Highlights
Albert Vaughan, new City Administrator
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 15, 2024
On Monday, April 15, 2024, the Belize City Council...
Belize launches Garifuna Language in Schools Program
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 15, 2024
On April 12, Belize marked the 227th...
NATS Committee announces Farmers of the Year 2024
Photo: (left) Senior Farmer of the Year, Nandy Esban Aldana; (right) Female Farmer of...
To – David
“THE CANDLE MAY GO OUT,BUT THE MEMORY OF ITS LIGHT REMAINS”
by Thérèse Belisle-Nweke
Saturday, April...
Belize urges CARICOM to take urgent action on climate change
BELIZE CITY, Fri. Feb. 12, 2016--CARICOM Ministers who hold the environment portfolio in their respective countries met at the Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel today...
Amid Zika threat, Belize ramps up fight
- Amandala special report -
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Feb. 9, 2016--Last Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Zika a public health emergency, and today,...
New charges for Belize Bank customers
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Feb. 8, 2016--Banks make their money by means of interest charges on loans, but also through fees charged for services. Belize...
PUP leader John Briceño and his new National Executive sworn in
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Feb. 3, 2016--In the wake of the Opposition People’s United Party (PUP) convention on Sunday, January 31, this morning, the party’s...
Belize to launch national campaign, as WHO declares Zika emergency
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Feb. 1, 2016--World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Margaret Chan, this morning declared Zika to be an international public health emergency, particularly...
Caribbean fights to shield its US$29 bn tourism industry from Zika
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 27, 2016--The countries surrounding Belize have all reported confirmed cases of the Zika virus, and so have four of our...
The Titanic’s Leonardo DiCaprio seeks environmental clearance for Blackadore Caye resort
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Jan. 25, 2016--Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio—best known for his leading role in the 1997 movie, The Titanic—is seeking environmental clearance from...
Central American countries will try to crack down on international crime
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 21, 2016--Efforts are being made by various Central American countries to coordinate their efforts and harmonize their laws in order...
New Guatemala regime also aiming for ICJ
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Jan. 18, 2016--The installation of a new political regime in Guatemala last Thursday—a new congress, president and cabinet—marks a new era...
Danny Gutierrez appointed Belize’s first Ambassador to CARICOM
Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana, Wed. Jan. 13, 2016--Daniel Gutierrez, the man who has served as the marketing, logistics & communications manager for Belize Natural...
Supreme Court rules that GOB breached environmental law for NCL’s Harvest Caye
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 13, 2016--The Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) won an important claim in court today, when Supreme Court Justice Courtenay Abel...
Contrabandistas blamed for carrot crisis
SAN CARLOS, Orange Walk, Mon. Jan. 11, 2016--Orange Walk carrot producers stand to lose tens of thousands of dollars because their locally grown produce...
Amandala’s Year in Review, 2015
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Jan. 7, 2016--There were many important stories that captured the headlines in 2015, but the year’s biggest story is the one...
More CARICOM countries should join the CCJ, says Belize PM, as he assumes chair of CARICOM
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 31, 2015--Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow assumes chairmanship of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) at the start of the New Year,...
