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BDF soldiers get land titles
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Aug. 11, 2022 On Thursday and Friday of last...
CITCO Youth Innovation summer camp ends
150 kids from various parts of the city were given certificates for completing CITCO’s...
Who’s JR Smith?
Accomplice in a joint enterprise—or mastermind?
By Marco Lopez
The mass shooting in Hopkins village over...
No overnight solution to crime in Lake I—DPM Hyde
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Aug. 8, 2022 The Deputy Prime Minister, and area representative for...
“RTA” victim in OW likely beaten to death
by Charles Gladden
ORANGE WALK, Mon. Aug. 8, 2022 When the body of an Orange Walk man—47-year-old Israel Chable—was found on the side of the...
BMP councilors oppose appointment of deputy mayor without vote
BELMOPAN, Thurs. Aug. 11, 2022 There seems to be some tension between the leadership and the councilors of the Belmopan City Council. Two opposing...
Cop caught on camera trafficking Corona
The police officer can be seen on a Tik Tok video carrying crates of what seems to be beer across the Belize/Guatemala border near...
Gagged man in viral video denies abuse allegations
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Aug. 11, 2022
A video of a man gagged and tied up by a woman who appeared to be his common-law wife...
Troy Banner remanded to prison for harming newborn
by Khaila Gentle
BELMOPAN, Tues. Aug. 9, 2022In this Tuesday’s issue of AMANDALA, we reported that Camalote resident Troy Banner had been detained and charged...
Salvadoran national sentenced to 15 years for rape of child, 5
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Aug. 10, 2022 Salvadoran national, Bairo Gomez, who in June pleaded guilty to raping a 5-year-old child in October...
Killer of PC Marvin Locke pleads guilty
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Aug. 10, 2022It was a brazen act that stunned the public—the fatal stabbing of a police constable, Marvin Locke,...
GoB launches National Roadshow to support micro, small, & medium enterprises
by Khaila Gentle
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Aug. 5, 2022
This past Friday, the Government of Belize held the launch of its first ever MSME roadshow, which...
CCJ issues reasons for ordering Hillaire Sears’ release
The Court found that Sears’ constitutional rights had been breached by Belize’s parole board.
by Khaila Gentle
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago, Mon. Aug....
Fatal RTA in Cotton Tree
COTTON TREE, Mon. Aug. 8, 2022 A 27-year-old man from Franks Eddy Village lost his life in a fatal road traffic accident that occurred...
BSCFA and BSI/ASR “joined at the hip,” says PM
Sugarcane farmers are asking for government intervention, while ASR/BSI is of the view that the two entities should resolve their differences and reach an...
Proceedings against Sharon Pitts conclude; Hubert Elrington calls the UDP a “bunch of crooks”
He said that the $400,000 lawsuit was simply a way for the former Barrow administration to “throw dirt” on Sharon Pitts’
name.
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Aug....
CARICOM holds consultations on Gender Equality Strategy
The CARICOM Secretariat is holding a series of consultations with member states on the Regional Gender Equality Strategy, which seeks to achieve and safeguard...
PM says mass shooting “unBelizean”
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Aug. 8, 2022 The Prime Minister, Hon. John Briceño, while speaking to local reporters last week, commented on last Sunday’s mass...
