Highlights
PWLB officially launched
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Mon. Apr. 15, 2024
The Football Federation of Belize (FFB) officially launched...
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...
Coye family exonerated of money laundering charges, but Income Tax wants its pound of flesh
According to the Commissioner of Income Tax Kent Clare, the Coyes owe over $3 million in back taxes
The successful appeal of the Coye family...
Belize to establish drug court
Attention of people in authority needs to be focused on youth
Dianne Finnegan, coordinator of the Youth Apprenticeship Program, announced last week on the final...
Belize flagged in US report as major money laundering jurisdiction
The 2014 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report released this week by the US State Department has listed Belize and the US as major money...
Disgruntled employees of beverage company frustrated with new terms of employment
Company says they are just trying to make life easier for everybody
A group of employees who work for the largest beverage distributor in the...
KREM will be on the river for this year’s La Ruta Maya River Challenge
The yearly spectacle of canoes and paddlers which has become known as the Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge will come to pass...
Some University of Belize history
(The From The Publisher column below was originally published in Amandala no. 1787 of Sunday, August 3, 2003)
I think it’s time we get this...
Police solve the Corozal Free Zone robbery; 4 men charged in court
Four men from Corozal who police accuse of being the thieves who robbed Mexican national, Ricardo Villasenior, 48, a businessman of Las Flores Manzana,...
Citrus industry one step closer to getting back on its feet
The contents of a recently formalized Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) – designed primarily to stabilize the finances and streamline the board of directors of...
“We are a little worse off”
Belize’s economic growth lagging behind Latin America and the Caribbean
Belize’s economy barely grew enough in 2013 to catch up with the rate at which...
Belize “Big Cat” at core of new tripartite strategy
Taiwanese own a third of land in corridor: ERI official
Jaguars are a fearsome and majestic wildlife attraction in Belize. Hundreds exist across the western...
BTB says 2013 tourist arrivals spiked 10%
According to the Belize Tourism Board (BTB)’s final figures for the last calendar year 2013, Belize’s overnight arrivals were up 6.1% and cruise tourist...
Street Arts Festival takes over downtown Belize City
For the fourth year in a row, the Institute of Creative Arts (ICA) has organized the annual Street Arts Festival, and today, the customary...
When EMS is not really express: customer insists on compensation
Postmaster General clarifies mail compensation policy
Belizeans frequently interface with the Postal Service, and while most mails are delivered within a reasonable time, some mails...
Immigration crackdown nabs Ladyville’s Blue House Bar owner and others
Immigration officers appear to be beefing up enforcement, and a routine check at the Blue House Bar in Ladyville, on Friday, led to the...
