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With the ongoing elections in El Salvador, Belize has set up a polling station to accommodate Salvadorans living outside of their home country. With this in mind, the question was raised as to whether or not Belizeans living abroad will ever be afforded the same right. Here’s what Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca had to say […]
Written on February 8, 2024 | Posted in
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For years, Belizeans have had to travel to Mexico in order to apply for a Schengen visa, which is a permit allowing visitors to enter the Schengen region, which comprises of twenty-seven European countries. The question of whether or not Belizeans will ever be allowed a waiver this visa was posed to Minister of Foreign affairs, […]
Written on February 8, 2024 | Posted in
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A scandal is brewing at the Immigration Department where an investigation has been launched into the creation of fake receipts for the purchase of new passports. News Five understands that several public officers are suspected for their participation in the scheme. It is not clear how much money the employees were able to siphon from […]
Written on February 2, 2024 | Posted in
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It’s been over a year since Haitian Prime Minister, Ariel Henry called for international deployment of armed forces to Haiti amidst the country’s civil unrest and violent gang crisis. The plea for global assistance went unanswered for several months, that is, until Kenya agreed to send humanitarian aid with a team of multinational armed force […]
Written on January 30, 2024 | Posted in
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Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay is stepping down from his post as Belize’s chief diplomat in the days ahead. News of his pending departure was confirmed in a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister earlier today. Courtenay, a preeminent attorney, was appointed senator when the Briceño administration took office in November 2020, and was […]
Written on December 19, 2023 | Posted in
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President-elect Bernardo Arevalo arrived in Belize this morning where he met with Prime Minister John Briceño and Foreign Minister Eamon Courtenay. The incoming Guatemalan head of state is set to assume office on January fourteenth, 2024. He arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport sometime around 10:30 this morning and was escorted to the Laing […]
Written on December 15, 2023 | Posted in
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The United Democratic Party has come out in full support of the preservation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Guyana. The U.D.P. stands with CARICOM, the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as the Organization of American States in calling for Venezuela to respect international law and abide by the 1899 arbitral award, the 1966 […]
Written on December 13, 2023 | Posted in
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A Jamaican national who has been in custody for more two weeks is tonight out on bail. Carlos Higgins has been accused of wilfully supplying false information to the Belize Immigration Department. According to the department, on November twenty-third; an immigration officer questioned Higgins at the Phillip Goldson International Airport about his purpose for entering […]
Written on December 11, 2023 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory for Belize urging travellers to exercise heightened caution due to a notable prevalence of crime in the country. And while the Minister of Home Affairs has said that crime has gone down, the Leader of the Opposition says the existence of coca plantations […]
Written on November 30, 2023 | Posted in
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While we had an audience with him today, News Five asked the Leader of the Opposition for his position on the conflict between Israel and Hamas on the Gaza Strip and also the recent marches for peace for both sides. He said that he takes no side on the matter, but calls for peace between […]
Written on November 29, 2023 | Posted in
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Six Brazilians caught illegally on board a commercial bus entering Belize are spending time at the Belize Central Prison pending their expulsion from the country. The six were nabbed during a vehicular checkpoint near the banks of the Mopan River on Monday. They have been fined a thousand dollars each, in default, six months imprisonment, […]
Written on November 28, 2023 | Posted in
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More details are surfacing as the investigation continues into the theft and subsequent crash of a Maya Island Air plane in Placencia Village on Monday morning. As has been reported, four armed men accosted one of two KBH security guards posted at the airstrip on the peninsula, before a Cessna Caravan turboprop aircraft was stolen. But […]
Written on October 17, 2023 | Posted in
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On Monday night, eighteen Turkish nationals were intercepted out west, in Benque Viejo del Carmen. They were caught onboard a pickup truck after they crossed into Belize through the western border with Guatemala. Reports are that the driver escaped when the police intercepted the vehicle. Today, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams spoke briefly of the […]
