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San Pedro Crowns Queen of the Bay Candidate

San Pedro officially crowned and introduced its Queen of the Bay 2026-2027 candidate this past weekend, welcoming Zsapphirrah Coleman as the island’s representative for the prestigious national pageant. Zsapphirrah is currently a second-year student at Corozal Junior College (CJC), where she is pursuing studies in Civil Engineering. She now begins

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Nassau Grouper Is Now Critically Endangered

The Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) is now a critically-endangered species. That’s according to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN. This means that populations, including spawning aggregations, have declined

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Prime Minister Barrow to Remain in Office Until 2020

Cabinet at its meeting on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, discussed the United Democratic Party’s (UDP) current trajectory heading towards the 2020 general elections. Ministers expressed great satisfaction at the evidence of support for the

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Belize Struggling With Battle Against Gillnet Fishing

Nine months after announcement, Gillnet Task Force is dead in the water – Fishers and fisher associations, private sector groups and NGOs warn political intransigence is compromising thousands of Belizean jobs, a 100-million-dollar industry

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Belize to Enhance Capacity of Human Trafficking Unit

Belize Enters Agreement with the Human Trafficking Institute to Enhance the Capacity of Belize’s Specialized Human Trafficking Unit On Thursday, October 25, 2018, The Belize Police Department and the Human Trafficking Institute entered into

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