Office of the Toledo Teachers Credit Union
Toledo’s credit union sacks entire Bella Vista Branch staff over fraud
TOLEDO, Mon. June 9, 2025
The Toledo Teachers Credit Union (TTCU) is the smallest credit union in Belize, but it is the only credit union in the Toledo District,...
David and Sidney Montenegro, deceased
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Mon. June 9, 2025
Two siblings of Bella Vista Village, Toledo District, lost their lives in a single-vehicle accident on Sunday, June 8, in the vicinity of...
by William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer)
BELIZE CITY, Mon. June 9, 2025
The Government of Belize, the People’s United Party and the wider nation are mourning the passing of one of its most powerful movers and shakers, Hon. Ralph Fonseca, who...
Tyler Young, valedictorian
BELIZE CITY, Mon. June 9 2025
“From Sadie to the World, our journey begins” was the theme for 41 young women and men who received their diplomas in business and technical vocational studies, when Sadie Vernon Technical High School...
A letter writer poses some serious questions in this current issue of Amandala, and a brief editorial comment would not suffice, so we will employ this whole editorial to...
The relationship between public employees and the leaders of government has been fractious since the employees’ demands for increased salaries and the restoration of a couple outstanding increments have...
There are certainly major differences in style and character between the two major political parties, the only two that have held the reins of government in Belize; and while...
On April 30, 2025, Dr. Richard Rosado took over as Commissioner of the Police Department; and on May 6, 2025, just a week after he took the reins of...
Top 3 winners (l-r) Sanders Chavez, San Jose Succotz RC; Jamira Hines, St. Peter Clever and Jace Williams, All Saints Anglican
by Charles Gladden
ORANGE WALK TOWN, Mon. June 9, 2025
Bowen and Bowen held its 28th annual National Spelling Bee competition in Orange Walk Town on Friday, June 6, at the Muffles College Auditorium.
“Today is a celebration of words; but more than that, it’s a celebration of curiosity, discipline, and the incredible power of young minds. To the finalists, you have already proven yourselves through hard work, late-night study sessions, and unwavering focus. No matter the outcome, you have inspired us all, which is something to buzz about,” said Nolan Michael,...
Dr. Adam Baird (center) receives a gift from Abbie Guillen (left) of Human Rights Research Project at UB along with Dr. Joyanne De Four-Babb (right) head of the Research Office at the Belmopan Central Campus, UB.
by Orlando Pulido (Freelance Writer)
SANTA ELENA TOWN, Cayo District, Sat. June 7, 2025
A sociologist from the United Kingdom, Dr. Adam Baird, launched a book on gangs in Belize at the University of Belize’s Central Campus in Belmopan, on Thursday, June 5. The book is entitled, “From South Central to Southside”.
A note from UB congratulated Dr. Adam Baird on the launch of From South Central to Southside—a compelling work that examines gang transnationalism, gender, and...
Personally, I believe the significance of the recently elected Pope's choice of “Leo XIV” as his papal name lies in the fact that the last papal Leo, Leo XIII, was the one responsible for the famous and critical encyclical entitled De Rerum Novarum, which was published around 1893 or so. The suggestion, then, is that the new Pope has a concern for the working poor, as Leo XIII did.
Rerum Novarum was the Roman Catholic Church's attempt to hold on to its working class faithful. In Europe, workers were becoming converted to an atheistic philosophy called Marxism, or communism. Rerum Novarum proposed a kind of socialist philosophy which would enable workers to fight against laissez-faire capitalism without...
Alexis Rosado
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Tues. Jun. 3, 2025
One of Belize’s former senior diplomats, former Ambassador to the European Union, Alexis Rosado, appeared at the Belmopan Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, June 3, as a...