Written on October 17, 2023 | Posted in
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For a second week, supporters of President-elect Bernardo Arevalo are protesting and demanding the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras. She is being accused of plotting to prevent the duly-elected Arevalo from taking office. Arevalo has vowed to fight corruption. On Monday, masked men hurled stones and shattered windows at a demonstration outside of the […]
Written on October 10, 2023 | Posted in
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Did Prime Minister John Briceño misspeak on Wednesday or was he being sincere when he said “we can’t invade Guatemala as much as we would like to”? Or, was he being serious? The statement has come as a shock to many and there is not yet word as to how our Guatemalan counterparts are interpreting […]
Written on October 6, 2023 | Posted in
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When a high-level U.S. delegation visited Belize in early August, discussions were held about the likelihood of Belize joining a multinational security mission to Haiti to help stabilize the country. On Saturday, Minister of Foreign Affairs Eamon Courtenay told the United Nations that Belize is prepared to contribute to the multinational mission. Only a day […]
Written on September 26, 2023 | Posted in
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When asked for his thoughts on Belize joining the international community in aiding Haiti in this time of upheaval, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow also used the opportunity to suggest that it be made a requirement for young men eighteen years and older to join the armed forces as part of national service. He frames the […]
Written on September 26, 2023 | Posted in
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During a ceremony held today in Belmopan, the U.S. Embassy celebrated the recipients of five, 2023 Central America Regional Security Initiative, Economic Support Fund (CARSI-ESF) grants. The recipients will partner with government agencies on numerous projects that seek to foster improved health services, and protect human rights. The total value of the grants is one […]
Written on September 26, 2023 | Posted in
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On Sunday in Belmopan, three new ambassadors to Belize presented their credentials to Governor General Dame Froyla Tzalam at the Belize House. The ambassadors are His Excellency Carlos Garcia of Guatemala, His Excellency Agostinho de Carvalho dos Santos Van-Dunem of Angola, and Her Excellency Ragnild Imerslund of Norway. The GG also received a courtesy call […]
Written on September 18, 2023 | Posted in
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For the fifteenth time since Belize’s independence, the Belize Territorial Volunteers organized a trip to Sarstoon Island to plant the Belize national flag. And this weekend, like years past, they were met with hostility from the Guatemalan Armed Forces (GAF). According to reports, Guatemalan soldiers removed three of Belize’s flags after they were planted. The […]
Written on September 12, 2023 | Posted in
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The United States Agency for International Development has committed six hundred thousand U.S dollars to assist the International Office of Migration in Belize. The funds are been granted to provide migrants with greater access to healthcare, education and to improve their overall livelihood. The announcement was made during this morning’s press briefing inside the U.S. […]
Written on September 7, 2023 | Posted in
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In 2020, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration contributed five million U.S. dollars to Belize through its international partners. Most of these funds went to support the Government of Belize with the amnesty program. It was expected that as many as forty thousand irregular migrants would regularize their status. But, that […]
Written on September 7, 2023 | Posted in
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And finally from the U.S. delegation’s visit to Belize, the United States is in discussions with its multilateral partners about the instability in Haiti. At the United States’ request, Belize is presently weighing the possibility of providing personnel in support of a potential multinational force in Haiti. There is no concrete commitment in place as […]
Written on September 7, 2023 | Posted in
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The oral hearings for the Belize-Guatemala territorial dispute that is before the International Court of Justice are closed for now and won’t resume until next February. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eamon Courtenay explained on Wednesday that elections of new judges are slated for November. Courtenay said that Belize will be paying keen attention to who […]
Written on September 7, 2023 | Posted in
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Mexican national Javier Martinez was one of several persons arrested in Corozal last week under the belief that they were hired guns sent to Belize to carry out an execution. After several days in detention, the Belize Police Department was unable to link the men to organized crime. While six of his countrymen have since […]
Written on August 28, 2023 | Posted in
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