Thomas Shaw, president of Belize Bus Association
Bus operators not on board yet with proposed national bus company
BELMOPAN, Mon. June 16, 2025
The Ministry of Transportation, headed by Minister Dr. Louis Zabaneh, has organized several consultations with bus operators to discuss the new proposal of a...
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. June 16, 2025
Faith Edgar, 23, of San Pedro Town was crowned the new Miss World Belize 2025 on Saturday, June 14, at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City.
Five...
Daniel Salazar, deceased
by Charles Gladden
SAN PEDRO, Ambergris Caye, Mon. June 16, 2025
A man was killed by his son over the weekend in San Pedro Town while the two men were having an argument...
Zaphir Barela, valedictorian
BELIZE CITY, Mon. June 16, 2025
Fifty-five young people embraced the future with hope and courage when Gwen Lizarraga High School held its 34th commencement exercises with the theme: “A time to reflect, a future to embrace”,...
With FIFA World Cup Qualifying games taking place this past week across the globe, football fans are in a frenzy whenever their national teams take the field to give...
It isn’t hidden from anyone: the bare facts behind the present standoff between public employees, mainly the teachers and public servants, and government. While our economy has grown since...
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...
Gwen Lizarraga High graduates 55
BELIZE CITY, Mon. June 16, 2025
Fifty-five young people embraced the future with hope and courage when Gwen Lizarraga High School held its 34th commencement exercises with the theme: “A time to reflect, a future to embrace”, at the Princess Hotel in Belize City on Saturday morning, June 14. They included 21 Science majors, 18 Business majors and 16 Technical majors.
Zaphir Barela, valedictorian
“Strive to do your best in whatever career path you choose, and don’t back down from doing your duty as your job warrants,” Minister of State for Sports Hon. Devin Daly encouraged them in his keynote address, which was delivered ad lib. He emphasized the importance of treating others with dignity and respect, as he cited his...
Youth Hub ribbon cutting
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Fri. June 13, 2025
The official ribbon cutting for a fully renovated and furnished Youth Hub at the Hope Center was held on Thursday, June 12, by the Belize City Council, in partnership with Pickstock area representative, Hon. Anthony Mahler.
“The first Hub has been a game changer in the city in terms of delivering the sort of institution where our kids can go after school to get mentoring, tutoring, and help with their homework. It's an investment. It's a strategy to invest in our youth now … many of our kids have been left behind. Many of our kids who are going to...
I would say that less than a month ago, Hon. Michael Finnegan did two television interviews a few days apart. One was with Nuri Muhammad at XTV/KREM Radio on a Friday morning, and the other was the following Wednesday night with Jules Vasquez on Channel 7.
I think it was in the Nuri Muhammad interview that Finnegan revealed that Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow, following the landslide defeat in March of 2003 of the United Democratic Party (UDP) he was leading, attempted to resign the leadership he had inherited from Dr. Manuel Esquivel following the UDP's massive defeat in the August 1998 general election. The leaders of the UDP unanimously rejected...
Union leaders sing union song after interview following JUNT meeting
“disrespectful” and “cunning,” said BNTU president, Nadia Martin-Caliz
BELIZE CITY, Fri. June 6, 2025
The Government’s 2nd counterproposal to the Joint Unions Negotiating Team (JUNT) was...
