Fifty-six protesters were arrested after violent clashes with police outside the Israeli Consulate, near the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, on the second night of the convention. Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling described the situation as “a danger to our city,” adding that the protesters
As the United Democratic Party (UDP) loses its standard bearer for Belize Rural South, Ramon Vasquez, it gains another three for the areas of Caribbean Shores, Port Loyola, and Freetown for the upcoming general elections. This afternoon, the party officially announced Dr. Nelma Jones-Mortis as the
CARICOM Youth Ambassador and Chairman of Red Bank Village, Kenroy Cal, stands accused of rape. According to police, a 21-year-old from Independence Village reported to police that on Sunday, August 18, 2024, sometime after 3:30 a.m., she was taken to a dark building behind Delicious
The People's National Party categorically condemns what it describes as the shocking decision by the People's United Party to authorize a staggering payout of $6.9 million in taxpayer dollars for land, a sum grossly inflated compared to the Belmopan City Council's valuation of merely 1/20th
The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, but on Tuesday, we entered the "season within the season"—the period when tropical activity in the Atlantic is at its most intense. This peak period, which runs through October 10, includes the overall peak of hurricane season
Chairman and CEO of Belize Broadcasting Network (BBN), Ramon Vasquez, stepped back from his role as standard bearer for the United Democratic Party (UDP) in Belize Rural South for the upcoming General Elections. The announcement was made on August 20, 2024, in a statement issued on
Carlos Fuller, Belize's Ambassador to the United Nations, called on all states under colonial rule to seek independence. This call was made during an international conference organised by the Baku Initiative Group (BIG) on June 20, 2024, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The
Researchers are investigating if bats' ability to manage high sugar levels could lead to breakthroughs in diabetes treatment. Wei Gordon, a biologist at Menlo College, studied fruit bats in Belize during the sixteenth Bat-a-thon, an annual event that convened 80-some researchers at Belize’s Lamanai Archaeological
The Briceño administration paid a whopping six point nine million dollars for fifteen acres of land in Belmopan and that sprawling property which belonged to businessman Kevin Zheng will be the site for the university hospital. The price tag for the acreage sold to the
Former P.M. Barrow, himself a seasoned attorney, also outlined the steps that could have been taken to acquire the property in question, including compensation once the land had been vested in the Minister of Natural Resources. Dean Barrow, Attorney-at-law “The minister, no doubt, after consultation with his
