Last week, we told you that developer David Gegg, of Portico Enterprises Limited, wrote to the Clerk of the National Assembly rectifying certain statements made before the Senate Special Select Committee on May twenty-first in Belmopan. In his letter, Gegg noted that while he sent
When it comes to highlighting Belizean culture, many think of rich food, dynamic music, diverse ethnicities displayed throughout the country. However, if you grew up in Belize, then there is a possibility that Belizean folklores were a memorable part of your childhood. In this week’s
Mexico’s President-elect, Doctor Claudia Sheinbaum snagged that country’s general elections on June second for a six-year term. She will replace Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has been in office since 2018. Sheinbaum, a scientist by profession, led the left-wing political party Morena, into the elections.
Sheinbaum’s victory came in the largest election in Mexico’s history. In addition to the presidential race, Mexicans also voted for candidates contesting more than twenty thousand positions across Mexico. And as Mexican women celebrate that one of them has achieved this first ever victory, Mexico’s
As far as the cartel uprising in the Quintana Roo area is concerned, Ambassador Arnold says that the situation has improved and that no Belizean has been targeted in the incidents, as military presence remains in southern Mexico. What is of concern are the intermittent
History was made on Thursday when Belize’s first-ever Disability Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives. This thirty-three-page bill seeks to ensure that people with disabilities have full and equal enjoyment of rights, privileges and benefits afforded by the Constitution of Belize. As Belize
Belize’s National Under-Eighteen Basketball team suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of U.S.A.’s under-eighteen team in Argentina. The upset came after a victorious first day for team Belize against Brazil on Monday. Team U.S.A. overcame Belize in blowout fashion, winning the game by a
Yama explained that her deceased husband may have entrusted the inheritance for their children to his sister because at the time of his death, they were separated. She said that she is not sure how much money the policy covers, and that her sister-in-law has
The Belize Council of Churches a few minutes ago issued a press statement regarding the forest fires that continue to devastate certain parts of the country, particularly the Toledo and Cayo districts. In its release, the Council says, "The Belize Council of Churches offers its prayers
On Monday, A.C.P. Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division, told reporters that forty-year-old George Dominguez and thirty-five-year-old Dwayne Tillett were shot because they were involved in a fight an hour earlier. The incident happened in San Ignacio Town on Saturday. A.C.P. Romero told the press
