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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Hon. Michael “Mike” Espat laid to rest

by Kristen Ku PUNTA GORDA TOWN, Toledo District,...

Belize hosts ACCP Conference

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 13,...

Hadie Goldson dies at 90

She was Belize’s first female attorney and...

Itz’at STEAM Academy inaugurated

Photo: Minister of Education, Hon. Francis Fonesca and Prime Minister of Belize, Hon. John Briceño unveil Itz’at STEAM Academy plaque by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Fri. May 10, 2024 An inauguration ceremony was held on Friday, May, 10, for the Itz’at STEAM Academy, located on the grounds...

Alleged Celebrity Restaurant scammer charged

Photo: Jemine Patrice Thurton, arraigned BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 13, 2024 A woman who ordered and received from Celebrity Restaurant thousands of dollars’ worth of food and drinks, including cocktails and beers, but did not...

Mexico and Central America grappling with extreme heat and power outages

Photo: Heat wave in Mexico (photo credit: Reuters) by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 13, 2024 A searing heatwave continues to affect Mexico and its neighboring countries, pushing power grids to the brink and triggering...

Man crushed by car

by Charles Gladden PLACENCIA, Stann Creek District, Mon. May 13, 2024 A man from Maya Beach Village, Stann Creek District, met his untimely death on Friday, May 10, while working on his car in his yard. According to...
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He pushed her!

Photo: Surveillance footage of the incident by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 13, 2024 In footage captured by surveillance cameras installed within the western border Immigration Office a senior Immigration officer can be seen forcefully...

Power outage shuts down most of Belize for over 5 hours

Photo: BEL working to restore power by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Fri. May 10, 2024 On Thursday, Belize experienced an unannounced five-and-a-half-hour power outage. Despite our earlier check-ins with Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) on the plans...

Belize hosts ACCP Conference

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 13, 2024 The Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) is holding its 38th Annual General Meeting and Conference from today, Monday, May 13, to Friday, May 17, in Belize City. The ACCP was formed in 1987 in Castries, St. Lucia, to serve as the main organization within the Caribbean to endorse and facilitate collaboration and cooperation for the development and implementation of policing strategies within the region. Its objectives then were regional cooperation in the suppression of criminal activities in such areas as narcotics, terrorism, and organized crime; the exchange of information in criminal investigations; the sharing of common services which may include training, forensic...

Editorial

Solidarity! Towards our destiny

Sunday, May 12, 2024 As the days and weeks and months pass by, it is becoming nearer and nearer to that time when we Belizeans will be sitting on edge,...

“Why? Why? Why??” No waata fi Belize City!

Photo: BWS repairing leak on main line by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 13, 2024 Between...

Hadie Goldson dies at 90

She was Belize’s first female attorney and wife of national hero, Philip Goldson by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 13, 2024 Hadie Goldson, the first female Belizean to be recognized as an attorney and the wife of the late national hero Philip Goldson, passed away last Wednesday at the...
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Giovanni Ramirez, key witness in Selgado case, jailed for gang membership

Photo: Giovanni Henry Ramirez, charged by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 13, 2024 On Thursday, May 9, police officially arrested and charged Giovanni Henry Ramirez, a 30-year-old Belizean laborer of Seine Bight Village, for being...

From the Publisher

As a follow-up to last Friday’s column, let it be emphasized that while the PUP’s Ralph Fonseca, who had...

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As the eldest child (three sons, one daughter) of...

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When I started to get on my feet financially...

AstraZeneca acknowledges vaccine side effects

by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Thurs. May 9, 2024 The Oxford-AstraZeneca...

US State Department issues 2023 Country Report on Human Rights

by Kristen Ku BELIZE CITY, Wed. Apr. 24, 2024 The Country...

Teacher discusses traditional and alternative/authentic assessments

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Dear Editor, Assessment is an ongoing process...

Dictators v. Tribunes

by Hart Tillett Mon. Apr. 15, 2024 Dear Editor I’m enclosing this...
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Features

Ugly US roast

by Colin Hyde Ever since a US presidential hopeful named...

The Village Ram!

Friday, May 10, 2024 In 1963, The Mighty Sparrow, the...

15 May, Wednesday, is NAKBA Day

 Sunday, May 12, 2024 We commemorate the Catastrophe that was...

Indifference!

Monday, May 13, 2024 “All the buoys which have marked...

Sports

Cayo beat Hurricanes

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 13, 2024 The Cayo...

Ahmadiyya Basketball League Week 10 results

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. May 13, 2024 The Ahmadiyya...

Biscayne Gov’t girls and San Narciso RC boys are national primary school softball champions

Photo: Biscayne Government School – National Girls Primary School...

Verdes comes to town!

Photo: Verdes striker Matias Veron vs Port Layola defender...
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