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Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2024. 9:33 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: Residents of the North Creek area of Belize City are reeling after a child drowned in the canal this evening. Police have confirmed his identity as Shakeel Wade, the son of murder victim Shakeem Humes who was killed in 2020 in the Western Paradise area. Wade apparently fell into the canal and disappeared. Searches began immediately and he was recovered from the water and taken to ho…

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Posted: Sunday, October 13, 2024. 12:32 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: Belizean centenarian and beloved community figure Alice Banner is celebrating her remarkable 109th birthday today. Born in Lemonal, Belize District, in 1915, Aunt Alice has inspired her family and all who know her story of resilience, grace, and love. Ваnnеr rеlосаtеd tо thе U.Ѕ. ѕоmеtіmе іn thе 1950ѕ оr 1960ѕ аnd wоrkеd fоr а јudgе аnd hіѕ fаmіlу untіl hеr rеtіrеmеnt. Niece, Dr. An…

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Belizean icon Alice Banner celebrates 109th birthday

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Oct. 10, 2024 Born and raised in the Port Loyola area of Belize City, 33-year-old Roberto Riverol has made many Belizeans at home proud as he has completed his studies in Virginia, USA, and became the country’s first and only firefighter who is a paramedic. Riverol told Amandala that […]

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Photo: U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols (l) and Prime Minister of Belize, Hon. John Briceño (r) BELIZE CITY, Tues. Oct. 8, 2024 United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian A. Nichols visited Belize this week. According to the media note from the U.S. Department of State, during his visit […]

High level US diplomat’s 4-day official visit to Belize

by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Wed. Oct. 9, 2024 The Department of the Environment (DOE), which falls under the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Climate Change, is currently making a concerted effort to tackle plastic pollution by enforcing Statutory Instrument No. 17 of the 2022 Environmental Protection (Pollution from Plastic) Regulations. In a press release […]

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DOE aims to phase out single-use plastic

Photo: Vicente Cerraras, sentenced BELIZE CITY, Wed. Oct. 9, 2024 Tonight, Vicente Cerraras, 43, a farmer, is spending his first night of a prison term of 15 years 11 months and 15 days (a 16-year sentence less the 15 days he had spent on remand) for two counts of rape of a child, 14, for […]

16 years for rape of child

Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2024. 10:48 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: Police are investigating the first murder for October and first reported since the end of the State of Emergency for Belize City and Cayo in September. The victim is 35-year-old Floyd Hyde of Reggae Street. According to police information he was found lying motionless in a pool of blood on the ground. The body appeared to have several stab wounds.  Floyd Hyde was at home with his …

Floyd Hyde killed on house steps on Reggae Street

Photo: Lynn Raymond Young (center) assumed the position of the Chair of the Permanent Council by Charles Gladden BELIZE CITY, Mon. Oct. 7, 2024 The Permanent Representative of Belize to the Organization of American States (OAS), Lynn Raymond Young has assumed the position of the Chair of the Permanent Council. A ceremony was done at […]

Belize assumes Chair of OAS Permanent Council

Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2024. 4:22 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: On October 16, 2024, the Belize City Traffic Management Committee met to ensure the seamless coordination and safety of city’s streets, recognizing the vital role this plays in enhancing the quality of life for residents. In a meeting chaired by Mayor Bernard Wagner, the Committee engaged a diverse array of internal and external stakeholders, including Councillors Eluide M…

Belize City Traffic Management Committee discusses coordination and safety

Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2024. 4:40 pm CST. Press Release The Ministry of Economic Development (MED) and the Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing (MIDH), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), welcomed the JICA Survey Team (JST) during a press conference to discuss the Swing Bridge Replacement Project on October 16. The JST will assess local needs and develop a project concept, which will then b…

Government of Belize Discusses the Swing Bridge Replacement Project with JICA

Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2024. 2:57 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: Police are investigating the death of a young child in Belize City, 6-year-old King Shakeel Wade. A neighborhood babysitter reported that she had left Wade seated on an old refrigerator while she attended to the other children in her care. Around 3:30 p.m., one of Wade’s siblings went looking for him when they were informed by another minor that Wade had fallen into the canal. At …

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