Nine-year-old karate student from the House of Shotokan Karate Academy Oliwia Ruta achieved three big wins this weekend at a karate competition in the United States. The Belen International Karate Tournament was held in New Mexico on Saturday. In her category, Ruta brought home three
Hugo Patt says he is not associated with the Alliance for Democracy. A statement from Patt states, "I, Hugo Patt, would like to clearly state that I am not associated with the event held this past Sunday by the Alliance for Democracy." Patt reiterated that he
Belize Defence Force soldier Genario Che Junior died on Monday night following a road traffic accident near Jacintoville on the Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway. Che died on the scene. Major Roberta Usher, Chief of Staff of the Belize Defence Force (BDF), said the force lost "a
The “Cell Phone Repair Course for Women and Youth” has been extended to the Orange Walk District. This initiative aims to provide women and youth in Orange Walk Town and surrounding villages with self-employment opportunities by equipping them with skills in cell phone maintenance and
The Alliance for Democracy stirred up the political scene on Sunday with a Special Unity Convention that saw U.D.P. delegates casting their votes for Albert Area Representative Tracy Taegar-Panton as the new leader of the U.D.P. However, this move has ignited fierce contention between Taegar-Panton's
As we reported, the buses came from far and wide from all six districts, and so did the boats from Belize Rural South’s Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker. And the supporters took up a significant space in the seating gallery at the Belize City Civic
Geraldine Tillett has been a long-standing resident of the Mesopotamia Division and a stalwart supporter of the United Democratic Party. She presented the motion for the recall of her Area Representative, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, as U.D.P. Leader at Sunday’s Alliance Convention. And she told News
While the U.D.P. status quo has remained unfazed by the Alliance for Democracy’s convention on Sunday, the Alliance members are moving forward to ensuring that the outcome of their convention motions and voting is implemented. Area Representative for Collet, Patrick Faber, said that the U.D.P.
Sunday’s event saw Attorney Jacqueline Willoughby elected as interim chair of the day’s events, and she conducted the verification of the quorum for the event. Thereafter, Taegar-Panton addressed the supporters and promised them that she will fight on their behalf to rebuild the U.D.P. She
Notably absent from Sunday’s Alliance for Democracy Unity Convention was the only elected U.D.P. mayor, Earl Trapp. He has been quite vocal over the last couple of years about his desire to see the party unified. We caught up with him in San Ignacio while
