On Saturday, the People’s United Party mobilized hundreds of supports from across the country and bused them into Belize City for a massive rally at the Memorial Park. It was a national event held by the ruling party to introduce all mayoral and councilor candidates
Prime Minister John Briceño also took the stage a short while after and wasted no time in going after his political opponents. The considerable show of support is the People’s United Party in its prime and listening to the party leader from the podium, the
The thirty-eight annual James A. Waight award has been posthumously bestowed on Roy Matthew Miller. Miller, a former Peace Corps volunteer in his youth, is known as the founder of Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. He is also known as an advocate for watersheds and environmental
The Department of Nationality and Passports and the International Organization on Migration handed over the first batch of permanent residency documents to persons who applied under the government’s Amnesty Program. With their legal standing and immigration status now regularized, the recipients are one step closer
The Government of Belize and the United Nations held the third Joint National Steering Committee meeting today. Currently, there are nineteen U.N. agencies operating in Belize, aiding in the nation’s efforts towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These meetings give G.O.B. and these U.N.
Belize is among a list of eleven countries across Latin America and the Caribbean that has developed and implemented a Multidimensional Poverty Index to assess and address poverty. This morning, the United Nations Development Programme and the Ministry of Economic Development, along with the Statistical
In January, we showed you the deplorable state of the Marion Jones Sporting Complex’s race track. And the Marion Jones Sporting Complex is not the only sporting facility that is in dire need of upgrades. Across the country, athletes are subjected to training and competing
Minister Ferguson also announced that his ministry is committing four thousand dollars monthly to the Belize Elite Basketball League. This is in response to the league’s complaint over the five thousand dollars price tag attached to the use of the Belize City Civic Center for
Good evening and welcome to another edition of Sports Monday, I am Paul Lopez. From an entertainment point of view, the Belize City Defenders spared no expense in giving fans a show on Friday night inside the Belize City Civic Center. A thirty-foot monitor was
Twenty-two-year-old Steven Diaz is tonight in police custody after handing in himself in the presence of an attorney. On Tuesday, we reported that the Orange Walk resident was wanted in connection with the murder of nineteen-year-old Joshua Ku which occurred in the predawn hours of
