1798 was an event. 1898 helped construct its national memory. But neither created the sovereign country called Belize.
CHAPTER ONE
SPECIAL HISTORICAL SERIES
Belize City: Sunday 13th September 2026: There comes a point in the life of every mature nation when patriotism must become strong enough to withstand history.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 — AS BELIZE CELEBRATES 45 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE, ANOTHER CLOCK IS TICKING AT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
SPECIAL REPORT
Belize City : Saturday 12th September 2026:
On September 21, 1981, the Union Jack came down and the Belizean flag rose over a new independent nation.
Forty-five years later, on September 21, 2026, Belize will again raise that flag.
IRAN SPLITS THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL — AND PUTS THE POST-WAR ORDER UNDER STRAIN
SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL ANALYSIS
Belize City: Friday 11th September 2026:
NEW YORK — The argument inside the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, September 10, 2026, was ostensibly about Iran. But listen carefully to what the five permanent members were actually arguing about and a much larger confrontation emerges.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
ANU DID NOT CREATE BELIZE'S REGULATORY PROBLEM — ITS COLLAPSE EXPOSED IT
Belize City: Friday 11th September 2026
And then there are failures that can steal something money cannot replace:
YEARS OF A YOUNG PERSON'S LIFE.
1798, September 10 and the unfinished journey from colonial memory to Belizean consciousness
10th SEPTEMBER SPECIAL FEATURE
Belize City: Thursday 10th September 2026: There are moments when a country must do something more difficult than celebrate its history.
It must examine it:.
Belize did not suddenly discover the MCC conditions in September 2026. So how did two years of preparation become ten days of parliamentary urgency?
Belize City: Wednesday 9th September 2026: There is a very dangerous temptation in the public discussion surrounding Belize's US$125 million Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact.
It is to reduce everything to one question:
WORLD BANK'S NEW HUMAN-CAPITAL LENS PUTS BELIZE UNDER A DIFFERENT MICROSCOPE
Special Feature
Belize City: Tuesday 8th September 2026: For decades, when Belize has discussed human development, much of the national conversation has revolved around schools.
Build more classrooms. Provide scholarships. Train teachers. Expand access to tertiary education. Introduce technology. Improve examination results.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
A must Read
Belize City: Monday 7th September 2026: This story is no longer simply about a BZ$40 million loan.
When a Cabinet Minister says some politicians are “hungrier for power than others,” Belize should listen carefully — because the people have been saying something remarkably similar for years.
Belize City: Monday 7th September 2026: There comes a point when public distrust can no longer be dismissed as opposition politics, Facebook noise, talk-show agitation or the natural cynicism people supposedly have toward government.
Belizeans are not simply asking why electricity costs more. They are asking why some household meters are suddenly recording substantially more electricity consumption. Cabinet's GST concession may reduce part of a bill. It cannot prove that the kilowatt-hours producing that bill are correct.
SPECIAL ENERGY ACCOUNTABILITY FEATURE — PART II
