, 2020 (BBC)-- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said Covid-19 is easily the most severe global health emergency...
International
Dr Jesus Seade presents his work plan to lead the World Trade Organization
• He highlighted his career in the WTO as negotiator for Mexico and as Founder Deputy Director-General, as well as Chief Negotiator of the...