Editorial
Marlyn Vansen wins National Song Competition 2023
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Sept. 18, 2023
The Bliss Center for the Performing Arts...
12th Annual Wreath-laying Ceremony honoring the Rt. Hon. George Cadle Price
Photo: Fr. Jeremy Zipple blessing the grave of the Rt. Hon. George Price
by Charles...
2023 Belize National Song Contest
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Sept. 14, 2023
In mid-August the National Institute of Culture and History’s...
Shanice Belize shines with Dark & Lovely feature
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Sept. 13, 2023
A Belizean model and entrepreneur, who goes...
Happy 42nd Birthday, Belize!
Our almost month-long September celebrations come to an end tomorrow, Thursday, September 21, our Independence Day. At midnight on September 20, 1981, with the...
Our road to independence
The second Great War, which ended in Europe in 1945, exacted a massive toll on the British Empire, so much so that had it...
The fading glory of the historic 10th
It is recorded that in 1797 the people who owned mahogany works in Belize, having gotten word of an imminent attack from Mexico, decided...
A war against guns
Monday, September 4, 2023
It’s the “multi-sectoral” approach, alright; that is the best way to tackle this continuing plague of gun violence and murder in...
ASR/BSI needs to open the books, and respect farmers’ share for bagasse
The government of the day has indicated it can work around a recent ruling in the courts that the mandatory contribution of American Sugar...
Our changing world – BRICS on our doorstep
Monday, August 28, 2023
What is this “BRICS” we keep hearing about? And what does it have to do with us, if anything? And what...
Too many productive Belizeans lost on bloody weekends
Last weekend was bloody, another bloody weekend, with many murders, fatal traffic accidents, and serious injuries, a number of them caused by individuals who...
A time to reflect
“Let’s recall some great men.” — Burning Spear
Monday, August 21, 2023
As the nation gears up for the upcoming month of national celebrations, there will...
BCCI could be seen as a partner in Waterloo’s assaults
The Minister of Sustainable Development, Hon. Orlando Habet recently chose Mr. Markhelm Lizarraga, a former private sector senator who earned respect across the nation...
“Waste a time!”—PUDP indulge in petty party politics
Sun. Aug. 13, 2023
There are major issues, both national and global, that should be of serious concern to Belizeans, and for which the opportunity...
The multi-million $ question: how to reduce the price of fuel
The burning of fossil fuels, the primary energy source of modern economies, became a concern of people around the globe some 50 plus years...
Killers on the loose; choose life
Mon. August 7, 2023
Capital punishment, though still on the books, has been unofficially abolished in Belize for a few decades now. Unfortunately, there remain a...
Our feeble justice system, a patsy for violent criminals
It is widely accepted that a robust justice system is a deterrent to violent crime, but in democracies like ours, that seems to be...
Honoring enslaved Africans who produced the wealth that propels our world
On Monday, July 31, Belize will commemorate Emancipation Day with a full public and bank holiday. For years, Ms. Virginia Echols, and then Ms....