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BY RENAE OSBOURNE Observer staff reporter osbourner@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 8 12:20 AM
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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Vegas, Sly Dunbar, Leroy Sibbles to be honoured at Reggae Genealogy 2026
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Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
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January 8 12:12 AM
Jamaica in strong position to host World Athletics events following stadium upgrade — Coe
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Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
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Historic Manning’s School to benefit from 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast
January 8 12:06 AM
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Belizean authorities are moving to clamp down on the use of drones amid concerns that they pose a security risk for aircrafts...
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Tracy Taegar-Panton has been sworn in as the first-ever woman to lead Belize's main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) ...
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – The Belize government Thursday said it has received a US$300,000 grant from the World Trade Organization (WTO) Fish Fund to h...
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Four Jamaicans to compete in 2025 Caribbean Elite Road Cycling Championships in Belize
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Four national cyclists will depart the island next week for Belize to participate in the 2025 Caribbean Elite Road Cycling Champio...
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Commonwealth condemns illegal entry into Belize by Guatemala soldiers
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LONDON, United Kingdom (CMC)-Commonwealth Secretary General, Shirley Botchway on Wednesday said she is “deeply disturbed” at the recent incursion by m...
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Belize rejects Guatemala’s account of illegal entry into Belize by soldiers
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – The Belize government has 'forthrightly' rejected a statement issued by Guatemala in which it sought to present 'alterntive f...
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Caricom calls on Guatemala to desist from illegally entering Belizean territory
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping on Tuesday called on Guatemala to ensure that its military forces “desist from i...
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IMF welcomes strong economic recovery in Belize
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Belize police commissioner sent on leave after abduction of Belizean man
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Belize hosts first national climate finance forum
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The Belize government has held the country’s first National Climate Finance Forum, identifying financing gaps and charting pa...
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New initiatives to deal with sargassum in Belize
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future is providing a grant of BDZ$250,000 to the Belize Hotel Association (BHA) and the Be...
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CCCCC names new assistant executive director
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The Executive Director of the Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), Colin Young, says the appointme...
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Belize confirms first human case of New World Screwworm
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Belize has recorded its first confirmed human case of New World Screwworm (NWS) since its re-emergence in the country in Dece...
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U15 Boyz blank Belize 2-0 to open Concacaf Championships
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U15 Boyz blank Belize 2-0 to open Concacaf Championships
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Jamaica made a winning start to the Concacaf U15 Boys Championships on Monday, beating Belize 2-0 in their opening Group D game at Stadion CD Guillerm...
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Belize introduces rotavirus vaccine to prevent diarrheal illnesses in children
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — Belizean health authorities have introduced the rotavirus vaccine into the country’s national vaccination schedule, describin...
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Belize gov’t announces containment of measles outbreak
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Belize gov’t announces containment of measles outbreak
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The Belize government says there has been an “effective containment” of the measles outbreak with the country recording no ne...
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Belize worried about cases of chronic kidney disease
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) -Belizean authorities are monitoring the presence of non-traditional chronic kidney disease (CKD) that is due to long hours in ...
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Belize to allocate funding to deal with sargassum
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Belize to allocate funding to deal with sargassum
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BELMOPAN, Belize, (CMC) – The Belize government says it will allocate funding and offer incentives to facilitate the collection and transportation of ...
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Belize launches committee to develop national electricity energy mix plan
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Belize launches committee to develop national electricity energy mix plan
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BELMOPAN, Belize, (CMC) –  The Belize government says it launched the Special Electricity Committee (SEC) to spearhead the development of a National E...
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Belize sugar crop falls victim to devastating fungus
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Belize sugar crop falls victim to devastating fungus
June 29, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – Belize Prime Minister John Briceño says this year’s sugar crop will be one of the worst in recent years after the Fusarium Wi...
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BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) — The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) officially broke ground this week to construct its new state-of-the-art...
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Golding knocks muted international response to US actions
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