International
When there is competition, the people benefit, says Mayor Wagner
The Mayor of Belize City says that the City Council is in no way...
Older Persons Week 2022 is observed
by Khaila Gentle
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Sept. 29, 2022
The Executive Director of HelpAge Belize, Ms....
PM Briceño calls for “global reimagining” of financial architecture at 77th UNGA
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Sept. 26, 2022
Today marks the last day of the 77th United...
Gerald “Lord” Rhaburn: Belizean. Calypsonian. Cultural Icon.
by Khaila Gentle
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Sept. 21, 2022
Dominique Noralez said it best when she...
Brazilian national elected as new PAHO Director
WASHINGTON, Wed. Sept. 28, 2022
Today, member states of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) elected Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva, Jr., to be the...
New UN General Assembly highlights ‘solidarity, sustainability and science’
Acknowledging that the world faces uncertainty and widening geopolitical fissures, Csaba Kõrösi reminded delegates that the United Nations was created out of the ashes of...
Queen Elizabeth II laid to rest
BELIZE CITY, Mon, Sept. 19, 2022
Over 2,000 guests attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Among them was the Governor General of Belize,...
UN says 50 million people worldwide stuck in ‘modern slavery’
The pandemic, armed conflicts, and climate change have exacerbated conditions, trapping people in forced labour or marriage.
Mon. Sept. 12, 2022 (Aljazeera)
The number of people...
Nicaraguans overwhelm Costa Rica’s asylum system
by Marco Lopez
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Fri. Sept. 2, 2022
A recent report from the Associated Press highlights the pressures being placed on the Costa...
Man arrested for failed assassination attempt on Argentinian vice president
A man held a pistol at point-blank range in front of Vice President Christina, but the gun misfired.
by Khaila Gentle
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Thurs. Sept....
1st case of monkeypox identified in El Salvador
El Salvador, Wed. Aug. 31, 2022
The head of the Ministry of Health in El Salvador, Francisco Alabi, confirmed yesterday that the first case of...
China experiencing “worst heatwave in climatic history”
As a result of the heatwave and drought, industries have shut down, millions have lost power, and the depth of parts of the Yangtze...
Climate change forces indigenous islanders in Panama to relocate
Some 2,000 islanders in Guna Yala will become one of the first indigenous communities in Latin America to relocate because of climate change.
Islander Magdalena...
Celebrating Marcus Garvey, 2022 — The UNIA Declaration
by Louis - Emerson
One hundred twenty-two years ago, thousands of delegates of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) gathered in Harlem, New York. The...
Bill Russell, who transformed pro basketball, dies at 88
A Hall of Famer who led the Celtics to 11 championships, he was “the single most devastating force in the history of the game,”...
Magnitude 4.9 quake on Honduras coast felt in Belize
by Khaila Gentle
LA CEIBA, Honduras, Tues. Aug. 2, 2022 A moderate earthquake that occurred off the coast of Honduras was felt in some...
US reports first poliovirus case in nine years
By Khaila Gentle
ALBANY, New York, Thurs. July 21, 2022
The New York State Department of Health announced on Thursday that a patient in Rockland County,...
Jamaican labs get FDA accreditation
by Khaila Gentle
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tues. July 19, 2022The Jamaican National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) held an award ceremony on Tuesday celebrating the agency’s recent...
