International
Judge allows into evidence dying declaration of murder victim Egbert Baldwin
Egbert Baldwin, deceased (L); Camryn Lozano (Top right) and Albert Gill, on trial
by Roy...
Police welcome record-breaking number of new recruits
Photo: Squad 97 male graduates marching
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Apr. 22, 2024
Last Friday,...
The Museum of Belizean Art opens doors
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Apr. 18, 2024
The Museum of Belizean Art’s (MOBA) grand...
PWLB officially launched
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Mon. Apr. 15, 2024
The Football Federation of Belize (FFB) officially launched...
Guatemalan NOC suspended by IOC Exec. Board
by Marco Lopez
Yesterday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced its decision to suspend Guatemala’s National Olympic Committee effective Saturday, October 15. The suspension of...
Hurricane Julia kills 28 and counting in Central America
by Khaila Gentle
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Oct. 11, 2022
The storm that, at its strongest point, was Hurricane Julia has weakened since making landfall this weekend,...
Russian annexation of 4 Ukrainian territories condemned worldwide
“That invasion violates so many norms of international law. It also threatens the international security, and it creates a precedent that Belize, who is...
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,”...
