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Florida Tech students build robotic manatee to study species in wild
Florida Today
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Florida Tech students are developing a robotic manatee, called "Mechanatee," to study real manatees without disturbing them. The robot will mimic the movements and communication of manatees to gather data on their behavior and habitat. The project...
Climate Science Digest: March 24, 2025
Muser Press
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March 25, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Oxygen for Mars To mitigate global climate change, emissions of the primary culprit, carbon dioxide,...
Food and Agriculture Organization representative meets with Agriculture CEO to strengthen agricultural cooperation in Belize
Breaking Belize News
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March 25, 2025
Views: 139Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2025. 11:30 am CST. By Zoila Palma: Recently appointed Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Representative for Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Belize, Dr. Ana Laura Victoria Touza, is currently on an official...
Belize removes image of Queen Elizabeth from currency
The Voice
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January 31, 2025
BELIZE HAS removed the image of the late Queen from its currency. The new designs unveiled by Belize’s Central Bank feature two of the Caribbean country’s national heroes instead. The new notes will feature George Cadle Price, the nation’s first...
BBC feature shines light on Belize cave where Maya made final pleas
Breaking Belize News
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March 24, 2025
Views: 323Posted: Monday, March 24, 2025. 4:29 pm CST. By Horace Palacio: Dr. Jaime Awe never imagined that one phone call would lead to one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Belize. Now featured on the BBC’s Outlook documentary...
Families of three Revere women found dead in Belize raise concerns about investigations
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The families of three young Revere women found dead in a Belize hotel room are marking one month since their devastating loss and demanding an “honest and full investigation” into the circumstances surrounding their deaths. The three women —...
OAS mission says Belize’s 2025 general elections were peaceful and successful
Amandala
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March 23, 2025
Maricarmen Plata, Chief, OAS Electoral Observation Mission in Belize BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 20, 2025 The Organization of American States (OAS) Electoral Observation Mission to Belize concluded its working visit and submitted its 19-page...
Awaiting update, families of Revere women found dead in Belize demand ‘full truth'
NECN - Massachusetts
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The families of the three Revere women found dead in their Belize hotel room last month say that four weeks after their deaths they're still awaiting answers from law enforcement in Belize. Imane Mallah, 24, Kaoutar Naqqad, 23, and Wafae El Arar,...
The State Theatre hosts science event on preserving our history
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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The Sioux Falls State Theatre will host a documentary film screening and Q&A on Tuesday about the nature of protecting our past to support our future. “Lost and Found: Preserving the Past in a Disappearing World” is part of The State’s Science on...
Families of 3 local women found dead in Belize looking for answers
WDHD 7 - Massachusetts
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March 24, 2025
BOSTON (WHDH) - The families of three local women who were found dead in Belize are still searching for answers. It has been nearly a month since the women’s bodies were discovered after they traveled to the country to celebrate one of their...
MasterCard and Belize Bank Launch STEM Workshops for Girls
Love FM
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March 19, 2025
A group of employees from MasterCard is in Belize this week to hold special training sessions on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for primary school girls. The Belize Bank partnered with MasterCard to bring the Girls 4 Tech...
Belize Wins Big at Caribbean STEM Olympiads, Secures Two Gold Medals
Love FM
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January 30, 2025
The Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF) hosted the third annual Caribbean STEM Olympiads (CSO) virtually from the 13 to 19 of January. This year’s event saw performances from students across the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), with seven countries...
Drunk on denial: Belize’s silent epidemic
Amandala
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March 23, 2025
by Nuri Muhammad BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 20, 2025 There is a pervasive lie in modern society that claims all psychological and behavioral dysfunction is solely the fault of the individual. This narrative insists that trauma, addiction,...
Detection Rate of Diabetic Retinopathy Before and After Implementation of Autonomous AI-based Fundus Photograph Analysis in a Resource-Limited Area in Belize
Dove Medical Press
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March 21, 2025
Introduction According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF),1 537 million adults aged 20–79 years were living with diabetes mellitus (DM) in 2021, and over three in four adults with diabetes live in low and middle-income countries. Out...
Senior Courts of Belize Receive Generous Donations of Law Books from the International Law Book Facility
Breaking Belize News
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March 22, 2025
Views: 57Posted: Saturday, March 22, 2025. 8:24 am CST. Press Release Chief Justice, the Hon. Madam Louise Esther Blenman, of the Senior Courts of Belize, is pleased to announce the receipt of a generous donation of over 124 law books from the...
Belize removes Queen Elizabeth’s image on its dollar banknotes
Zambian Observer
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January 26, 2025
Belize has taken a “significant step” toward removing iotas of colonialism by replacing the image of the late Queen Elizabeth on its dollar bills with those of national heroes. Unveiling the new design of the bank notes late on Thursday, January...
Belize Advances Crime-Fighting with State-of-the-Art Rapid DNA Testing
Love FM
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January 29, 2025
The government is hoping that with a newly installed state-of-the-art Applied Biosystems Rapid HIT ID instrument, its crime fighting and prosecution strategies would be significantly improved. Belize National Forensic Science Service (NFSS) in its...
Cuba congratulates Francis Fonseca on his ratification as Belize's foreign minister
Cuban News Agency
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March 21, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 19 (ACN) In a post on X, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla congratulated Francis Fonseca on his ratification as Belize's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and reiterated the island’s will to keep...
Senior Courts of Belize Receive Over 120 Law Books, Boosting Legal Resources
Love FM
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March 22, 2025
Crime March 21, 2025 No Comment 70 The Senior Courts of Belize have received a significant boost to their legal resources, thanks to a generous donation from the International Law Book Facility (ILBF). Chief Justice, Louise Esther Blenman,...
Belize Replaces Queen’s Image with National Heroes on New Dollar Bills
Times News Global
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January 25, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize — Belize has taken a significant step toward shedding its colonial past by replacing the image of the late Queen Elizabeth II on its currency with portraits of national heroes, including George Cadle Price, the country’s first...